Of Fire and Sketchy Outlines

Chapter 7

The Other Half

The steady chatter of the staffs in the engineering dept was one of the rarest things to happen. For one thing, it was well known that their boss is not fond of people who loves to  gossip and no one was stupid enough to try proving if this theory is true.  

 In their defense though, the staffs claim that they are not gossiping but sharing  experiences with each other and in that afternoon they found a perfect opportunity to do so. 

Engr Mew was out in a meeting so like an army of ants they cluttered in small groups and began the  sharing. 

Suddenly, one of the staffs rushed in and signaled the arrival of their boss. They immediately dispersed and anticipated his entrance. 

San who was watching the scene laughed internally. The young ones are really afraid of Mew.

 Honestly, Mew was a good leader. He maybe strict most of the time, but he never yelled or shamed anyone publicly when they are in the wrong. He reviews every blueprint that is placed in his table with the same level of standard. So people would not even dare to say that he is biased or anything. 

If people were to ask San to give one good reason to be afraid of Mew, it would be because of  his intimidating nature. A lot of of people are scared to approach him because of this. Most specially in his bad moods, everyone knew he was not to be approached unless it is really urgent. 

Because as the staff would say, during these moments, their boss literally has killer eyes. But thankfully, San learned to adapt to it. Aside from Kyle, he was the one who frequently talked to Mew being one of the team leaders of their department. 

But aside from that, he cannot ignore his best friends request to look after his little brother. 

"San. Please look after him. He goes home less so Im worried if he ever rest properly or if his workload is eating him alive " 

"I know. I know. Damn Im not his babysitter you know." 

"I'll double your salary." 

"Sold." 

San chuckled at the memory. The Suppasit brothers are really something. 

Mew entered and Sans eyes glided to him. He was about to go to one of his staff but stopped and did a double take. His jaw dropped as he saw Mew walking to his office with a smile on his face. 

San can't actually believe this.

 Mew is smiling. 

Albeit, a little one but still a smile.He rarely saw Mew smile before. In all those years that he knew him, San was used to seing his poker face and irritated look that he began to wonder if his bestfriends little brother ever had a happy place. 

 He looked around and wondered if anyone else noticed. 

Ah. Looks like they did. 

His staffs were all gawking at their boss with wide eyes filled with denial like the person  they are seeing is a mere apparition. 

One junior staff actually choked in her drink while looking at Mew. 

San laughed evilly and decided to approach Mew. 

"Hey Mew. What's wrong with your face?"He said jokingly