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Thelma

I stepped out from the elevator with the security man, and we walked into another section of transparent offices.

I could see the company staff were busy behind their desks, typing on their keyboards. I followed the security man silently as we walked and stopped in front of another office door.

He knocked and entered the office. I stood outside, waiting for him to step out, as he hadn't told me to follow him inside.

I watched as he spoke to the lady behind the desk, and she looked up at me.

The security man finally stepped out from the office and said to me, "You can go inside and see her."

"Okay Sir, thank you," I replied, and the security man left.

I knocked on the office door again and walked into the transparent glass office. Most of the staff offices around had transparent glass walls separating them.

I stood nervously in front of the office desk, waiting for the woman, who looked like my mother's age mate, to finish typing on her computer.

The lady finally stopped