Too many things happened in the last few days.
I hope you remember the incident where I was breastfed by my dad’s sister when my parents went to the capital.
They went to get Mum’s leave extended.
But the application got rejected.
Dad later used his influence to find out what actually happened.
Apparently, Mum’s manager interfered, and he made sure that the application got rejected.
My parents were really angry.
But they decided not to do anything as she didn’t want to start a fight.
Mum was still angry.
So she decided to use the casual leave she had.
Mum had been working there for years.
She never took any leave.
So she had all the leave carried over over the years.
That was enough to get her three more months of leave.
Anyway, two days ago, Mum received a request from the office to return to the job immediately.
I am almost six months old and started feeding on liquid food.
Also, I am a well-behaved baby compared to other babies.
So Mum finally decided to return to work.
I was a bit disappointed.
I really wanted to be with Mum all the time.
But there was nothing I could do.
I played dumb for the last three months.
Now, I have to grow up.
It made me sad.
Usually, kids want to grow up fast so that they can do what adults can do.
But I was an adult once, and I knew that being an adult was no fun.
I wanted nothing more than to be my Mum’s poopy baby.
Anyway, we went to her office.
The shameless manager welcomed us with a wide smile.
“Things were never the same without you.” He said some random pleasantries.
“Is that why you interfered to get my leave application rejected?” Mum asked without any mercy.
“Hihihi…
Your son is growing up fast.” He shamelessly laughed and poked my cheeks.
He was trying to change the topic.
How can I forgive the monster who was forcing my Mum to return to the job?
I grabbed his finger and bit as hard as I could.
“Ouuuchh…” He cried and yanked his finger from my mouth.
“His teeth are also growing fast,” Mum commented with a smile.
She didn’t even bother to apologise.
“Indeed.”
“Does it hurt?”
“No…
It’s just a scratch.” he controlled his anger as he replied with a forced smile.
I smiled in satisfaction.
My bite was quite good.
I was absolutely sure that his finger would hurt for at least a week.
“Please fill out this form.” He handed out a form to Mum.
Mum took a quick look at the form.
At the same time, the manager was glaring at me.
I stuck out my tongue and made a funny face at him.
His eyes bulged in disbelief.
A six-month-old baby was making faces at him!
I wanted to pull more pranks on him.
But unfortunately, someone came, and Mum moved out of his office.
Mum sat in the common area to fill out the form.
Her colleagues came to greet her.
“Madam, I am the temporary substitute for you.” A young guy greeted Mum.
I actually have a bit of a memory of him from my past life.
He used to work for my dad when I was in school.
Thanks for the hard work.
I heard you were pretty good.” Mum praised him a bit.
“Madam, I have a request.” He looked quite nervous.
“What?”
“I need just three more days to complete six months in temporary service.”
“Really?”
“Yes.
If madam adjusts a bit, I can complete six months.”
“Didn’t you tell this to the manager?”
“He…
doesn’t like me.” The guy was very nervous.
“Ok.
I will talk to him.” Mum went into the manager’s office again.
This guy was a temporary substitute.
There was no guarantee for his job.
But if he completes six months in temporary service, he will get preference when they look to convert temporary staff to permanent.
So he wanted to complete six months.
“Sir, I will join after three days.”
“Why?” The manager’s face changed on hearing it.
“That boy will complete six months of service in three days.
Also, I am in no rush to join.
So I can wait three more days.”
“Riya, you don’t understand.
He is not that good at his job.”
“We both know that that’s not the case.
He is pretty good.”
“He doesn’t have a good personality.”
“What’s wrong with his personality?”
“He gave a love letter to my daughter when he was in 6th standard.” Finally, the manager told the reason.
“6th standard?
He was probably eleven years old at that time.
Are you taking revenge for that?” Mum was a bit furious after hearing his reasoning.
“You don’t have to worry about my private matters.
You can either join now, or you won’t have your job when you come back after three days.” The manager threatened Mum.
Poor choice of words.
I felt pity for the manager.
He dared to threaten Mum.
Only an idiot would do something like that.
“Fine,” Mum said as she walked out of the office.
She went to the cabin that used to be hers.
The temporary guy respectfully offered his seat to Mum.
“Go get me form xx and a plain paper,” Mum ordered the boy.
This was different from the form the manager asked Mum to fill out.
“This…” He hesitated a bit.
“Just do as I say.”
“Yes, madam.” He went to find the things Mum asked.
In the meantime, Mum called Dad and talked.
But I didn’t hear what she said as I was taken away by her colleagues.
In ten minutes, Mum filled out the form and the paper.
Then she sent the guy to get three sets of photocopies of the pages.
The guy was a bit reluctant and tried to convince Mum not to do it.
But Mum simply ordered him to do as he said.
After doing all this, she put it into four covers.
Then they went to the manager’s cabin again.
Mum gave the cover to him.
“There was no need to put it in a cover.” He happily took the cover from Mum and opened the form.
His face changed instantly.
“What…
Why are you resigning?” He asked in shock.
“I just want to spend three more days at home with my baby. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Since it is not possible, I am resigning.” Mum replied.
“What kind of logic is that?
Can’t you get a nanny or something?” He was furious.
“You don’t have to worry about my private matters,” Mum replied with a sarcastic smile.
“Riya, think carefully.
You have two kids.
How will you manage the expenses if you give up your job now?”
“As I said before, you don’t have to worry about my private matters.
Also, I know that you don’t really care about me.
You want me here because it is advantageous for you.”
I smiled widely.
I think I have mentioned it already.
In my previous life, Mum resigned from her job after a fight with her manager.
I didn’t know the details of how it happened.
Now, I finally understand the real reason.
“Riya, you are young.
Why do you want to take such a drastic measure?” The manager tried to convince Mum.
“I am tired of you,” Mum replied.
“Me?”
“Yes.
You.
At first, you didn’t want to extend my pregnancy leave.
When I got it sanctioned from the capital, you messed it up again.
Now you want me to join immediately just because you don’t want a youngster to have a better chance of getting a permanent job.
That too, for the silly reason of giving a love letter to your daughter when he was a preteen.”
Mum continued without pausing.
“You want to control everything and take revenge for even silly matters.
You want to feel powerful by torturing those who are loyal to you.
You are an incorrigible mouth-farter.
I am tired of this.
So I am resigning.
Do what you can.”
“I won’t accept it.” The manager threw the cover and my Mum’s resignation letter back at her.
Mum didn’t bother to reply.
She simply picked up the stuff and left.
Everyone was craning their neck and looking at what was happening.
Mum didn’t hold back her voice.
So everyone in the office, including the commoners who came to get things done, heard what she said.
After leaving the office, Mum met the temporary substitute.
“Post these today itself.” Mum gave him two envelopes.
One was the original resignation letter to the capital, and the other was a copy of it to the manager.
After that, we went to the nearby bus stop and waited there.
Some of her colleagues chased us and tried to convince Mum.
But Mum didn’t change her mind.
Once everyone left, we sat silently at the bus stop.
Mum was in deep thought.
Even though she decided within seconds, she had been considering it for a while.
Still, it was a bit difficult for Mum.
So I decided to cheer her up.
“Woo…
Gooo…
waa…” I talked gibberish.
“Hihihi…
Are you a happy little devil?” Mum asked.
“Aaa…”
“Now we can be together always.”
“Oooo…”
“…” We continued talking as we waited.
Just me and Mum.
Alone at a deserted bus stop.
Talking to each other and forgetting all the worries.