Chapter 2 - Abide by my conditions (1/2)
7 YEARS LATER-
It's 6:00 in the morning.
Sun was warm and cozy, tempting people to sleep a little longer. Flowers emitted soothing fragrance in the air while birds chirp outside, asking people to wake up.
A beautiful villa was built on a mountain surrounded by lush green forest, basking in the beauty of nature.
A forlorn figure was sitting in the cold basement of the villa, typing some difficult codes at a speed of light on the computer as if these codes were saved inside her brain, and she was just copying them as if it was just a child's play for her.
The beautiful nature has nothing to do with her. Being too engrossed in her work she even forgot about the beautiful scenery around her.
Although the basement was cold, it was more like a high tech science lab equipped with the latest technology computers and mechanical equipment, papers with complicated designs scattered on the table and a lot more crumbled into a ball, rolling on the floor.
'DING'
Suddenly her concentration broke by the sound of her phone, indicating a message received...
[Will arrive at 3:00 a.m.... Be prepared]
She frowned, her expression turned dark. Taking a deep breath she calms down herself before replying to the sender.
[Ok... I hope you will abide by my conditions]
'DING'
The Reply came: [ Rest assured, everything will be at your terms]
She saw the message but didn't reply any further. Keeping the phone aside she went back to typing the codes, but after 15 minutes of trying hard, she let out a deep sigh.
'Argh.... Why the hell people disturb me while I'm at work?' Putting her head down on the table she whined, 'my whole day is f*cked.'
She got up from her work station and stretched her body to ease her tensed muscles. She walked outside the room towards the lobby to take the capsule lift that opens in her library.
From there she climbed the stairs to her bedroom and freshened up before she went to the back garden to practice Yoga.
An hour went by like this, she was practicing yoga facing the north and suddenly sensed someone's presence behind her...
Without any further delay, she turns around reflexively in a defensive posture but noticed it was her butler standing with a towel and a bottle of warm water in his hand. She let out a deep sigh, ” Uncle Tom you scared me..” Being annoyed by his intrusion, she complained.
Butler Tom along with his wife has been serving for her for the last six years, taking care of her every need diligently and never slacked off from performing their duties.
Inside this magnificent modern style villa, only three of them lives and both husband and wife treat her like a daughter.
Hearing her complain butler Tom apologized curtly, promising to announce his presence from next time and hand over the towel and water to her.
”Miss. What would you like to have for breakfast?” butler Tom asked.
Hearing his purpose of the visit she didn't speak for some time.
Butler Tom realized that something was off about her for the past 3 days. He was worried that something was bothering her, causing her to skip her meals and rest.
She has been working relentlessly for the last 3 days and hasn't taken a nap for a single minute. It's just now that she finally stepped out after three days and practice daily routine.
”Uncle... Ask Aunt Mary to make porridge for me at breakfast.” Just when he was about to ask her if something was bothering her, he heard her say.
Butler Tom nodded his head in affirmation. ”Anything else with it? You seem to be a little weak! How about a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice? It's your favorite after all. I just plucked some fresh oranges from the garden in the morning.” He suggested.
”Good!” she replied shortly. Handing over the towel back to Butler, she went straight to her bedroom to freshen up.
After taking a bath, she blow-dried her silky long jet black hair, wear blue denim shorts with a white shirt, tieing a knot in the front and matching it with a pair of white sneakers. By the time she came down to eat breakfast, it was already 9:00 in the morning.