No sooner did I enter the room than I screamed. He too screamed and stood up but then gave he his notorious smile which I have always hated.
"NUPUR"
"MAYANK"
"Wow you have become even more beautiful. What's the secret?" he asked me with a grin on his face.I have always hated him for this. I mean how can anyone smile in this situation that too so fearlessly. Only Mayank could do this after all he was MAYANK.
Not giving any importance to his question I said "Mr.Sharma I have come here for an important deal. I don't want to waste your and my precious time."
"Sure NUPS"
"Stop calling me that we are here for an official meeting"
"Oh really?"
I give him a "YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE " look.
And by God's blessing he understood it.
"Ok madam please have a seat."
"Thanks"
"So basically madam I have summoned for this meeting because I want your company to decorate the new centre of 'SHARMA INDUSTRIES' Its a building with ten floors and we want the building to come in the best decorated commercial buildings. We have seen your work before and are quite impressed by them. "
"Thanks. We would love to design your building but before that I want to make a few things clear."
"Go on"
"First of all this is the first time our company will take up such a big project. We are well prepared for it but wanted you to know and we first ask you about your likes and dislikes and let you choose your own designs and colours but after that its totally up to us. What where and how we are to put things we don't like any interference at that time and we talk 20 % of the total amount as advance"
"I see. I agree with all your terms and conditions and hope to get the best of results. All we want is that our centre turns out exactly the way we want. "
"You don't have to worry about that."
"Ok so when are you going to show the available designs."
"I'd like to see the site first and then show you the catalogue "
"Ok. If you wish then I can take you to the site right now."
"As you wish but I will have to inform my team they have to be present there after all they have to do a lot of work too"
"Sure Ms.Bhushan"
Nupur directly called her team to the site and decided to go from here with Mayank as he insisted.
At first she dint agree but when Mayank told her that it would be pointless to go separately when they both had to go to the same place then she unwillingly agreed as she knew him very well for his flirty nature.
"Ok shall we?"Mayank said while giving a smile.
"Yeah"Nupur said without any expression on her face.
They both headed towards Mayank's car. Mayank opened the gate for Nupur which was appreciated by her. Then Mayank sat on the driver's seat and accelerated the car. The site was about 20 minutes away.
Mayank cleared his throat to say something Nupur turned her face towards him.
"You have changed a lot"Mayank said with a grin on his face.
"But unfortunately you dint change Mayank" Nupur said with irritation.
"Yeah I know I m just as irresistible as I was during the college days but you have surprisingly more become beautiful" He said it with a grin on his face.
"Oh really you and irresistible grow up" she said it with anger on her face though it was fake anger and Mayank knew it.
"Damn you are confused you just now said that i have not changed"
"I was talking about your nature and immaturity"
"Oh I see."
Nupur dint say anything after this she just turned her face near the window because she din't want to argue anymore. There was silence the entire time.
Soon they reached their destination. They both got down from the car and Mayank took her inside the building where Nupur's team was already waiting for them.
They explored the building and talked about minute details which they would like to add in the building. Mayank was impressed with their way of working.
After exploring the entire building, Nupur and her team said that they would love to work here and asked Mayank to come to their office the following day so that he could choose his own colours and designs. They started drawing the sketch of the building which would make it easy for them to choose colours and designs for specific rooms.
After making the charts they all shook hands with Mayank and left the building. Nupur who had come with Mayank left with her team just by saying bye with no expressions on her face while Mayank smiled when he said Good Bye.
Nupur while on her way back was quiet unlike the whole team though it was the day she had been waiting for years may be because she had not expected to see Mayank there.
While Mayank had a continuous smile on his face not because of anything else but Nupur.---------------------------------------------------------------
"It's my first day in college di and I am hell scared."
"Oh come on Gunjan we are going to the same college believe me nothing wrong will happen your di is with you na. Now come on give me a smile. Come on fast." Nupur said it with a broad smile to which Gunjan faked a smile.
Though Nupur knew that Gunjan Faked a smile, she dint say anything as she knew Gunjan would become even more tensed.
"Di everything will be fine na?"
"Ofcourse now shut up and come on"
"yeah" she said innocently with fear creeping even more on her face.
Nupur was a year senior than Gunjan. They both had come from Kolkata to Mumbai because of their father's transfer. Nupur had always been bold while Gunjan was extremely shy. She could only talk with Nupur. Gunjan never had friends while Nupur had a dozen of them in school days.
On entering the college they asked some girls who were standing nearby about their respective classes.
"Ok Gunjan now you go to your class and meet me over here immediately after your class." She said it with concern
"Ok di but don't be late."
"I'll be here as soon as the bell rings"
"Thanks di"
"Shut up di ki bacchii"
Gunjan left for her class after after feeling a bit better while Nupur headed towards her class.
Nupur confidently entered her class room. She knew she was late as all the seats in the class room were occupied except one so she hurriedly took the seat so that no one else took it.
Just when I had taken the seat a guy came in. All the girls just started looking at him he was handsome no doubt but I dint want to waste my time so I started doing my own work.
"Hello miss"
someone came near my desk and said this. I looked up to see who it was.
As soon as I lifted my head I found that the same guy was standing in front of me.
"Hi", saying this I again started doing my work.
"You know what no one has ever done this to me"
"Done what to you?"
I said it with a bit of anger.
"Ooohhh you seem to have a lot of anger inside no problem at all I can change it."
"No thanks you don't have to change anything."
"No but I don't mind."
"But I mind"
"But why? if I don't mind why do you mind?"
"Oh just shut up don't irritate me."
I said it with a lot of anger while pointing my index finger at him.
"chillax girl chillax"
I dint say anything to him I just sat there on my desk as I knew
he was about to say something even more ridiculous , when to my rescue the teacher entered the classroom.
"Nupur where are you lost?"
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