Torn Between The Carter Brothers

Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Addison

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I blinked a couple of times, unable to believe my ears. The HR, Mr Van, looked grim–faced but firm as he said those words. The other girls I share this office with all stiffened from shock, cause like them, they clearly couldn’t figure out why I was being fired. I was always early, I was a very hard worker, and I worked deligenyly as well. So how the fuck am I fired now?

“I- I don’t understand though?” I finally breathed out and this time, the HR sighed like he was already fully fed of me.

“What don’t you understand? You’ve been fired, so… clear out your desk and be gone before twelve p.m.” he explained and again, I spluttered as I stepped closer to him, my heartbeat all over the place as I spoke.

“But why am I being fired, sir? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?” I asked urgently while my stomach still remained in tight knots. I was on the verge of tears already but I was trying to control it, cause it definitely wouldn’t help my situation right now. This job was the only good thing I had going for me despite it being shitty as hell, it was what paid my bills and all, so I couldn’t bear to be fired, not when I don’t have a single thing to fall back on presently.

“The reason wasn’t disclosed to me, so I can’t really say.” HR gruffed out and I almost crumbled to the ground. By his response, it meant he had nothing to do with this and had only received the order from the manager. I’ve barely had a one on one encounter with the manager, all my reporting was always to the HR, so I was very confused right now.

HR noticed my dejected expression and sighed before reaching out to settle a hand on my shoulder. “Look, you’re a great employee, and I believe you’ll get another job in no time. Chin up, okay?”

He turned to leave after that but I cried out and rushed forward to step in front of him, too desperate to think over my actions right now.

“Isn’t there something I can do? I’ll do anything! I can’t be fired, not right now, please,” I pleaded but the HR sighed before shaking his head.

“Nothing, Addison.”

After that, he walked off and I collapsed on the ground in tears while my cubicle mates instantly surrounded me, consoling me and helping me up, but it felt like all my world was falling apart right now and I had already hit a bridge I can’t cross. Was I fired because of my one week leave? But I had the right to take that leave after always working on all my days off for years. What did I do wrong to get fired today? And why’s it just me? Is the universe no longer on my side anymore?

After a few minutes, I dried my eyes and cleared my throat, feeling embarrassed to have broken down in front of people but still completely shaken up. As I moved to pack up my stuff, it felt like I might start crying all over again.

right now? Job hunting wasn’t easy, it would take weeks or months before a company would reach out to me for an interview after I turned in my application. How would I survive? I had no savings

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for me and that made me feel a little better. They urged me to cheer up and that they’ll also help me search for a job, and that we could still hang out outside work, but we weren’t friends outside our job

manager’s office and asking why I was fired. It’s only normal for me to know the actual reason, and that would help me stop guessing the reason after leaving today, cause I

mind, I squared my shoulders and headed off to the manager’s office, a wave of sadness coming over me cause it was really hitting home that now I

now and was too busy to spare time for me. That made me

a middle aged man, stepped out of the office and I rushed forward just as someone else stepped out as well, and I felt myself flatter as shock engulfed me while my mouth dropped open,

ex–wife? Because they technically got married

the manager’s secretary began to tell the manager about how refused to leave for about ten minutes now. That was the exact moment Aisha,

I’ve ever seen

eyes

before.

you doing here?” I managed to ask through my shock, but instead of responding, Aisha marched towards me and slapped me hard, so hard that my head whipped

cried out after whipping my head back, then I shoved her

her again, just as the manager’s rude secretary came to hold me

ordered him and I couldn’t believe mg ears. I struggled hard as he began to pull me

told him

menacing laugh, her head thrown back, then

cross me, didn’t I ask you not to? I warned you! You spilled to

Sun, Sep 7

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