Shot #8
Trying to keep his concentration on the file, Prem didn't bother himself to turn around to look at her........"Go ahead!!!" came from his cool voice......"I have got some personal emergency and immediately need some advance salary......".......anything else he needed to know??.....naah!!!.....that was enough for him.......he smirked as if totally aware of her intention........here is the chance to prove her wrong......if it was an emergency and she is really strict about her values then she would never agree to it.......otherwise get ready to experience a dose of your own medicine darling....
"what's the amount??" asked Prem still keeping it calm with her......"150,000 Rs. ...." she softly blurted out with a hesitation......his pen refused to move on the paper, hearing the 'big' amount from her mouth.......of course it was equivalent to a penny to him but NOT to her, considering the lifestyle of such middle-class people......." you are talking about your 10 months salaries.......didn't you read the policy of this company before joining here??...."......slightly rolling the chair back and forth while checking out the boxes in the document, he smiled to himself......."..well, lets refresh your memory then!!.......an employee is only allowed to receive upto three months salaries as an advance.....BUT.." he paused......"but what??!!..." impatiently asked Heer........looking up at the sky through the window, while flashing his charming smile and playing with the pen in between his fingers, Prem decided to offer her the condition by taking his own sweet little time, "....how about you trash your 'precious' self-respect ONLY for tonight............come to my palace.............and be my pleasure....."
Closing her eyes in disbelief, she cursed herself for even thinking of coming to him for help......feeling like someone has just slapped her so hard on the face......as if it wasn't enough to see her father in pain, now this guy had to start too.......She wanted to scream her lungs out, let the cruel world know how she wanted to dig a grave for herself and hide there forever.......don't want to show her face to anyone of this unfair world ESPECIALLY him......how she wished she could reward him with a tight slap for having the courage to offer her the condition......
As she was about to answer him back, the words of Dr. Lal had echoed in her ears......clenching her fists, she gulped in the pain that was about to erupt like a volcano......taking a deep breathe, she controlled the tears from falling down.......she was glad that he was not facing her, because if he was then she would have given him a tit for tat by now........but was not ready to risk her father's life at any cost.......without thinking twice, she made up her mind when she whispered, "I will be there at 10:00 tonight......."
Here goes her so-called self-respect down the drain......feeling disgusted by her, he swore at himself for even thinking of her being different from other cheap sl*ts......the sudden cracked sound made him look at the poor pen in his hand, as it became the victim of his anger......
Before she could leave the place, she felt a sudden force in her heart that has pushed her to share the pain with him, when she confessed in her broken voice, "....If it was not for my father's life, then I would have accepted death over this offer.....bu...."......unable to continue any further, she ran out of the room crying, slamming the door behind, leaving a shaken Prem as he immediately turned back to stare at the door.....
Seeing Heer's somber face, Veera gently squeezed her hand before asking, hoping to get a positive answer, "Did he agree??!!"........nodding her head in affirmative manner, Heer half smiled......"Oh thank..my goodness!!!......I told ya, he will never say 'no'......" taking a deep sigh of relief, Veera broadly smiled at her........"heyyy!!! don't worry naa.....everything will be fine.....trust me......" holding back her tears, she consoled her sister like friend with a warm hug........."just relax and go to the hospital, let Dr. Lal know that the money matter is solved......okay!!!.......I will take of everything here...." saying that Veera turned back to her table to gather some important documents to photocopy leaving Heer to be lost in her thought........"if only you knew under which condition I was approved to get those money......"
Never in his life he wanted to kick himself for behaving like a Jerk........"how could I do this to her????" he whispered......he had never got this mad at himself before.......getting up from the chair, he went over to the little bar in his cabin......cursing himself, but this time, for daring to compare her with that prost*t*te.....taking heavy breathes he tried to think straight to fix the biggest mistake he had ever made in life.......running fingers through his thick hair, he tried to let out the frustration.......nothing is working for him right now as he just banged his clenched fist on the glass counter of the bar, smashing it into uncountable pieces.......to his surprise, he didn't even feel the pain of his blood that was running down like a fountain.......
Without bothering to stop the bleeding, he quickly called Veera, "......get the line to the doctor dealing with Heer's father....hurry up!!......", hearing his high tone, she didn't waste a second to connect him to the person, "Yes sir!!" she replied........
His entire body was becoming cold and numb while he was quietly listening to the doctor about the case of Rheumatic Heart Disease, ".....hmm!!!.....ok......please proceed with it......the payment will be done on time......but please do the best you can...." almost pleading the doctor, Prem pressed the wounded hand against his thigh as the uncontrollable pain from both his heart and hand was killing him.......before hanging up the phone, he made a last request, "one more thing......please don't let anyone be aware of our conversation.....including the settlement.......that's a request.....thank you..."......he knew whatever he said to Heer he can't reverse anything but he made a confidential settlement with the doctor so that, at least he could reduce some of her stress......'apart from the operation expenses, his company will take the responsibility of all the extra charges including the medications'.........keeping the phone down, he decided to involve Veera, as she is the only one whom he could trust......
Still lost in thought while walking on the corridor of the office, she bumped into Nida, causing all her drink to pour into Heer's toe length fitting skirt........"s***!!! sorry yaar......are you alright??!!!.....kahan kho gayi thi??" asked the concerned colleague noticing her......coming back into her senses, "huh!!!......nahin it's ok......don't worry, I will change......" assured Heer with a smile....."please do so yaar.....and sorry once again.......hey!!.....change it as soon as possible otherwise the stains will be there forever.......tumhare apartment pass mein hi toh hain.....so hurry up!!!" smiling at the young girl, Nida left to get another drink for herself.....
"Veera!!!.....come to my cabin please....." ordered a tensed Prem.......looking at the horrible condition of the place, she just stared at her boss with a half-open mouth.....the glass counter of the little bar at the corner was on the floor into pieces.......with a hesitation yet in a concerned tone, she asked, "are you alright sir??!!".....before she gets panicked, Prem gently calmed her down, "I am absolutely fine......just a little cut in the hand......nothing to worry about....."......but being the most frightened girl, she quickly ran out to get the first-aid-box, leaving her boss to roll his eyes at her sudden disappear.......
Entering her apartment, she quickly took a cold shower in order to release the stress out of her mind......then changing herself into a satin pale yellow color saree, Heer left for the hospital.....
Coming back with a kit, Veera gently cleaned the blood from his hand and was putting bandage around it........out of all the lady employees, she is the only one whose sudden kiddish activities always keeps him entertained.......he doesn't know why, but he always finds himself adore this little kid like a 'kitten'.......that's why whenever he becomes frustrated, he pours all his anger on her, knowing her sweet nature that she would forgive him very soon.......along with ashlesha, Prem has always kept his eyes on her in a good way, may be because she is the youngest one amongst his employees.......
Looking down at his hand, Prem inquired, "..umm.....do you know if Heer took the money from the accountant?"........keeping her concentration on the bandage, she answered, "No!!!....she didn't....."......."then you take the amount from the accountant and hand over it to her.......the doctor said, the payment should be made by today......so go ahead!!" keeping a straight face, he ordered her......for some reason feeling awkward to meet her eyes, may be because he was too disgusted by himself to meet his own eyes.....
"What are you doing here??" asked a surprised Heer......"Yeah!!.....you forgot the money......so Mr. Prem asked me to make the payment...." before she could say anything farther, Dr. Lal appeared while giving instructions to the nurses to get everything ready in the O.T........"Heer....beta, we will try our best......but I already told you the chances are very low.......just pray and keep faith in God!!......." supporting the young lady, he left for the job.....
It's been almost 4 hours, the operation had started, impatiently waiting for the doctor to come out, Heer read the time on the clock, 8:30pm......holding the coffee that Veera has offered before leaving for home........that girl has to arrange an important meeting tomorrow morning therefore, left for her home to get an early sleep......however, she did so much for Heer......in a short span of time they have become very close.......speaking of Veera, 'Why did he send the money today???.......if he knew that I may change my mind after recieving the money then would he still send it???' she thought.......but he trusted her and she can never break anyone's trust......she can never think of betraying anyone.......
The opened door of the operation theater brought her back from her thought, almost running to the doctor, she waited, hoping for a good news......feeling sorry for the girl, he confessed, "....We have to keep him under observation for 24 hours.....if he gets his conscious back by then everything will be fine....otherwise....." unable to continue after noticing the change of her expression, he completed before leaving for his room, ".....we are waiting for his conscious to come back......just pray to God dear....."
All she wanted to do was....'CRY'......but she doesn't even have any energy to cry.......looking at her right to the idols of God, she helplessly pleaded to save her only support to life......feeling all weak she decided to leave for the Juneja Mansion, to sacrifice herself......
Looking out the window, he was listenning to the sound of the heavy rain while rolling up the left sleeve of his shirt.........then transferring the glass of drink to the wounded hand, Prem loosened the tie and unbuttoned the upper portion of his sky blue shirt.......it's been half an hour that he came home but still not in the mood to change himself.......feeling low and pathetic.......finishing the last gulp of his drink, he decided to go down for another one......
He felt his heart just skipped a beat at the sight of her.........there she is, almost hugging her partially soaked figure.......thanks to the steady rain.......seeing her for the first time in saree, he just couldn't take his eyes off........as if he could live the rest of his life by staring at her........even though, he wanted her NOT to come but somewhere in his heart, he was pleased to see her as if he had been waiting for her since ages........she came here ONLY to be loyal with me......damn me!!!......how could I hurt this innocent girl?........still staring at her red face, he felt like someone has just ripped his heart off his chest.......why am I feeling like this?.......what is wrong with me???.....
Entering the Mansion, the first thing that caught her attention was his wounded hand.......'what happened to him??......how did he get hurt??......why didn't he change himself yet??' unknown to herself she thought like a typical 'wife'...... noticing his heated yet intense glance at her, gently hugging herself, she lowered her gaze, feeling awkward......
Why is she looking down??.......is she crying???......of course she is.......all because of me........already feeling obnoxious for making her cry, he wanted to yell at her to get lost from here........her presence was killing him........he was being attracted towards her........before things get too far he wanted to save her from his desirable passion that was growing inside him........he had never felt like this for anyone.......closing his eyes, he turned his face down in order to interrupt his own overpowering emotion, at the same time, clenching his fist inside his pocket......
"Can I help you beta?" a sudden voice made both of them look up at the elderly woman......."ummm......yes....Mrs. Bregenza....!!" interrupted Prem, as he stared at the woman with respect........"Take her to the guest room....."......then gesturing the lady towards Heer's wet clothes he softly requested "....and please take care of her".......nodding at her owner, Mrs. Bregenza sweetly smiled at the girl.......before Prem could go back to his room for some air to breathe, the maid gently asked him, "Excuse me, Mr. Prem!!!......It's raining outside and I have to go home early as you know my daughter is not well......so do you want me to send someone to look after the guest for the night?".......feeling bad for the lady, he assured her, "No, it's alright!!.....thanks for your concern.......I think she will be fine......don't worry.......you take care of your daughter.......and let me know if there is any emergency........"......smiling at the young man, she replied before taking the guest to her respective room, "Of course I will let you know my dear!.......I know I can always count on you"......
i had to compress to parts into one......so enjoyyy.....hope this part is not confusing😕
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Edited by tania86 - 17 years ago
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Ganesh Kartikeya
