AMRIT-KALASH

Chapter 5 : Lula and Coffee

We reached my office. It was a humble establishment . I was a little hesistant whether it would have any effect on Kalash.  He was the owner of a big business and I was just a owner of a small Fashion-designing company which was still seeing the early rays of the sun.

"We reached my office..." said I , a little hesitantly.

Kalash started looking around. I knew that he must have expected a big office but he was not finding my office at all. This had drowned his expectations and he would be no more interested in me.

"You must be finding my office. I know it's small , not as big as what you have. You have a chain of mutinationals but have just a start up , an office of two cubicle. " said I .

Kalash pointed at my office sign board and asked " Is that your office ? "

I nodded my head and shook it.

"Do you know , the Roychowdharies started their business at their garrage ? My grandfather could not afford a two cubicle office like you are doing ....Today , the Roychowdharies are going global. Every man needs to go through a childhood phase for being a Man.  One cannot be a man all of a sudden . He has to go through the same process. 

If you are thinking that my respect for you will be decreased because you have just started your start up and you have a small two-cubicle office then you are wrong there.

My respect for you have increased tremendously. You know it takes a lot of effort and courage to start something new . The people who strats something from the scratch has far more credentials than the people who are getting everything from his family like me.

I am nothing , without my family name. You are far more settled and respected than me.

In fact I must ask you whether you want to be with me even after knowing that whatever I have that is an heirloom from my family ? "

I looked at Kalash for some time . There was honesty in his eyes. He was full of respect for me. It was evident in his wide open eyes.

There stood a person before me whose eyes were full compassion and understanding for me.

I smiled at him and said " I had crush on you not because of the fact that you are the owner of the chain of multinationals. In fact I always dreaded the fact that you are a scion of such a great family. I have crush in you and only you. So I will always have crush on you , no matter what material possessions you have . "

This time Kalash looked into my eyes. I could see that he was also trying to see my soul through my eyes. I looked at him with all the honesty in my heart. I wanted him to know, the genuinity of my words. I wanted him to know that I liked him only for him and that's it.

Kalash smiled at me .

"Thanks , for believing in me and accepeting me for whom I am and not because of what I have" said Kalash.

"Kalash , I have struggled a lot in my lie. I know that materials are not ever-staying. But if you had passion and will to work hard , the materials will come to you anytime you want. " said I to Kalash.

Kalash smiled and nodded his head at me.

"If you have time , then would you like to have a cup of coffee with me in my office ?" asked I to Kalash.

Kalash's driver reached and parked his Mercedes in front of my office.

Kalash smiled at me and said " I would love to have a first of cup of coffee together with you.."

He looked at his car and gestured the driver to wait.

The driver nodded his head obidiently.

I smiled at Kalash and said " It's my honour , Roychowdhary scion. Be my guest today. "

Kalash smiled at me and said " On the contrary , it's my honour to have a cup of coffee with you..."

I chuckles at Kalash. He truely knew how to cheer oneself up.

I gestured him towards my office " After you .."

Kalash smiled and said " Thank you..."

We both entered my office.

There was Lula standing at the door. Lula was from the north-eatern part of India. Being from that region she was mongoloid in her facial feature. But she is a pure and pious soul. But that poor soul had a tragic past. She was married off at an early age by her parents to a so called eligible bachelor. Lula beinng from a remote area , she was not highly educated. The parents in this areas believed that women were born to be married off. So they did a thing which they thought was best for their daughter. But they did not know , what was there in the future. Lula's husband came to Delhi for finding work promising Lula that he would come back to take her. But two years passed and he did not turn up. Lula did not have any comtact or communication details of her husband. Soon she was losing trust on her husband . She took up the courage and her parents financed her travelling to Delhi . She came to Delhi . But Delhi is such a big place to find a single person. One day , Lula was very tired . She was hopeless and her little money which she brought from her parents was finshing. She did not enough money to eat. She sat under a tree just near my house.

I was coming back from my office. I saw her that she was sitting under the tree. She was tired and also hungry.

I looked at her and thought once whether I should approach her.

I was hesitating . Then I made up mind to atleast ask Lula whether she needed some help.

I asked Lula and Lula explained everything that happened to her with tear filled eyes . I was really sad hearing her story. I called her sister and asked her whether she would work at the front desk at my office.

She was overwhelmed with the offer.

That's how we met each other .

Lula helps me a lot. She takes care of me like a real sister.

She was not the front desk manager at my office rather she was also my tea maker . Sometimes she makes tea for the guests too. She was more than happy to help.

I introduced Kalash to Lula.

Lula opened her mouth in shock and looked at Kalash.

Kalash smiled shyly and said " Hi".

//to be continued ...//