My dear sir
part 1
It was a typical busy road of the city at the morning hours, the hustle bustle of the vehicles and people indicates that it was a peak hour.. .impatient loud horns at the signal..all the public transports crowded with office goers school children, college students..People busily running here and there as if chasing their lost world..That was the cursed fact of every metropolitan...
In that congested yet prominent road...she was standing in the bus stop and waiting for the damn bus to come..she checked the time nth number of time..and cursing her late waking up habit yet again..
"Konjam seekiramaa yezhundhirundhaa ivlo problem vandhirukaadhu...nethu paarthu dhaan tv la Alaipayudhe padam podanumaa..adhai paathuttu thoonga late aagiduchi...cha..indha bus vera varamatengudhu..varra bus um jam packed aa irukku.."
"Pochi..indha interview inikku govinda dhaan ..kadavule interview ke late aa ponaa..yaaru velai kuduppaa... if u couldn't make it on time even for an interview how could u do ur job on time?' nu naakka pudingikara maadhiri kepaangale...naan yenna solradhu..? thirumba adhe ithu pona office dhaan yen thalaiyezhuthaa.." she was cribbing to herself...
She is Raji..she is such a chatter box..if u couldn't let her to speak for a couple of minutes obviously she would get bored and drifted off ..
She is an IT professional..currently working in a good for nothing company, seeking for her career opportunity in well renowned companies..now she was looking forward to get a job in Netech solutions where she is having interview in twenty minutes..she has weaving high hopes on that job...
As time passed her restlessness increased...all the share autos had dumped the people like a herd of goats..private autos were also not coming in her way...finding no other way finally she decided to try her luck in asking lift ..Reluctantly she stepped on the road..
After few trails..one bike stopped in front of her..
That person was wearing his helmet so he couldn't see his face...
"Who cares for his face..?"she thought in mind and asked..
"Sir please ,can u drop me in INFO TECH park,i am in a hurry sir.." she asked as politely as she could ...he signaled her to sit...
As soon as she hopped on, the bike zoomed on the heavily traffic road..
She could say he was a harsh driver yet in control..he finds his way in between vehicles and made his way with ease...when he inserted the bike amidst of two cars to just cross the traffic signal at the right time..she would say it was a hair line escape..her breath caught in her lungs...
She couldn't help herself from uttering these words aloud..
"OMG sir,konjam medhuvaa ponga..sethu pona..thatha, patty laam kannu munnadi theriyaraanga..."
"Neenga dhaane urgent nu soneenga..?'he talked for the first time...
"Yes sir,seekiram poradhu mukkiyam dhaan, but uyir oda poi serradhu adhai vida mukkiyam illaiyaa? Accident la saagara vayasaa yenakku..?"
She laughed at her own joke expecting him to join but instead his body stiffened like a iron rod..
She realized that she had hit the wrong nerve...
As she was about to say sorry...
"Where u want to go..in techpark..?" he asked in flat voice..
"Netech solutions...interview kaaga poren.." she said with pride..
"Oh.. all the best..."he dropped her at the entrance and zoomed away in a jiffy without even giving her space to utter a word..
But whom he was dealing with..?
She shouted loudly at her lung's full capacity..
"Hello bike sir romba thanks..."
"Thank god I am on time .."she hastily went inside...
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Karthik's mood was spoiled totally ,the frown in his face reflected it so obviously..
"Why the hell I gave lift to that stupid idiotic girl...?
"Moreover she was coming for an interview here..how pathetic it would be if she coming for my team? if so, then I am damn sure that I am going to reject her out rightly...if I have known her name by now... I would have rejected her even before giving the interview,,"
He walked towards his cabin thinking all these...
"Karthik r u ok..?"
His friend Vishnu asked in concern by looking at his fuming face...walking along with him..
"Yes I am ok.." he said a white lie..
Her words had rekindled the wounds which he had buried deep down in his heart,and the pain has surfaced once again..
How much he wished to forget that incident and move on in life,but even the small hint or word was enough to blow away all the years of efforts he had made to forget that incident...
"No..this is not the time to sink into the past..i have to live..at least to search for my lost happiness..."
He strengthened his mind and went ahead to welcome the day's work...
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Raji, was sitting restlessly waiting for her name to be called for...
She scanned the place to let the time pass...she was very much bored to be sitting silent for five long minutes..she looked at the girl sitting next to her with sweet smile on her face she said..
"Hello...I am raji.."
That girl looked little shocked with the sudden voice then she too smiled friendly and extended her hand for a shake..
"Hi I am lakshmi ..nice to meet u.."
"romba bore adikudhu.. seekiram koopitaa nalla irukkum..."raji said with restless voice..
"naan koopittuduvaangalonnu romba nervous aa iruken..nenga ippadi solreenga..?"Lakshmi asked in surprise.
"Wait panradhu romba kodumaiyaa irukku..seekiram mudichitaa veliya poi paani poori saapidalam..yenakku ipave konjam pasikkudhu.." lakshmi looked at her in mused...
Then they chatted for some time ,lakshmi also felt relaxed after talking to Raji and they have become friends within short span of time... they even exchanged their numbers..fb id etc
Raji was like that only, the aura of her energy and enthusiasm will spread to others when she was around...
As her name was called for the interview she went inside sending a quick prayer to her fav god before entering into the room...
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Karthik is a project manager,he was also in interview panel and selecting the candidates for the new project they are going to start..
Vishnu his friend who was a team leader under him..also accompanied him..
As the interview started he was back in terms..
Some of candidates were really very bright and resourceful.. while some of them were utterly annoying and irritating..
They had taken a small break before they called for the next candidate..Karthik got an urgent call from his boss and he went to attend the call asking Vishnu to continue on his behalf...
Raji entered the room with nervous face..all of a sudden her hands were shivering she felt very weak and thought she may faint at any minute..That was her fear of facing exams and interviews how much she tried she couldn't overcome her phobia...
But she knew what to do next..she took a deep breath closing her eyes and brought her saviors face in front of her...surprisingly she had gained strength with his mere thought...
Slowly gaining confidence and courage she faced the interview panel with full confidence..
She answered the questions very well and from the body language and facial expressions of the interviewers it seemed they were satisfied with her answers..
"Ok,Ms. Rajalakshmi,ur interview is over here..we r satisfied with ur performance but still one more person has to see u ,he is supposed to be ur PM...I hope u will got through it too..all the best.." Vishnu shook hand with her..
Raji found him very friendly and nice person..she smiled genuinely at him..
Vishnu guided her to an another room..
Karthik took the resume lies over his table to see the details...the last person on earth whom he wanted to see again smiled at him mockingly from the profile picture of her resume..
He cursed his ill fate... "Oh god not again.."
He had decided the result even before the interview has started..
She entered into the cabin with a smile ,but when she has seen the person in front .. her smile froze ,her legs rooted in their track and her head was spinning..She tried very hard to stay in conscious...
She wished that it must not be her piece of imagination unlike many times before..her heart keeps on chanting..
"Oh God...it should be real..it should be real.."
Her eyes were pooled in a sudden overwhelming happiness...
Karthik was puzzled to see such an emotional drama of her to his presence...
He could clearly see her shock when she looked at him first..but then it showed surprise,delight and relief and finally the immense satisfaction...
She has got such a expressive eyes. those were actually windows to her heart. it reflected each and every emotions of her heart like a mirror..Surprisingly he could read it very easily..
but these unexpected reactions from her giving him an uncanny feeling..
"Ok it would be possible she might have seen me in the morning while I am giving ride to her,so her shock and surprise would be acceptable but what about her other exaggerated and unsuitable emotions...
He looked at her skeptically...and decided that.
"Naan avalukku therinjavangaradhaala ..she might have thought that I will select her ,that's why she showed relief and satisfaction...in that case u r mistaken Miss Drama Queen'...I will show it to u who I am.."
He thought with a smirk..."So u r Miss Rajalakshmi right..?"
She was not in a state of answering his questions...she tried but her throat went dry and not even a single word coming from her mouth as if her tongue was tied..
It seemed she was in a whirlpool of emotions and no where ready to open her mouth...losing his patience he was about to shout at her but at the last minute he stopped seeing those big innocent eyes which pooled with innumerable emotions...
With a sigh he asked..
"If u want, u can have some water..?"
She looked at him with gratitude. actually she needed it desperately...
She took the glass of water placed on the table and gulped it in one go...
Mean while her heart questioning .. "Why he is behaving like a stranger to me..?oru vela office ngaradhaala professional aa nadandhukaraaro..."
Before she could comprehend it further he had started shooting questions...
She answered his questions very well with lots of confident ...after all whom she was facing?
Karthik had found her very suitable and deserving candidate..though he didn't like her personally but he can't merge his personal likings and dislikings with official matters..so he decided to select her though it was unpleasant for him..
"Miss Raji...I am selecting u as a trainee ..our HR person will contact for further formalities.."
He smiled mechanically at her..but she beamed at him.. "Thank u sir..."
"Sir aa..?" her calling him sir looks very odd to him..none of his colleagues would call him sir..'
"sir,yellaam vedaam call me by my first name.."karthik" that is enough ok..?"
"Ok sir.." she chirped in joy and went out literally flying on air...
He gapped at her retreating back in shock ...and mouthed...
"She is hopeless.."
To be continued..
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