MEANT TO BE

Chapter-4

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"Thank you for this dress ma'am and sorry for causing you this unnecessary trouble"

"What unnecessary you were drenched like rice and this change of dress was unnecessary,by the way will you stop calling me ma'am!, it's too formal... call me aunty ok" she smiled a little

"Hmm" she nodded her head in response.

"Come here. Let me see your injury first "

" I think it's ok blood flow have also stopped"

"I'm telling you to come here, why are you talking so much, come here". she held her hands and made her sat on the sofa and started to treating her wound.

" I don't know your name yet. "

"Oh , I forgot.. My name is Maeen Ramia "

“ Wow, what a sweet name... just like you" she caressed her head a little.

“ Thank You Aunty”

“ hmm... it sounds better, this dress fitting you well,it suits you"

“ Seems like this rain is getting heavier , you wait here and I’m going to make something for you"

" I'm on Roza(fasting) , no need for that"

" Really,it's almost iftar time...break your fast here. I don't think you will make it in time to go home in this heavy rain”, she made her way towards the kitchen . Ramia was well aware of the logic of her words but she was hesitating.Never in her life she have become someone's unwanted guest but the warmth of this lady's every word was giving her a strange comfort , it was far from a strangers meeting for the first time.

“ Aunty, it's OK I've already bothered you in Iftar hours,now I will go back " Taseefa was doing her work in the kitchen. while Ramia followed her behind, concurrently her phone started ringing . “ See I’ve told you, (she picked the call) Hello,yeah I’m ok,coming soon”

“ Your family must be worrying a lot" Ramia chuckled. .“ My assistant ",

“ Oh, I see "

“ So you are here for some errand ".

“ Yeah, for this site observation.”

“ I’ve heard they are making a free hospital ,is it true?”

“ Hm it’s true."

“ Great, company owner must have a big heart and big pocket too" both of them smiled at the statement. the air around them was getting more comfortable with their small talks.Ramia was wandering around the living room and thinking if her secretary or manager have watched her in this situation what they have commented 'billionare boss-lady in a strangers home waiting for food' she smiled in her mind . She was admiring the traditional decoration all over the room,the artworks of wood and clay, which reminds her of her old house and most importantly the red polished floor which giving it a perfect traditional Bengali home vibe, she was loving the environment . It’s every corner have a homey vibe...a family vibe which she have losted years ago.

“ There is nobody else here ,Do you live alone?”

“ No I live with my Son is out for some work and I have a daughter too. she is married and lives in Dubai ". Rain gets slowed down and Ramia’s phone rang once again .

“ Aunty I have to go now it’s quite late already”,

“but you haven’t eaten yet “.

“I so sorry Aunty but I really have to leave now. May be next time” Ramia was also enjoying her new found aunty’s company but she have no choice ,

“ Next time, ok then I will wait for you and that time I'm not gonna leave you ". She said halfheartedly .

“ Sure, I'd love to be your guest " she take her leave and get into the driver’s seat while Taseefa followed her behind “ Have a safe drive". She drove away from the sight.

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Ramia have finally reached into her room after taking a long speech from her two shadow and breaking her fast, they all were staying at a guest house. She stands in front of the full-length mirror and caressing the pink salwar that her aunty had given her. It was not an expensive clothing material that she usually wears, it was simple cotton with some handcraft work on it which she used to wear long time ago. She smiled... makes a long sigh and go to sleep.

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The black sedan was standing in front of the two-storied house for about one and half hour and Ramia was sitting on it’s driving seat. A teenage boy and a girl in there school uniform get out of the house and leave in a bicycle. Ramia smiled a little and drive straight to the construction site. It’s been two days she have visited.

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Soon enough she reached at the site. “ But it seems extreme now" she heard a male voice and it seems like an some argument . She gets closer to them the spot where a young man is talking with the site in-charge.

“ Sir we are doing our best ” the in-charge defends himself.

She made her way to them. “what’s the matter ?" she asked the in-charge and looked towards the unknown man standing in front of her. He was tall, quite dark and fair, not a hero type but a handsome personality .

“ Ma’am actually now a days our working time have increased quite a little so he was complaining about noise problems and all, but you don’t need to worry ma’am I’ll handle this "

“If I’m not wrong, there are not so many works left that can cause big noise right? "

“Yes ma’am “

“ Actually we need to wrap up quickly but due to quality issue our work have become quite complex. Anyway in two days this noise thing will get solved so it’ll be great if you can cooperate with us.” Ramia stated to the young man.

“ Thank you so much for your help but this noise is giving us a real headache. I’ll be grateful if you can move back to your normal working hours & cooperate with us ". He replied arrogantly.

“ I’m understanding what you are saying but it’s just for 2 more days. The sooner the better, afterall this hospital will be your benefit.”

“ Haah, a businessman’s moods can swing more often than the earth. Who knows, maybe after some years this charity hospital will become a business hub, than it can cause us more misery than benefit . So I hope you can light up my problem” He completed with the same straight annoying face.

“ Seems like you have a very generous perspective towards businessman's . OK then I’ll play along with your perspective. We’ll work as per our plan. As we are working as per law, you can’t really sue us legally & you are the only person who complained about our work. There are 12 houses around this site that can get uncomfortable with the noise but they never complained, so I’m sorry but you have to bear with it & by God's grace you are not looking that feeble to not bear this. Use your willpower okay"she said with a winning smirk, while he was furious inside. If eyes could have the power to spit fire they both would have burned till now. Both of them make their way in opposite to each other.

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Tahir was pacing furiously in the living room. He was already annoyed much by the sudden project given by his professor on the day of their meeting in Kolkata. Now he is pulling all-nighter for last two days and icing on the cake is this noise.It seems the whole world have decided to annoy him at once, thus he decided to deal with this noise first and get out to settle with them, but to his bad he returned being more furious. What an arrogant lady, what does she think of herself? Maybe she is a working woman with high paid salary from a well-known company but what a way of talking !...like she owns the world. He knew he was quite unreasonable first he actually outpoured all his anger and frustration in the argument but still he was really suffering with this noise. Atleast she could apologize politely . The frustration already made his head block to think further and that arrogant woman made it worse. He was earnestly hoping not to see that girl again in his life. He took a deep breath and opened the refrigerator door for some cold water to cool down a bit.

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It’s around 3 p.m on the clock Tahir have solved all the problems with his project on which he was struggling and was finally going to take a nap when the doorbell rang. His mother was nowhere in the scene so he went to open the door. Shocker was written with bold letters on both of the person’s face standing inside and outside of the door. The arrogant lady whom he was cursing few hours ago and the least expected person was standing in front of his door with the same aura.

“ What a surprise, are you following me?” Tahir exclaimed in a sarcasting manner.

She lifted her eyebrow & chuckled “ Unbelievable,who do you think you are? a celebrity?,then why do I need to follow you?”

“Then what are you doing in front of my door ?“

“ Your door!(she looked around once more to make sure) for the first time I’m regrating the fact that the world is so small and round"

“ Really, I’m also not so happy to meet you once again.”

“Whatever, does Aunty home? please call her”

“ Aunty! Who is your Aunty?”

“ If I’m not so wrong, then she is your mom. "

Taseefa was planting seeds in the backyard & came after hearing some noise “ahaa.. what a surprise ! see who is here " she smiled warmly towards her and exclaimed with joy.

“come inside,why standing outside” she. She held her hand lovingly & took her inside the house while Tahir was watching confusedly.