A taxi pulled over in front of the main building of Khanna Industries, a girl dressed in a brown, almost knee length, jeans skirt with a yellow tank top with casual brown heal shoes. Along with it she wore a set of brown bangles on one hand and a silver wactch on the other. Her short hair had been set down casual look, turning around she asked the driver, "Kitha hua?"
"Ji maim saab vo..." he told her the amount takeing it out of her walet she handed him the money and walked away running her hand throug her hair casually. Manny men turned around and wished her good morning, several women too smiled at her wishing her good morning but did not pop their eyes out at her. She walked over to the receptionist desk and stopped, "Excuse me is Mr. Dhillip Khanna in his office?"
"Appointment hai aap ke paas ma'am?" the girl asked look up, her eyes flicked with a bit of pain that she covered immidetly with a jovial smile, "Sirf appointment ki kami thi. Ji nahi..."
Just then a mannager came up to get something when he saw Mukti, "Aare Ms. Khanna, aap yahan? Yeah sir ke niece hai Ms. Mukti Khanna. Use appointment ke zaurath nahi hai."
"Sorry ma'am main yahan nayi hoon." the girl replied fearfully, Mukti gave a gentle smile, "Koi baath nahi any ways kya Mr. Dhillip Khanna office main hai?"
"Ji nahi ma'am sir ek meeting ke liya bahar gaye hai?" she replied, "Lekin haan aagar aap chahe tho Mrs. Khanna se mil sakthe hai..."
"Can you just ask her if she is free?" Mukti requested her, the girl dialed Naina's number, "Ma'am Ms. Mukti yahan aayi hai.... kya aap?"
Naina snapped at her, "Use phone do."
"Mukti I'm in the middle of an important meeting. Muje tumhari koi stupid si marksheet ke liya apna waqth barbad nahi kar sakti subah brakefast table main kya kar rahi thi tum?"
"Aunty shayad aap bhool gaye lekin meri 12th ke results aagaye the aur aaj collage interview thi." Mukti replied, Naina shut up immidietly, "Aur haan meri gaurian hone ke kaaran aap ko aur uncle ko kuch papers par sighn karna padega aur kuch aur details bhi hai jo muje aap ko inform karna padega, it's in an letter. Baas kuch papers muje aaj hi submit karna padega. Board ne muje ise sirf ek ghante pehele diya by the way."
"O - tho teek hai. Kaab dena padega?" Mukti replied, "I need to give it in their office by five at least."
Naina looked at her agenda, "Teek hai come to my office in an hour I'll sighn them for you." she replied her vocie softer and a bit shaken, Mukti never spoke to her like that before. She never really came up with such a situation either. "Thanks."
The mannager who saw the whole thing touched her shoulder gently, "Mukti beta..."
"Umm muje ek ghante ke liya tho inthizar karna padega, aagar aap ke acountant saab tho da free hai tho kya main uske saath baitkar apni financial formalities compleat kar sakthi hoon? Kafi changes tho karna padega."
"Dekthe hai waise aaj use zyada kaam nahi hai. Your lucky." he smiled and took her to the accountant who had just finnished some work, "Aaar aap free hai tho kya main aap ke thoda sa waqth le sakthi hoon?"
"Aare Mukti aayie na bathayie ke mai aap ke liya kya karun?" the old man asked makeing Mukti sit down, she showed him the collage details she had got from the office, "Muje medical collage main seat milgayi aur unlogon ne muje sare details bhi dediya."
"Congradulations aare... dikao I'll get the formalities done." he read all the details and then opened his syestem, "Easy work.... yeah saab aal ready maine Angad ke liya kar diya. It is just a matter of copy and paste karna padega."
Fifteen minnuts latter he printed some papers and handed it over to Mukti, "Ise bhi tum sir yeah madam se sighn leko aur main baank ko bijwadun. Kaam hogayega."
"I'll do that thanks a lot." Mukti took those papers as well and read through them as she went to her aunt's office, stopping a moment she knocked, "Come in... aah Mukti baito."
"Thanks yeah lijiye papers. Teen coppies hai aur yeah financial baath ka instructions bhi. I got them done." she handed her the papers, "Good... hmm... good, all right.... teek hai. Sounds right... aur haan. They sound fine ek minute. Yeah hai tumhari collage ke forms with permission sighned. Hmm... that's good as well, yeah lo tumahri bank ke standing instructions. Sighned, kya tum esa accountant ko lautakar ja sakthi ho please Mukti?"
"Sure thanks for the signature." Mukti replied getting up and walking out, Naina simply went back to her own work. "May I come in?"
"Aare Mukti aao." the man smiled at her, "Aunty ne sighn kar diya aur aap ko dene ke liya kaha."
"Aah yes dear thank you don't worry main saab kuch kar dunga." he replied, just then his phone rang, "Ek minute."
"Hello? Ma'am, ji ma'am... ji ma'am main use inform kardun, ji vo bhi main transfer kar dun mai." he replied indicateing that Mukti wait, "Aap ke aunty ka phone tha usne yeahi kaha ke aap ke account mai thoda aur paise daldiya jayega thake aap books aur kapde kareed kaskte hai aap ke collage ke lia. Aur aap ke spending money bhi aaj se zyada hoga."
"Thank you, aab main chalthi hoon muje dadi se jaa kar milna hai." she replied going out, this was how it was with her always. Her aunt never did anything more than simply pay up more 'spending' money for the girl if she did anything for her ever. Naina was a good mother to her children but a terrible aunt to Mukti.... she never said anything about it to anyone. The girl was a silent sufferer... who always spoke too much to fill in the space so that she no one realises what she really felt.
At the enterence a car pulls up sharpy and a man stepps down, his cool blue tracks and white top. A gym bag over his shoulders and a spring in his step. An i-pod makeing him nod his head to a tune, "Good morning Mr. Khanna."
"Aah Nancy good morning." his shades go off as he looks at the girl, "Kaisi hai hamari hot intern?"
"I'm good sir. Aap yahan kisi se milne aaye hai kya?" she asked smilling flirtishly, "Haan apni mom ko... aur shayad kisi aur ko bhi."
"Aap ke maa apni cabin mai hai sir. Aap jayie aur main aap ke liya aap ke maan pasand cold coffee bijwadun Mr. Khanna" she replied, "Thanks love."
He walked with his italian sports shoes, the cool dude running his hand through his hair as he bumped into another girl. "So sorry let me pick them up for you...."
"Thank you so much.... by the way I am Ahesha." the girl said her name, "Angad Khanna at your service."
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