Oh My Gosh!

The Big Boss called me this morning and asked me to call him back from a closed office.

When the Head Honcho says to call him from a closed office, you just know something bad is going to happen.

I called him back with my head spinning so fast trying to figure what type of disaster will it be this time.

He threw a bombshell on me. He decided that the company no longer requires the services of Maya as her CV is making the rounds in the market. Some company that got her CV called him to tell him she sent her CV. (F***ing unprofessional idiots!!)

He asked me to call her up (as she is on leave) and tell her of the decision (yes it is against the law to fire someone while on leave, but again F***ing unprofessional idiots!!!).

On hearing the order my mouth opened as wide as if I was assuming the cooperative position for a root canal.

The Big Cheese knows that Maya & I are close friends. He knows that our friendship extends beyond the boundaries of the office. Yet he asked me to do the dreadful deed! He didn’t want to wait till she comes back from leave in two days which is also when her direct supervisor will be back from his holiday and he could give her the marching orders.
No, I had to do it.

Which makes me wonder why? Is it to test my professionalism? Or was just to teach me a lesson?

My plan was to tell Maya in person so I called her and asked her to have lunch with me. She couldn’t come so I coughed it up on the phone. Maya was shocked of course. She was not sad though, as it means she doesn’t have to see certain people’s faces anymore.

I’m still in shock.

I still can’t believe that I will come to office from now on, knowing that Maya won’t be there.
Maya with her radiant look & beaming smile won’t be sitting in front of me any more.
Maya who makes me laugh all the time and whom I love to hear her hoot of a laugh will not be there to make the work day pass easier.
I know I will be seeing her and we will always be friends… but I can’t stop being sad.
I will miss my daily dose of her spunk, her zing and her wisecracks!

This is a terrible day. It’s an effort to even smile. It’s an effort to hold the tears.

Maya I’ll Miss You!