Novel & Cerita Announcement Board

In the meantime, we encourage everyone to rest and await further announcements for the next phase of the project. As the synthesizer announcement concluded, the built-in cameras within the trainees' AB rings were deactivated. Simultaneously, a message box appeared on their screens once again. "Now, what's this again? How bothersome." Vartyss muttered under his breath before reading the message. [Special announcement from Airburst HQ

I say, already reaching for parchment. Outside, the wind picks up, rustling through the trees, carrying the promise of snow. Father gestures toward the door. “We’ll make the announcement at first light. I want every warrior alert.” “We’ll be ready.” He gives a curt nod, nothing more, but it’s enough to keep me hopeful. I turn from him and head for the door. We’ll make the announcement at dawn, send word to Alpha Theron of Lunemar, and by nightfall tomorrow, every warrior in this territory will know what’s at stake.

Everything was falling into place. I leaned closer to the screen, my fingers hovering over the keyboard. “We’re launching soon,” I said to myself as I grabbed my phone and typed a quick message to Ashley. “Get ready. I don’t want anything slow.” Her reply came almost instantly, the notification chiming brightly in the quiet room. “Still planning to announce the company this month?” I stared at her message, my thumb hovering over the keyboard and then I replied. “Yes,” I typed, hitting send before I could second-guess myself.

I reached over Noah, my chest brushing his shoulder as I grabbed the phone from the table, my eyes narrowing as I saw Adrian’s name flashing on the screen. "What?" I barked into the receiver, my voice rough. "Turn on the television, captain," Adrian said, his voice entirely devoid of its usual easygoing banter, sounding tight, professional, and incredibly grim. "The board didn't wait for the morning editions. They just released a statement." Noah sat up beside me, pulling the sheet up to his chest as he watched my face, his grey eyes widening with a sudden, sharp return of the panic I’d spent all night trying to kiss out of him.

Without announcement. Simply there.

He didn’t sit, yet as his sharp gaze scanned all over the room checking if everyone was here. “If we’re all present,” he began, his voice calm and resonant, “I’d like to announce something, something that'll change the game forever as we know it.” He let the silence stretch, the anticipation building up in the room. “Members of my board…. I welcome you all to the future of Sinclair Industries.” A ripple of confusion spread among the members. Future? None of them had been briefed on any upcoming changes, and Damien rarely called meetings unless something monumental was on the line.

Three weeks and I still couldn’t get enough of looking at him. My phone rang. Gabriel’s name flashed on screen. I considered ignoring it, but Gabriel only called this early for emergencies. “What?” “Good morning to you too.” Gabriel sounded amused. “I need you and Adrian at the main house. Noon. Important.” “Define important.” “The kind that requires suits and sober faces.” He paused. “We’re making an announcement. About Adrian’s new position in the family.” My gut tightened. “What position?” “You’ll find out at noon. Don’t be late.” He hung up.

The news had not been leaked. I loosened my cuffs and sat behind my desk, opening my tablet. The calendar was light which was made intentionally so. I’d cleared today wanting space to breathe, to let the weight of yesterday settle. The universe, apparently, had other plans. The memo landed in my inbox at 9:07 a.m. EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING – 11:00 A.M. Mandatory attendance. There was no agenda for this said meeting. No sender name beyond the generic board address.

Jane rose a brow at Nancy’s barrage of texts. “Are you home yet?” “Call me immediately you get home. This is huge.” Jane typed back even as the messages kept coming in. “What are you talking about?” Three dots appeared, then disappeared continuously. Then finally. “Girl, not over text. This is big news we’re talking about. The company announcement is you asked about is scheduled for Monday. I mean this coming MONDAY!”

Everyone was distracted now. When class ended, students rushed for the door. Not to leave but to cluster in groups, phones out, voices excited. "What's going on?" I asked Ronan quietly. "I don't know." Marcus and Chen approached, both looking agitated. "You need to see this," Marcus said, pulling out his phone. "See what?" He showed us the screen. The Academy's official message board. A forum where students posted announcements and discussions. The top post had over three hundred comments already.