Hello people... Yes I am back again with a new chapter! Thank you all for your wonderful comments and the encouragement! Little did I imagine, it would be loved by you all! Again sorry, could not reply to all yours pm, IF is not allowing me.
Now back to the chapter! This one will be from shravan 'S point of view! Lets get introduced to our hero... Shravan Malhotra.
Chapter 3
Sleep invaded me long time ago and now all I could do just to stare at everything and doing nothing! It's five in the morning, birds were chirping outside and I didn't know whether it should make me happy or not! Another day, of my life was going to start! Again Rajni Amma would come and help me to do my morning deeds, Would help me to get dressed! It's funny that I couldn't even get out of this bed without someone's help!
Though I had improved a lot! At least I could move my left hand and left feet, a little bit. Physiotherapy was doing good actually! It had been 6 months! God knew how many more days, months going to go like this! How much more I would suffer with my left side paralysed body.
Today, the day, another new girl,my new p.a would come, as informed by my mother, last night! She had been appointed to be my personal assistant! "Pata nahin kahan kahan se dhoond laati hai! Maa bhi na! ". I murmured! "kyunki woh aapse bahut jyada pyaar karti hai! Pareshan to hogi hi na"...Rajni amma defended maa. " I know, amma. Par waise bhi sirf computer pe hi to kaam Karna hota hai, wohto ek hath se bhi ho sakta hai." Right side of my body was absolutely fine!
I was really tired of all this. Again someone would come, show me pity and would make me angry , that would make me shout and she would be gone! Didn't know why this anger had not left me after that day, I sighed!
"Hum andar aa jaaye beta? " maa asked from outside of my room's closed door! As if she was not going to come if I say no! Again irritation caught me " If I say no, Will you listen maa? Nahin na! So why are you asking!"
Maa entered into the room with that girl! "Shravan, this is Suman Tiwari. From today she will be your personal assistant and he is Shravan Malhotra my son and your boss. " Maa said this in one breath! I almost about to chuckle and I saw that girl Suman Tiwari.
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Very first thing I noticed, was her height! She was quiet tall! Then a pair of wide, chocolate-brown eyes set in a pale, heart-shaped face. This girl looked more fragile than normal girls do at her age. Her skin was so translucent it was hard to believe it offered her much defense from the outside world. I could clearly see that it was a strain for her to make conversation with a stranger, to be the center of attention. I could sense her shyness from the way she held her frail-looking shoulders, slightly hunched, as if she was expecting a rebuff at any moment.
She was checking me out and it felt nice. But suddenly those chocolate brown eyes slided to my leg...and wheelchair! Of course it irritated me.
""What? Are you checking me out? Or should I loose my shirt, that'll give you a better view.!!" I snapped! warm red stained her cheeks as she looked down, away from the embarrassing gaffe of getting caught staring at me.
Maa shouted at me. But somehow I was enjoying this girl's reaction! "I am on my best behavior today maa, but is she mute? Can't she talk? And she is standing there like a dumb! Are you sure that she is capable of being an assistant! You know na how much I hate dumb people! " I knew it would infuriate her, I just wanted to hear her voice!
There was a faint crease between her eyebrows that she seemed unaware of. She glared at me saying in her wind chime voice "You know Mr Malhotra there is a proverb which I am sure you haven't heard of! 'Empty vessels makes more noise'! I am standing here quitelty that doesn't imply that I am dumb! May be I am much wiser too answer your stupid rants. And just because you are on wheelchair, that doesn't make me sympathetic towards you. So I would request you to behave properly with me and maintain the decorum of the relationship between a boss and a p.a." Her cheeks were flushed, with anger this time. Even irritated as I was, it was impossible not to find her anger a bit entertaining.
I could see maa was utterly happy, as Suman answered me back aptly. She left without saying a word.
"You've got a bit temper, isn't it?"
"I don't like people who are 'such a know it all'...
"hmmm... Follow me then... "
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"It's your bedroom!" she was clearly uncomfortable!
"Don't worry your virtue is pretty much protected. I can't even move without anybody's help." I smirked!
"You are always like this, or today is a special day?" She was royally irritated!
I smiled, thankfully I wasn't facing her so she could not see my smile. I didn't want her to be more angry than she already was.
I turned my wheelchair around to say something which I immediately forgot. She was engrossed in a built-in shelf unit, upon which sat around twenty framed photographs of me, well a better me. I noticed she stooped to get a better view of me in which I was in my ski goggles! "Switzerland, one and the half years ago!"
"I am sorry, I was just... " she blushed! But I could clearly see the sympathy...the pity in her eyes..."you were just looking at my photographs. wondering how awful it must be to live like that and then turn into a cripple! Right?" I just couldn't take that anymore. I just turned around my wheelchair and with a low hum it took me out from that girl's gaze.
The morning sagged and decided to last for several years. I was quite used to people's pitiful eyes, sympathy. But somehow I didn't want her to be one of those. So to make her busy I gave her as many work as possible in one day.
She seemed happy with that and started working on it. But I wanted to hear her voice. "So you are from Delhi! " holding her curriculum vitae in my hand. She just nodded. "And you are an MBA! Wow, a gold medalist! Then why didn't you go for a better job? Or nobody trusted you enough to give you a job! " I laughed on my own joke.
This time she looked at me, shooting daggers with those chocolate brown eyes! "How does it matter sir, as long as your mother trusted me enough to give me this job! Now will you mind if I proceed with my work! " she snapped!
She was different from other girls I had encountered! She was entirely other! I kept mum and my eyes shot up-to a framed photograph. Me with Alisha. The only girl I had loved. The girl because of whom I got into this wheelchair, the girl who left me because I was in this wheelchair...
OK that's it for now! It was really tough to get into Shravan's shoes. Did you all notice that he had the instant liking for Suman. Yes he had a girlfriend and he got into that wheelchair because of that girl. Suman will get to know eventually. Let's see how they are going to build up their relationship!
P.S I wrote it on my phone, so for any mistake, my phone to be blamed. And ohhh this auto-correct really sucks! Every time I put it off, it manages to get on itself! My phone has its own mind!
P.S.S I will try to pm who have been commenting and encouraging me. Thank you again for your support!
Chapter 4- page 12
Edited by Itssanjh - 8 years ago
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