Their Hope

Today was the day L Empire dreaded to happen. It was the day of the conference, the day where L Empire was to declare its bankruptcy.

Manuel stood at the podium with his usual business demeanour in front of the media. Unlike before, only few media personnel came to cater them as L Empire had lost their significance for the last six years. Nevertheless, Manuel stood there with much pride and dignity knowing that he had given L Empire a good fight as their president and yet here he was right now, counting the time, savouring his last minute of being the last L Empire's president. After this, there will be no more L Empire and their employees will go home, jobless. It was an emotional moment for everyone in the media hall and it was all crowded with people. Only few media men came, but employees of L Empire—the higher operations and the rank-and-file flocked in to give their last support to the company that had brought meals to their families for decades.