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Naina has been working all day and has fallen asleep on the desk. It's 11 PM. Naina's mom is calling.

Meera noticed that Naina's mom is calling, so she called Naina's mom.

"Naina will stay at my place tonight, don't worry."

"Dear, you're here. I knew you wouldn't leave Naina and go."

"Sometimes it feels like you know everything." (with a small smile)

"That you both are friends, I know."

"You know."

Both Meera and mom started laughing.

Naina woke up and was drinking water when she saw Meera sitting on the chair in front of her, Naina was surprised.

Naina put her hand on her heart and said, "Meera, what are you doing here?"

"Babe, you're not working properly, so I thought I'd keep an eye on you."

"You've come to bother me" (Naina said in anger)

Meera smiled and said

"No, not at all, you're going to my house today, without saying anything."

Naina started hiccupping.

"At your ah ah ah home?"

Meera is smiling while Naina is lost in thought.

I've never been in a relationship with a girl before. I'm so scared. I can't believe it. Meera is my girlfriend. There are so many butterflies in my stomach, as if I'm having really bad thoughts, but how will I control myself when Meera and I are on the same bed?

Then Naina looked at Meera's lips and thought.

"We haven't even kissed enough. I need more." (Naina touched her lips)

Meera smiled beautifully. When Naina reached Meera's house, she went outside wearing Meera's nights hoot, as Meera was already asleep.

My face showed direct anger; I seemed quite irritated. When Meera woke up, Meera saw that I still awake. Meera hugged Naina without saying anything.

"What happened?" (Meera said in her sleepy voice)

Naina said in an annoyed tone, "Go to sleep, don't bother me."

Meera started to sniff Naina's neck gently. With her eyes closed, Meera said, "Why do you smell so good?" (She said softly)

Naina closed her eyes and slightly moved her neck. then, Meera went towards Naina's ear and said, "Go to sleep."

Meera fell asleep again. She called herself crazy in her mind out of anger.

Naina got even angrier and looked at Meera. Meera smiled sweetly at her, and seeing that smile, Naina smiled too and then fell asleep.

When Naina woke up, Meera was right in front of her lips.

Naina, feeling scared, said, "You were trying to take advantage of me while I was asleep."

With a cute, puppy-like expression, Meera said, "Can I have a very very very small kiss? I really need itttt please."

Seeing Meera's face, Naina smiled and kissed her for a second. Meera backed away. Naina wanted a longer kiss.

In her mind, Naina said, "Again." There was a lot of anger on Naina's face, but she couldn't stay angry when she looked at Meera's face.

Naina said, "Meera, are you ready?"

"No," Meera replied, looking at my clothes.

"Is there a reason, we should ... (Naina paused, unable to get the words out)"

"We'll go to the office together. You freshen up, wear these clothes," Naina said, handing Meera the clothes.

Meera went out of the room. She said to herself,

"I'm starting to feel scared. Maybe I should give up the idea of showering with Naina. I thought she was going to ask me what I was going to ask her. My mind is messed up."

Upon reaching the office, I opened my laptop, lowered the chair, and comfortably brought coffee. I thought I'd meet Lalita, who was shooting. Meera was standing with her, sometimes handing her water, sometimes wiping something off her shoulders. She was paying a lot of attention to Lalita. Meera seemed quite cold, almost rude; she didn't have the right to be loving with Lalita.

I left with a heavy heart and checked the tally entries. I talked to the accountant; there were some mistakes in her entries. After analyzing the report, I made a small presentation and called for a team meeting. Meera couldn't attend the meeting because she was busy with the shoot. Everyone suggested having another meeting for Meera's decisions. Repeating the same thing would be very frustrating.

I didn't talk to Meera the whole day, and I left for home without meeting her. My mom had already prepared dinner and asked how my day was. I said it was good. What could I tell my mom? So, I lied. I switched off my phone and went to sleep. The next day, when I arrived at the office, Meera wasn't there. Both Lalita and Meera had gone to New York for a shoot. I didn't know about it. I had to cancel my meeting.

The accountant was repeatedly making mistakes. I needed to tell Meera to hire a new accountant, but Meera didn't return for 4-5 days. I requested HR, and HR made a special request to hire a new accountant. The old one was let go. I thought of staying with the accountant myself to train her; otherwise, expenses would always seem higher.

The accountant arrived, and Meera also came with her. Today was the accountant's first day.

"Welcome, I'm CA Naina."

"Hi Naina, I'm Lisa." (handshake)

"Let me introduce you to my team, Lisa."

After introducing Lisa to the team, I realized that her communication skills were very good.

Meera had a headache; she was sitting on the couch in her office, drinking tea and taking a tablet, her head down.

Lisa was sitting on the sheet next to Naina.

"Lisa, you have to work very carefully. If you have any doubts, ask me, don't hide it from me if you make a mistake."

"Don't worry, Naina."

"How advanced are you in Excel?"

"Basic."

"I'm sending you a course email; join it and spend 2 hours daily."

"Okay, Naina, can I tell you something?" Lisa said with a small smile.

"Yes."

"I want to give you a compliment. You are so kind to me. You are a really inspiring person."

"You also look beautiful and hardworking. Thank you."

"Do you think I'm beautiful? Thank you, I give you 100%." (very excited)

A smile appeared on Naina's face; she remembered her articleship days.

Meera came in and saw Naina talking to a stranger girl while smiling.

"Naina, who is she?"

"She is the new accountant. Meet Lisa." (with a smile)

"Wait, what? You didn't even think it was necessary to ask me?"

Meera said angrily, taking Naina aside.

Meera controlled her anger and said, "Wait a minute, Lisa, continue your work."

"It was an urgent assignment, so I had to be busy with work. you couldn't wait for 7 days." Meera tried to keep her tone low.

"Who will inform me? You have canceled 3-5 meetings. You said you would join, but you canceled every meeting at the moment." (Naina's frustration was palpable.)

"I told you there was so much work. Why did you change the accountant? It's not right to fire someone. What if they take action against us? What will happen to the company's reputation?"

"I just know that person wasn't competent. The company needs the right person."

Meera didn't say anything. She was upset but seemed to be controlling herself. She went to her cabin and sat down.

Naina came back to her chair and sat down, drinking water.

Lisa said, "Meera, right? She looks so cool. Was she having a headache?"

"A headache?" (My attention shifted.)

"Yes, she was holding her head." (Lisa asked)

"What? What have I done?" (I got up from my chair)

"Thanks, dear, you work, I'll be back." (Naina put her hand on Lisa's shoulder and said)

Lisa said to herself, "Naina is so beautiful, I wish I were a guy. Anyway, let's focus on work."

As Meera was about to enter her office, I saw Lalita; she looked very good, her appearance had changed. She looked even better than before. Lalita was talking to HR.

"These days, Meera is giving me special treatment."

HR chuckled and said, "You're already so beautiful."

Listening to the HR lady's words, I turned back.

Lisa said, "Are you practicing Excel?"

"Aren't you going to have lunch?"

"When will you? I want to have lunch with you."

"Alright, let's take a break and eat."

Naina and Lisa are having lunch together; Meera came with her lunch box.

"Naina, let's have lunch in my office," Meera said.

"You can join too, Meera," Naina replied.

"Please, Meera ma'am, you should also come. Naina is very cool and she has a lot to teach you."

"Can you learn everything during lunch?" Meera started to get angry.

"Calm down! Let's go! Let's have lunch. Let's sit with Lisa," Naina held her hand.

"Not with Lisa."

Lisa heard and said to herself, "What's Meera ma'am's problem with me? Why is Naina giving her so much importance? Ma'am doesn't even know how to talk."

"Meera, I'm sitting with Lisa."

Meera left from there.

Naina was sitting for lunch, taking a bite of chawal, she said, "Lisa, do you think I'm beautiful?"

"Yes! You're the most beautiful girl in the world."

Lisa thought, "Is Naina hitting on me? Does she want to hear compliments from my mouth?"

Lisa noticed Naina didn't show any expression or response, as if her mind was somewhere else.

Naina looked into Lisa's eyes and said, "What are you doing on Sunday? Let's meet? There's a club here. We were all going, but it got canceled. You and I can have fun, you can also bring your boyfriend."

"Boyfriend? No, I don't have any boyfriend, I have a girlfriend, but she's just a character from a book."

Naina chuckled.

"I didn't know you were interested in girls."

"No, my rule is not about boy-girl, I just love a GIRL. She looks just like you."

"Which novel is that?"

"I wrote it myself, I'll share the link with you."

"Wait. Where are you going?"

"Do you understand? I want a girlfriend like you."

Naina started coughing.

"You're becoming too friendly."

"I'm an honest girl, if your interest lies somewhere else, I'll adjust on the side."

"Shut up, eat your food."

Lisa was smiling, while Naina was happy thinking that someone finds her beautiful, even if it's a girl.

Ah, I was busy editing story when I saw a car parking in front of his office; I recognized it as Jay's car, so I quickly hid in the bathroom. When Jay entered, there was a lot of noise, and everyone told him that I was in the bathroom. Blushing with embarrassment, I quietly slipped down to the first floor. I sat in the canteen there with a book, but then I thought I should leave. I hid in an old room.

There were so many people behind Jay that he couldn't even breathe properly; they were almost tearing Jay's shirt. Jay was a bit distressed and ran into a room to hide. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath for relief. When he opened his eyes, he was in front of him. Jay was about to scream in shock, but he put my hand on his mouth.

"Shh, calm down, you'll get caught again."

"Cutie, what are you doing here, hiding from me?" (murmuring)

"No, I don't need to hide from you." (I said, looking away)

"Cutie, all my shoots are done today, do you remember?"

"What?" (looking away)

Jay kissed me on the lips and said, "This?"

(My eyes widened in shock.)

"You don't need to show demo all the time, that was a mistake. If you're not interested in me, then neither am I in you."

"Are you kidding? You kissed me." (Jay's smile was gradually fading away.)

"Yes, but I drunk."

"Okay, it's good we talked." Jay left without saying anything else.

Jay was a bit angry. Jay said to himself, "What does Jay want? Why did he come to ask me that? Maybe he's just curious... No, let's not think too much; our friendship is fine as it is."

Lalita was shooting in the mall, and Teena had come there for shopping. Many people were raising their hands to meet Lalita when she was free, but she pushed them aside and hugged Teena.

"You're here!" (excitedly)

"Why did you come to meet me in front of everyone? What will people think?" (Teena seemed very nervous and uncomfortable)

"Let them think whatever they want; you and I are friends."

"I'm not even dressed nicely. People are making videos, and your photo has already appeared in magazines, I know."

"You saw it!"

"Let's... go somewhere else."

"Okay."

Lalita and Teena sat together in a café, some people came to get autographs, and Teena was hiding her vegetable beg. Lalita noticed this.

"Don't be scared. You're the best for me. I don't want fake people in my life."

Teena smiled and said, "Okay, I should go, I have a lot of work." (looking at the people around)

"Do you want to go clothes shopping, Teena?"

"I won't be able to spend right now. I need to earn some..."

"You're my girlfriend; why worry? What's yours is mine." (Lalita said with a smile.)

"What? Huh? Girlfriend? You're kidding, right?" (said Teena, laughing)

Lalita laughed and said, "No, seriously, believe it or not, I'm not that bad." (taking a sip of coffee)

"Stop joking. You know my feelings for you were serious." (Teena remembered the day when Lalita had told her that she didn't love her, how much she had cried afterward, maybe she hadn't been able to sleep for several days, she had reluctantly agreed to be friends with Lalita.)

"You're not serious now?" (Lalita said, raising an eyebrow)

"No! But still, you can't joke with me like this." (Teena's voice had seriousness in it)

"Don't get angry; I'm not joking. I really want you to be my girlfriend. I didn't say it before because you were busy with your restaurant."

"Do you understand what you're doing? These people who are watching you, admiring you, they'll hate us. I'm not right for you; you should date some handsome guy." (Teena said angrily)

"You're handsome for me. Don't you believe it?" (Lalita tried to explain with love)

"Let's talk later; too many people are watching us. If someone hears, it won't be good."

Teena started to leave, but Lalita grabbed her hand. There were 4-5 people sitting in a cafe, but there, 100 people were fighting with the bodyguard to meet Lalita. Lalita and Teena were standing in between. There was a lot of noise, and words like "selfie" and "autograph" and "you are beautiful" were echoing around. Everything went silent for Lalita in that moment. Teena looked at Lalita, and Lalita looked at Teena.