All Chapters of Symbiosis: Growth of Lichens in Ochre soil: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“Aren’t you going to say that I attacked Jina, next? When in truth it was her, who seduced me! She might have acted all righteous before, but today it was her who made the first move on me. I am a man, and it’s natural that I get attracted to such a woman. You barged into the room and kicked me, without even enquiring what the situation was. Isn’t it because you couldn’t see your woman getting close to another man?” Leo narrated an entirely different story just like Anaya did. Shen Shaw looked at Jina and Chan with disgust and Jina sat there with her head low. Nanny Shu tried to make Jina talk, but she kept silent. Unexpectedly, Chan rushed at Leo Sun and punched him in the face. Leo Sun didn’t expect Chan to be so fast and fell down in the impact. Chan kicked him once, in his stomach and before he could kick another, Jina shouted at Chan to stop it. Chan turned to look at Jina but before he could say anything she begged, “Don’t. Don’t hurt him. Everything is my fault, okay? Leave

Jina and nanny Shu had to spend most of their savings to pay the deposit and a month’s rent for a small apartment. It wasn’t enough for them two, but still they were glad to have a place to sleep at least. Jina started looking for a job from the next day. For a good looking and smart girl like Jina, it wasn’t that hard to find part time jobs. Along with that she sent her resume to various pharmacological companies as she was specialized in that field.There wasn’t much response from the company recruitments, but Jina got a job as a storekeeper for a grocery store, which was enough to buy food for the two. She also prohibited nanny Shu from working outside, as it hurt her pride and made her guilty.Two weeks went by and everything was suspiciously calm. There was no information about Chan or where he went to. No one contacted him, nor did he contact anyone. There was no movement from Leo’s side too, as Jina had afraid. But it was the silence before the storm. Something big was approach

Nanny Shu returned after another hour and the scene welcomed her was of Jina lying in the hall over a file and some photographs. Nanny Shu’s heart skipped a beat on seeing that and she hurriedly went to check on her. Only when she realized that Jina was just sleeping, her breathing came back to normal.“Jina…wake up Jina. Why are you sleeping here, my girl?” Nanny Shu patted Jina slowly and waked her up.When Jina recognized nanny Shu’s voice, she stood up and hugged nanny Shu with all her strength. She then examined nanny Shu all over and hugged her again saying, “You are all right! Thank God you are alright. You aren’t hurt anywhere, are you nanny Shu?”Nanny Shu was stunned to hear that question. “Why would I be hurt? I just went for a walk outside. What are you imagining girl?” Nanny Shu said a lie, as she had gone to look for jobs in reality.“So you never met Chan? Or Leo? You never saw any of them or their men?” Jina asked to reaffirm everything.“No, I didn’t see anyone of the

Jina went on discovering the new house and decided to take an empty room in the ground floor itself. The house had a large courtyard and garden which were well managed. The backyard consisted of a greenhouse and a warehouse. There was also a gate that opened to a walkway, which seemed to lead long. The house was fully equipped with everything; even the kitchen cabinets and refrigerator were filled with newly brought items. The guards were stationed in the front and back, two each and there was an office arranged for them, adjacent to the house where there were two monitoring everything. Jina found that the office also held lodgings for the guards. The tight security was very suspicious. Jina wondered if it was to prevent her from escaping or was there something else? Jina waited for a whole day in that house alone. Nanny Shu called her many times and eventually she changed her phone number to a new one, which the guards had provided. The chief of them was called Tim Tim and Jina fou

Chan was also startled to have bumped into Jina like that. He held Jina and looked at her flustered face. He could identify that something was definitely wrong.“What’s wrong? Did anyone tell you anything? What happened?” Chan asked.Jina was more nervous to be close to Chan. So she shook him off and took two steps back. She nodded her head in denial and ran outside. Chan was surprised with Jina’s behavior but before he could go after her, Mr. P came to him to remind him of the next meeting. Chan hesitantly went with Mr. P.Jina quickly took a cab and went home. She first thought about escaping from Chan’s hold but then changed her plans. She decided to search the house to get any clues about her parents. If Chan has information about her parents and brother, then that means he either knows where they are or it is him keeping them as hostage.Jina thought about what Chan had told her. If she is kept untouched until now then that’s because the enemy wants something through her. If Neil