Ong And Nika

Office Crisis

It's rainy outside. It's pouring since midnight. 

"I need to go to my office, What time is it" i reached to my mobile while sitting from my bed. it's 8:30 a.m, its already too late. Should I asked for a leave today. Anyways it's been more than a year I did not take a leave for myself. It's beautiful outside, I should enjoy today.' Continuously working for years, having no fun in life, it's exhausting. 

"Ah 2 missed call from Tina" why is she calling me this early. There is a whatsapp message  as well from her. 

Tina: Please call me once you are up, its urgent, office crisis.

What happen now , why can't i take a leave for myself. I'm too lazy today, i don't want to go office my all internal parts don't want to get up each and every part of my body saying to lay down, just admire the view of outside.

"Office crisis" this hit my mind again. "i should call her" i pick up my mobile and dial her number.  "its not reachable, may be because of rain " 

The more I think about taking leave, more I feel I have a lot of work to do so I shouldn't.
It's been like this since childhood whenever I want to take leave, responsibilities fasten me in their arms and I end up showing myself. 

So again I decide to go to office.
Good thing it's beautiful outside, it will lift my mood today. But bad thing is I'm getting late. 

"Nika you are getting late, don't you have office today?" mom asked me while entering the room. 

"I do have, just going" i said while getting up from my bed.

"Breakfast is ready, eat it before going and get up fast, take a shower"

"Ok" i said and went to take shower. I wonder what happen in office she called me twice, will call her after taking shower. 

"Shit! if I'm late they will mark it as half day today. I need to go fast. Mom i'm going will eat something in office"

"You are always like this even you get up early in morning you still skip the breakfast, i dont get it what you do in shower that it takes you so much" she scold me for the 100th time today. 

" I'm Leaving, bye" I went before she scold me again.

"Why metro is late today."
 Why is it always like this, when you are getting late and you try to get on time, universe tries even harder to make you late three times.

"Finally i reached"
I reached my office a little late, water dripping from my head, I was wiping it while entering from the door..
it's strange today.. no noise.. everyone is so silent. I just look over the colleagues sitting next to door table to know the reason but everyone was so focused on their work .. it's unusual. 

"Duck! i forgot to call Tina" I went to my cabin after punching my attendance.. 

"Waah.. the atmosphere is so cold today. I wonder what happened".
Should I ask Tina, where is she and why she is not receiving my calls.

I went to her seat but that was empty, her bag is there but where is she.

"Hey Dhatee where is Tina? and why everyone is so silent today?" I asked her as she sits besides Tina.

"She is in HR office with Manager" she raised both her eyebrows while looking at me. 

"Why? What happened" i asked her as i start worrying about her.

Suddenly office boy called me "Nika mam, Manager Suketu is asking you to come in HR Office"

"He is asking me, Why" I asked him

"I don't know, he asked me to tell you as soon as you come to office."

"Okay, i'll go" i said and asked Dhatee the reason why everyone is so silent today.
" I also don't know, Suketu sir came and start shouting on everyone and asked to submit the report and work details today that's why everyone is working"

"Oh! okay, let me check"

I entered in office and saw all three  of them with worry on their face and kind of anger on suketu's eyes. Suketu and HR manager was sitting their and Tina was standing facing them and this white color table in between them making this atmosphere more depressing.. I just hate the infrastructure of this office like everything is white here, furniture, wall, door like ever single thing. colorless life.. it makes you more depressing then usual..

While entering I can see Tina's back but not her face but by judging the situation I'm sure something big happened because Suketu never came in HR office until something big happened.

"Hello guys, Good morning" i greet everyone with the smile to lower the atmosphere.
 "Suketu you asked me to come, anything urgent?" I asked him directly.

I was the only one in my office who called everyone by their name, Manager and CEO as well, we all are almost same age and I was the first person who joined this office after them, so from the very start I called them by their name.. they never asked me to address them by sir or anything and I also don't want to.

"Yes Nika! Please sit" he said while putting his phone down." So what happened " I asked after glancing Tina who was looking down at floor

"Actually we have a problem" HR Meeta said while looking at me."Hmm I can guess that looking at the atmosphere, what Happened?" I asked.

Somehow no one in this office like the HR, well I don't have any problem with her, it's just that she is too lazy and she try to speak so sweetly that you will get irritated just hearing her voice.. I don't know whether she is really that sweet or just pretend to be.

"You should ask her" Suketu said Throughing his pen on table and looking at Tina. He looked really angry."Tina what happened" I asked her while adjusting my chair towards her.

She looked at me with her puppy eyes who was asking for help, I can just sense their emotions just by looking at their eyes, it's been too long working with them and I have seen them growing in front of me in this office. 

"Mam actually I left my office phone here by mistake and the client I was managing tried reaching me out since two days but I was on leave so wasn't able to answer them, so now they are asking to dismiss the contract" She said. 

"Tina if you left the mobile then its okay but you should have assigned your work to others when you are leaving for 2 days, it's not something you are not aware of.. it's been too long you are working here, we don't expect you to do these small mistakes.. that's indeed your fault. I said looking at her "

But its not a big issue that Suketu itself interfere in these matters. I wonder why he asked me to come here, i'm not from Management department. I'm from Marketing department however if anything happen in office they consult with me everything as i'm the oldest employee here and know everyone but this is a small issue and can be managed by Tina'a manager, why making it a big issue.

"But Suketu this is not a big deal and can be managed by Tina and Akanksha. They will tell the client that Tina were not available and apologise to them and assure that it will not happen again" I said while looking at him. 

"Nika that's not the only thing, Tina will you mind telling her the whole situation or you want me to explain" he said while looking at Tina.

No wonder this is not the whole story else Suketu would not bother by these small issues even if we loose a contract it does not bother him. We all three were looking at Tina and waiting her to answer and she said 

"Mam actually tomorrow is his live concert and I forgot to tell anyone in the team"