Meraki

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Grabbing her Mango's new shoulder bag that has a short metallic handle, and faux leather with a rigid design in beige color, she took exit of her room. Her vibes have changed. Her priorities have changed. Sagacious, elegant, and spunky that's how new Elham is. Those days of rejection, and forced and unwanted feelings left a huge impact on her. Now that she had tasted independence and freedom. She craved liberty more. She wants money like her next breath but from her hard work. She believes strongly in the phrase "Money can't buy everything but we can have a single thing without money."

The process of her Khula took two months and within those two months, she had completely changed herself. From dropping seven to eight kilos to learning makeup and grooming herself, she completely changed the game.

Standing in front of a modest building she breathed the air. Nostalgic. A wave of nostalgia hit her making her smile. Those beautiful memories that she shared with her friends in this school. A week passed by a like zephyr of a blur since she joined as a teacher.

Crossing the entrance of the old structure she turns right, reaching the principal's office. She knocked on the door and set foot in respectfully greeting the two old ladies and submitted the papers.

"Elham!" Mrs.Siddique called her name "Dou minute canteen mei wait karlo, kuch baat karni hai." She nodded in response.

Her H&M pointed heels make the sound of tak tak as she walks into the canteen. Choosing a vacant seat she makes herself comfortable while waiting for Mrs. Siddique. She is the trustee of the school and the wife of a billionaire man.

"Elham, without wasting a second, I'd like to talk about the thing. I've known you since you were a child. Bright, Intelligent, and Confident. I don't know what happened in your personal life that you're required to earn not that I'm against it but knowing how conservative your family is, it raise a question and concern." Mrs. Humera Siddique starts the conversation without beating around the bush.

Elham is all ears with an inquisitive expression. She acknowledged her power of words and experience way too early. Mrs. Humera Siddiqui a lady of class. She knew her since childhood.

Elham Nod in response waiting for her to continue.

My secretary has applied for resignation and I want you to take her place. With short and simple words She offers her a job.

"But Ma'am I've no experience in..."

"Experience teaching ka bhi nhi tha, but you've come around. Yeh bhi seekh jaungi." She smiled at her.

Elham nodded in response accepting her offer.

She knows one thing for sure. With this lady, her exposure will be to a whole new different world. Besides that, her teaching job isn't paying as much as this job would do.

"Assalamualaikum" She greets the person another side of the call as soon as she answers it. Well! It took her some seconds to fake an equanimous attitude. But she did it.

"Waalekumussalam!How are you?" He greeted back.

"I'm fine." She answered his question not knowing how to proceed with the conversation.

"Ghr kab aari hou?" He missed her presence in his home. He missed her concern.

"Kabhi nhi!" She replied. It's been two months since she's lived with her parents. She took each belonging along with her except the things he gifted her or kind of gave her.