As Archana continued to think and look thru the french windows at the beautiful sea before her '.the sudden knock at the door startled her ..so much so that she found herself jerking a bit.
Come in she said
Archana this is the entire file for the event that has to organised for Rolta India ..if you don't get anything I can always be contacted ..though I'm sure the need wont arise said Arjun as walked over and handed the file to Archana.
Right Sir , thankyou so much for trusting me with this ,hope I wont let u down .she continued
No worries Archana Trust me I no what I am doing ...U'll be fine ....good luck..with that Arjun left the cabin leaving a beaming Archana behind ....Archana who had joined the taj grp of hotels two years ago as a sales trainee ,Archana who had impressed one and all with her work so much so that now she was being given a responsibility that Sales team leaders handled.
With Arjun gone Archana turned once again to face the sea 'and it wasn't time before she was lost deep in thought remembering her journey so far.
Archana was born in a typical middle class maharashtrian family,right from her childhood she had been living in the same small house in a crowded suburban locality in mumbai .She had a huge family and she loved them all ..be it her mother and father ,two younger sisters .or her elder brother Vinod and his wife Manjusha .The house with so many adults did seem very small compared to when they were all younger and manjusha's presence did make it seem even smaller .So she was educated , had a nice career , loving family ''picture perfect!!!! Not really '..her marriage had become an issue of great concern especially for her Aai 'well she wanted to get her married once she had finished her graduation but things didn't work '.and ever since years passed ..attempts were made but the result remained the same 'things didn't work out .The frustration had started to settle in as she found herself analysing why things never worked out and why she had to be the cause of her Aai's tears .She not only managed her job but managed the house as well but at the end all she was being remembered was the trouble she caused evryone be it her mother , her sisters (they cant get married unless she does ) or her brother (who loved her immensely but cudnt save her from his wife's taunts) .
Her Aai wanted a rich ,well educated ,good looking man for her '..but the guys fulfilling these qualities..things never materialised with them and their families thanks to her luck and her lovable SIL manjusha and her mother.Over the years she had heard several things about her character as as she worked in a hotel and her looks as well but never a word of appreciation for what she was and did as a person for everyone.They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder '.and she was looking for those special pair of eyes ' that would not look beyond her , a special pair that would make her feel she was the ultimate for them , a pair that would capture her in them forever ' ''.Yes she was looking for that special pair of eyes''''..
Those special pair of eyes '..looking at him once again '..everytime they came before him he found himself drowning into them and it made him wonder what the face that held exclusive rights to this pair of bewitching eyes wud look like.
He still remebered the first time those eyes looked into his own ,it was a busy evening at the local railway station and he was making his way thru the swarm of people to catch the local back home when suddenly a girl went past him almost making him trip ,as he regained his balance and looked into the direction where the faint 'Sorry' came from,all he cud manage to see thru the bunch of people was a pair of absolutely bewitching eyes he had ever seen '..
It had been over a month now since that fateful evening 'but those eyes never left his mind 'and as he was now realising the problem was turning severe.
Manav ,manav kya kar raha hai , haath mein chot lag jayegi ''yelled tarun , which brought Manav back from his dream land
Huh , maine dekha nahin 'Manav said sheepishly
Dhyaan kahaan rehta hai tera yaar , garage mein kaam karta hai ,u have to be careful'.chal time ho gayaa ,ghar chal continued tarun as he literally dragged Manav out of his workplace.
Yaar mujhe station pe chod de'..said manav
Kyun who station wali ki wajah se '..yaar tujhe kya lagta tu roz platform pe khada hoga aur wo tujhe mil jayegi''. zaroori hai wo roz train se aati jaati ho continued tarun
Manav: woh baat nahin hai '.yaar seriously i am just taking the train back
Tarun: Jhooth Jhooth .....as if mujhe pataa nahin hai kuch'.theek hai ill drop u there.
After tarun dropped him ,manav made his way to the same platform and looked arnd for her '.he waited for an hr looking for her but Alas she never came..like the many days he had waited for her hoping against hope that she would come and he wud catch a glimpse of her but like those days today also he wud have to go home heartbroken as she never turned up.As he boarded the crowded local to go home ..he sadly smiled at his state 'what was he doing 'all he had seen were her eyes 'and if that had caused such mayhem in his life ..if she ever came face to face with him '.what would happen then he wondered .