Lethal Obsession

oworker requested, passing her the tray. She gave her a nod a

e offer at that company. But sadly, she didn't. When she was back at the cafe, they already had hired someone else at her place. Stressed and tensed, she went to every lengths to acquire a job so atleast she could get grocery for the house. And atlast after numerous efforts, she got one but they paid less. At the same d

he work load was too much and given the hard work she was put

o. 7!" Alina, her co-worker, brought her out of r

e paying just 7500, that weren't enough as Amna's medicines were expensive

na," she said to Alina, while giving the order

kitchen as Sheharzaad once again reta

b?" Alin

But it's of night... like night shi

he

lue....something, I don

ch do t

literally 30,000 a month. But I was hes

good. Atleast you should give it a shot," Alina

l it's

lieve me. And if there would be something fishy th

here and check the status of t

u won't step in, you won't

I will giv

.

tion which that man had told her. It was one of the cu

ea wasn't too rushy and crowdy. Quiet abandoned. Yet the exterior of the building was posh and o

agant for her liking. It wasn't that she was judging but she knew how receptionists dressed and she was too much dressed up for the job. And her clothes were tight and revealed e

e could dress up as she wanted. And she was no

le applying highlighter on her cheekbones as

ld, recalling t

while moving the make up br

annoyed by her attitude. She was talking to

ntly looked towards her. She eyed Sheharzaad from head to toe while c

arzaad?" She asked

es

shift will start fifte

d of a jo

uniform there as well as directions. That way," The receptio

d about this place. She could feel danger bells in her ears but

onist, she stopped in her tracks and retreated

to the reception and saw that woman, still busy i

side of phone, "that girl is here. I'

spicious but the way she said

before? Would I have to send someone after party?" She asked

arrangements done," Sh

es moved and saw a man approaching the reception. He was wearing a mask. Sheharzaad's

vailable?"

uest coming sir but I

appening infront her eyes. That receptionist was literally opening the but

unbuttoned her front giving th

eft wide-opened, wit

w that man holding the edges of her shirt an

's eye as she immediately h

r as she moved towards him and sat on the table infront him. And that person also began to mo

colors as she saw the obscene

still in a shock to digest what she saw w

harz

ame person who refe

the end of corridor. She immediately norma

anything?" He asked, w

in

ut to step back, when she stopped

y that?" She asked,

ike a maniac and now her heart began to beat a mile a minute. He was

patted and speedily ran away when he lunged a

o bite at his thumb but he slap

obody came when she saw him tak

all this, Sheharzaad," he said, vic

ged at her. Finding the opportunity, she manag

Her eyes widened when she turned her head to the side and saw that man rushing towards her.

er footing making her fall on the floor. She looked down at her leg and there was

go?" He asked,

I have done?" She

something you weren

ke that happen in Pakistan, why k

know what yo

t me just

te here or maybe sold out

..wh

d you prefer d

late him, "and what bad would I do to you or your organization? Nothing. I can't do any

g job here then that wouldn't have been a problem but not now. The timin

hen he pointed the gun at her and sa

would have to

ut of nowhere a bullet came from the left side and penetrated the temp

eyes widened. Her brain unable to process what just happened. A sharp ringing sound be

man,

murder

ve her head to the lef

ll die," a fai

and out of the premises of that hotel. She didn't look back to see who he was because if she

her till her death. More than that scen

...

on the floor played in her mind, repeatedly. Not an ounce of sleep reached her eye. She fel

was also kil

d actually made

had taken her to that room

kept on bringing a wave

body falling on the ground was

oo wrong. Anything could have happened to her tonight. She near missed the death. Even that unk

d in those thoughts that would lead her to nowhere rather make her more anxious. She wanted to b

or you'

umps to rise on her skin befire she drifted in

wa

....

on the phone, "no freaking way!" She reiterated, her

he person on the other

u so much!" She repeated while feeling h

can join from today," the

llest as soon as the call was off

ned? Are yo

M!!!

ppened,

at? I GOT A

reat. From w

ieve!" She tol

l, tel

Enterp

y. How

I DON'T KNOW!

me they have hired the

ut they have ca

post sheha

n't k

r four candidates a

hink so. Umm.... maybe yes or maybe no,

as already passed and Amna was fine now. Sheharzaad had told Amna about what happened last time at the company and she was still on the job hunt as wherev

thinking so much, Amna? That com

ou Sheharzaad," Amna told. Sheharzaad had told her about that incident and Amna

worthy. It's multi national, you know. I

till looking at her with

you'd

f to my office," She smiled and rushe

fate pla