Disha was irritated.Prem had been at it yet again.For the last few weeks,he had become increasingly annoying .He would turn up at her side at parties,meetings and flood her with meaningless compliments about her figure,her dress ,her looks and what not.These vexed her all the more.She hated men who could not look beyond the physical attributes of a woman,who looked at women as arm candies.In complete contrast was Samar Raizaada.The few times she had met h,she was impresses.Dignified,friendly ,witty and charming...she wished she could get to know him better.If only he did not work for that scumbag,Raghav Singhania.that was what she told Kalpi.Kalpi smiled...trust Disha to hang Raghav.He had hurt her so he was bad and no force in the world would make her change her opion.She was moved by her loyalty.
Kalpi noted Dishas growing interest in Sammy. She had always respected Sammy and thought him a true gentleman.Even in those crisis hours,he had been profusely apologetic to Kalpi ,saying by encouraging Raghav ,he had unwittingly hurt her. She would never forget ow he had offered her money to pay p the bond and leave the company,so that she need not torture herself.Sammy ,in her opinion was a true gentleman.If Disha liked him,why not get to know him better?So she praised sammy and told disha how helpful he had been.disha felt better now.Earlier she had thought that since sammy was raghavs friend,she would not take too kindly to her being friendly with Sammy.But now with kalpi giving her the green signal,she decided to befriend Sammy.
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Daksh Joshi laughed at his sisters update.Though he was a wee bit worried about Prem kapoor,he knew that Disha would take care of him.After all,both brother and sister were cut of the same cloth.Samar Raizaada...well ,now that seemed a bit complicated.looked like his sister evinced a wee bit more interest there.The name seemed familiar.Time for sleuthing.And of course,the other name ,Kalpana.No conversation of hers was complete without Kalpana.That girl had indeed impressed.At the start when Disha had asked him money for business,he had wondered what she hd had up her sleeve.But he always trusted her instincts and the ability to distinguish chaff from the corn,so he went with her.He was not wrong.Kalpana interested him...her initial mails had been hesitant but with each project,her confidence had increased and now,there were times,even he consulted her on many issues.But of course,all issues were strictly professional.Stray a little off the track and she would clam up.She respected him,valued his opinion ,but she also made it very clear that there were boundaries that none,except Disha could cross.He,in turn ,honoured her word.He knew that something devastating must have happened in the past for her to behave thus.Well,he would soon find out.But wait,why was he even curious? after all,she was only a business colleague..from when had he started evincing interest in their personal lives?It was because she has so many layers and you do not like to leave a story once started unfinished,said his inner voice.Or was it something more,why have so much concern for a girl you have not even seen ,yet why do you feel like you already know her?,said his heart.Oh buzz off!!!!said daksh and went to sleep
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Paaki was partying really hard.Ever since raghav had told her she was just his enemys daughter ,life had changed.She had initially felt sad but with time she realised that what she had felt for him was only infatuation and not love.she could not be bothered less that he did not love her.whAt had been hurt was her ego,not her heart.For that she wanted him to pay...hence the case.Moreover,now with her father ruined what could she survive on...air?It was all nice to listen to when Kamala told her ,but when it actually turned out to be true,she wondered whether she could live in squalor surrounded by love,but no designer wear.Kamalama...the lady was beginning to get on her nerves.All she could talk these days was on Paakis behaviour,stop partying,help Prem baba,save money for a rainy day...she was beginning to sound monotonous.Neetu ,herself seemed better.Though she still had not forgiven Neetu and Saail for the present mess they were in.At that moment,she saw a group gushing over someones photo...ooh he had looks that one could kill for ,a body that one would drool over for hours...Raghav seemed pale in comparison to him.Young,virile,dashing...adjectives could go on.It was when she asked who he was...the gals were like...have you lost it?do you not know daksh joshi?successful NRI businessman of the year.Paaki smelt the dollars.Vow!!!! Who so ever married him,their life would be a cakewalk,said one.Oh but he is always photographed with hot bods drooling all over him.Guess he can have his pick from the firangees.But he is still unattached,said the other,and that speaks volumes.Maybe he is waiting for one of us,giggled another empty head.
Paaki went home with thoughts of Daksh Joshi.He was now her sapna.Not for a minute did she pause to think that at one point,she had felt the same about Raghav ,a couple of years ago.
As she walked in tottering under the effect of alcohol and on a high ,thinking of Daksh,she bumped into Kamala.All her advise fell on deaf ears.Paaki just walked off without even bothering to reply.For the first time,kamala wondered whether she had erred in her decision.Of one thing she was sure Kalpi,no matter what,would never have behaved this way.Tears pooled in her eyes as she thought about them.They had moved out of the chawl.These days she had no idea even of their whereabouts.None of the three had received her calls.these days they had even changed their numbers.It was as if she had ceased to exist for them.
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