Chapter-4
Girl:" sir I am Shreya Sharma, I am here for the interview for the Marketing head position"
Daya looked at her and was astonished "she is looking cute" he thought but he maintained his bossy tone and said "you are here for the interview And you are telling me to not drink this? How dare you"
Shreya smiled nervously and said " but sir I told this for your good only na if you drink more caffeine then you have to use oxygen mask to breathe after you turn 50+ do you want that? Sir your face is soo good looking, do you really want to hide your face by a mere oxygen mask"Daya laughed heartily, he was smiling like a fool in fact he himself didn't know when he laughed this much and Shreya admired his laugh..
She thought" he's looking like a killer, wow Purvi is right Daya malhotra indeed is very hot and dashing"
Daya came back to his senses and asked "you are here for the interview right?"
Shreya:'Yes' answered a nervously.
Daya:"and you are here talking about cold coffee" he said again but this time he controlled his laugh, which he couldn't control it for long after seeing her pouty face
He again laughed off due to which she got pissed off
Shreya:"Mr malhotra, you can't laugh at me like this " she snapped angrily whilst he gulped his saliva after seeing her mood
Daya:"sorry" he mumbled and she smiled to it.
Shreya:"So lets start the interview" she said but he was confused and asked I am Supposed to say this line right?" They looked at each other and again bursted into laughter
After controlling it Daya said "ok finally, let me take your interview"
Daya:" so I am going to ask you 3 questions that's it?"
Shreya:"but please don't ask me from my college books because I was an average student and now I forgot about it" said a confused Shreya and Daya this time laughed out loud and said "you are so funny Shreya"
Shreya:"but i was serious sir" said a confusly
Daya:"ok.. i am going to ask you 3 questions and your job is based on that answers, ok.." asked Daya..
Shreya:" shoot" replied Shreya confidently..yet some sweat beads were seen on her forehead, indicating that she is still nervous...
Daya: so on what section of people should we base our market on?
Shreya: on middle class people, because our country's larger section of the people are working class i mean middle class people..and they do the action.
Daya: hmm..impressive...
Shreya gave a victorious smile to him.. and he just chuckled seeing her childishness..
Daya: so your next question is, suppose you are determining the prices for Bathing gel, and you are asked to quote different prices for different section of people.. then how would you do that?
Shreya: well..for lower middle class people i would decrease the amount of the bathing gel, but at the same time i will also decrease quantity.. similarly for upper class people i would increase the quantity and increase the price as well.. because we always tend to think about lower middle class people.. we always fail to think about rich people.. and rich people have come to that stage because of their hard work.. we should also value their money...
Daya was super impressed with her answer... and said, " well done Shreya, now time for the most difficult question...are you ready..?"Stress marks were getting formed on Shreya's forehead.. and she asked," before asking the question, can i drink this water" indicating at the bottle of water that was kept on Daya's table.. for Daya..
He laughed closing his lips and said " go ahead.."
Shreya gulped the water in one go.. and said "yes you may ask"
Daya:: so this is very difficult question? Define 'trust' and 'loyalty'
Shreya thought for a while and answered,"trust is given and loyalty is earned.."
Daya looked at her and smiled fully... she replied to his smile by widening her lips furthermore.
Daya:"Ms Shreya Sharma your job is confirmed as a marketing head at Malhotra Industries, here's your contract.." spoke Daya after getting up from his chair..
Shreya:"thanks a lot sir, for giving me this job." squealed Shreya happily...she took her phone and asked.." do you mind if i take a selfie with you"
Daya was really amused with her... he immediately replied a 'yes' not wanting to make her mood go super bad..don't know why but he felt like this is really not his heart is wishing for...
So he stood behind her for a selfie.. and happily posed for it...After their oops! 'her' selfie sessions... Shreya was about to go.. but Daya called her and she turned..and raised her eyebrows.. indicating 'what?'
Daya:"call me Daya, Shreya and from tmrw onwards please wear something like jeans-top, may be one piece or Indian suit.. but please don't wear this long skirt..." said Daya and that too NERVOUSLY.. yup Daya was nervous and that too for the first time in his life... with an unknown girl.. well technically known for like 20 mins may be!
Shreya:"why Daya isn't it not looking good?" asked a curious Shreya…
Daya:" no no.. you are looking cute in this " said Daya.. making her give a blushy smile and he himself bit his lip...n he continues"but.. you know Shreya this is looking so odd as if you are going for party..i mean if this was short skirt.. it would have ok.. but know clients come and they will think you as if you are some kind of a princess." Daya said those nervously without meeting the gaze of Shreya... but she smiled at him and said," don't worry Daya.. actually my friend gave me this.. to wear because she thought that i will be interviewed by your wife Mrs Aliya malhotra..."
Now it was Daya's turn to raise the eyebrow... she giggled for a little time and said," Actually she thought that your wife works here too."
Daya:"no she doesn't and that is why this is the best place for me.. as i am not bound by any rules..." spoke Daya effervescently...
Although Shreya found it quite funny, but she chucked it off and said, "Daya.. i will wear regular attires don't worry.. and have a nice day.."
Daya saw her till his eyes could reach.. and smiled to himself...'she is different' said Daya to himself.. after she is gone from his sight...he further thought," i still can't believe she made me laugh like lunatic.. in like 3 yrs...Thank you Ms Shreya Shrama.."
Daya sat on his reclined chair that he got from Poland.. actually alia got that.. as she wanted Daya to have that feel as a boss...
Alia is a girl who always sees class, style and all those fancy stuff that only rich people could define !
Alia is 27 yrs old.. she loves her work very much.. i.e fashion designing...she designs for the celebrities and she get's praised for that..
Alia loves fame.. she knows that she cannot become an actor or dancer because of her own set of rules...but she anyhow wanted to become famous! she really wanted that people should know her...
Therefore, she chose this fashion designing profession! clothes were always her bae.. when she was small she used to remove her frustration on clothes by stitching it and creating different designs on it..damn! she just loved it…
Alia loved Daya dearly and Daya knows that in and out...he knows that she is very possessive about him... but it's just that he cannot love her... don't know why? Alia loves Daya dearly and she definitely is not trying to control him.. it's just that she has the habit of following time in her life.. so she always tells Daya to follow the time... but Daya never listens to her..
Alia is just too perfect for Daya! she is too perfect for not so perfect Daya...and Daya tried a lot to love her…
At his office...
Daya was thinking about his life.. before marriage.. like how happy he was! and now.. he is just a 'married man' well thinking about this word 'married' he was feeling very unusual.. very odd.. but the day he came 'father'.. he was happy.. yes he was and that too inside out...
He went back to his memory lane and remembered the day, he's become father.. such a proud moment it was for Mr Malhotra.. he got promoted to a father post...he was madly happy... he gave an enormous amount of raise to all his employees...which none of the boss could give to his workers...
The first year of his marriage according to him was boring and dull.. but after Ruhi came in his life.. he seemed to enjoy it... he was living a peaceful life.. certainly not a happy one though...
Ruhi brought a ray of hope in his monotonous life... she was daddy's girl more than her mumma...it was the word 'dad' that she uttered first...alia never had any complains about it…
Daya was about to take the expresso cold coffee from his table...when he remembered Shreya's words "Sir, cold coffee contains a lot more caffine than normal one's, s pleasse don't drink it.. it will harm your lungs.."
He smiled to himself.. and said " she was so different and carefree.. she was like a cold wave amidst the hot desert...which can be ignored.. but yet it's presence can be felt..."
He thought to himself," ok, so Mr Malhotra, from now on no cold coffee.. because it's bad for lungs.. and i certainly don't wanna wear that oxygen mask when i will turn 50..
It was so unusual...alia told him 105 times to quit cold coffee.. but he never did it.. and now by just one meeting with Shreya.. he's changed!
He kept thinking about his new marketing head.. even before joining...the was she pouted.. the way she laughed and the way she screamed in happiness after getting all 3 questions correct...like a third grade kid gets happy after his grades...
Daya's mind was captured by Shreya and he for not once tried stopping to think about her...
A knock on the door brought Daya out of his trance and he said 'come in'
came and informed him about the conference with the foreign delegates.. soon enough Daya went to his meeting and made his mind occupied..with his meetings and presentations..
On the other part of the city.. Shreya reached her house.. she lives with her best friend Purvi...
Purvi also has her own small rented boutique.. and she designs traditional work..she's quite known in Bandra for her Indian attires...
Shreya and Purvi were no childhood friends, in fact they hailed from different corners of the country.. one was from Bangalore and the other was from Chattisgarh..they shared only one thing in common and that was from Chattisgarh..they shared only one thing in common and that was their dreams.. their dreams to earn money and respect in the city of dreams!
Shreya only has her aims in this life... and her chacha chachi... who really love Shreya..
Purvi's parents didn't support her so she ran away to mumbai.. to follow her dreams..Purvi was determined to make her parents proud... and make them accept her with their high heads...
Shreya just wants to earn enough so that she can remove the mortgage on her chacha's land.. that he's done for to send Shreya to college...she is simple and wants to lead a simple life..
She never wanted any fancy things... a hot cup of chai and vada pav just makes her day...while seeing the stars at night ends her day...
She doesn't want to have any prince charming in her life... she just want to earn enough so that she can have a good life.. a tension free life...
So Shreya came to her house along with some sweets...she rang the So Shreya came to her house along with some sweets...she rang the door bell many times... she was getting super excited to share this news with her Puru...
"Puru jaldi darwaza khol" shouted Shreya.. " aarahi hoon baba" said a frustrated Purvi..
when Purvi opened the door.. Shreya hugged her tightly... all of Purvi's frustration flew away when she felt a happy Shreya on her shoulder.. indeed she was happy.. like very happy..Shreya's joy knew no bounds.. when she shared her with the information of landing a job at Malhotra industries and that too as a marketing head..
Purvi took her in a tight embrace and said, " chal hum mandir chalte hain.. sab kuch matarani ne karwaya hain" to which Shreya also nodded and said "yes let's go."
Soon, it was getting darker.. so Daya quickly went to his home.. to see his angel, his Ruhi!
Daya reached his house and saw his jaan, playing with her favorite toy train.. "ooh! how i wish i could see this in the morning" thought Daya.. whose stress immediately took the form of happiness...
After all daughters are father's possession and Daya is no different...he went towards his baby and hugged her tightly...
His baby was so much for him, we could say that Ruhi is the one who gave 'hope' to Daya that he could love Alia if he tried a night Daya before sleeping just thinks about Alia and tries a lot to connect his heart with hers.. but he's unable to"A man must love only 2 women in his life, one is who gives him birth and second is who gives his child a birth"
Daya played with Ruhi for some time, its like a stressbuster for him.
He loves his daughter uncontrollably!
Ruhi soon started crying panicking Daya, he cannot bear even a drop of tear on his baby's face..such was his fatherly love!
He checked her temperature and was shocked to know that she was running a high temperature!
He took her to his bedroom and called the doctor immediately,
Dr suresh, his family doctor came within no time and tested Ruhi!
Dr suresh: Daya I told you to bring Ruhi to the clinic to finish her vaccination right?
Daya: yes uncle I know that, in fact I told this to Alia before going to office... did she not come to the clinic?
Dr suresh: no, Mrs Malhotra didn't come, in fact my medical assistant called her to remind her appointment but she didn't lift the call.
Daya was shocked! "Alia didn't take Ruhi to the doctor" he thought"how on earth can she be so careless" he thought again!
Daya: uncle is Ruhi fine now? Asked a concerned Daya!
Dr suresh: yeah don't worry I have given her the remaining vaccinations and she is perfectly good, her fever will go automatically and she will feel drowsy for a day, so will sleep a lot!
Daya: thanks a lot uncle!
Dr suresh patted his shoulder and proceeded towards his home
Daya changed Ruhi into something comfortable and fed her baby food... so that she could sleep peacefully!
After she slept, Daya changed himself into something light and decided to talk to alia...he was really mad at alia.." how come she can ignore Ruhi's vaccination?" he thought!
At that time alia entered her bedroom, and saw that Ruhi is sleeping on the bed.. she fumed.. she didn't like this change at all..
Alia:"Daya i told you to not bring Ruhi in this room right? i told you to make her sleep in her own room isn't it?" snapped an angry alia..
Daya: "you should really be ashamed of yourself, you are calling yourself a mother of Ruhi..." Daya said those lines in a high pitch tone...
Alia looked at him and figured out that something is definitely wrong...
Daya: don't give me that looks.. alia.. i told you in the morning to take Ruhi to the doctor for the vaccinations... but why didn't you?
This time his tone was very sharp and strong...alia got scared seeing his tone and she said..." Daya.. i forgot about it..." She defended herself...
Daya:"forgot! really alia.." sarcasm was clearly heard in his voice. alia.. because of your negligence Ruhi was having fever... thankfully i called uncle and he gave vaccinations..
He continued further by asking," if you cannot handle Ruhi's responsibility.. then why did you nod your head in the morning...?"
Alia:"Daya today i was really busy, 2 of the celebrities came and they ate my head... into designing their dress for the fashion show.. and i got really busy in that as mom also was not there..." quipped alia…
Daya: alia.. then you could have told me by calling or messaging... but no! you chose to simply ignore our daughter... such a careless mom you are alia! just for your work you have ignored Ruhi?
Alia: Daya.. i am not a careless mom.. it's just that for me my career comes first.. and i want to prioritize that ! I am fashion designer then i am a mom…
Daya got angry again... and asked," if that was the case, why did you even give Ruhi birth? if you are career oriented woman why did you decide to get pregnant with a year of our marriage?"
Alia:"because of you Daya... because of you..."said almost in tears...
Daya:"now don't blame me.. i never said you to get pregnant... in fact i have always told you to do whatever you like to do!"
Alia:"Daya.. you never loved me! even after a year of our marriage.. I was very frustrated! i was very low! i thought of doing drugs.. but my friend told me to have a baby.. I told her that i am not ready... and i really don't wanna have baby for the next 10 yrs as my career is important for me... but she told me that only baby can create impending love between us!" sobbed alia while saying this!
Daya laughed sarcastically and said, " didn't your friend tell you to also love and cherish your baby"
Alia looked at him and voiced," Daya.. i really love you and i can do anything for you...and this baby is the proof of our love..."
Daya:"wrong alia, Ruhi is not the proof of our love you were very stubborn to pop her out of your tummy" and he also spoke," but this is the best thing that you have done out of your stubbornness"
Daya:"alia, i like you the way we are and we are meant to be together.. because of our daughter, we have to stay together for our daughter... So at least be a wonderful mom!" Daya told politely...
Alia felt very bad when Daya said that Ruhi is out of her stubbornness, he was right! but alia wasn't able to see that truth...
"Daya... i have a plan" quivered alia..
"what plan?" questioned Daya...
So what's alia's plan ..?
Note: Ignore spelling mistakes plz….
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