Into the Unknown

The risk of us losing our jobs from the merger or whatever could happen to the business was low compared to the other people. It was sad and unfortunate, but the truth we all knew was that if there was a downsizing in the workforce, it would be the poor performers who would have to leave first. In that respect, our job felt quite secure.

“I really wonder what this is about…” Julianna said lightly.

“Ace hasn’t been around the office lately, so I bet that he’s up to something again,” Richard muttered with his eyes glued straight ahead.

“Can I sit here?”

I turned around toward the familiar voice that I hadn’t heard in a while to see Jeremy standing quite close to me. It was the first time that I saw him in person ever since that day that he turned up to join us in Ace’s office.

“Sure,” I replied with a little smile.

Before things could get awkward between us, the lights in the auditorium dimmed slightly and that served as the signal to everyone that the announcement was about the s