With a pale face and half dead eyes Ayumu left his place still half asleep and started heading towards his office along the way he saw everyone filled with zeal and enthusiasm it was finally Christmas eve and the streets were filled with couples of all ages and just the sight of them was enough to get the half asleep Ayumu in a much worse mood ( may god have mercy on those employees who come face to face with him today) .
When he reached office he was in for a surprise the building was decorated and the employees were all out there to wish the boss a Merry Christmas first thing in the morning it was the first wish he received that day and it made him really happy after all there was no family or friends who'd wish him . Ayumu thought maybe this could be my new family but his overthinking mind knew that the people in the office were never so thoughtful to do anything specially for his sake after all they were all sly adults
He soon realized as the day proceeded that all the managers were just trying to gain marks in his books as to them Ayumu was just in the way and if he was out of their way they could easily run the company as they pleased or just make all the profit possible to them and sell it for scrapes putting up a front of being likable was nothing compared to the rewards
That was the only reason he bothered in the first place to work at his father's firm
Unlike a MNC they were a trading company which dealt in trading of goods in bulk meaning that they were offering their clients a period of 45-60 days to make payments for their orders thus most of the money of the company resided in the goods in stock at the firm or advance towards their clients and basically leaving them with no liquid cash
Everyday new orders would come along with old payments and Ayumu would place more orders ahead along with payments making a little profit in between which would go to pay various expenses of the firm and the staff's salary
Unlike his father Ayumu wasn't really a great businessman he could barely make enough to pay all the firm's expenses and his own leaving the firm's growth non-existent.
after finishing his work Ayumu told the staff that they could head out early for the day and celebrate the occasion with their loved ones which made all the workers scream with excitement and joy as they wished the boss Merry Christmas once again and got ready to leave
In truth Ayumu just wanted to go home early so that he could save himself from being stuck in the festive crowd and hide away in his home
The festive season was the harshest part of time for Ayumu as everyone who crossed him had their face filled with joy and excitement spending time with their favorite people may it be their parents, their special other, their friends, siblings anything whereas Ayumu having no light in his world didn't have even his own shadow with him
Walking on the way from office to his home Ayumu's eyes landed towards a hospital it still had all the staff working some working even overtime due to the number of increased accidents because of extreme fog .He thought to himself maybe just maybe someone here would like to spend some time with me someone who is feeling as lonely as I am now and would appreciate any company especially on such a day
Filled with something besides negativity in his mind for the first time in a few years Ayumu took his first step towards the hospital when suddenly a car passing by at high speed splashed dirt water all over him breaking his hopes
Ayumu just ignored the hospital after that and continued heading towards his home as soon as he reached back he went straight for the shower after all who would want to be stuck in muddy clothes he turned the shower on with hot water dripping all over his body he leaned towards the wall and lay his head on the wall as the water continued to pour down on him slowly and slowly his legs started getting heavier and heavier and without even realizing he was soon on his knees with his face still stuck to the wall he looked up wanting to cry his heart out but couldn't
There were no tears left in his body no matter how hard he tried not even a single drop would fall from his eyes and he felt as if he had lost something really important with and agonizing looked he muttered
"God please have some mercy on me if it is not too much to ask"
Ayumu had been an atheist for over a decade by now he had never prayed all that time or asked for anything from lord. This was how miserable he felt in that instant
Moment later he got up mumbling to himself who am I kidding like hell there is god in this world and if he really does exist I doubt he ever planned anything good for me at least in this life
Ayumu got out of the bath and wore his pyjamas and started heading upstairs he opened the entrance to the roof and continued to walk on the terrace for a while after about 30 minutes he stopped at the corner of the roof and looked down it seemed to be pretty high up
When he heard a sound in his mind that only said one word over and over and over and over again the voice told him "JUMP!!" and so he stood on top of the ledge took a deep breath closed his eyes and just let go of his body
As soon as his feet left contact of the ledge a sense of relief started to fill Ayumu's face and with a smile on his face after what had been an eternity he landed on the top of a passing car
The man driving the car suddenly hit the brakes and got out of the vehicle to look at Ayumu his whole face was covered in blood his whole body bruised and oozing blood the guy with the help of nearby people got him in the backseat of his car and took him to the nearest hospital
Reaching the hospital the man stopped vehicle near the emergency gate where the staff rushed and got him on a bed dragging him to the operation theatre
The light of the operation theatre were on for more than three hours as multiple doctors and nurses tried their best to save Ayumu's life and it was a battle well fought by them as it seemed that Ayumu would live he was just unconscious for the time being and they shifted him to I.C.U. just in case anything were to happen to him
When Ayumu opened his eyes it was already Christmas and he was soon greeted by the nurse asking him how he was feeling, Ayumu told her that he was just a bit uncomfortable moving around other than that he really didn't feel anything
Then the nurse explained to him that he was not feeling any pain at the moment as he was on a lot of pain killers. She explained to him that in the accident last night he had actually broken his right hand his left leg along with multiple ribs and it was a miracle that the guy bought him to the hospital just in time if he was even a few minutes late then even the doctors wouldn't have been able to do anything to help him out
She furthermore told him that he would have to stay In the hospital at least for the next two months at the least until he could get back on his feet and do daily chores normally fortunately for him it seemed like the driver didn't figure out that Ayumu had jumped from his roof as it was too foggy around the area and no police was involved in the case
With a lot to take in Ayumu lay down on his bed muttering to himself well isn't this a Merry Christmas