The sound of construction work was everywhere, creating constant noise that blended with cheerful voices. Workers were moving fast here and there in the nearly completed cultural centre. Eki stood amidst ladders and revealed beams, feeling very jubilant. This was it. After many months of serious, non-stop working and having lots of sleepless nights chasing a dream.
Yet, beneath her arrogance, a small worry secretly bothered her. What took place in the server room remained in her thoughts like an unwelcome memory. Yemi's statements, the stranger she barely knows, and the uneasy belief that her coworkers might be spies – all these issues prevent real joy from coming into the accomplishments she has put so much effort into reaching.
_Did the story have a continuation?_ Eki wondered while sh
