56 The New Women

Anna was not comfortable as well with the new faces. Willy took the initiative and asked who the ladies were. They were quiet at first and then one spoke. “My name is Jenny and this is Martha, we work for Steve,” they said. Anna turned to look at them. She knew all of Steve's colleagues and friends. Though she had never been invited officially to any of their work meetings, she always saw them in photos that were in their wardrobe whenever Steve was not around. The presence of these two women took Anna to sometime back. She remembered one day when Steve found her going through the photos and yelled at her. But still, it was too late for him as she had already seen all of them. “How come I have never seen you anywhere?” Anna asked. “I think it's because we have not been here for long. We were transferred to this place from the main branch. I think that's why,” Jenny explained. “Hmm…” Anna said. She doubted every word they said including their names. If only