Chapter 2

ATHENA'S P.O.V:

"Get your ass out of here!"  Oliver shouted at me.  

Currently I am working as his personal assistant. I started working for him as soon as I finished my medical degree. Pretty well, he doesn't want me to work in a hospital preventing me from achieving my dreams. I know why because I deserve it from him. No one knows what I have gone through or going through. I hate working for him to the hell. But still I deserve it. 

Nobody cares except for myself.

My parents they were the worst I have ever had they broke all my happiness and turned me as a broken one as in like now. I just can't get them out of my mind. Everything was fine until my biological father died in an accident. I was so much devasted . That was the time when my mother Melissa married my father's friend Oliver Greene and I just hate them to the core. I thought that my mother loved me but she turned out to be cruel after my sisters death. They used to abuse both mentally, physically and throw tantrums at me and always hated me I just don't know why. I thought them as my parents . As much they are my legal guardian my fate just ended with them.

They never believed me after that incident. All I want them is to trust me. 

After my father died, I was nothing. But I was strong for my mom. I was happy when she loved Oliver with all her heart. I had a step-sister Isabella Greene. She was too my best friend. That was the tragic day I lost her. I know it's my fault. But little did they know I lost my best friend and a sister. I deserve those physical and mental abuse from Oliver and Melissa. I was weak and not able to save her. 

I deserve hell.

I hate each and everything.

I hate my life.

I hate them.

But I have to be strong for my father I know he was the person who loved me truly. I miss him. Tears swell up my eyes. No, I should not cry there is no way.

I need my father.

God just please give him back to me.

I was sitting alone in the park.

Yeah. I was all alone. 

I saw  a blonde kid came towards me crying. My heart pained seeing him. So I decided to cheer him up. 

Hakuna Matata!

What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata!

Ain't no passing crazeIt means no worries

For the rest of your days

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!Why, when he was a young warthog

When I was a young wart-hoooog!

Very nice!

Thanks!

I twirled around quickly making funny faces at the kid because he laughed at me.

He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal

He could clear the Savannah after every meal

I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned

And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

And oh, the shame

(He was ashamed!)

Thought of changin' my name

(Oh, what's in a name?)

And I got downhearted

(How did you feel?)

Every time that I-

Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!

Oh... sorry

Hakuna Matata!

What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata!

Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries

For the rest of your days

Yeah, sing it, kid!

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

HakunaIt means no worries

For the rest of your days

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

His tears dried out as he was smiling at me brightly. He looked cute. I badly want to be a kid again. Maybe no one will blame me if I have been a kid. I sighed to myself.

Okay...Shut out these thoughts. Let me introduce myself.

My name is Athena Callus. Yeah as I told before I completed  my medical school at Harvard and little did I know it was the hell for me. You all know my life is messed up.

 I do have a best friend Avery Blake. She was my everything who supports with me . She was the only one person knows my past and the present am suffering. She is a cute blonde girl with hazel green eyes. She is an epitome of cuteness. She is cheerful and happy. While I was the total introvert one as well as socially awkward person. She has been through everything with me. 

Her's was a perfect family also mine too, until everything collapsed because of me. I shut down myself alone with my thoughts. The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared. But I share none. 

 Her parents supported me emotionally after that incident. They wanted me to stay with them when I was kicked out of my house, but I refused being a burden. I know they will never think of me as one, but still I want to feel my home. I bought an small apartment with the money my father left. It was a small one but comfy. I stayed there and worked in hell. 

I called my best friend Avery so that she could pick me up from here. As soon as I called...

"Hey Shortcake, What's up!" She exclaimed happily and yes that sounded like Avery.

I let out a small chuckle. 

"For your kind information I'm pretty much height than you think, Avy." I said.

"I know you are blabbering about that short cute height of yours." She  said annoyed as usual.

"Hey, am at our usual park come and pick me up."

"I'll be there in 10 mins." She hung up not even questioning further.

As soon as she arrived we drove off.

"Shortcake will you spare me just an hour, I need to get some stuff from the shopping mall."

"I'm already tired Avy. Can we go home please!" I sighed tiredly. 

She showed her adorable puppy dog eyes. How can I ignore that eyes.

While we entered the mall there was a concert going on with random people singing , dancing , etc., showing off their talents to others. As they finished they received gifts from the company which the event is conducted by.

As the host of the event was asking who is gonna be next on stage, I stood there watching the people happily cheering the others. I want to be happy like others, but as soon as the thought arrives I question myself, 

Do I deserve this?

Probably not Athena!

"Who is going to show their pretty talent next on the stage?" The anchor asked the crowd.

Within instant of a minute my name was called on the stage. In the blink of an eye I can't understand what's going on here. There stood Avery with a triumphant look on her face. She is going to pay for that.

I glared harder. She smirked in return.

" You are dead Avery!" I mouthed.

"Love you too" She replied sarcastically grinning at me. That little sneaky idiot. I didn't even notice that she went there. 

This is gonna be embarrassing. People would think my voice is like a hyena.

Athena you can do it! 

I took a deep breath and took off the mic and closed my eyes and started singing one of my favorite song by Chainsmokers.

You look as good as the day I met you

I forget just why I left you, I was insane

Stay and play that Blink-182 song

That we beat to death in Tucson, okay

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke-down car and

4 years, no call

Now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar and

I-I-I can't stop

No, I-I-I can't stop

So, baby, pull me closer

In the back seat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of that mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

So, baby, pull me closer

In the back seat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of that mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

No, we ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

No, we ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

No, we ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

No, we ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

As soon as, I opened my eyes everyone who were listening was shouting that my singing was awesome. I was dumbstruck with what they said because everyone in my home never even want to hear my voice. I was so happy that everyone cheered me up.

I took the gift from the anchor and get off the stage. 

Avery shouted out off her lungs when I reached her. 

 "Oh my god! Shortie that was awesome, god damn you and your voice I was just..." She kept blabbering about me. 

I cut her off.

"Come on Avy let's go." She glared at me but I shrugged it off returning home. I just laughed and spent rest of the day with her.