Part 1 (B)
Ananya stood there staring at the man in front of her and his words ringing in her ears for a bit. She once again gave another proper look at him in order to draw similarities between the person standing in front of her and the person she had seen in some of the old photographs that her cousin Tarini (Sudheer Kashyap's niece) had not only retained as one of her most cherished possessions but clicked as well.
Of course it was him; she had no doubts about it now.
There was no way Ananya could have recognized him so easily if she wasn't so habituated of seeing those photographs almost every day for the past two years since Tarini had permanently moved to Delhi to stay with them (Sudheer, Anita, Ananya and Armaan) after losing her parents in a car accident.
Though Ananya and Tarini had always shared an affable relationship right from their childhood but these two years had brought them further close somehow. Ananya could still recall how difficult it was for Tarini initially and hence she had come up with the idea of hanging those photographs (of family and friends) in the room they shared so that it will give Tarini the much needed strength to cope up with the change and move forward in her life.
She involuntarily touched her nose trying to remember something else and suddenly a small smile came to her face but was soon replaced by a mocking one.
"Nice attire and hair, Ms...uhhh...Awesome" He tells her as that is the first thing he notices about her, "Don't you think it is a bit unsuitable for the office?" he added calmly trying not to create a scene on his first day itself
"In that case I should say that a narcissistic jerk like you is equally unsuitable for the corporate environment" she responded, completely unbothered by his comment.
"Do you usually speak like this to your seniors?" he asked, "I can have you thrown out of this office for being discourteous" he added sounding annoyed
"You don't recognise me Kabir, do you?" she asked him with a raised eyebrow
"And where am I supposed to be recognizing you from?" He asked her, now quite confused and irritated with her guts.
"Well, my cousin Tarini happens to be your best friend and we have practically grown up knowing each other" she informed him about their relation in the most simplest way possible for her, waiting for the realization to dawn
Kabir finally looked at her in utter shock and for a moment he is lost in an emotion that he witnessed in her eyes that looks like deep hurt and longing, and after all these years he can't know how right he is.
"Ananya??" he asked, with a tone of disbelief, "I did not recognize you at all, you have changed so much since I last saw you."
"Well, people generally call me by that name' she replied with a smirk, "and considering that it has been more than 10 years of course I have changed... and for good I believe" she added, completely deadpan
She turns to go without explaining herself further or waiting for his reply before turning back abruptly. "Welcome to KKN" she said and disappeared around the corner completely aware of his eyes on her.
It only took him a couple to ticks to get back to his usual brusque self, the tough leader. Moreover, the pulse beating at rapidly at the base of his Adam's apple that betrayed his unrecognized emotions once again went completely unnoticed by him.
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