Have you heard of the word relieved? Definitely, you've heard of it. That's how Leonard and Rita felt when they heard the guy say,
"I can't wait anymore, man, I'll go make use of another toilet, I'll just have to try".
And with that, they heard footsteps, then they heard the door to a toilet open. Most likely, it's the countdown of two toilets after theirs. So that means, the toilet he entered wasn't that far from the one they were in...they'll still have to be very careful. They'll wait for him to finish peeing and evacuate this passage before getting out of this place.
Not long after, they heard the door to the toilet open again, and they started hearing footsteps...the guy was already strolling out of the passage. After some seconds, they heard footsteps no more, he was out of the passage completely. Leonard glanced at Rita and said,
"We have to get out of this place as fast as possible before another person comes here".
"Yeah, that's true. But we have to do it very carefully, I'll go out first, then after some minutes, you'll come out too. Start thinking of what you'll tell anyone that asks you where you've been to". Rita stated.
"Sure, I will".
With that, Rita opened the toilet' door gently and peeped through the passage, no one was there. So she glanced back at Leonard, nodded a little, and stepped out of the toilet. Leonard glanced at her as she walked through the passage until she sauntered out of it completely. Then he waited for a minute and some seconds before coming out of the toilet, it's time for him to walk out of this passage also.
He sauntered and sauntered until he was out of the passage also, then he glanced left and right to see if anyone was staring at him suspiciously, and no one was. He walked straight to the staircase that led to the first floor and began ascending it, and as he mounted, he thought of what he'll tell Felix if he asks him where he's been to. He couldn't come up with something valid until he reached the first floor.
He strolled straight to his desk and sat on it, after banging, it's time to work. As he thought, Felix didn't waste time to ask him where he's been to after he sat down,
"Wow, man, you were gone for some time, where did you go to?".
Leonard hadn't thought of a valid answer, so he said this, "Yeah, I was handling something, you shouldn't bother about it".
"Okay, if you say so. It's close to lunch already, I heard that the cooks are gonna be preparing a special delicacy today".
"Hmm, that's nice".
Leonard focused on his work, and so as Felix, and before they knew it, it was time for everyone to eat lunch. In no time, Leonard and Felix were already in the lunchroom, and that special delicacy was Leonard's favorite...noodles. It wasn't much of a special delicacy for Leonard 'cause he does eat it a lot...it was more of his favorite food. But it was a special delicacy for most of the employees 'cause they don't get to eat noodles that much.
And it's been a really long time since the cooks prepared noodles for lunch. And it was special 'cause the noodles were well garnished, it wasn't prepared just anyhow. And also, there was a big piece of chicken on each plate of noodles, which made it more special. Well, Leonard and Felix wasted no time as they started digging in the moment their food was placed on the table.
After minutes, they were done eating, and men, the noodles were f**king delicious...it was truly a special delicacy. They drank water and began strolling out of the lunchroom. That's when Leonard noticed that brown-skinned girl...no, let me call her by her name, Rita. The moment they made eye contact, she smiled at him, her smile was beautiful.
Her smile made him remember, Eva...yeah, Eva. He had had a taste of Rita's sexy body, but that wouldn't save him from death...having a taste of Eva's sexy body would save him from death. He smiled at her a little as he continued sauntering until he and Felix walked out of the lunchroom. And before they knew it, they were already on the first floor as the both of them sauntered to their desks and balanced on them.
The rest of other activities took place, the empty desks on the first floor started getting filled up little by little, yeah, the ones that were done eating. And after some minutes more, they were all filled up, and you know what came next? Everyone continued working. Those in the marketing department came together for a little meeting including Leonard, they just discussed some things related to work.
The overseer of the marketing department told them that a very special project had been handed to them by the manager, and they had a time limit to complete it. It was a project that had much concern with their department...marketing. In the end, everything is still related to construction. She had divided the project into different parts so all the employees in the department would have their share of the work.
But out of the parts, there was one that seemed to have more loads of work in it. It would take any employee that it's bestowed to a longer time to complete it, but if the employee works extra time, he or she can finish it before the deadline. So the female overseer voiced out,
"So, before I begin distributing the work to you guys, who would take this one that has more workload in it? I've already informed you guys about it".
Most of the employees turned their faces aside the moment they heard her statement, they weren't willing to take it. She voiced out once again,
"No one?".
Leonard still remembered that he needed to keep working hard, he needed to prove to the employees and the manager that he was hardworking. And it was for one reason, so he'll be able to collect his pay on time and accomplish his quest. So while everyone turned their faces aside, Leonard uttered,
"I'll handle it".
Everyone focused their gaze on him, then the overseer inquired,
"You sure?".
"Yeah, I'm sure, I'll handle it".
With that, she began distributing the parts of the project to each of them. What they needed to do was printed in pieces of paper and was sealed in a transparent envelope. Leonard collected his part of the work, yeah, the one that has more loads of work in it. Then the overseer held him on his shoulder and uttered,
"Handle it well, but don't overwork that you'll tire out".
"Sure".
With that, everyone went back to their desks. Leonard didn't regret that he accepted to handle the job that has more loads of work in it...it was for the best. He put on his computer and started working, he wasn't even done with the recent work that was handed to him, and he's collected another one that has a deadline? Well, he was determined to finish this one and finish the other before the deadline.
Throughout, Leonard just focused on work, you know, that type where he didn't stand up from his desk at all or glance around to see what was happening around him. Even when Felix asked him if he should get juice for him with his money since he wanted to get juice for himself also, Leonard just gave him an affirmative 'No'. He didn't even glance at him when giving him the response...that's how focused he was on work.
Time passed by, and once again, it was getting close to closing hour. The manager left on time, he had some things to handle, and he was noticing Leonard's hard work. It finally got to closing hour, and while other workers were already evacuating the company, Leonard was still sitting on his desk and working...he planned on working overtime.
Felix completed what he was doing and strolled to Leonard's desk and uttered,
"You are doing this again? Working while everyone is going home. Put off that computer and let's go home".
That's when Leonard revealed what he planned on doing, "You'll have to go without me today, man...I plan on working overtime. You see the work that was handed over to me, right? I've got to complete it before the deadline, and it has more workload in it. And am ain't done with this one, I have to complete this before I'll start with it. So".
Felix sighed and said, "OK then". Then he walked away.