Metanoia

Burak parked his car outside the office building and entered with all his glory. As soon as he entered, his personal secretary came and briefed him about all the happenings of the day. He listened and shook his head. He went to his office and sat on the chair. His secretary brought his coffee and important papers including the CVs of the people that had come for the position of the financial officer. Burak started looking through the academic details of the people pursuing the job. As soon as his eyes fell on a specific CV, he was shocked. A girl of 20 years who only had a few diplomas for accounting had applied for such a post where even business graduates were rejected. He smiled at the audacity of the girl who applied so confidently at such a big company. He separated the CV from the others and started observing it. The picture of the girl was missing and only a name Malek could be seen. Her personal details were completely missing. He scoffed and brought his attention back to ot

Malek cringed on his voice and unknowingly moved towards Burak’s table. Burak felt angry on seeing another man flirting with her openly. He had the urge to protect her from the world as he saw the fear in her eyes. Her movement towards his table fluttered his heart.“Mr. John it would be better if you state your business instead of noticing things around here.” Burak said rudely as he stood from her chair. John shivered at his voice and came towards Burak, still peeking at Malek from his eyelashes.Malek quickly left the office and made a mental note to totally ignore the man if he came across her again. She thanked her God for this job and went smilingly towards the exit.She was in her won blissful place when she bumped into Izra. Izra who looked like a caked-up model glared at her and shouted,“What are you doing here?”“I am here for a job interview.” Malek said politely not wanting to create a scene he

Malek entered her home tired from all the happenings of the day. Why is the world a cruel place for girls out there? If a girl is working for herself for her family and wants to do something independently, the men think that they are desperate to do anything. Why does the world not think from a girl’s perspective? Malek sighed and shrugged away the thoughts as she hugged her mother from behind who was cutting cauliflower for preparing dinner. Rosie was startled but hugged her back, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “How was the day for my princess?” She asked. “So tiring.” Malek said and laid her head on the table as she sat. “Aww my baby. Just go and freshen up I will prepare some snacks for you and then you can take a nap. I’ll wake you up for dinner.” Rosie said and Malek lazily got up. Just then she saw a burn mark on Rosie’s hand. Rosie followed Malek’s gaze and quickly tried to hide the mark. Malek angrily looked at her mother and took her hand i

From the last few days, Malek was sensing someone coming to her room at night. She was a heavy sleeper but there was the sense of a presence near her when she was asleep. She shrugged it as being her dream but what type of dream was it that she has been constantly seeing since a week. Trying to keep her thoughts at bay, Malek quickly changed into her dress for today. It was career day at the company and students from universities who wanted to join the company were coming today to get an insight of the company. She wore a white trouser and shirt, with red embroidery along its sleeves and neckline, along with a maroon scarf around her neck. Her hair was in a high pony tail. She bid good bye to her mom and set off to the company. As soon as she entered, she saw hustle and bustle everywhere as people moved around. She scrambled towards her floor and entered the room. “Look everyone someone is looking hot today.” Laila whistled as she saw Malek. Malek’s cheeks bu

She felt stinging pain in her wrists as her eyes opened. The last thing her mind could remember was Izra cursing her and telling her that she would kill her mother. After that it was all a rush for her as she felt into unconsciousness. Malek tried hard to get her hands out of the steely grip but all in vain. She tried hard to remember anyone who was an enemy to her or her family. She didn’t harm anyone and her father and mother didn’t even know anyone close here.“Help. Is someone there? Free me, you idiot. What did I do wrong to you people? Free me this instant or it won’t be good for me. Please let me go I have to protect my mother. Try to understand.”She shouted at first but cried out at the end as she thought about her mother. Izra and her mother would make life hell for Rosie and she would never let that happen. Finally, there was an opportunity for her to take her mother away but someone kidnapped her taking out grudges on her. She