The Knight ( Chapter 5 )

"You're fired! "
"Huh? "
Ben looked up from his desk, starring at his boss with his mouth wide open.
"I said, you're fired! "
Ben was still in a daze.
From the day Ben entered the firm, he had never received a trashing from his boss. Not even once. But now, his boss is firing him.
"But... what did I do wrong? "
"Ben, I've taken you into this firm for more than 15 years. 15 years! And I could have easily promoted you to be at least a Chief Editor. But now, I have finalized my decision to sack you! Ben I'm sacking you! For what? For no reason! You have been dreaming on your desk for the past 2 weeks! You haven't done anything wrong, because you really have not been doing ANYTHING these days! "
"But, Scott..."
"Mr. Scott! "
"I'm sorry. Mr. Scott, I have had my troubles over my head for these past weeks! I really will change, Mr. Scott. I really will. "
"So you're pleading me not to sack you, are you? "
"Mr. Scott, please... I need the job. "
"Give me ten good reasons to keep you! "
"I... I... I'm sorry Mr. Scott.. I'm.."
"Ben, you have been working under me for the past 15 years. Its been over a decade and you still don't know why I'm sacking you. You see, there has been so much news to cover, and you don't even seem to know a thing about it! About the gunshot murder case, I have ordered you to do a cover on it, and yes, you did it, but what did you give me? I saw on my desk only the title of it! What? Are you asking me to do the job for you? And the title was wrong, for your information, Ben Harten! No more excuses, you're fired! "
"Mr. Scott, I beg you! Please, keep me here! I need my job badly! I have my wife and kids to look after, I need the job! I need the cash! Please, Mr. Scott, I promise that it'll never happen again! Mr. Scott, please! "
Mr. Scott looked away, walking slowly with his black walking stick across to the window which looks out to old London. He let out a deep sigh. With hair neatly combed to the side, a black pressed coat with white shirt and nice black shoes and slacks, he certainly gives a rich first impression. And he is.
"Very well. I'll give you ONE last chance, Ben. "
"Thanks, Mr. Scott! Thanks! "
"But if you screw it up again! I'll not even pay you your last wage!
As Ben walked back to his seat, he saw an article. A raw piece of information.
He looked around, and Alice winked to him.
He smiled back and turned back to his desk.
He read the information intently.
His eyes getting wider each moment.

He could see the headlines for tomorrow's paper.

"Death Chariot Chops Human"