The next day after Leona and Andrew had spending time together at the container for the night, Andrew had to get back to Head Office early in the morning. He managed to bid farewell to Leona who was also getting ready to go for traveling with her team-mates.
They hugged to each other outside of the container before departed. Andrew was actually hesitated to let Leona went for her traveling. Reluctantly Andrew loosen up their hug and planted a kiss on her forehead, cheeks and her lips.
When Andrew reached Country A, he drove directly to his office. His mind was completely only thinking of Leona's well being. He checked out about the office in Country K where was his dearest heart was left behind. After he made all the arrangement he called his personal assistant and asked him to do all the things immediately that night.
Two weeks after Andrew's visitation to the camp site, the environment of company in Country K was indeed changed to 180' degree. Terrace houses and cafeterias built for the employees. The employees no longer sleeping on the open camp but under the roof. They were given new rooms with shared bathroom and toilets attached to each building.
The welfare of the employees was truly into their consideration by the main company ~for the first time as they could remembered. When the manager of the site, Mr Loh, received the new budget allocated for the departments, the office was in disbelieved.
The purpose of the allocation was to upgrade their basic need especially in food, water, shelter and also their protection. Nothing more excited than they could imagined to receive such the grace from their new boss.
Leona's team was on the quest in the deep jungle and they already heard the rumors about the new budget allocated from the main company. They were busy preparing to go on the quest until not able to entertain the hearsay earlier. One of the night when they were sitting around the bonfire, the men were talking about the rumors.
"Matt, is that true ?" Uncle Bob eyes sparkling and widening looking at their chief.
" About what?"
"The company is going to build a new place for us there. And some other things all included as well like clean water?" His smiled was getting wider as only thinking the possibility could made him so happy.
"Where did you hear that?" He looked at Uncle Bob.
"I heard it from other group yesterday, we crossed their group yesterday." Uncle Bob explained to him.
"That what I heard too. Don't put your hopes high up. Just wait till you see it."
They were encamping quite far that time. They went there by 4x4 wheels trucks. The road was slippery and it was a massive muddy off-road. They agreed to go to the final check-point on the first place, then they would go to the nearest check points on their way back later on. The members of the team joining the traveling that time were Uncle Bob, Uncle Matt, Don, Leona and Uncle Blues.
Leona was totally thrilled to the new adventures. She was totally different person from the first time they saw her. She braved and easily adapted to the life in the jungle. She was restless and very helpful to her colleagues.
They went to the deep jungle and collected some sample of the huge and old trees by getting the flesh and it roots. The collected all the samples to bring them to the lab. Don was a good climber and it was an expedient for their trip this time as they needed to get some of the sample on the top of the tree which was almost 300 feet from the ground!
As there were many new trees they had discovered, they decided to postpone their journey to return to the camp. It was really handy to bring Leona on the trip. She didn't make things difficult as what they had predicted earlier. If they could discovered new places for the Timber Department, they would not need to go to the same location next time.
Their supply of food was still enough for a week. They had been in the jungle for two weeks without they realized it. The weather was quite good and not frequently raining like previous month. The rain fell only in the night time for a while. After two weeks, they returned to the their camp based. As they were driving near the camp, it was no longer looked like they used to see.
The were ten white buildings like a terrace house. Each block there was also lined up ten doors with its wall width 10 feet each. Each house got two bedrooms for the employees. The houses were made from the wood. A cafeteria also was there -right the center of the houses. The company provided their food started two weeks ago. Four meals a day was a luxury for them who used to cook their meal by they own.
Uncle Bob was about to drove away from the new environment that they had seen. The all thought that they were lost until they were stopped by Benedict who was stayed at the camp last two weeks.
They were so happy and hugged Benedict for the great changes at camp. They were welcomed by Benedict to their new rooms. He already moved their things to each of their rooms except for Leona.
"Your name wasn't in the list to be located."
"What?!!" All of them were shocked.
" Leona?" Suddenly Mr Loh came and smiled to all of them.
" Yes manager!" All of them welcomed their head manager there.
"I came here to give you a key to your house."
"Key?"
Mr Loh gave her a key and pointed her to a single house next to the manager's house. White and pink colour ~so bright. Three bedrooms. Their mouth suddenly dropped to see the house like a barbie doll house from a afar.
"Seriously?" They all went to the house and looked inside the house. Fully furnished with sofas, screen tv, refrigerator end everything, just named it. The highlighted point here was the refrigerator was fulled with everything including the beers! After giving the key Mr Loh left all them in the house. They had their drink in the house.
"Just coming back from traveling, everything has changed! I thought we were lost." Don gulped the beers and then continued saying.
"I have consoled my heart to bear with the early ages life here before posting to another department. And am really thankful to God, for letting me to suffer just for a few weeks here."
He stood up and lifted his can then cheered everyone there.
" Now I feel like living in the year of millennium!" Exclaimed Benedict.
Only the two of them, Benedict and Don, shoulder to shoulder and the rest of their hands carried the cans of beer. Dancing in half conscious. While the uncles Bob, Matt and Blues and Leona just watching them and continued their drinking soberly.
"So Leen, when will you move your things here?" Asked Uncle Bob to her.
"We can help you out."
"Ummm…" She just released a deep breathe. Paused for a moment then continued,
"If possible, I want to stay there. Is it possible?" She asked them back.
"You can keep both." out of nowhere Uncle Blues spurted a suggestion.
"Yeah, you can keep both. I also kind of liking that place for hang out perhaps?" Added Uncle Bob.
"Really? Oh, thank you!" Leona was really thankful for their permission to allow her to keep the container and the huts there.