When Hayden arrived at her second job carrying meatloaf sandwiches, she was surprised to see that the office was nearly empty. Even with the nine people that had been carted away yesterday, there should have still been more employees present. However, right now, she counted only seven people – including Brian, Pam, Abdullah and herself.

She didn't bother going to the canteen because she could see Brian was busy on a call. He wasn't sitting at his desk either, but was on ...