DAY : 42 contd
Valeria switched off the TV after hearing the news ...Her head throbbed with frustration and anxiety...She began to think ...Whose fault was it ? Theirs ? For believing in their captain...For deceiving people ...She was thinking while watching people passing by through window ...The apartment in which she lived was located on the first floor...Which meant she that she could easily see people passing by through the window ... The apartment was located in some suburban area with narrow alleys , shabby walls around small houses ...were characteristics of the town ...Stray dogs were also roaming around frequently ...Suddenly she saw a women who was wearing a fancy attire ...She wore maroon skirt and black sweater ...On the outside she looked like belonging to some rich family ...But after a while she fell down and began to throw profanities ...The way she spoke clearly suggested that what she was and what she presented were clearly two different things ...That is how a thought popped into her mind : ...Humans have many special powers ...One of those special power include the power of communication which is a way to present yourself or to form impression on others ...You can communicate via different ways ....The way you communicate with others is very important to convey your feelings ...Due to this Valeria decided to prepare a speech to be presented in the conference ... The speech which would sugar coat their mistakes in such a way that the research team will receive least possible damage ....She completed the speech in one hour ... After which she also decided to consult with the friend who had majored in arts ... She sent her message ...
IN THE ZERN : When everyone heard the news they became frustrated ...Distress , anxiety and all other frustrated feelings brewed in their minds ...How did it come to this ? It was obviously Layla's fault ...But weren't they also responsible for all the misfortunes that had happened in the research centre ...Meanwhile Michael came with his engineers to fix in special compartment built to stop back hole's radiation ...He had also heard the news ...He wanted to use this opportunity for himself as usual ...But he couldn't find any prominent researcher around ...It was because most of the researchers were gathered in Layla 's cabin...Michael was received by some amateur research physicists ...
Valeria entered into the research centre ...She had decided to return early because of the dearth situation ...When she stepped into Layla's cabin everyone stopped talking ...They all stared at her simultaneously ...
�VALERIA: Yo ...I am back ...Oh come on ...Stop staring at me ...I know I am pretty but please ...
At this everyone began to smile...Or roll their eyes ...The atmosphere of room turned light ...Valeria was like that ...One can say that she spreader happiness wherever she went...
LAYLA : I thought you wouldn't be back ...
VALERIA: How could you ?!( dramatically )I can never deceive the love of my life ...( winking at Zen )
ZEN : You heard the news ....( in a serious tone ) ...
VALERIA : Yep ...And that is why I prepared the speech ...which is perfect to be presented in the conference ...And I also think that Layla should deliver the speech ...
LAYLA : Good ...Well then show it to us...
VALERIA : I will send it in the group ...You all can check it on your own...
AFTER SOMETIME :
SHAWN : What the hell ! You have shifted all accusations on Layla ....
LAYLA: Which is all true...I think its good I will practice to deliver it Valeria ...Thank you...
SHEILA : You can be fired after this ...What will you do ?
LAYLA : Nothing ...Its not like I didn't know this would happen ...I was already prepared for this ....
SHAWN : Its not only your fault we all did this ...We are all responsible ...
VALERIA : Oh shut up ..Lover boy...Do you even know what she has done ...( angrily)
No one ever had seen Valeria in such form ...There are always some people who are so calm that when they become angry their anger scares others a lot ... Valeria was one such person ...Everyone became silent...No one had nothing to say ...
LAYLA:You are right ...I should take all the blame ...And I will ...
Michael heard everything she standing near Layla's cabin with his back leaning on the wall ...Looks like my plan worked ...
AT NIGHT : Layla was sitting in her cabin ...She was practicing her speech ...When her mind took her to past time when she was in university ...She always wanted to open the research centre ...She worked very hard ...She couldn't even recall how much sleepless nights it took to open it up ...She had built the research centre with her own savings and when it was not enough she begged for money ...She had to visit many govt institutes to present the idea...The humiliation she faced ...All those sufferings ...Were they all for nothing ? Only one mistake that is what it all took everything to go down ...Her all dreams...She even fought with her father...All for nothing ...Nothing at all... What was the way out of this misery and shame she will have to face ? Perhaps death ...She wanted to close her eyes and disappear from this world ....She never wanted to return ...Never...
SHAWN : May I come in ?( with pitiful eyes )...
LAYLA : You may ?
SHAWN : I don't know what to say ...
LAYLA : I know ...( smiling softly...
SHAWN : I ...I know that this isn't going to help but I am here ...I am always here for you ...
LAYLA: Then can you hug me ? ( opening her arms)
SHAWN : What ? ( clearly embarrassed ) ...Sure ...(Opening his arms )...
Layla was sitting while Shawn was on the other side of the table ...He just opened his arms without saying anything ...
LAYLA : ( laughing) Do you want me to jump over the table and hug you ...
SHAWN : What ? ...Oh no ...I will come to your side ...
LAYLA( still smiling ) : You don't need to ...You have already made me feel better ...
But out of nowhere Shawn hugged her ...
SHAWN : Everything will be fine ...Don't worry ...
As soon as it happened Layla burst into tears...