SS: Borrowed Hearts ChVI+VII pg12/13 March17/09 - Page 2

hey

OMG :( Soo sad!!!! This is a lovely start, btw.. I was intrigued at the very beginning. Cant wait for the next part to be posted.. wonder who will fulfill their wishes ;).. I hope Tarun doesnt return..

I use the name Neha too :) For my little girl in my FF :) Good choice!! :D

jw will be her angel of course!

Chander!!!!!!!!

Hey guys, thanks alot for such an overwhelming response...Thanks alot to ppl who commented and thanked my post...i'm sick as hell so i couldnt go to school for couple of days, so i decided to write the next chapter...plz ignore my mistakes..and im expecting loads of comments....here is the next part!
enjoy...
moon=)

How we met, oh how strange

"Bye Mom" Neha yelled from across the school gate.

Bani turned, waved at her daughter and crossed the road. It was a foggy morning; clouds densely covered the skies of Shimla, but it wasn't snowing yet. Bani rubbed her arms, fixing her shawl, and glanced around for a rickshaw.

"I guess I'll have to walk" she muttered angrily as she couldn't spot any rickshaw.

She was walking towards her office in the cold, damp weather. It had started to mist rain. It was getting colder and damper by each passing second. She finally made it; she just had to cross the road to get to the other side. Her wrist watch indicated that she was still on time, but the traffic was very fast.

I can't wait forever for this traffic to slow down, she thought.

Bani quickly glanced around and darted across the road ignoring the blaring noises of car horns.

"Are you planning to die" someone yelled.

She briskly reached the big gate of her office, and caught her breath. Walia Group of Industries was written in huge bold letters. She sighed as she stared at the name of the company. She had been working here for the last 4 year, yet she hadn't received any promotions and the money wasn't enough. She worked as the secretary of the head accountant of the company.

The screeching noise of car tyres behind her brought her back to reality.

She jumped in shock, turned around, and saw a very frustrated man sitting behind the wheel, shifting edgily. She meekly moved to a side, the car swayed forward and stopped in front of her. She ducked her head to look at the person, only to find a pair of grey colored eyes glaring at her. She felt as if he was seeing through her soul, his eyes were even denser clouds and a storm was brewing in them. Without saying anything, he jerked his car forward.

She stood still until the watchman asked her…

"Are you ok Madam?"

She reeled herself back to reality.

What happened to me, Bani thought. She realized that she was all wet, so she composed herself and went inside.

"Hey Bani, how's everything" Pallavi was sitting in her cubicle, playing with a pen in hands.

"Hey you, I'm fine…What's the commotion here? I thought that our office was officially declared as NO speaking zone" she joked around as she settled herself in her chair.

"Oh my god, you don't know the latest news! Our boss has finally made his appearance to his small town office in 5 years" Pallavi was concealing in excitement.

"Oh, I see…whatever" a bored Bani replied.

"What do mean whatever, you haven't seen him! He is like a Greek god with chiseled jaw, fierce gaze, toned body…Oh my God…I would die to have a date with him" Pallavi was in her dreamland.

It was true; she had been working in the office for almost 4 years, so she wouldn't know. But, she could care less.

"Well…then good for you" Bani picked up a file and started working.

Pallavi snatched her file. Bani glared at Pallavi, annoyed as hell. She picked up another file to hit her, but refrained to do so since Pallavi stood still as a statue.

Bani shifted her gaze towards where Pallavi was looking. Then, she saw him, the same man from morning. He was crowded with all the head staff around him, but he was on the phone, too busy to acknowledge anyone's greetings. There was also another man who was walking beside him, and he was only talking to him in-between his conversation on the phone. Afterwards they disappeared into the conference room.

"Did you see him" Pallavi still ogling at conference room door.

"Who was that?"

Okay stupid question, she quickly did the math, and figured out that he was their boss. Bani sat down in her chair.

"Earth to Pallavi, Earth to Pallavi" Bani yelled as Pallavi wouldn't budge from her spot.

"Oh sorry…now tell me how is he, the mighty Jai Walia?" Pallavi grabbed a chair and sat across Bani.

"He is okay, but I wouldn't date him"

Bani shuddered and resumed her work; however, Pallavi was still on the same topic. Finally, after her boss pilled her up with work, only did she shut up.

"So how's your admission for your nursing school going?" Bani asked Pallavi as they quietly worked.

"It's coming along…sooner or later" Pallavi sighed.

"That's good" Bani quipped and they kept working.

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Inside the conference room, Jai's mind was going haywire. He seriously thought that he was going to loose it any second. The department heads of his Shimla office were still too baffled to believe that Jai Walia had actually come to town. He was barking orders to everyone to find the right paperwork. As much fatigued as he was, this was the opportunity of a lifetime, and he wasn't going to let it slip out of his hands. The department heads were running in and out of the conference room trying to gather the correct paperwork. Afterwards, when Jai was satisfied with everything, he dismissed everyone after a quick meeting.

"Aditya, I hope we really get this deal…It will truly be a gold mine for us" Jai said as he sank into the leather chair and rubbed his forehead with his fingers.

"Don't worry Jai, I'm sure we will" Aditya reassured him.

Aditya was Jai's financial adviser and his best friend. Jai had no one in his family. For whom he was earning all this? Even he didn't have the answer to it. However, after conquering every deal, he felt good, and success had now become his only passion.

Suddenly, Aditya's cell phone rang, and he spoke in a monotonous tone.

"Hello"

"Hello Senor Aditya" said the stranger

He quickly changed his tone.

"Oh, Hi Mr. Del Campo, How are you?" Aditya quipped as he pointed at the phone and Jai quickly got up from his chair.

"I'm absolutely fine Senor"

"That's very good to hear…Mr. Del Campo please talk to Jai…he is with me" Aditya quickly handed the phone to Jai

Jai composed his voice and spoke professionally.

"Hello Senor Campo, How May I help you? Is everything alright… you're still coming to Shimla for the deal right?" Jai was out of breath, afraid that Javier Del Campo, a famous businessman from Mexico, might turn the deal down.

"Oh no-no Senor Jai, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be very glad to visit your country, and I'm looking forward meeting your family as well"

Jai was confused as hell.

"My family?" he questioned.

Aditya quickly snatched the phone from him, and replied rather too quickly.

"Senor, Aditya here, we will be waiting for you to come and Mr. Walia's family is looking forward to meet you" he shortly hung up the phone.

Jai was certainly mystified beyond words.

"My family?"

"What was that, are you completely out of your mind?" Jai roared

"Jai, calm down"

After a few seconds, he spoke again.

"Well I couldn't help, but to polish your image a little bit. The guy is a family man, and loves to do business with family men"

"I couldn't just let him slip out of our hands, I mean come-on Jai, was I suppose to have an epiphany that he would like to meet your family" Aditya explained to Jai, as they both were completely perplexed about what to do next.

"Yea, I guess…but, now what? Jai asked him.

"You know this deal is the most important deal ever! I'm not going to let this deal slip out of my hands at any cost" Jai hissed in between his teeth.

"Okay, let's go back to the house and think about something" Aditya finally concluded and they both exited the building after informing the head executive about their plans.

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Bani's office phone shrilled loudly causing her to gasp.

"Hello" Bani said as she placed her pen behind her ear and stretched lazily.

"Hello, Ms. D' Souza, this is Neha's principal, I'm afraid you will have to come to the school"

"Why, what happened. Is Neha alright" as she jerked forward and stood up

"Please just come here… we'll explain everything. She is perfectly fine, so don't worry about that"

"Okay, I'm coming right now"

Bani immediately informed her boss that it is an emergency. He was too busy trying to get everything together for the deal, so he let her off the hook.

She practically ran out of the office, hailed a rickshaw, and reached Neha's school.

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Jai and Aditya had gone to the guest house, well practically, another mansion that Jai owned. He never visited Shimla, but just to show off his wealth, he built a mansion in the outskirts of the town. He was here for a very important deal and was planning to get his hands on this deal at any price. He was planning to sell the Shimla office to a Mexican businessman and then shifting the location to Mexico for better employees, working conditions and for great revenue.

They settled in their rooms, and they're servants arranged their stuff, as they both took a relaxing shower.

They both met in the living room, which was hugely spacious but, still not homely. The fire was burning in the fireplace, and Aditya was sitting across Jai on very comforting chairs. They talked as they sipped on their coffee.

"Aditya, what are we going to do now?" Jai was tensed as hell

"I have something planned Jai, don't worry…" Aditya assured him

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Bani held Neha's hand as they both exited her school's gate. Bani was very furious with Neha, but she didn't say anything in front of her principal.

She hailed a rickshaw and instructed it to take her from the outskirts of the town, since it was a rush hour, and she had to get to Rano's house to drop of Neha.

As they settled in, Bani turned to Neha.

"What was that Neha?" Bani yelled in a demanding tone.

"Your principal is very mad at you, why on earth would you put a cockroach in your teacher's desk, when you know she is scared of it" Bani reasoned with Neha

"But mommy, no one is scared of a cockroach, and it was a dare"

"Neha, honey you can't do that at school, you have to stop doing this, and getting into trouble. You know how much it costs mommy to come to your school like this, and pick up rather than work" Bani was very mad at Neha.

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The door bell rang, and suddenly two unfamiliar people walked in. The woman was in her late 20's and the little kid was about 8 or 9.

"Hey who are you? How can you walk in like that" Jai shouted as he hated people who invaded his privacy.

"Relax, Jai. I called them here, they are going to be your family" Aditya said as he walked towards them.

"What". Jai almost choked on his coffee

"Don't worry, they are just actors, we'll pay them, and they act as your family" Jai wasn't convinced but had to say yes, since he had no option.

"Okay, Aditya…listen this whole family drama doesn't get out of this house…especially press" Jai warned him.

"Don't worry, anyways now, this is…er…What's your name?" Aditya scratched his head

"Roshini, and this is Varun"

"Okay…so now you remember the lines I taught you both…" they both nod their heads in disagreement.

"What…okay so now…he will come and ask you what is for dinner. So Jai go"

Jai was tongue-tied.

"What…oh…okay…honey, what's for dinner?" Jai said as he cringed at every word.

"I don't know ask your servants, I'm your wife not a servant" Aditya and Jai sighed in unison.

"Daddy, get me a car for my New-Year, and lots of toys. Can I get 10 thousand rupees right now?" the little boy shrieked.

"What…No…Hell-No. Who do you think you are?" Jai questioned

"Hey, I'm a rich man's bratty kid, what do you expect" kid yelled

If a pretend family is so much pain, I don't know how a real one will be, he thought.

This was going to be a hell of a family, he sighed.

"Aditya come here" Jai motioned his hand

"I don't think this is going to happen"

"But, Jai…" Jai looked at him and he understood.

"Okay" he sighed

Aditya went to towards Roshini and informed her that Jai is looking for a more homely family. She stomped her foot and left with the kid.

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Neha turned her face around, and stared at the houses passing by.

"Stop" Neha yelled on top of her lungs.

"Mommy, look it's the same doll house that I always wanted"

"Neha stop" but it was too late as Neha ran towards the open door of the huge mansion as she saw a lady and a kid coming out of the mansion, stomping their feet.

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"Now, what Jai, huh. Tell me…how are we going find a family?"

"I don't know, but that wasn't a family…I would have totally lost the deal with that kind of family.

"So now, what are you expecting, Javier Del Campo is coming tomorrow evening" Aditya yelled

"I know, and I'm not expecting a family to just come running through the door" Jai sighed

Right at the moment, Neha came running into the house, looking as a doll. She examined the dcor inside and gasped as she looked around.

Jai was baffled, Aditya was smirking.

And then they both looked towards the door, which screeched, and a woman came inside.

"Neha" she whispered.

"Neha…you can't just come into anyone's house like that" she said as she spotted Neha.

Bani also gasped as she looked around at the dcor.

The exterior of the mansion was white limestone and was two stories high. The mass of the building was characterized by alternating bands of rough and smooth finished stone, and was enlivened by porticos, piazzas and bay windows. From the outside of the structure, there are a number of noticeable leaded window panels framed by the massive faade.

The mansion featured several series of intricately carved moldings through its' two floors. The curved staircase was made of varnished white limestone.

Jai looked at Bani, who was still dazzled by the mansion.

"Do I know you miss?" he asked her

"Um, no…I mean I do Mr. Walia, I work in your company" she said as she tagged Neha along.

"Mommy it's my doll house, I don't want to go" Neha said as she climbed the staircase.

Bani pulled her down and said "Neha, no…this is a stranger's house, and we have to go"

Neha's face fell in disappointment.

Aditya smirked at Jai, so at last they found a family.

OMG!!! They are going to pose as his family!!!!! This FF is soo good.. Ihope that JW helps them and they in turn help JW. I hope Neha melts to melt JW.. just as she did inmy ff :) heehee :) just kidding.. lovely part! do continue soon!

nice update..

so jai is going to be family with bani and neha till the deal... now i understand the meaning of the title...

o man.. moon kya yaar.. u just had to end there didnt you.. it was just getting sooo interesting.. but then again ur sick so we wont bother u.. anywayz great part yaar.. continue soooon.. i cant wait to see wat jais gonna say now.. lol

OMG that is so interesting..pls continue soon !!..