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Two days later...
--- Kalpana's POV ---
Standing at the doorway of my cabin I looked outside near the reception where Aditi was giving all employees their last paychecks. I came back inside closing the door and picked up one of the cartons I had brought from home and one by one started removing the photo frames hung on the wall.
Outside the office was already cleared with just few tables and chairs left behind as the person buying it had asked for.While I was putting the carton down someone knocked, I thought it was Aditi but the voice that followed startled me a bit," Kalpana di, What's going on??", Paakhi asked coming inside.
"Paakhi?? What are you doing here??", I asked as at this time she wasn't supposed to be here and more importantly she wasn't supposed to know this but lately,nothing in my life happens just as it is 'supposed' to happen.
"First tell me what's going on?? Why is everyone getting paychecks in the middle of the month and why's your office empty, the board removed??", she bombarded questions while I stood there like a statue with a 'caught-red-handed' feeling.
"Paakhi I was going to tell you.. Actually..", before I could continue her expression changed as if understanding dawned her and she began," So that's why today morning you went to that lawyer??", Lawyer?? How did she know??, I thought and asked her the same," how did you know??".
"Me and Sammy were at the court to sign some documents for our marriage certificate and I saw you with a lawyer.. That day at dinner too you looked stressed so I thought I'll come to meet you and ask you if you were facing any problems but..", she sighed and continued," I guess you don't consider me a sister that's why you didn't say anything to me..".. "Paakhi, listen to me please..", she looked at me with hurtful eyes," Look Paakhi, you just got married and I didn't want you, uncle or gauri ma to keep worrying about me.. When I wanted to start this company you all were there , you helped me and supported me in every phase of my life , but just once I wanted to face a issue on my own", I explained her and luckily her face said she understood.
"But..", before she could say more I interrupted ,"Anything but offering me help, please." She nodded and said," Can I at least ask what exactly happened??", I then went on to explain her how I ended up in bankruptcy and had no option but to sell my office. "And now what??", she asked and I looked at her and said ,"I have to get a job..", she nodded in agreement and said," Good then you can work in our company, Dad won't.. Oh yes, you don't want them to know this right", I shrugged in a 'stating-the-obvious' way," I'll ask Sammy.."... "No..", I said pointedly," Paakhi I said no help..".. "But I want to..", she whined like a kid making me shake my head.. Well then there was one thing she could help with.
" Fine, you can..". She looked at me excitedly while I continued,"Just help me not have ma or uncle know about this..".. "But till when?? I mean like me she too visits you frequently, till when can we hide it??", Pakhi asked and I explained to her what I had thought of in these two days.
"This company is everything to me and I won't ever let it go, so I decided to ask for a business loan. All other requirements were fulfilled but I needed some personal assets as collateral for the loan. After paying up the money lend to me I still have some amount left and after working for about an year or maybe even few months I can start up the business again", with that I ended and Paakhi's face lit up while she looked at me proudly.Placing her hand on my shoulder, she came forward and hugged me," If bhai would've been here he would've been so proud of you.."
True and so what if he's not here, I will do everything I can to save this company, to save our dream.. Breaking the hug I said," I know.. But now we need to focus on this.. What will we do to hide all this from Ma??". Paakhi gave a loopsided smile and said," Don't worry about her.. Mom, Dad are going for a month-long vacation", and she winked at me.. Well so now I just have to get a good job..
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--- Raghav's POV ---
"Yes, tomorrow".. "Good..", Dad said and before we could discuss more about work mom intervened as always fed up of our work discussions at dining table. "Stop it you two.. At least while having dinner don't discuss", she said.. "Then what should we talk about?? Your tea party gossip?? ",Dad said teasingly..
"No.. But we have so much other things.. Like the number of proposals I keep getting for Raghav.. Raghav you know Mrs. Seth her daughter..".. "Mom.. I'll have dinner in my room", I signalled one of the servants and got up. "Raghav wait..", Mom said a bit angrily. Getting up she continued," Not again ok.. You needed time and we gave it but that does not give you any right to be rude to us or ignore us.."
"I'm not ignoring anyone, I'm just leaving so that I won't have to be rude to you.. You know how much these discussions annoy me but you still keep doing it.. Sometimes I wonder if its care and concern or something else"... "Its both..", she said," We care about you and yes its something else too.. Raghav you too know that you've changed and this attitude of yours might hurt someone.. We understand but not everyone does..".
Oh so now I know where this is coming from, Sammy and his big mouth.. His habit from childhood of sharing things with Mom always had got us in trouble and now it got me in one, again..
The dinner went on silently thereafter and I came back in my room.. I looked at the file on my study table and went to pick it up.. Turning few pages I read that name again.. " Kalpana V. Jadhav "
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