Ok guys here's my next installment of the series...I hope you enjoy reading it...
The Banner (2)
Banner Credits : Binnu (my darling Binnuuddiii)
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Chapter Fifteen
Dev entered the office digging his head into his phone as he didn't want to face any of the onlookers...The Dev Dixit, the boss himself had arrived late today by a whole good half-an-hour...he knew his employees would always be scared of being late at work as Dev was very particular when it came to punctuality...but today was a different day, Dev himself was late...and why would he not be, it had taken almost 1 hour for him to prepare the breakfast for Sona...after-all he was doing it for the first time as he had promised her that he would be her personal cook and make sure she gets everything firsthand...after a lot of insistence from Asha he had finally left for office, otherwise probably he would have taken a day off and cooked the lunch as well for Sona...after all the strenuous work he had done, he had practically forgotten to look into his favorite wrist watch (gifted to him by his Cheeku on his last birthday by breaking her favorite piggy bank for which she had shed tears for 3 days continuously) and thus had failed to realize he was running behind his scheduled timings...as he was about to enter the cabin, his ever smiling secretary Tina stood up greeting him...one thing he liked about her was she never questioned him or for that matter never ever complained to him...sweetheart that she was, she would always take care of his office chores as she had also an added job of coaxing him to have his food and go home on time, to ensure that he would not starve and over-exert himself.
He signaled Tina to come into his cabin after sometime as she started picking up the files which she had to show him and get them signed from him...Dev had just begun stretching his body to do away with the back-pain he was facing when he saw Tina entering his cabin and quickly straightened himself, but Tina was quick enough to notice his stretching exercise as she dared to question him controlling her laughter after seeing her boss doing weird things in office..."Sir, are you alright... I mean aap aaj kuch thake thake se lag rahe hai...aapki tabiyat to theek haina?"...she questioned him worriedly as he looked onto her irritated...hadn't he just thanked his stars for giving him a secretary who never questions him...hell he seems to be on the wrong track off-late...dismissing his queries he decided to answer her as she looked genuinely worried...but wait, what would he tell her?...that he had an aching back because of his last night's couch adventure?...what would she think if he tells her that his wife's face turns all red not due to shyness but due to anger as soon as she sees him which reminds him of the angry birds...that she had made him sleep on the couch just as a measure to gain her forgiveness...no, definitely not...he was not out there to share his bedroom secrets...although the censored one's ...with his secretary...he just had to put her away by giving her some silly reason...yes he would certainly do that.
Thinking hard he began with his bunch of lies..."woh actually na peeth dard kar rahi hai subah se...kal Sunday tha na to maine socha ki gym chala jau...waise bhi bohot din ho gaye the gym gaye hue...lekin wahaan jaake pata chala ki trainer badal gaya hai...to jo naya trainer tha use nahi pata tha na ki mujhe kitna weight dena hai...to meri capacity se jyaada workout karwa liya usne mujhse...so you know backache ho gaya..."...Dev rolled his tongue as he felt delighted that finally he had managed to feed some fake information into his secretary's head...but she was not that of a fool right...she was quick enough to reiterate..."par Sir, agar trainer ko nahin pata tha to aap bata dete use...aapko to pata hi hoga na ki aapko kitna wajan allowed hai...aapne use kuch kyun nahin bola..."...an irritated Dev looked on in annoyance..."Tina tumhe nahin lagta ki tum aaj kuch jyaada hi sawaal kar rahi ho?...aur waise main bohot dino ke baad gym gaya tha toh bhool gaya ki kitna wajan utaya karta tha main...khair woh sab chodo, mera aaj ka schedule laayi?...aur yeh itni saari files, inpar mere signature ki jaroorat hai to abhi karwa lo...kyunki ek ghante main mujhe ek meeting keliye nikalna hai aur shayad main aaj directly wahin se ghar chala jau...so be quick..."...Tina apologized for being over-nosy and quickly handed over the files to him for signatures...as he finished signing them, she picked them up one by one and started moving out of his cabin as he noticed she was limping ...stopping her he enquired..."Tina yeh tumhare pair mein kya hua hai...aise langdake kyun chal rahi ho?...chot lagi hai kya tumhe?...you can take off and visit a doctor..."...he would have granted her a day-off just when Tina interrupted..."arrey nahin Sir...yeh to mamooli si chot hai...woh darasal kya hua ki main roj jis taxi se aati hoon woh aaj kharaab ho gayi beech raaste mein...ab jagah bhi aisi thi ki koi aur cab bhi nahin mili...phir socha paidal hi aa jau...office se jyaada door nahin tha...jab yahaan neeche lift ke paas pohunchi to pata nahin kaise achanak se pair hi mud gaya aur moch aa gayi...painkiller liya hai aur dawaai bhi lagayi hai...shaam tak theek ho jaayega hopefully..."...she had just informed Dev about her state when he started giggling after recollecting something...Tina looked on confused as he asked her..."waise tumhe lagta hai ki yeh sab kisi ki baddua se hua hoga?...I mean ki shayad tumse koi bohot jyaada gussa ho aur usne tumhe dil se kosa ho...ho sakta haina?..."...he resumed his giggling as she asked him..."yeh kya keh rahe hain aap sir...aap kabse inn sabhi cheejon mein believe karne lage?...pehle aap hi to kehte the ki yeh sab kuch andhvishwaas hai , sirf humara bhram...aur abhi aap hi aise bol rahe hai...aur chaliye maan liya ki mujhe kisine baddua di hai...par aisa karega kaun?... I mean maine kisika kya bigaada hai ?."...she tried recollecting if she had erred someone recently...Dev realized the blunder he had created and tried rectifying it..."arrey main to mazaak kar raha tha...tumhara mood theek karne ki koshish kar raha tha...woh tum badi sad jo lag rahi thi...tum aisa karo yeh sab bhool jao aur jaao apna kaam karo...waise bhi mujhe kuch der mein nikalna hai to mai bhi apna thoda sa pending kaam kar loon..."...Tina nodded and left the cabin as Dev thought..."lagta hai kuch jyaada hi jal rahi hai aap Mrs. Dixit...itna jyaada ki aapki jalan ne Tina ka pair bhi mod diya...not bad!!!!...agar aise hi jalti rahi toh bohot jald humesha mere aas paas rehne ke bahaane dhoodne lagogi...and you know you hate me right?..."...he laughed silently as he got busy finishing his pending jobs.
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Sona was upset the entire day due to all what happened that morning...flashes of Dev walking out of the bathroom shirtless, him starring at her continuously, him sitting very close to her, showing off about his handsomeness and female fan following was making her restless minute by minute...what irked her even more was that she had begun blushing to her roots by viewing him half dressed infront of her...she couldn't conclude why she had started feeling shy infront of him...why did those butterflies do summersault in her stomach when he would be in somewhat close proximity to her...why did her toes automatically curl up whenever he would flash his killer smile at her and do stupid things to gain her attention...why did she feel extremely nervous like a bride on her first night whenever she would see him enter their room at night...all these questions formed a permanent spot in her mind when she was disturbed by the ringing of her phone..."hello, Sona...kahaan hai tu?...college nahin aana kya?...yaad haina aaj result collect karna hai...duffer abhi bhi ghar pe baithe baithe kya kar rahi hai?...result koi chalke nahin aayega tere paas...tujhe khud aake collect karna padega...jaldi aaja main tera gate ke paas wait kar rahi hoon"...it was her friend Kanak asking her to come and collect her MBA final year result...she had completely forgotten about it while thinking about her equation with Dev...she dressed up in a plain light-purple long kurti and off-white leggings... light-purple...Dev's favorite color...hell what was even wrong with her...she was every now and then thinking about Dev...shutting her thoughts from drifting back to Dev every now and then she picked up her scooty keys ...quickly grabbing her things she made a dash out signaling Asha that she would call her as soon as she would reach her destination...driving as fast as she could she managed to reach the college in hardly a matter of 20 mins as she saw Kanak waiting for her at the entrance...quickly putting her scooty in the parking lot she ran upto her friend as they both proceeded to collect their respective report cards.
As she was about to enter the admin office she was stopped by the so-called stylish girl of the college who considered herself as the beauty queen and found this immense pleasure kind of a thing in putting down others..."Hi Sonakshi, kaisi ho sweety?...put on some weight haan...lagta hai tumhara husband tumse kuch jyaada hi pyaar karta hai...must be finding it difficult to keep his hands off you na..."...she taunted her as her group of friends standing in the corridors laughed off at Sona all indicating the intimate moment Dev and Sona had publicly shared within their college premises and many more moments they might be spending at home...Sona very well understood where this all was heading as she didn't want be a part of these shameless talks...nudging Kanak she again tried moving into the office when she was again held back by yet another taunt from the self-proclaimed star..."poor you babes...aaj pati nahin aaya haath pakadne?...isiliye iss Kanak ka sahara le rahi ho na ...awww...abhi abhi to compliment kiya tha that you look more plump...for obvious reasons ofcourse...par yeh kya tumne to mera illusion hi tod diya ...looks like he doesn't find you any more attractive...kahin use koi aur to nahin mil gayi?..."...this was it, who the hell did she think she was to point a finger on her relation with her husband or even worst on her husband's character...she had to give it back to her as her keeping quiet this time would provoke that girl even more...deciding to shut her up once and for all she turned towards her..."nice observation Kiara... I must say kaafi paarkhi nazar hai tumhari...ho bhi kyun na, aakhir inn sab mamloan mein tum expert jo tehri...aur sahi kahaan tumne, mera pati mujhse kuch jyaada hi pyaar karta hai...lekin kya kare, mujhe pyaar karne ke alawa unhe aur bhi kaam hote hai, jaise office jaana...ab har koi tumhare boyfriend ki tarah to ho nahin sakta, jo din raat bass ek hi kaam karta rahe...tumhare peeche tumhara doggy banke apni dum hilate hue ghoomna..."...this was enough to silence all the onlookers as well as Miss. Kiara...flashing a proud smile Sona made a move to the office room to do what she was actually here for.
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Bidding a good bye to Kanak, Sona decided to head back home as she remembered something...today was her result day and it was strange that Dev had not enquired anything about it...all these years he would be the more anxious one amongst the two of them...he would not even have his meals properly without having a glance at her report card and being satisfied that she has indeed cleared all her papers with good marks...from helping her in her studies to setting up her study timetable, Dev had done everything for her what usually a guardian does...she knew that a lot had surpassed amongst them over the past few days, but that doesn't mean he was allowed to forget her important days at his leisure...all set to question him about his behavior she decided to drop in at his office first and then head home...ridding her scooty she reached Dixit Enterprises premises as she earned a scolding from the watchman for parking her scooty in the wrong place...putting it back into the correct parking position she took the elevator to the eleventh floor where supposedly Dev's cabin was located...as she strolled inside looking around the place her attention was quickly grabbed by Dev's voice which was probably coming from a direction opposite to where she was standing...she quickly hid into a corner as she saw Dev walking out of his office with a smart girl, probably in her late twenties, she was dressed quite stylishly in her formal shirt and knee length skirt...Dev had this particular spark in his eyes when he spoke to her...she tried to listen around what exactly they were speaking...all what she heard didn't put a stop to her over speculative mind but instead it made her doubt even more stronger that Dev was actually telling her the truth in their morning conversation..."Tina you are such a sweetheart...tumhare bina main kya karta...meri saari meetings aur schedules handle karna would have been such a pain without you...thank god ki tum meri life mein ho..."...Dev patted her shoulder affectionately as Sona fumed in her hiding...she concluded that this lady was the one Dev was referring to in the morning and she was the one who was busy grabbing his attention by all the possible measures.
Dev left the premises for the meeting as Tina followed to see him off...Sona who had come all the way to show him her report card was left fuming in the corner...she was brought put of her world when a peon tapped her shoulder to find out why she was here... Sona tried to form an answer as her eyes fell on the poster on the notice board displaying the vacancies Dev's office held currently and the details about the recruitment procedures...Sona had probably found her way out..."woh main yahaan interview keliye aayi thi...aapke office se add aya tha na ki aapke yahaan bohot saare posts khaali hai...to mujhe naukri ki jaroorat hai...isiliye main yeh apni marksheet lekar seedha yahaan aa gayi..."...after Dev it was now Sona's turn to wind a web of lies...the peon instructed her to take a seat as she had to wait for Dev's secretary to interview her for the suitable post...settling down she recollected all what Dev and Kiara had said to her over the entire day......"tumhare saath yaahan time waste karne se accha hai ki main apne office mein apni secretary ke saath time spend karu...waise bhi tumse to behtar hi hai woh...aur hot bhi hai...you know kaafi enjoyable bana deti hai woh work environment ko"..." looks like he doesn't find you any more attractive...kahin use koi aur to nahin mil gayi?"...thoughts kept on clouding her mind as she vowed to find a solution to this problem.
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As she reached home Asha questioned her about her certain disappearance in the morning and her failed promise to call her back..."woh mumma actually main college gayi thi result lene, aur phir wahaan se ek job interview ka offer aaya to wahaan jaakar interview de aayi...yeh raha appointment letter...kal se job join karna hai...aisa karo mera favorite gulaab jaamun bana do...main bhi khush ho jaungi aur aapka damaad to hai hi aapki wah waahi karne keliye...main aisa karti hoon yeh sab room mein rakhkar aati hoon...phir kitchen mein aapki help bhi kar lungi..."...Sona moved into her room and locked it before doing her small victory dance...thumping her fists up in the air she threw herself on the bed and spoke out confidently..."secretary hot hai...work environment ko enjoyable banati hai...badi aayi chudail...poori duniya mein Dev hi mila tha ise apna kaala jaadu chalane keliye...kya kahaan tha tumne use ...sweetheart, haan haan kuch jyaada hi sweet hai...aur kapde bhi bade kamaal ke pehenti hai...inni choti si skirt jismein baitha bhi nahin jaata hoga...baithna kise hai, uss chudail ko to tumhe sirf apni taange dikhaani hongi...aaj pata chala ki yeh bade bade businessman PA kyun rahkte hai...par Mr. Dev Dixit, mere saath yeh sab nahin chalega...ab main bhi dekhti hoon ki meri naak ke neeche kab tak uss chipkali ke saath raasleela rachate ho...tum ghar aao to sahi...meetha khaane ka bada shaukh hai na tumhe...aaj itna meetha khilaungi ki meethe ke naam se bhi door bhagoge...yaad rakhna bacchu...jo cheez Sona ki hai woh use lekar bohot jyaada possessive hai...phir chahe woh pati hi kyun na ho...mere alawa agar kisi aur ko dekha bhi na toh..."...Sona stopped in her tracks abruptly as she realized where she was heading...suddenly she realized this was not the first time during the entire day when she had almost taken off on this track...first she had felt shy being around Dev in a closed room...then she vouched of his love for her infront of Kiara...then she had felt jealous seeing Dev chat so freely with Tina...what had happened to her exactly...was she doing all this because she was falling in love with...she stopped her illogical thinking at once and went down to help her mother in the kitchen as this was the best way to put a stop to her otherwise wandering mind..
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Ok details about the interview and Tina-Sona first meet will be given in the next chapter...next chapter will also be Sona's first day at work in her husband's very own office...Dixit Enterprises...where nobody is aware about her real identity...and Dev is not aware of her joining inn...so all I would say is stay tuned till the next update...
Edited by DevakshiCrazy - 8 years ago
