"Ivy," Kira called her as soon as she entered the room. It had been a tiring day yesterday with all the news related to David's death and they working overti. Also, today Max had called them to report early to work as he had got a new assignnt on hand. And as to what that assignnt was only Max knew.
"Yes, Kira. What's the news?" Ivy looked up. She was currently working on a new topic which she had hidden from both Kira and Max. She did not want to reveal about it before she was one hundred percent sure about the news. She was still waiting for her sources to confirm the news before she could go and capture it.
"We have a problem." Kira sighed.
"What?" Ivy frowned. She was told that they had got an assignnt. How did it beco a problem?
"Soone in the managent is quite powerful."
"So?" Ivy did not know what Kira was getting at.
"The entire team working under Max has been prohibited from working on any news from now on until further notice."
"What? Why?" Ivy exclaid in shock. Until yesterday everything was working fine, they were fine. However, now they were asked to stop with their work. This was sothing incomprehensible.
"I don't know. They are not telling the reasons. Max has called a eting right now." Kira said with a dejected look.
"Is the entire team on their list?" Ivy asked pinching her nose.
"I am not sure. Let's go and attend the eting."
"Co."
Ivy and Kira went to the eting room. As soon as they stepped inside, they saw Max, Sasha, Cedric, and Tim.
"Co inside and close the door," Max said, his voice low and sad.
"What is happening Max?" Ivy questioned as soon as she sat down.
"My team has been asked to go on a furlough indefinitely," Max answered clasping his hands together.
"What?" Everybody asked at the sa ti.
"Yes. The managent called today to talk about the sa. I have been given the nas of people who will not be working for the ti being."
"Who?" Sasha asked taking a deep breath.
"Kira, Ivy, Sasha, Cedric, and ."
"What about ?" Tim intervened.
"You are a new employee here. So, they have transferred you to another team on my request." Max replied.
"Oh."
"Why did they sack us?" Ivy queried. She was angry that they had been removed from work without prior notice.
"They have not sacked us. We will be on leave until further notice and it will be unpaid."
"What?" Again everyone gasped in shock.
"Yes and I have been inford that if you are not happy with their decision, you are free to resign."
"Are they crazy?" Kira seethed. She was not worried about anyone listening to her curses. Her job was already at stake.
"Max you did not answer our question. Why are they doing this?" Cedric voiced.
"They did not give the reason except that the content we are publishing is misleading the public."
"What nonsense." Kira gritted her teeth in rage.
"What is the notice period?" Sasha asked. If they were given so ti, she can least find a part-ti job sowhere until work resud.
"No notice period. We will have to vacate imdiately." Max uttered. He knew how devastated his colleagues were. Without any notice or prior announcent they had been removed from their job, this was an injustice to them.
"Bastards." Ivy spat, furious.
"So, what are we going to do?" Sasha asked calmly. Although she looked calm and composed, she was nervous. She had a little brother to take care of.
"I haven't decided yet. I'll take a break for a few days and then decide about it." Max responded.
"Ugh. I am going to go and blow off so steam." Kira stood up.
"What are you going to do?" Ivy asked looking at her.
"I don't know. Maybe eat."
"I'll co with you. I am hungry too." Ivy stood up.
" too." Sasha joined them.
"Ced, do you want to co?" Ivy turned to look at him.
"Sure." Cedric agreed.
"I'll join you guys." Max too stood up. The group proceeded to leave, but Max stopped suddenly on realizing sothing.
"Tim, won't you join us?"
"No, I am not hungry." He smiled at Max.
"Okay." The group of five walked out of the room leaving Tim alone. However, before leaving Max did not miss the small Smirk on Tim's face, although it was only for a few seconds.
After the group vacated the room, Tim sent a text ssage to soone, stood up and left as if nothing had ever happened.
anwhile, the group of five went to the cafe opposite their building and occupied a table. Each of them had the sa thought in mind.
'What were they going to do now?'
However, Max had sothing else in his mind. He stared at his colleagues and tried to gauge their feelings through their expressions. He then looked around the cafe. After a long ti of complete silence, he spoke.
"Guys, I have sothing to discuss."
"You still have more to say?" Kira asked bewildered. Was the blow not enough already that he had sothing else to tell them?
"Yes."
Everyone was silent, waiting for him to proceed.
"I am going to resign from my job." He declared.
"What?" The other four shouted at the sa ti. Their voice was loud enough to attract all the people's attention in the cafe. However, they did not care.
"Yes. I am going to resign."
"But why?" Sasha asked.
"I have my reasons, but I will tell you later. I have a plan in mind. If you want you can join ."
"Then I will resign too," Ivy said almost imdiately.
"Why?" Now it was Max's turn to ask. Though he knew her answer, he still wanted to hear it from her.
"I trust you and I am going to join you."
Max nodded, while the others comprehended about it.
"I'll join you too," Kira added.
" too." Cedric too replied.
Now only Sasha had to make her choice. Everybody looked at her waiting for her reply.
"Will I be paid?" She asked timidly.
At once, everyone broke out into a fit of laughter. It was the first ti they had smiled since the eting.
"I am not sure about it in the beginning stages. Later, definitely." Max answered controlling his smile.
"Then I am in."
Suddenly, Ivy realized sothing and tapped Max's shoulder.
"Max, you could have told us about it in the eting room right?"
"No. I am suspicious of Tim."
"What? Why?" Sasha asked.
"He is not what he looks like."
"What do you an?" Cedric asked as he sipped his iced tea.
"There is sothing mysterious about him. If my intuitions are not wrong, he is sohow related to us being in this state."
"We feel the sa." Ivy pointed at Kira, Cedric, and herself.
"There is sothing else. Has anybody noticed anything weird about him?"
"Yes," Kira answered.
"What?"
"I find him creepy."
"Not like that." Max sighed. He did not know how to tell them.
"Like how?" Cedric asked confused.
"I had kept an eye on him for the past few days."
"And?" Kira prompted.
"He started following secretly after work."
"Oh my god," Sasha exclaid loudly while stared at him horrified.
"Yeah. But he stopped after four days. However, I continued to keep on eye on him."
"Did you find anything else?" Cedric asked clenching his fists.
"For the past two days, he is following Ivy."
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