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EK ANOKHI KAHAANI - INDEX
EK ANOKHI KAHAANI - PART 1
Aastha checked the time as she, along with her friend Shruti, waited for the signal to turn Green.
Aastha : (looking at the sky) Bappa please, aaj mujhe late nahi hona chahiye!! (to Shruti) Thanks yaar Shruti... Achha hua tum raaste mein mil gayi... Warna mujhe toh pakka late hota... (irritated) Meri scooty ko bhi abhi band padna tha...!!
Shruti : Kya yaar Aastha... dost hote kis liye hain?
Both laugh.
Shruti sped up her scooty as the signal turned green. Both were busy chatting, as usual. As they were turning round the corner, a car came speeding towards them.
Aastha's eyes widened. She screamed...
Aastha : Shrutiii!!! Saamne dekh!!!
Both vehicles came to a screeching stop. The girls heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was no damage caused. But Aastha was enraged. She got down from the scooty and walked towards the person driving the car. She knocked hard on the window. The person, irritated, opened the window glass. Aastha began hammering him...
Aastha : Samajhte kya ho tum apne aap ko? Red signal dikhai nahi deta? Ek toh signal todte ho... aur itni speed mein gaadi chalaate ho...
The person was about to interrupt but Aastha didn't give him a chance to speak. She went on...
Aastha : Mercedes mein ghoomte ho iska mutlab yeh nahi ki jo chaahe karo...!! Agar humein kuchh ho jaata toh?
The person controlled his anger with great difficulty. Shruti was trying to pull Aastha back, but in vain. The person was about to close the window, when...
Aastha : Ruko!! Meri baat abhi khatam nahi hui hai!!
The person stared back at her with least interest.
Aastha : Aaj mera interview hai. Yeh mere liye dream job hai. (in anger) Agar mujhe late hua, toh iske zimmedaar sirf tum hoge, samjhe?!!
Now the person was boiling in anger. A heavy voice broke Aastha's link of words...
Person : (very angry) Shut up!! Just shut up!! Gaadi ko dhakka bhi nahi laga, aur tum bole jaa rahi ho...!!! Agar tumhein late hua toh iski zimmedaar sirf tum hogi...!!! (as he closed the window with an angry stare) What a waste of time...!!!
He drove away. The gathered crowd too moved on. Aastha was still staring at the car as it moved out of sight. She took out a writing pad and a pen from her sachel and noted down the car number.
Shruti : Yeh kya kar rahi ho tum?
Aastha : Chhodungi nahi main usay...!! Samajhta kya hai khud ko... Khadoos kahin ka..!!!
Shruti : Aastha, ab jaldi chalo... Late ho jaayega...!!
Both left for their destination.
They reached there, but were half an hour late. Both had their interviews for different departments, Aastha for 'Event Management' and Shruti for 'Accounting'. As Shruti parked her scooty, Aastha hurried into the building straight to the reception.
Aastha : (still catching her breath) Sorry humein late ho gaya...Interviews shuru ho gaye kya?
Receptionist : (smiling) Nahi, Shlok Sir abhi aaye hain. Kuchh hi der mein Interviews shuru ho jaayenge...!!
Aastha : (relieved) Thank you so much!!
Shruti entered, and both occupied their seats among many other job aspirants. Both sat down and smiled at each other.
Agnihotri Group of Industries - The one with whom everyone dreamt to work. Shlok Agnihotri, the Managing Director and son of the owner Niranjan Agnihotri, was said to be a stubborn and rude individual, not at all comfortable to work with... but at the same time a very handsome young man!! But none of the applicants had seen him. The employees feared him, but they considered themselves fortunate to be working with such a great brand name!!
Everyone waited anxiously for the interviews to begin. The best friends, Aastha and Shruti, both had excellent academic records and considered themselves strong contenders of one of the very few vacancies available here.
As they waited, Aastha looked around observing the campus. She looked outside the window and was shocked!! She took out her writing pad to confirm, and a cry came out of her throat. Everyone looked at her. She showed as if nothing had happened.
Aastha was busy looking around as if looking for something... or probably someone!
Shruti : Kya kar rahi hai tu Aastha? Ab yahan kuchh gadbad mut karna!!
Aastha : Arey Shruti, woh Mr. Khadoos bhi yahan aaya hai!! (pointing outside) Woh dekho uski gaadi... wohi number hai!!
Shruti : Aastha, ab chhodo usay...
Aastha : Kahi woh bhi interview ke liye toh nahi aaya?!! Dekhti hoon usay kaise job milta hai!!
Shruti : Aastha, ab tum...
Just then, the PA of Shlok, Ms. Riya, came and introduced herself to everyone. She declared that interviews will begin any moment from now. The applicants of different departments were taken to different places for interviews. Aastha and Shruti wished luck to each other, and parted to their destinations.
Ms. Riya was announcing the names one by one. People were entering and coming out. Their faces didn't seem the same as they came out. It was clear that they were having a tough time through the iterview.
Aastha : Bappa, please yeh job mujhe dila dena...
Aastha was interrupted...
Ms. Riya : Ms. Aastha Kirloskar...!!!
Aastha : Yes!!
Ms. Riya : You may go in...
Aastha : Thank you!
Praying, Aastha knocked the door...
Aastha : May I come in Sir?
A heavy voice : Yes...
As Aastha entered, she closed the door behind her and looked ahead... She was surprised...
Aastha : (shocked) Tum!!!
TO BE CONTINUED...😉
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