11. The bhaskar times

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It was 3:15 imlie was already a bit late because she decided she wanted to buy something, she had no idea where was her office 

Running with her bag imlie sees Aryan big car on the hostel gate

"Aree Mrs Rathore baithiye jaldi" his driver says opening the door

Mrs rathore? She wasn't any Mrs to aryan 

"Humka imlie hi boliye na app...koi sun lega..." she says while sitting 

"Theek h imlie ji, hum jante h app aryan sir ko jada pasand nahi karti h...jo kuch bhi hua...hum kisi ko batayenge nahi..." 

"Aap mujhe lene kyu aaye?" Imlie asks

"Sir ke order the, aap unhe jitna bura samajhti h na utne wo h nahi...sir bohat badal gaye h,ese bilkul nahi the wo.." he tells her

"Matlab tum ye keh rahe ho ki wo akad ki dukan me akad hi nhi thi?!" 

"Sir bohat kuch se guzre h...aur apne aap ko bachane...protect karne unne ye akad wala roop le liya h...dil ke bohat aache h wo...aur dekhiye apka bhi dhyan h unko.." 

He was right.  Aryan was helping her a lot. He was also forced in the relationship.  He didn't even know imlie, yet after denying her as a wife, he kept on giving her rights of one. This man's actions contradicted from his speech 

After 5 minutes of traveling imlie get out and sees a huge building with THE BHASKAR TIMES written on it 

She nervously clutches to her bag and goes to the gate where a guard greets h

"Hum internship-" imlie says

" imlie? Aryan sir said to send you in his cabin" the guard says

"Aacha...kaha...h cabin akad- umm sir. Sir ka cabin?" She was stuttering nervously 

The guard guides her inside,  she sees aryan from the transparent glass window 

He was in a three piece suit, red and black. 

He looks like hero from a movie imlie thinks 

She opens the door walking in 

Aryan looks at her mesmerized.  Her hair tied in a bun, half braided from the front. Three cute dots on her chin. Wearing kurti and jeans.  She looked .....beautiful in actual terms

He gulps his saliva clears his throat looking away 

"Beautiful" he wispers as imlie looks at him confused to what he said

"Huh?"

" don't be a fool. Knock first" aryan says

He needed to control himself for gods sake 

"Matlab?" She was confused.  Why was she a fool?

"Knock karke permission leke aao" 

Wth! He clearly saw her come. She wasn't intruding.

Imlie knocks angrily 

"Sir may i come in?!" She asks angrily 

"Please " 

She was stepping in when aryan stops her

"Please may i come in Ms imlie" aryan says

Imlie had enough 

She steps in closing the door

"You are already in Mr rathore" she says 

"Umm and don't you think it should be Mrs" imlie says taunting aryan 

"No. It is and it will always be Ms" aryan says

"Oh! So i am not allowed to marry anyone in future? I should stay maiden forever?" 

Aryan was tongue tied. And why was this girl using such big words.  Imlie was the best example of not judging the book by it's cover. 

"You are, but right now you are here to work. I have invited other board members they will ask you some questions and then decide to hire you" 

 "Par agar humka job naahi mili to?" 

"Wo tumhari problems h" aryan says 

She underestimates herself a lot he thinks 

"Aacha tumne mere credit card se 100 rupee ka kya liya?" Aryan asks

He got a notification an hour ago .  It was some general store

It was a shame to his credit card account.  If the banks saw it they would laugh at it

Imlie raises her hand showing him some bangles making noise

"Humka chudi chahiye thi, wo chudi wale dada ke pass tumhar card naahi chalta to ek dukan se hum paise leke aaye phir." 

Aryan was impressed by her. If she wanted something she did everything she could for it he thinks 

He holds her hands pulling her closer as the bangels make a sound 

Imlie takes in a deep breath at his touch 

"Aur ye chin pe teen dots?" Aryan asks

"Uu hamar kareebi logo ke liye amma, dadda aur.." tum she thinks 

"Aur?" 

"Chodo farak naahi padta, ab na amma hamar h na dadda...bhul jao, bass humka design aachi lagat h. Theek h?!" 

Weird aryan thinks . He understands she's still disturbed with her father's reality , getting lost in her thoughts so he decides to distract her thoughts 

"So you like bangels? " aryan asks looking at the black bangels with golden design 

It was stylish yet traditional 

"Chudi, jhumke, payal humka sab pasad h! Ye sab awaj karte h" 

"Ekdum tumhari tarha...noisy" aryan says 

Imlie takes her foot forward showing a golden thin payal 

"Hum ee bhi lee rahe!" She says excitedly showing off her new stuff like a kid 

Then she looks at aryan guiltily 

"Wo..sorry agar tumka aacha nahi laga, par tum bole the na hum use kar sakat h iss aur hamar pass bilkul paise naahi the..bass card tha" she says pouting 

"Bura to laga h. Itna bada transaction kar liya tumne han?!" Aryan says planning to tease her

"Bada? Hum to sochat the tum bohat ameer ho, 100 rupee to hamar amma bhi de dewat rahi humka...salary aai h to hum de di h..." imlie says thinking deeply 

"Paise nhi imlie, meri izzat, bank wale has rahe honge mujhpe. Ab meri izzat wapas kaise karogi tum?" aryan says getting closer

Suddenly there is a knock on the door

Imlie jumps afar at the voice only to be seen through the window.  The employees notice her standing clutching her bag. Cheeks red breathing heavily 

"Sir board room me sab aa gaye h " one of the ground staff says

Aryan just nods as he leaves closing the door

"Chale Ms imlie?" Aryan asks as imlie gulps down her fear acting confident before walking out of the room

This was her chance to prove herself 

And also to prove Aryan's trust in bringing her here

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Kaise karu baya, ehsaas hai naya

Tere chakkar mein main toh kho gaya

Haaye main kya karu

Tere chehre se nazar nahi hat'ti

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Upnext: Imlie gets the job...and also some feelings 

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