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Chapter 19: A New Twist to the Tale
April 23rd, 2012: Karanjkar Chawl, 4:30 p.m.
Aah. So yeh jo Vish—Soham hain na—well, he's seriously crazy. Okay, so he's not my problem. I just don't like blaming girls. He didn't tell me before I accepted to move in next door (yes, next door) that he had two—not one but two, girls living with him and his mom. Two! And one just decides that she should come up and flirt with me. I don't work well with other girls! That's why I'm still not married! Even Soham seemed annoyed by her though…
*Flashback: 5 minutes ago*
I was standing out on the porch, finishing off coffee and observing my surroundings, when Soham comes home and starts talking to me. That's when I noticed two girls walking with shopping bags into his house. Except one came back. Then the other followed. And then she made her way here… as did the other.
Kunjal: *smiling* Hi! I see you're new here! Tumko English aata toh hain na?
Soham: *closes eyes and takes a breather* Oh, god.
Viren: Yeah… I understand Engllish. Anyways, Soham—
Kunjal: That's great! What do you do?
Purvi: *rolls her eyes and walks in inside* *Yeh Kunjal bhi na! She doesn't drop a chance to run her mouth!*
Viren: I'm a computer engineer…
Kunjal: Huh! That's great! I just finished med school, and now I'm a doctor. What brings you here though?
Soham: *loud, annoyed sigh*
Viren: Um… just because… I guess. *looks at Soham with an eyebrow raised*
Soham: Um, Kunjal? Don't you think you should be helping Aai inside?
Kunjal: Hmph. *walks inside shooting looks at Soham*
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Viren: Soham!? Woh kaun thi?
Soham: My little sister's friend. Just ignore her. In fact I'll apologize on her behalf.
Viren: *laughs* You're not the only one annoyed….
*End Flashback*
I hope I'll handle myself around her. Weird girl she is… wait. Why was Soham annoyed?
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Okay, so I had gone to meet Viren, when I saw him talking to that crazy girl. Vish—Soham was there was well, and so was Miss Purvi. But all in all, I found out that Miss Purvi was Vish—Soham's sister. Small world it is. Before today, she was just my senior in office… now she's my best friend's… sister?
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April 24th, 2012: ADK Industries, 6:00 p.m.
Today, something… bad—no wrong—no weird—no… I don't even know what happened! Everything's just spinning around in my head… or maybe it's me. Am I dizzy? No wait, I'm mad. No— ugh! Because of him I can't even—ugh!
*Flashback: Half an hour ago*
Riya: Purvi, can you take this file to Arjun? He needs to sign it before the 27th.
Purvi: Yeah. Just leave it there…
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(In Arjun's office)
Arjun: Nikhil, but don't you think I should—I mean, I've met her and everything and so—it's perfect! Oh, forget about Teju's silly plans. Who cares—Nikhil…
Purvi: *walks in* *quietly* Seriously sir. Why are you always on the phone when I come in?
Arjun: But Nikhil, it's perfect. Just ignore everything she said. Nikhil—she's Teju. She'll act that way. So what? We can at least try. Don't worry I can get around that. I have my ways don't worry. But think about it! Our problem's solved, uncle's problem's solved, all of their problem's solved—just by… I know. Yes I've met Archana aunty—
Purvi: *looks up shocked, drops the file and runs out of there*
Arjun: Hold on… *turns* Who was just here….?
*End Flashback*
He—he's met—when—how—why? What were they talking about? What problems? Sir's met Aai? Who? Why didn't I know before? Why is he so—I mean—ugh!
Okay, honestly, I hadn't cried this time. I came into my cabin after running from there and threw things. I wasn't mad—I think. I was just venting out my frustration. How did he know!? How exactly did he—did I play into this? Why am I so worried? What problems?
I can't even think straight and I'm just so overwhelmed. I—*someone walks in*
Purvi: *I may just have to figure things out now. All I know is… yeh… weirdo of a boss may just be a lot more closely affiliated with my life than I thought I could ignore.*
I looked up and there… it was. The cause of my troubles.
Arjun: Uh, Miss Purvi—
Purvi: *Did I mention he dropped the whole Miss Deshmukh thing?* How do you know my mom?
Arjun: *taken aback* What—what do you—
Purvi: Don't act like you don't know.
Arjun: Uh, Miss—can I sit down?
Purvi: Whatever.
Arjun: Uh, listen—
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He went on for almost an hour explaining to me how he knew my family and when he met my Aai. I even found out why he was so overprotective of me when we went to Delhi… I'll have to straighten things with Aai later.
What Sir didn't know though, is that I already know that he knows. Ever since I saw Baba at his party, everything hit me. I just wanted to see how honest Sir would be with me. I wanted to see if he had the grudge against me to even hide my own family matters from me. Turns out, he didn't. He was completely clean. It was what he said at the end though that threw me off.
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Arjun: Are you okay?
Purvi: *head still down* Yeah. I'm sorry for—
Arjun: You know why they separated I suppose?
Purvi: *head still down… confused* Yeah… why?
Arjun: *takes a deep breath… So will you help me get them back together. Please?
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Precap: The rest of Arvi's conversation
Here you guys go 😃
Things to think about: What next for Purvi? What does Arjun have up his sleeve?
April 23rd, 2012: Karanjkar Chawl, 4:30 p.m.
Aah. So yeh jo Vish—Soham hain na—well, he's seriously crazy. Okay, so he's not my problem. I just don't like blaming girls. He didn't tell me before I accepted to move in next door (yes, next door) that he had two—not one but two, girls living with him and his mom. Two! And one just decides that she should come up and flirt with me. I don't work well with other girls! That's why I'm still not married! Even Soham seemed annoyed by her though…
*Flashback: 5 minutes ago*
I was standing out on the porch, finishing off coffee and observing my surroundings, when Soham comes home and starts talking to me. That's when I noticed two girls walking with shopping bags into his house. Except one came back. Then the other followed. And then she made her way here… as did the other.
Kunjal: *smiling* Hi! I see you're new here! Tumko English aata toh hain na?
Soham: *closes eyes and takes a breather* Oh, god.
Viren: Yeah… I understand Engllish. Anyways, Soham—
Kunjal: That's great! What do you do?
Purvi: *rolls her eyes and walks in inside* *Yeh Kunjal bhi na! She doesn't drop a chance to run her mouth!*
Viren: I'm a computer engineer…
Kunjal: Huh! That's great! I just finished med school, and now I'm a doctor. What brings you here though?
Soham: *loud, annoyed sigh*
Viren: Um… just because… I guess. *looks at Soham with an eyebrow raised*
Soham: Um, Kunjal? Don't you think you should be helping Aai inside?
Kunjal: Hmph. *walks inside shooting looks at Soham*
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Viren: Soham!? Woh kaun thi?
Soham: My little sister's friend. Just ignore her. In fact I'll apologize on her behalf.
Viren: *laughs* You're not the only one annoyed….
*End Flashback*
I hope I'll handle myself around her. Weird girl she is… wait. Why was Soham annoyed?
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Okay, so I had gone to meet Viren, when I saw him talking to that crazy girl. Vish—Soham was there was well, and so was Miss Purvi. But all in all, I found out that Miss Purvi was Vish—Soham's sister. Small world it is. Before today, she was just my senior in office… now she's my best friend's… sister?
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April 24th, 2012: ADK Industries, 6:00 p.m.
Today, something… bad—no wrong—no weird—no… I don't even know what happened! Everything's just spinning around in my head… or maybe it's me. Am I dizzy? No wait, I'm mad. No— ugh! Because of him I can't even—ugh!
*Flashback: Half an hour ago*
Riya: Purvi, can you take this file to Arjun? He needs to sign it before the 27th.
Purvi: Yeah. Just leave it there…
____
(In Arjun's office)
Arjun: Nikhil, but don't you think I should—I mean, I've met her and everything and so—it's perfect! Oh, forget about Teju's silly plans. Who cares—Nikhil…
Purvi: *walks in* *quietly* Seriously sir. Why are you always on the phone when I come in?
Arjun: But Nikhil, it's perfect. Just ignore everything she said. Nikhil—she's Teju. She'll act that way. So what? We can at least try. Don't worry I can get around that. I have my ways don't worry. But think about it! Our problem's solved, uncle's problem's solved, all of their problem's solved—just by… I know. Yes I've met Archana aunty—
Purvi: *looks up shocked, drops the file and runs out of there*
Arjun: Hold on… *turns* Who was just here….?
*End Flashback*
He—he's met—when—how—why? What were they talking about? What problems? Sir's met Aai? Who? Why didn't I know before? Why is he so—I mean—ugh!
Okay, honestly, I hadn't cried this time. I came into my cabin after running from there and threw things. I wasn't mad—I think. I was just venting out my frustration. How did he know!? How exactly did he—did I play into this? Why am I so worried? What problems?
I can't even think straight and I'm just so overwhelmed. I—*someone walks in*
Purvi: *I may just have to figure things out now. All I know is… yeh… weirdo of a boss may just be a lot more closely affiliated with my life than I thought I could ignore.*
I looked up and there… it was. The cause of my troubles.
Arjun: Uh, Miss Purvi—
Purvi: *Did I mention he dropped the whole Miss Deshmukh thing?* How do you know my mom?
Arjun: *taken aback* What—what do you—
Purvi: Don't act like you don't know.
Arjun: Uh, Miss—can I sit down?
Purvi: Whatever.
Arjun: Uh, listen—
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He went on for almost an hour explaining to me how he knew my family and when he met my Aai. I even found out why he was so overprotective of me when we went to Delhi… I'll have to straighten things with Aai later.
What Sir didn't know though, is that I already know that he knows. Ever since I saw Baba at his party, everything hit me. I just wanted to see how honest Sir would be with me. I wanted to see if he had the grudge against me to even hide my own family matters from me. Turns out, he didn't. He was completely clean. It was what he said at the end though that threw me off.
____
Arjun: Are you okay?
Purvi: *head still down* Yeah. I'm sorry for—
Arjun: You know why they separated I suppose?
Purvi: *head still down… confused* Yeah… why?
Arjun: *takes a deep breath… So will you help me get them back together. Please?
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Precap: The rest of Arvi's conversation
Here you guys go 😃
Things to think about: What next for Purvi? What does Arjun have up his sleeve?
