Hopeful Streaks

Chapter 3

Next off, was a Sunday! I tumbled out of the bed, early in that morning. Back of a shower, i cooked breakfast for me and decided to settle up on the couch with my laptop! While, i was surfing and scrolling my twitter page aimlessly, the sudden thought of that guy hit me. Then, the realization of not scratching the surface of personal anecdotes of that guy lambasted me. The thought itself pumped up the joy that lurched my lips into an arc. Hurriedly, i opened an additional tab and typed his name on the google search column. Google then displayed, his pictures. Time and again, my head twirled and whirled! I gasped heavily. OH MY GOD! Literally, this had been my reaction since that day.

Mitha, stop drooling over!, i gritted my teeth and warned myself. And then Wiki page showed, his life history.

Ajay Rish, the CEO of Éclat group of companies, presently at his 25 is one of the most eligible bachelors. My lips twisted on seeing it!

It markedly displayed that he lived in Chennai city with his one and only younger sister. So, the doctor must be for his sister? My subconscious cracked up. He is all alone and he isn't with his parents. The whole of Éclat empire, was put together by the one and only Ajay, who is the business captain of industry, whom many of the other big shots envy. My eye balls widened, by seeing that his earnestness towards the business, threatens every other big wigs!

I scrolled the page furthermore, to see about his childhood. He had graduated in business from a local college. It was like he had worked hard so much from his childhood, until now to reach the present Plight. It's nice when you read high, about the one whom you adore so much. The dignity, that i had on him for saving me, doubled when i saw all these. Whatever, he is a waywardly lad; who would never ever, turn back and slip out for a girl.

I scrolled further to see about his relationship status. Wikipedia, being the best revealed that he had no girlfriends, presently but he dated a girl, during his college time and they broke up due to some reasons. It also showed that, Ajay's best man was Alex Mathews and this didn't fail to bring up a smile on my face!

So, he is single! The light around my head, glowed in thousand watts! Oh,no! Who are you? To worry about his relationship status! Shut up and do your work!! The arrogant Mitha, snapped at me. I scowled my face, as soon as this realization hit me. I, then linked the fingers of both the hands and stretched out of laziness and let out an exhale! You're going to meet him tomorrow at his office, for the job! Remember, it is for YOUR JOB! My latent, being too strict gave me a fair warning.

The rest of the day, was spent with the company of the left over pages of life is what you make it! I had slept, as such!

The next day, i prodded only when my phone buzzed! Deb's wake up call it was. I swiped the call and put the phone to my ears and spoke languidly!

"Hello!", I gurgled.

"Bon-bon! Wake up! You're a snoozy donkey.", she snapped.

I checked the time, and it was only five thirty in the morning! This girl is rabid! "Deb, it's just five thirty! Let me sleep for some thirty minutes!", i begged sluggishly.

"Bon-bon! You've to be there at 9.30 sharp! Your appointment with Ajay is at 10.00.You're meeting him and you're getting this job. I spoke with Math, about this and he said you will definitely be designated. You get that?", she said and dropped a bombshell. What? Definitely designated?

That gave me a jolt. I sat upright, coming out of my blanket,"Deb, you're a grifter! You just asked me to give this a try and now you're asking me to join. What's this!", i voiced!

"No! Bon-bon! Not like that!! I just informed Math that you will be attending the interview. You will join the job, only if you're okay with it. Okay?", she asked that convinced me to get up from the bed.

"Okay!", i moaned.

"Attagirl!", she said

"How was your first date?", i asked, turning the blankets under.

"Well, good! He left the choice with me. I badly wanted to go to the bessie littoral. We went there, clicked our first selfie, during the sunset!", she chortled!

"Wow! You must show me the picture!", i chuckled.

"Sure shot!"she said and continued,"And then we spent some time there. While, remigrating he gifted me a bunch of roses!", she said and giggled.

"Romantic eh !", i asked playfully.

"Too much!", she tittered.

"Happy for you Deb! I had always wanted you to be with Math, but the reason of not disclosing it to you was just because that I mustn't give false hopes!", i said picking up my tooth paste and brush.

"I know you're happy! The one who feels my happiness and grief selflessly, like my parents!", she said.

I smiled.

"Okay, now get ready to meet the hero!", she said cheekily.

I choked with the half brushed teeth. I immediately, spat out the diluted paste and giggled,"Screw you, Deb! Take back your words!"

"I know, i know! You feel sheepish to agree with me.", she said and chortled again.

"Deb, i would have killed you by now if you were here!", i said .

"Someone is too turbulent!", she giggled again.

"Better, let's hang up. So, that i can go, take my bath and get ready to meet the hero!", i stressed the hero, sarcastically.

"Okay, now being serious, go, get ready!", she said and we hung up.

After a long shower, i groomed myself in my formal pants and shirt. I gathered my hair in a high pony. I outlined my eyelids, with a bit of dark kajal and painted my lips with a minimal amount of lipgloss. Once, the appearance boosted up my confidence, i obtained my file of certificates. My head went dizzy, on seeing those papers which looked bizarre, after getting drenched in rains. I shook my head, and sighed. I don't know what will be that guy's reaction on seeing these. He is a sulky lynx! My god!! Save me from the intensity of his eye ball.

I picked up the essentials and checked the time. It showed half past eight and i locked my house and started to walk. I went to the auto-rickshaw stand, and asked out to drop me at Éclat private limited. After a twenty minutes ride of nervousness and embarrassment, on reaching the venue i paid off the auto and stood there astonished by the building. The dignified, lofty manifestation, made my throat dry. I swallowed the formed lump and entered the building. The ingress with the sensor, glissaded and let me in. I walked, looking straight with a backbone. I headed up and reached the reception, which was fully furnished with cloudy black interiors and ghastly ivory, lightings.

"I am Mitha Krishnan, and i am here to meet Mr. Ajay on seeing ad saying the need of a live-in doctor.", i smiled confidently.

"Please be seated, Miss. Your appointment with Mr.Ajay is fixed at ten." the counter person who was dressed in black pencil skirt and white shirt, with a black blazer over it smiled. The black pumps and the bun, over her brownish black hair, added feathers to her cap. I made myself , to sit on one of the grandiose couches. It was so awe, that the time that i had to look around was so insufficient. Each and every, mini chunk of the locus, yelled nothing but the almighty pesos. Money, money, money! My god, this guy is made up of money. I sighed inwardly.

I sat there for another half an hour, thinking and getting lost in the causes and consequences of this job. First of all, i am lacking money; so an employment is a must. Secondly, if i get hitched to this core then definitely, my everyday life would become a mishmash, beyond question.

These hard to handle type of situations, are a total distress. I sighed again. Well, sighing over and over has become my favorite hobby, nowadays. The submerged thoughts, completely carried away subliminal self, and the receptionist who called me, brought back my under sense that were fallen between bricks.

I got up and neared the roll top.

"You've to climb to the seventh floor, and then go, meet Mr.Ajay in office room there!", the lady smiled at me.

"Thank you.", i smiled back and started to walk towards the elevator. The elevator was up hilling, so was my heart beats. Ajay! You, the man of waywardness, i am coming to you asking for an employment. I shook my head, being not able to think about the embarrassed feel. I climbed up and started to walk confidently, with a small forced smile on my face.

I walked through, the corridor of the seventh floor of the Éclat private limited, gazing out at the sight of the people buzzing through roads on the crystal clear, neatly cleaned glass. I reached for a room, that had a board named, Mr. Ajay Rish , The CEO of Éclat empire.

Relax, don't hurry. You can do this. Don't go weak, on seeing him. I chanted to myself, and let a heavy exhale out and opened my eyes brightly clutching the knob of the portal, that would let me in for the divine sight of the divine being.

I peeped in and asked, "May I come in Mr. Rish?". Impulsively, a match of eyes well, the same pair of dusty black eyes that made me doubtful if those were magnets branched up, that made his temples to wrinkle. An unexpected shot, i guess. His gaze on me, narrowed and drilled into mine.

"Yes!" His voice that shook the s**t out of me, indeed was mannish, brave and bold. His gaze narrowed when his eyes, met mine. He had the voice that was so ripen, and deep that it got sedimented to my heart. My heart pounded, and my stomach was doing all the gimmicks inwardly. His gaze remained narrowed, furrowing his eye brows which obviously meant that, he remembered me.

He released his eye brows and became well-adjusted.

"You?", he shouted!! That clearly, proposed that he remembered me! I smiled! The smiled had many emotions like forgive-me, Hesitance and much more!

He started to talk holding a tight reaction on his face and he remained stiffened! Grumpy lad!!

"So, you're Mitha Krishnan?", he asked and my eyes travelled to his lips and his philtral groove. How could someone be so perfect?

I cleared my throat, pulled back myself from adoring the lad.

"Yes!", i smiled .

"Hmm! You may take your seat!", the voice hit me again. As he became fully visible to my eyes, i started to examine his divinely face. His purposely wrinkled glabella, due to the eye brows drawn together added more slinkiness to his face. I chinned up to delve into his eyes. The atramentous dark eyes were legibly longing for something. The earnestness and emotion that were adduced in his eyes were magnetizing my heart, which is in truth made up of muscles, veins and arteries. Magnetic gaze, sharp nose yet lifeless lips! Not for good!! I crawled in between the desk and chairs, and gave a rest to my legs and sat opposite to him. His cabin, was full of posh and trendy furniture, that were wholly in gloomy colors. I handed over my file of certificates to him, as if i was too typic. Actually, should it be a sir, instead of Mr. Ajay?

His long fingers, neatly laid hands on the papers and his face totally changed on seeing the crumbled and tumbled papers, due to the rain that day. He saw me, twisting his lips cryptically holding a disgusting reaction by pointing out my file. Damn, Mitha! Please die!!

"I hope you remember that we got drenched in rain that day, so was my bag that carried all these!", i said in a soft tone. His mouth, became straight yet, no smile.

He let out a whole hush of air, and linked his fingers and said,"If you're ready to do this; Well, i have certain terms and conditions on this!", he cleared his throat this time.

My brows got knotted, on hearing what he just said. "Right up front, i would like to flip through the case history and leave a brief look at the patient!", i said bringing up the courage .

"That can't be done until, you sign in the document that i have for you!", i raised his brows.

What!?

Wait! How could that be done ?

"How could an affidavit be signed, without having a knowledge about what i am gonna do? And also what are the documents about?", i said curling up my lips. He leaned back to his chair with a swag and hushed out a large exhale.

"The thing is, my younger sister met with an accident and she is in coma! You've to take care of her topsy-turvy health, by staying at my home. I can pay you how much ever you want but the thing is you can't go away until she gets back to her normal life, totally. You've to stay with her all the 24*7!", he said with his eyes, deeply examining something on my face.

I mentally, slapped myself for getting lost in his gestures and speech.

"Okay, but then do you think that both of us would not meet with privacy issues later on?", i asked , being doubtful. By now, i could almost feel that i became frozen in the seat.

"I can assure you, a cardinal clandestinity when you stay at my home. That's my responsibility!", no reactions, just his lips were swiftly moving leaving out these words to me.

"May I know about the conditions? Like, of which the limitations are?", i asked garnering my no where found courage. The frozen me, was melting and brimming under his feet.

Man, you're a whale of difference!

His gaze narrowed furthermore and his brows got knotted in fury. His reactions clearly shouted out that he was in the rim of his patience. I bustled my face from his probing gaze.

I noticed his activity keenly. "There are no chock-full circumscriptions! But you've to sign in an agreement!"

"An agreement?", i rolled my eyes and freaked out.

"Yes!", he said firmly.

"What's that about?!", i unhinged and flew open.

"An agreement stating that you wouldn't leave this half way in any situation. You must stay with the patient, until she gets back her salubrity!", he said tapping his lunules, on the desk.

Total, uncommunicativeness for the proximate twenty seconds!!

I was still breathing. I couldn't control the formation of lumps in my throat, on sitting van guarding him. Impulsively, i captured the glass of water that was kept in front of me and took few sips to throw away the apprehensiveness!

I sat there thinking, blankly for few more minutes whilst his eyes were chewing over me. I finally cleared my throat again, and spoke," Well, i need to make a phone call! Can I?", i asked pinning out the door. He slightly nodded his head, leaving out a positive note!

I excused myself out of the door and dialed Deb, immediately. Come on, Deborah.. Pick up the call. I need you now!! I shut my eyes, anxiously and waited for her to attend the call.

"Hey, Bon-bon!", she exclaimed.

"Deborah!", i kinda freaked out.

"What's up? Did you hit his place ?", she asked excitedly,

"I am at his place! Should i agree to this ? I mean, should i work for this guy?"

"Come on! You're a doctor. Between, whom the doctor is for?", she asked.

"His blood sister, Deb! He is not revealing any of the other details out to me. He will say the details only if i agree, it seems!", i shouted.

"Okay! Calm down!!"

While we were discussing about the job and the guy, i felt someone tapping my shoulders. It was one of his lady assistants, who was standing there with a smile, i turned to her !

"This is to remind you that You have got only ten more minutes remaining, in your meeting time."she said, smiled and made her way.

"Deb, did you hear that? I have got only ten more minutes! Bug off this billionaire! He is just .. Argh! ", i shouted closing my fingers.

"Come on! Cool down. Go and say yes! I don't think you have a better choice!", she said heedlessly.

"Deb! Not possible at all", i said

"It is possible! Hang up! Go and nod yes to him.", she said.

Whenever, i closed my eyes to get out of this job, the threatening house owner and all other debts were barging into my fricking mind. That made me feel like this was the better choice ! Maybe, the best!

I sighed and hung up!

I entered his room again, and cleared my throat!

He saw me and the gaze meant something too cryptically!

Come on, put yourself out! You can do this!! My mind screamed.

"I agree to this chore!", i said arching my eye brows.

"You, sure?", he asked still tapping his lunules on the desk front. f**k YOUR ATTITUDE!

"Very much!", i said examining his facial reactions.

He left out a cheshire cat smile, twisting his lips. That was not a sweet, naive smile! A smile that could be named as wicked and witty!

"That's good!", he said and looked at his wrist watch to check out the time.

"So, you can probably leave now! You can come, meet me at the Éclat mansion, by Wednesday evening, 5'O clock sharp!", he said firmly.

"Wednesday!?", my eye balls dilated.

"Yes, I still have the documents undone!"he said tapping something at his desktop.

"And one more thing, i hate giving explanations!", he said and took back the papers from the desk.

What? So, what does that mean! I shouldn't have asked the wednesday question? My blood heated up.

"Thank you!",i said dryly and walked out of the room hastily.

I came out and rode directly to Deb's work place. The bistro launch, the place where Deb was working. It was such an understanding and homey place. It had always been my emotion dealer. The aroma of freshly hand picked ecstatic flowers, couples hand in hand, sitting then and there, mild music that would diffuse and plaster a smile to your face, and the ever smiling heiress, Mrs. Cassandra were the captivating features about the launch!!

I entered and all my fatigue and enervation, evaporated and became invisible, on seeing Mrs.Cassandra's simper! She was a relict!

Another wonder woman who had often made me think that life is simple and beautiful, was Cassy! Yeah, that's how I and Deb call her. Cassy, had always been energetic despite being in her mid sixties!

"Hey, look who's here!!", she chuckled on seeing. Mrs.Cassandra had been Deb's god mother since her childhood! Since, i had met her several time in the church and due to my frequent visit to the Bistro, She had always been close to me.

She neared me, and kissed my forehead and soothed my head.

"Cassy, the energetic lady! I am good. How're you?", i chuckled.

"I am sorry baby girl! I was unable to turn up for the funeral.", she said fondling my hair.

"That's okay in toto, Cassy!!" I said and Deb came out with a cup of tea for Cassy.

"Cassy,here's your tea!!", she came to the front and noticed me. She chortled and talked,"Cassy, someone is now charged as a doctor! For a billionaire!!", she laughed.

"Deb!", i cackled.

"So, you got a job?", Cassy asked smilingly.

"Yes, Cassy!", i said and smiled.

"To whom you gonna work?", she asked.

"You know Ajay! That big wig!! Éclat empire?" , Deb said.

I nodded my head, authorizing what she said.

"God bless!", she said and smiled.

"Cassy, you never get tired of smiling and making others happy! Your smile is contagious.", i said .

She smiled again and Deb asked,"Some brew!?" Pointing out the brewing machine.

"Much needed right now!", i rolled my eyes and i sat up near by Cassy.

She smiled and said,"You're not even into the actual life, Mitha! Keep yourself happy! Feel happy for all the small, good things around you! And keep smiling!", she said.

"Why?", i asked .

"Because, You can!! What's big about a small lurch, on your lips. Smile, that will make you energetic! Smile, that will kill all the negativities! Smile, that's the best encourager and smile, that's the best way to screw your enemies!!"

I smiled swiftly!

"Life is all about Faith, humility, compassion, perseverance, patience, courage and HAPPINESS!", she said! Woah, this lady is a charmer.

"Thanks Cassy! I am feeling better! I am actually happy that i came here, today!", i said and smiled and Deb came towards us with a coffee cup.

"Cassy, Did you know? Someone had their first date, recently!" i said winking ly.

"Bon-bon!", Deb warned shyly.

"I know Mitha! She is happy!! I had never seen her this happy, since many years!!", Cassy chortled.

I, Deb and Cassy, had a good time. Cassy's words about life, seemed to have a great impact on me. I felt like, breathing in new life! And after finishing the coffee, i wished them a good bye and started to walk towards the local credit union to terminate my dad's bank account. So, i decided to traipse into the bank so that i could get some money to come through a small amount debenture and to pay the tariff of the rental house that had been lasting since few months. However, an unequaled preference that i had was only that. Life had always offered me a choice. This or that! But then, i was standing all alone with only one finding left out.

Thereafter, pronouncing the answers to all the questions that were asked stubbornly without due consideration, even after laying out my father's death certificate to the so-called manager of the bank, i was left out with decent bucks of five digits. I started to walk back to home carrying the cash carefully, with extra alertness. That day came to an end, with some left over fruits and a glass of milk.

Days weren't that good for me, after realizing that i had to stay up with the human version of waywardness! Next day, was spent lazily on the couch, with the embrace of my laptop. And to reign over the impulse of breaking into Ajay's profile, was the only thing that i had to do.

When the deep thoughts of the employment, that i was about to take over hit me, i realized that it was one of the easiest ways to escape myself from the disgusting things that happened to me after my dad's death. But my only worriment was that i was unable to take my eyes off the lad, whenever he appeared in my sight. Though, i was out of my adolescence, i am a girl too and i had my freaking hormones that progressed in their working on seeing the guy!! Only that guy!! And this has to be noted down too. Because until that day, I haven't been drawn that closer or attracted to any other guy like this. Though, i had boys around me all through my life, taking that i got graduated from a co-ed college into the account. He appeared to be out of the ordinary. After thinking and drawing a conclusion that i would be definitely, taking charge of his sister's doctor i purposefully made a conclusion of paying no attention to all those feelings, that i felt on seeing him or thinking about him.

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