office build 3rd floor

That afternoon, Simon is busy with the documents that are piling up on his desk. His office door is wide open when he can see his serectary Peter. Today he is not at his desk and there is a document that is incomplete. He keep yelling for Peter, he give up and walk out. Walking to the accounts department, he question them why the document is not complete. The staff scramble for it and check. While he walk around the small office to see a messy table. On it, he see his wife document of employment. He pick it up and read it. 

"Why is this lay here in the open?"

"Oh the HR is sorting some paper work. I am not sure..."

He listen as he read her file. Then he see over the years she have apply for holidays and a few sick leave. Why didn't she tell him she is sick before. He wonder why. 

"You all keep checking. I am going to the bathroom. Once it is done, pass it to Peter."

He walk out and walk to the elevator and press 3. He decided to go down and see her work place condition. Once the door open, he is assaulted by pop music that is blasting loudly. He follow the path and see the huge floor is an open space. All desk are line in a group of six. There are a group of four and there is only one desk at the far end with the back facing the window. At first no one is noticing him. Most of the staff are busy on their computers. Some are shaking to the beat of the music. Some are standing at the long desk working on the models while singing to the song. Everyone is wearing slippers he noted. He walk to the desk at the far end, The music is play from the computer via speaker and he see the photos on the desk. It's his wife who is smiling. Thus he sits down without anyone noticing him. Papers are pile up on the desk some snacks are open and buried under the pile of things. He picks up the photo and put is down. Sticky notes are stick everywhere on the computer. He struggle to find the music icon on the computer. Finally when he does, the silence fills the office. Everyone's head turn to see a man sitting on their boss's desk. 

"Hey you! Why are you siting there! Quit touching my boss's stuff!"

"Turn back on!"

He stare at them as he watch them complain of no music. The young man who is standing at the long desk comes over and slap Simon's hand.

"Get lost. I don't know which department you are from. But don't touch Lisa's computer.Stop holding her mouse. Let it go!"

He continue to look at those disruptive staff on this floor. Until he see the person he wants to see is standing at the pathway where the elevator is at. Her eyes open wide. Simon see that in her hands are bags of bubble teas. He watch as the staff surround her and complain about him. He watch her as she walks slowly in. He look down at her feet and see that she is wearing her sandals. After she put down the bags, she walk over to her desk. Her staff follow behind and continue to complain. She stare at him as he stare at her. It's been a long time, they have seen each other. 

The last time she saw him at the wedding dinner, he had short crop hair style with a tanned skin color. Now his hair is long and it is thick. He had it combed back. His skin have become fairer. He looks older and more matured looking. While in his memories like the photographs, she is supposed to be slightly chubby with long hair. Now she is skinny with shoulder length hair. She also applied makeup that looks natural. 

They both keep quiet. Feeling awkward. He decided to open his mouth first. 

"Is this how the design and packaging department works?"

"So what? This is how we..."

Lisa give her staff a sharp look to keep quiet. 

"We..."

"Lisa, give me a report on how your staff work everyday. I will ask the HR to evaluate the working environment and see whether if you have too much space on the third floor. After Two hours come up into my office, will you."

He stand up and he realise that he over tower her that much. The staff make way for him to walk off. Lisa is feeling like she want to faint. She sit down and ask her staff to continue what they are doing. She look down her desk at on top of her mess, there is one that written by him.'Tidy up your desk, how do you work like that.' 

After two hours, Peter call Lisa's direct line and ask if she is available to go up to the thirty two floor for a short meeting. She agree and switch her sandals to her heels. She takes her note book and her staff look at her. One of them who is check through who is the one who just came into their office is shock to find it's the CEO. All eyes are open wide as they watch Lisa take the elevator up. 

In the elevator, she feels that her soul is leaving her. How to face the man she married but yet they are completely strangers. After the honeymoon, they never talk to each other. Even the chat room created is still empty. Without words without photographs. They don't even wear their wedding rings. There is nothing that tie them together except for a wedding certificate.