"Beta wake up your stop is the next one!", said an elderly Aunty waking up Radhika in a Bus and as Radhika woke up as she continued, "Look at the rush poor conductor isn't able to come behind to collect tickets from us...many left without taking theirs", Aunty finished up with a slight humor
"But I need one Auntyjee!...", Radhika said and breaking the cutting the crowd by literally pushing the people went forward a guy there had already entered into a tiff with the conductor
"See I don't have a change for thousand rupees!", said the conductor
"The bus is full of passengers, don't you really have a change?", the guy argued
"Bhaiya, my stop is nearing please give me my ticket", Radhika tried to interrupt but in vain
"Look madam even my stop is nearing, wait for a second", the guy stopped her
"I want to get down at the next stop!", Radhika said in a desperate vice
"So??...should I give u a same pinch??...As I too wanna get down at next stop", he ended with a smile but Radhika didn't show any intentions to reciprocate it
"Hey dude please give me the ticket", Neil asked conductor
"Sahab should I give you the change for thousand for just thirty-five?? Give me change", the conductor demanded and the stop had arrived Radhika pulled the chain
"Madamjee why did you pull the chain?", the driver asked
"Because I wanna get down at this stop...", she replied and then looking at the conductor continued, "Bhaiya I want ticket!"
"Hey, even I want to get down here plus I approached him first...so first my ticket", Neil said a bit annoyingly
By this time people in the Bus got irritated and started making talks. Radhika was already tensed as her head had ringed up her thrice and she was getting late for her office and also she had an important meeting. She screamed in middle of their fight, "Enoughhh! Dekhiye Bhaiya atleast give me ticket or let me go"
"How can you go out without ticket and madamjee I don't have five rupees your ticket costs 45 and this boy's 35", the conductor responded
Annoyed Radhika just removed out her purse and took out another 30 Rupees and handed over it to the conductor "Bhaiya...now its equal please let me go!!", she said and left in anger cursing herself that why she was being so ideal to ask a ticket!
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"Sam, we have a client who is bringing up Maybelline Newyork brand to us and we don't want to lose it under any circumstances!", said Piyali
"Yes maam I will look towards it!", Samaira replied
"Why only Sam?", Bonnie commented to Teji in a low yet audible voice and feeling Sam's eyes on her looked at her and found Sam giving her a winsome smile
"Sam I will ask Mrs. Chadda to give you the outlook of the meeting", Piyali said
"Sure Maam", Sam replied smiling
"Where is Neil? He was supposed to be joining back today", Tejhi asked Sam in between the meeting
"His car got punctured on GB road he is coming via public transport", Sam answered
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"Hey miss!..listen", the guy came behind Radhika but she didn't realize it and sat in rickshaw without the delay of a second he ran into the rikshaw
"See I caught this Rikshaw first!", Radhika sounded annoyed
"Yeah I know but I wanted to talk to you!", he replied and continued ,"I am Neil!", and forwarded his hand
"Raddhika!" Radhika replied
"Where you want to go?"
"JM road", same answer came out from both
"Where on JM road?", he further asked them
"BirdSong!", Radhika replied
"Hey even I wanna go there..." he said and looked at Radhika and asked "Why you wanna go there?"
"I work there!", she replied and he smiled but she was bust starring at her watch
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"Sam here are the details" Mrs Chadda came to Sam and handed her some papers
"Thanks!", Sam took it with a smile
"Mr Arjun!...hope it will be great to meet you!", Samaira whispered looking at the file
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"Bhaiya how much?", Radhika asked
"80 for you both!" he said
Radhika removed out 80 Rupees from her purse and was handling it over to the driver but Neil held her hand to stop her, "Why are you paying mien?", Neil asked her
"You have change?", she asked him and he left her hand
She stepped out and was crossing the road, "I am indebted to you for 75 Rupees"..she was about to cross bt he pulled her back seeing a fast motor cycle, "I know Mumbai works on every second but I think its better to wait till the signal gets red ...waise Ra...Ra" "Radhika!", she corrected him
"So Radha...Krishnas Radha so you came to my rescue strange na!", he started joining some cross connections , "Signal turned red lets go!", she broke his thoughts
After they reached the office premises the watchman saluted Neil and he smiled while Radhika observed and it confirmed her doubt that creative head of BS who had went on leave the day before she joined and she recalled that Sam once had told her that he his her bestest buddy, Neil handed over the keys and asked him to get his punctured car at GB road repaired
"Give me change and keep 75 with you", Neil said
"I cannot give such huge change, I need it to go back home!", Radhika replied
"We will go to a restaurant and there you have something so that I can pay bill for you", Neil Replied
"For 75 Rupees I wont come to a restaurant! See that will be a huge loss for my pocket as well", Radhika replied and moved inside
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"So Mr. Arjun it would be great working with you, Thanks for trusting birdsong and see you tomorrow..I will let you know via Mrs. Chadda the place and time to meet tomorrow in a while!" while Samaira was talking to Arjun over a phone, she observed them entering together and went out of her cabin ending the call on a Thankyou note
"Chashni..!", she went near and hugged her
"You got it?", Radhika asked smiling and Sam nodded
"What did you get huh..? Saminder Singh", Neil asked teasingly, Sam hugged him too and took both of them to the office canteen and asked her to look for a table as she went to order... Radhika sat on a table and Neil too sat beside her
"How can I repay you?", Neil asked her and continued, "You wont give me the change for 1000 nor will come with me to Hotel...so something that costs 75 no less no more!...hmm I would have given you 5 Vadapavs bt the seller too won't have 1000 change, Hey na?", he said and Radhika kept looking at his face
"Why don't you ask someone in the office for change If you are so desperate to pay me back", Radhika asked
"You think they will give me?", he replied her
"So keep thinking 75...75...75..." Neil cut Radhika in middle and exclaimed.."Coffee!! the cold coffee in the nearby famous hotel costs 75!"
"Yes coffee!!", Sam too who had just came exclaimed and she called from her mobile,"Mrs Chadda inform Arjun that we will be meeting tomorrow in Sunshine hotel at 4 pm for a coffee and then discuss the proposal"
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...To be continued...
I hope you guys liked it..😳 I started over with first chap directly hopefully u will get it, lately I prefer keeping CS under wrap😆 Characters will get in as the story would proceeds
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Edited by .Sanskruti - 10 years ago