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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
AR designs Head Office
The dark blue Mercedes Benz sailed through the entrance and into the special parking spot...right next to the entrance...The door opened and out stepped the CEO of AR Designs...Arnav Singh Raizada aka ASR...the young entrepreneur who had put his blood and sweat into building the AR empire...a man who somewhere along the way had forgotten to enjoy the fruits of his labour...who was so focussed on challenges that would come up tomorrow; that he forgot to live in the present..
Khushi stepped out of Gupta House...she was wearing a white cotton saree with small black flowers printed on it...her hair was tied in a bun...she was in such a hurry that she had not glanced out the window while getting ready...that was a mistake...as she walked towards the bus stop..the heavens opened..the slow drizzle was turning into a downpour...Mumbai monsoons had arrived..."at the worst possible time", she thought...the bus came soon after and she got in...while sitting in the side seat, she quickly went through the job descriptuon...mentally preparing the answers for the questions that might come up...for the position of secretary to CEO..at AR Designs...
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Precap:
She was standing facing away from him...looking to see if the bus was coming from around the corner...the bus had stopped a little ahead of the stop...as the crowd rushed to it, someone pushed her...she turned around, the hair bun loosened and the silky strands cascading down like black waterfall...he saw her face and she took his breath away..
Key to your heart..
Chapter 2
Hello evryone...thank u 4 the likes n comments...was really encouraging..so here is chapter 2...lengthier one..as promised..be kind as this is my first attempt at writing..FIRST EVER...enjoy!!..:)
Arnav was greeted by Aman who came running to the entrance..catching his breath, he said..
"ASR...the clients have arrived half an hour early...i tried calling you..but could not reach you.we need to get to the conference room now...here is the client's final proposal..."
Arnav was irritated, to say the least...he knew that he would need to go through the file and go through it quickly...he walked with Aman to the elevator...all the while keeping his eyes on the file..
Aman entered and pressed the button for topmost floor...As the elevator doors were about to close, he saw a young lady in saree running towards them.." hold the door please..."
Khushi thanked the gentleman and while panting, she pressed the button to 4th floor...as directed by receptionist...and stood facing the door...
Arnav, who was concentrating on the file, felt a sudden rush of cold air entering the elevator...clenching his shoulders tighter, he skimmed the pages..that was when he heard the thank you..slow, sweet and melodic..he glanced up...His view was partially blocked by Aman who was standing in front...then he saw her...
Or rather..he saw her neck..with the clear view offered by the hair tied up in a bun, he saw the smooth, fair neck..with raindrops glistening on it..he could not see her face..he realized that the morning rains had drenched her slightly...the raindrops were looking like dew drops on her neck..he thought...he shook back to reality when he heard the trring sound of elevator..
Khushi stepped out of the elevator and looked for the cabin of Aakash Singh Raizada..She was asked to wait in the foyer by his secretary...she took a seat next to a large window...looking out of the window to calm her nerves...
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Arnav looked at the traffic below and as he turned back, he saw that Aman had returned from ushering out the clients..after the meeting had finished successfully...
"Aman, when is the new secretary joining us?we need to get someone soon...my marketing manager cannot be running around all day, booking my appointments and prepping me for meetings.."
" ASR, Aakash is interviewing candidates as we speak..you will have a secretary joining tomorrow." He then walked out of the cabin, leaving an ASR who was busy typing a letter into a laptop...
"aah the troubled life of a secretary less CEO".Aman thought to himself..."well it was ASR's fault that he was in such a situation..4 secretaries in 3 months is not a small number..but ASR didnot seem to be impressed by any secretary since Mrs Desai..who was his longtime secretary, but left AR as her husband had died and she moved to U.S to be with her family..he has chased away all the new recruits with his infamous anger or the ASR death stare.."
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Khushi stared at Aakash in disbelief..."Sach...!!??I mean, I am selected...thank u thank u so much sir..i will not disappoint you"..
Aaakash replied.."Yes Miss Gupta..you are selected..and let me tell you one thing...i did not select you just for the role of secretary, i selected you as I want you to learn the workings of a design house up close..I have gone through your certificates and references from NIFT and i see a future designer in you.."
"Unfortunately we don't have openings in our design department and that is why you are joining as secretary..take it as your golden ticket..girls would kill for working in AR...keep that in mind and good luck..my secretary will show you around the place and you have to sign the contract today...she will introduce you to the various department heads' secretaries..you will take up your duties from tomorrow on"
Thanking him,Khushi joined Aakash's secretary Sheetal, who then took her around the huge AR Office, introducing her to all the colleagues and giving her a detailed overview of different departments..she assumed that the office tour was very important as she was going to be assisting the CEO...who appeared to be a strict task master from the face expressions that the colleagues gave on hearing that she was the new secretary of their CEO, Arnav Singh Raizada...She could not meet her boss as she was told by Sheetal that ASR was busy in meetings..
The final meeting for the day was over and Arnav was tired...he leaned back in his seat..closing his eyes..he had sat through 2 lengthy client meetings and 3 video conferences...so busy was his day that he had coffee for breakfast and lunch..the caffeine was keeping his eyes open, but he could feel the tiredness weighing down his body...
He glanced at the huge wall clock and got up to go home..he got his car and driving out of the office, reached the signal near the bus stop...he was waiting for the signal to turn green...that was when he saw the white saree.
On a downcast day like this, the color stood out in the crowd...she was standing facing away from him...looking to see if the bus was coming from around the corner...the bus had stopped a little ahead of the stop...as the crowd rushed to it, someone pushed her...she turned around, the hair bun loosened and the silky strands cascading down like black waterfall...he saw her face and she took his breath away..
Rabba ve... ;)
Trivia/ inspiration:
Arnav seeing khushi's neck first- inspired by true first meeting of johnny depp and vanessa paradis..apparently thatz the first thing he saw abt her and he was fida..sad that the marriage didnot last
Girls would kill for job in AR - Devil wears Prada...
Key to your heart..
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