Disciple...?

This chapter give an intro of how her daily life is. And what made her feel suffocated around people. This chapter also introduces Arthur's disciple yoko, a highschooler with a tragic background.

Okiko's pov-
I was looking at Arthur with confidence in my eyes , and he was smiling at me. I didn't feel like he was a stranger, or someone very famous. I felt a connection...a attachment with him.
"Sensei...?"
I was about to thank him for his encouragement and help when I was interrupted by a voice calling Arthur 'sensei'. I turned my head in the direction of the voice and I saw a boy. He was wearing a high school uniform, he had short hair and he was looking at me with a expression of disgust. To which I was confused. Why is this kid disgusted by me?
The boy shook his head and ignoring me he approached Arthur and said.
"Sensei we should be going now you have a interview with the media regarding your new book, after that you have to meet the producer and at last you are invited to a dinner at night. You shouldn't be wasting your time here!"
He said like a mom telling her kid what to do and what not to, to which Arthur kept nodding looking at me all the while. One can tell he was hardly listening to anything the kid was saying.
I then looked at the kid who was looking at me with a distasteful expression with a tinge of jealousy.
"Who would this lady be sensei?" He asked his expression full of disgust and jealousy.
"She is my new friend Yoko, her name is okiko." Arthur said his eyes locked with me as he tugged away a strand of hair behind my ear and I looked down blushing. At which Arthur chuckled and said warmly.
"Okiko....he is my disciple 'Yoko', a utterly brilliant kid. He has an amazing sense of writing, mathematics and organising things. So I hired have him as my secretary. He said as he patted the boy's head , and the boy grinned widely and said.
"Sensei I am waiting for you in the car please come quickly." He said to which Arthur nodded and the boy passed a glance at Arthur and a specially distasteful glance at me and left enthusiastically.
After the boy left Arthur turned to me and said.
"You saw the enthusiasm the boy has?" He said chuckling.
I smiled at him and nodded. "It seems he admires you a lot.... but ....I suppose he didn't liked my presence.." I said sheepishly. To which Arthur chuckled again and shook his head.
"No. That's not the case. There is a reason behind such behaviour of his. When he was a small child his father left in the orphanage him because, Yoko's step-mother didn't liked him after that he thinks that every woman is like that .... cruel , selfish and disgusting.He also used to be abused in orphanage, due to which he developed a rude attitude,But the boy had a lot talent so I hired him and we got attached to each other,now he earns his own living , he isn't dependent on anyone. He is an amazing writer too, he wants to become a author as soon as he can...... But still I want him to gain a proper education before he enters the world of literature, you see the world isn't purely safe and easy to live."
Arthur said as if reminiscing the past and thinking about the boy's future. I nodded understanding. The boy had a tragic history, it's obvious he would feel that way towards women.
Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by Arthur tapping on my shoulder.
"Can you give me your phone for a minute...?" He asked and I nodded, unlocked my phone and handed it to him. And he tapped on the phone icon typed his number and saved it by his name. And gave it a missed call so he also gets my number. When he was done he closed the phone and gave it back to me. I couldn't help but chuckle at his actions, he really felt comfortable around me.
"Now.... I must leave okiko...... but before that..... c'mere"
He approached me with open arms, and I took a step back not really ready for such thing. He raised his eyebrow and spoke.
"What? Come here we are friends right? We can hug each.....
He said trying to convince but when I still didn't agreed he started whining like a child
"ugh come here already , what's so wrong it's not like that I stink!"
He said whining, so I just sighed and gave up. I looked up to him and reluctantly walked towards him and hugged him and allowed him to embrace. And goddamn it He was surprisingly warm. His embrace felt like sleeping on clouds, so warm , soo welcoming,soo.... loving?
He didn't let me out of his arms for a few minutes until I pulled away and he reluctantly HAD to let go of me. After that he waved a goodbye at me and reluctantly left, it seemed he didn't wanted to leave yet but his disciple was waiting for him he can't stay any longer.
I watched him go away and after that looked up at the sky taking in the surrounding and thinking everything over. How in just one visit to the park everything changed. But after a while I also left the park and started walking back to my office


At okiko's office -
I entered the fancy building, my demeanour falling immediately. The building was so big and fancy, everyone dressed in fancy expensive clothes....I felt suffocated here! Here everyone is soo dull, so lifeless, so.... fake.
I sighed heavily and walked to the lift whose gates were about to close.
"S**t-"
I muttered under breath and ran towards the lift , I was beginning to think I will miss it but the doors reopened which was strange people here don't care enough to even stop lift for someone. I looked inside confused but as soon I looked inside my face broke broke into a bright smile as I saw who stopped the lift......'Shiksha', my best friend. The only reason why I still am not quitting my job. And the only person who cares enough to stop me from doing stupid things like drugs and suic*de. She is the only ray hope in my dull office life.
I entered the lift and high fived with her.
"Late again huh?"
Shiksha asked me smirking. I grinned at her and spoke.
"You won't believe what happened today!" I exclaimed.
"What happened? Please tell me you got another stupid way of getting free Netflix subscription." She said rolling her eyes. I couldn't quite blame her for thinking this to be honest,I have done stupid things in past. So I just smacked her arm playfully then told here everything. From meeting Arthur to his offer. And she looked at me in disbelief. She always believed that Arthur was a egoistic jerk. But that was far from truth.
I smirked at her knowing I was right about Arthur all along. So she cleared her throat and said.
"Fine fine, I admit it...... your favourite author isn't THAT bad..."
I swung my arm around her shoulder and said.
"Yes he isn't that bad, he is amazing!" I said excitedly to which she just rolled her and walked out of the lift as our floor had came . I sighed and walked out too...


Enough fun ,now back to the boring office life. I walked between those fake people everyday but can never say how suffocated their fake smiles make me feel. But I know even if I shout the truth at their face it won't make any change. They are going to stay the way they are......
The world is indeed a gloomy place.....

Author's Note

I know this chapter wasn't that great. But I was honestly running out of ideas lol. I am thinking to drop backstories of the characters in every chapter. Please tell me your thoughts about it. Kindly ignore the grammatical mistakes. Thank you 😊