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CHAPTER 3

I Remember my 12^th standard result day , I was so nervous that what will my result , today I m getting same pit of nervousness in my stomach. " mata rani en germans ko hamare hotel ka khanna pasand aa jaye ,mere saath saath kitne logon ki mehnat lagi hai ismain said mehek while sneaking through the kitchen door into the dinning hall where the germans were tasting the food. She turned when she felt a tap on her shoulder . it was rahul standing with a big grin on his face , tere aese peep karne se germans ko dish zada pasand nahi aa jayegi, relax yaar . ye le chocolate kha ,isse stress relieve hota hai" said rahul handing me a bar of chocolate . I took it and had a bite. "Tension kaise na ho rahul, pichle 3 haftoon se hum saab pagal ho rakhe hai is food presentation ke liye , daar toh lage ga na . I replied while chewing my chocolate bar. Rahul laughed on my nervousness . there was knock at the kitchen door that connects to dinning hall I turned and found sameer sir standing there and pointing at me to come out . I immediately went to see if he needs something , yes sir anything needed . mehek they are asking for the person who made deserts , so came " . I got scared and followed sameer sir to our client . I wish them all and stood there . "mehek only has made all desert dishes under supervision of sameer " said KD sir. " . mehek I m really impressed with all your desert they are scrumpy. " said mr Abelard . I smiled on his words of appreciation . specially this item , whats its name " he continued pointing towards a dish. "Sir this is white chocolate macarons , ras malia and I further explained how I made it while mr Abelard was listening carefully ,I could see some disorted faces of mr nefin and miss Georgia . "and I garnished it with saffron on top with that I finished with my recipe of white chocolate rasmailia. All three germans discussed something in their language which raised doubt in minds of my boss and seniors too. Judging our wary faces mr nefin broke the tension . mehek your dish is marvelous , infact this is the best macaron I have tasted today. Thank you for the dish and explain it to us That surely brought smile on my face . "is this your creation or you have copied it from somewhere asked Georgia in a nasty way. I was taken back by her comment , I looked at sameer sir who was equally stunned on this and he answered , ma'am this is mehek's creation only , infact she had this dish in her mind from quite a time ". She was somewhere dissatisfied from us . the air gor a bit tensed at that moment . no no nothing like that just that we have tasted macaron before but never had white chocolate macaron . thank you mehek your desert is marvelous infact from your whole presentation , desert is my favourite part ". I thanked him with a smile and excused my self . while heading towards the kitchen I could feel ashima ma'ams scruitining gaze on me .i felt it akward . as soon as I reached kitchen rahul bombarded me with his queries . I narrated him the whole scene he reassured me not to cynical and to relax .much odd to my doubts I decided to follow his advice and we got busy in our work .around one hour later KD sir summoned me in his cabin , I thought he would have called all the chef but when I entered his cabin and asked to come in , I found only sameer sir , ashima ma'am ,vinay sir along with our boss KD who was siiting.

KD come in mehek

Mehek- "sir aapne bulaya

Sameer- mehek are you sure that this white chocolate rasmalia recipe is yours

Mehek-( little surprised) yes sir , I am sure, why what happened?

Ashima really mehek , I mean might you could have tasted it somewhere and

Before ashima could complete , mehek interupted her

Mehek- no maam , infact I have this dish in my mind since one year . my family have many times tasted it.

KD Then how come shaurya khanna had presented that same recipe

Mehek was shocked to hear that .

Ashima- I heard german when they were talking in their lingo since I know german I was able to understand them . they said that your dish was same as the shaurya khanna team has presented and the taste was quite a same . infact this dish is presented in shaurya hotel since 10 months .

I was unable to understand what mess has been created here. how come my dish was same as of shaurya khanna dish could be same . suddenly I remembered that once I have given this dish to shaurya on the sake of sorry before ISK . while I was struggling with my stupidity sameer came to me and was about talk to me when I blurt out

Mehek gayi bhens paani main

Everyone present was bit taken by my words

Sameer mehek( he warned me)

Mehek - sorry sir ( lowering my eyes a bit) actually ,it was by a chance that I have one time used this dish to say sorry to shaurya khanna

The moment I said this I could see confused and questioning faces of my boss and seniors .

Ashima- to say sorry , what he is ,your boyfriend!

I was offended by ashima maam comment

Mehek maam please its nothing like that . there is nothing between me and that khanna . I had a fight with him due to my mistake and to say sorry I made a dish but I never knew that he has tasted that dish and had added that dish in his menu and after ISK finished we were not in contact.

My eyes got bit moist on her accusation and on the need of me giving explanation .Seeing the atmosphere getting tense sameer sir asked KD , sir , I think we should send mehek back to work . KD sir agreed and asked me to persue my work in kitchen . I left and came to kitchen . seeing my weak and tensed face rahul asked me what happened . firstly I tried to ignore the matter but on his pressure I narrated him the whole scene . he was infact laughing on the situation. I slightly hit him on his arm , yahan main soch kar pagal ho rahi hoon aur tu hass raha hai , kaisa dost hai tu.i said annoyingly. " Sorry yaar, main soch raha tha yeh tere saath hi kyun hota hai , I mean shaurya khanna naam ka yeh kala namak teri daal kabhi galne nahi dega " he said trying to control his laughter. I got more annoyed .i stamped my foot and turn to leave when with a hush rahul came in front of me and stopped me. Okay baba , main nahi hasunga , but tension mat le yaar relax . it not like that ki german sirf ek dish same hone ki wajeh se teri baki dishes ko bhi boycott kardenge. I was still tensed . okay I tell you something that might cheer you up , sameer sir was disussing with pankaj sir ( other senior chef) that germans have appreciated our food , and un dono firangi bhaiyon ko teri desert section bahut pasand aaya tha . really I asked excitingly . yes .ab khush . chal kam karte hain warna senior chef kahenge ki hum log kuch kam nahi karte " I smiled on him and started my work trying to forget what just happened .

It was 6 pm I was leaving for my home when my phone ring and I was bit surprised to see the caller id it was shaurya khanna, I was hesitant to pick his number . I was thinking why is he calling me in that mean time call was missed . For two minutes I was in that confusion only that why did that saduu kumar is calling me all of sudden .already I am in a big mess because of him now what he wants from me. While I was thinking this all my phone again ringed with same caller ID. "Kya karun uthao ki nahi again the call was missed . " hey bhagwan phir se call miss ho gayi , kya karun, call back karun " nahi mehek kabhi nahi , kaam hoga toh khud call karega "

Again my phone ringed for the third time and again it was him. " Isse pehle ki ye call kate, uthale mehek. I picked up the call . last time apne hearing sense kab check karwaye the , jo isse pehle ki do call nahi suni he lashes out before I could even say something . I gulped " who main scooty parking se nikal rahi thi, that's why call pick nahi kar payi, kya hua bolo .i answered.

"I want to meet you now he said .milna hai , par kyun I asked . I heard him taking a big sigh. Listen mehek Sharma tumhari wajah se aage mera dimag kharab hai , so without asking further question just meet me. tell me where are you I will come. He said. " maine kya kiya jo tumhara dimag kharab ho gaya hai, waise ek baat bata du tumhe apna dimag kharab karne ke liye kisi wajah ki zaroorat nahi hai . pressure cooker ki tarah jab dekho tab uchalte rehte ho " I taunt him. " grrr , where are you " he shouted on phone. I got little scared " okay come to canot place I will meet you there ( public main dara bhi nahi payega) I thought . " okay see you in 10 minutes he said and hanged up . I started my scooty and headed towards CP.

After 10 minutes I was standing near parking area and I called him , kahan ho tum, " I asked.

Shaurya - tum kahan ho

Mehek- main parking area ke bahar khadi hoon .

Shaurya main parking area ke andar hoon , basement main, come here.

Mehek- main kyun aayun , tumhe baat karni hai, tum aayo.

Shaurya chup chap niche aao mehek .

Mehek- main kyun tumhe baat karni hai tum aayon .

Shaurya- shayad tum bhul gayi ho mehek Sharma , I am a celebrity , I can't afford to be seen in public . tumhe publicity ki need hogi , mujhe nahi.

Mehek oye , mujhe koi news main aane ka shauk nahi hai , waise bhi 10 mahine pehle tumhari wajah se kafi news main thi main

Shaurya- listen don't raise my temper just come down .

With that he disconnected the call. I am a celebrity " I imitiated his tone. With full frustration I started my scooty and went to parking basement . when I reached there I saw him standing near his car with arms folded with his sunglasses on . I parked my scooty In two wheelers zone and reached him. " bolo I said and he removed his glasses and his eyes looked unpleasant to me.

He moved his eyes from my head to heel and it made me feel akward . aise kya dekh rahe ho I said adjusting my dress . I am watching you , that how you pretend to act so nice , honest and ethical but at the end . all you middle class people are same . what do you mean " I raised my voice on his accusations. Don't act oblivious now he said. " Kya bakwas kar rahe ho, tumhe koi galatfehmi hui hai kya I asked . " galatfehmi toh hui thi mujhe . when you come to ISK party without a fuss and didn't created any scene afterwards , I thought that may be you are not an opportunistic , but you .You were looking for another chance where you could hit .copying recipes from my menu and naming it yours , now I get it how you got promoted so fast . how dare you served my cheff's dish . that white chocolate macaron as yours . I was silently listening to his blame and had this thought why he thinks so low of me , I know his issues with middle class people but categorizing every one as same is no sense . " what nothing to say now huh he said after my few second silence . I gave him a plain smile on which he was surprised " yes I have nothing to say, kyunki tum kisi ki sunte nahi ho " he was about to say further when I continued " jaise us din when I came to say sorry to you " . he scorched his eyebrow. " yaad nahi aa raha , don't't worry I will make you remember . when rajiv sir brought you to rattan chacha's dhaba and I served you salty dal and you left from there with a bad mood . when I realized that it was my fault only as I served you bad taste ,I decided to say sorry with a thought that might my good food will brighten your mood, for which I came to your restaurant. but you without listening to me once, asked me to leave .sorry. actually you asked me to get out threatening me about the police near bye . that day I have prepared that same white chocolate rasmalia to say sorry to you . now I don't know how came your cheff had made a similar dish " I ventilate my mind. He was looking at my face as if trying to judge honesty of my words .

Shaurya after listening to mehek was remembering the day which mehek mentioned and he remembered his talk with rajiv where he mentioned that mehek sharma has made that dish for him to say sorry . on that very day a food critics had come to his hotel and for the first time cheff kunal has presented that dish within few minutes . still being the rationalist he was he took his phone out of his pocket and called rajiv. Mehek meanwhile was trying to read his gestures and when he took his phone and was dialing , mehek thought he was calling cops .

A panicked mehek took few steps towards shaurya and tried to stop him from doing the call " kisko call kar rahe , dekho police ko mat bulana " mehek was few inches away from shaurya. She tried to take his phone . shaurya first thought to ignore her but when she approached him he tip toed in order to make his phone out of her reach . get back ", he said irritatingly " mehek leaned more on him and now her body edges were in contact with shaurya's . in way to save his phone shaurya leanded more on car and lifted his hand up which had his phone , while the call to rajiv was still ringing . " tumhe samajh nahi aata maine bola na woh dish maine banayi thi, tum kaho toh abhi tumhe banakar dikha deti hoon , police ko kyun bula rahe ho " said a afraid mehek while leaning more in order to snatch his phone . in those few seconds shuarya realized his proximity with mehek . her fingers were touching his hand and her hairs were falling on her face , few times his abdomen was touching hers and his eyes were observing her features forgetting the surrounding .

hello , yes shaurya bolo " rajiv voice from phone got their attention . mehek looked at the phone and after listening to rajiv's voice she was cleared that shaurya had called rajiv not the cops , taking a sigh of calmness she faced shaurya who was still looking at her, which made mehek aware of her physical closeness to shaurya . she immediately stepped back and campose herself but was unable to meet his eyes. Shaurya , shaurya hello , are you there " rajiv spoke again . shaurya who was acknowledging mehek distance followed by her discomfort answered rajiv , haan rajiv bolo. "Bolo , main kya bolo , tum bolo yaar . you called me " answered rajiv . shaurya pressed his eyes " yeah , I called you , wait a second he excused himself from mehek few steps and talked to rajiv.

Shaurya rajiv do you remember that day about 10 months back when food critic came to our hotel and you later informed me that on that very day miss Sharma had come to our hotel with a dish.

Rajiv- who mehek

Shaurya aur kitni miss Sharma ko jante ho.(said frustratingly )

Rajiv- shaurya ,

Shaurya- rajiv stop saying my name and answer me yaar .

Rajiv- shaurya give me time .let me remember shaurya .

Shaurya waited for rajiv's answer. He turned and found mehek stepping back as she was standing just behind him trying to listen to their conversation . shaurya gave her a stern look while mehek looked here and there . shaurya was about to say something when rajiv answered , yes I remembered mehek had made white chocolate rasmalai , arey that same dish I have asked chef kunal to serve that day . even I informed you about it on phone but that night you said that might miss Sharma had brought it from some shop or something and later we.. "

" okay stop ab pura flashback nahi sunna mujhe okay , bye " said an frustrated shaurya and disconnected the call . when he looked at mehek , she was waiting to hear him. " kya hua mila jawab . shaurya was deciding what to say . as now since he knows from his sources that germans had appreciated that particular dish more than the same desert served in his presentation . " dusro ko blame karne se pehle , get your facts and figures cleared " mehek taunted him . mehek comment raised shaurya temper he stepped towards mehek which scared mehek and she stepped back as he started approaching her zada hawa main udne ki zarurrat nahi hai miss Sharma , tumhari ek dish mera kuch nahi bigad sakti . got it. Shaurya Said in harshed tone and turned to leave . mehek mouth was left opened and she wanted to say something to him in return for which she took few steps to him and to her sudden shaurya turned towards her and in that process both bumped into each other . "ouch both said at same time while mehek was rubbing her forehead and shaurya was slightly pressing his right shoulder where her head hit. Both were about to attack each other with words when mehek phone beeped and she answered the call still rubbing her head , haan chachi . shaurya decided to leave from there and went to his car . "haan chachi who traffic main phas gayi thi " shaurya heard mehek while sitting in his car . Bas 20 minute main aa rahi hoon. Okay bye Said mehek while starting her scooty . she placed her phone in her bag and within two seconds walked out from there . shaurya too moved his car and went out from parking .

Mehek reached her home and with heavy heart faked about delhi traffic as reason for her being late. Her family asked about her presentation and she informed that germans liked their food and the result of merger will be out by three days . after chit chatting with her family she went to her room. she opened her lappy with wish that her friend KK is online but to her disappointment he was not . she changed her clothes and went to bed as she was tired from todays hectic schedule . when she closed her eyes flashback of her meeting with shaurya came in his mind . she tried to ignore it and attempt to sleep but her todays rift with shaurya was disturbing her a lot . she was tossing and turning . why he always accuse her . getting drench in his thought she tried to distract her mind . getting failed she got up " yeh lamboo dariyal toh picha hi nahi chod raha , khuli aanhkon main bhi dimag par chaya hua hai , kya karun is frustration ko out karne ke liye " she said to herself . " kitna kuch kehna tha use , kitna kuch sunna tha, bas chachi ka phone aa gaya warna , warna " she Said full full anger . " idea. Sonal ka funda use karti hoon . galiya nikalti hoon use pakka acha feel karungi is baar toh non veg hi nikalungi said mehek .

" Shaurya khanna kutta , shaurya khanna kamina , shaurya khanna rakshas mehak said with a feeling of satisfaction and big smile. Yes acha lag raha hai " she said while nodding her head and with full cheer she laid down as now with a free heart she could sleep.

"aah came out from shaurya mouth while he was having dinner with his maa and nanz . "fish he angered out . kya hua shaurie " . nothing maa ,lagta hai by mistake , tongue bite ho gaya " shaurya said with liitle pain . " sir lagta kisi ne aapko gali nikali hogi said awara . both nanz and karuna maa burst into laughter .while shaurya showed his eyes to awara. Sorry sir said an apologetic awara.

After dinner shaurya was in his room remembering how from mr gambhir , who is shaurya known business associate and is presently helping germans with their this venture , informed him about clashing of one of his dish with KD dish that was prepared by cheff named mehek and that germans were very impressed with their desert section . then his meeting with mehek and her taunt , her confidence on being correct , her discomfort , her leaning on him , him bumping with her . he touched his right shoulder on that thought when his phone ringed he picked his phone and answered the call " yes mr gambhir

Gambhir - shaurya good news , germans have showed a positive response towards your proposal. They are highly impressed by your location of hotel , promotional stratergies, And food. about 70 % the ball is in your court

Shaurya had a big smile on his face after listening to mr gambhir

Shaurya -" that's great news sir , thank you

Gambhir - your only competition is KD that too because germans liked their food a lot specially their desert section as I told you earlier too .BTW did you found how one of yours desert dish was similar with KD's .

Shaurya yes sir I had . don't worry mr gambhir . that's not gonna cause any issue to us .

Said shaurya while touching his right shoulder with a smirk .

sorry for being late. ignore if there is spelling mistake 😆