Adrian POVThe next morning started wrong. I knew it the moment my phone rang at six. My boss never called that early.I rubbed my eyes and answered “Hello?”An angry voice said through the phone “Adrian! You don’t need to come to the cafe anymore.”His voice sounded strange. My boss never gets angry with us. He was strict with our work but he never talked like that. Why did he call me and say this?I sat up slowly and cautiously said “What do you mean?”After a long pause, he sighed and said “It’s an order from above. We are cutting staff.”My stomach tightened but I said “But you said last week the cafe was doing well.”After another pause, he said “I’m sorry, Adrian.”The line went dead and I stared at my phone. For a long moment, I didn’t move, then let out a slow breath and murmured: “Well, that was fast.”I already knew who was behind it. The small apartment felt too quiet.I stood up and walked to the window. Morning light filled the small apartment. People walked on the st
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