Suit And Surrender

I am done.

I ran from there to Mr Rathod's office with one assistant and two guards running after me.
"Mam, you can't go inside like that." One of them said.
"Mam, please."
By then I was at Mr Rathod' office door.
I pushed the door, it opened and I went inside, he was standing there, his back was to me, looking through the wall of windows.
I looked around to see a very modern Interior, contrast of black and white. Luxurious furniture, Cried out Wealth and fortunes but lack coziness. Not a single frame of family. though my office is small but I have my mumma and papa's framed picture on desk.

Does he know I am in the his office?
Nonetheless, I cleared my throat to inform him about my presence.

"May I come in ?"
Finally, he turned around, his eyes wandering on me, from head to toe. And later directly into my eyes. I stared back,
"As if you are not already in."
He said.

"Sir, We tried to stop her but she didn't l--"

"It's okay, Cancel my 12 o'clock."
He said to Ms Gita while staring into my eyes.
And they left after closing the door behind them.
I didn't move from the place, I wanted to strangle him and at the same time wanted to kiss him hard.
I took few steps as he set on his chair.
I stood near his desk and closed my hands over my chest.
"Why?" I asked with as much angry tone as I came up with.

"What why?" He asked with his signature blank face.

"Don't act innocent, you and I we both know what the hell I am talking about."

He sighed and leaned back in his chair,
"Sit down."
He said pointing down at an empty chair next to me.
Well, I wanted to say fuck off but I did not, I wanted answers so I set down.

"I was sitting there from last 2 and half hour and you didn't have time to talk with me for five minutes."

"Well, It was only fair, right? You made me wait yesterday, remember?"

I glared at him.

"Oh I see, we don't like to test our own medicine, do we?"

God! Can he behave according to his age?
'Can you behave according to your age? Aarna. You started this first, now bare with the consequences.'
It was my mind but it sounded like the God himself was replying,

"Why?"
Finally, I asked the million dollar question.

"You had issues in developing the physical relationship with your boss."
He continued after a pause.
"So now I am not your boss, you have a new job, with higher position and bigger amount on check. problem solved with perks."

"Who do you think you are to decide that? " I asked angrily.

"Jayraj Singh Rathod.
Once I focus on my goal, I drive ahead and achieve it."

"And in achieving that goal you are hurting people in between. But you don't give a damn about that do you?"

"I will consider that as obstacles that come in every race, every true racer needs to get over with that obstacles."
Hearing that I stood up from my chair angrily.
"And If you thought that by removing me from Marshall's you will get in my pants then you are so wrong, Mr Rathod."

"MR construction now Ms. Patel. Marshall and Rathod. But how would you know that, you were busy doing that strike.
Don't put all the blame on me Okay... You were the one who went on a strike, I even Warned you about the repercussions and this was my counter attack. No-one threatens me. Not even you."
He said.

Am I equal to others? That hurt me more than It was meant to be.

My legs and hands were feeling weak so I put my phone on the chair beside me.
And there was some tears in my eyes but I controlled myself and said,

"So in return you snatched away my dreams from me. Wow, just wow."
I clapped.
"How can you?"

"Because I can." He said simply.
"The position that you got offered from the Richmond banking is bigger than your last one."
This time his tone was gentle but he still doesn't understand.
It's not about money or power that I love in Marshal's but the work and my colleagues there that I love.

"You don't understand anything do you?" I asked in smaller voice this time,
"It might be just a company or business for you but for me it's my whole fu*king carrier But you will not understand."
"Fuck you and your recommendation. Consider this is our last meeting. Asshole."

I turned around and left with slamming the door behind me, he did not stop me.
He looked shell shocked.

His move backfired on him, serves him right.

"Ma'am your bag."
Ms. Gita, gave me my bag with a sad smile, must be by looking at my tear smeared face.
"Thank you." I murmured.

I don't remember how I reached to my car in parking but I did somehow. 

I was driving aimlessly and stopped the car near a park and set on a bench.

It hurts to digest that you don't have the job you loved dearly but hurts more knowing it was done by the man whobis in your mind and body twenty four seven.
And for what exactly?
For completing his goal of having me.

After sitting there for long I went back to car and looked out for my phone but It was nowhere in the car or in my bag.
Then I tried to think,
"Sh*t, I put it on chair."

"I am not going back there to take my phone at all, I will buy a new one."
I murmured.
'but what about the photos and all the contacts.'
'Its synced with my mail so I can get it back.' I replied to myself.
I was done with this game, He can fu*k himself If he wants but I was not going to see his face ever again.

'Aarna, You can't do that. You cannot stop fighting.'

'I will not stop fighting, I will just stop fighting with Rathod. And yes I lost my job but the MR construction also lost a valuable employee like me. It's their loss too.
I will find a new job and on my own, I will rise there.'
I said with determination.

After reaching my Apartment, I inserted the key inside keyhole but the door was already opened.
"Ria, are you ea--?"
My mouth was opened with shock looking at the man who was standing inside my living room.

"What the hell are you doing here? And who let you in?"