Matt Hardy didn’t normally go to other people’s offices. 99 times out of 100, when he needed to speak with someone they came and saw him. This time was different though. This was the 1 out of 100 times that he went to someone else’s office. He knocked on the door, and a familiar and expected voice called out from the other side asked who it was. “Matt Hardy” Matt answered. A moment later the door was unlocked and opened, revealing Tanya Huff. While she was dressed in her normal professional business attire, she was clearly having a very rough day. It was obvious that she had been crying a lot, hence her door being locked.
“Mr. Hardy” Tanya said. “Come in. What brings you down to Human Resources?”
Matt was quite for a moment as he stepped in Tanya’s office and looked around. “I noticed you left Roy’s retirement party a little early last night. It wouldn’t have had anything to do with a conversation I saw you having with Tom Syler would it”
“He made some, comments, that weren’t exactly professional, yes” Tanya answered.
“And I’m sure your aware he is the leading candidate for Roy’s position”
“I’d heard” Tanya replied.
“He’s been moving up in the company rather fast, hasn’t he” Matt asked. Tanya didn’t answer this question. “Won’t be long before he’s making a case for more, important, positions. Which is why I came down here. Am I to understand that some of the more, unique, rumors about you are true?”
“I’m not sure what your asking, sir”
“It would seem that Tom Syler is a problem for both of us. And if what I have heard is true, then you alone hold the key to a solution for both of our problems”
“You know” Tanya said as she sat down behind her desk and looked for something. “I might just have an idea”. She shuffled through the mound of papers on her desk for a few minutes before excitedly exclaiming “Found it”
“What is it exactly” Matt asked.
“The answer to both of our problems” Tanya said with a sinister smile forming.
An hour later, Tom Syler was sitting in Tanya’s office. Tanya behind her desk, Tom across from her, and Mat Hardy standing off to the side of Tanya with his arms crossed. “I’m sure you understand, Mr Syler, that your actions last night are completely unacceptable” Tanya said.
“I do understand that” Tom said, worried about his future with the company. “You have to understand I don’t normally drink like that”
“Enough” Matt interrupted. “While your work here has been some of the best we’ve seen in the past 20+ years, your actions outside the office has made you a liability. Which is why you will no longer be working here anymore”
“Your joking, right?” Tom asked. “You know if you fire me I’ll have job offers from each and every one of you competitors before I get to the lobby”
“Your right” Tanya said. “Tom Syler would have job offers in no time. But you aren’t going to be Tom Syler anymore”
“What do you mean?” Tom asked.
“Well” Tanya started. “I’m sure you heard the rumors about me practicing witchcraft?” Tom was speechless. “Well, Matt and I decided that since the two of us have a Tom Syler problem, we would give you a new life that solves both of our problems”
“You see” Matt said. “Tanya knows a spell that will make you her niece. You are going to become a 18 year old college freshman”
“You, you can’t do this” Tom stuttered.
“I can very much, actually” Tanya replied. “It’s actually not that difficult of a spell to preform. And as far as anybody outside this room is concerned Tom Syler never existed”
Before Tom could do or say anything else, Tanya’s eyes began to glow. Then she started chanting something in Latin and the room began shaking. Tom wanted to try and made a run for it, but quickly found he couldn't even get out of the chair. Tom was growing scared as he continued to fight to stand up. Then, as quickly as the room began shaking, it stopped. But this didn’t bring any comfort to Tom, because he soon began to black out. But not before feeling himself fall out of the chair and on his face.  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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