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Part 32: Pink slip.
<Geet's monologue>
I rolled in bed…I couldn't sleep that night…He was sitting right where I'm sleeping now…
Is it possible to worship someone? Or need someone so badly as I needed him yesterday…I was medicated temporarily when he was here with me…but what about today?…will I get to spend time with him or will my madness return? I didn't like that thought…It sounded more like obsession than anything else….I still struggled to name what I had for him….Love, attraction or gratitude…I wondered what would be the consequence of not knowing the answer…What if I hurt him in the process?
Is there a way to rule out atleast one of the possibilities I was considering?...I knew right then what to ask of him…I want him to stop helping me…stop providing for me…I didn't know what I wanted to share with him…but I didn't want this to cloud my iudgement…I felt he had a sense of superiority in him as I was at the receiving end…I wondered if there would be a day or even one situation when the roles can switch. I strongly feared that it would cause an imbalance in our relationship if it was ever to mature to that level…and I for one will never be able to give back anything…
I didn't know how to quieten my inner self…I got up to get going with the day and reached office around 7.00….Hmmm…he was not going to get in until 8.30 or so…
I wanted to be a part of his morning when he came in and so I did what I had to do….
<Maan's monologue>
I had no meetings with her today…I was working my grey cells to come up with a reason to meet her…All through the subway…all though the elevator…and on my way to the cabin….and when I entered…
I saw a Peet's coffe cup...It was steaming hot and a post it stuck to it…it read
" Half-Caff black.
Have a great day…J
-Geet"
I didn't expect my morning would start with her…it was indeed going to be a pleasant one…
It was time for my 9.00…2011 planning and Org Change Announcements…I had not checked my emails yet, but headed for the same with my Mac…
Wow…what is going on…Where they expecting some else? Why are they all clapping?
Senior Director: "Hey MK….Congrats my man?"
Maan:" Thanks…but for what…?"
Senior Director:"Haven't you seen the email yet?...The org change is already out…You will be heading IT and Analytics…"
Maan:" So where is Josh moving?"
Senior Director:" He is taking up Consumer.."
Maan:" I guess its well deserved then…"
I was happy alright…I was expecting it. We went ahead with 2011 Planning…I had tonnes to prepare for…and KT from Josh…the one hour flew by…
Upon leaving the Senior Director gave me the toughest job I could have taken up the entire year…
Senior Director: "So…Since you are theDirector for IT…I want you to make a decision about the temps there…I don't want temps anymore…I only want full time resources…make a decision by today and send out an email to the HR, get Josh's help if you want."
I have to fire Geet…
I wonder how many people face such a dilemma in their daily lives…I regretted the position I was in. How will I ever face her after that? Will things change between us? Will she understand my professional point of view?
Is it even ethical for me to discuss it with her personally before I make a decision? I didn't know if my soul could be tormented to this extent. My pain levels soared…
I had to talk to her…I had to make a decision with her. I could be fired for doing this…I convinced myself and called it professional evaluation before I gave her the pink slip.
I went back to my cabin and pinged her…
MaanKhurana: "Geet….Thanks for the coffee…I have to meet you…see you at Peet's in 10 mts…"
GeetKhurana:"Nahin…mujhe kaam hain…I got you coffee in the morning…We can go at 3.00…"
MaanKhurana:"This is not personal…I need some input…If you didn't know already I'm your Director starting today…"
GeetKhurana:" Teek Hain Boss …Sirji…J"
She was not getting my seriousness…I forwarded the org change email to her…She pinged me back after a few minutes…
GeetKhurana:" Sorry…I thought you were joking…Congrats…I'm going now…I have something to ask you as well"
<Geet's monologue>
He is the new IT Director…I couldn't be more proud of him…29 and already director…
I was mentally rehearsing how to react…he is my boss now…and that too two levels up…Babaji mein to gayi…He was very particular when it came to work…
Geet:" Congrats Maan…I'm very happy for you…"
Maan:" Thanks…So did you order anything yet?"
Geet:"No…you should buy…it's your day…"
<Maan's monologue>
I guess it's the day I can't make yours…We got our usuals…ofcourse it was a different flavor for her…a Short Non-fat Decaf extra foam pumpkin spice latte
Geet:" Hullo…you seem lost…are you ok…you don't seem happy?"
Maan:" No…I'm fine…you wanted to ask me something…"
Geet:" Hmm…Maan…I don't know how this will come across…but I want you to understand and stop me if you think I'm not getting across the right way….or if something bothers you about.."
Her hesitation didn't sound good…
Maan:" Geet…Do you think you can actally say…what you want to say?"
Geet:" Hmm Yeah!...I want you to stop helping me…I don't want you to provide for me anymore…"
Maan:"I didn't help you with anything…or provide anything for you…"
Geet:" Maan…I don't mean helping me out with things that have a physical shape….I'm talking about everything…the intention…the thought…you were there right from getting medecines, to trip, to phone to providing me a home…and all the things that you do to cheer me up…I can't…It will be nice…"
Maan:" what…stop caring for you?..."
I must have been really on the edge…I slipped…she was silent…I had bigger fires to put out and I didn't even know where she was bringing this up from…
Maan:"Now…where is all this coming up from?"
Geet:" Ok…please don't ask me questions…if there is one thing you want to do for me…then please stop doing things for me…I want to see…."
Her words trailed off…
Maan:" See what?....Geet…there is something…"
I didn't want to finish my sentence either…I felt there was no point…I was going to lose the battle to her anyway…I wanted to deal with whatever she was asking for, at a later point in time.
Geet:" You said…you wanted some input from me…"
Maan:"No Geet…I will decide…"
<Geet's monologue>
Extractly…this is the superiority I was talking about…"I will decide"…then why even ask in the first place that he needs my input and then bursh it aside…
Maan:" Ok…let's get going…I need to talk to someone…"
We headed back to office…he normally leaves at 12.00 and it was 11.30 already…I had to catch him before he left…
Senior Director:"Didn't expect to see you so soon…What's up?"
Maan:"Hey…I wanted to chat with you about converting a temp…Her name is Geet…She has consistently given good reports…she gets the requirements and is a good problem solver too…"
Senior Director:"It's nice to hear you compliment someone for a change…Just kidding…"
Maan:" I think we should consider this before we let her go…she has been here almost 2.5 months and I think we should capitalize on the fact that we have already seen her work and she has good subject area knowledge as well…"
Senior Director:" Hmm…I really don't have funding for the head counts in IT…How much you want for her package if you want to convert…"
Maan:" I think X k with benefits and usual Signup should do…"
Senior Director:"Let me work this out and get back to you…give me an hour…But no promises MK.."
The next one hour I was living in hell…I kept refreshing for emails…I contemplated if I had done the right thing putting in a word for her with the Senior Director….But she deserved it…I was not in IT and I only worked with Yash and Maan…When she joined she joined the group…I could only recommend who I work with…It there was someone from the group, who were being let go, and deserved to be hired fulltime…then Josh would be the one to make a recommendation for them and not me…I was convinced alright…then it finally made it to my inbox…He approved…I breathed finally…I wanted to give her the news myself…
I called her to my cabin…
At Geet's aisle…
Meera:"Geet…Did you hear it already?..."
Geet:" Yeah…Maan is the IT Director…"
Meera:" Yes…but…I don't know how to tell you…all the temp's are being let go in IT…"
<Geet's monologue>
Main ab kya karoongi babaji…I have been surviving the last two months only because of this job…and I wasn't even sure how I was going to find a job in such short notice…in this economy….
How will I manage the rent? Babaji…please…aap hi koi rasta dikhaiye…
I saw his ping…I went to his cabin…and my nervous self was about to collapse when I saw a printout in his hand…
Maan:" Geet….Are you ok?"
Geet:"Hmm…Why don't you give me the news straight? I'm ready to take it…"
Maan:"What?"
Geet:" That I'm being let go…"
Maan:" Geet….You are not being let go…"
Geet:" What?"
Maan:" I decided to convert you to fulltime here…Here is the induction guidelines…and don't forget to meet HR before Monday evening…"
Geet:" But Maan…."
I didn't believe what I was hearing…I didn't know how to take this…for a moment my fears had vanished…but now my other concerns crept in…
Geet:" Lekin Maan…I asked you…not to do anything for me…I don't want this special treatment…"
He was taken back…he didn't expect this from me…
Maan:" I didn't…This is just what you deserve…you have been doing an "Ok" job and I didn't want to see someone with your ability to go…I would have done the same if I felt others were as good as you are…"
Geet:" Maan…Please….you do know that we have two interns from Cornell…and I come from a vague university in Toronto…and now you want me to believe that all this is from the professional standpoint…"
He was angry…perhaps that was not the right word…enraged…Babaji…mein yeh! Kuch soche bina kyon kehadiya…
Maan:" Geet…are you telling me that my decision to convert you didn't come from my professional evaluation and that I was favoring you personally…"
<Maan's monologue>
I couldn't stand it that she was telling me what to do…I was her Director for godsake…
Maan:" Ms Geet Khurana"
<Geet's monologue>
There is no way he was personal about what he was about to say…I had hurt him at a different level…his male ego was on the prowl now…But I had no choice…It was all said and done…Actually I don't regret it…I wanted him to not provide for me with the hopes that we could get closer at a personal level…it would have helped me to analyze what I had for him…perhaps for the highly emotionally evolved humans this was a silly thing to ask for…but I was at that point fragile and struggling with an important decision of my life…I didn't want to take any chances…
Maan:"I'm your Director…and I hope you do know how to communicate in such professional settings…
This is a job offer…if you do not wish to take…then you can decline as well…You are not bound to do anything."
I needed the job alright…anyother day I would have been hitting the sky about the offer…but when I was being the one temp who was favored…who had reach to the executive level when the other 10 didn't and were being let go…I couldn't be happy about it…
Geet:" I need some time to decide about the job…thank you for your offer…"
I didn't face him…I took the sheet from him and left his cabin…
Meera came running to me…she feared the obvious…We walked to the break room…
Meera:"Geet…tum teek to ho…"
Geet:" Haan…."
Meera:" I'm so sorry Geet….hum dek lenge…I will ask Yash if he knows any good recruiting consultants…"
Geet:" That is not needed…I have a full time job offer…."
Meera:" What…?
She grabbed the induction sheet from me…Attached there was another letter…which I had not even noticed…She read out the title and the pay offer…It was the same as Yash and Meera's…
I was fighting within myself…What should I do? Maan was not doing the right thing? He shouldn't have favored me in any way…
Just then…the Shasha came in…
Shasha:" Oh! Geet…I'm sorry that all the temps are being let go…"
Meera:" She is not being let go…She has a full time offer…she is converting…"
Shasha:" Oh! Silly me…Congrats Geet…"
She continued in a sly tone…
Shasha:"I guess I should learn how to climb the corporate ladder from you…look at me…Receptionist for the last 3 years…."
That was the last straw…I had to talk to him…and it has to be NOW…
But first I had to take care of this…
Geet:" I'm sure Shasha…if you had probably added work ethics as one of your course papers…"
I walked out…I didn't care…
I went straight to his cabin…he was busy…
Geet:" Maan…I want to talk to you…Can we meet at peet's for some time?"
Maan:" Not now…we will meet in 1 hr…"
Geet:" I have to talk to you Maan…so I hope you can definitely come after 1 hr…"
I wanted him to know that this is important too and I didn't want him to show off…I didn't know if that was because of the tiff we had sometime ago when he gave me the offer letter…
I waited…time passed by slowly…I walked to Peet's and he was already there..
Maan:" Tell me Geet….What do you want to talk about now?"
He sounded serious and very business like…Alright then…
Geet:" Maan…I want to know why you are offering me this job…when all the interns had been given pink slips…"
Maan:" Geet…Are you questioning my decision again? I already told you…you don't have to take the job…if you don't want to"
He was angry…no lack of a better word…infuriated.
Geet:"Maan…I need to know what made me qualified for the job?"
<Maan's monologue>
If half my mind screamed about the part why she was making such a ruckus about the job offer when she needed one…the other screamed about the part why she was challenging my decision…
Maan:" I don't have to answer any questions…Geet…"
Geet:"Ok…Maan…infact…I think I should call you MK…just to make sure you and I know who we are dealing with…"
Where is she going with all this? She was just ruining it for me…My temper was soaring…I prayed I wouldn't do anything stupid…
Geet:"MK…I'm accepting the job offer…I will not question your decision…and Thank you for the offer.."
A moment of relief…I was getting ready to walk towards the office…when
Geet:" But Maan…"
I stopped…
Geet:" I want to decide my life…I can't let you run it for me…I don't want Maan to help or provide for me anymore…and my decision is final about that…I came to this city with expectations of making it big here on my own…but…you have been removing the roadblocks every time they come up…that now I don't know where my achievements end and your enabling starts…"
I did not believe what she had just said…Why has she been behind me since the morning to get me to stop helping her or whatever that I do…why doesn't she understand there is another name to it….and that's C…A…R…E …care for her…
She lowered her head and was beginning to walk away…there was some sadness in it…I couldn't figure out…
But this was reaching heights…
Maan:"Geet…wait…I'm not done yet…"
I grabbed her by her wrist….It must have hurt her…she winced in pain…we were in the middle of the walkway…realizing what I done…I let go of her hand immediately…
Geet:" Who am I talking to MK….or Maan?"
Maan:" Maan…to me there is no difference…"
Geet:" There is to me…and you will see it too…"
I was losing it…
Maan:"Geet…What are you trying to achieve with all this?"
Geet:" I just want to be able to do something on my own…I want to feel I can live by myself too…"
Maan:" Ok…then I will withdraw…if my presence is making you gasp for breath…then the space is all yours…"
<Geet's monologue>
He left….
There was nothing left in me….Yes Maan…I'm struggling to understand what it is that makes me need you so badly…and I'm gasping for breath because of that…I didn't mean for you to be out of my life… but please don't overshadow what I'm…I'm unable to see what you are to me… Is it too much to ask…
I wish I could have spoken out that to him directly…but we were clearly not there yet…
He didn't define anything…will we continue to be what we were before? Is Maan still there in my life…or is only MK?
Tears were flowing down my eyes…
<Maan's monologue>
I'm done with this…I cannot take this anymore…
Everytime I moved one step closer to her…she pushed me 4 steps backward…
I was mad…nothing made sense to me…I vowed…never to reach out to her until SHE needed me…
I could see clouds of darkness at the horizon…It was getting gloomier…I wasn't sure if it was going to snow or was that a thunderstorm coming…Or were they simply passing by…
Thank you all for all those comments...some of you are dedicated and that is what pushes me to write inspite of all the crazy things in my life....I know this is another big...or should I say biggest they have ever faced...but I hope it is clear that Geet Definitely needs to clearly understand what she has for Maan...No one in their comments spotted this in the last part either...I'm not sure if you people were avoiding this intentionally. 😉..Since we are trying to move the story line as close to reality as posisble...trust me people, it is not at all easy for someone who is going through a break up from a marriage of 5 years to be in a sane state and understand what she has for the other person in just 2 months...In every case study that we did at school...many of them turned out to be the minds way of substituting for the loss and disappointment...and that is something I wanted to highlight in Geet...Once she figures out what she has for Maan...there is going to be closure and More Maneet...I promise...
If you ask me...everything is easy for Maan...he is hurt as well...but Geet is the true lead here atleast for some of the upcoming parts...
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