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Clement sat in his office going through a particular case that had been brought to him the week before. It was a cunny case on the surface, but pretty ABC to him the more he studied it. A knock on his door drew his eyes away from the stapled pieces of paper in his palms. The door opened before he could speak. He knew who the intruder was in that moment. It was his secretary, Sukanmi. He was the only one in the whole of his law firm who dared to come in without being invited as Clement was a well feared man, quick to find fault.
'Are you busy sir?' he asked his boss.
'Is anything the matter?'
'It's five. I noticed you have been leaving the office every Friday at five. I checked the time. It was past five, so I thought I should inform you in case you had forgotten.'
Clement checked the time. It was indeed past five and he was supposed to have left by now. His secretary was a precious darling. He wasn't going to tell him that though. He might at least give him a bonus with his salary. He carelessly dropped the document in his hands on the table. His secretary's eyes followed it. That was unlike his boss. He was always orderly. He watched as he hastily shut down his computer, checking his watch again.
'Watch that thing,' he ordered pointing at the computer. 'Make sure it shuts down properly.' His secretary nodded as he walked past him.
'Sir,' he called. He turned back. 'You left your suit jacket.' Clement nearly groaned aloud. He walked back in swiftly, took the suit jacket and left the office hurriedly. Sukanmi watched his boss leave; admitting inwardly that his boss was indeed strange, mayhap unwell.