chapter 10

Dolah's POV

I glared at my boss. I wanted to lash out at him, but I ended up swallowing my words. He might fire me without a second thought. But I wasn't going to eat while my brother was lying in the hospital bed without eating anything. I didn't have any appetite, really.

"Sir, please don't force me to eat. Rather, give me more work so I can make more money," I said, trying to sound as calm as possible. "Food is the least of my problems right now, so please eat your food and let me do my work."

"How on earth will you work without eating?" he asked. "Where on earth will you get energy from if you stay hungry the whole day? I want my work to be fit."

"Don't worry, Sir. I'm very fit. Don't waste your time on me and start eating."

Without a word, he pushed a plate of food in front of me with a stern look on his face. "Eat, or else you are fired," he said. I quickly took the plate of food and started stuffing it in my mouth.

I kept on swallowing food without chewing so I ended up chokin