A Street Way

I placed my palms tight to increase friction between the steering wheel of my car. I was driving through the dim hallway,the lamp post light begins to taper in my sight. I took a turn to the left. It was quite slippery because that time it was raining heavy,hitting the ground with haste.
My air conditioner blew cold,stagnant air.It went through my black jacket. I altered the temperature. Nearby the drains, a lot of weeds have grown pretty tall and green,scattered on the walls. I accelerate on the drive pad more with force. The engine of my car roars. The car I was driving with is a muscle car.

I took several more turns until I reached the summit of the hill. I drifted towards right to achieve a good parking position. I stopped near the aisle of the hill. I came out of the car and walked towards the silent,dark passageway. I used my mobile phone to help me through my journey. The crickets creeps out and makes weird voices. At the side of the aisle, it has a statue symbolising a women filling up a pot. After a long walk, I had found a shimmering light at the front of my glimpse. I walk towards the source of light. Somehow strange because I never seen light shining bright when I walked in here. This time I ran. The road was rocky and sloppy. The light gets brighter and brighter. I held my left hand to block the shine from straining my vision.

I saw a chair and a telescope placed at my left side. I took a cigarette from my pocket and my lighter. Holding my hands close,I light up my cigarette. Rings of smoke fled to the sky. I sat on the chair and positioned myself. The view of the city was beautiful and sexy. I lean forward to look at those tall skyscrapers. The light shone was great,as there are cars bustling around with speed. I lean back on the chair again. The cold air runs through my face and gave me goosebumps. I let out a sigh,close my eyes and tried to pause every moment of pain and my dependence on everyone. My memory flash backed when I was in my working site. The employees there were good but not true in virtue. They always cast envy just because I went through some victory and success in my progress. My boss was welcoming me in his company,there I sensed that he was a good leader and empathizes everyone. My obstacles,of course, are my working partners and my spouse.

My partners once set a trap on me. How? They messed up my documents and scribbled my report card. The report was prepared long ago since my boss asked me to prepare so. Unfortunate for me,their plans succeeded. I did not realise it until I spilled my coffee cup on my files and documents. The report was affected only at the lower left corner. The content inside were not infected. I flipped through the pages and found out my report was scribbled. The picture they drew was a clown with his head peed with urine. At the side of it, there was a small memo.

"THIS IS YOUR FATE,MIKE. YOU SHOULD NOT JOIN IN THIS PLACE.
YOU TOOK THE LEAD NOW. BUT WE ARE NOT GONNA LET YOU
GET IT. FACE THE TRUTH!
SINCERE,
THE ONES THAT HATES YOU."

My boss got out to check out with our work. Before I was able to close the file, he took notice and demanded for my report. I was scared that he would criticise me or just throw me out for a month. He flipped at the page where the picture of the clown is.and was shocked. He started scolding me for my mistake of that,but the truth is,my partner betrayed me. They giggle in secret and gathered together,gossiping about me after my boss went out. He called me into his office to discuss about my mistake. He asked me why would I drew something shameful on my report. I explained the situation to him that I was victimised. I do not know about that. I was out to buy a coffee at the vending machine. I remembered there was a small memo there. I showed it to him and he reads. After a while,his anger finally decreased. He called in every employee and asked who is the one behind the prank. They were nervous and their palms were sweating cold.

"We did not do it." said my partners.

"Do not lie,guys.I knew you all tried to let me lose my job." I said

My boss inquires them

"Then WHO did this?" he asked.

"Don't put your responsibility on us,Mike." they said back to me

"Guys,stop lying, tell the truth!"said I

"Stop,all of you!" said my boss

He told that he gave me a last warning. My partners giggled as their plans succeed as they thought. He ends the meeting and I went out with my partners at my side.

"We got you,Mike."One of them teased me.

You know how angry I was? I am the victim.Man,I was innocent. But since this happened and I could not avoid the reality, I have to accept it. That is why sometimes my parents once said to me to choose my friends from heart,not from their face. Socialising is indeed important. I decided to stop thinking about that issue. It only makes me angry. I took another smoke of my cigarette,shaking my head from that incident. I massaged my temples.

Not only that,even my spouse was a mere problem shooter. She always shouted at me because I was late from doing my chores in the house. She said that she was always stressed at home. I tried to calm her and give support but it did not came out successful. I do stress sometimes at home when she scolds me for the better. It is not that I want to get rebellious. It is just that I wanted to have extra time for myself to relax. I understand for her as a mother to three children. It is annoying when your child plays and wreck havoc. She had to do the chores and take care of the children. Yeah,I knew but I was not in the mood to understand her when I am drunk in my working issues. Hope in time all this mischief can be driven away.

My cigarette was done. I threw it away and light up another. Blowing out several rings of smoke and relaxing,well how happy. This experience might be hard at first but I know that I can pass this challenge given. The stars were shining and glittering in the dark sky. I found out that the time was already past night and I was still sitting here. My wife will definitely worried about me right now. I think I have to pen off right now. I still have my job to do tomorrow. It will end here.