Entry #78

Ascension
by Kunjal


Her body was lying there and turning blue as time passed. Yes, she is just a body now with no soul, the girl I loved so dearly. Her face still looked as lovely as it used to be and strands of her hair covered her face. I had the urge to tie up her hair, as I used to but nothing mattered anymore.

Yes, I am on top of my career - a place I always wanted to be. I am someone who everyone envies CEO of a Pharmaceutical company. Till now only the top position mattered to me. I never cared how I reached there. I had taken shortcuts for success. Everything is still fresh in my memories, my first step to success, luring the doctors to recommend my brand, bribing the ministers to get the necessary approvals. One thing led to another, I did everything whether right or wrong to promote my company. I moved up without much sweat. Today I realize that it was all so easy because in reality I never tried to climb. I took the escalator instead of stairs. I was on an escalator standing at one place and being moved up by a mechanism - in my case the wrong deeds. It wasn't me who was going higher; it was just the surface that moved up. I wish I had realized this difference without my daughter's ascension.

Next day the newspapers had the following headlines: "PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT'S DAUGHTER DIED OF INFECTED VACCINE”