Undefiled Queen

Merlyn POV

I was devastated after I heard the news about the death of my mother from the doctor. Sucking in the remaining tears I moved to my father’s bed. Holding his feeble hands in mine I spoke solemnly. “Dad, I lost my mom but I am not letting you go. Things may go out of my control at times, but I promise I will stay the course and get you back from the clutches of death.” Bringing his hand to my lips I kissed softly and cried the hell out.

Next day morning I woke up with sun rays beaming from the window. My eyes were red and puffy with excessive crying and my feet wouldn’t allow me to stand as my body was cramped everywhere sitting motionless beside the bed of my father but with a willpower of a soldier and a determination in my mind I rose to the occasion to meet the doctor who treats my dad. I asked him the details of the cost of treatment and the surgery of my father. The police came and asked for my statement to register an FIR for imposition of charges on drunk and drive treaty.

A couple of hours later I got a call from Dr Trident. The man who was responsible for my parent’s accident seems to be from an influential family. Dr Trident told me, the family was ready to offer support to our family and any amount of finances my dad would require for his treatment if I would take back my case.

Going home I told my brother about everything making a heart of steel. I hugged him tightly and allowed him to cry till his tears dried out but did not let a drop of water fall from my eyes. I need to be brave for my family and I will become the pillar that they badly require to hold on. Going to my room and closing my eyes, I evaluated the pros and cons of my actions.

Was I going to set free the family who is responsible for my family’s breakdown and all the turmoil in my life for the sake of money?

or

Should I fight for the justice of my family, the person because of whom I lost my mom and my father who is fighting the battle of his life?

An hour later I was clear with all my apprehensions. I went to the police station and filed my case. A person’s action is the causatum of his parent’s upheaval. What kind of parents are they who cannot teach their son the basic principles of life? I lost my mom and my father in a life and death situation because of a daredevil’s recklessness and I believe his parents and family should suffer the same for nurturing an unscrupulous person into this world.

After filing the FIR, I went to the bank to have a detailed statement about the amount of liquid funds, assets our family holds and how far they will be able to reach for my dad’s medical and surgical procedures. After analyzing our financial position, I could comprehend, all our fixed and liquid funds would be written off complying with my dad’s treatment including the house we own and the only way to keep our heads out of water is to work my butt off saying goodbye for my studies.

The situation was hell frightening but I was resolute to explore light from shallows of darkness. I opened the daily newspaper which held vacancy positions available in the city. One of which caught my attention.

And the challenging days kept repeating. I couldn’t find any job. It felt like there was some evil power that wasn’t allowing me to support my family and two months later I found out, the billionaire whose brother killed my parents was not allowing me to find any employment.

He had an influence everywhere. The cops were his pets and that’s why they are not allowing me to reach the culprit’s family. The billionaire is his older brother who wouldn’t allow his reputation to get damaged at any cost.

Just then I got a call from the hospital. My dad’s situation was serious. He urgently required an organ replacement surgery but unfortunately I had no money for his treatment.

I requested the doctors to take care of him and I will arrange the money from anywhere under the sun even if it meant selling myself. But none of my requests worked.

Two days later, my father breathed his last. His last request for me was, me and my brother to leave for my aunt’s place. He took a promise from me that I will not make any probe on the accident’s case because the other party seemed to be very powerful and affluent.

Before leaving the world he shared his dream with me that I marry a good natured guy and settle down peacefully in life forgetting everything about the past and leaving it as a part of fate.

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Was Merlyn happy with what her father chose for her? Could she leave the billionaire unscratched and unexposed to the world of his vice? His brother had committed a sin by going drunk and killing her parents. But the older billionaire brother was more evil. He buries his brother’s crime for upholding the reputation of his business and family and didn’t allow her to fetch a job anywhere which made her dad lose his life. Indirectly he is as much a murderer of her parents as the younger brother is!.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.