endless hallway [p1]

Drake was one of those associates who have the potential of making it big in the Project.

He comes from a wealthy family, graduated from an exclusive school. He was a great leader; he has his very own way of befriending everyone... he breaks the ice when everyone’s being too serious with their work. The only problem was his schedule adherence… he resides from the South and the office is located in the North. One time he came too early at the office because he needs to prepare for a presentation with the clients. He proceeds to the training room at the 32nd floor so he could concentrate on his speech. He was all alone at the floor… he didn’t even try to check up the people at the 34th floor.

He was reciting his speech over and over… adds some jokes and erases some part that he thinks wasn’t necessary. He walked thru the room, having some gestures as he speaks… experimenting to some lines… humming the lines with familiar songs so he could easily memorize. He stands, he sits, he goes on circles… then he faced the mirror wall… so he could see himself.

A few hours later the room becomes a bit foggy, he was puzzled because the air condition wasn’t turned on that time… he just put on an electric fan at the front of the room. He tried to look where’s the source… he was lead to the conference room at the farther side of the floor… the fog suddenly fades as he opens the door. Nobody’s there… just some boxes of files.

He went back to the training room… but the hallway was not the same… the computers, the cubicles, the chairs… they’re all gone… all that’s left was an empty long hallway heading to nowhere… he shouted… “Hello, anybody there?”… Then he heard a giggling sound of a child… he looked back the conference room was now replaced by a wall… a wall where some images were forming… he ran towards the hallway… he risked of heading to nowhere.

If only he checked the 34th floor he would have discovered it was still Monday… nobody’s expected to be at the office that early... nor be at the office.