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Prologue

Tvisha's POV

"Some days don't feel important while you are living them" said Tvisha to herself

"But today is important tvishu" said trivya from behind "Di bahut nervousness ho rahi hai "said tvisha to triva , " nervous aur tu donon ka chattis ka akada Hai Main to Na manati " trivya to tvisha

"Di aap bhi Na , itni important presentation hai agar team mein Kisi Ne bhi galti ki to Boss chhodenge nahin mujhe bahut dantenge bolenge Tum hamare office ki top corporate strategist ho tumse expected nahi tha aur Main - main sab sunti rahungi Khade hokar vahan " Tvisha set to trivya, "tvishu , Betu itna negative mat sochna" trivya said to tvisha now feeling her

" Di par Gut feeling aa rahi hai " Tvisha said , her face is now looking visibly nervous

" Koi baat nahin Kanha ji ke pau chule aur apne bure karmo ke liye mafi mang Le vahi sab achcha karta hai, " trivya said playfully while leaving the room

"Aur haan jaldi Bahar aa jana , aaj mujhe bhi hospital jaldi jana hai to tujhe Tere office chhod dungi " , trivya said to tvisha at the  door step of her room

Tvisha just nodded at her sister

After Tvisha's sister left her room , Tvisha wore her dupatta and when directly to the Mandir ( prayer room) and touched kanha Ji's feet and prayed that everything goes well and nothing bad happens today at her office

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At the office

" Tvisha finally you're here " said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha being confused asked " kyu! Kuchh hua hai kya, Jo Tum mere Ko yaad kar rahe the " Tushar asked with strictness, Sensing something about the workplace today

"Yaar, Sunn na, vo Jo presentation thi na-"Trisha interrupted Rahul with sentence-"first of all I am not your yaar, second of all, what about the presentation, I swear God Rahul agar presentation then I am not responsible for it "

Rahul now getting a bit tensed,said "mam actually there is nothing wrong with the presentation but..."Rahul did not said anything, but now Tvisha was getting tensed as the meeting is about to start within 15 minutes, "but kya Rahul, tell me " tvisha now almost yelling at him

Rahul couldn't meet her at the eyes and said "ma'am gaurish the one who was supposed to represent our company through this presentation has not come to the office today," tvisha now shocked a little , said "what! are you guys mad, yeh  presentation is representing our reputation , our company's reputation "tvisha said frustated now,"tumne call kiya usko, agar Kiya to usne kya bola "said Tvisha,"mam actually Maine use call kiya tha, but he  just did not answered any of my calls "said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha now more frustrated said "okay, now I get it " tvisha said "you got it " said Rahul to tvisha "yes I got it, now that this guy is not coming to the office today you guys want me to do the presentation. Right "she said the last Word, while greeting hurt teeth

Rahul now embarrassed , said " yes "his voice pearly above a whisper

"No. I. Am. Not. Going. To. Do. The. Presentation " Tvisha said,"then who is going to do it" Rahul said to Tvisha

"I don't know , you do it" tvisha said

"Me! " Rahul exclaimed

"Why me ma'am "Rahul said

" Why you Rahul , Rahul don't forget you were the one who guaranteed me that gauresh would give an amazing presentation but, look he is not even present at the office on the day of presentation like seriously Rahul you are one of the top employees in home you are one of the most experienced employees in here and mistakes like these are just unacceptable  ,now instead of telling me what to do , you are going to give the presentation today, and yeah do tell gauresh that his this month's salary would not be funded to him + one week suspension and an  explanation is filed because this type of work is just unacceptable he had a responsibility and he did not fulfilled it" Tvisha said, while walking out of the cabin

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In the meeting

"Our main values are to provide the best strategist , from all over India " the whole meeting went with Rahul stuttering in every other sentence which made the board members and Tvisha unhappy and frustrated

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After the meeting - in the boss cabin

"Ms . Tvisha and Mr. Rahul, what was happening in the meeting room, is this how a meeting is supposed to be done , like seriously guys , Deva Ho one of the biggest clients, what do you think it is,  A GAME!  , huh! " ,

" Mr Rahul you may leave now and Ms. Tvisha, you stay back" said Mr Jadeja to Tvisha

After Rahul left the chamber

"Tvisha, beta tum meri beti Jaisi Ho aur yeh sab, this was not a good day to make a mistake beta . I gave you the responsibility of handling this big project, because you have the ability to do so , because you have the leadership quality that's why I gave it to you to handle " Mr Jadeja said with voice full of disappointed now

"I know and I truly apologize for it and I also guarantee you, that this won't happen again in the future" tvisha said with a bit of hope for forgiveness

"I know it's not wholly your fault but please choose a better team to do the presentation for the next time" Mr Jadeja said

"Yes sir "Tvisha said with voice barely audible

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After having enough frustration for the day , Tvisha decided to leave the office early today

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At the house

" Didi Aaj itna jaldi ,kaise? " Anna their maid , said

"Kyu didi Ek din Ghar jaldi nahin a sakti Kya Main "Anna shuts  her mouth and walks away

"Aur haan didi Khana Laga do Mera " said Tvisha

"Ji" anna  said to Tvisha

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After eating a meal , Tvisha went to her room to sleep

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"Tvishu, Betu ab to uth Ja " trivya said to tvisha, while caressing her hair like a mother ,

" Didi bas 2 minute " Tvisha said to trivya in a sleepy voice

Trivya smiled at her sister's innocence, but her smile soon fades , as she was thinking of , what her sister's been going through since her childhood and soon her eyes starts blurring with unshed tears

"Tvishu, beta Raat Ke 8:00 baj rahe hain- "

As soon as these words left trivya's mouth , Tvisha woke up and straightened her posture

"Didi kya bol rahe hooooo--" tvisha stopped mid sentence as the glanced at the wall clock

"Didi pehle nahin utha sakte the, yaar, Kitna kam rehta hai "

Tvisha said while quickly grabbing her laptop and checking her emails

As soon Tvisha was typing the laptop's password Trivya shut the laptop and says " Maine Rahul aur gauresh ko bol diya tha ki tera kam kar de aur maybe abhi tak unhone send kar diye honge tujhe saare e-mails , check kar le"

Tvisha now surprised a little asked her sister " Di par aapne unhe kyu kaha"

"Are kyon nahin kahati unki vajah se tujhe , The legit tvisha Ahuja ko Apne boss se pehli bar dant padi voh bhi un do bandaron ki vajah se , deserve Karte the wo , theek hai to agar voh Tera kam kar bhi rahe hai toh it's just a way of disciplining them nothing else , unko apna Kam karna ache se aana chahiye okay!, So it's  a no big deal"

Her sister's words just nodded at her sister

" Aur haan dinner ke liye Bahar aa ja , jaldi" trivya said from the doorstep of the room

Tvisha Just hummed in response

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After dinner

Tvisha was now sitting in her room reading her favourite novel

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After a while tvisha was a blushing message

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Aaj time passed by. Tvisha finally looked at the time and was shocked herself as the clock showed 3:00 a.m. , which was a delay in sleep for Tvisha , As tvisha usually slept by 11 p.m. because she had to reach her office by 9:00 a.m. and now getting only 6 hours of sleep was not enough moreover , she had a habit of waking up by 6:00 a.m. so it was going to be very difficult for her to wake up

As soon as Tvisha was about to sleep , her phone ringed. When she looked at the caller ID , it showed boss

Trisha soon answered the call and the voice came,

"Hello, Trisha beta , sorry for calling you up so late . I know its not appropriate to call any female staff this late but it's really important " said Mr Jadeja

"No, it's okay sir " Trisha said

"Actually beta ek venture capitalist hai and he wanted to appoint the best strategist of our company and without any hesitation I told him about you, so the main thing is he wants to meet you tomorrow at our office , like basically you have a meeting with him tomorrow morning , so it would be really nice of you agar tum subah jaldi aa jao like around 8:30 a.m. so we can do all the preparations just on time " Mr Jadeja said

"Okay sir I will be at the office today at 8:20 a.m. and moreover sir what's his name" Tvisha said with professionalism

" Hridhaan Rajvansh, bohot bade client hai kuchh bhi karke bas ye deal Ho jaani chahiye "

Tvisha hummed response

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After some more of professional talk , Tvisha Hung up the call and went into deep sleep

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Hridhaan's POV

I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and glanced at the clock which showed 3 in the morning , as I usually wake up by 6 am , but since I am already awake, let's just not waste our time

" 3:00 a.m. it is " Hridhaan said to himself as he glanced at the clock nearby.

Soon Hridhaan got up from his bed and made his way towards washroom to freshen up.

After while Hridhaan came from the bathroom and started making his bed out of habit.

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Soon Hridhaan made his bed and changed into his Gym clothes and left for Gym ( which was at the upper floor)

After a while Hridhaan reached his private Gym and started working out.

SQUATS . PUSH-UPS . PLANK

Everything was done with ease

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In his room

Hridhaan was checking some important emails, when suddenly a knock on the door distracted him

" Come in" Hridhaan said and a female staff entered his room

" Yes " Hridhaan said

" Sir , Anika ma'am is asking for you to come to her room" said the servent

" Itni subha maa ko hamse kya kaam karana hai " Hridhaan said to himself and left for his parents room

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Soon Hridhaan reached his parents room and knocked before going in

Soon a feminine voice came

" Come in " Anika said from inside

As soon as Hridhaan entered his parents room he greeted his parents

" Pranam maa " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Pranaam" Anika said in return

"Maa aapne hame itni subha subha bulaya, kuch zaroori baat hai kya " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Ji , bohot zaroori baat hai! " Anika said being a little playful

" Toh kahiye maa , kya baat hai " Hridhaan said

" Aap do minute rukiye , aapke papa aa rahe hai , phir ek sath hi baat karenge" Anika said to Hridhaan

" Ji maa " Hridhaan said

Soon Adhiraj came from the washroom

" Maa , papa aa gaye , abh bataiye maa , aisi konsi baat thi , jiske liye aap hame itna intezaar karwa rahi hai! " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Haan haan bata rahe hai!" Anika said

" Adhi , tum bolo " Anika said to Adhiraj

" Anika , tum hi bol do -" Adhiraj was saying when a voice interrupted them

" Ek kaam kare aap dono , mein jab sham ko aaunga tab bata dijiyega aur haan decide kar lijiyega ki aap dono mein se kon mujhe wo important baat bataega" Hridhaan said getting up and ready to leave , when a voice came

" Accha theek ha baba , wapis aa , batate hai tujhe " Anika said

Soon Hridhaan sat down on the bed

" Hmm boliye " Hridhaan said

" Wo actually hame teri......" Anika said

" Meri kya maa " Hridhaan said

" Teri shaadi ki baat karni thi tujhse, hame" Anika said

" Ok , abh " Hridhaan said with neutral expressions

" Ok, abh! " Anika said mocking Hridhaan expressions and tone

" Ye kya laga rakha ha tune , kuch bata toh , tera kya khyaal hai , thoughts, opinions, point of view. Kuch toh hoga na!!" Anika said

" Maa , aapko mera jawab pata toh hai , phir kyu puch rahe hai aap dono mujhse aise sawaal " Hridhaan said politely

“Beta, main samajh sakti hun, lekin tu bhi toh sochna, lekin tu bhi toh soch na, dekh tere Papa baawan ke ho gye ha unki toh toond tak nikal gayi hai. ,” Anika said, while making a “do you understand?”face,

“Are Bhai, iss sab mein meri aur meri toond ki kya galti hai—”

“Aap toh shaant hi baithiye , jab bhi mein aapko kehti thi ki itna oily mat khaya kare. aap, aap ne suna hi kaha hai?” Anika said, frustrated.

“Accha, patni devi hame  maaf kardo, galti ho gayi. Humne aapki baat nahi suni, lekin aap aise off-topic kyu ja rahe hai? Hum toh Hridhaan ki shaadi ke liye baat kar rahe the,” Adhiraj said, trying to save himself.

“Hmm, accha yaad dilaya aapne…”

Adhiraj prayed to God as he escaped Anika’s scolding for now.

“Aur tum, Hridhaan. Main aur tumhare Papa tumhare liye ladki dekh rahe hain & that’s final. Tumhari shaadi ab hoke rahegi. Tumhe jo ladki acchi lage bata dena. Hum prateek ko bolke  tumhare office mein kuch ladkiyon ke photos bhejenge. Toh tum dekh lena aur hume bata dena,” Anika said strictly.

Hridhaan just nodded, feeling defeated.

“theek hai maa,” Hridhaan said.

Anika just hummed in response.

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“Lag gayi Lanka teri,” Hridhaan said to himself.

After sometime, Hridhaan changed into his formals  and started leaving for his office.

Hridhaan was walking downstairs when Anika's voice came from the dining hall

“Hridhaan , beta office Jane se pehle nashta karle ." Anika said

“ Maa abhi bhook nahi hai” Hridhaan said

“Chup-chap aake nashta karle!” Anika’s voice came.

Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon Hridhaan reached the dining area

" Hmm , le paranthe kha le " Anika said tossing a parantha in Hridhaan's plate

Hridhaan was quietly eating his food , when Anika broke the silence

“ Betu , mene tujhse upar baat ki , I know wo bilkul sahi nahi, lekin tu bhi soch na , hamne ye decision bohot soch samjh ke liya hai .”

“ I know maa” Hridhaan said.

“Chalo main chalta hun, office ke liye late ho raha hun,” Hridhaan said and walked away.

While Anika just hummed in response

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At the road

" Itna traffic kyu hai aage " Hridhaan asked the driver

" Pata nahi sir , shayad koi ladaai ho rahi hai aage. Aap baithe mein dekh kar aata hu " The driver said to Hridhaan

While Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon the driver left and asked some people about the cause of traffic

"Arre bhai , yaha kya ho raha hai" the driver asked a random person

" Ye aadmi , iss ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha aur uss ladki ne dekh liya , abh uss ladke ka halwa bana rahi hai , abhi abhi police ko call ki hai usne " that person said to the driver

" Acchi kar rahi ha phir toh " the driver said

That person hummed in response

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Soon the driver left from there and reached the car

" Kya hua kaka , kya ho raha hai waha " Hridhaan asked the driver

"Sir , wo ek aadmi , ek ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha, toh abh wo ladki usko theek kar rahi hai " the driver said to Hridhaan

" Accha kar rahi hai wo ladki . Hamare samaj mein pata nhi aise kitne ladke ha jo ye sab krke bach jaate hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ki ladkiya iss sab ke khilaaf kuch nhi bolengi" Hridhaan said to the driver

The traffic opened soon

And Hridhaan rolled down his window for some fresh air , when he saw the girl , slapping the boy , while the police was taking him away

" Le jaye , iss nalle gatiya kismat ke aadmi ko" the girl's voice came , which somehow brought a smile to Hridhaan's voice

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Soon Hridhaan reached his office and was sitting in his chamber when his Prateek knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Hridhaan’s voice came

“sir, Anika Ma’am ne mujhe yeh photos diye hai aur kaha hai ki aapko de doon,” Prateek said.

“And she also told me that choose quickly, as she’s waiting downstairs and would not come upstairs until and unless you finalise a girl from these pictures,” Prateek added.

Tvisha's POV

"Some days don't feel important while you are living them" said Tvisha to herself

"But today is important tvishu" said trivya from behind "Di bahut nervousness ho rahi hai "said tvisha to triva , " nervous aur tu donon ka chattis ka aankada Hai Main to Na manati " trivya to tvisha

"Di aap bhi Na , itni important presentation hai agar team mein Kisi Ne bhi galti ki to Boss chhodenge nahin mujhe bahut dantenge bolenge Tum hamare office ki top corporate strategist ho tumse expected nahi tha aur Main - main sab sunti rahungi Khade hokar vahan " Tvisha set to trivya, "tvishu , Betu itna negative mat sochna" trivya said to tvisha now feeling her

" Di par Gut feeling aa rahi hai " Tvisha said , her face is now looking visibly nervous

" Koi baat nahin Kanha ji ke pau chule aur apne bure karmo ke liye mafi mang Le vahi sab achcha karta hai, " trivya said playfully while leaving the room

"Aur haan jaldi Bahar aa jana , aaj mujhe bhi hospital jaldi jana hai to tujhe Tere office chhod dungi " , trivya said to tvisha at the  door step of her room

Tvisha just nodded at her sister

After Tvisha's sister left her room , Tvisha wore her dupatta and when directly to the Mandir ( prayer room) and touched kanha Ji's feet and prayed that everything goes well and nothing bad happens today at her office

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At the office

" Tvisha finally you're here " said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha being confused asked " kyu! Kuchh hua hai kya, Jo Tum mere Ko yaad kar rahe the " Tushar asked with strictness, Sensing something about the workplace today

"Yaar, Sunn na, vo Jo presentation thi na-"Trisha interrupted Rahul with sentence-"first of all I am not your yaar, second of all, what about the presentation, I swear God Rahul agar presentation then I am not responsible for it "

Rahul now getting a bit tensed,said "mam actually there is nothing wrong with the presentation but..."Rahul did not said anything, but now Tvisha was getting tensed as the meeting is about to start within 15 minutes, "but kya Rahul, tell me " tvisha now almost yelling at him

Rahul couldn't meet her at the eyes and said "ma'am gaurish the one who was supposed to represent our company through this presentation has not come to the office today," tvisha now shocked a little , said "what! are you guys mad, yeh  presentation is representing our reputation , our company's reputation "tvisha said frustated now,"tumne call kiya usko, agar Kiya to usne kya bola "said Tvisha,"mam actually Maine use call kiya tha, but he  just did not answered any of my calls "said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha now more frustrated said "okay, now I get it " tvisha said "you got it " said Rahul to tvisha "yes I got it, now that this guy is not coming to the office today you guys want me to do the presentation. Right "she said the last Word, while greeting hurt teeth

Rahul now embarrassed , said " yes "his voice pearly above a whisper

"No. I. Am. Not. Going. To. Do. The. Presentation " Tvisha said,"then who is going to do it" Rahul said to Tvisha

"I don't know , you do it" tvisha said

"Me! " Rahul exclaimed

"Why me ma'am "Rahul said

" Why you Rahul , Rahul don't forget you were the one who guaranteed me that gauresh would give an amazing presentation but, look he is not even present at the office on the day of presentation like seriously Rahul you are one of the top employees in home you are one of the most experienced employees in here and mistakes like these are just unacceptable  ,now instead of telling me what to do , you are going to give the presentation today, and yeah do tell gauresh that his this month's salary would not be funded to him + one week suspension and an  explanation is filed because this type of work is just unacceptable he had a responsibility and he did not fulfilled it" Tvisha said, while walking out of the cabin

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In the meeting

"Our main values are to provide the best strategist , from all over India " the whole meeting went with Rahul stuttering in every other sentence which made the board members and Tvisha unhappy and frustrated

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After the meeting - in the boss cabin

"Ms . Tvisha and Mr. Rahul, what was happening in the meeting room, is this how a meeting is supposed to be done , like seriously guys , Deva Ho one of the biggest clients, what do you think it is,  A GAME!  , huh! " ,

" Mr Rahul you may leave now and Ms. Tvisha, you stay back" said Mr Jadeja to Tvisha

After Rahul left the chamber

"Tvisha, beta tum meri beti Jaisi Ho aur yeh sab, this was not a good day to make a mistake beta . I gave you the responsibility of handling this big project, because you have the ability to do so , because you have the leadership quality that's why I gave it to you to handle " Mr Jadeja said with voice full of disappointed now

"I know and I truly apologize for it and I also guarantee you, that this won't happen again in the future" tvisha said with a bit of hope for forgiveness

"I know it's not wholly your fault but please choose a better team to do the presentation for the next time" Mr Jadeja said

"Yes sir "Tvisha said with voice barely audible

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After having enough frustration for the day , Tvisha decided to leave the office early today

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At the house

" Didi Aaj itna jaldi ,kaise? " Anna their maid , said

"Kyu didi Ek din Ghar jaldi nahin a sakti Kya Main "Anna shuts  her mouth and walks away

"Aur haan didi Khana Laga do Mera " said Tvisha

"Ji" anna  said to Tvisha

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After eating a meal , Tvisha went to her room to sleep

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"Tvishu, Betu ab to uth Ja " trivya said to tvisha, while caressing her hair like a mother ,

" Didi bas 2 minute " Tvisha said to trivya in a sleepy voice

Trivya smiled at her sister's innocence, but her smile soon fades , as she was thinking of , what her sister's been going through since her childhood and soon her eyes starts blurring with unshed tears

"Tvishu, beta Raat Ke 8:00 baj rahe hain- "

As soon as these words left trivya's mouth , Tvisha woke up and straightened her posture

"Didi kya bol rahe hooooo--" tvisha stopped mid sentence as the glanced at the wall clock

"Didi pehle nahin utha sakte the, yaar, Kitna kam rehta hai "

Tvisha said while quickly grabbing her laptop and checking her emails

As soon Tvisha was typing the laptop's password Trivya shut the laptop and says " Maine Rahul aur gauresh ko bol diya tha ki tera kam kar de aur maybe abhi tak unhone send kar diye honge tujhe saare e-mails , check kar le"

Tvisha now surprised a little asked her sister " Di par aapne unhe kyu kaha"

"Are kyon nahin kahati unki vajah se tujhe , The legit tvisha Ahuja ko Apne boss se pehli bar dant padi voh bhi un do bandaron ki vajah se , deserve Karte the wo , theek hai to agar voh Tera kam kar bhi rahe hai toh it's just a way of disciplining them nothing else , unko apna Kam karna ache se aana chahiye okay!, So it's  a no big deal"

Her sister's words just nodded at her sister

" Aur haan dinner ke liye Bahar aa ja , jaldi" trivya said from the doorstep of the room

Tvisha Just hummed in response

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After dinner

Tvisha was now sitting in her room reading her favourite novel

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After a while tvisha was a blushing message

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Aaj time passed by. Tvisha finally looked at the time and was shocked herself as the clock showed 3:00 a.m. , which was a delay in sleep for Tvisha , As tvisha usually slept by 11 p.m. because she had to reach her office by 9:00 a.m. and now getting only 6 hours of sleep was not enough moreover , she had a habit of waking up by 6:00 a.m. so it was going to be very difficult for her to wake up

As soon as Tvisha was about to sleep , her phone ringed. When she looked at the caller ID , it showed boss

Trisha soon answered the call and the voice came,

"Hello, Trisha beta , sorry for calling you up so late . I know its not appropriate to call any female staff this late but it's really important " said Mr Jadeja

"No, it's okay sir " Trisha said

"Actually beta ek venture capitalist hai and he wanted to appoint the best strategist of our company and without any hesitation I told him about you, so the main thing is he wants to meet you tomorrow at our office , like basically you have a meeting with him tomorrow morning , so it would be really nice of you agar tum subah jaldi aa jao like around 8:30 a.m. so we can do all the preparations just on time " Mr Jadeja said

"Okay sir I will be at the office today at 8:20 a.m. and moreover sir what's his name" Tvisha said with professionalism

" Hridhaan Rajvansh, bohot bade client hai kuchh bhi karke bas ye deal Ho jaani chahiye "

Tvisha hummed response

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After some more of professional talk , Tvisha Hung up the call and went into deep sleep

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Hridhaan's POV

I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and glanced at the clock which showed 3 in the morning , as I usually wake up by 6 am , but since I am already awake, let's just not waste our time

" 3:00 a.m. it is " Hridhaan said to himself as he glanced at the clock nearby.

Soon Hridhaan got up from his bed and made his way towards washroom to freshen up.

After while Hridhaan came from the bathroom and started making his bed out of habit.

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Soon Hridhaan made his bed and changed into his Gym clothes and left for Gym ( which was at the upper floor)

After a while Hridhaan reached his private Gym and started working out.

SQUATS . PUSH-UPS . PLANK

Everything was done with ease

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In his room

Hridhaan was checking some important emails, when suddenly a knock on the door distracted him

" Come in" Hridhaan said and a female staff entered his room

" Yes " Hridhaan said

" Sir , Anika ma'am is asking for you to come to her room" said the servent

" Itni subha maa ko hamse kya kaam karana hai " Hridhaan said to himself and left for his parents room

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Soon Hridhaan reached his parents room and knocked before going in

Soon a feminine voice came

" Come in " Anika said from inside

As soon as Hridhaan entered his parents room he greeted his parents

" Pranam maa " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Pranaam" Anika said in return

"Maa aapne hame itni subha subha bulaya, kuch zaroori baat hai kya " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Ji , bohot zaroori baat hai! " Anika said being a little playful

" Toh kahiye maa , kya baat hai " Hridhaan said

" Aap do minute rukiye , aapke papa aa rahe hai , phir ek sath hi baat karenge" Anika said to Hridhaan

" Ji maa " Hridhaan said

Soon Adhiraj came from the washroom

" Maa , papa aa gaye , abh bataiye maa , aisi konsi baat thi , jiske liye aap hame itna intezaar karwa rahi hai! " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Haan haan bata rahe hai!" Anika said

" Adhi , tum bolo " Anika said to Adhiraj

" Anika , tum hi bol do -" Adhiraj was saying when a voice interrupted them

" Ek kaam kare aap dono , mein jab sham ko aaunga tab bata dijiyega aur haan decide kar lijiyega ki aap dono mein se kon mujhe wo important baat bataega" Hridhaan said getting up and ready to leave , when a voice came

" Accha theek ha baba , wapis aa , batate hai tujhe " Anika said

Soon Hridhaan sat down on the bed

" Hmm boliye " Hridhaan said

" Wo actually hame teri......" Anika said

" Meri kya maa " Hridhaan said

" Teri shaadi ki baat karni thi tujhse, hame" Anika said

" Ok , abh " Hridhaan said with neutral expressions

" Ok, abh! " Anika said mocking Hridhaan expressions and tone

" Ye kya laga rakha ha tune , kuch bata toh , tera kya khyaal hai , thoughts, opinions, point of view. Kuch toh hoga na!!" Anika said

" Maa , aapko mera jawab pata toh hai , phir kyu puch rahe hai aap dono mujhse aise sawaal " Hridhaan said politely

“Beta, main samajh sakti hun, lekin tu bhi toh sochna, lekin tu bhi toh soch na, dekh tere Papa baawan ke ho gye ha unki toh toond tak nikal gayi hai. ,” Anika said, while making a “do you understand?”face,

“Are Bhai, iss sab mein meri aur meri toond ki kya galti hai—”

“Aap toh shaant hi baithiye , jab bhi mein aapko kehti thi ki itna oily mat khaya kare. aap, aap ne suna hi kaha hai?” Anika said, frustrated.

“Accha, patni devi hame  maaf kardo, galti ho gayi. Humne aapki baat nahi suni, lekin aap aise off-topic kyu ja rahe hai? Hum toh Hridhaan ki shaadi ke liye baat kar rahe the,” Adhiraj said, trying to save himself.

“Hmm, accha yaad dilaya aapne…”

Adhiraj prayed to God as he escaped Anika’s scolding for now.

“Aur tum, Hridhaan. Main aur tumhare Papa tumhare liye ladki dekh rahe hain & that’s final. Tumhari shaadi ab hoke rahegi. Tumhe jo ladki acchi lage bata dena. Hum prateek ko bolke  tumhare office mein kuch ladkiyon ke photos bhejenge. Toh tum dekh lena aur hume bata dena,” Anika said strictly.

Hridhaan just nodded, feeling defeated.

“theek hai maa,” Hridhaan said.

Anika just hummed in response.

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“Lag gayi Lanka teri,” Hridhaan said to himself.

After sometime, Hridhaan changed into his formals  and started leaving for his office.

Hridhaan was walking downstairs when Anika's voice came from the dining hall

“Hridhaan , beta office Jane se pehle nashta karle ." Anika said

“ Maa abhi bhook nahi hai” Hridhaan said

“Chup-chap aake nashta karle!” Anika’s voice came.

Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon Hridhaan reached the dining area

" Hmm , le paranthe kha le " Anika said tossing a parantha in Hridhaan's plate

Hridhaan was quietly eating his food , when Anika broke the silence

“ Betu , mene tujhse upar baat ki , I know wo bilkul sahi nahi, lekin tu bhi soch na , hamne ye decision bohot soch samjh ke liya hai .”

“ I know maa” Hridhaan said.

“Chalo main chalta hun, office ke liye late ho raha hun,” Hridhaan said and walked away.

While Anika just hummed in response

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At the road

" Itna traffic kyu hai aage " Hridhaan asked the driver

" Pata nahi sir , shayad koi ladaai ho rahi hai aage. Aap baithe mein dekh kar aata hu " The driver said to Hridhaan

While Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon the driver left and asked some people about the cause of traffic

"Arre bhai , yaha kya ho raha hai" the driver asked a random person

" Ye aadmi , iss ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha aur uss ladki ne dekh liya , abh uss ladke ka halwa bana rahi hai , abhi abhi police ko call ki hai usne " that person said to the driver

" Acchi kar rahi ha phir toh " the driver said

That person hummed in response

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Soon the driver left from there and reached the car

" Kya hua kaka , kya ho raha hai waha " Hridhaan asked the driver

"Sir , wo ek aadmi , ek ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha, toh abh wo ladki usko theek kar rahi hai " the driver said to Hridhaan

" Accha kar rahi hai wo ladki . Hamare samaj mein pata nhi aise kitne ladke ha jo ye sab krke bach jaate hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ki ladkiya iss sab ke khilaaf kuch nhi bolengi" Hridhaan said to the driver

The traffic opened soon

And Hridhaan rolled down his window for some fresh air , when he saw the girl , slapping the boy , while the police was taking him away

" Le jaye , iss nalle gatiya kismat ke aadmi ko" the girl's voice came , which somehow brought a smile to Hridhaan's voice

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Soon Hridhaan reached his office and was sitting in his chamber when his Prateek knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Hridhaan’s voice came

“sir, Anika Ma’am ne mujhe yeh photos diye hai aur kaha hai ki aapko de doon,” Prateek said.

“And she also told me that choose quickly, as she’s waiting downstairs and would not come upstairs until and unless you finalise a girl from these pictures,” Prateek added.

Tvisha's POV

"Some days don't feel important while you are living them" said Tvisha to herself

"But today is important tvishu" said trivya from behind "Di bahut nervousness ho rahi hai "said tvisha to triva , " nervous aur tu donon ka chattis ka aankada Hai Main to Na manati " trivya to tvisha

"Di aap bhi Na , itni important presentation hai agar team mein Kisi Ne bhi galti ki to Boss chhodenge nahin mujhe bahut dantenge bolenge Tum hamare office ki top corporate strategist ho tumse expected nahi tha aur Main - main sab sunti rahungi Khade hokar vahan " Tvisha set to trivya, "tvishu , Betu itna negative mat sochna" trivya said to tvisha now feeling her

" Di par Gut feeling aa rahi hai " Tvisha said , her face is now looking visibly nervous

" Koi baat nahin Kanha ji ke pau chule aur apne bure karmo ke liye mafi mang Le vahi sab achcha karta hai, " trivya said playfully while leaving the room

"Aur haan jaldi Bahar aa jana , aaj mujhe bhi hospital jaldi jana hai to tujhe Tere office chhod dungi " , trivya said to tvisha at the  door step of her room

Tvisha just nodded at her sister

After Tvisha's sister left her room , Tvisha wore her dupatta and when directly to the Mandir ( prayer room) and touched kanha Ji's feet and prayed that everything goes well and nothing bad happens today at her office

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At the office

" Tvisha finally you're here " said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha being confused asked " kyu! Kuchh hua hai kya, Jo Tum mere Ko yaad kar rahe the " Tushar asked with strictness, Sensing something about the workplace today

"Yaar, Sunn na, vo Jo presentation thi na-"Trisha interrupted Rahul with sentence-"first of all I am not your yaar, second of all, what about the presentation, I swear God Rahul agar presentation then I am not responsible for it "

Rahul now getting a bit tensed,said "mam actually there is nothing wrong with the presentation but..."Rahul did not said anything, but now Tvisha was getting tensed as the meeting is about to start within 15 minutes, "but kya Rahul, tell me " tvisha now almost yelling at him

Rahul couldn't meet her at the eyes and said "ma'am gaurish the one who was supposed to represent our company through this presentation has not come to the office today," tvisha now shocked a little , said "what! are you guys mad, yeh  presentation is representing our reputation , our company's reputation "tvisha said frustated now,"tumne call kiya usko, agar Kiya to usne kya bola "said Tvisha,"mam actually Maine use call kiya tha, but he  just did not answered any of my calls "said Rahul to tvisha

Tvisha now more frustrated said "okay, now I get it " tvisha said "you got it " said Rahul to tvisha "yes I got it, now that this guy is not coming to the office today you guys want me to do the presentation. Right "she said the last Word, while greeting hurt teeth

Rahul now embarrassed , said " yes "his voice pearly above a whisper

"No. I. Am. Not. Going. To. Do. The. Presentation " Tvisha said,"then who is going to do it" Rahul said to Tvisha

"I don't know , you do it" tvisha said

"Me! " Rahul exclaimed

"Why me ma'am "Rahul said

" Why you Rahul , Rahul don't forget you were the one who guaranteed me that gauresh would give an amazing presentation but, look he is not even present at the office on the day of presentation like seriously Rahul you are one of the top employees in home you are one of the most experienced employees in here and mistakes like these are just unacceptable  ,now instead of telling me what to do , you are going to give the presentation today, and yeah do tell gauresh that his this month's salary would not be funded to him + one week suspension and an  explanation is filed because this type of work is just unacceptable he had a responsibility and he did not fulfilled it" Tvisha said, while walking out of the cabin

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In the meeting

"Our main values are to provide the best strategist , from all over India " the whole meeting went with Rahul stuttering in every other sentence which made the board members and Tvisha unhappy and frustrated

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After the meeting - in the boss cabin

"Ms . Tvisha and Mr. Rahul, what was happening in the meeting room, is this how a meeting is supposed to be done , like seriously guys , Deva Ho one of the biggest clients, what do you think it is,  A GAME!  , huh! " ,

" Mr Rahul you may leave now and Ms. Tvisha, you stay back" said Mr Jadeja to Tvisha

After Rahul left the chamber

"Tvisha, beta tum meri beti Jaisi Ho aur yeh sab, this was not a good day to make a mistake beta . I gave you the responsibility of handling this big project, because you have the ability to do so , because you have the leadership quality that's why I gave it to you to handle " Mr Jadeja said with voice full of disappointed now

"I know and I truly apologize for it and I also guarantee you, that this won't happen again in the future" tvisha said with a bit of hope for forgiveness

"I know it's not wholly your fault but please choose a better team to do the presentation for the next time" Mr Jadeja said

"Yes sir "Tvisha said with voice barely audible

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After having enough frustration for the day , Tvisha decided to leave the office early today

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At the house

" Didi Aaj itna jaldi ,kaise? " Anna their maid , said

"Kyu didi Ek din Ghar jaldi nahin a sakti Kya Main "Anna shuts  her mouth and walks away

"Aur haan didi Khana Laga do Mera " said Tvisha

"Ji" anna  said to Tvisha

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After eating a meal , Tvisha went to her room to sleep

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"Tvishu, Betu ab to uth Ja " trivya said to tvisha, while caressing her hair like a mother ,

" Didi bas 2 minute " Tvisha said to trivya in a sleepy voice

Trivya smiled at her sister's innocence, but her smile soon fades , as she was thinking of , what her sister's been going through since her childhood and soon her eyes starts blurring with unshed tears

"Tvishu, beta Raat Ke 8:00 baj rahe hain- "

As soon as these words left trivya's mouth , Tvisha woke up and straightened her posture

"Didi kya bol rahe hooooo--" tvisha stopped mid sentence as the glanced at the wall clock

"Didi pehle nahin utha sakte the, yaar, Kitna kam rehta hai "

Tvisha said while quickly grabbing her laptop and checking her emails

As soon Tvisha was typing the laptop's password Trivya shut the laptop and says " Maine Rahul aur gauresh ko bol diya tha ki tera kam kar de aur maybe abhi tak unhone send kar diye honge tujhe saare e-mails , check kar le"

Tvisha now surprised a little asked her sister " Di par aapne unhe kyu kaha"

"Are kyon nahin kahati unki vajah se tujhe , The legit tvisha Ahuja ko Apne boss se pehli bar dant padi voh bhi un do bandaron ki vajah se , deserve Karte the wo , theek hai to agar voh Tera kam kar bhi rahe hai toh it's just a way of disciplining them nothing else , unko apna Kam karna ache se aana chahiye okay!, So it's  a no big deal"

Her sister's words just nodded at her sister

" Aur haan dinner ke liye Bahar aa ja , jaldi" trivya said from the doorstep of the room

Tvisha Just hummed in response

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After dinner

Tvisha was now sitting in her room reading her favourite novel

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After a while tvisha was a blushing message

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Aaj time passed by. Tvisha finally looked at the time and was shocked herself as the clock showed 3:00 a.m. , which was a delay in sleep for Tvisha , As tvisha usually slept by 11 p.m. because she had to reach her office by 9:00 a.m. and now getting only 6 hours of sleep was not enough moreover , she had a habit of waking up by 6:00 a.m. so it was going to be very difficult for her to wake up

As soon as Tvisha was about to sleep , her phone ringed. When she looked at the caller ID , it showed boss

Trisha soon answered the call and the voice came,

"Hello, Trisha beta , sorry for calling you up so late . I know its not appropriate to call any female staff this late but it's really important " said Mr Jadeja

"No, it's okay sir " Trisha said

"Actually beta ek venture capitalist hai and he wanted to appoint the best strategist of our company and without any hesitation I told him about you, so the main thing is he wants to meet you tomorrow at our office , like basically you have a meeting with him tomorrow morning , so it would be really nice of you agar tum subah jaldi aa jao like around 8:30 a.m. so we can do all the preparations just on time " Mr Jadeja said

"Okay sir I will be at the office today at 8:20 a.m. and moreover sir what's his name" Tvisha said with professionalism

" Hridhaan Rajvansh, bohot bade client hai kuchh bhi karke bas ye deal Ho jaani chahiye "

Tvisha hummed response

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After some more of professional talk , Tvisha Hung up the call and went into deep sleep

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Hridhaan's POV

I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and glanced at the clock which showed 3 in the morning , as I usually wake up by 6 am , but since I am already awake, let's just not waste our time

" 3:00 a.m. it is " Hridhaan said to himself as he glanced at the clock nearby.

Soon Hridhaan got up from his bed and made his way towards washroom to freshen up.

After while Hridhaan came from the bathroom and started making his bed out of habit.

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Soon Hridhaan made his bed and changed into his Gym clothes and left for Gym ( which was at the upper floor)

After a while Hridhaan reached his private Gym and started working out.

SQUATS . PUSH-UPS . PLANK

Everything was done with ease

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In his room

Hridhaan was checking some important emails, when suddenly a knock on the door distracted him

" Come in" Hridhaan said and a female staff entered his room

" Yes " Hridhaan said

" Sir , Anika ma'am is asking for you to come to her room" said the servent

" Itni subha maa ko hamse kya kaam karana hai " Hridhaan said to himself and left for his parents room

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Soon Hridhaan reached his parents room and knocked before going in

Soon a feminine voice came

" Come in " Anika said from inside

As soon as Hridhaan entered his parents room he greeted his parents

" Pranam maa " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Pranaam" Anika said in return

"Maa aapne hame itni subha subha bulaya, kuch zaroori baat hai kya " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Ji , bohot zaroori baat hai! " Anika said being a little playful

" Toh kahiye maa , kya baat hai " Hridhaan said

" Aap do minute rukiye , aapke papa aa rahe hai , phir ek sath hi baat karenge" Anika said to Hridhaan

" Ji maa " Hridhaan said

Soon Adhiraj came from the washroom

" Maa , papa aa gaye , abh bataiye maa , aisi konsi baat thi , jiske liye aap hame itna intezaar karwa rahi hai! " Hridhaan said to Anika

" Haan haan bata rahe hai!" Anika said

" Adhi , tum bolo " Anika said to Adhiraj

" Anika , tum hi bol do -" Adhiraj was saying when a voice interrupted them

" Ek kaam kare aap dono , mein jab sham ko aaunga tab bata dijiyega aur haan decide kar lijiyega ki aap dono mein se kon mujhe wo important baat bataega" Hridhaan said getting up and ready to leave , when a voice came

" Accha theek ha baba , wapis aa , batate hai tujhe " Anika said

Soon Hridhaan sat down on the bed

" Hmm boliye " Hridhaan said

" Wo actually hame teri......" Anika said

" Meri kya maa " Hridhaan said

" Teri shaadi ki baat karni thi tujhse, hame" Anika said

" Ok , abh " Hridhaan said with neutral expressions

" Ok, abh! " Anika said mocking Hridhaan expressions and tone

" Ye kya laga rakha ha tune , kuch bata toh , tera kya khyaal hai , thoughts, opinions, point of view. Kuch toh hoga na!!" Anika said

" Maa , aapko mera jawab pata toh hai , phir kyu puch rahe hai aap dono mujhse aise sawaal " Hridhaan said politely

“Beta, main samajh sakti hun, lekin tu bhi toh sochna, lekin tu bhi toh soch na, dekh tere Papa baawan ke ho gye ha unki toh toond tak nikal gayi hai. ,” Anika said, while making a “do you understand?”face,

“Are Bhai, iss sab mein meri aur meri toond ki kya galti hai—”

“Aap toh shaant hi baithiye , jab bhi mein aapko kehti thi ki itna oily mat khaya kare. aap, aap ne suna hi kaha hai?” Anika said, frustrated.

“Accha, patni devi hame  maaf kardo, galti ho gayi. Humne aapki baat nahi suni, lekin aap aise off-topic kyu ja rahe hai? Hum toh Hridhaan ki shaadi ke liye baat kar rahe the,” Adhiraj said, trying to save himself.

“Hmm, accha yaad dilaya aapne…”

Adhiraj prayed to God as he escaped Anika’s scolding for now.

“Aur tum, Hridhaan. Main aur tumhare Papa tumhare liye ladki dekh rahe hain & that’s final. Tumhari shaadi ab hoke rahegi. Tumhe jo ladki acchi lage bata dena. Hum prateek ko bolke  tumhare office mein kuch ladkiyon ke photos bhejenge. Toh tum dekh lena aur hume bata dena,” Anika said strictly.

Hridhaan just nodded, feeling defeated.

“theek hai maa,” Hridhaan said.

Anika just hummed in response.

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“Lag gayi Lanka teri,” Hridhaan said to himself.

After sometime, Hridhaan changed into his formals  and started leaving for his office.

Hridhaan was walking downstairs when Anika's voice came from the dining hall

“Hridhaan , beta office Jane se pehle nashta karle ." Anika said

“ Maa abhi bhook nahi hai” Hridhaan said

“Chup-chap aake nashta karle!” Anika’s voice came.

Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon Hridhaan reached the dining area

" Hmm , le paranthe kha le " Anika said tossing a parantha in Hridhaan's plate

Hridhaan was quietly eating his food , when Anika broke the silence

“ Betu , mene tujhse upar baat ki , I know wo bilkul sahi nahi, lekin tu bhi soch na , hamne ye decision bohot soch samjh ke liya hai .”

“ I know maa” Hridhaan said.

“Chalo main chalta hun, office ke liye late ho raha hun,” Hridhaan said and walked away.

While Anika just hummed in response

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At the road

" Itna traffic kyu hai aage " Hridhaan asked the driver

" Pata nahi sir , shayad koi ladaai ho rahi hai aage. Aap baithe mein dekh kar aata hu " The driver said to Hridhaan

While Hridhaan just hummed in response

Soon the driver left and asked some people about the cause of traffic

"Arre bhai , yaha kya ho raha hai" the driver asked a random person

" Ye aadmi , iss ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha aur uss ladki ne dekh liya , abh uss ladke ka halwa bana rahi hai , abhi abhi police ko call ki hai usne " that person said to the driver

" Acchi kar rahi ha phir toh " the driver said

That person hummed in response

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Soon the driver left from there and reached the car

" Kya hua kaka , kya ho raha hai waha " Hridhaan asked the driver

"Sir , wo ek aadmi , ek ladki ki galat tasveere le raha tha, toh abh wo ladki usko theek kar rahi hai " the driver said to Hridhaan

" Accha kar rahi hai wo ladki . Hamare samaj mein pata nhi aise kitne ladke ha jo ye sab krke bach jaate hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ki ladkiya iss sab ke khilaaf kuch nhi bolengi" Hridhaan said to the driver

The traffic opened soon

And Hridhaan rolled down his window for some fresh air , when he saw the girl , slapping the boy , while the police was taking him away

" Le jaye , iss nalle gatiya kismat ke aadmi ko" the girl's voice came , which somehow brought a smile to Hridhaan's voice

----------

Soon Hridhaan reached his office and was sitting in his chamber when his Prateek knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Hridhaan’s voice came

“sir, Anika Ma’am ne mujhe yeh photos diye hai aur kaha hai ki aapko de doon,” Prateek said.

“And she also told me that choose quickly, as she’s waiting downstairs and would not come upstairs until and unless you finalise a girl from these pictures,” Prateek added.

Hridhaan was quietly reading his food menu while Anika broke the silence.

“Listen, tu… upar mat ja, I know wo kya hai. Ek baar soch le.”

“Tu bhi jaanta hai na ki maine kya decision liya hai. Tu mujhe force nahi kar sakta,” Hridhaan said.

“I know ki main tumhe force nahi kar sakti. Lekin main itna keh sakti hun ki ek baar soch lo, phir jo theek lage kar lena,” Anika said.

“Chalo main chalta hun, office ke liye late ho raha hun,” Hridhaan said and walked away.

Even while looking at the pictures, his mind was still lost around her, when suddenly his finger stopped at one of the pictures.

Her picture.

As soon as he saw her picture

He knew

he would choose her.

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Even while looking at the pictures, his mind was still lost around her, when suddenly his finger stopped at one of the pictures.

Her picture.

As soon as he saw her picture

He knew

he would choose her.

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Even while looking at the pictures, his mind was still lost around her, when suddenly his finger stopped at one of the pictures.

Her picture.

As soon as he saw her picture

He knew

he would choose her.

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Took me a while to write this prologue

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