This morning Danny had just arrived at his office. Today he came a bit late. To be honest he was lazy to get up and wanted to laze in bed. The winter weather that is starting to feel makes everyone lazy to leave the house in the morning. But Danny remembered that today he had to sign a work contract with a partner company.
Just as he got out of the car, his eyes caught a girl walking towards him. Nicole? Did she also come late this morning? Usually the girl always comes early. She is indeed a diligent girl. Danny admits it all. Nicole is a diligent and intelligent employee, but the only thing he doesn't like about the girl is her constant flirting with him and trying to get attention from him.
Danny was still standing by his car, when Nicole arrived in front of him. Danny was surprised to see Nicole's appearance. This morning the girl looked different than usual. Usually Nicole always looks neat, fashionable, and smells good. And a smile was always on her lips even though Danny always responded curtly and sometimes even scolded her. But this morning Danny did not see any of that. Nicole looks disheveled. The girl smiled at Danny but it was a forced smile. Danny can see that clearly.
"Good morning, Boss," Nicole said with a smile.
"Good morning, why are you still here? Why don't you come up to your room right away? I have a lot of work to finish this morning because I have to sign a contract with a partner company this afternoon. Come on, you go up to your room and check the contract. I don't want any even a little mistake," Danny said coldly but there was firmness in his sentence.
"Okay Boss. I'll be going to my room soon. I just want to report here that I came late today because I'm not feeling well," Nicole nodded her head as a sign of respect and apology.
"Go to your room immediately and finish your assignments!"
"Okay, Boss."
Nicole immediately left Danny. Danny looked at the girl until she entered the building. Danny felt there was something strange with Nicole. But he didn't care either, because what happened to Nicole was none of his business. He only dealt with Nicole in the office. Just that.
Danny walked to his room. As he passed Nicole's room he glanced at the girl. Nicole looks serious in front of the computer. The room was unusually quiet. Usually the girl works while listening to music. But this morning was completely different. Nicole worked silently. Actually what's wrong with Nicole? Was it because of what happened at his apartment when he kicked Nicole out?
Danny dismissed all his thoughts about Nicole. He quickly opened his work file. There are several things to do. Now he was just waiting for Nicole to finish her work after that he would go to meet the CEO of the partner company. They plan to meet at a fancy restaurant. Generally if there was an event like that, Nicole would be invited to accompany him but not for this morning. He will go alone.
Danny has been waiting for about an hour but Nicole hasn't come to turn in her work. This is very strange. Usually the girl is very orderly. She always gets her job done quickly. Finally Danny took the initiative to go to Nicole's room which was next to his room.
Danny was very surprised to see the girl was crying. Seeing Danny's arrival, Nicole immediately wiped away her tears.
"Sorry, Boss. I was just about to deliver this to your office," Nicole said softly.
Danny did not immediately answer. He looked into Nicole's face. Her eyes were swollen indicating that she had been crying all night. Moreover there was a bluish mark on her pretty face.
"What's wrong, Nicole? You have a problem?" Danny tried to ask. However, he felt pity for the girl.
"It's okay Boss. Here are the files. Everything is fine. Nothing wrong," Nicole gave the files to Danny.
"Okay, I'll go first. If there's a problem you can talk to me," Danny came out of Nicole's room.
Nicole just nodded.
Under normal circumstances the girl would be very happy to get attention from Danny. But not for that day. Nicole's mind was in turmoil. Last night after an fighting with her stepfather, she and her mother decided to leave. But apparently not so easy. Her stepfather suddenly came home and found out about their plan. Her stepfather slapped her mother again. Nicole who tried to protect her mother was also slapped. Nicole was confused. She wanted to take her mother and younger siblings out of that hellish house.
Nicole's cellphone suddenly rang. Her mom called.
"Hello dear, that man asked for more money to gamble. If I didn't want to give it he threatened to kill me," Her mother was heard sobbing.
"How much did he ask for?"
"Five hundred pounds," her mom answered, still crying.
"Tell him I'll give him the money later when I get home. Tell him to not to bother you again,"
Nicole was totally messed up. The man often asked for money for gambling, drinking and womanizing. And Nicole always gave it to him so he wouldn't bother her mother. But if it continues like this Nicole will become a money machine that is always used. She felt the need to make a decision to stay away from that man. He really is a toxic human.
Nicole didn't understand why her mom could fall in love with that jerk? She still remembers the first time she met the man, his eyes went wild when he saw her even though at that time Nicole was only 16 years old. Since the beginning of his marriage he has always looked for opportunities to be alone with her at home. Ever suddenly the man hugged and kissed her lips. At that time Nicole was angry but the man explained to her that he was her stepfather, so it was normal for a father to kiss his child.
And the bad incident that will never be forgotten is when the man tried to rape her when she was 18 years old. He was so smart to getting her mother to buy food at a faraway shop that he was alone with Nicole. At that emergency, Nicole screamed which was heard by her neighbors so that Nicole could safe. And last night's events, the man again wanted to rape her. Nicole really felt like she was living in hell.