Here KT and Preeti are a few months old business partners of Shaadi Mubarak.
KeerTi OS: More than the business Partners!
KT and Preeti were currently discussing something related to their latest client and their requirement, sitting in a large spacious , air conditioned cabin.
The cabin actually was of KT, since it was painted with different colour combinations, making it unique and eye catching in its own way. Anyone passing by could easily guess it without even reading the nameplate on the cabin door.
And contrastingly Preeti's cabin was a total opposite to it as that had more of a calm and soothing vibe to it but let's discuss it some other day and come back to point.
KT, wearing a simple maroon colour shirt paired with cream coloured jeans was though looking extremely handsome but the wardrobe change in his life was caused by Preeti, making it a sweet memory for him.
"KT aap yeh ajeeb kapde kyu pehente hai? " She asked noticing his attire having three four colour combinations and she couldn't lay a finger on what exactly his attire should be called.
He on the other hand scrunched his nose listening her question because in his eyes, his dressing sense was a highlight of his personality and it displayed how as a person he is.
"Preeti ji c'mon I love this kurta and this design! It's one of my favorites! " He countered back.
"Mujhe pata hai aapko young dikhne ka bohot shauk hai aur yeh acchi baat hai but kapdo se young nhi dikha jaata! Dil se dikha jata hai! Dil jitna saaf hoga , insaan utna hi khubsurat aur young dikhega! "
"Par lekin hosakta hai aap simple shirt jeans mei acche na lagte ho isliye yeh attires pehente hai! It's ok " She added to rile him up which of course happened.
"Hey, KT looks awesome in everything! Don't challenge okay! " He stated and that day only he bought a couple of simple shirts and jeans for him.
That time it was just to prove her wrong and impress her to be his business partner at the same time but now the motive has somewhat changed. His thinking that the boring clothes give away boring vibe has changed and he has developed this liking for the so called boring attires though he would never admit it to anyone, let alone to Preeti.
He still remembered the day when he for the first time emerged out of his room wearing a crisp white check shirt paired with blue denims, his whole family got shocked and that too in a positive way. The number of compliments he got that day pleased him way too much too.
He was sitting in his relaxing chair doing multi tasking i.e listening to her as well as reading the file in his hand which had the same details that she was filling him up with.
He initially denied to do this thing stating that he trust her with all the research she does and the knowledge she has but she coutered saying that she was also a human only and humans make mistake which a client would never want and listening that he reluctantly gave in.
She, sitting opposite to him in a printed saree looking simpy beautiful in her own unique way. She was telling him about the background of a Rajasthan based ritual which she happened to know because of belonging from the same cultural background.
"Konsa haathi aur konsa gadha? Sorry I can't understand because mujhe bohot bhook lag ri hai! Can we get a small break please? " He asked childishly to which she had to anyway agree as the information was important and he needed to get it feeded in his mind before they head to Jaipur for the wedding preps.
She slightly nodded her head, he immediately put the file on the glass table and stood up.
"Let's go! " He said and they went to the cafeteria of the building, along the way meeting few staff members who admired their bosses and their friendship way too much.
KT had some idea about it which made him grin but he brushed it off his mind almost immediately thinking how Preeti will take it if she got to know? She would either throw a fit or would immediately resign from the position. And both the scenerios were unfavorable to him so he simply threatened the girl who tried to cause damage to him.
"One black coffee without sugar and and a veg sandwich! Make it quick" He said as they reached the counter of the canteen.
"Ok sir" The girl on the counter said.
"Aur mere liye ek chai, cheeni 2 chammach" Preeti said. Since she wasn't hungry, a cup of tea would do! And over the months she also came to know that KT couldn't eat alone, he needs someone to eat with him. As childish it sounds, it was a thing which gives them more time to know each other and some where it was a sweet habbit.
"Ok mam" The girl said.
After that they sat on their regular table which was near the large glass window pane.
"Uh.. " He was about to start a conversation with her on some completely random and off topic which he usually does but her phone ringing delayed it.
"Kusum ji" She said involuntarily and he got a bit uncomfortable hearing the name only.
Only God knows how he handles himself whenever he had to face her. At times he felt like hiding behind Preeti for his protection but he somehow pulled it off everytime without turning the above mentioned scenerio into real.
"Ji theek hai" Her reply brought him back to reality and instead of worrying about Kusum he thought to invest his time in noticing her features again. Well, it was one of his favourite pastime now a days.
The way her loosely pleated hair were waving because of the fan above them, or the way her hands randomly move while she was explaining something on phone or...
His thoughts got again disturbed as she cut the call with a small hmm and looked at him to which he unwantedly tore his eyes away from her. And suddenly the napkin box kept on the other table beside them got him so much interested that she had to call out his name to grab his attention.
"KT"
"Ha.. Haan Preeti mai bas kucch soch raha tha! Aap kucch keh rahi thi?" He said and times like this his acting skills came in handy.
" Ji! Woh kusum ji ka call tha woh keh rahi thi sab kisi relative ke yaha jane wale hai aur raat tak hi aayenge!" She said to him to which he listened the whole thing with utmost sincerity.
"Ok so raat ko i will drop you home! "He said concluding.
"Nhi iski zarurat nhi hai mai rickshaw se... "
"No, it's not safe and I said I will drop you! That's the end of discussion" He said cutting her sentence in between to which she hesitantly nodded.
"Waise mai car thoda dur rok sakta hu aapke ghar se? agar kusum ji ne dekh liya toh.. You know what I mean right?" He said thinking of various deadly scenerios in his mind to which she smiled at him.
" Haan pata hai! " She said and at the same moment there order arrived and she looked out of window while sipping her tea.
Well, she knew she had a few free minutes for herself as he munched on his sandwich because when he is hungry he first concentrates on his food and then after that continues being his chatter box self. So without wasting much time she looked out of the window as the busy city street always interested her.
The city hustle, the vehicles somehow intrigued her a lot as she was always fascinated by such environment.
"Preeti" Her trance of thought broke as he called out her name.
She looked back in his direction and the sandwich was gone, surely inside his stomach as he sipped his black coffee.
"Aapne itni jaldi khaliya?" She asked.
"Haa aur kya? Ek sandwich ko khane mei bohot der thodi na lagti hai ! " He said as innocently a kid.
"Hmm" She said not knowing what else to say.
She quitely took a sip of her tea.
"Aapne packing karli? Parso flight hai and last minute hustle mujhe pasand nhi hai! " He blabbered knowing so well that like every time it will only be him running here and there for his things at the last moment.
She chuckled as she heard him and slightly nodded.
"Aap muskurate hue bohot acchi lagti hai! " He said smiling to which she mouthed a small thankyou.
As they quitely sipped on their beverages he thought about ways to get her talk to him.
"Aap mujhse naraaz hai Preeti? I mean baat nhi kar rahi hai bas monosyllable mei jawaab de rahi hai! Everythong alright? " He asked in a concern voice as he eyed his coffee which was about to end too!
Damn his fast eating habits. It was there only time when they didn't talk about work but everything else going on in their lives. And he never want to end it so soon so most of the time he end up acting like sipping on the beverage while the mug was nothing but empty.
"Nhi bas sar mei dard hai thoda!"
"Arey toh pehle batana tha nai! Mai aapko ghar drop kar deta hu! You need to rest! " He said in a super concerned tone.
"KT bas zara sa dard hai chai pee toh rahi hu isse chala jayega"
"Agar chai peene se sar dard jaata toh sar dard ki dawaai ka invention nahi hua hota! After this I will drop you home" He said taking the last sip of his coffee.
She was about to counter back back when they heard some sounds and looked in the direction to find some staff gushing over them and smiling.
Though it didn't affect him much but he knew it would of course affect her so he instantly glared at them and they ran away in different directions.
Looking at her face, she surely looked embarrassed.
So he decided to clear the thick air of silence formed between them because of the situation, he teasingly said "Let's go and complete the haathi and gadha talk! Because I know mere hazaar baar kehne par bhi aap ghar toh chalengi nhi! Atleast here I will make sure you will do less work and have some rest! " He said coolly.
To which she shot a glare at him but eventually smiled seeing him smile.
Today he also realized that they were more then the business partners! There was something magical brewing up between them but the only problem he couldn't exactly name what was it!
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Fin.
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