Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

The morning sun was up and high shining exuberantly while people were bustling with energy. The narrow street in the market was fully filled with people like ants while both sides were occupied by shop vendors. They ranged from fruits, vegetables, newspapers to fast-food joints.

And the whole of the street was put on disarray when a Landrover tried to swim through the crowd. The red car was the attention of every single person there that morning and the crown got out of its way pretty quickly as it made its way through the market giving rise to muttering whispers all around. They tried to peek into the car but the windows were so heavily tinted that all they could see was black even with the sun scorching above them.

But the people sitting inside were the least bit bothered about anything. The driver had a stern stature as he drove through the crowd with focused eyes while the person sitting in the back sat there with her legs crossed and goggles busy on her phones.

The car came to a standstill outside a dandy looking apartment. The driver got down and opened the doors for the person in the back. She got down and left some instructions for the driver before proceeding into the apartment.

Almost most of the doors to the houses in the apartment were open and everyone stared at her… gave her a peculiar look. From her car to the cloths to the phone she carried, nothing fit in this neighborhood. And the apartment was filled with bullies and rogues and amongst such an environment, she looked especially small. She looked like a sheep walking into a den of wolves.

But then… there was something in her stride that just screamed 'do not mess with her'. Then she reached a somewhat secluded part of the apartment and came to a standstill in front of a closed door.

She rang the bell and waited… But then nobody opened the doors. She banged on the doors and rang the bell all over again. And she continued doing this very patiently until a very irritated Zack opened the door in his groggy self.

"What??�� He burst out immediately without even bothering to ask who she was or what she wanted.

"Hi, I am Shreya… and I am here to offer you a job." Shreya said politely enough.

But Zack just said, "Not interested," And shut the doors to her face.

This happened at least for a week after that. No matter how much rudely Zack behaved, she came back the next day sharply 9 'o clock on the dock. Zack was extremely frustrated. He did not know what to do with her.

So the next day when she came back, Zack did not close the doors on her. Instead, he opened the doors and went back in without bothering to close it.

Shreya walked inside without a word and sat herself down on the couch without having to be told.

Zack went to the fridge on the corner to get himself a beer.

"Get me one too…" Shreya's voice rang.

Zack threw a can towards her, which she caught it with ease. She cracked opened the can with a fizz and leaned back on the couch crossing her legs and sipped on it.

Zack's lips twitched. Her stature and physique did not match with the arrogance and ego she had. When he gave her a once over, his eyes came to a stop at her face.

The way she was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt and the way she behaved… she did not look anything more than a college kid. She was a fresher at a company at best but her face… it had no smile… her face and eyes were actually a mirror image of his own… he was way too familiar with those haunted eyes.

He could not decipher how a kid her age could actually have that face.

"DO I have something in my face??" Shreya asked confused when she saw Zack staring at her face.

Zack averted his eyes and lit a cigarette for himself. By then he knew that she was trying to recruit him as he head of security. He did not know how she came to know about him or how she got his location but then he did not really care about the insignificant details. He was not trying to hide from the world anyway.

So he asked the question that did matter to him.

"Why me?? Why are you so set on hiring me??" After all, he wasn't exactly looking for a job and he was sure a whole bunch of people will kill to get the job. So he did not understand.

"You have nothing to lose…" Shreya said looking straight into his eyes… those haunted eyes bore into him as if they were reading his soul like a fairytale book.

Zack took a long puff on his cigarette and exhaled a big cloud of smoke. If she had said anything else… anything at all… about his career or track record in the army or about his skill set… or his experience… he probably would have just laughed it off and asked her to leave. But this answer… this left him speechless.

"I did not know that was a qualification…" Zack said taking another puff.

"It is for me. I need someone like you… someone who cannot be manipulated easily." She said shrugging her shoulders.

Zack's lips twitched once more. She captured his attention in ways he had not experienced before. There was no sense of pity for his state nor a sense of self-righteousness in her voice for offering him the job.

If anyone looked from outside, they would think she was an idiot for following such an ungrateful guy around. He was in such a sorry state still had the nerve to turn down Ms.Shreya Srivastav.

If she had been an arrogant or a prideful person, she would have long before lashed out on him and walked out. But she was someone who knew she was not doing him any favor by offering him the job. That respect that she showed him, humbled him.

He could see that he was not something special to her nor was she empathetic with his state and offered him the job. He was just someone who met the criteria and she needed the person who fulfilled them. If there was someone else out there who met the same, she would have probably gone to him by now.

SO he knew there was no one like him and that she absolutely needed him.

It had been so long since someone needed him like this. It jolted some feelings in him after such a long time. He had been living like a ragged doll for so long that he forgot how it felt to be needed again. So before he could stop himself, he heard himself say, "Okay, I will work for you."

"Okay then. I will send someone to clean your apartment first. I don't want you spreading all sorts of diseases in my office. You report to me on Monday. Be there sharp at 10 am." Shreya said and got up from the place gulping down the last sip of beer.

Zack just gapped at her.

"That's all ah?? You are not going to discuss the terms and conditions of the job?? What about the pay??" Zack asked surprised.

"I know you did not agree to come to work because of the money!! As far as the terms and conditions are concerned. Its pretty simple- you come and work for me… I will take care of everything else for you. And please… shave and come. You look like a damn gorilla…" Shreya waved and left the building with the same indifferent arrogant strides she always had.

Zack came to know what she meant by 'I will take care of everything else for you' that very same day. His whole apartment was refurbished and cleaned in a couple of hours.

That one moment in his life always warmed his heart. Shreya barged into his life unwantedly but then gave him the most beautiful thing anyone could ask for… a family… a place he felt belonged after such a long time. She treated him like her own family and proved it time and again every single day in these past few years. She poured life back into him.

If not for Shreya, he probably would have drunk himself to death by now or lying in a ditch.

How do you repay for something like that??