Taking a deep breath, Naina closes her eyes as she tries to hide her emotions. Opening back her eyes, she looks towards Rajveer as she takes a step back.
"Nothing. Can we continue?"
she says in an irritated tone
Rajveer raises his left eyebrow at her double meaning words. Looking at her naughtily, smirking, he crosses his arms.
"Continue what?"
he questions, wanting to irritate her
And this succeeds. Naina gets irritated at his words. Rolling her eyes out of irritation, she walks towards the table. Grabbing a notepad and a pen, she comes back and stands in front of Rajveer.
"Dictation, obviously"
replies Naina sarcastically
Now, smirking at him, Naina also decides to play back.
"What did you think Rajveer sir?"
she questions emphasizing on "Rajveer sir" sarcastically
Smiling at her smartness, Rajveer goes from there. Sitting on his chair, he signals Naina to take a seat, across from Rajveer.
"Likhna shuru karo"
he says
At this, Naina nods her head in affirmation. Turning his chair's back towards Naina, he starts speaking.
"Dear Mr. Mithal, This is to inform you that the party will be held in two days where the inauguration of our project will take place"
speaks Rajveer
He further notifies Naina to write more details about the inauguration of their project. After finishing the dictation, he turns back towards Naina.
"You've 30 minutes to type this letter and fax it to Mithal group of companies"
he says
Naina gets surprised at this. Thirty minutes are more than enough to do this job. Since Rajveer wants to insult her and make her life hard, then, how come he is giving her extra time? How come he is being fair with her?
Getting up, she puts the pen down while the notepad is in her hand.
"Yes sir!"
she says confidently
With that, Naina walks towards the door to exit the cabin when she hears Rajveer talking over the phone regarding the upcoming party with Mr. Mithal. She hears Rajveer saying that they need a professional person to arrange this party as it is very important for their project.
Naina, who has always been the best at arranging these kind of parties, she thinks about it for few minutes. Sure she has a tiff with Rajveer, but, she will never do any injustice when it comes to her work.
She immediately runs back inside Rajveer's cabin.
"Sir mein ye responsibility lena chahti hoon"
says Naina confidently
At this, still being on the phone, Rajveer looks towards Naina in sudden surprise.
"I'll call you back later"
speaks Rajveer on the phone
Shutting the phone off, he walks towards Naina and stands at a fair distance from her.
"Ms. Ahluwalia, ye koi mazak nahi hai. This is a very important party for my project"
says Rajveer looking directly in her eyes.
At this, Naina stares back at him and takes a step towards him.
"Mein apne kaam ko mazak nahi samajhti Rajveer sir"
replies Naina
Smirking sarcastically, Rajveer turns his back towards Naina. Grabbing a file, he starts reading it.
"Forget it Ms. Ahluwalia. You may now leave"
he says
But Naina is Naina. For some unknown reason, she wants to prove to Rajveer that for this work, there is no one better than her.
Going in front of Rajveer, she stands in front of him with full confidence in her eyes.
"Mein aapko shikayat ka mauka nahi doongi. I think you can trust me with this"
she says
Rajveer looks towards her immediately and his heart melts as he finds her looking at him with hopeful eyes.
"Theek hai. But I do not want any mistakes. This party has to be perfect"
he says
He doesn't know why he said this. He doesn't understand why he gave her a chance even though he hates her, but still, his heart wanted to trust her and let her prove herself.
Naina smiles at this. After many days, her smile reaches to her eyes. Lowering her eyes, she walks towards the door. She abruptly stops and looks towards Rajveer.
"Rajveer sir"
she calls out
At this, Rajveer looks at her immediately.
"Hmm?"
he questions
"Thank you!"
replies Naina
With that, she immediately walks out of the cabin. Both Rajveer and Naina don't understand the reason behind their behaviour. Knowing that they hate each other, why did they react in such a way?
-_-_-_-
With in 20 minutes, Naina is able to finish typing the letter and faxing it to The Mithal Group of Companies. Later on, Maya hands her few files regarding the inauguration of the new project.
Two hours passes by and Naina is finally able to finish the paper work related to the party where the inauguration will take place.
Wanting to take a lunch break, Naina gets up from her chair and walks towards the cafeteria on the 2nd floor. After grabbing something to eat, she sits at an empty table.
She starts eating her food.
"Hi Naina"
she hears a familiar voice
Looking up, she finds Alekh standing there. She smiles at him.
"Hi Alekh"
she replies back
"May I join you for lunch?"
Alekh asks
Naina smiles again at his gentleman behaviour. She nods in affirmation.
" of course Alekh! Tumhe mujhse poochne ki koi zaroorat nahi. Please have a seat"
she says
Smiling, Alekh takes a seat right across from her. Putting his food on the table, he starts eating. Both of them are eating quietly when Alekh decides to strike a conversation.
"So Naina, tumhara din kaisa raha?"
he questions
Naina, who was busy eating, she looks up.
"Thora hectic tha, but overall it was great!"
she replies with a smile
"Or maine suna ke tum us new project ki inauguration ke liye party organize kar rahi ho?"
questions Alekh
"Haan Rajveer sir se request karke maine ye responsibility li hai. I hope I don't mess up anything"
she says
They talk for few minutes and with in minutes, they both feel a strong bond towards each other. Naina feels like she can trust Alekh fully even though she met him today. Alekh feels like he is talking to his younger sister. He will always be there for her, whenever needed!
When done with food, they get back to their work.
Rest of the day passes by working and now, it's 7pm, meaning it's time for everyone to leave. Since Naina has taken a responsibility, she has some other work left for the party, so, she decides to stay late.
The clock hits 8pm and finally, Naina finishes her work for today. Grabbing her bag, Naina walks out of the office to go home.
Reaching her car, she sits in and tries to start it, but, it's doesn't start for some reason. Coming out of the car, she opens the bonnet to check and realises that there is a slight problem with her car, which she cannot fix. She will have to take it to the mechanic.
Suddenly, she feels some footsteps behind her, Getting scared, she turns around and finds few goons coming near her.
Not knowing what to do, she starts running from there. Laughing at her, the goons runs after her and soon, they reach her. In no time, they get a hold of both of her arms.
"Choro mujhe"
yells Naina as she constantly tries to get out of their grip
But nothing happens. Being one against those goons, Naina isn't able to do anything. By now, the goons succeeds in cornering her to a nearby wall.
All this time, Naina tries her level best to escape, but fails.
And suddenly, Naina hears a familiar voice.
"Ladki ko choro"
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