She walked out of the lift. First day at the new place. After 3 job changes the excitement, nervousness of the first day was missing. With some help from HR, she found her desk. She switched on the machine and looked around. Nice, friendly faces she thought to herself as she exchanged smiles with a couple of them. The desk next to her was empty. Though it looked occupied..some ER diagrams, calendar etc posted on the desk.
The day passed like any other 'first day'. As she shutdown her machine and locked her drawer she realized that she was a little late for her dance classes. She was learning for the last 15 years. She never wanted to make a career in dancing but she was more passionate about it than her career. She dashed for the door and ran to board her shuttle. That was one thing she liked about the new workplace - pickup and drop from home.
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A fortnight later as she walked to her desk, she noticed the desk next to hers wasn't empty. A smart dressed, bespectacled, tall guy was busy replying to mails. Just then his desk phone rang and he turned around to answer it...
to be continued...
Aside: I know the title sucks.. :)
Anyone with a better idea, please do the honors(and thats assuming there is any readership still left.. and thats assuming there ever was any readership... and thats...blah blah.. )