Chapter -4

Casey P.O.V

After paying the cab driver I exited the cab and quickly rushed into my office, soaking from top to bottom and did not need to start on my makeup. I probably looked like a drenched cat . I ran towards the elevator.

“STOP!”. The doors shut on my face and I crashed into it.

Damn it.

I took the stairs by the lift , rushing up like I was chased by hounds of hell . My office was on the seventh floor and I had climbed up seven flights of stairs. I think the thing that lost weight is my legs because upon reaching my floor I could hardly feel my legs, my lungs were burning because of how fast I was running. The celebration around the cubical caught my attention. People had gathered around my junior and for some reason they were congratulating her . I put my bag down on my desk and asked with a smile “What is all this about?”.

My co-worker smirked and said “I have been promoted to assistant manager of the company”. Her words wiped the smile right off my face.

“Congrats” said through my grinding teeths and snatched my bag off the table .

“ I just need to use the washroom ”. My co-worker nodded with a fake pouty face. Her lips never looked more like she had been kissed by a duck or her lips might have stuck while kissing a vacuum cleaner . I do not know how people get attracted to lip enhancement surgery when the end is that.

I ran straight to my boss ' office and without knowing I barged in. My boss was talking on the phone and our company mascot was sitting opposite to him . They were both shocked to see me burged in the office. The mascot stood as the happy song of our company theme started playing from the recorder of its suit and began its signature dance. I never wanted to strangle someone more than at this moment.

“Mr Hodder I have to talk to the boss , if you do not move out of my face in a few seconds then I will make you go from Hodder to Horror”. It would be amusing to look at a man wearing a cute teddy bear costume with a song playing from it ,the teddy bowed its head and walked out. I waited till the door closed to rip my boss into a new one and from the way he was swallowing .

And this is the moment he knows he fucked up.

I went straight to my boss around the desk, grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up by it .

“Albert sir that promotion, that promotion, I have worked my butts off for five straight years. Not one , not two , not three , five straight years, I have brought this company clients after client and they never complained about my work. Did they ?” My boss shook his head no .I did not know how I pulled it off when he is quite muscular compared to my size . Never come between a girl's food or promotion then a beauty can turn into a beast and beat the shit out of you . If it was any other time I would not act like a female Hulk ready to send her boss into outer space. NASA will soon find his body, hopefully before his body is no more.

“I did the deeds and the fruit was taken by someone else. Samantha started later than I had , and could not do work without making mistakes. Then how in the world of Lucifer did she get the promotion?” I threw him back on his chair . I think my boss is more shocked to find that the girl who acts like a wet scared cat that can be bullied more easily than he did before suddenly becomes a wild fierce tiger .

“I will explain if you please sit down ”. He straightened his collar and pulled out a folder, “Casey you have been missing office from last few months, did not bring any new client, took less number of events than average , there were complaints from the clients and today you crashed the company car , police have taken the car away”. His wife will not miss him if his body is found in his office lying dead, would she?

“Instead of you, Samantha took over your clients and brought profit to the company”. We know how late night meetings have led to this promotion because no real work is getting done until and unless she takes out time of her beholding herself which is a myth.

“I have been missing work days for only three months and that is also very few because there were some problems going on in my life and I did bring new projects and it was not like I was sitting idly , I have been working. How can you judge my work based on just three months while I am working five years straight without taking any holiday . I was going through a rough patch so I let it loose but I still did my work.”

“You crashed the company car and the repair f*e is going to be deducted from your monthly salary.” My mouth was hanging open.

The guts of this man!

I stood up and put my hands flat on the table with a bang to lean close “First of all that is not a car that is a death trap, you can call something a car that has four wheels hardly attached to the base and God have mercy on that steering wheel my goodness! I am lucky that this thing did not come into my hands when I crashed into the other car. The only thing that worked was the brakes and what are you talking about deducting money last time Samantha crashed the new company truck and she did not have to pay a single dollar, so what do you have to say about that ?” I did not add that ‘you covered up for her’.

Upon hearing me he started stammering on his words like a last hand generator which is going to take its last breath soon.

“I do not know anything, it is the decision of the management . If you want to continue to work here you will accept it otherwise you can leave ”.

“Management’s decision or your decision?” I sat down back on the chair with legs crossed.“I am not going anywhere until and unless you change your decision”.

A Few Moments Later…….

“I am not moving a inch from here unless you are promoting me as the next assistant manager. Let me see who can move me”.

A Whole Entity Later………

I walked out of the office with a cardboard box filled with my belongings .

“Nobody cares about a hard worker. You will regret this day and when you come crawling back on your knees for my forgiveness and ask me to return, I will close my door in your face ” I said it looking at the security guard who was looking at me as if I have lost my mind which I might have.My phone started ringing just as I finished.Balancing the box on my other arm I received the call while walking on the sidewalk. I have to take the bus to go home because technically I am jobless and I am getting my check a few days after .

“Casey , I was going to call you to ask when are you going to leave work today?” Her words brought out the feelings that I was suppressing for so long . I covered my mouth, sobe broke through my body as tears rolled down my cheeks.

“Casey ,Casey my dear what happened? Casey, you are worrying me . Casey ”.

“Zazu, I lost my job. I…Th-ey have prom-oted Sama-ntha in my pla-ce. Whe-n I tried to pro-test against it.They sa-id either I acc-ept it other-wis-e I have to lea-ve the com-pany ”. Another sobe broke through my body.

“It's fine tonight. We are going to meet at the restaurant and we are going to talk it out. Do not worry we will find a solution ”.

If only she can solve my problem like a fairy godmother .