1. Misunderstanding (1)

" I quit"

In the cramped CEO's office, a rather ordinary looking man declared decisively.

"I organized the tasks I was in charge of, so there will hardly be any problems."

The man calmly revealed his intention to resign. Short faded black hair, thin and with a look that screamed tiredness, this was Kyle Smith. Looking at him, the CEO, with a strong and composed appearance, laughed ironically in disbelief.

"Oh! Will you give up? You fool! Do you think the design industry here is vast? The competition is fierce! What is happening that makes you give up so hastily? Do you think changing jobs is easy?"

The CEO let out complaints mixed with annoyance and mockery, however Kyle, who stood there calmly did not respond.

"Job change or something, it's none of your business, you bastard"

thought Kyle, as he reminded you of all the overtime and complaints, it had been 5 years in this shitty company.

At the moment he just wanted to go home as quickly as possible, the company Kyle worked for was a very common design company, with around 12 employees, including the receptionist, it was one of the smallest and didn't have a good reputation.

From high school to college, Kyle had never made a decision without consulting his family, because his father died of a heart attack when he was still a child and his mother worked as a nanny for people with money, Kyle never had much expectations, he was taught to go to college and get a stable job. And now at the age of 27 something "clicked" in his mind 

"Is this how I want to live? Just like my mother? Accommodated with what we have? What I like to do? I am happy? What is my goal in life?"

It seems a bit philosophical, maybe it's just 30 years approaching, but Kyle realized he was unhappy, he didn't even have an interesting story to tell, inseparable friends to see or even a deep relationship with his family, he just did what he was told. and followed. 

"looking back, I have nothing but bad memories of this place"

Although it is a design company, the nature of a small company means that in addition to the design itself, there were countless other tasks to do, in addition, the company did not pay more for overtime, which was more than frequent. Do I work on the weekend? It was common. Time for Lunch? Sandwich in front of the computer. And then I reached my limit.

On Monday morning, Kyle exploded as soon as he saw the CEO, with his latest generation iPhone ordering his coffee in his usual arrogant manner. Honestly Kyle prepared his resignation letter a year ago, hell, he tried to just go with the flow.

" AH... Unbelievable. Yes, Yes, Go, there are many guys who can do as much as you. I don't need to come anymore from tomorrow."

 With that Kyle responded as if he had been waiting.

"Yes, understood. Please submit my payment for unpaid overtime and severance pay appropriately. "

"Hey you! "

"I have already approximately calculated the value, anything below that I will sue the CEO"

After he made up his mind, the words flowed easily, Kyle politely said goodbye to the CEO and left the office. Soon, shocked and admiring gazes were fixed on him, the other employees, who had heard the conversation, seemed not to recognize him, one of them approached.

"I'm jealous, I also wanted to leave. But where are you going now?"

What am I going to do? Well to be honest, I don't have a plan and I'm not even looking for one. What will he live on in the future? Well, I don't know yet either, but Kyle, who decided to leave everything aside, responded with some indifference, as he headed towards the exit.

"Honestly, I don't think I'll work in the design field anymore. I think I'm going to take a vacation, I heard that Thailand is very beautiful and not very expensive, I'm thinking about going there."

"Thailand??? Vacation?"

Too lazy to explain, Kyle sat in his cubicle and looked at the computer, with one hand resting on his chin, a wave of motivation, long lost, took over him, taking out his cell phone, the screen showed unread messages and the date March 20, 2024, only 30 minutes have passed.

- Bang!

Suddenly the door to the CEO's office opens, the boss with an angry face and a red face approaches.

"Hey! Kyle Smith, just get out of here now, I can't stand it but you see."

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A week later, in a one-room apartment, in a more remote area of ​​the city, Kyle's apartment was a studio type, the clothes neatly hung on the wall, it was surprisingly tidy, around noon, in the middle of the studio, a tramp is sprawled out, fast asleep, of course it was Kyle.

His appearance was the exact opposite of his tidy apartment, he looked like a total bum, wearing a padded jacket, which he was wearing when he left yesterday and his disheveled hair, even worse, the smell of alcohol that came off him every time he exhaled. It was because he went out drinking yesterday, Kyle, who had never had a drunken night, decided to throw himself into it, in celebration of his dismissal.

" Oh shit" 

The tramp woke up, groaning, Kyle opened his eyes.

"ugh.... my head is killing me" 

Holding his head with both hands, Kyle looked around, Home? How did I get home? 

"I remember going to the second round" 

Dying of thirst, Kyle still a little wobbly, gets up and goes to the sink, looking at the kitchen counter in search of a glass, Kyle doesn't notice his shoe on the way, tripping and falling, his head hits the counter and an absurd pain follows him. , Kyle half conscious only had a single painfully before blacking out.

"Shit".