Tangled secrets

"People always say time Heals everything. That's a lie. Time doesn't heal- it just buries the wounds deeper. You move forward because you have no choice, not because you've healed."

"5 years ago, I left Russia, thinking I could escape everything- the past, the betrayals, the pain. But some things don't leave you .They stay, buried under your skin ,waiting for the right moment to resurface. And now at 25, with nothing left, I realize one thing- running was never enough."

OSAKA: FIVE YEARS LATER...

Velena sat by the window of her tiny Osaka Apartment, starring at the empty cup of instant coffee in her hands. The rain outside blurred the City Lights, a reflection of her own fading hopes.

The money she had brought from Russia was gone. every ruble , every yen,carefully spend to keep herself afloat for the past 4 years. And now ?she had nothing left. No job, no savings, no backup plan.

" I thought I could survive longer without working. But reality doesn't care what I think ."

she had spent the last few years doing nothing but breathing . After everything she had been through, she had allowed herself time to just exist. To forget . But forgetting had an expiration date, and hers had just run out.

she sighed, pulling out a stack of papers from her desk -job listings ,applications ,rejection letters. The only thing worse than being broke was realizing no one was willing to hire you.

THE STRUGGLE BEFORE THE FALL....

"People think I never worked a day in my life . That I grew up rich so never had to lift a finger. They don't know the truth".

Five years ago, Velena had stepped into Osaka as a foreigner with no real identity, no family, no connections ,no one to vouch for her .so, she had done whatever it took to survive.

Cleaning houses ,doing laundry ,scrubbing dishes in restaurants.

It was humiliating.

Coming from a family that once owned half the city in Vladivostok, only to end up washing other people's clothes for pennis-the irony wasn't lost on her. But Pride didn't feed you. Pride didn't pay rent.

so, she had swallowed every ounce of it and kept going.

THE ONW THING SHE HAD LEFT: HER DEGREE...

There was one thing she had managed to do in these years- get a degree.

she had always been smart. even when life turn to hell, even when she was forced into places she never belonged, she had never stop learning.

It took her years of balancing odd jobs,struggling through sleepless Nights,saving every yen she earned, but she had done it.

"No one gave me anything. I earned my way through college. I paid for every Damn class .And now, it's time I use it ".

she grabbed her phone and started scrolling through job listings. Most required experience .Most wouldn't even look at a candidate like her. But she wasn't searching for just any job .

she needed something big .

And that's when she saw it.

CEIL ENTERPRISES- THE PERFWCT OPPORTUNITY...

A high profile Tech company, known for hiring only the best .The type of place where people fought for a single position .They were looking for analysts,security experts ,and software engineers .

"I should apply".

she new she had the skills. she had worked for this. But would they even look at her ?she had no real work history ,no references, no proof that she could do what she claimed.

" I don't need proof .I just need one chance ".

velena leaned back in her chair ,exaling slowly. she had been through hell. A job interview wasn't going to scare her.

She grabbed her laptop and started typing.

THE INTERVIEW THAT WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING...

By the time she hit ' submit application', her mind was already made up.

she wasn't just applying for a job .

she was claiming a future she had fought for.

And if Ceil enterprises had secrets? well ,they didn't know who they were about to hire.