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Chapter 9

Seher's POV

With new day comes new strength and new thoughts..

Today is undoubtedly one such morning for Seher. She was unusually peaceful as she buttered her bread. Just then a soft melody hit her ear, she smiled as she went ahead to increase the volume of the radio playing. It is one of her favorite old melodies.

Chukar mere mann ko kiya tune kya ishara.. Badla yeh mausam lage pyaara jag sara..

Such a soulful and soothing song that you just can't help but simply adore it. Seher hummed the song as she poured herself a glass of juice.

"Beautiful song.." Hina said as Seher looked up to find hina standing near the dining table.

Seher smiled, "Good morning!"

"Good Morning! Kya baat hai? Aaj koi bahout khush lag raha hai!" Hina said with a teasing undertone.

Seher chuckled and looked at her, "sach batau?" Hina nodded in affirmation.

"Khushi ka toh nahi pata, lekin bahout arse baad meri life kuch achha ho raha hai.. I'm just trying to enjoy it!" I confessed as Hina came forward to hug her tightly.

"I'm so happy for you Seher! Abb dekhna sab kuch thik ho jayega!" Hina replied assuringly. She is truly an amazing friend.

Seher hugged her back with same affection, Kabhi kabhi mujhe lagta hai jo hota achhe ke liye he hota hai...Agar Aasif se talaak ke baad Ammi-Abbu ne mujhe ghar se naa nikala hota toh shayad main kabhi Hina se nahi mil paati... Hum women's hostel mein mile the.. Hina bhi usi school mein padhati thi jahan se maine apne naye safar ki shuruvat ki thi..

Humare nature bahout different hain, I agree! Lekin phir bhi hum bahout achhe dost hai.. Aur iska credit bhi Hina ko he milega..pehel usne he ki thi.. main hostel mein reh toh rahi thi lekin roz ek phone zaroor karti thi Ammi-Abbu.. Yeh baat alag hai ki meri awaaz sunte he woh phone rakh dete the but maine koshish nahi chhodi... Hina shayad kaafi dino se notice kar rahi thi phir ek din woh mere paas aayi aur kehne lagi,

"Main nahi jaanti ki tumhari problem kya hai lekin ek baat zaroor kahungi jo tumhari kadar nahi karta tumhe bhi uski kadar nahi karni chahiye, Afsoos aur dard ke ilawa aur kuch nahi milega!"

Mere haath mein phone tha..main ghar call karne wali thi.. Magar maine nahi kiya! Aise humari dosti hui..

Hina yateem hai.. Jab woh 5 saal ki thi toh ek car accident mein uske ammi-abbu ki maut ho gayi.. Shayad yeh he ek cheez thi jo humme common thi tanhai.. Hina ne mujhe bahout support kiya. Main uske begair kya karti main nahi jaanti..and I'll always be thankful to her for that! I went down the memory lane as I took a taxi to reach office.

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"Good Morning!" Aprit wished Seher as she entered the office.

"Good Morning jee!" I replied in a cheerful voice as I made my way to desk.

Arpit looked amazed as he followed her, "So..Zahir Sir is back to work!"

"Oh Great!" I replied enthusiastically as I picked up the rolled sheets lying on my desk and kept them in the cupboard.

Anamika joined them as she had noticed Seher coming in, "Hello!"

"Hi.."

"Seher! Bahout sara kaam hai.. Aggarwal group ke office ke liye rough sketches ready karne hai! Aur please Zahir sir ko jakar parso ki meeting ke baare mein update karde! He wasn't in the meeting!" Anamika said it all in one go!

"Cool.. Don't worry I'll update him!" I replied with a smile as I settled down to begin my work. Arpit and Anamika too went ahead with their jobs. After a while, she picked up all the files regarding the meeting and went inside Zahir's cabin.

As she stood in front of his cabin, Why am I nervous? Strange!

She closed her eyes and with a deep breath she pushed the door open.

Zahir's POV

Allah! Kuch din office naa aao toh sab gadbad ho jaata hai.. I thought as I flipped through the pages of a file trying to understand the points. He frowned as he cutely scratched his head.

He was going through some points when he heard door being opened. He looked up and his frown turned into a wide smile.

"May I come in?" She asked.

"Yes, Please!" I replied, closing the file and keeping it aside.

"I guess aapko help chahiye!" She said looking at the files lying on his table. Some were closed, some were lying open, and a few were piled up in corner.

He looked down on his desk, "Even I think so!" I replied with a sheepish smile.

She chuckled as she pulled a chair for herself and then, after a bit of clean up of his table, she laid out the files one by one, explaining him the important points from the meeting. She briefed him about the points their team had put forward in the meeting and also the additions of the seniors.

But who the hell was concentrating on work when she was sitting right in front of him?! As she was busy explaining, he was busy observing her.

She is undoubtedly gorgeous.. Be it be her beautiful almond brown eyes or her luscious black hair.. A natural beauty!

He noticed how a strand of hair kept disturbing her. The wisp of hair kept falling over her eyes, blocking her vision again and again as she gently tucked it behind her ear every time. She was getting irritated, and Zahir could see that!

Main help offer karu? I thought mischievously.

Ajeeb baat hai but I'm jealous of that hair wisp right now! Yeh ladki pagal karke chhodegi!

Exasperated by the continuous hindrance, she finally caught hold of her hairs and tied them in a loose bun.

He looked on disappointed as he loved her free flowing hair, and those cute irritated expressions on her face whenever they disturbed her.

Koi nahi.. Shaadi ke baad nahi bandhne dunga! This thought made him chuckle.

Seher who was too engrossed in work looked up confused, with What-Happened-Expressions!

Gadhe!

"Sorry! Got bit distracted!" I said trying to cover-up but I was caught. She looked at him disbelievingly.

"Aap sunn rahe hai main kya bata rahi hu?!" She demanded as she crossed her arms while he looked away embarrassed.

She laid back on the chair, "Kya karte hai aap? Main itni der se aapko points samjha rahi hu lekin aapka dhyaan he nahi hai?"

"Tumhara kasoor hai.."

She looked at him surprised, "Achha jee? Aur woh kaise?"

"Tum itni khubsoorat lag rahi ho ki mera toh kya kisi ka bhi dhyaan kaam mein lag he nahi sakta!" I replied huskily, moving a bit closer.

She smiled coyly as she tried to hide her blush but couldn't! Zahir smiled back, looking at her affectionately.

How much I love this blush!

"Kaam pe dhyaan dein!" She finally managed to reply.

Seher's POV

Yeh Zahir bhi naa! Naa khud kaam karenge naa mujhe karne denge! Har aadhe-ek ghante mein kisi na kisi bahane mujhe bula rahe hai.. Aur jab jaake puchho kya kaam hai toh chup! Kal se yeh he chal raha hai.. Abhi tak toh kisi ne office mein note nahi kiya lekin aakhir kab tak chhupega! Kitna embarrassing lagega agar kisine toka toh? Lekin sunte he nahi hai!

Har baar yeh soch ke jaati hu ki unse baat karungi lekin pata nahi kyu unka chehra dekhkar lagta hai, koi baat nahi next time!

*ring* *ring*

Phir se?!

She picked up the call, "Jee? Farmaiye!"

"Cabin mein aao yaar ek minute!"

"Jee!"

She knocked the door, "Come in" he called out from inside.

"Aapne bulaya?"

"Haan!"

"Koi kaam?"

"Nahi.. bas tumhe dekhne ka dil kar raha tha!" He replied smiling.

She looked at him for a while in silence, and then, "Abb jau?"

"Nahi!" Came his instant reply with a chuckle as he stood in front of her.

"Seher, ek baat batao mujhe? Tumne bachpan mein NO word sikha tha?" He asked as he held her hand gently.

Kya ajeeb sawal hai?

"Haan.." I replied confused.

"Lekin tum istemaal toh karti nahi ho iss word ka?"

"Kya matlab?" I asked, trying to get his point.

"Tum meri employee ho, iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki tumhe meri har baat maanni zaroori hai. Commands follow karne chahiye jab tak woh aapko exploit na kare.. Getting my point?" He replied in a soft voice as she nodded.

Sach mein, iss aadmi ki mujhe kabhi nahi samjh mein aati !

Zahir's POV

A few days later,

He came out of the conference room as he checked his emails on his Blackberry. He was about to enter in his cabin when his eyes fell on Seher. She was there with some of her colleagues, laughing. He didn't realise when a brief smile adorned his handsome face as well. He loved her smiling face especially when her smile reached her eyes, adding a twinkle to their beauty.

Just then, an idea struck his mind. He typed something and after hitting the send button looked in her direction hopefully!

Seher's POV

She was enjoying the tea-break with some of her colleagues and everyone was busy sharing their childhood memories when her phone beeped, announcing the arrival of message. She opened the inbox to find Zahir's message. It reads...

"You wish to know who's the owner of the world's most beautiful smile? Read the first word again!"

Seher smiled widely as she read the message. This didn't go unnoticed by everybody else.

"Kya baat? Kiska message padh kar itni pyaari smile aa gayi?" Anamika asked teasingly.

"Kisi ka nahi!" I replied.

"Kuch toh tha? Waise anamika tune notice kiya aaj kal seher ko?" Arpit replied.

"Haan kafi dino se kar rahi hu.. She's glowing these days! Raaz kya hai?" Anamika asked, nudging her gently.

Seher looked down smiling, "Koi raaz nahi hai!"

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Coming up: zahir talks to his family abt seher! Some more romance!