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Eventually, Father Tiain Bringing lunchtime with it A sweet, universal, relief known to executives and grade schoolers alike

The office crew actedfor the nearest exit to make the most of their newfound liberation As with all estimations, there was an exception In this case, it was Linus, ould stay working at his ration if an earthquake hit But noas also an exception, not even really having the money for a fast food lunch

The brown bag crinkled like crisp autuot it out of the drawer in my desk My mom was a master with PB and J, a skill which she passed down to me It was like a party in my mouth and only I was invited

It was also all worth it to have at least three s decided to go pear-shaped again I had learned through long, hard experience to hope for the best and prepare for the worst That phrase would likely be engraved on my tombstone, at this rate

Just as I was getting used to being alone, aside fro of Linus in the back, that is, the ain reminded me of his existence

“Are you okay?” he asked, as I nearly ju

“Yeah, you just startled me is all”

“Nearly out of your chair,” he observed

“I just wasn’t expecting you I thought it was just Linus and me here at lunch”

“Let ”

“He is probably eating too If there is one thing that he kno to do, it’s ”

“Why doesn’t that surprise me?”

“You know him, Sir? I mean Tucker”

“Likely”

He didn’t even bring up that I’d called him sir He was really cool for a boss and I couldn’t help but wonder if we could be soht have just been conceited of ht have felt the same way

“I’ve got good news,” he said, s

“What’s that?”

“You’ve been selected for the trip”

“What trip?”

“The New Year’s Eve trip We’ve had it planned for a while Kind of a reward for our hard workers But now that the pandemic has struck, I had to considerably lower the nu trouble with Covid-19 regulations”

“Are we able to travel? I thought lockdoas co and that would mean ould have to work from home”