5 years
ago
"I have
told you I am not interested Sammy. "He tried to explain to his friend
"But Sunny
you were in the Army for 5 years and your performance graph is amazing. I know
you were honorably discharged because of uncle's ill health but now he is fine.
This could be a good opportunity for you"
"I have
given up that life Sammy long ago. Guns and barrels don't interest me anymore
and please this is the last time we are having this conversation" He said
"Okay fine
I guess you like being a business man. Don't you think this life is less
thrilling?" Sammy asked
"I have
had enough thrill for a lifetime"
"I hope
you don't regret this. Good luck with your firm then" Sammy said
"Thank you
for the offer. I am sorry to disappoint you. Next time you're in town we should
definitely meet up"
"Sure,
Sunny talk to you later" He said and disconnected the call
He had
expected this response from Major Sanskar Maheswari he was hoping he could
convince Sunny to join but all his efforts were in vain.
Sanskar
sighed as he looked at his phone. This was the fourth time that Sammy had tried
to convince him to enlist for the government's intelligence unit. Every time he
gave the same answer he was not interested. The Army life had its pros and cons
and plus his family needed him more. His father Ram had been seriously ill at
that time so he had to leave the Army. Although now he was better but Sanskar
wasn't willing to abandon his family again. After his father, he was the only
male in the family and naturally was responsible for his sister Uttara's well
being. He glanced at the clock it was 9 am his P.A had resigned and today he
was supposed to hire a new PA.
"Laksh,
could you please send in the first candidate "He ordered his colleague on the
phone.
2 hours
later Sunny had been unsuccessful in hiring anyone. None of them had really
impressed him. They all had stellar qualification but none of them had that
oomph factor. Something that would force him too hire the person. He had rebranded
the company after he had taken over the company and he had hand picked some of
his closest employees. He always looked for something different in each of his
workers. Innovation was the key to succeed in the business world he believed
and for that he needed the right people.
"Sunny,
Laksh told me you have rejected everyone so far. Come on they can't be all that
bad" Ragini his marketing head said during lunch. He had hired both Ragini and
Laksh 5 years ago and very quickly they had proven their mettle and become his
closest associates.
"It's not
just that Rags, none of them impressed me much"
"Oh come
on Sunny you're hiring a personal assistant do you really think your P.A needs
to have some sort of X factor?"She commented
"Leave it
Rags, Sunny knows what he is doing"Laksh stopped her
"So, do we
have more candidates?" Sanskar asked Laksh
"Yeah, 2
more actually a girl called Swara Bose and some guy called Nikhil"
"Oh, let
me look over their profile"
"Sanskar,
its lunch time you're supposed to relax during this time" Ragini reminded him
"Well, I
am done with lunch and this would hardly take 15 mins"
Both
Ragini and Laksh rolled their eyes who were they kidding Sanskar would never
stop working.
He was
going over the profile for both the candidates when he noticed something that caught
his eye.
"IIM, this
girl graduated from IIM fairly recently why does she want to work as a P.A. She
could work in some other firm at a much higher position. This is interesting."
He commented
"Yeah even
I was intrigued she is over-qualified for the job but let's see" Laksh agreed
with him.
"Send her
after the guy"
"Sure, I
think it's time we got back to work"Laksh said
Swara Bose
the name had a musical touch to it. She was a Bengali and the only child of
Shekar and Sharmista Bose she had gone to IIM on full scholarship then what was
she doing here. Even before meeting her the girl had managed to intrigue him.
Nikhil's
interview was short or maybe Sanskar was just eager to meet her. He asked Laksh
to send her in.
She
entered his office wearing a cream colored shalwar qameez. A contrast from all
the other girl candidates who had preferred to wear western. Her hair was
neatly tied in a pony tail but a strand had loosened and was falling over her
face. She nervously tried to tuck it behind her ear. With a jolt he realized
that he had been staring at her for quite some time but she is beautiful his
heart said while his brain protested and nudged him to get back to work.
"Please Ms
Bose take a seat"He gestured her to sit
"Thank
you, Sir" she said and nervously settled in the chair
"So, Ms.
Bose why do you want this job? He asked
"For experience,
I guess. I have worked on numerous projects back in university so you wouldn't
be disappointed with my work ethic even though it would be my first job"
"But why
here Karma is a small firm yes we do have considerable market share but I am
afraid you're over qualified for this particular job perhaps when another
position opens up you could apply for that" He suggested.
"But, Sir
I want this job. My Dida always said to start small. I like adventures and I don't
want my first job to be some highly-paid desk job. Furthermore, I intend to
start my own business some time in the future and your company interests me the
way you completely changed your strategies 5 years ago was captivating. I am
here to learn so I don't see this job to be beneath me I feel it's a wonderful opportunity."
She said
Wow he
thought this girl was blunt. She had straight out confessed that she would one
day start her own business normally prospective employees liked to sugar coat
their responses but he liked her honesty.
"Okay, Ms.
Bose say I do hire you are you willing to do everything I say and perform every
task?"
"Yes,
except I am not willing to fetch you coffee or anything other then that I will
do everything" She replied
"She
really is brutally honest and dare I say she has a bit of spunk in her. It
would be criminal not to hire her."He mused
"Okay, you're
hired welcome to Karma" He held out his hand for a handshake
"Thank
you, Sir you won't be disappointed" She said while shaking his hand. There was
something different about this handshake he felt and oddly he didn't want to
let go of her hand but he had too.
"Please,
call me Sanskar you can start work from tomorrow. Ragini will help you get acquainted
with the office you can meet every one today."
"Sure,
Sansakr and don't worry I will work to the best of my ability. May I leave
now if Ragini is free?"
"Yes,she
is waiting for you at the reception. I hope you have a good time at Karma."
"I am sure
I will. Thank you again for the job and good bye"She said and walked out of
the door.
There was
something about this girl something that was signalling to him that things
would change in a major way in his life.
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