Before I commence just letting you know that if I use this symbol *, it means that Riya is thinking or having a self-talk.
CHAPTER ONE
The door of the sophisticated ETF quarters opened in boom making the sound of thunder and the heavy rain echo through the hallways. Stood there partially drenched and struggling with a broken navy blue umbrella was a petite and cute Bengali girl. She did not look quite beautiful then because she was having an arm tussle with a lifeless umbrella! But as soon as she realised that people were staring at her like she was a maniac right out of an asylum, she straightened her walk, threw the umbrella in the side bin, and smiled her dimpled smile radiantly at the receptionist. Now that is BEAUTIFUL!
Hey! I am Riya Mukherjee. I had a meeting today with Mr Sameer Rathod, your ETF Chief?' The receptionist gave her the You Don't Belong Here Look' with a stern smile and finally directed her to the ETF conference room.
*Riya, you are such an idiot. Firstly, you are LATE! And secondly, BAD IMPRESSION on colleagues! I swear, agar tumne aaj aur koi galti ki, I'll kill you!* She groomed herself in front of the mirror door, fixing her makeup and hair and finally knocked and gripped the door knob. Saying her last minute prayers of good luck and gratefulness, she turned the door knob without realising that someone was trying to open the door from the inside too. As a result, she got pulled by the counterforce of the door and fell face first on the conference hall floor.
OUCH!
Riya are you ok?' Strong and firm shoulders picked her up slowly. She knew who that was but her priority at the moment was WHO PULLED THE DOOR!! Drowned by pain and anger, she looked around to see the person who had done that. Standing like a proud man with a smirk on his face was ARJUN SURYAKANT RAWTE.
*No Riya, you are not going to say anything, today is your first day*
Riya did not even expect a sorry from this guy; she knew how he was- arrogant and impulsive. Rolling her eyes away from him, she lightened up seeing her best friend, Sameer, who she had not seen for the past 8 years. They both hugged each other long just to reminiscence their beautiful friendship.
Are you alright?' said Sameer looking worriedly at Riya.
Yeah I am alright' whispered Riya.
They broke out of the embrace and Riya looked around embarrassed by the incident. She hadn't realised that there were around 6 people in the room. Ayesha, Chottu, Shree, Sakshi and Liza, all stared at her. Sakshi and Chottu even tried really hard to stop their smiles from spreading on their faces. She again looked at the 'stupid door' and realised that it was a transparent and glass door. *That jerk! He did it on purpose!*
Everything was calm for a second when Rathod rampaged at Arjun: 'Rawte, Tumne yeh jaan buj ke kiya. Tumhe patatha ki Riya bahar hai. Why did you pull the door?!'. Arjun looked carelessly at Rathod and replied 'Rathod, she is our new team member. I was just opening the door for her. I didn't realise that she is so weak'. Before Rathod could fire another accusation on him, Riya stopped him. 'Kya yaar! Its okay, it could have happened to anyone. Your Forgiven Arjun'. She then quietly whispered to Rathore, 'Don't worry, I will settle it later, not now...'
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Ok guys! Break out of the trance, this is it for today. I hope you like it.😃
Precap: Riya and Rathod recall past high school memories. Loads of Flashbacks coming around, with dashing dude of the college, Arjun Rawte!😳
