"I cleaned your office and didn't realize there was a bathroom in here, so I didn't clean it. Mrs. Flavia, who's talking to me now, asked me about it, and I said I didn't see it" I gave a small smile at the big mistake that he thought he had made.
"Sorry, Mr. Caique. I thought he had seen it and didn't say anything. I figured it would be best to come here and talk to you."
"Don't worry about it, for God's sake, it's just a bathroom. And Fernando, I really don't blame you for not seeing it, because its door is well disguised at my request, it almost looks like a detail on the wall" I said and pointed to the door in a corner that looked like an ornament on a column in my office. Even its handle was different.
"I didn't even notice it, I thought it was the wall" Fernando replied and smiled, feeling more relieved. "I can clean it now if you allow me."
"It doesn't have to be today, it can be tomorrow. I'm leaving and I won't even be using it anymore. Flavia, is the schedule light today, right? Reschedule anything that comes up for tomorrow. I'm going home."
"Don't worry, Mr. Caique. Everything is under control."
"But you can call me if anything urgent comes up."
"Yes. We'll let you be comfortable. Let's go, Fernando."
"Wait. Leave Fernando, I want to talk to him."
"Yes, sir."
The young man in front of me looked at me curiously.
"Everything okay on your first day?"
"Yes, everything is going well."
"You know about our cafeteria, right?"
"Yes, Mrs. Flavia explained everything to me."
"Did you get your sister's statement for the health plan?"
"Yes, I already brought it and delivered it to HR."
"Very good. Don't worry about the bathroom, tomorrow you will be even more familiar with everything. I'm not that kind of annoying boss" We smiled at each other.
"Thank you, Mr. Caique. Are you really going home?" Fernando was different from the other employees, not that he was intrusive, I didn't see it that way.
"I am, I'm feeling tired and need to relax a little. I'll be here early tomorrow to interview Flavia's cousin who will take her place while she's on medical leave."
"Oh, yes. She mentioned she was going to have a test. I told her she needs to do it, you can't mess around with these hernia things. Well, let me get back to work. Do you need anything else?"
"No, you can go, Fernando."
The young man in front of me was leaving, and I caught myself watching him. I liked kind people like him, considerate. Fernando seemed like a good person, that's what my heart told me.
After gathering everything, I took my bag from my chair and left my office. I said goodbye to Flavia and asked her to let Saulo know I had already left when he arrived.
When I stopped in front of the social elevator to go down, I looked to the side and saw Fernando waiting for the service elevator. He had his hands in his pockets and was moving his mouth, looking attentively at the numbers above the door. Realizing he was being watched, he looked to the side and saw me. His attentive gaze softened when my elevator arrived.
As it was empty, I called Fernando to come with me.
"Come in this one."
"Can I?" I laughed at his question and decided to play with him.
"Your boss won't mind." His smile was beautiful and he came walking towards me.
We entered together and stood side by side.
"Are you going to lunch already?"
"No, Mrs." Flavia asked me to deliver a paper to Mrs. Vanessa and she's there near the cafeteria.
"All right."
When the elevator stopped at the cafeteria floor, Fernando was going to get off, and I would continue to the parking lot where my driver was waiting for me.
"Have a good rest, Mr. Caique." I looked at Fernando getting out of the elevator.
"Have a good day at work, Fernando." We smiled at each other and the elevator doors closed, cutting off our eye contact.
In the parking lot, Robert greeted me and opened the car door for me. To this day, I mourned Fabio's stupid death and maintained financial support for his family, even with my insensitive mother complaining about it. And I blamed myself for not helping the truck driver's family. But when I woke up from the coma and saw my reality, I could barely think about anything else, and it stayed that way. I carried that guilt all these years.
"Where to, sir?"
"Home, Robert. Enough work for today. You are also free to do whatever you want. I won't be going out anymore."
"Yes, sir. I'll go get the results of a test then."
"Is everything okay?"
"Yes, just routine."
"That's good."
I was still a little apprehensive inside a car, so Robert was driving very slowly. He knew all my problems. He was my bodyguard, just like Fabio was once.
I lived in a penthouse on Lucio Costa Avenue in Barra da Tijuca, 30 minutes from my company. My apartment was fully adapted, very spacious. My chair had the comfort to go through all the rooms. My bathroom had a ramp that led into the shower stall with my shower chair and I could manage everything myself. In the kitchen, everything was also at the ideal height for a man sitting in a chair and easy to access, as I loved to cook my own food. I loved the balcony, where I could arrive and look at the sea, which has always been my passion. I even had an infinity pool adapted for me, but I hardly ever used it. My adaptation work took a long time, but when it was finally ready, Saulo and Beatriz helped me decorate everything, and finally, I had my corner that I always dreamed of. I just never imagined it would be in these conditions.
Now I was going up in my private elevator, which already opened inside my living room. I had other technologies that were very useful in my day-to-day life and they were all over my apartment.
"Alexa, good morning. Open the blinds."
The living room blinds opened, revealing a blue sea in my field of vision. The day was sunny with a light breeze.
"The day promises hot sun, but the winds are from the approaching cold front" Alexa spoke. "Want to listen to your favorite music?"
"Not now, I need silence."
I sighed and went to my room. I was feeling agitated in my suit and just wanted to take it all off and be in my underwear. As soon as I was free from my clothes, I went to my bed and settled into my pillow, taking a deep breath. I checked my cell phone for a while, but I felt absurdly tired and was not in the mood, so I left it by my side and decided to rest a little. A nap would do me good and soon I would wake up to eat.
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