Job Transfer

"... the letter lost it's shape, as she tried to fight back the feeling from her heart..."

That day, she din't left her desk after the clock rang. Employees in the office were start stretching, discussing what to have for dinner and grabbing bags ready to fit in the elevators get to the car park.
Others seems very happy that the day had finally over, except Lily.

Lily sitting alone, pretending to reply an e-mail, ignoring the others.

"Hey, not leaving yet?" one of the colleague passed by, "Why a long face? You just get promoted to another big city. It's a huge opportunity to you, should be happy and celebrating."

"That's make me worry the most," Lily tried to give her colleague a smile, but it only last for two seconds. "This is way too sudden, more like an ambushed to me. There are some things that I can't leave behind, I can't just leave this city that I lived for 6 years now."

"Ah... That's true. If I was you, I can't leave without certain consideration." Her colleague said. "So you haven't accept the promotion yet?"

"No." She shake her head, "not yet."

"Well, whatever you do, make sure do it as your heart," her colleague said. "I got to go now."

"Bye." She wave her colleague goodbye. Then she turn her focus back to computer.

Lily waited 10 more minutes, until the most of the colleagues in the office were gone, she picked up the offer letter from her corner of the table, slowly read again the letter.

The moment she listen to HR explaining the promotion and took the letter, she din't feel happy at all.

Lily staring at the name on the letter. The name that bothering her for past few months.

Vincent, the Marketing Manager.

The story began last 8 months ago. Vincent's assistance was on maternity leave, so Lily was assigned to be replace his assistance for 2 months. Lily was terrified with new environment and new job scope.

She made tons of mistakes at the first week. But Vincent was so kind and soft on her, he never scold her nor turn up his volume upon her mistake, not even once.

He is so patience on her, teach her from her mistakes, step by step.

She was so appreciated by his patience and he teaching him with no holding anything back.

After a month as his assistance, her mistakes are reduce and she started to get used with the environment. However, in a meeting, she had forgotten to get ready the marketing statistics before the meeting. Everyone else in the meeting room were blaming her except Vincent. He stand by her side and help her to get all the paper work done.

"Don't back down, keep your head high." Vincent said to Lily after the meeting. "It just a progress, walk through all this, you will be stronger."

She thanks him for his kindness, so she promise him not to give up, she will learn and will never let him down. He replied her with a smile.

Lily remember his smile that day, is like sun shine in June. It warm her heart and she fall for him that moment.

After that, his name and voice keep appear in her mind, day and night.

She can't help herself keep on thinking about him, but this never slow her down from doing her job. After a month and a half, she became smarter and she can do the work faster. Mistakes? Lily eliminate all of it, she even can found others people's mistake instead.

Very fast, months time had gone, Vincent's assistance was back to her pose. Then Lily was assigned to Export team.

Lily was a bit sad to leave the post at first, but as soon as she realise, she still can see Vincent from her place and still will be working with him, she happily work in the team.

And now, she was senior executive in the team. Colleagues were said that she will be next Export Manager. But she never want any of this, all she want is do her job and find a prefect timing to confess her feeling to Vincent.

However, before she get the prefect timing she wish, she get the offer letter instead.

Which make the whole thing even more sad to Lily, is Vincent, who signed her offer letter.

He agree to let her move to city that so far from here. He thinks that, it is okay for her to leave him so far.

That fact make her feel sad, instead of happy. She fist her palm, together with the letter in her hand. The letter lost it's shape, as she try to fight back the feeling from her heart.

Take a deep breath with her eyes close. Once she open her eyes, she stood up and head to Vincent's office.......

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About this story:

Well, I not sure about others but I always wish to have this kind of superior. Can protect you when everyone against you, will guide you through everything, and most important, patience on you!