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A very wise man once said, "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly."
Let's confess.. We all have been through this at some point...
"Oh no no no no, this is not happening. Your motorbike can't ditch me like this," panicked Pete.
"Did you just get mad at her?" David wouldn't let anyone talk shit about his beloved.
"Whatever, just drop me to my restaurant if you don't want me to be late on my very first day!"
Today was the most important day of his life. He has finally established his own restaurant. He wanted everything to go smoothly as per set plan.
David tried to figure out what was wrong with his bike. He had just bought it 2 days ago from the secondhand market. Being a freelancer, it wasn't easy for him to save up all the money. His employees never paid him on time. They would stall him for days, even weeks before making a payment. But this didn't diminish his passion and love for photography. He freelanced as newspaper reporter or modelling photoshoot.
Pete realised David has no clue to what he was actually trying to find. He felt a bit sad for him, he wished he could stay back until his best friend fixed his bike, oops, wife. David was his only friend. They had known each other for years now. It's true, one true friend is better than ten fake ones.
He ran his fingers through his hairs impatiently when he saw the bus. He signalled the bus to stop, hoping that it will. Well, it did stop. Pete grabbed his bag and jumped onto the bus. Luckily, one seat was still empty. He plopped down and let out a sigh of relief.
He was on the bus for 10 mins now, when a lady grabbed his attention. She looked tired, her hairs were straight and looked as if the owner rarely gets time to pamper them; but what really caught his eyes were the lonely look radiating from those brilliant blue eyes.
Pete suddenly let out a small chuckle. The girl was quite short, she was standing there- holding the pole, eyeing the holders hanging overhead wishfully. She looked quite... amusing.
The bus was getting loaded more and more with passengers. But that was not quite a bad thing considering the bone chilling temperature today.
The girl somehow seemed to be ill at ease. He assumed she was being disturbed by the guy behind her. Pete decided to exchange positions with her, when she suddenly started gasping for breath. And then, out of the blue, she fainted!
Pete noticed the guy at her back was eyeing her with not-so-innocent eyes.
He got up and lifted the girl up, placing her limp figure on his seat. Her face was covered with sweat. Her lips were dry. Sweating on such a cold day? Pete frowned. He could get a vague idea further analysing his observations. Hmmm, this might be the cause..
Co-passengers eyed her with worry and confusion. Pete decided to guard her to avoid any further mishap. When the bus finally stopped infront of the hospital, Pete asked a lady if she could help him take her to the hospital.
She was admitted in the general ward. He completed all the formal procedures of admission after requesting the lady to stay with her.
" Don't mind, but I have something urgent to do. I can't stay with her any longer" the lady nagged when he returned to the ward.
Urgent?? Yes urgent!!! Pete was about to say something but the lady abruptly stood up and walked out of the room.
"Gosh! I am fated to be late on my first day."
He sat near her bed. She was frowning. The doctor earlier had put her on an I.V drip. It would take hours to finish. She was frowning in her unconsciousness. He was about to touch her frown when her phone rang.
'Maa' the caller ID read. He quickly picked up the call and described the situation in one breath. The lady panicked. She noted down all the necessary details and said she would be there as soon as possible.
Pete felt Extreme relieved when he heard it. Finally, he could do what he originally needed to do. He gave a last look to the patient and left for his destination.
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"No.. please don't" Angelina was sobbing, hoping he would stop trying to violate her.
There was a metallic sound. She heard a suppressed laughter. Angelina went from wide eyed to forcefully shutting her eyes once she him pull his pants down.
"Please... Stop" she begged again..
Her eyes snapped open. Angelina saw white. When her eyes finally focused, she realised she was in a room. "Oh no, I was supposed to submit the report!" she thought to herself as she tried to sit up.
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"Miss. Ray, what do you take your seniors as? If you thought it was a waste of your time to follow our instructions, you could've atleast said so. You were never so irresponsible. I am very disappointed in you."
Angelina narrated the whole incident truthfully. She was working hard since the first day. She never took her job lightly. Maybe owing to her good reputation, she was allowed to have a day off. She was relieved, atleast she saved her ass from getting fired.
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Angelina laid in her bed enjoying the meal her mother was feeding her.
She felt like she has never had a good meal like this in a very very long time. She missed her mom, specially her cooking.
"You should take care of yourself as well, kid" Mrs. Ray said softly.
She regretted not being able to stay with her only daughter. "She has lost so much weight. She must be skipping her meals." Thinking this, Mrs. Ray decided to cook a few meals and store it for her. ************************************ When she woke up, it was 5:59 am. Angelina came out of her room only to find her mom preparing breakfast.
She went to washroom and freshened up. Meanwhile, Mrs. Ray laid down a table full of breakfast. It has been months since she last had such a delicious breakfast.
"Maa, stay with me for a few days na".
"I wish I could , baby."
Angelina held her hand, and insisted "Maa, I am earning now. I can take care of you, trust me. You are not getting younger. You should rest and fulfill all your dreams."
Mrs. Ray smiled gently, "Daughter, if your husband asks you to stop working, would you agree?"
Marriage.. she wasn't sure if she could marry anyone in this lifetime anymore..
"But these two topics aren't even relevant."
"It is. I want to rely on myself as far as I can. Of course, if you wish to take care of me, next time when you visit home, cook something delicious and surprise me. " She suggested.
*********************************** I know these two chapters were kind of boring, but I promise next chapter onwards the real fun begins.
I am excited for the next chapter. Guess why? Isn't it obvious? It's time for Pete and Angelina to meet formally!!!
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