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Chapter : 4
"Come to my cabin with the Singhania file, I need to give dictation, and yeah get me some coffee", he said in his ever husky nonchalant voice as he cut the call, not caring about the answer from the other end.
Khushi sighed, and got up to get his coffee, this was the morning routine, she would serve him his coffee, he would then fire her with a set of instructions, followed by some dictations, fixing some of his official meetings. Her days were busy and tiring, running to and fro following his instructions fumbling, tumbling, and messing up clumsily in her very own 'Khushi style', earning his glares and frequent outburst at the drop of a hat.
This was her love life, a stark opposite to what she wished for. She swore if she ever met cupid she would definitely kill him, he never did anything for her.
Khushi knocked and got into his cabin, she inhaled deeply and took in his morning fresh scent which filled his cabin, she took hesitant steps towards his desk and placed the coffee, still holding the file in her other hand watching him, no, not watching him, more like ogling (If that can be done innocently). She stood beside him lost in her thoughts; wondering what was it with this man, him turning her into a bundle of nerves, all coherent words ran away from her screaming in terror whenever she was in his company.
"Pass me the file" he said not glancing at her, still busy in his file.
Khushi being Khushi, wrapped in her thoughts did not pay any attention, Arnav still looking down at his file scowled in frustration, snatched the file from her hand with more force than required, making her loose her balance and fall right into his lap. Khushi held on to his shoulders for support, eyes tightly shut.
Arnav's scowl suddenly turned into a completely mesmerised look, as he looked at her face, her fair skin looked so soft without any blemish, he moved his hand to tuck a loose strand of hair, Khushi opened her eyes with a start at the contact as a bolt of electricity ran straight to her heart, making her shiver slightly.
Arnav felt his mouth go dry, as her piercing hazel eyes met his, her face was inches apart from his, Khushi felt her face heat up instantly as a blush crawled up her cheeks, his mouth was thinned into a hard line, yet she felt his lips smirk slightly, she lowered her eyes.
She could hear faint Rabba Vey playing in the background;
"OMG my first Rabba Vey", she mentally squealed in delight, as her heart danced a short merry jig. She smiled ever so slightly.
Arnav couldn't take this any longer; he gulped and started towards her pink luscious lips. Khushi stopped breathing; she closed her eyes in anticipation, but it never happened. She waited for a few more seconds.
"Wake up!" Arnav said, in a very not so Arnav Singh Raizada style and voice.
"Stop pouting Khushi, wake up!"
Khushi opened her eyes and blinked at him, still in his arms.
"Arnav Ji, why do you sound like my Jiji?" she asked as she angled her head not believing her ears.
"Because I'm your Jiji dumbo, now stop pouting like a frog, your prince charming isn't going to kiss you "
Khushi saw Arnav's godly features swiftly transition into a girl like...no more like her Jiji!
Ewww!!
Khushi jerked a little at the shock, rolled and fell off her bed; it was enough to bring her back from her dreamland.
"How are we this morning?" Payal giggled.
"Damn you Jiji, why do you have to butt in at the wrong moments, I was this close to kissing him", Khushi sighed and she dragged herself back onto the bed and slept.
**
It had been three weeks since she had joined the office, life had never seemed this miserable, she was right in front of him all day long, yet he failed notice her. He was indifferent to her and treated her just like any of his other employees. But Khushi being an optimist never lost hope, managed to gain some confidence over time, although her dhak dhaks never subsided, but she managed to keep them in check. She was efficient when it came to work, but even that came with her fair share of goof ups.
She at times was on the verge of losing her patience seeing her hot boss, and thought maybe she should confess her feelings for him upfront.
"Arnav Singh Raizada, I love you so very much, marry me, and we will have our happily ever after"
You sound Desperate!
"Arnav Singh Raizada, I've been in love with you since the age of 14, I've your pictures all over my room, and I've always dreamt of marrying you someday, so please marry me"
Desperate and Creepy Much!
Banishing the thoughts of her sorry case of a proposal, Khushi started scribbling little love hearts overlapping with each other, writing Arnav plus Khushi in it, and decorating it with even more tiny hearts on a piece of paper, it was her favourite pastime.
"Hey Khushi, you are done with the report on Mittal files?"
Khushi saw Aman walking towards her desk, she hurriedly hide the paper under some random file.
"Yeah, here's the final report", she passed it to Aman absentmindedly, smiling to herself thinking about her last night's dream.
And Aman, by now used to her crazy, oh-so-lost looks, just smiled and shook his head and walked straight towards ASR's cabin.
Khushi sighed that finally that report was done; AR was proving to be a very hectic workplace. Never mind, anything for her Arnav, she smiled; time to get back to her favourite pastime. She started looking for the piece of paper, shuffling through files, hadn't she put it here few minutes back?
Suddenly she stilled in her movements, her round hazel eyes went wide, as realization dawned on her. She had accidentally put the paper in the file that Aman took to Arnav's cabin for reviewing.
Shit, shit, shit!
She had to stop him before he sees her stupid scribbles; Khushi sprinted towards Arnav's cabin, with a speed which could put Bolt to shame as she literally stormed into his cabin, disrupting the morgue like silence of his cabin.
Welcome to the Dragon's Lair Khushi!
Aman and Arnav's heads shot up instantly at the direction.
"Excuse me...?!" Arnav asked narrowing his eyes at her, ready to turn her into a pile of ash with his laser vision.
Khushi stood still, her feet went numb, her face paled, her mind stopped working. Okay now that somehow she managed to get inside his den, Now what? Her lips went dry as she felt they got fused together with some superglue. Trust Devi Maiyya for landing her in such tricky situations.
Great now say something before he rips your head off!
"Uh... Uhm... Woh... C-coffee?"
"What?!"
"Y-yes coffee...Do..you need c-coffee?" she stammered , seriously Khushi was it the best you could come up with?, she mentally chided herself.
"No, Ms Gupta! Leave" Arnav said, trying to control his anger which was bubbling inside him.
"You sure? ", Khushi asked again trying to gain some time, her eyes searched for the file, there it was on his desk.
Target Set! Now Grab the file and run for your life!
Before she could accomplish her mission, Arnav stood up and took the file lying on the desk.
"We don't need your services Ms. Gupta, leave now" , he gestured her to leave pointing towards the door.
Arnav started opening the file; Khushi instantly lunged forward and slammed shut the file in his hands.
"What the f**k ?!" Arnav hissed at her, his voice seeming dangerously low.
Had it been someone else in her place by now, he would have been kicked out of his office. But, there was something about her, which stopped him from going to those extremes.
Khushi saw his angry expression, his nostrils flared, his jaws were firmly set against each other, she could see the nerves twitch around his temple.
Slight change of plans; forget the file, save your Life.
Arnav took a step forward, coming dangerously close to her.
"What the hell is your problem lady?" he hissed at her, looking totally formidable, he could grow fangs and horns any moment and devour her whole.
Uh-Oh!
Khushi gulped, and involuntarily stepped back, "Problem? ...Uh... it's the f-file! I think Aman brought the wrong file" she said gathering some courage looking him in the eye.
"No Khushi, I brought the right file", Aman said smiling slyly at her. She knew the way he smiled, there was something amiss. But right now there seemed to be a bigger problem as she brushed aside other thoughts.
Arnav took the file and instantly opened it, looked at it, then back to her face, his face not giving any emotions.
Shit! I'm dead, so very very dead!
Khushi closed her eyes, and started saying her last prayers. Wait, maybe I should try one of those magicians' tricks, she thought, as she tightly shut her eyes, counted till three and willed herself to vanish. Still there? Yep, still there! Plan B jump from the window and die!
"Well, it seems to be the right file Ms. Gupta, and I don't find anything funny in it"
"What?!" she uttered, not believing her ears, as she took the file from his hands to check for herself, turning through all the pages, she couldn't find the paper in it.
"Wow! Yes... it is the ...Uhm...right file, It had to be, huh...after all it was the right file... maybe I was mistaken, my bad", she laughed dryly, keeping the file neatly back on the desk, she started walking backwards.
"Have a good day S-sir", she said smiling one of her fakest smiles, still walking backwards.
"Watch out!" Arnav warned, when she was just about to hit the door.
Khushi turned instantly, and again hit her nose to the glass door, but this time she did not stop to nurse her wound, just got out and breathed again, glad that she had escaped the hell unscathed.
**
"If it was not in that file, then where did that paper disappear" Khushi racked her brain figuring out how could it just vanish into the thin air.
"Looking for this Khushi?" Aman said dangling the paper above her head.
Khushi's eyes shot up instantly and she looked at Aman astonished, she snatched the paper from his hands
"How?!" was all she could manage to say.
"Well, seems like I got my hands on it first"
"Arnav plus Khushi 'eh?! Like, what are you in, high school?" Aman said in a very teasing tone and laughed.
Khushi instantly turned red with embarrassment.
"Shut up Aman" she just rolled her eyes, there was no way that she could escape the collateral damage. Great now he is going to tease her for the rest of her stay at AR.
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Edited by sweetly_sour - 12 years ago
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