The strong allegations!!!

“The nature of this project!!!” Antoine asked to Jerika but he was more focused on people surrounding them and whispering about them. They were having nice gossip. A new Project Head fighting with the most potent colleague, what kind of message does that fight implies.

“Yes!!! This is the similar project on which you were working two years back and then that accident happened and now when everything is prepared and when we just needed to launch it, you emerge as our leader” Jerika said. Antoine did practically nothing for this project and the headship was platted to him on the silver plate. It was just not right. It was completely unfair and everybody knew it but no one will say it because everyone was selfish and sycophant.

“Either you are too drunk or too insane. You yourself just said that whatever happened two years ago was an accident and it was that. I mean whole world knows that so why are you trying to find the things in it which it does not have. I think you need rest and leave” Antoine said. Jerika was now crossing the line. She was saying things which no one had courage to say and it will reflect badly on his image. He was just not even started working and he did not want people to have ridicule gossip and an awful mindset about him. It can influence people against him and he was not ready for that.

“What?” Jerika said. She could not believe that Antoine was suggesting for leave when the project was at its peak. They were almost done. All the preparations were made and now were the action time and now she was told that she should take leave and that too from him.

“You need to take some leave and relax your mind” Antoine said. Maybe that is how she can have some peace in her mind and in her soul.

“I was working fine. I have not taken a single day leave in the past two years so why now? Are you so afraid that I will expose you in front of the world?” Jerika said. Jerika threatened Antoine in front of everyone and it was pretty insulting to him.

“Jerika you have been my friend. Now it does not matter what you think but you will always be my friend and I want you to be happy. I do but the direction you are leading on will take you to your grave and I have lost enough people in my life”

“You lost people and I lost my life” Jerika said and Antoine felt a pint of pain in hearing that. He knew that Jerika lost a lot and probably everything but nothing could be done about that now. Jerika needed to let all the things go and start fresh.

“Do not be so dramatic” Antoine told Jerika.

“Ohh Please Antoine, the drama as you called is just begun” Jerika said.

“What do you want? What can I do for you?” Antoine asked Jerika. He was defeated and just wanted Jerika to stop but it looked like she was taking out her anger on him from two years. It will take time to settle.

“Really…  You want to do something for me then I want you out of this project now” Jerika said and Antoine closed his eyes and regretted, why did he said that? Why did he ask for what she wants? It was clear what she wants and she cannot get it… she knew it too but still she will fight for that. She was acting like a child now. A brat to be honest.

“Are you serious?” Antoine asked.

“Admit it… you know that you should not have been here” Jerika said and Antoine looked around people taking more interest in their fight. It was definitely going to cause trouble somehow but how to tackle it… how to stop it?

“And then who will carry this project? You!!!” Antoine asked. He knew she wanted that project and why did she wanted that it was very well known to Antoine and he knew that Jerika knew that too.

“Am I so bad?” Jerika asked.

“You are inexperienced” Antoine said and he was right.

“Says who?” Jerika asked again.

“You did… your inexperience is literally a live example by your choice of words and your understanding of situation. I do not understand why you have to make everything about yourself” Antoine said.

“I am sorry what?” Jerika said. She was offended with Antoine’s words.

“You heard me… you… you… you are my friend and I will always wish the best for you but right now you are being the utter nonsense and I am sorry I do not think you can even be a part of this project” Antoine said. He was making things easy for himself and for Jerika too. The things will go better this way otherwise Jerika will end up getting hurt.

“I think you are mistaken… I have worked for this project so hard for last two years and you have no right to decide who is going to be a part of it and who will not” Jerika said. Jerika was acting as an immature person and she knew that. It was her weakness and she had no control over that.

“Guess what… I can decide and I decide you will not be a part of this project. You know why because I am the leader… I am the bloody project head and you are out of this project” Antoine said while busting on Jerika. Antoine was practically shouting on Jerika and Jerika was practically yelling on Antoine.

“What will you say? How will you justify your actions to the whole team?” Jerika asked. Jerika made her place inside the team very well and the team which was going to be leaded by Antoine and he will be going to be the one answering all the questions and queries of the team. The team will not accept this change readily because Jerika too had some loyal and real friends inside the project. There will be voices and Jerika will make sure of that.

“Simply… I will let them know that their colleague is unfit to take this job. She is disturbed and she needs rest to process her mind and her thoughts because she has not gotten in past two year after the great tragedy in her life” Antoine said and it was the hard blow for Jerika. How could he say that? How could he talk about her like that? She was not disturbed… and she was in her correct mind but of course he will say that because he was scared of her.

“You are such a bastard but let me be a true friend and help you in all this. I am leaving the station and I am leaving this project. Before going… I only want to say one thing… that you know… I used to think that because I am new and may be a woman… only woman working for this project then everything was going crazy around me but now I realized that it is not my sex but myself which makes me unfit for this job. I never thought that I will be this scary to you and I will be this danger for you all to go through so many things to just get me out of this project. I think now you and your management will be so happy and congratulations by the way but I promise I will take you down one day… I will expose you and your little management. I will take down those walls and I will let the world know that you all are liars” Jerika said and threatened Antoine in clear words. The words were clear that no truce now and also in future can be made between Jerika and Antoine as the distance between them was too deep and no one was ready to cover that distance. Antoine did not want to fall in the deep pit but Jerika seems like was already in the pit.