Welcome Home: Chapter One

Jordan sat in her small cubicle; she was packing away the last of her work belongings. Another larger company had just bought out the company she worked for, and now they were downsizing, and her position was no longer needed.

“Hey Jordie,” a voice said.

“Hey Lance,” she answered. She knew that voice without looking.

“Again, I would like to apologize…” Lance began to say.

Jordan sat back in her chair, looking at her former boss.

He was in his late fifties. His grey hair was a sure sign of the stress he was under, and his glasses were hanging on his nose.

“It’s not your fault,” she shrugged. “It’s business.”

The company had been kind to her. They gave her three months to look for a new job. Which she had tried, but none of the potential positions paid her half of what she was making now.

She could not afford to take such a massive pay cut. Her roommate had already told her she had to come up with half of the rent or move out.

Jordan was well short of the amount.

“If there is anything I can do to help. Please let me know,” he said solemnly.

He hated to lose a person like Jordan. She had always been a hard worker from the very start. She was always…