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ARHI SS : BEYOND WORDS

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Chapter-5

Payal had just come out from the bathroom when she heard the doorbell ring. She quickly opened the door to find Khushi there.

"You are late today. I tried you calling but you didn't pick it up either" Payal said placing her towel on the dryer stand in balcony. On getting no response she looked back in the room to not find Khushi there. As she came back inside she saw her still standing at the door munching on something.

Khushi raised her hand again to press the bell when Payal stopped her holding her hand. This broke her chain of thoughts.

"Now what's the occasion today for this lost mood of yours?" Payal asked placing one hand on her waist and another at chin.

"Jiji I don't know what's happening. I guess Devi Maiyya didn't like my last Prasad, it always happens opposite of what I had thought and planned" Khushi answered rushing inside the room sitting on sofa.

Payal raised her eyebrows, so she continued "Only two days before we planned to go to Lucknow and today Sir told me about a job offer. I mean this is not exactly a job offer but more kind of a free lance thing."

"That's such great news! Pagli, you scared me. Tell me more about it" Payal chirped hugging her dear sister enthusiastically.

"Jeff, the famous designer had seen some of my designs I made for fall collection last month and he found it pretty good. He needs a designer in his team to work for a prestigious fashion show. I'm being hired for the same. But I'm scared."

Khushi looked at her sister and raised her hands saying "Now before you tell me that it's a great opportunity, let me tell you I already know that. But this is so big. I have never worked for fashion shows, what if I mess up? Here we design and companies select that. Fashion show is completely different! I'm nervous like hell."

"You can do it Khushi and we both know that. So just tell me when you are supposed to start on that" beamed Payal.

"In two days"

Khushi ranted how she was not being given a break to enjoy some time off with family throughout the dinner. But Payal knew better it was just her way to get over her nervousness due to the new office, people and surroundings. She had no doubt that Khushi will perform very good. She listened to all her complaints till late night before Khushi fell in a deep slumber.

Khushi stood opening her cupboard biting her nail wondering what she should wear on her first day of new workplace. She glanced at the various dresses, suits, shirts hanging in front of her. Picking up on a light beige chiffon top along with black denims she dashed to the bathroom.

As she stood in front of mirror after twenty minutes combing her hair Khushi looked at her image from top to bottom to know if anything was amiss.

She didn't want to ruin her impression on the first day itself. She applied her usual black kohl, lip gloss and was ready to go.

She went to Jeff's design studio where she was told to report by his P.A. Khushi looked at the studio completely in awe of this place. Mittal Creations was no doubt good and modern but it was comparatively small with lesser number of employees. She went straight to Jeff's cabin as directed by the receptionist.

Jeff was looking on some samples as he heard a knock. Khushi entered the cabin when she heard "Come in" from another side. After making introductions she was given a brief about the project she was being hired for.

Khushi sat at her desk going through the file given by Jeff's P.A having important details about the coming fashion show. She was also told that she will meet the main client today in the meeting. She had buried herself in work getting along well with the whole team.

Khushi entered the conference room along with Ria, P.A of Jeff, to find some unknown faces there with whom Jeff was chatting. Jeff signaled her to come to him. As she reached there she saw a beautiful tall dusky woman next to him who seemed little familiar to her.

"Khushi meet .." Before he could complete the introduction he heard a loud glee from the woman beside him.

"Chamkeeli!!!" shouted woman in amusement.

"Lavanya!!!" said Khushi now recognizing the familiar face.

"How many times I need to tell you it's La" said Lavanya rolling her eyes.

"How many times I need to tell you its Khushi Kumari Gupta" asked Khushi in mock anger.

Jeff saw the exchange between the two recently met girls as they erupted in giggles.

"Do you guys know each other?" asked Jeff butting in.

"Yeah Jeff, this is my friend from school and I can't believe we are meeting here after seven years" La informed the much amused Jeff.

"What are you doing here and when you came to Delhi? You didn't even tell me!" La told Khushi.

"Breathe La. I have joined Jeff for an upcoming fashion show today only. Well I have done my fashion designing course from Delhi and continued working here. As far as informing you is concerned I didn't have your new mailing address after you left for U.S" answered Khushi.

They chatted there for sometime before starting the discussion about the fashion show.

Khushi was called by Jeff in his cabin with Lavanya after the meeting got over. As they entered she saw a man sitting in front of Jeff, his back facing hers.

"Khushi meet .." For the second time in a single day, Jeff was once again cut short by a woman.

"Arnav ji" Khush said her eyes widening in shock.

"Was he also in the same school or your childhood friend?" asked Jeff irritated. This was a rare day for him to be cut by someone and that too on so close encounters.

"No" informed La as she also wondered about the same.

"We meet again" smirked Arnav.

"What are you doing here? I mean in a design studio"

"You are working on a fashion show and you don't even know the client"

"Obviously I know. It's AR Group of Industries"

"Do you know the owner?"

Khushi felt a bit impatient for not getting any straight answer in response of her question. As far as she remembered she was told that Arnav was a businessman. And to top of it he was looking at her as if trying to intimidate. She could not allow someone do that to her.

"Now I know you work there, right" said Khushi. He shrugged his shoulders in response to which she continued "I have joined today but have heard a lot about the young, arrogant and ruthless ASR. He is quite famous here among the staff for his short temper" she said in one breath to let go off some of her irritation.

"Well Miss Gupta I really don't appreciate people who miss out on details. I consider such people as unfocused and they are quite a threat for my company's image" she heard his clipped tone revealing nothing.

She looked around in confusion to see Jeff holding his breath and Lavanya making a sorry face as if something bad was about to happen. She wondered why her otherwise lively friend looked so scared suddenly. It was then that she paid attention to his last sentence "my company".

Khushi gasped in shock as truth finally dawned on her.

"You are ASR?" she said more to herself as she realized the mistake, scratch that, blunder she has just committed on her first day itself.

Why I speak without thinking? This irritation always gets better of me.

Only Devi Maiyya knows what else would go wrong today thought Khushi shaking her head for speaking without thinking.

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