Chapter 5

Writer's POV

The next morning she woke up to the first ray of light through the window. She went to the bathroom and did her morning business, and she wore her yellow kurti and white legging, applied light makeup and went downstairs to have her breakfast.

She greeted her mom and sister and took a seat beside Divya.

"Di, are you ready for your interview?" Divya asked in excitement.

"Yes, Divi, but I am little nervous" she was nervous thinking about how she would face Shourya during the interview.

"Don't worry, Khushi, just trust God," her mom said and prayed for her daughters future.

After saying bye to her mom and sister, she went out to take a cab.

She stopped one car and gave the address of the office to the driver. After twenty minutes she reached her destination. She got down from the car and stood in front of a long glass building.

You can do it, Khushi

She took a long breath to calm her and went inside.

As soon as she entered, all employees stopped doing their work and started looking at her. Most of the girls were looking at her with disgust while some boys were looking at her from head to toe, making her more nervous, and some were looking at her as she was an alien from another planet.

She went to a receptionist, "Ma'am, I have an appointment for an interview today. Please can you tell me where I should wait?" She asked politely.

The receptionist was looking at her from head to toe with a disgusting look.

"Excuse me, ma'am," Khushi said.

"Ya, go to the second floor and take a right, there is Mr. Kapoor's cabin, so you have to wait outside and when your name is called, you have to go inside" she said rolling her eyes.

Khushi nodded mumbling thank you and went.

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There were many boys and girls waiting for their turn, some were nervous, and some were calm.

Khushi went and sat beside one girl. Khushi was nervous thinking about how she would face Shourya.

"Hi, I am Saira" the girl who was sitting beside her said with a big smile and extended her hand to handshake.

"Hi, I am Khushi," Khushi said with a small smile, and they both shook their hands.

"You are looking beautiful with this dress" Saira commented.

"Thank you, Saira, and you are also looking beautiful"

"Thank you."

"Khushi Raichandr" now it was Khushi's turn for an interview.

"Khushi, now it's your turn. Good luck," Saira showed her thumbs up. Khushi thanked her and made her way to the cabin.

Now she was more nervous.

"Khushi you can do it.. Khushi you can do it," she was continuously mumbling inside her head.

She knocked the door before going inside, as soon as she opened the door, she saw two people sitting in front of her, one is Mr. Rahul Malhotra and the other one is Mr. Umesh Kapoor, the father of Shourya. She felt relaxed thinking she doesn't have to face Shourya.

"Have a seat," Umesh Kapoor said to khushi.

"Thank you, sir"

Rahul was shocked to see Khushi there, but he composed himself and gave her a smile.

"Your name?" Umesh asked Khushi.

"Myself, Khushi Raichandr"

"Ok, Miss. Raichandr, can you show me your CV?"

Khushi gave him her file.

Umesh was amazed after seeing her her marks and certificates. He also showed her file to Rahul, and he was also surprised.

Her report card and her certificates showed that she was a brilliant student.

"Why didn't you continue your studies?" Umesh asked Khushi. He wanted to know why a brilliant student like her didn't study further, and Rahul was also eagerly waiting for her answer.

"Sir, I-I didn't have that much money to study further," she said fidgeting her fingers.

The interview lasted for half an hour.

Rahul and Umesh were surprised to see how Khushi answered every question perfectly. Though she was a little nervous, she answered every question brilliantly.

"Congratulation, Miss. Raichandr. You are selected as a staff accountant, welcome to our S.K company," Umesh said smiling and brought his hand in front to shake.

Her eyes widened. She was not able to believe that she got that job.

"Yes, Khushi, you are selected. Welcome to our S.K company," Rahul said giving her a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Kapoor" she shook her hand with Umesh and then with Rahul. "Thank you, Mr. Malhotra."

"You can join from tomorrow at 9:00 am"

"Ok sir, thank you so much" she said and left the cabin.

Smile was not leaving her face.

Now I will be able to do mom's operation.

Seeing her happy, Saira said "someone seems happy."

"I got selected as a staff accountant" Khushi said shyly giving her a smile.

"Oh my god!!! Congratulation" Saira gave her a bone-crushing hug.

"Thank you, Saira"

"Saira Xavier" Saira's name was called.

"Best of luck, Saira" Khushi said showing her thumb up.

"Thank you, dear. Please can you wait for me till I come?"

"Okay, I will wait for you here. Now go"

"Yeah" Saira went inside.

Khushi sat on one chair and called her mom

"Hello, Khushi"

"Mom, guess what? I got selected as a staff accountant" she shared her happiness with her mom.

"Congratulation, my daughter. God heard our prayers," Khushi's eyes shined with happy tears.

"Yes, mom," she said wiping her tears.

"Where are you now, Khushi?"

"Mom, actually I am waiting for my friend, she has gone to give her interview"

"Okay Khushi, bye, take care"

"Bye, mom" she hung up the phone and dialled Nitya's number.

"Hello, Khushi, how was your interview? Did you meet Shourya? Did he shout at you"? Nitya fired questions one by one.

"Nitya, calm down"

"Tell me, Khushi, what happened there?"

"Guess what I got selected and answer to your second question- I didn't meet that monster, and I am thankful for that"

"Oh my god Khushi, Congratulation!! I am so so so happy for you" Nitya shouted with happiness.

"Thank you so much, Nitya"

"Okay, Khushi, I am a little busy now, I will call you later. I love you, my babe"

"Okay, bye, love you too" Khushi hung up her phone.

After half an hour Saira came and kissed her cheek and hugged her. Khushi's eyes widened.

"Khushi, I got selected as the PA of Rahul Malhotra" she said excitedly.

"I am happy for you, Saira. Congratulation"

"Thank you so much, Khushi"

"You know, I was so nervous, and I didn't think that I would get that job"

Khushi smiled hearing her blabbering.

"Ok now let's go home," Khushi said taking her bag from a chair.

"By the way, Khushi, where do you live?"

"My house is just five minutes away from the Supermarket"

"My mom told me to bring some groceries from Supermarket. Come let's go, I will drop you there," Saira said happily.

"It's okay, Saira. I will go by a cab" Khushi said with hesitation.

Saira sighed.

"Come on, Khushi, I am also going on the same way. Now come," she said and dragged her along with her.

"Khushi, tell me about your self, like your hobbies, your likes, your dislikes I want to know about my new friend" while driving, Saira asked Khushi.

"I like to cook, read novels and gardening, and what about you?" She asked her.

"I also like to read novels, but I hate cooking, but I am a foodie person. I also like to go on an adventurous trip. You know, when I was in College, I used to go on adventurous trips with my friends. Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No, I don't have," Khushi said fidgeting her fingers.

"Oh my God!!! Seriously, don't you have one?" Saira asked surprisingly and Khushi shook her head.

"I don't believe you, Khushi. I mean, look at you, you are beautiful and also have a perfect figure, that any man will fall for you. If I were a boy then just now I would have proposed to you" Khushi laughed at her comment. "Now don't tell me you didn't have a crush on any one"

"Umm-mm, I had a crush on my one lecturer," Khushi said by playing with her fingers and her cheeks became red from blushing.

"Oh ho, my Khushi is blushing" Saira laughed looking at Khushi's red cheeks "you know Khushi, when I was in school I had crush on 8 boys at a same time, and when I was in college I had crush on my 3 lecturers and also on my some seniors, that time I was in relationship with one boy, can you believe it after having boyfriend also I had so many crushes?" They both started laughing.

After fifteen minutes they reached their destination. Saira stopped the car near the supermarket.

"Khushi, where do you live?"

"It takes only five minutes to reach my house from here, please come sometimes" Saira nodded her head with a smile, just then Khushi's phone rang.

"Yes, mom"

"Khushi, where are you?" Her mom asked.

"Mom I am coming, I am near the supermarket. I will reach home within 5 min"

"Khushi, can you bring some groceries from the Supermarket?"

"Yes, mom. Message me the list"

"Ok, bye"

"Bye mom" she cut the call and turned towards Saira, "mom asked me to bring some groceries from the market"

"Okay then, let's go" Saira said excitedly and Khushi nodded by giving her smile, and they both made their way towards the market.

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While coming out of the market, Saira's phone rang.

"Yes, mom"

"........."

"What???"

".........."

"Okay, Okay, I am coming" she said and cut the call.

Khushi was looking at her with worry. She placed her hand on her shoulder and asked "Saira, is everything alright?"

"Khushi, my mom called me saying my grandma is in hospital, so I need to go now. I will not be able to drop you at your home" Saira said with a sadly.

"Saira, it's okay, and by the way, my house is only five minutes away from here, so I can go by walking"

"Sorry once again, Khushi"

"Oh Saira, it's ok. Take care of your grandma" they hugged each other.

"Okay, bye, see you tomorrow" after saying bye to Saira, Khushi made her way to her home. Her eyes widened looking at a little girl who was playing in the middle of the road with a puppy and on the other side one black Audi was coming at full speed. Khushi drops her bags there and ran towards that girl, and that Audi stopped making a screeching sound.

Shourya's POV

My phone disturbed my sleep, I yawn and saw the ID 'Rahul'

"What" I spat, "why are you disturbing me early in the morning?"

"Good morning to you too, Shourya"

I rolled my eyes.

"If you don't have anything to say, then bye," I said.

"Hey, hey, wait. Today the interview is there in our company, and you are still sleeping?"

"You already know Rahul, every year you and dad handle the interview, and by the way, today I am not going to come to the office. I want to spend my time with Samaira," I said and hung up the call before he started with his 'stay away from her' lecture.

I don't know why he hates Samaira so much.

After fresheing up, I went downstairs to have breakfast.

"Good morning, everyone" I greeted everyone and took a sit beside Neha.

"Good morning" they greeted me back.

"Shourya, today I made your favourite banana pancakes" my mom said by keeping pancakes in my plate.

"Yumm" I rubbed my hands, "it smells good, thanks, mom"

She gave me a big smile.

"Dad, today you are going to handle the interview, right?" I asked him while eating my pancakes.

"Shourya, now you are the CEO of S.K company, so it's your responsibility to look after everything"

"Dad, every year you and Rahul handle the interview, so thi- " he didn't let me finish my sentence.

"I know Shourya, but now you are the CEO of our company, now you have to learn to handle all this. After this month we are going to London as Neha's exams will start from next month, and we also have to run the office in London. So, you better learn to handle all the work of the company."

Oh, I forgot that next month they are leaving for London. Oh God, now everything will be on my shoulder. Don't worry, Shourya, Rahul is also there to help you.

"Dad, please today you handle the interview..please," I pleaded.

He nodded his head.

"Shourya, now you have to settle down in your life, now you are 27. Now you have to think about starting your own family" I stopped eating. I don't want to get married now.

"Mom, I will get married, but not now," I said and started having my breakfast.

"So, that means now onwards I have to start searching for my daughter-in-law," my mom said excitedly clapping her hands like five years old kids.

"Mom, you don't have to do that. All of you already know that Samaira is my girlfriend." When I said that, my mom's smile vanished from her face and dad stopped eating.

"Who? That model Samaira?" Neha asked suspiciously. I nodded, and she rolled her eyes and started sipping her coffee.

"Shourya, she is not the right girl for you," dad said with a stern tone glaring at me.

I don't know why everyone hate Samaira.

"Dad, I love her and will marry her only," I said angrily and got up from my chair.

"Shourya, at least have your breakfast properly" mom got up from her seat.

"I am just fed up of this 'she is not the right girl'. I don't know why you all are against our relationship"

I went to my room and slammed the door angrily.

I don't know why they all are hating Samaira, she has everything name, fame, then why they all are against our relationship?

After that, I didn't leave my room.

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I glanced at my wall clock, it's 12:30. I got ready and took my car and went to pick up Samaira.

I rang her doorbell and there my love was standing with a red mermaid dress.

"Hi, baby," I gave her a kiss on her lips.

"Oh baby, I missed you so much" she hugged me. "Wait, I am coming by taking my purse," she said and went inside, and she came by taking her purse.

"Shall we go now?" I asked her. She nodded with a smile.

We intertwined our hands and sat in my Audi.

On the way she was telling me about her modeling contracts, and I was lost in her, but when I moved my gaze from her to the road, suddenly one girl with a yellow dress came in front of my car, and I immediately applied the break, the car stopped making a screeching sound.

What the hell? who the hell is she?

My blood boiled in anger.

I got down from my car and slammed the door.

"What the hell was that, are you blind?" I shouted at her.

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