Arnav was at his favorite place gazing into the sky. It was almost midnight. His cell rang. Its was Khushi!
"Hmm" he picked up. "Arnavji... poolside?" she asked passionately.
"hum!" he said.
"I am looking at the starry sky after a long time, the clouds are gone.." She said.
"Khushi...!" he was emotionally hit.
"Arnavji, look up in the North...." She said.
"What?" He was surprised.
"Look up North, do you see a big bright stable star?" She asked. He looked up in the direction saying "Yes!"
"That is a Polaris, the only one stable star which does not change its position, no matter what" She said deeply.
"Hum?" He still was confused.
"That is you! Arnavji... A pole-star, polaris... People who are lost look up at the pole star for Direction....Its you!" She said passionately.
"Khushi...." His voice cracking... ! He gazed at the star... He saw a twinkling bright star peeping out from behind Polaris. "Khushi you are there with me... you are here.. by my side...!" he was overwhelmed....
"Arnavji...bring your gaze down. Do you see a Kite with a tail?" She asked. Arnav obeyed.
"yes" he whispered. "Look at the bright red star and a blue twinkling star next to each other...." He kept gazing.
"Your parents... Arnavji....Mamma..Papa!" She said in a whisper. He was speechless...
"Arnavji talk to them....." She almost ordered.
"What? " ...
"Yes Arnavji.... They are waiting... talk to them..." He kept gazing at the starts for a long time her hanging up of the phone went unnoticed.
He looked up to the red and blue starts... tears welling up in his eyes, but refusing to roll down... "Mamma.....I...I am..!" The stars brightened up for him....
*** ****
It was a bright Tuesday morning. Arnav woke up with Khushi's name on his lips. He felt light and bright and was ready to take on the day. Last night, for the first time he felt relieved from the burden of heavy chains he was tied up with. He had a long talk with his mother.
He had a meeting scheduled with Sohodeep at 11 in the morning. He got ready and went to the office.
Sham had called his person to instruct him. "Every conversation with that CEO should be recorded. I want that video tape before I take on the interview with the CEO. Understand?" he had said. The other person had agreed and it was all set to record the video con call of Arnav and CEO.
Arnav reached office exactly at 10.00 in the morning. Aman had kept all the files ready for the meeting. He glanced through the documents and kept his notes ready. Homework well done!
He went to the conference room. The system administrator was still working on fixing the LAN and the lease line. The digging up of the roads had damaged their data line. Arnav yelled at him in frustration. He went out to get his laptop. The system administrator had finished his work. It was almost 11.00 and he opened his laptop and was ready for the conference call.
The 50" monitor brightened up and glowed the conference room in Kolkata. Arnav sat upright and was ready to greet the person. He was seeing this CEO Shondeep Banerjee for the first time. Mr. Balwindar Singh's voice echoed. "Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, and Mr. Shondeep Banerjee.. Good morning. Sorry, I could not make it. But its my pleasure to introduce both."
"Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, this is Ms. Shondeep Banerjee. He is the CEO of our Weaving grpup. He is with us for last five years. He is BS and MS from MIT, US and has done his masters in Business Administration. He has specialized in Manufacturing and Production Engineering. We are proud to have him with us and he is an integral part of our group." Said Mr. Balwindar Singh proudly.
"And Shondeep, this is Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, a very dashing entrepreneur with tremendous business acumen. He specializes in Textile Engineering and has been a formidable name in Fashion Industry. Their shows are always instant hit. We have conducted our summer collection with his group AR Group of Industries, mainly into design and garments. The BTR group is proud to be associated with AR group and we look forward to working together forever." He introduced Arnav.
Both the men greeted, gauging each other.
Clean-shaven, Shondeep Banerjee was wearing a Navy Blue tailored suit with French cuff style White Shirt, cuff links, matching blue tie with mirror polish lether shoes. He was slender, more than six feet tall and in his early thirties. He looked handsome with his full business attire. His light eyes had a blue tinge suited his strikingly chiseled face. His eyes reflected his confidence, intelligence and purity of heart. He had a captivating smile, which would instantly spread over others faces. He had styled his curly long hair with back combing highlighting his broad forehead. He smiled at Arnav with genuinity and Arnav automatically reflected the smile in return.
Arnav on the other hand had worn a mono color business suit with brown color gradient. He too had a full business attire with stubble and a serious face. A six feet tall Arnav, had a muscular athlete body. His eyes flashed confidence, intelligence, aggressiveness and gutsy nature. He looked tougher and formidably dominating with his piercing brown eyes.
"Hello Mr. Banerjee, it's a pleasure to meet you." Arnav started off taking charge of the meeting.
The two contrasting personalities started off with the same objective.
"Mr. Raizada, you can call me Shondeep.. by my first name.." His American friendly culture reflected in him. Arnav nodded and said "Its Arnav.." Both smiled and the meeting kicked off with the initial pleasantries.
Each of them discussed his points and noted other's important points. Shondeep scribbled a note and called for the office boy when there was a want for some information. Arnav waited for the information to arrive looking at Shondeep. He had a good impression about this CEO. He seemed to be a techie guy setting up the manufacturing processes. Arnav had never ventured into manufacturing. This was his golden chance. Shondeep was never into fashion design and garmenting. He knew nothing about it. He only produced cloth and not into its ultimate usage. Both of them had a great opportunity working together. Both of them admired each other for their domain expertise. They were complementing each other.
There was a knock on the door and Khushi entered the conference room with the file. She was wearing a dark brown wrap around long skirt and a plain white waist length top and a brown sash.
Arnav almost fell down from his chair. He got up with a jerk "Khushi...". But then kept his face straight. His heart thumping against his chest, he gaped at her striking beauty. Khushi had her back to the screen and had bent to hand over the file to Shondeep across the table. Shondeep signaled her to take a seat. She sat and glanced at the screen. She knew Arnav would be on the other side.
Shondeep introduced her to Arnav. "Arnav, she is my boss's assistant and is helping us in this project. We have been getting all the information with its interpretation and graphs only because of her relentless efforts. She is our asset." Said Shondeep looking at her unblinkingly. She glanced at Arnav and smiling, greeted him. Arnav just nodded. He wanted to hug her, to hold her in his arms. He was losing his composure.
Shondeep asked some information and Khushi started off. Shondeep had lent his ears and eyes for her. He was looking at her intently and Arnav started to miss out the important points. He started flashing angry looks at Khushi and Shondeep who were deep in conversation over the fact file.
"Why does she have to smile at him? She should be within her limits. Why is she not looking at me?" his brain stopped working.
"Yes Arnav, I think you have a valid point and we need to probe more into this. My boss will be joining us soon on telephone and we will bring it up to him". Said Shondeep looking at Arnav. Coming back to senses Arnav only nodded without taking his eyes off Khushi.
Khushi felt embarrassed at his gaze. "why is he looking at me like this? What will Shondeep Sir think?" She started blushing wishing Arnav takes off his gaze.
Shondeep had all the admirations for her. He had developed a soft corner for her after they met in the hospital. Arnav was burning with jealousy.
"Ok. Sir, if my work is over, I would like to leave. She said glancing at Arnav with a smile but she got shocked when she did not receive the same smile from him. "Ok. Thank you for your valuable help, Ms Gupta" Smiled Shondeep
"NOT Ms. Gupta! ...... Mrs. Raizada!... " Arnav's heart cried.
Khushi came back after lunch. Papaji had not returned yet. He had concluded the conference call on telephone. Her cell rang. It was Arnav. She was surprised. They had decided that they would call each other only in the evening.
"Hello Arnavji" She picked up smiling.
"Don't you have any manners? Why did you have to enter the conference room?" He asked angrily.
"What? I mean.. what did I do?" she asked bewildered.
"What the hell do you think you were doing in there? Barging in and the way you were talking ...!" Arnav was furious.
"What? Sir called me in. And I thought you would be happy to see me.." She was visibly hurt.
"I.. I mean.... Why were you grinning at him?" He asked.
"What? What are you talking about?" She was confused.
"Khushi... tell me since how long you know him, this CEO?" He asked suspiciously.
"I had met him before, with papaji. But I am working with him when he took over this project!...Why?" she asked still utterly confused.
"How much do you know about him This CEO.? I mean .... Is he married?" Arnav could not control himself.
"I don't know... but when I met his mother... no one from his family was there with them." She said
"What? Did you meet his mother? Why? I mean... what was the need? And why did you have to look so beautiful, today?" He asked getting angrier.
"What? His father suffered an heart attack Saturday night and I visited the hospital..." She started off....
"Wait a minute.... Why are you asking all these things? Do I smell something here...? " She asked grinning.
"Oh! Shut up Khushi...!" He was caught off guard.
**** ****
Sham had called his person exactly at 1.00 in the afternoon to get the record of the video conference call.....
"Hmm" he picked up. "Arnavji... poolside?" she asked passionately.
"hum!" he said.
"I am looking at the starry sky after a long time, the clouds are gone.." She said.
"Khushi...!" he was emotionally hit.
"Arnavji, look up in the North...." She said.
"What?" He was surprised.
"Look up North, do you see a big bright stable star?" She asked. He looked up in the direction saying "Yes!"
"That is a Polaris, the only one stable star which does not change its position, no matter what" She said deeply.
"Hum?" He still was confused.
"That is you! Arnavji... A pole-star, polaris... People who are lost look up at the pole star for Direction....Its you!" She said passionately.
"Khushi...." His voice cracking... ! He gazed at the star... He saw a twinkling bright star peeping out from behind Polaris. "Khushi you are there with me... you are here.. by my side...!" he was overwhelmed....
"Arnavji...bring your gaze down. Do you see a Kite with a tail?" She asked. Arnav obeyed.
"yes" he whispered. "Look at the bright red star and a blue twinkling star next to each other...." He kept gazing.
"Your parents... Arnavji....Mamma..Papa!" She said in a whisper. He was speechless...
"Arnavji talk to them....." She almost ordered.
"What? " ...
"Yes Arnavji.... They are waiting... talk to them..." He kept gazing at the starts for a long time her hanging up of the phone went unnoticed.
He looked up to the red and blue starts... tears welling up in his eyes, but refusing to roll down... "Mamma.....I...I am..!" The stars brightened up for him....
*** ****
It was a bright Tuesday morning. Arnav woke up with Khushi's name on his lips. He felt light and bright and was ready to take on the day. Last night, for the first time he felt relieved from the burden of heavy chains he was tied up with. He had a long talk with his mother.
He had a meeting scheduled with Sohodeep at 11 in the morning. He got ready and went to the office.
Sham had called his person to instruct him. "Every conversation with that CEO should be recorded. I want that video tape before I take on the interview with the CEO. Understand?" he had said. The other person had agreed and it was all set to record the video con call of Arnav and CEO.
Arnav reached office exactly at 10.00 in the morning. Aman had kept all the files ready for the meeting. He glanced through the documents and kept his notes ready. Homework well done!
He went to the conference room. The system administrator was still working on fixing the LAN and the lease line. The digging up of the roads had damaged their data line. Arnav yelled at him in frustration. He went out to get his laptop. The system administrator had finished his work. It was almost 11.00 and he opened his laptop and was ready for the conference call.
The 50" monitor brightened up and glowed the conference room in Kolkata. Arnav sat upright and was ready to greet the person. He was seeing this CEO Shondeep Banerjee for the first time. Mr. Balwindar Singh's voice echoed. "Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, and Mr. Shondeep Banerjee.. Good morning. Sorry, I could not make it. But its my pleasure to introduce both."
"Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, this is Ms. Shondeep Banerjee. He is the CEO of our Weaving grpup. He is with us for last five years. He is BS and MS from MIT, US and has done his masters in Business Administration. He has specialized in Manufacturing and Production Engineering. We are proud to have him with us and he is an integral part of our group." Said Mr. Balwindar Singh proudly.
"And Shondeep, this is Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada, a very dashing entrepreneur with tremendous business acumen. He specializes in Textile Engineering and has been a formidable name in Fashion Industry. Their shows are always instant hit. We have conducted our summer collection with his group AR Group of Industries, mainly into design and garments. The BTR group is proud to be associated with AR group and we look forward to working together forever." He introduced Arnav.
Both the men greeted, gauging each other.
Clean-shaven, Shondeep Banerjee was wearing a Navy Blue tailored suit with French cuff style White Shirt, cuff links, matching blue tie with mirror polish lether shoes. He was slender, more than six feet tall and in his early thirties. He looked handsome with his full business attire. His light eyes had a blue tinge suited his strikingly chiseled face. His eyes reflected his confidence, intelligence and purity of heart. He had a captivating smile, which would instantly spread over others faces. He had styled his curly long hair with back combing highlighting his broad forehead. He smiled at Arnav with genuinity and Arnav automatically reflected the smile in return.
Arnav on the other hand had worn a mono color business suit with brown color gradient. He too had a full business attire with stubble and a serious face. A six feet tall Arnav, had a muscular athlete body. His eyes flashed confidence, intelligence, aggressiveness and gutsy nature. He looked tougher and formidably dominating with his piercing brown eyes.
"Hello Mr. Banerjee, it's a pleasure to meet you." Arnav started off taking charge of the meeting.
The two contrasting personalities started off with the same objective.
"Mr. Raizada, you can call me Shondeep.. by my first name.." His American friendly culture reflected in him. Arnav nodded and said "Its Arnav.." Both smiled and the meeting kicked off with the initial pleasantries.
Each of them discussed his points and noted other's important points. Shondeep scribbled a note and called for the office boy when there was a want for some information. Arnav waited for the information to arrive looking at Shondeep. He had a good impression about this CEO. He seemed to be a techie guy setting up the manufacturing processes. Arnav had never ventured into manufacturing. This was his golden chance. Shondeep was never into fashion design and garmenting. He knew nothing about it. He only produced cloth and not into its ultimate usage. Both of them had a great opportunity working together. Both of them admired each other for their domain expertise. They were complementing each other.
There was a knock on the door and Khushi entered the conference room with the file. She was wearing a dark brown wrap around long skirt and a plain white waist length top and a brown sash.
Arnav almost fell down from his chair. He got up with a jerk "Khushi...". But then kept his face straight. His heart thumping against his chest, he gaped at her striking beauty. Khushi had her back to the screen and had bent to hand over the file to Shondeep across the table. Shondeep signaled her to take a seat. She sat and glanced at the screen. She knew Arnav would be on the other side.
Shondeep introduced her to Arnav. "Arnav, she is my boss's assistant and is helping us in this project. We have been getting all the information with its interpretation and graphs only because of her relentless efforts. She is our asset." Said Shondeep looking at her unblinkingly. She glanced at Arnav and smiling, greeted him. Arnav just nodded. He wanted to hug her, to hold her in his arms. He was losing his composure.
Shondeep asked some information and Khushi started off. Shondeep had lent his ears and eyes for her. He was looking at her intently and Arnav started to miss out the important points. He started flashing angry looks at Khushi and Shondeep who were deep in conversation over the fact file.
"Why does she have to smile at him? She should be within her limits. Why is she not looking at me?" his brain stopped working.
"Yes Arnav, I think you have a valid point and we need to probe more into this. My boss will be joining us soon on telephone and we will bring it up to him". Said Shondeep looking at Arnav. Coming back to senses Arnav only nodded without taking his eyes off Khushi.
Khushi felt embarrassed at his gaze. "why is he looking at me like this? What will Shondeep Sir think?" She started blushing wishing Arnav takes off his gaze.
Shondeep had all the admirations for her. He had developed a soft corner for her after they met in the hospital. Arnav was burning with jealousy.
"Ok. Sir, if my work is over, I would like to leave. She said glancing at Arnav with a smile but she got shocked when she did not receive the same smile from him. "Ok. Thank you for your valuable help, Ms Gupta" Smiled Shondeep
"NOT Ms. Gupta! ...... Mrs. Raizada!... " Arnav's heart cried.
Khushi came back after lunch. Papaji had not returned yet. He had concluded the conference call on telephone. Her cell rang. It was Arnav. She was surprised. They had decided that they would call each other only in the evening.
"Hello Arnavji" She picked up smiling.
"Don't you have any manners? Why did you have to enter the conference room?" He asked angrily.
"What? I mean.. what did I do?" she asked bewildered.
"What the hell do you think you were doing in there? Barging in and the way you were talking ...!" Arnav was furious.
"What? Sir called me in. And I thought you would be happy to see me.." She was visibly hurt.
"I.. I mean.... Why were you grinning at him?" He asked.
"What? What are you talking about?" She was confused.
"Khushi... tell me since how long you know him, this CEO?" He asked suspiciously.
"I had met him before, with papaji. But I am working with him when he took over this project!...Why?" she asked still utterly confused.
"How much do you know about him This CEO.? I mean .... Is he married?" Arnav could not control himself.
"I don't know... but when I met his mother... no one from his family was there with them." She said
"What? Did you meet his mother? Why? I mean... what was the need? And why did you have to look so beautiful, today?" He asked getting angrier.
"What? His father suffered an heart attack Saturday night and I visited the hospital..." She started off....
"Wait a minute.... Why are you asking all these things? Do I smell something here...? " She asked grinning.
"Oh! Shut up Khushi...!" He was caught off guard.
**** ****
Sham had called his person exactly at 1.00 in the afternoon to get the record of the video conference call.....
9 comments:
Thank you for all your beautiful comments...
Hope you like this one too
KF
Oh crab!!!! I hope something goes wrong with the video setting and that Shyam cannot get it.... grrrr.... all this spying nonsense from him... when will he keep himself to himself?????
And Arnav..... always so jealous.... lol..... what does he mean - why did she have to come in? why did she have to look so beautiful today? lol.... Arnav will always be the sulking boy when it comes to Khushi... lol
I am so sorry... but I cannot stop laughing...
Thanks for the update.
Hai KF
Please do some errors in video recording or anything like that but don't make sham succeed in this . Please it's a request . Thanks for jealousy part . Update regularly yaar , I am waiting
Remya
Hi KHUSHIFAN... So now it is shams turn to get shocked to see KHUSHI in the VC.... BTW it is going to be much more interested....Aah ..ARNAV is a POLARIS....hummm.. very tru...a big THANK YOU for this update.
Well, now we get to see a jealous ASR..Khushi should torture him more:)
Hope Shyam does not get to see the video..
Tisk, Tisk Arnav, you need to control your jealously. Poor Khushi why did she have to look so beautiful :)
Nice update, waiting for Slime's spy game..... Very nice updat.....kkg fan
Very nice update.. Just hope Shyam does not see her in the video..
Hi. Khushifan
Very nice update. Expecting some more twists soon. Nice to see the other side of Arnav.......
Two perfect updates. I do not have enough words to thank you for this. Excellent tracks. All the required essence is in it. This is a beautiful creation by you.
The snake is playing very cleaver moves now. Should somehow cut his wings now before it is too late. Poor Khushi - she was to be with him and console him.
Just loved the way you brought Arnav and his parents to-gether again. The star magic from Khushi worked brilliantly with him. Loved their convo.
That conference was so professional and amazing. The entry of Khushi was great. Poor Arnav is jealous about Shondeep's interaction with his Khushi. That was cute.
Lots of fascinating things are awaited. Thanks, bye and take care.
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