Episode 1

“Have you seen Ravali?” I asked Arun who is   sitting beside me. He was a new joiner and barely spoke—just a few words here and there. In the morning, when he arrived at the office, he’d say, “Hi,” and in the evening, as he left, he’d say, “Bye.”

He slowly turned his head toward me and replied, “No.”

I had been searching for her for the past hour. She had taken my phone and left the lobby. My phone is password less. Last night, I’d sexted with my girlfriend. What if Ravali went through the chat? What would she think of me? It was a strange feeling.

Two hours later, she returned to the office bay where our team members were seated. As I saw her walking toward me, I stood up, reached out, and grabbed my phone from her left hand.

“Where were you until now?” I asked, my tone slightly harsh.

“I went to the ground floor to meet my friend,” she replied calmly, before asking, “What happened? Did anyone ask about me?”

“No, nothing,” I said.

She then sat down and tried to log into her system.

She was behaving normally, but the question kept repeating in my mind: Did she read my chats? What if she did?

I thought she had some manners and wouldn’t read someone else’s personal messages.

I decided to drop the topic for the moment and focus on the task that had been assigned to me two days ago. I was supposed to complete it this morning, but I hadn’t finished yet because I had to work on documentation assigned by my manager. I was a bit confused about whether I should finish my task first or complete the documentation. My manager himself had confirmed: “Prioritize your task and then complete the documentation.” So, as my manager said, I focused on my task, which was quite difficult.

I tend to be lazy at work. I want to be productive, but I can’t seem to concentrate.

After working nonstop for three hours without taking a break, I finally completed my task. I sent an email to the client, stating that the task had been completed and verified by the user.

As soon as I sent the email, I got a message from my manager: “How’s the documentation work going?”

Man, I just completed one critical task. I’ll start on the documentation soon. I wanted to tell my manager that, but I couldn’t.

“Hi Rajesh, I just completed the task assigned by our client,” I typed, but before I could add, “I am about to start on the documentation,” he replied to my last message: “I knew that. I saw your email. That’s why I’m asking. I know you’re free now that you’ve completed your task. Please finish the documentation by this evening.”

“Does he ever relax?” I thought. Documentation work is basically his responsibility, not mine. But he wants me to finish it because he doesn’t understand the application flow.

“Sure, Rajesh,” I replied.

“Shall we go for lunch?” Ravali asked me.

"You’re an angel. I really need a break. Let’s go." I pressed Win + L to lock my laptop.

I glanced at Arun. He was staring intently at his laptop. I patted his shoulder and invited him to join us for lunch. He nodded and stood up.

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