Brian put his shopping in the back trunk and then closed it. Alessia breathed a sigh of relief, and the girl smiled."I'll bring this to the front later," said Alessia, showing the white plastic bag containing the snacks Brian had bought earlier."Okay. Let's go home, it's too late," said Brian.Alessia nodded her head and they walked to the side of the car then got in and sat down as usual. Brian still wanted to drive even though Alessia volunteered.It was getting late at night but it wasn't quiet out there at all, it was getting busier with people who wanted to spend the weekend drinking, or going to clubs and many other places to hang out until the morning.Brian is not that type of person, even though Brian usually spends his time until almost morning, at that time Brian is working."You want something?" Alessia offered.Brian glanced over and said he wanted a drink. Alessia gave Brian a drink.Silence. For a while, no one spoke. Brian concentrated on driving, and Alessia was sil
"You still here?" Alessia's voice brought Brian out of his reverie.The man looked up and saw Alessia walking towards him. Brian put a small note in his trouser pocket and smiled at Alessia."I still want to be here," admitted Brian, directing his gaze to the cellphone screen in his hand.“You want something? Snacks, perhaps?” Alessia offered.Brian looked up again, silent for a moment."Yeah," said Brian."Okay. Wait a moment," said the girl. Brian nodded.Alessia returned to the kitchen to prepare the evening snacks they would eat at the table. Brian looked back at his cell phone, thinking in his heart.Is Brian trying to protect Alesia's feelings by ignoring Reyna? Even though meeting the girl was quite fun. Reyna can make Brian follow the flow of the conversation, while Alessia listens more."What is my relationship with her?" Brian thought. His eyes moved to glance at Alessia.The girl had been accompanying Brian for several months, and because she was used to it and felt comfort
Morning has replaced the role of night. Brian carries out his activities as usual and is now sitting at his desk after breakfast. Brian intends to read the entire contents of the file on the USB which makes him curious whether it is a company secret or just learning material.Brian wasn't sure if all the data was wrong. While engrossed in reading the sentence structure and rows of numbers as a transaction report or company net profit, Brian realized something was odd."The employee salary budget was suddenly cut for no reason even though the company's monthly net profit is quite extraordinary, but the employees have to suffer. Oh, come on. They are not slaves," said Brian while staring at his still-silent computer screen.The file that Brian read was a report from the finance team which handled many things including data. Brian realized something was wrong.“Some reports are inaccurate. But where does the money go?” Brian thought.Exhale roughly. The man again read every sentence very
Back to busy Monday activities. Brian went to the office feeling light. Bringing his car as usual, Brian greeted the team members who were with him in the parking lot. James always looked neat in everything except when he was drunk."You seem to be in a good mood today, Brian?" James noticed Brian in the elevator.Brian glanced briefly then smiled."That's good. "It has to be like that," said James with a smile.In the elevator there were not only the two of them,- but also employees from other divisions.“You stayed up late again?”Brian's attention was drawn to the front where the sound came from."Well, what can I do besides staying up late, even on holidays," said the long-haired girl who looked a little messy.“You should just let it be. That's not your job. Besides, what do you get from working overtime on Saturdays and Sundays besides being tired?” commented the short-haired girl. The girl's gaze fell on her partner who just sighed.Brian listened to what they were talking abou
One by one the problems that the company tried to hide were finally known by Brian personally. With the help of James, and other team members, they witnessed the discrimination of workers either directly or not."This is not school, but a workplace," Brian said irritably."Even though the workplace, that does not mean there is no. You know Brian, in a workplace like this, a large company, each division can be an enemy. Where the competition is in force," Selena explained.Brian listened well."At a certain time, the competition will stand out. Get something, even worse, get a salary discount," Kattie explained."What?" Brian was surprised to hear a story like that.How could a large company coveted by many people including Brian, apparently experience decay?"Why are you surprised? That's normal," Leon said still calm even though Brian was angry at that fact."You don't do anything?" asked Brian.Members of one accounting team in turn. They are still in the office."It doesn't do anyt
"This won't be a problem?" Brian asked Leon who kept walking in front of him. He didn't know where they were going because Leon didn't answer Brian's question.But apparently, Leon brought Brian to the Management Division."Just follow if you want to know something, and keep your mouth shut," Leon said firmly.Brian just obeyed what the man said.During the rush hour after lunch, Brian had to be busy completing his assignment at the table, but Leon suddenly invited Brian to go somewhere, and the place was the management division, where the company system was centered.Leon was warmly welcomed by team members, even they looked very happy to meet Leon. If Brian was stunned, the cold figure who spoke economically turned out to have a pretty good popularity. Leon's impression is always extraordinary for Brian. However, who will think it can be great?For a few moments, they chatted, asked Leon who rarely met, and some who complained about something to Leon. Brian is quite concerned about
Brian watched for a long time, there was something wrong with the girl.The sound of a car horn behind Brian made the man realize that the traffic lights had changed.Brian drove his car back, trying not to care about the girl in uniform because, after all, it was none of Brian's business. But unfortunately, Brian couldn't just ignore it.While cursing his ingrained worry, Brian pulled his car over to the side of the road where free parking was provided, then followed the girl's directions, who was followed by several people.When Brian watched her, the girl was followed by several people in suits. What happened was none of Brian's business, the man just couldn't stay silent when he saw other people experiencing difficulties."It's okay to interfere," said Brian as he continued to follow where the girl was going.After following and looking for the girl's footsteps for a while, Brian finally found her. Brian's footsteps stopped because it was like deja vu for Brian.The girl hid in a
"Enjoy your food," said Alessia to Kiara, who looked like she couldn't wait to taste dinner on the table."Thank you," said the girl.Brian, who saw the girl, looked very enthusiastic about teasing her."You know how to be thanks, huh?" Brian said teasing the girl.Kiara looked at Brian sharply."Do you want to call me uncle again? Perverted again?” Brian challenged.However, Kiara just pursed her lips and then turned her attention to the dinner plate made by Alessia. A happy smile appeared clearly on the little girl's face who then started eating her dinner.After one, two, or three bites, Kiara praised Alessia's cooking several times, which was so delicious that she couldn't stop eating it. Brian chuckled irritably when he saw it. Why did Kiara remind Brian of Alessia when they first met?Alessia is exactly like Kiara when she eats, like someone who hasn't eaten for several days.Seeing Kiara's greedy eating speed made Brian feel full, even though Brian's attention was still focused