The alarm was ringing but Brian was not in the mood to wake up. Suddenly, his phone too started ringing and he picked it up abruptly. He put the receiver upside down on his ear and answered.
“Heelo” Brian said in sleepy voice.“What is the day today?” the person asked on the phone from the other side.“Huh!!!” Brian made a voice. He was already sleepy and he also did not understand the question.“Day Brian!!! What is today’s date?” the person on the other side of the receiver asked angrily. It was a female voice.Brian opened his eyes with great effort and checked his phone to see the date. He woke up with a jerk hurting his back lightly after seeing the date.“I am sorry!!! I am so... so sorry!!! I will be there on time I promise” Brian said while standing on his bed. He put down the receiver and then he realized he was using it in the wrong way but he had no time to think about that. He was running late to start that important day. Brian tried to run to the bathroom but in his hurry, he tripped from and hurt his ankle. It was definitely not his day. He was finding it difficult to walk properly. It seemed like he hurt his ankle too hard. That was not good news if he had some serious injury. He went to bathroom, took a shower. As he had no time for the breakfast, he decided to run for his destination. He was limping a little and had little pain but it was not the major issue for Brian at that time. He needed to reach somewhere first.It seemed like whole city was out on the road at that day and there were too many traffic signals which seem like going red as Brian reached there. When Brian was driving, he noticed a flower shop and he parked his car on side. He crossed the street by walking and brought a bouquet from the old lady who was also the owner of the shop. Brian was very happy with the flowers he brought, and he was sure that these flowers will get him the apology he was begging for so long. Brian looked at those flowers and smelled its fragrance. He was delighted with it. His stare suddenly fall onto his watch and he remembered that he was running late. He practically started running to his car and he was not being very careful while doing it. It happened suddenly and Brian understood nothing until it was too late. There was an accident!!!Brian was hit by a car!!!After the accident, the car driver did not stop and he ran away but Brian was hurt severely. There was blood all over the road and Brian soon started losing the vision. The crowd started gathering around Brian. Brian heard faintly someone calling ambulance and Brian turned his head while struggling to keep his eyes open. He looked at those flowers in his hazy vision dispersed on the road and he saw his blood rail reaching to the closest flower petal, soaking itin his blood. He was devastated looking at those flowers and he was in lot of pain but he could not resist closing his eyes anymore. He gave in to his injury and unconsciousness.It was not suppose to happen but it did.It was not how Brian planned for this day to go but it did.But what did Brian plan?Where was Brian going?For whom those flowers were brought?There were so many unanswered questions and now there was only waiting for Brain to wake up so that those questions could be answered but it will happen only if Brian will ever wake up.Will he?**********Jerika was a confident and strong woman as her name suggest. She was truly an emperor in her field and in her skills but her strength and her positions was questioned and she was in trouble. It was not a new thing for a woman in society to be questioned for hr status and for her real powers just because she is a woman but story here was a little bit different. Jerika was not fighting with the society, she was fighting with herself with the only agenda in her mind to prove herself the potent and valuable member of the organization she as working for. Jerika worked for the government. She worked in the research and development division for the government and she was a scientist herself. But her work was more like that of a businessman than a scientist. She upgraded herself like that. She liked to come up in front and make valuable decisions and be a part of it rather than following someone’s orders. She wanted a field work and she did hard work to get to the position she was in. it will not be wrong to say that she did more hard work than anyone of her colleague, especially the males one as woman need to work hard for the position and status to be taken seriously within the society. It is the harsh truth and Jerika knew it. But the best part was. She was not afraid from it. She was ready to work hard.But will she have the success she is looking for?**********After two weeks...Brian was in hospital. Brian was lying in the hospital bed when he started shaking. The nurse on duty was shocked and ran for the doctor while Brian opened his eyes.Brian woke up and doctors came to check on him. Brian was too weak and he could not understand much what was going on around him but he knew he was in hospital consideringthe environment and everybody’s uniform. He looked around but his vision gain went hazy and he fainted again.After few hours,Brian woke up but this time he was in much better state. He tried to stand but he felt his leg to be very heavy. He removed the blanket from him and realized that there was a fracture in his left leg. He was also having pain in his back. There was no one in the hospital room. He needed answers and he could not move at all. He decided to wait for a little bit more so that a nurse or doctor or any visitor can come and to provide him with some answers. Brian realized his head was too hazy and it was too aching. He was worried that he will again lose consciousness and his questions will again remain unanswered. He could not bear that. Brian stood up with great difficulty wincing in pain. He dragged his body outside the hospital room. He was walking while taking support of furniture or wall. He was lucky that his room was not too much away from the reception. There were few more people standing on reception for inquiry with the receptionist and the receptionist seems like amateur. She was not able to properly handle the public in front of her and it made her frustrated.Brian walked to the reception area while limping.“Hello!!! Hello!!!” Brian called the receptionist but the receptionist was busy with other person.“Madam!!! I received a call from this hospital and they said my wife was hurt. Can you tell me in which room she is?” the man asked.“Are you sure the call came from this hospital only?” the receptionist asked the man in front of her.“Of course!!!” the man replied annoyingly.“Sir Can you give me her name?” the receptionist asked the man who was asking for his wife.“Wait!!! I need help” Brian cried while wincing in pain. He was about to take a fall but he took a support of the receptionist table to keep standing and in response to it, other stuff like some files and a frame fell on the floor which helped Brian in getting attention from the receptionist.“Oh my God!!! What are you doing here? You should not have come out of the bed. Go back!!!” the receptionist yelled at Brian.No... Please Listen!!!!Brian tried to say something to the nurse when he felt a strong blow over his head like someone hit him. He tried to turn around but his injuries made him trip and fall on the floor. All Brian could see was the person’s shoes. Brian recognized those shoes very well as he himself was big fan of shoes. It was 1950s Monk Black Vintage shoes. Brian’s consciousness again gave in and he fell unconscious.Brian tried to say something to the nurse when he felt a strong blow over his head like someone hit him. He tried to turn around but his injuries made him trip and fall on the floor. All Brian could see was the person’s shoes. Brian recognized those shoes very well as he himself was big fan of shoes. It was 1950s Monk Black Vintage shoes. Brian’s consciousness again gave in and he fell unconscious again.The man say X carried Brian in his arms and took him back to his room. The man put the Brian’s body on the hospital bed and went away.Brian on the other hand once again fell into the land of dreams.***** Brian’s dream starts *****Brian was waiting on the garden bench for someone. He had a book he was reading but that was strange. He does not like reading the books. He was more like a movie person but that book was special. It was her wife’s favorite book, Nebulous (Evil within) but where was his wife, Brian wondered. Brian
After the formal announcement, the time was to celebrate and there was a small party afterwards. Jerika was not in the mood to go in the party.“Ma’am… what are you doing here? Don’t you think we should go?” Martin asked Jerika. He knew that Jerika was upset because of the announcement. He knew that her boss really worked hard for the job but still she was not given the prize she deserved. Martin was feeling bad for Jerika and he knew that Jerika carry her sentiments and emotions too close to her. She easily surrenders herself to her pain and to her emotion and withdraws herself from all others. Martin had worked for Jerika long enough to know her character and her weakness. Martin knew that Jerika was the only woman working in the station and that was disadvantage for her because when at work place only men are present then it becomes difficult for any woman to work fairly but Jerika was still working with everything inside her and struggling f
Jerika went to the celebration hall with Martin and Martin gets busy with his lot. Jerika tried to avoid Antoine as much as she can but when she was alone to grab a drink for herself, he came into her direction. When Jerika noticed that she knew that it was too late to run away and now she has to listen to his stories and to his lies. Jerika drank the full glass in one go and she knew that it will hit her hard. Above that, she grabbed another glass of wine because she knew that she will not be able to handle Antoine without alcohol.“I never expected to see you here after such a long time” Antoine said. Jerika looked at Antoine who was standing beside her, putting one of his hands in his pant pocked and grabbing a champagne glass on other. Jerika knew he was trying to bluff his position and his smile and his whole existence was false… Jerika’s head was boiling with anger and her heart was thumping too fast. Jerika could feel her blood pressure growing
“The nature of this project!!!” Antoine asked to Jerika but he was more focused on people surrounding them and whispering about them. They were having nice gossip. A new Project Head fighting with the most potent colleague, what kind of message does that fight implies.“Yes!!! This is the similar project on which you were working two years back and then that accident happened and now when everything is prepared and when we just needed to launch it, you emerge as our leader” Jerika said. Antoine did practically nothing for this project and the headship was platted to him on the silver plate. It was just not right. It was completely unfair and everybody knew it but no one will say it because everyone was selfish and sycophant.“Either you are too drunk or too insane. You yourself just said that whatever happened two years ago was an accident and it was that. I mean whole world knows that so why are you trying to find the things in it which i
Jerika left and Antoine was clearly embarrassed by the whole scene created by Jerika. Everybody watched the fight between Jerika and Antoine and everybody was talking, whispering about it. Everyone got the hot topic for the day to discuss and Antoine was clearly embarrassed by everything. He placed his glass on the counter and went to balcony to get some air. His mind was repeating the Jerika’s words again and again. He had no idea what to do and how to solve the differences between Jerika and him. In the midst of his thoughts, Antoine’s phone blinked. He got someone’s message.[Meet us at conference hall now. Need to discuss the project detail and about the further proceedings]Antoine read the message. He breathes heavily because he did his job brilliantly and he knew that the management will be very happy by him.Antoine went to the conference hall and he saw the Mr. Riley sitting there.“You did not come to the party sir”
“You did not come to the party sir” Antoine said while taking a seat in the nearby table.“It is okay… I am enjoying myself from right here” Mr. Riley from the management said.“I did my job” Antoine said. Mr. Riley’s instructions to him were clear that firstly he needs to see if Jerika could be trusted and if not then anyhow she was needed to take out from this project. The means for removing Jerika was not important. Mr. Riley was ready to go to any length; he just cared about the ultimate result but Antoine did not want blood on his hand… not any more especially not Jerika’s. he was already guilty of killing his one friend… he did not know what he will do with other but he hoped for one thing that a day will come when Jerika and he will mend their differences and go back normal. It was a hope… a false hope because that was the only thing Antoine could do.“Oh… yes…
Brian woke up again and he still found himself lying on the hospital bed. He remembered his accident and also that someone hit him on the head earlier. Brian looked around to find someone. He wondered who hit him and why? There was no one in the room. His head was hurting. He tried to stand up and ran away but before he could make his escape, the nurse came inside.“Where do you think you are going?” the nurse said looking at Brian trying to get out of his bed. The nurses were anxious because of Brian. Whenever he gets up, he starts of going out… he tried to go away. It was like a constant eye was needed for him who can take care of him all the time.“I am not safe here. Let me go” Brian said trying to stand up but the medications on him were still making his head funny. It was like he was drugged. Was he really drugged?“It is a hospital… the safest place” the nurse said helping Brian to lie back on his bed. He
Jerika grabbed a glass and pour herself a drink. She put on some nice music and sat on floor in front of her couch resting her lead on it. She was reflecting on past two years and way before than that when she heard her door bell ringing. She avoided looking at it. She decided to ignore it. Whoever must be, the person will go away itself. Jerika was in no mood to entertain anyone right now but the door bell kept ringing. The only thing which was irritating Jerika was the fact that the continuous ringing was spoiling the atmosphere and the soft nice music Jerika played but still she did not get up to look at the person who was on the door because she had a hunch who it could be. If she was thinking the right person ringing the door then she must not open the door at all, even to make him go way because that will be a difficult task.The man did not stop there. The man was adamant in talking and meeting with Jerika and he knew how to pursue her to talk. The man went around the