The assignee of the work should perform the enhancements when deemed and this clause will be valid for two years.
“What the fuck?” Did the sentence mean that I would have to work on their enhancement for free? “This can’t be right.” I bumped my fist on the table.
“Mr. , please don’t make me call the bouncers,” the lady behind the bar warned in an instant.
“What is this , Lobo? Don’t tell me that you have this in my agreement as well.”
“Yes , we do. But I talked with the employer and they agreed to pay you some money.”
“Is it present in all of my agreements with this company or other companies I worked with? How much will it cost me if I break this one?”Avoid appeared out of nowhere in my stomach. It looked to be lots of trouble.
“There are five of them. But three have passed the two-year mark. And one project is discontinued. So far, this one is the problem for you.”
“What kind of money are we talking here?” I knew it wouldn’t be much, but I desperately needed some money.
“Five thousand per month. As per clients ’ guess, it is four months work.”
“No , I can’t do this, man. You are robbing me now.” Hopelessness and anger were stirring in my stomach. I couldn’t decide how I should be acting on the news.
“Sorry , man, but if you say no, the company will go through the legal route.”
No , this can’t be happening to me. “You should have told me this earlier, dude.” Going through legal was not an option for me. I just barely got out of Samantha’s case.
“Sorry , man. That’s not my job. I always give a week to the developer to go through the whole contract. If you can’t figure it out, then it’s your fault. And you were the one to give it back to me in one day, because you needed money.”
I wanted to punch him hard, but I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t his fault. I was the one to be blamed. Another wrong decision. The bitter taste of my own mistake lingered on my tongue.
“Do I really have an option to say no?”
“I don’t think so unless you want to go the court ’s way,” he replied calmly.
Shit , this is going to take lots of my time; here goes my dream of finding some work to support my marriage. My hopes were trembling in the hands of the company I worked for. There was no way I could concentrate on new interviews with the pending work.
“What if I complete the job in less than four months?”
“In any case , the company will pay you twenty thousand bucks.”
At least I have that option open. “Let me know your new requirements and I will see if I can fulfill those.”
“Very well, I’ll inform the team ASAP.” He forwarded his hand for a handshake.
“Can you also send me a copy of the agreement I signed? I need to read it again.”
“Sure, I’ll make sure it gets to you before you start your work.” He smiled and walked out of the bar.
Chapter 5
Frustration
Nathan
“Nathan, please don’t tell me that you are thinking of boxing again. It’s so brutal, love.” She gasped hard. “It’s not that I’m stopping you, but I don’t like it, either. Every time you box, I get older by a few days because I keep worrying about you,” Eva hissed when I told her that I was going to meet Mason at the club. Her emotional outburst was unexpected. I knew she didn’t like me boxing and she cleared that in our Canada stay.
“Don’t worry , sweetheart, nobody is going to let me play again after I bailed out of the final match without telling anyone.” I looked down. It was a shameful action from my side. I had never backed away from or run out of any challenge before this.
“Please understand me. I can’t see you hurt.” A lone tear fell out of her eye.
I couldn’t say anything ; I walked away.
When I walked out of the house, the weather outside was cloudy. Dark clouds surrounded and blocked the sun’s rays. Everything around the street looked dull. People were hurrying inside