Cursed by his Love (Completed)

Chapter 8

The next day morning, I got ready and went to the hospital on my shift timings. All the people in the hospital looked at me as if they were seeing a ghost. I really felt so uncomfortable and was rushing into the ICU area.

Suddenly I was stopped by my senior staff, Erica madam, ‘Nora, Come with me.’

She took me to a nearby laboratory and said, ‘Nora, I am sorry to tell this, but our management authorities have decided that you cannot work here anymore.’

‘What? Why? What did I do? Did I do any mistake?’, I was almost holding my tears after hearing this.

‘No, you did not do any mistake, since your name was popular in Lauren’s murder case, they are afraid it may involve our hospital name.’

I was devasted to hear this, I did not do anything. But I was affected by someone else’s action. I was angrier at the journalists and the person who killed Lauren. I was not only worried about my job but also Elena’s dream and the sports school fees.

I did not leave hope. I convinced myself that I can search for a new job soon and then I left for my home.

When I reached home, I saw Frank, who was waiting for me at my doorsteps. I stared at him and did not even smile. He was holding a bag that looked too heavy.

He said this so casually, ‘I am sorry, I was caught up in some work’, I was already not in a good mood. Moreover, I was angry at him for not responding to my calls.

‘It’s okay’, I just nodded seeing down, I did not even see his face, was looking down, and opened the door.

At once we got inside the house, he abruptly held my arm so tightly, ‘I told you, I am sorry’, as soon as he held me, I started shedding tears.

‘Do you even know what I am going through now?’, I asked him.

‘I know, I heard everything.’, he shrugged.

‘Alright, so you heard? That’s so nice of you’, I said this sarcastically and stared at him.

He just narrowed his eyes and left my house without speaking anything. As soon as he left, I burst out and cried a lot. I thought, ‘Why did I fall in love with a person who thinks only about him? why should Lauren get murdered? Why did I become a suspect? And Frank, he never cares about me or what I am going through. I did not want him to solve my problems, but I really need a shoulder to cry on but he left me all alone to cry’, I was crying so badly thinking of my miserable life for a long time which really made my temple to pain a lot.

When I turned back, I was startled for a second and stopped crying, I saw Frank who was standing silently at the room’s door, biting his nails. I thought he left the house, but he was staring at me, ‘Done crying?’, he asked me, raising his eyebrows.

I exhaled heavily and lowered my eyelids. I was a little shy thinking that I cried like a baby for a long time and I had no idea how long he was standing over there and watching my tantrums.

‘I thought you left’, I said to him.

‘Yeah I forgot my bag here’

After hearing this, I suddenly peered at him in a gaze like how rude he was?

He gave a wry smile and approached me, then he hugged me for the first time, which was totally different. Usually, he was a tough guy who always launches an emotionless face like a grumpy but that moment he was so tender and warm.

I felt so light in my heart and felt so protective, does not matter whether he cares about me or not. Just being with him made me feel so much better and I forgot all my problems.

We both were hungry, so I started cooking some food in the kitchen. I was so curious about the bag he had, which was on the bed. When he was using the washroom, I rushed and opened the zip of the bag.

What the hell? An eye-opener, I could not believe my own eyes, it was full of MONEY, full of US dollars. As soon as I heard his sound, I closed the bag and acted normally.

When I closed the zip of the bag, I noticed some bloodstains on the corner of some cash. Whose money was that? What he was doing with that much amount of money? Is that blood? what is the matter with Frank? I could feel he was doing something wrong.

I brought my courage and asked to him, ‘What is in that bag?’

‘It’s not mine. I am just a transporter.’

‘What’s in that?’

He just sighed heavily and stared at me silently, and his face changed so seriously. Seeing his face, I became a little nervous. He looked away and turned his lips, blinked more times than usual as if he was controlling himself from telling something to me.

I knew there was no point in asking him, he never going to say what he was doing? And whose money was it? I just shook my head and left for the kitchen.

He took the bag and left the house. When he left, the place was so quiet and I felt terribly sad, thinking about him.

Ping.

I got a text from him for the first time, ‘I just smuggle drugs and nothing else.’. Seeing the text from Frank, a nostalgic thought strikes my head, ‘I should give him some time. I never know what he had been through since childhood and how he ended up in Super Lilly’s gang and I never know his story and we know each other for less than a year and I should not judge him. Like Linda, he is just not too expressive. I should give him some more time and slowly I can explain and get him out of that Mafia’s work’, I convinced myself.

From the next day onwards, I started searching for the job and no one offered me one. Everyone knew my face from Lauren’s murder case, and no one dared to give me an opportunity, and so I became frustrated.

After one month, I did not even have money to pay my rent, I started packing all my things and thought of going to my orphanage home and search for a job there. When I was packing, I heard someone rang my doorbell.

I opened the door, it was Jack. I did not expect him at the moment, ‘Oh, Jack. How are you? Want to come inside?’.

He smiled and said, ‘Yes, I would love to.’

‘How are you holding up?’

‘I am fine’, he gave a meaning full look.

‘umm, are you going somewhere?’, he saw my bags and asked me.

I was clueless, what should I tell him? ‘Yeah, I just’. He suddenly noticed my tears in my eyes.

‘Hey, tell me, what’s wrong?’

‘No, it’s my job. They fired me.’

He looked gently and exhaled heavily, ‘It’s just a job. I thought something else had happened’, he said this and hugged me. ‘I need an assistant and interviewed so many people, but no one performed well. Can you be my assistant?’

I smiled and said ‘what? No, I did not know anything but nursing.’

‘Do you know to read and write?’

I looked at him in a gaze after hearing this lame question, ‘yes, I do’

‘then, you are selected.’, he shrugged.

‘No, this is so nice of you, but I can’t accept it.’

Before even I finished speaking, he said, ‘Yes you can, you owe me a treat for this. Come to my office tomorrow and let’s work together’, with a smile he touched my nose tip.

‘I seriously have no idea what an assistant should do?’

‘Don’t worry, my other staff will be there to guide you. Okay, then see you tomorrow. bye’, he said and left my house with a grin.

He looked so happy and I did not want to spoil it. So, I just nodded to what he said to me. The next minute my mind was thinking fully about Frank. What would Frank say about this? I hoped he would buy it.