A Knife In My Back

I was a litle puzzled at the knowing looks everyone was giving me that day. Ours was a small office and we were a closely-knit group. Strangely, everyone was speaking to me with cheeky smiles on their faces. Even Emily the cleaning woman was giggling cheekily the whole time I was asking her about her son. I was puzzled.Did they know my secret? I had confided in just one person – Joseph. Joseph was one of my best friends since my first day in the company. I was sure he would keep it a secret. I had always confided in him so I was sure I could trust him. How wrong I was! It proved to be a big mistake.

It all began with Mr. Brooke, our manager asking me out to lunch. I had been honoured and seen nothing wrong in it. He took me to lunch at ‘Jack’s Place’ and after that we sat chatting on a number of things. I was shocked when he proposed marriage! I was shaking all over. When I recovered I told him I did not feel the same way about him. He asked whether it was because he was too old, I told him that age had nothing to do with it. He took it like a perfect gentleman. We laughed and came back to the office. Both of us forgot about the matter. That was a month ago and I did not tell anyone about it. I did not know what made me tell Joseph or why he told everyone.

When he came in and spoke to me in the usual way, I glared at him. “What’s wrong, Ella?” he asked innocently. I refused to speak to him; letting him know that I was truly upset. He tried to speak to me again and again that day, mostly on trivial matters. I avoided him. That evening, I made a decision. I sat at my computer and wrote a resignation letter. Mr. Brooke was surprised when I handed him the letter the next day. He tried to dissuade me and asked again and again whether he had done anything wrong. I told him that I shall always remember him as a perfect gentleman. I did not tell him because I wanted to save him any discomfort.

I think the others in the office must have been surprised when I did not turn up for work the next day and were told that I had resigned. Anyway I put the matter behind me and poured over the classifieds for a new job. I found one in my father’s former office and started work a week later.

A few weeks later, I met Emily at the supermarket.She told me that she missed me. She also told me that the others were sorry that they had caused my resignation.Then she told me a piece of news that shocked me.Joseph had been promoted to Assistant Manager. I realised that if I had not resigned, it is I who would have been promoted. A terrible thought crossed my mind. Was it a plan? Did Joseph actually plan to get me out of the company so that he could get the promotion? I shook my head to get the thought out of it. “Who cares?” I asked and headed for the frozen food chillers.

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