EPISODE 13
"Oh thank god holidays r here. Now i won't hav 2 get up early in d mrning, carry day heavy bag full of fat boring books, no homework, no tests n no solving maths problems!" Said Ishaan as her came back from school. Antu had struggled to get his admission in a school and was happy that he could at least attend the last trimester.2day was his last day. He fell on d sofa completely exhausted. On d other side Antara was sitting on d sofa with a completely tensed n confused expression. She was thinking abt her new job. Wat? Where? When? How? Evry possible question was on her mind. "Phew! I hav 2 go 2moro" she said as she shoved the appointment letter in her bag.
Ishaan- Didu, yaha itni garmi kyu hai? Barf kab giregi?
Antara- budhu, yeh Mumbai hai yaha barf nahi girti.
Ishaan- toh kya girta hai?
Antara- sirf aur sirf kadakti dhoop aab aur koi stupid question matt pucho. Ander chalo aur uniform change kar lo, chalo aao mere saath.
Ishaan- didu aap jao mein aata hu
Ishaan said lazily sitting under d fan.
Antara went in kept her bag near d table ryt nxt 2 hr window, thru which she could clearly see Raghu who was in his garage. Raghu 2 saw her, he couldn't take his eyes off her. There was sumthing special abt her eyes which attracted him lyk an iron nail attracts 2 a magnet. He kept staring at her till she left. Antara knew dat he was luking at her, he always helped her bt still he was d 1 fighting n complicating things n his behaviour was pretty weird according 2 her. On d other hand Raghu was trying 2 figure out wat Antara was up to.
"Yeh Ms.Kaul aab karne kya wali hai? Pata lagana padega. Chehre par din ke 25 ghante ghussa aur pareshaani hoti hai. Hassi aur mushurahat ko jaise holiday pe bheja hai, woh bhi permanent vacation pe!" Raghu said 2 himself n then called Pakiya.
Pakiya- haa bhai, kya baat hai?
Raghu- woh Ms.Kaul ki koi khabar?
Hearing Ms.Kaul Pakiya started giggling bt Raghu's angry glare made him stop...
Pakiya- woh.. woh.. haa Antara ki chuttiya shuru ho chuki hai.
Raghu- chuttiya shuru hogi toh madam job dhundne toh zaroor jayegi. Pakiya uss pe khass nazar rakna Samjha?
Pakiya- haa bhai!
Raghu knew dat d city, d ppl, their behaviour evrything was completely new 2 her. She had no idea how thing work n go about here in Mumbai. He definitely knew dat she was capable of handling situations but he couln't stop himself. He was however tempted 2 take care of her, 2 know her whereabouts.
It was a bright n sunny morning. Dr.Kaul was busy doing sum paperwork of his new clinic, mamaji was off to his shop, d ladies wer busy in d kitchen, Ishaan was still lazily sleeping n our dear Antara was fully dressed n ready 4 hr 1st job interview. She wore a pink churidar which had white thread work wid a blue duppatta. Noor Appa entered d room n was stunned 2 c Antara.
Appa- haai Allah u luk so gud, vry preety, enthusiastic n confident Ms.Antara Kaul! Ready 4 d intrview na! Tujhe dekhte hi woh log tujhe yeh job de denge. Nahi de toh... toh.. haa mein ek mahine tak kashmiri pulav nahi kavungi!
Antara- tab toh job leni hi padegi, aapke fav pulav jo daanv pe laga hai!
Both giggled n came down wher evry1 was waiting 4 her. She took blessings frm d elders by touching their feet. Noor soon got dhai-shakar n shoved a spoon full of it in hr mouth. Best of luck didu said Ishaan still rubbing his eyes n softly kissing her cheek. Antara took her bag n moved out of d house wid a wide smile on her face. Evrything around hr felt so gud. She recieved all d positive vibes frm her surroundings. She unknowingly turned around wid d hope dat she'll get 2 c Raghu bt 2 her surprise Raghu was no wher 2 b seen in his Basti. "Strange" she said " anyways aacha hua Raghu nahi dikha warna bad luck ho jata" bt deep inside she desperately wanted 2 c him b4 going 4 d interview bt she convinced hrself dat she doesn't need him"
"Bhaiya Kolaba street chaolo" said Antara as she sat in d taxi. The driver drove d taxi out od d basti. On d other hand Raghu was at Kolaba, he had 2 go der inorder 2 meet sum of his dealers. He was standing at d roadside talking on his cell phone when he saw Antara in d Taxi. Raghu widout evn thinking sat in his jeep n went after her. Antara's taxi stopped outside a enormous building which had a huge board reading "Bajaj Enterprise". Antara slowly got down d taxi n went in d building. Raghu got down n was abt 2 enter bt stopped as it won't b appropriate 4 him 2 go in, n if she finds out then ho gaya siyappa! So Raghu chose 2 waiting 4 her outside.
IN THE OFFICE
Antara came in n sat on d huge, soft, cozy sofa n soon started luking around. The office luked vry stylish n well maintained. Most of d things around were colour co-ordinated n designer. Evrything was very high class n beautiful bt 1 thing was very odd, Almost all d employees wer men. Evn the receptionist was a boy. Antara was still thinking abt it n luking around when she heard d door. A girl of about hr own age came out wid sadness n disappointment on her face. She soon ran frm d office. "Wat happnd 2 hr? Mayb her interview didn't go well" Antara ws occupied wid her thots when her name was called. Antara got up n confidently went towards d cabin door. Which had Mr.Bajaj's cabin, CEO of Bajaj Enterprise written on it.
Antara stepped in n saw a man in a black blazer, must b in his early 40s. He was well dressed n looked very sophisticated. Clearly he looked like a boss n also behaved like one . But he had a weird smile on his face which Antara noticed n felt awkward. He scanned Antara from top 2 bottom with his eyes. Howevr Antara ignored all that n started wid d interview.
Antara- May i come in sir?
Mr.Bajaj- yeah ofcourse my dear, please sum n have a seat.
Antara sat down on d chair. Antara thought that there would b more than 1 person conducting d interview bt she was wrong. Mr.Bajaj was d only interviewer.
Mr.Bajaj- so Ms.Kaul... miss.. oh my my, u hav a very nice name my dear!
Antara instantly remembered Raghu making fun of her name. Howevr she tried 2 4get abt him n concentrate on d interview.
Antara- Sir, u can call me Antara.
Mr.Bajaj (going thru her certificates)- Oh so Antara u r quiet young 2 do this job n also ur not evn a graduate. We have clearly mentioned earlier dat v need a graduate 4 d job.
Antara- Sir as u can see im still studying n thankfully attained gud marks, i'll complete my graduation in a few yrs. I dnt think im less than any othr candidate, i have all the knowledge i need 4 d job. I've been the GS in college so i can handle any situations n definitely deserve this job.
Mr.Bajaj- So Antara tell me, yeh job lena tumhare liye kyu zaroori hai?
Antara- Basically im frm Kashmir bt had 2 cum down coz of some crisis.i want 2 help my family n badly need this job 2 support them.
Mr.Bajaj- so r u ready 2 do anything? I mean whatever it takes 2 get d job?
Antara- hmm.. yes !
Antara was very confident n answerd evr question askd by Mr.Bajaj. bt as he proceeded wid his questions Antara got more n more uncomfortable as he would ask questns which wer unappropriate n completely off d topic. He would in between gt up n move abt, he kept staring at her n would touch Antara's shoulder, Antara didn't like his dirty eyes on her. Mr.Bajaj then went n sat on his seat n proceeded.
Mr.Bajaj- so Antara do u hav a boyfriend?
Antara was stunned, that was completely unexpected.
Antara- excuse me..
Mr.Bajaj- oh Antara dnt b shy, u hav 2 answer questins like this aur tumhe aur tumhare jism ko dekh kar lagta hai ke tumhara boyfriend toh zaroor hoga. Toh kaisa relationship hai? Did u 2 get physical? R u active in ur..
Antara- sir i would lyk 2 end this interview here n leave!
Antara was not a person who would tolerate such actions, she would never keep quiet, n would nevr let such things happen 2 hr. She got up n was abt 2 leave when he spoke again.
Mr.Bajaj- Antara ur forgetting how badly u need this job, ur family needs u. U can't leave them lyk this.
Antara froze at dat spot. She saw her family in front of hr. Her Paapa, her Mumma, ishaan, mama-mami. They really need her. She is d 1 who could change their state. Mr.Bajaj took d opportunity n went near her. He caught her by her shoulders n turned her around. He slowly took her near d couch n made her sit on it n then slowly grabbed her duppatta n started pulling it. This brought antara back 2 hr senses. She saw in what position she was n what was cuming. She soon pushed him n fixed her duppatta, Mr.Bajaj again shamlessly came close 2 her this tym Antara gave him a tight slap on his face.
Antara- hw dare u do this 2 me? Now i know y ther r no girls working in ur firm, n y those girls walked out of ur cabin with disgust. Ur nt meant 2 b here in this office bt behind bars. If u evr try 2 do this again i swear i'll make sure ur in d place wher u belong!
Mr.Bajaj- shuu.. keep quiet remembr u need this job 4 ur family..
Antara- aapni gandi zuban se meri family ka naam mat lena, yes! I need it 4 my family bt that doesn't mean dat i'll do such cheap things 2 earn money. I dnt need u or ur job mister!
Mr.Bajaj- bt u need it.
He again came close to her and this time tried to kiss her.
Antara again slapped him n moved out of d cabin. As soon as she reached out her eyes became moist. She was completely broken, her dreams, expectations shattered! She covered her mouth wid hr hands 2 prevent herself frm crying n ran away frm d building. Raghu who was still waiting 4 her, saw hr state.
Raghu- yeh Miss.Kaul ko kya hua? Ro kyu rahi thi? Isse kya hua hoga? Miss.Kaul aisi ladki nahi hai joh job na milli toh roh pade, woh toh try n try till u succeed typ ki ladki hai! Kuch toh gadbad zaroor hai! Aur main patta lagakar rahunga.
By niki and minor editing by editing team😆
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