He didn't sit on that chair forever, yeah, that's not possible. Though he was worried, he still managed to find a way to relax, not completely relaxed though. He stood up from the couch, and for the first time, he went out of his apartment and just stood in front of the door while glancing around. This was the first time he was doing something like this, just standing in a spot outside his apartment and glancing around.
That's part of what he did to relax his troubled mind. He just stood there glancing at the passersby, most of them would be living their lives freely. Though they might have one problem or the other, at least, they don't have a quest to accomplish which concerns their lives. He stood there for minutes glancing at the passersby before he finally decided to go inside.
The day passed by quickly, and before Leonard knew it, it was dusk already. He didn't even need to check outside to become aware of that, he just glanced at the clock in the parlor. It was after he had confirmed it from the clock that he strolled over to the window, opened it, and confirmed that it was nighttime once again. Work will resume tomorrow, so he needed to go to bed on time.
He prepared and ate dinner, then he went straight to bed. It was when he was lying on the bed that he heard the system's reminder,
[ One week to go, seduce and bang Eva, or you die]
Hearing that reminder made Leonard's heart beat a little, it's remaining just one week...one week. If he doesn't collect his pay from the manager, he wouldn't be able to seduce Eva not to talk of banging her, and when that happens...he was gonna kick the bucket. He just closed his eyes, going to sleep would make him forget about all these...at least, for the meantime. After some minutes of closing his eyes, he went straight to wonderland.
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Leonard was all prepared for work already, what remains was for him to eat breakfast, he didn't have plans of forgetting that. As usual, he woke up early this morning, and he had taken his bath and brushed his teeth. He was already dressed up in the normal shirt, plain trousers, tie, and casual shoes...office worker.
He prepared something light for breakfast, ate it, strolled back to his room to glance at himself in the mirror. Seeing his reflection in the mirror, he did some little grooming before departing from his apartment...here we come 'Q and R construction company'. He didn't trek this time to get to the company, he had money on him, so he boarded a cab...it feels good.
Finally, he had taken transport to get to somewhere, this was the first time this was happening since he transmigrated into this earth. He just sat in the cab like a king, at least, he was paying, so let him feel like he had accomplished something by entering a cab on this earth. The driver of the cab put the cab in motion until they arrived in front of the company. Leonard hopped out of the car, paid the cabman, and he drove off.
Leonard then began sauntering towards the company, he didn't find the security guard in the normal spot where he's supposed to find him. Yeah, he wasn't in front of the company, but Leonard didn't want to think about it...maybe he's gonna come late today. He entered the company, and as he was strolling along the last floor, he heard,
"Leonard, welcome to a new week of work".
He had already discerned the direction where that voice came from, he knew the person that made that utterance. It was a guy he hadn't talked with since he got employed in this company, and here the guy was welcoming him to a new week of work? Well, Leonard had no plans of snubbing his statement, he was just welcoming him? There were lots of other people he hadn't talked with since he got employed in this company.
He glanced at the guy, and with a bit of smile on his face, he uttered, "Welcome to a new week of work also". Then he walked away.
He strolled until he arrived at the staircase that led to the first floor and began mounting it. Reaching the first floor, he began sauntering straight to his desk, but he heard that welcoming statement again,
"Leonard, welcome to a new week of work".
Like seriously? Was this a norm in this company or was it planned? And why was he being noticed now? The funny part of it was that the lady that made that statement doesn't talk with him, they weren't pals at all, and here she was welcoming him? But he wouldn't snub her though, he glanced at her and uttered,
"Welcome to a new week of work also".
After making that statement, he walked straight to his desk and sat on it.
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Everyone in the 'Q and R construction company' was focused on their work, both the ones on the first floor and the last floor. Leonard was also working, he had been handed another job to handle. But before that, when Felix arrived, he strolled straight to Leonard's desk to greet him, and he made that same utterance,
"Welcome to a new week of work".
Again? Leonard couldn't help but say to him, "This 'welcome to a new week of work stuff', is it a norm in this company, or was it planned only for today? I heard that statement from two employees when I arrived at this company this morning. They are welcoming me to a new week of work, but we don't even talk. They didn't greet me at all last week".
Felix laughed a little before voicing out, "It wasn't planned, it's a norm in this company. It's just like a greeting welcoming you to a new week of work. I received such welcoming from two employees on the last floor before I even reached here. And 'cause you got a welcoming this week doesn't mean you'll get one next week. It's just a norm, bro".
Leonard just sat on his desk as he thought about Felix's statement and was working at the same time. Yeah, it was a norm, but this norm of theirs seemed a bit weird. Like, you'll just decide to greet someone you hadn't talked to since you became aware of that person. You weren't familiar with that person, you hadn't been greeting him since the days you've been seeing him. Then one day, you decide to welcome that person to a new week of work? Isn't that a bit weird?
Well, he just shook the thought off his mind as he focused on his work. And he also likes the fact that Felix didn't ask him about Rita again, whether something was going on between the both of them. Since the time they discussed it last, he hadn't asked him again. But who knows what was going on in Felix's mind.
The manager came out from his office and strolled to the employees, standing in their midst. Then he glanced at them all and spoke,
"I want you all to come to the last floor".
One of the male workers inquired, "Now?".
"Yes, now". The manager retorted.
He didn't say a single thing to them anymore as he strolled over to the staircase and began descending from it. Both the workers that didn't like the sudden order and the ones that liked it stood up from their desks, this was the manager's order...there was nothing they could do about it. They sauntered to the staircase and began dismounting it, not in a rush though, easily and gently.
Leonard did the same, he strolled to the staircase, and as he was about to start dismounting it, Felix ran and met him...they were now standing side by side. Then the both of them began dismounting the staircase together. As they descended, Leonard asked Felix,
"Why do you think the manager said we should all come down to the last floor?".
"I have no idea, we'll just have to reach the last floor and find out". Felix responded.
The both of them reached the last floor, and all the workers there were now on their feet meters away from their desks...the manager gave them the order to move out of their desks. The employees on the first floor reached the last floor bit by bit until they were complete. Then the manager spoke,
"Now, we'll just have to wait for some minutes before I'll tell you guys the reason for this gathering".