Hi everyone.
It's the start of my long weekend so I am may not be able to post another part till Tuesday (same time as now). Please do comment on this part and let me know what you do like or not like.
Enjoy!!!
Part 5
It had been a few days since Khushi started working at AR Designs. After the first day Khushi made sure she didn't wear any more pants suit instead she opted for dresses or kurtis with leggings. Things were going well except the fact that Roy had some serious dislikes. But Khushi was able to pin point it to the fact that he felt women used their looks to climb the ladder. Other than that she had made good work relations with the other six designers of Studio B.
"So Khushi, your going to join us today right?" Roxy asked her in her usual excited self. "Chal na, it will be fun. You get to see all these kadhoos let down their hair" motioning to the glass offices which housed the Execitive designers.
"Roxy, I would love to come out for happy hour. But you know my situation. I can't put distrust on my family when they let me stay in the city by myself just so I be close to the office. I here to work not party"
"Come out for a bit and I'll take you back to AR Towers myself. Plus we aren't partying its Network building" Rocky tried to bargain.
"Fine one drink and then I am out." Going back to her last sketch. Roxy walked back to her cube to get a few hour of work in before they headed out.
Shortly after 5 PM they all started to head out to the club Purple Orchid. Just as Khushi was about to grab her LV Neverfull Roy stood next to her and asked if the piece he asked her to do was ready for submitting. He told her it was urgent and Sheena, their executive designer had a meeting 9 am sharp and that was one of the piece she needed for it. Khushi had long before finished it and had it ready at her desk so she handed Roy the folder. Roy grabbed it from her hand and told her to enjoy the happy hour. Khushi felt sorry for Roy. Looks like he wasn't going to be able to join them.
As Khushi started to walk out of the double doors of Studio B her iPhone buzzed with a incoming message. She quickly peeked at her phone to see a iMessage from her Shyam Bhaiya.
Angry bird: can we meet? Today?
She message him back that she would be at the club but if her wanted to meet a little while later she could meet him at her apartment in AR Towers.
Angry bird: see you in 45 mins
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It was close to 6 PM when Arnav was heading out of Le Meridian Hotel after a long day of conferences with Paris Delegates regarding the upcoming fashion week in Paris. He was about to walk to his white Land Rover parked in the second row in the hotel parking lot, when he saw Shyam Jiju's Yellow Ferrari parked right in the front row. He figured Shyam Jiju might be meeting some client of his. He could wait it out. It felt like ages he had seen his nephew and niece. He didn't even care if he had to be in same place as his wife for the sake of seeing Aditi and Veer.
He went back in the hotel and ask the bell hop where the owner of the yellow Ferrari was. "He went that way" showing him the entrance to The purple orchids club which was housed in the hotel.
As he entered the dimly lit club he saw Aman at the bar that was right by the front of the club.
"Hey ASR. Nice to see you drop by it will be good for the peer bounding. Majority of the crew is in the far back" he greeted Arnav. Making him realize that some of his employees had a planned event going on at the very same location.
Arnav looked around to the back and then turned to Aman and asked him "have you see Shyam Jiju in here?"
"Yeah saw him back about half hour ago he was right over there." He pointed to another corner of the club.
Arnav diverted to see where he was pointing and saw the back of his Jiju hugging some girl is a sleeveless over the knee red or burnt orange dress. He couldn't make out the color because of the dim flickering lights. Just as he was about to reach that very spot he saw them, his Jiju was already out the exit and girl was heading towards the crowd of AR employees. Arnav couldn't get a clear look at her face.
So he decided to go meet up the AR crowd. He looked around for the girl but it look like almost ever girl present was adorn in a color from the spectrum of the red family.
"Hey ASR. Glad you made it" One of them yell over the rest of them. Someone then passed him a Gin and Tonic which he gladly accepted. It was one of those days. He mental noted to find out his Jiju as soon as he gets out of here.
He made his rounds to a few group of people inspecting the girls who fit close to the profile of that girl. He was still left wondering who she was. After about three of the same drink, it dawned on him that this group wasn't going to let him go so easily. he was about to let loose when he a male voice say "come on Khushi you could do it"
He turned to face the voice. There was Khushi who was being cheered on to take another shot of the amber liquid that was in a shot glass in her hand.
He saw how Malvika trying to discourage her along with some other girls. Khushi didn't paid any heed to them and took a quick gulp drowning the shot in one go. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and pushed the empty shot glass into Roy's empty hands. "See Roy I did it. Now your turn." She was stunning by now.
"Ok here my fourth to match yours." He smirked as he took a shot himself.
The effect of her last shot along with your other three started to make her feel real uneasy. She started to back away but as she did her back collided with another hard body. She spun around and saw Arnav. He didn't look too please.
"Okay guys let break this up. She looks like she had one too many" he said still holding on to Khushi. He found out from one of the girls that she stayed in AR Towers. He couldn't find any one going the same way. Looked like majority of them were house in AR Lofts. He decided that he would just have to drop her home. He just hoped no one was waiting for her there. It would be hard explaining her state.
"Gupta lets go" he fumed as he lead her out the club, out of the hotel and to the parking lot. Just as he was about to get her to sit down in the passenger side of his Land Rover she said in a sing a song voice "we need to get my car"
"Your car will have to wait" and he close the passage side door.
"Gupta, what were you thinking?" Grabbing hold of the streets h when as he glided out if he parking lot out to the street.
Khushi looked here and there and said "Gupta Gupta Gupta. I have more names u know." He gave her a look that said really. She kept on mumbling and fidgeted with the music system flipping from one station to another. Finally settling on something as their ride came close to an end, she started singing in a drunken state to the tune of Sheila ki jawani playing on the radio.
"I know you want it,
But you never gonna get it
Tere hath kabhi naa aani
Maane na maane koi duniya ye saari
Mere ishq ki hai deewani (x2)
Ab dil karta hai huale haule se
Main khud ko gale lagaaun
Kisi aur ki mujhko zaroorat kya
Main to khud se pyaar jataaun
What's my name?
what's my name?
what's my name?
my name is kkkhusi, kkkhusi kumari Gupta. Gupta sing...Lalala" hick she gulped and then put her finger on her lips and passed out.
End of part 5
Thanks,
Misha
Kumkum Bhagya
Anupamaa
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