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Chapter 5 - IN SEOUL

Life in Seoul is pretty fast. I didn't even realize and already two months flew away like wind. However the life I dreamt of back in India is far from reality. No Lee Min Ho, no Ji Chang-Wook welcomed me but my only host were misery and pain.

It is true I got a full scholarship from my university and even got a place in university's dormitory. But my living expenses were still my responsibility. I decided to work part time and even found a few part time jobs for students. Fortunately unlike India, Seoul provides for various job opportunities for part timer students like me. I am working in one of the best five-star hotel and bar which gives me fairly good wage and I'm giving private tuitions to students.

My day starts with giving tuitions and then I attend my college and after that at night shifts I work part time in a hotel. After whole day of labour I hardly get any time for myself and due to this I am always tired and dizzy.

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One day, I was asked by my manager to serve in the club of the hotel. I was already in a bad mood as I received a call from Shivay that grandma's health suddenly deteriorated and he is in short of money this month. He asked me to help if possible. This kept me thinking what should I do in order to help my grandma get her treatment as soon as possible. Everything was going fine though I was in a bad mood until that unfortunate incident took place which made my condition even worse.

Life is all about contrasts, I realize it today. Here when my heart is beating at a slow pace worrying about my grandma I see all the people here in club dancing their soul out not caring about the world. 'What a contradicting situation' I thought. My heart ached while theirs' rejoiced on the unknown beats of music. I was serving one of the customer his drinks when suddenly the man who was sitting beside him held my wrist. He was a pervert, I could tell that within a second by just a single glance. He was a middle-aged man, by his looks he looked like a rich businessman but the way he looked at me, his eyes could not hide the lust for me. He gave me an evil look and then came close to me and whispered in my ear 'you got really good ass. I would like to bite and taste this Indian peach.'

His comment angered me so much that I could not stop myself from landing a punch on his face. No one ever tried to talk to me like this and this man must reap what he sow. But my move was a mistake as he became so furious. His lust for my body was now replaced with lust for my blood. He just wanted to kill me. He tightened his grip on me while I struggled to free myself. He started tearing apart my clothes. In that micro second I have already prayed to all the 33 crore gods and goddesses to save me from this wolf. I kicked him in his balls leaving him in intense pain and started running for my life. When I reached the road away from that man and the hotel, I started cursing him. He made me loose my job now. Since I angered the customer of that hotel I won't get the salary for the month and will be kicked out of the job.This was one of the conditions of my contract.I lost my job and now running away all because of that jerk. I hate him but what distressed me more was that I needed money for my grandma's operation. How will I manage to do this in such a short span of time and that too when I'm unemployed now. I was walking on the road lost in my own thoughts kicking a stone again and again. I was so lost in my worries that I didn't realize that a car moving towards me with a lightening speed. I could not understand what was happening, I was in a trance and couldn't even move a step.

Suddenly I heard the sounds of the breaks when the car stopped right in front of me and though the car didn't hit me but due to the shock I fell down on the ground and soon became the world around me turned black as I fell on the road unconscious.