The word manager, had accelerated her heartbeat… it felt more like “a Murderer.” She entered the conference room… it was
as chill as the meat section of a supermarket…
The manager came near the door, carrying a laptop
computer in one hand and a holding his mobile phone in the other hand talking
to someone. Her hands left the trace of sweat on the lemon green table.
Pushing the glass door with his hips, the
manager entered the room. She skipped her breath till the time he settled down…
“Ten years I have been working in this company
and four years as a manager never in my life I have come across an employee
like you…” the manager said.
“I feel shame for you” she thought. She was
looking at her fingers while the manager kept on talking. The ring which her
mother had asked her to wear… why? Because some pandit said “isse kaam mai man
lagaege.”
How her life was been controlled by a planet
somewhere which she has never seen and how this ring is going to protect her…
but no matter whatever the planet does blame is only for humans.
“Do you want to say something?” the manager
asked which brought her back to the reality. Still looking at her hands she
nodded… the manager got another call…
She wanted to scream. The only promotion that
she has got is in doing errors and the one for which she was sitting here was
father of all…
Now she was not worried about the reputation
rather she thought it was a clear termination… Should she plead not to throw
her out or let it happen, was God doing this to her?
She remembered the day when her arts teacher
had made her wait after school and had called her mother inside the school.
“Her talent, dedication and hard work towards
acting is unbelievable let her do her studies and don’t let her loose her
acting skills…” her teacher had said. Everyone in the staffroom agreed and
smiled except the math sir.
She was sure she will be a best actress… but
from that day onwards till today everyone did their best acting beside her…
Her mother and father acted so well in being
good parents and making her believe how important education was over this
acting nonsense… How there are kids who don’t even get formal schooling…
How God acted well that her arts teacher left
the school and the new teacher picked favorite students over the talented one…
All she did was acted to be a good student,
good daughter… so good that others took advantage of her… now she was trapped,
she did not believe in God anymore…
There was no way out, one job after another,
then another and get married have kids over… but she wanted to make her dream
come true…
She looked at the person sitting in front of
her… got up and walked out of the conference room… “Hey! How did the meeting
go?” she heard someone ask but did not pay attention and walked out stood at
the edge of the open terrace…
She stood there breathing hard and deep…
It was only after some time a girl screamed that
someone fell of the terrace…
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