Join James as he discovers the secret behind the building he is working in. There is more than meets the eye to the facility. From girls being auction to the highest bidder, to hunger game style hunting games, it’s a place designed to be men’s heaven, and the hell for girls. As long as you have money, you can do anything to the girls you fancy.
This reboot has been cleaned up in terms of formatting, there are no changes to the storyline. All optional works has been compiled and edited into one full story.
Author’s note : This used to be parked under free to read, but due to the nature of the content, i have decided to take it out. It’s not suitable for the younger crowd who may accidentally stumble onto this site. My editor spent months cleaning this up and putting everything together. Hope you guys will enjoy the read. Time to revisit the facility if it’s been a while since you last read this piece.
1st August 2015
Saturday
I thought it was just a job, a job with good pay, decent benefits and good career progression. I never expected the job to change my life. I was about to leave my job a construction firm and join a bio-medical company as their facility manager. It was a little different from the usual day to day stuff I did, but after clarifying my exact role during the interview, I didn’t think it would be much of a problem. The person who interviewed me was Joanna, the HR director of the company. It was more of a chat rather than an interview, and it was conducted at a small café located within the building where I would be working at.
Joanna: Hi, I’m Joanna.
Jude: Hi there… I’m Jude. Nice to meet you…
It was the usual from there on, a brief introduction, my employment history, and why did I apply for the post. There was no mention of pay or staff benefits during the chat. I did not think much of it because it was pretty normal to get called up for a second interview if the organisation found you to be a good fit. Perhaps then they would make me an offer or talk about remuneration. Little did I expect to receive a call that very evening from Joanna herself. She said that she had met with a few candidates and I was selected from amongst them to join the company. I was currently drawing a salary of 3500 dollars, and with the market in such a bleak condition, I was happy to get a 300-to-400-dollar increase, but Joanna made me an offer that I could not resist. Over the phone, she offered me 5000 dollars. Five thousand Singapore dollars a month? That was a lot of money.
Jude: Wow! Errrrr…
Joanna: Hahaha… do you need time to consider?
Jude: Well… ermmm… no… no… I’ll… I accept it of course… It’s not a joke, right?
Joanna: No, it’s not, Jude… haha… I’ll get my girls to prepare the offer letter… They’ll be in touch… Can’t wait to have you on board…
Jude: Okay… Thank you Joanna…
I had difficulty breathing after I hung up the phone. Had I heard it wrong? I had to pinch myself a little to make sure I was not dreaming. I was just two weeks shy of my twenty eighth birthday and this had got to be the best present ever. I didn’t even have a degree, and my diploma was made up of just ‘Cs’ and ‘Ds’. Back when I first started working after my National Service, I was just drawing 1300 dollars a month. Only after six years at the construction firm did my pay go up to 3500 dollars.
I was literally over the moon when I heard the offer. The high eventually wore off when I shared the news with a couple of my good friends. They were happy for me of course, but they all made the same comment. It sounded too good to be true. Maybe there were not much staff benefits, maybe they only gave you like five days of annual leave a year, maybe I needed to work seven days a week, 12 hours a stretch.
Comments like that started to fill my head when I thought about the offer.
Three days after the offer, I received another call from a lady called Kathy. She was Joanna’s assistant and she told me that the offer letter was ready to collect at any time. I snuck out during lunch and took a cab down to their office. Kathy showed me the offer letter and ran through it with me. As I read through each line, I realised that everything seemed to be in order.
The company was not a slave driver and I would get 21 days of annual leave a year, compared to the current 14 that I was getting. The medical benefits were rock solid and it even included dental care. Working hours were from nine to six – nothing out of the ordinary – but since my role was that of a facility manager, I was expected to be contactable ‘24/7’. If there was a need to, I had to return to the office even on weekends and public holidays.
Kathy: Any questions so far?
Jude: No… All good…
The next form I needed to sign made my jaw drop.
Kathy: This is for the company car…
What the fuck? They were giving me a car? It was nothing fancy, just a Korean car with the company decal on the windscreen, but it was for me to use. The petrol, Cashcard and even parking was paid for by the company. As I signed the form, I quietly pinched myself again to make sure this was not a dream.
Kathy: This is the car plate number that will be assigned to you… You can pick it up at the carpark on your first day of work…
Jude: Oh… okay…
With the forms out of the way, Kathy brought out a thick stack of paper. It was the contract itself and it was probably about an inch or so thick
Kathy: This is an agreement all staff have to sign… You know… it’s a competitive industry and a lot of things here are confidential… You can read it through… but this document cannot leave this room…
I looked at the thick volume filled with clauses and legal terms. It gave me a headache even before I flipped the first page. Kathy laughed and told me that it was really nothing much, even the pantry auntie had to sign one.
Kathy: The gist of it is simple. Don’t disclose company secrets and don’t bring anything out… If you get caught…. they will sue the shit out of you… I’m serious Jude… don’t bring anything you are not allowed to out of the building.
Jude: Okay, sure… I’m just doing the facility stuff… I doubt I would even go near all the biohazard stuff and all…
Kathy: Hello?! Haha… what biohazard…? We’re not making zombies okay… haha…
I signed the contract and thanked Kathy for her time. As I shook Kathy’s hand, she brushed back a strand of stray fringe and gave me a shy smile. She was quite pretty and from certain angles she looked like Yvonne Lin, our local actress. With heels on, she was about the same height as me at 1.68 metres. That was a nice height to kiss and make out if she removed her heels. Her slender frame looked good in the sleeveless white blouse she chose for the day and her short grey skirt revealed a pair of creamy smooth legs that I would love to rub myself up against.
Kathy: Alright… Ermmm… let me know when you can start… I’ll make the arrangements…
Jude: Okay… sure…
I tendered my resignation that very afternoon. My boss tried to convince me to stay for a 400-dollar increment, but I told him I had an offer that I could not refuse. A few colleagues were surprised that I wanted to leave such a nice company given how well I fitted in, but I guessed it was just fate and maybe I was lucky. Would you have refused such an offer?
I started reading up more about the company I was joining. That was when I hit sort of a roadblock. There was the company website and all, which was the only place where I could get a background of what the company did for my interview session. I tried to find out more, but there was really not much information available online, other than an additional page on corporate governance and company values, I realised that the webpage only provided enough information to get would be employees through the interview. There was absolutely no news or articles regarding the company. Well, maybe it was just a subsidiary of a bigger company or a holding company or whatever. As long as they paid me, why should I care, right?
I informed Kathy that I would be able to start work in the middle of September. That would give me a few days break after I served my one month notice with my current company. * 12th September 2015
My first day of work. With every first day in a new environment, you often would get jitters of excitement. I experienced that and my head was filled with anticipation of what to expect. 8:45 a.m.
Kathy greeted me with a smile. She had a backpack with the company’s logo on it.
Kathy: Here’s your bag… Everyone gets one on their first day…
Jude: Wah… like going army like that… haha…
Kathy: Haha… come… I’ll bring you to your office…
The building itself was huge – seven storeys high with two levels of basements. The carpark itself was a separate two storey building just by the side of the main block.
Kathy: Your office is in the basement… Hope you don’t mind ar… most of the facility’s stuff is all located there.
Jude: No… not at all…
As we approached the office, I was expecting a simple and maybe dingy office tucked in the corner. My role wasn’t exactly a money-making one for the company and there was no reason for them to give me a superb spot. The door opened and I was greeted by Nina, the receptionist cum admin girl.
Kathy: She’s your admin. Let her know if you need anything.
Jude: Hi Nina…
Nina: Hi Jude…
Nina looked young, probably just fresh out of school. The way she dressed, my god, she was like that hot Malay chick with the tightly tucked in shirt I always saw back in school. Her tight frame had her shirt pulled so tight that it left nothing to imagination. Her breasts were full and bouncy, something that I could see with each step she took.
Kathy: This is Uncle Lee…
Jude: Hello…
Uncle Lee was dressed in overalls and he had a toolbox in his hand. He was like the resident handy man. Whenever a request came through, he would be activated for stuff like changing light tubes or fixing a faulty socket. Then there was Mrs Fong, an old lady in her late fifties, seated just outside my office. She was the one that would help me liaise and manage the money matters when we needed to pay the external contractors.
My brightly lit office was simple and neat. Its walls were painted in white and cool grey, with cabinets, a sofa and a coffee table at the side. Along with the accompanying white furniture, it was a chic setup and I couldn’t possibly ask for more. Kathy gave me my login ID and password for the computer. After she handed me my access card, she produced a map of the entire facility. Out of the seven floors and two basements, I was only given the floor plan for the two basements and the main ground floor. The rest of the area was blacked out. Even the basements had large globs of space that were blacked out as well.
Kathy: Okay… these are the areas you are allowed to access… The rest is out of bounds, okay? Your access cards will get you through the doors and gates… Any questions?
Jude: Ermm… no… I’m good…
Kathy: Okay… give me a ring if you need anything …
I shook her hand again and offered to buy her lunch for showing me around.
Kathy: Sure… Give me a call later… haha…
I smile as I looked at Kathy’s backside while she walked out of my office. I settled down and spent an hour or so reading through some of the company rules and values before I grabbed the map and the access card. It was time for me to go explore a little. I was after all the facility manager and I had to know the place I was managing.
It was just 11 a.m. when I opened the door to my office and saw Mrs Fong sleeping on the desk. It was an awkward moment. She was just sleeping and I didn’t know if I should wake her up. It was not professional and all, but I decided to let it go. It was my first day after all. I would wake her up if she was still out when I got back. Uncle Lee was nowhere to be found, and as I walked by Nina, I saw her shopping online for lingerie. The website was splashed wide across her 21-inch screen. My jaw literally dropped when she asked in a nonchalant manner where I was going.
Nina: Jude… you going out?
Jude: Err… yah… I want to walk around and get to know the building… You… sure you should be shopping at this time?
Nina: Yah… now got sale… You need anything?
Jude: Errmmm… no thank you…
I shook my head and left the office. Okay, so managing people might not be a walk in the park after all. I followed the map I had and started to walk down the corridor. I tapped my access card to open doors to storerooms, mechanical accesses and even the fire command centre. When I met two old security guards, I introduced myself and they waved to me with a smile as they sipped on their coffee and looked at the grainy surveillance screen in front of them. I was surprised to see that the building had its own central kitchen – a small one that had staff preparing food and meals. I entered but was waved to head out since I was not properly attired. Carparks, the ground floor, cafes, meeting rooms, pantry, I went into each one and made note if I saw things that needed to be fixed.
Within an hour or so, I finished all the areas I had access to. When I entered the lift and scanned my access card, I was about to hit basement one to return to my office when I thought maybe I could try the other floors. I tried floors two to seven and none of the buttons lit up. I had no access to those floors. That was weird. Why would you hire a facility manager only to block his access to more than half of your building?
I went back to the basement and to the loading and unloading bay. There was something peculiar about the place. I orientated the map I was holding and spent some time looking at the place before I realised what was out of place. They had split the loading and unloading bay into two. That was why the space seemed smaller than it was on the map. It was supposed to be a three bay loading area but I only saw two bays in front of me. One spot was missing. I followed the walls and walked up the ramp to the exterior of the building. The entrance to the other bay was shuttered. Who would build something like that? It just did not make sense. Along the wall that separated the two loading bays, I saw a door tucked beside a column. That door did not appear on the map given to me. A card access light blinked lazily on the panel beside it.
Jude: Fuck it…
I took my access card and tapped it on the access panel. There was a short beep and blinking light turned red. The door remained locked. I shrugged my shoulders and had walked two steps away from the door when I heard footsteps approaching. Someone was running towards the door. The sound became louder and nearer before I turned to see two men running towards me in Dri-Fit t-shirts with the company logo. They were about my age and they ran towards me without breaking a sweat.
Jude: Woah… woah woah… What’s happening?
One of them immediately checked the door and made sure it was locked. The other approached me and introduced himself.
Thomas: Hi Jude… I’m Thomas…
Jude: Err… hi… How you know my name?
Thomas: We control the card access… I know it’s your first day…
Jude: Oh… okay…
Without an expression on his face, Thomas gave me a very subtle warning.
Thomas: Stick to the places you have access to…
There was an awkward pause of a couple of seconds before he continued.
Thomas: Or things will get messy… Okay?
I nodded without a word. They remained at their spots as I turned away and walked off. What the fuck was their problem?
Five minutes later, I was back in my office and my desk phone rang. It was Joanna.
Joanna: Hi Jude… Joanna here…
Jude: Joanna… hello… I…
Without breaking a beat, Joanna said the same thing to me.
Joanna: Jude… you have to stick to the place you have access to okay… I’m sure Kathy explained to you… There’s a lot of confidential stuff and all…
Jude: Oh… okay… sure… sorry…
Joanna: We’ll grab lunch one of these days, okay? Ya… got to go… See you…
I had this unsettling feeling in my stomach when I hung up the phone. Something didn’t feel right.
11:45 a.m.
I was making a copy of a document when I saw Uncle Lee coming in to grab two light tubes before he left. Mrs Fong was doing some filing at the back while it was Nina’s turn to be sleeping on the table. I put my things down and quietly stepped out of the office. Uncle Lee was heading towards the loading and unloading bay. I kept a distance and followed him from behind. He left the platform and walked along the same wall I did a while ago. I saw him reaching for his access card, tapping it on the reader, and then he opened the door that I had no access to. The moment the door opened, I heard voices, shouts, screams. I was not sure. It was just noise. You know the way noises get amplified when you were in a basement carpark? The way sound echoed out and it somehow sounded different? It was the same back there. It was just noise and I couldn’t make out what it was. It sounded to me like someone was struggling and the voices seemed angry. Then the door closed with a thud and all was quiet again. Something was definitely off about that place. Very off.
I returned to my office and had just sat down on the chair when my phone rang again. It was Kathy.
Kathy: Hey Jude… you serious about buying me lunch? Haha…
Jude: Sure… of course… Let’s go now?
Kathy: Sure…
I met Kathy at the lobby and she suggested that we headed to a nearby coffeeshop.
Kathy: Take the car la… Weather so hot… haha…
Jude: Oh ya… I forgot I have one… ahaha…
I started the engine and Kathy was telling me how nice the soup was at the coffeeshop when we were hit by flashes of blue light. I had pulled up towards the exit of the building and was faced with two blue siren lights that were flashing at the exit of the carpark. Kathy immediately sat up and looked around.
Jude: Why… why… why…? What’s happening? Got zombie outbreak ah?!
Kathy: Haha… no la! Don’t be crazy…
As the lights flashed silently, I realised the roller shutters of the carpark were coming down. What the fuck man?
Kathy: Hey Jude… I think we can’t go out for lunch today… Got to eat at the café
Jude: Why? What’s happening?
Kathy: Probably something happening at the lab… I don’t know…
I turned around and parked the car. Kathy and I got out of the car and we were walking towards the lobby that connected the carpark to the main building when a side door burst opened. I froze, and I fucking kid you not, I almost peed in my pants. A lady in a white gown was running towards Kathy and me. She was not a ghost or a sprit, her eyes were red and she was crying as she ran towards us. Kathy immediately clung onto me and both of us pressed ourselves on the side of the corridor while the woman cried and sobbed away as she ran towards the carpark. Then appearing from out of nowhere, Thomas grabbed the woman by her waist, the force of his tackle lifting her off the floor as she screamed and kicked. More men appeared and held onto her before they dragged the kicking and screaming woman out of the corridor.
Right before Thomas and his men dragged the lady through an opened door, my eyes and hers met. I saw the look, her look of despair and desperation burned right into my head as tears rolled down her cheeks. Then as sudden as it began, it was over. The door shut and the silent blue sirens stopped spinning. It was over. I looked at Kathy and she was looking down at her phone while she messaged away.
Kathy: Jude… Joanna needs to speak with you…
Jude: Now?
She was nodding her head but I had so many questions.
Jude: Did you see that?! What the fuck was that man?!
Kathy chose to remain silent and she just smiled while she played with her phone. We got to the HR office and before she let me go on in, Kathy said something that chilled me to the bone.
Kathy: Jude… the pay here… is really good… and so are the benefits… So… just some advice…
She took a deep breath and then added,
Kathy: Sometimes in life… you just need to turn a blind eye… You get what I’m trying to say?
I nodded before I turned away and entered the office.
Joanna: Ahhh… Jude… I’m sorry about your first day… It seems there’s been a bit of an incident…
Jude: Is everything okay?
Joanna smiled and licked her lips before she crossed her legs.
Joanna: Why don’t you answer that question, Jude…? Is everything okay on your first day so far?
We looked at each other in the eyes for a good five seconds before I slowly nodded.
Jude: All good so far…
Joanna: Excellent…
She handed me a file and asked me to work on the business continuity planning for the department for now. Right before I left, Joanna too, gave me some advice.
Joanna: This is a nice place to work Jude… Just know your place… and stay away from things that don’t concern you.
I nodded and left the office. I grabbed a sandwich from the café and then went back to my own office.
Uncle Lee: Jude… I’m on half-day today ah… Next time leave matters you check with Nina… She keeps the records…
Jude: Oh… okay… sure…
I watched as Uncle Lee removed his access card, dropped it into his drawer and then locked it. He hung the key on a smiley face magnet right by his computer.
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