CHAPTER 1: THE MEETING
"Files ready. Hair and make up ready. Shoes ready. Phone..."
"Is Navya ready?" Added Ritika in a hoarse voice.
"Not ready." Comes a weak reply of Navya.
Ritika looked at the direction of her friend who was consciously checking herself infront of the mirror. She sighed. "Stop being so nervous dear. I am sure you will rock it." She tried to cheer her up as she took another tissue out of the tissue box and wiped her running nose.
"How am I going to rock it Rits?" Asks Navya irritated. She came in front of her, placing her hands on her hips and continued, "This is my 10th interview for God sake and its in your office this time where getting a job is next to impossible. They don't hire just anybody!"
She sat beside her on the couch keeping her hands on her face.
"But you are not just anybody. You did masters in economics from one of the best college. You are a throughout first divisioner. What else does a company wants?"
"And what about my nervousness? I get so scared in-front of the interviewers that I hardly able to speak a sentence and on top of it the interviewer this time is none another than the famous arrogant, your boss, Mr. Anant Bajpai." Shouted Navya on top of her voice.
She got up to go but stopped by Rits "Navya, I would have gone to office today but this viral fever is not letting me move an inch from my place. I am so sorry."
Hearing her, Navya softened a bit. She turned back," No I am sorry Rits, I should not have shouted like this. You please take good care of yourself." Placing a kiss on her forehead, she opens the door.
"By the way my boss is not bad!" Added Rits with a wink.
Navya imagined that naughty glint on her friend's face which made her smile. Without turning back she shook her head amusingly and went out.
***
"Hello! I am here for the interview. Where is Mr. Bajpai's cabin?
"Go upstairs and then turn right. Have a nice day." Said the receptionist to Navya.
"Yours too" She replied with a small smile and started walking with heavy footsteps.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Come in"
Navya gulped in fear as she heard that manly deep voice. She silently prayed to God and opened the door.
She saw him sitting with the chair turned back and talking to someone. As she took a step forward, she felt a pull on her dupatta. Turning back, she found it stuck to the door. Unable to think anything, she started pulling it forcibly.
"Okay. Ya I'll talk to you later." Disconnecting the call, Anant turned and witnessed the sight in front of him.
He saw those big eyes looking down, her licking her lower lips in fear, her long silky hair going down her waist. He was lost for a moment.
"Oh God save me from this trouble" Navya was constantly praying to God and was pulling her dupatta harder, making it tangle more than before.
She felt his close proximity as he turned the knob and the dupatta fell down. Anant held the dupatta's end infront of her. Navya took it with trembling hands.
"Thank You." She barely spoke in a whisper. When she didn't get any reply back. She looked up to find those brown orbs meeting with her black ones. His longing gaze made her shiver. She found his face moving closer to hers. Her eyes widen as she took a step with a thud on the door. This was enough for Anant to come back to his senses. He quickly moved back.
"Come sit." Said Anant as he moved towards his desk. Navya followed him as she tried to register what happened between them few minutes before.
Edited by _Arushi_ - 8 years ago
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