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Chapter 7

  Krisha's POV:

                     It had been a month since I have joined SLC, I had to go through many challenges and insults during the past month, of course Adith was the reason.

          He never missed any opportunity to put me down and make me feel so low of myself. Many times I thought of leaving the job but my family's financial condition didn't allowed me. The fact I need to give a sophisticated life for them stopped me. They deserved better.

           I started ignoring Selva a lot, I didn't talk to him unless it was professionally necessary. He was hurt by the fact but I couldn't go against Adith's words, I still respected his wishes.

             Adith was hating me more from the day I joined in SLC my physical presence in front of him must be hurting him, I had a question that why my presence bothering him so much? Does he still love me?

              The next day, I was credited with my salary the first thing I did was, paying all my debts and also my house rental advance. Then I decided on shopping because my cloths were at its last stage of getting torn out. I took my daddy, mom along with me and bought some cloths for me, mom and daddy.

           After that, I bought some furniture for my house and we went for grocery. My daddy was rolling the trolley whereas me and my mom were filling it with various necessities. I could feel how happy he was that day, I just wanted to make my daddy happy till the end of my life.

  I love him so much.

         Suddenly my mom was missing. After five minutes, I found her standing with Shakunthala Vishwanath.

         "You guys had the audacity to shop where I do shopping, it's a shame for me." Told Shakuntala mom.

     "Mind your words Shakuntala, money don't judge people. The greatness of a human depends on his or her character." Told my mom.

       "Stop lecturing me Urmila. Look at you... You look so happy and refreshing and I see you have enough money. Aren't you people begging? I don't think you'll get enough money from that, What are you people doing for living?" Shakuntala mom mocked my mom.

          "You know what, you are the cheapest personality in the world who can't digest others happiness. Unlike you, I have a great daughter she didn't let us beg, for your kind information, she works in SLC. Everything will not happen the way you planned Shakuntala, life is a game. And-" before my mom could utter anymore words, I went in between them and dragged her to the billing counter.

       We left for dinner in her favorite Arabian restaurant. But still she was in a foul mood " Mom, please forget about her and let's enjoy our dinner. " I told her.

        "Did you see the way she spoke to me, how arrogant? She was insulting me Krisha. Insulting us." my mom told and wiped a lone tear fell from her eyes.

    I held her hand and told her  "Mom please don't think about her. Just forget it. Now let's plan our life mom. "

         After almost fifteen minutes she was out of the incident and told me "Krisha after all our expenses, we have two more lakhs in our hand, I want you to arrange a vehicle for your transport. It's not advisable to take public transport when we can afford much. Money doesn't matter dear but your safety does. I have told one of my friend, she will arrange your pick up and drop by a trustworthy driver. We have to pay him monthly, it's quiet expensive but that doesn't matter. Let's do it. Stop taking bus. "

        "Mom but it's a waste of money. Bus is very safe mom. " I told her.

        "No dear... No buts listen to me and do it unless until you get your own car. I guess we can buy a good car soon. " she told me.

         "Let's hope for the best." I told her and we enjoyed our dinner.

     The next day in SLC, I was drafting an experiment in my cabin and working on it just when Selva came inside.

       "Hi Krisha..." He greeted me.

        "Hi Selva...anything important?" I asked him straight because Adith was just a wall away and he did not like me talking to Selva.

       He sighed and told me "Today is my birthday."

            "Awe..that's great. Happy birthday Selva, have a great year ahead. " I wished him whole heartedly and he gave me a big dairy milk roast almonds.

             That was my favorite chocolate, I kept it on my table and was talking to him, he invited me for a party that night at his house.

        "Come on Krisha... Everyone is coming, Alka will also be there so you'll not be bored." He tried to convince me.

        "I'll think about it Selva anyways thanks for inviting." I told him smiling.

     "She's not coming anywhere." Answered Adith from behind.

         "Excuse me.." Replied an annoyed Selva.

       Adith threw a pile of files on my table and told me " You have to report me by studying these files, tomorrow. I want you to find out the reason behind the failure of these experiments. " he told me.

        "What is your problem? she works in your team but that doesn't make her a slave Mr.Adith." told Selva looking straight into his eyes.

     I saw Adith fisting his palm and I knew, what was coming next? Before the situation could get worse, I escorted Selva out of my cabin.  

          "Selva listen, we'll talk about it later okay. Now leave.... Please for my sake." I pleaded him and he left my cabin.

             Adith was glaring at me with slow and steady steps he went to my seat and sat on it. "So Krisha is going to attend a party. She's enjoying life." He spoke with so much authority.

     Adith's word stings like a scorpion. He was mentally torturing me with his every actions and words.

       "Take that." He told gesturing the table. I took the files, he threw on my table moments ago.

        "I asked you to take that bloody chocolate." Told Adith raising his voice. I took the chocolate confused.

        " Throw it into the bin. " that was rude.

         "Adith but it wa-" he didn't let me complete and stood up from my seat "So Krisha learned to back answer Adith!" He exclaimed.

      I threw the chocolate into the trash can without any option. He told me that I had to submit him the files tomorrow morning without fail and left my cabin.

     How much work could I do alone? My head started aching ignoring it, I concentrated on my work.

       Minutes later Alka entered my cabin "Aren't you coming for the party? Come on Krisha push the work tomorrow if we didn't start now we'll be late. Go home, change and come there. I'll text you the address. " Alka was really exited about the party.

       "Alka actually I have some important work so... you go and enjoy." I tried convincing Alka and succeeded after fifteen minutes.

     Everyone left our office except me and Adith. I got a call from my mom " Krisha... Ayyo.... what will I do please come home fast daddy's suffering." She told me panicked stopping my world.

         "Wha... What are you saying mom? How? What happened? " by the time, I stood up from my chair and walked fast towards the door.

           "Krisha come fast his condition is getting worse." The moment my mom told me those words, I ran but hit someone on the way, it was Adith. "Where are y-" I didn't let him complete instead pushed him aside and ran towards the exit. Nothing was important to me in this world than my daddy.

         On the way I got a call from my mom, she told me that they had reached the hospital and asked me to come straight to the hospital. My eyes were flooding with tears, I couldn't even think of a second without my daddy.

        I reached the hospital and there my mom was waiting outside the ICU. After seven hours of torture he was out of danger. I thanked the doctor, by then it was around three in the morning.

           I sent my mom home to take some rest and come in the morning whereas I stayed back in the hospital. Two days passed, I didn't move an inch, Alka called me and I told her about my family condition and asked her to inform my leave.

                 Finally, I breathed properly when my daddy was shifted from the ICU. Thank god! we had enough money to meet his medical expenses what if I have left this job and continued working in a bakery?

     I just couldn't imagine.

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