The following day, New Year’s Day, we went shopping then had a nice casual dinner. For the rest of the week we had various fun activities planned. It was definitely a nice way to start the New Year. Thus far, it’s the best New Year period I’ve experienced. It was so perfect. Proverbs 18:22 says “He who finds a wife has found a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord”. I know she’s not my wife yet, but that’s the plan and since God knows my heart, he has chosen to bless me with his favour ahead of matrimony. Hence why things have been so great all around me since I met her. My name is Udi by the way. I just realized that I never mentioned my name.
The next Monday I resumed work. I was so elated because I had one of the best holidays ever and I didn’t have to travel out of the country to have such a good time. It was a busy Monday. There were fewer people at work than usual: some fired and some were still on vacation. It seemed like a lot of work had piled up over the holidays because it was way too much for a typical Monday. That, coupled with the fact that there were less people in. I managed to get through the workday and as I headed out to go pick up Happiness, my boss called me aside and, without beating around the bush, told me that they had no choice but to decide to let me go. He explained why, but at that particular moment, I couldn’t hear a thing. All I thought was Why? Why me? Why now? Why did this happen when I thought everything in my life was coming together? What am I going to say to my Happiness? When I was done with my thoughts, I saw my boss stretching out his hand. He held an envelope. I guessed that was my severance package. I took that, thanked my boss and the HR personnel, went back to my desk to get my items, and left the office quietly. I was so glad that I wasn’t escorted out like some criminal like was the case with other severance situations.
With bulging eyes I rushed home, longing to fall into the arms of my Happiness and get some comfort. I had called her and asked her to meet me at home as I had something to tell her. I got home 55 minutes after leaving work. I sat her down and told her everything that happened. She gave me a hug, got up, and walked out.
“There goes my happiness”.
