The next morning, the sky was still dark when Aatika’s alarm went off at 5:30 AM. Her body burned with exhaustion after a sleepless night of worrying about her mother’s medical expenses, but excitement and nervous anxiety jolted her awake. Today was her first day at Malik Group of Industries, and Mr. Rayyan Malik had made it crystal clear: Not even a single minute late. She quietly got out of bed, careful not to wake her sick mother, Fatima, who was sleeping peacefully under a thin blanket. After offering her morning prayers, Aatika made a small pot of tea, placed a cup near her mother's bedside table with a handwritten note, and pressed her dark blue lawn suit carefully with a heavy old iron. By 6:30 AM, she was already standing at the bus stop, waiting for the local bus. The cool morning air chilled her skin, but her focus was unwavering. When the bus finally arrived, she squeezed inside the crowded vehicle, holding her bag close to her chest. She reached the massive corpo
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