A Brilliant Tragedy
Part 1:
As the sun rose over the already awake city, he ran through the parks and roads that had once been unfamiliar to him. Now he had become accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the ever growing city, the constant noise, the dust filled streets, the smoke that covered the city. None of this affected him anymore, it was Home. Coming to a halt he leaned down, hands resting on his knees, as he caught his breath, standing up he saw the new rays of the sun flickering over the water and over the horizon. Rushing his hand through his hair he smiled and turned back to his destination.
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The baby blue drapes on her windows, blew in the air due to the fan spinning. She skipped around her apartment singing along to her iPod, while her wet hair fell past her shoulders dripping water to the white tiles below. Looking at the large clock on the wall, she sighed calming down and making her way to her room to get ready.
Coming out of the lift, she was dressed in a black pencil skirt, black pumps and purple coloured blouse. Looking at the watch on her wrist she quickened her pace, pushing out of the rotating door and onto the main street to catch a Rickshaw.
"Morning Annie…" she spoke as she went through to the little Caf outside her office, "morning Nupur.. Here's the black coffee, 1 spoon brown sugar and tea-spoon low-fat milk and your Chocolate Iced-Frappe.." spoke the bubbly, big-haired waiter at the counter. For the past 3 years, Annie had been working at Happy Beans; she'd have both of Nupur's drink's ready just as she walked through the door. "Thanks so much.. ." spoke Nupur with a smile on her face.
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"Good Morning sir" spoke a young man as he welcomed his boss into the office, as Mayank walked ahead the boy sighed and slumped back into his chair. Following the man entered Nupur, rolling her eyes and sticking her tongue out at Mayank's back and giving a smile to the boy. "Heyy Benji…hitler ka right hand man aagaya…" spoke Nupur as she quickly followed the man through the glass doors and into his office, stopping by her table and leaving her bag, files and Frappe there.
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"Morning Mr Sharma…" she said putting a smile on her face, he looked at her and smiled as she passed him his coffee. "I'll just bring the new project files in…" spoke Nupur. Mayank Sharma was the Manager of the advertising section of CQ Insurance Company, and Nupur Bhushan was his assistant. 3 years, 3 long years she'd been working with him and both of them together had increased the Companies share price drastically and launched many new sub-sections of the company. Yet still, Nupur hadn't got the raise or the promotion he'd been promising her from their first market-scheme success.
"Here are the end of week project summaries along with next weeks meeting schedule and summary of what the new insurance plan is and how we have to sell it to the public.." she passed each file to him as she spoke, with him just nodding. Turning around she rolled her eyes and mumbled something under her breath "thanks bhi nahin bolta.." "oh Nupur..I looked over the proposal you had given to me before passing it up to HQ and It wont work.. I wouldn't waste time in passing it up there…" Nupur's mouth hung open, "what?.. But when you flicked through it the other day you said it was good.." she said walking towards his table, "well.. I was wrong.." he got up from his chair and started walking towards the door. "You know it was good.. You're just afraid of it being passed and me getting my promotion…" annoyed, annoyed was what she was feeling right now. Annoyed at Mayank for saying that 2 months of work was going to 'waste time', "what ever stops the tears.." he said before walking out the door.
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"3 years!! 3 years..I've been waiting for this promotion and he acts like he knows nothing about it…" spoke Nupur to herself "gahhh…it's not fair.. First mujhe yeh hitler ke right hand man ke saath kaam karna parta hain.. Aur uske upar.. Holiday nahin milti mujhe aur main kuch kaam karu woh saare credit lete hain.."
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As the morning pulled through, Nupur stood next to CJ and Jacko. One hand held her files and the other hand holding her nearly finished iced-frappe. "ek minute Nupur… after so many years.. I don't understand.. How can you drink and iced-frappe in the morning??.." Benji said, as he was walking pass the three-some, "I can't stand the heat..itne saal baad mujhe Mumbai ki weather nahin se pahti.." Benji laughed as he continued walking pass them. "anyways.. Like I was saying remember the charts I'd given you last week with the consumer usage rate?.. Please photocopy it and send it up to HQ by lunch?..thank you so much" Nupur spoke to Jacko, then turning to speak to CJ about organising the next team meeting.
She could here the phone ringing from her office, as she made her way to pick it up she saw Mayank sitting in his cabin face in hands with paper-work surrounding him. Looking at the phone ring and Mayank through the glass doors, she walked towards the door and quickly pushed it open. "sir.. Aaj Thursday hain.. And long weekend bhi aaraha hain.. Isliye.. Aap aise beth kar aapka kaam khatam nahin hoga.. Aur mujhe pata bhi hain ke aapko Goa jana hain kal.. So please.. Hum sab ke liye.. Don't waste time.." it all just came out of her mouth, still annoyed at him she didn't think about what she was saying. He glared at her, "aap jaye aur aap ka kaam kariye.. The phones ringing in case you couldn't hear.." scrunching her nose at him, she went to pick up the phone. "Hello, Advertising.." dropping her files on the table and chucking her drink in the bin next to her table she sat down in her chair "Shukla sir.. Jee haan.. Okay..i'll let Mayank know.." putting the phone down she made her way to the glass door of his office, pushing it open she stepped inside "uhh.. Mr Sharma.." he looked up at her from the same position he was in when she had gone to pick the phone up, "Shukla sir is calling us to his office now.." he nodded, sighing getting up from his chair and walking towards her.
There was not much of an age different between Mayank and Nupur, yet he got the managing position and she was left with being his assistant. The reason she had been given the position of the assistant was because the main owners of the company knew she had potential, though Mayank's skills were greater than Nupur's they promised this job as experience and a chance to get a feel of the job. Subtly hinting of a promotion in the near future.
Nupur Bhushan was known as the happy-go-lucky girl who had moved to Mumbai against her will, she'd worked hard for what she had today and she wasn't going to let it go easily. Mayank Sharma, was a man of little words. This was because people didn't know him, it was a facet he had put on; he was just like Nupur in many ways and he too he wasn't going to let the job he had worked so hard for slip out of his hands.
Edited by Bollywood_chic - 16 years ago
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