Arshi ff: HIS LOVE HIS PRIDE

Part 19

Khushi has been busy for the whole week with the fashion show schedule and the arrangements of the dresses, trails, practice, hair stylist and the jewellery... she is just waiting for the event to end soon and she can be free for sometime... she has so many things lined up for the coming 2 months...
Her parent's anniversary
Her Exam preparations
Exams
She thought to utilize the leaves she have in hand this year, for the exams schedule, and for preparation, she can manage even after coming to office and study as there is no fashion show lined up for the next 3 months, in this week she quickly realized that she needs to look for personal assistant for this Arrogant ASR and for that she needs to draft an advertisement and post it but not before getting confirmation either from ASR or Ashish. She thought Ashish sir would be better person to speak with. She is done with his tantrums, arrogance and anger... she thought him to be as Ashish in nature but he is a disaster...
The way he gives the dictation without giving a break or sees if she is able to cope up with his speed but just go on dictating his speech... from the 2nd dictation onwards she started recording and also writes to show him, his coffee... yuck, black coffee that too without sugar... his schedule, he has been in the tight schedule for this week long, she mostly been with him for the meetings and also seen change in his look while looking at her, they become soft but again gets anger... only god knows the reason... but what she doesn't notice is that, when she sees him staring at her softly, she will be alone and when Aman gets into the scene he gets angry. Also there is another thing that irks her, though she shouldn't bother but feel happy that he let her free from few of the meetings... He never included her in few of the meetings and that will be free time and also away from him, assisting him and also doing her job been difficult but she managed after couple of days, she prepared her schedule as per his and kept balancing her work.
Arnav is handling a deal from so long, even before coming to India, there is a project which he can make it happen and that will be possible only after joining with Gupta industries, they came to a mutual understanding and started working together, this is how Raizada's and Gutpa's become close in the following years. No one knows complete details about this project expect, Arnav, Ashish and Shashi. These three are personally handling this and result of the bagging the deal is, they will be ruling the world in fashion industry from Asia and production.
The deal is going to happen sometime in the couple of months, Shashi and Arnav had been working so hard for this to deal that sometimes they even lost the track of time and spent hours with the deal... once they are prepared in a month possibly then they have plenty of time to relax and do the things calmly instead of getting tensed at the end. There is a full competition worldwide and if they don't use their experience and intelligence in such deals then when will they be using...

When she came back after visiting university for the exams schedule, she also took all the required books from the library and permission from the college administration that she can manage her study as well job, but she will be attending the classes when she gets doubt on subject else she can manage... and based on her merits, college administration allowed her to be in the list of regular students.
As its Saturday, she can be back home by 3pm, while she was coming back home it started raining suddenly, luckily she got home before the rain started pouring heavily. While coming back home, she saw some kids standing at the bus stop waiting for the rain to stop so that they can go to their homes, going near she recognized them as they stay in the same colony as hers. She went near them and stopped the car asking them to get in. once the kids got in, she started towards her apartment and parked the car then got down and helped them coming out. In all those there is a girl who is 6 years who is very cute with chubby cheeks... she kissed her cheeks hard and dropped them in their respective apartments as the floor is slippery...
All the parents thanked her seeing their children back home safely without drenching in rain much. She smiled at them and left to her apartment.
While she is unlocking the door she got a call from her father,
Shashi: Hello Khushi!
Khushi: ha papa?
Shashi: Me and your mother coming to your place, we got stuck in the rain and can't reach home, will be there in half an hour...
Khushi: okay, will be waiting for you. Have you 2 eaten anything?
Shashi: we had our lunch, make some snacks... it will be delicious in this rainy weather also prepare it for 2 more people.
Khushi smiled and agreed then cut the call.
She entered in and the first thing she did was closing the windows so that the rain water doesn't end up wetting the floor and things at the windows of the apartment, the maid also won't be coming now.
She quickly got changed and started making some snacks for her parents... while she was busy making snacks she heard door bell, she thought it to be her parents, lowered the flame of the stove and went to open the door.
Khushi: Welcome home!!! She shouted smiling broadly but stopped seeing the persons in front of her.
Ashish and Arnav were supposed to meet Shashi in their office but because of rain they got stuck in the traffic and when Shashi asked if they can meet in their house for the meeting, he agreed... but then the rain got heavy and they changed the plan, they decided to meet at
Khushi's place as that is the nearest place for them, the meeting was important and they can't waste the time in cancelling the meetings and postponing, as it's also raining, internet connection can't be reliable thing. So here they are standing in front of her apartment.
Arnav was almost shocked seeing her in such state and shouting as welcome home... she wore a black Patiala bottom and read t-shirt with quarter sleeved, hair clipped in a messy bun and one palm filled with some yellow paste or batter... he definitely thought that this welcome wasn't for them.
Khushi: Sir, aap? She is still in shock.
Ashish: sorry for intruding your privacy but as you see it's raining we couldn't help but coming here... he didn't tell her the real reason as she may start with her question bank for which he is not ready... she is such a kid at times...
Ashish: can we get in?
Khushi hit her head and smiled sheepishly at them and welcomed in...
Khushi: please be seated sir. Would you like to have something?
Ashish: yes, much needed tea... and Arnav would take...
Khushi: Black sugarless coffee... she smiled at him left to kitchen but before that she passed them 2 towels and also showed them the restroom to freshen up.
Arnav is impressed with the interior and the maintenance of the place, it's quite cozy, he sat on the sofa beside his father and started observing the apartment... for Ashish, this isn't the first visit, he visited this place couple of times for dropping her when she got late while returning or when her car broke down.
It's a double bedroom flat, kitchen attached and dining area, living area and balcony. The interior looks very tasteful and well maintained, cozy couch, swing, 2 sofa sets, 60" inches TV under that music system, besides that a stand full of CDs, on the other side a rack full of books. He like the flat...
Ashish: how is she working under you? And what's your take on her? He randomly asked this question to his son who looked at him confused.
Ashish: Khushi, I'm asking about Khushi.
Arnav: Oh... she is okay... well it's been a week she started working under me... but totally crazy at times...
Ashish chuckled at his comment, as anyone who knew her can say this... she is a unique piece in her own way...
Interrupting them, she came with tea and black coffee with some snacks along... she was about to go back to bring water but the door bell rang... she then remembered that he parents are coming...
She opened the door smiling at them and hugged them one after the other... she asked about the other 2 people whom her father mentioned, he in turn came in and informed that he was talking about Arnav and Ashish. She was totally shocked knowing this.
Shashi: Khushi, we will be in the other room for a meeting, please send the snacks and tea in.
Khushi just nodded as she couldn't say much and left back to the kitchen with her mother...