Blessed by rays

Chapter 1

Raine POV

There was a shrill sound echoing in the basement. My body shuddered with fear. I was in a confusion whether to go down or not. But someone is in trouble. I need to save the poor soul. Slowly I started to walk down the stairs. My grip on the rail was strong since my legs were shaking with fear. I could able to hear some woman pleases. Oh god please save her. I turned the knob with my trembling hands.

My eyes started to look for the voice. A woman was tied in the chair by someone. A well-built man was standing in front of her. I was not able to see his face. The woman was weeping in pain. Her face was covered with blood. I could feel her pain. Anyone could feel her pain if they put their shoes in her place.

I went closer to get a clear view of that person. He suddenly turned towards my side and smiled evilly at me. I was not able to see him clearly since the place was dark. Shivers went through my body at his stare. He leaned over that woman, and he bit her on her neck. The woman cried helplessly and died in that chair.

I was not able to breathe and my legs became light. RAINE wake up dear... Shh, it's just a bad dream... Please wake up baby girl... My eyelids were sticky due to my cries. I struggled a lot to open my eyes. My sister gave me a cup of water. I slowly drank it to quench my thirst. She was looking at me sadly. I opened my mouth to assure her. But nothing came out. Words got stuck in my throat.

I squeezed her hand to make her know that I was okay. She stared at me for a long time before giving me a bear hug. I was melting in her tight hug. This was her way to tell me that everything was gonna be okay. I forget to introduce myself I am Raine. And I have a sister Maria. The one who accompanied me in my ups and downs.

My father hates me. He thinks I am the reason behind my mother's death. Of course, I killed my mom. I still have that incident fresh in my memory. If I had been careful at that time, I might not have lost her. She always calls me her little joy. I miss her warmth and her beautiful smile.

I am a complete resemblance to her. With black hair, petite body, and blue eyes. My sister is just the opposite of me. She has blonde hair and grey eyes. She is more beautiful than me. My father likes her more. Someone was walking towards my room. With the sound of the shoes, I figured it was my father.

My body started to shiver and my heartbeat was going high. Anyone inside the room could hear the beat sound. My sister assured me that nothing was going to happen. But I know the reality.

The door handle moved downside and I could see his dirty black shoes. He asked my sister to go to her room. She was eying me and father and finally went out. Even though my father liked her no one should question his authority. He finally turned his attention to me. He came near me and took a fistful of my hair tightly. He slapped right across my face. I could taste the metallic smell of my blood on my lips. "You, unfaithful dog where is the breakfast?"

He removed his leather belt from his hip. Gather yourself for the pain Raine. He started to beat me with his belt everywhere on my body. It was not new to me. I was used to this pain. My eyes were drooping slowly. He made me look into his face and said "You are a disgrace to my family. If I have the power to kill you, I will do it once. ". My lips started to quiver at his deadly stare. "Fa...Father". Another slap sound echoed in my room.

How could I forgot that I should never call him Father? And Finally, I wrapped my mind and replied "Master, the slave will prepare your breakfast within 15 minutes". "Better be it on my table within 15 minutes or else you will not like to see the consequences". He left the room once he said this. I made my way to the kitchen and started to do breakfast. I have prepared 4 pancakes along with maple syrup.

I placed the breakfast on the table and made my way to my room. I was allowed to eat dinner only. Sometimes my sister will share her food with me. But if it goes to my father's ears then I am dead meat on that day. I turned to watch the time and it was past 8 30 AM. Oh my god! I need to get ready for my office. You will be surprised right that my father allowed me to work.

My family runs on my salary only. My father became addicted to alcohol after my mother's death. So, he allowed me to work. I can't even take a penny from my salary. But I could pay the fee for my sister. She is a final year MBBS student. I am so proud of her. Like something good in bad. I accepted this life. What can I do else? I stared in the mirror while getting ready.

I lost most of my muscle in body and face. My eyes were covered by black circles. There were some blood stains under my lips. I applied some dinger over it. I muffled my cries and braided my hair. Finally, I applied some concealer all over my face to hide all my reddish marks. I tied the watch on my right hand. I have a strong connection with this watch because it belonged to my mother. The one thing which she left for me. It always gives me the strength to face all the problems in my life.

I took the cycle and went to my office. I heard whispers on the way to my cabin. "Hi, Raine". I was greeted by my only friend Serena. She was the only one who supported me in the office. She is a bubbly girl liked by everyone. Like I was not bullied by anyone in the office. But none of them like me to befriend. I asked her silently "Why everyone is fidgeting about something"? "The CEO of the company is arriving today. You know about his look. He has a five-o clock shadowed face. Every girl will faint at his feet".

Already she started to blabber about some unknown face. Don't mistake her. She will always have this lovely dovely effect over good-looking guys. "Serena stop it okay. He is the CEO of our company, not some teenage boy. Go and start your work". "Gosh, you are always boring Raine.". I stuck my tongue at her and went to start my work.

I have a hell lot of work today. I need to complete 10 scripts of coding today. I logged in my account and started to do my work. There was mail stating that all the employees were needed to summon in the common room after lunch to welcome our CEO. Someone tapped on my shoulder.

I turned and looked at the angry Serena. I looked at my watch oops its post two o clock.

"You know Martin Cooper didn't invent the cell phone to keep in the showcase. Do you know how many times I have called you? My tummy is scolding me for not feeding her.". Of course, she started with her annoying tantrums.

"Okay ok okay sorry angry kitten I have forgotten to turn my phone silent on. Now free your muscles. Don't be tensed. You will get aged quickly ". "Again, a death glare from her". "If the queen has finished her work shall we go for our lunch".

"OK drama queen please take the lead". I have no money to buy food for me. Serena doesn't know about my family completely. But she knows that my family doesn't provide me any pocket money. She always brings me homemade food. She is such a good soul to help me. "Yummy, Potato fries, and sandwich". She is always after food. I laughed silently and start to eat my food. I was not able to have more than 5 or 6 bites. My tummy was full.

Serena always scolds me on my poor diet. But what could I do? My intestines shrank due to my poor diet. Everyone has gathered in the common room. The room became silent. I came to know that the CEO's name is Xavier, and he is a cold-hearted man. He needs everything to be perfect. One mistake you would be out of the office. That was the only mantra applicable to him. I made sure that I should not face him in the following days. "Hello Everyone". The voice did inexplicably give me goosebumps. There was a strong aura radiating from him.

"I am Xavier the CEO of this company. I hope everyone is working fine. I need to promote this company to the next level. So, I expect all of you to give your best". I held my face down during the entire meetings. I was scared to look at him. "Okay everyone can continue your work". That's it no thankyou or bye to the team. Surely a Cold-hearted person. Okay, enough of him I went to the cabin and started my work. It was already 5 o clock. I packed my things to go home. I looked for my cycle in the parking lot. It was crashed badly by someone. And to add pain to my misery rain started to fall. I was drenched in water. I don't know who did this. And I have no energy to find also. I started to walk towards my house.