Intern
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(Anand's VOC)
I walked quickly into the building. Indhu already doubts me. I can't take risks.
She'd pick different meanings from it. I just want to be something like a friend to her.
Looking at her comforts me and nothing more
"Look who's here!" Indhu yelled as I opened the door to my office.
"I'm sorry to keep you on wait." I replied.
"No problem, I love to sit alone and do the work all by myself." She replied satirically.
"In that case, you must've done everything within the time I left." I countered.
"So, not funny." I sat on my chair as she eyed me suspiciously.
"Don't you feel that something is missing?" She asked.
"Nothing...... s**t!" I left my sleves until the elbow level and I forgot my tie too.
"What's with that Anand?"
Busted!
"It was too sweety so I pulled them upto there." I replied with my signature smirk.
"Oh, too sweaty? I mean for a man who just left in a car?" Can't she stop.
"Yea, now drop that and let's get back to what we've left." With that I opened the report. She gave me one last glare and submerged into the report.
That was too close!
I have to do something. This can't repeat again. I either have to stop going to the university to see her or make arrangements to watch her everyday without being suspicious. The second one sounds good as I can't stay without watching her.
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(Akshaya's VOC)
I and Guna kept talking as the prof wouldn't come today. I pity Geetha as we all can't sit togather. Screw the alphabetical order!
"It's time that everyone descide what to do Akki. Did you think of it?" He asked.
"I don't know Guna. There is a lot of time to descide." I replied.
"Two months is a lot time for you?" He asked.
"No, it's not. Maybe I'll settle with Wipro. I got selected in campus as well." I replied.
"You said you don't like taking software." I simply nodded.
"Akshaya!" Both me and Guna turned our heads to the doorway of the class.
"Principal is calling you to his office."
What did I do to call me to his office?
"Why?" I asked and Guna gave me an concerned look.
"I don't know, he just wants you at his office now." I walked out of the desk to the doorway.
I kept reminding myself of any possibilities but nothing crossed my mind. What would be the reason?
"Wait here." The assistant said and walked away from me.
I sat on one of the waiting chairs in front of the principal's office. I just hope it's not serious.
"Akshaya, you may go now."
I got up and walked to the door just save me now. Please god!
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(Anand's VOC)
"May I come in Sir?" I heard her ask but I didn't turn my head to look if it's her.
I need to pretend authoritatively. The first encounter was a drastic disaster but now I need to mend it.
"You may Akshaya." Reddy asked her in.
"Sir, you called me?" She asked timidly.
"Yes, Akshaya. Mr. Bhatia here wants to talk to you about something."
I turned my head to face her and her eyes widened to the size of two golf balls. She looked puzzled, frightened and confused, all at the same time.
"Well, hello Miss. Mishtra." I said to comfort her a little but I know it doesn't work.
"Um..... Um....... Eh...... Hello Mr.Bhatia." she replied and her head was down to the ground. She kept playing with her fingers. Either pulling them, pinching them or rolling them with one another. A sign to be nervous. I liked her doing it though.
"I hope you know that Mr. Bhatia is the founder of this university?" Reddy asked and she simply nodded like a shy little girl.
"He has a unique idea in mind which would benefit both the university and it's students." She nodded again.
"It is to select a few students and to place them to the company straight, without any training." I looked at her every action but she was busy playing with her fingers and looking at Reddy.
"We selected you along with a few others of the other branches." Reddy suggested her. If he didn't, I need to keep rejecting every i***t untill she's suggested.
I came to know that she's a part of the scholarship program my father started. At least one of the things he's done has turned out to be very useful.
She looked baffled at Reddy's words. Her eyes shifted to me and Reddy and then again from Reddy to me.
"Yes, Miss. Mishtra. You heard him right. You don't need to look baffled at us." I snapped her out and she looked at me.
"Yes, sir." She simply answered.
"You will start as an intern and gradually you'll get the position in the firm which every young engineer dreams of." Reddy continued.
"So, the question I have for you is..... Are you interested?" I asked her, cutting off Reddy.
"I don't know Sir. I have my final semester and I already got selected for Wipro." She answered.
"For your first fear, you won't start untill you have your degree obviously. For your second, I'm paying more than Wipro." I answered bluntly.
"Akshaya, Mr.Bhatia's offer is very tempting. He wants young and talented minds as his employees and that's why we came up with this." He said eying me.
"All the others agreed and it's only you who is thinking about this." She kept thinking about this.
I came up with this only for her and now she's the one rejecting? If she does, I won't spare her!
"Sir, I'll accept it." She answered calmly.
I smiled internally for her responce. I don't know what all I have to do to get her walk into my office everyday if she rejects it.
For now, I need to wait for two months.
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(Akshaya's VOC)
"You can go now Akshaya." Princy asked me to go and I walked out of this stupidity.
What is he planing?
Is it for my rude answer?
But I wasn't rude!
It was him the other day!
Eh come on! He wouldn't even remember your face!
Ya, what am I thinking? He would offer me an intern just because he wants to take revenge?
Great! I need to praise my assumption skills!
I was an i***t to agree to it though. Can't I shut my fright when he saw me? He's not some devil to get frightened of.
I'm an obvious i***t!
Now that's the truth.
I walked straight to the class but I didn't find Guna and Geetha anywhere.
I went to the cafeteria to find both of them sitting and laughing. So, I think my plan is working.
"Hey guys!" I screamed and both looked away. Why do they need to pretend?
"So, what's up with princy." Guna asked as I sat down on a seat opposite to him.
"Well, Mr.Bhatia came to offer me an internship." I said and both their jaws dropped to the ground.
"Seriously? Your not kidding right?" Guna asked getting out of his trance.
"Yea." I simply answered.
"Wh...... What? You personally spoke to that hunk?" What did she just say, right now?
"Yes and did you just call him a hunk?" I asked.
"Yup! Don't you think he's too hot?" She winked. This girl is definitely insane!
"Looks good, that's it, nothing more." I answered.
"Your insane." She replied.
"Screw that, we need to celebrate!" Guna interfered.
"Yea and it's my treat!" I said and both of them nodded.
We kept talking and laughing, forgetting the world around us.
"Hey!" Geetha yelled to stop us from laughing.
"What?" Guna asked.
"Anand Bhatia is sitting on the table opposite to us!" I looked straight to find him sitting opposite to me on another table submerged into his phone.
"God! This is amazing!" Guna bought me back to reality.
"No it's nothing." I snapped at him.
"Guna are you gay?" I asked him.
"What?" He looked baffled.
"Why are you getting too excited about him?" I asked him.
"Maybe because, he's successful and ambitious?" He asked winking his eye.
"Why do you hate him?" Geetha asked.
"He.... Nothing." I stoped short when I realised what I was about to slip.
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(Anand's VOC)
I sat on a table behind her. I'm not in my disguise so I've been careful enough that I wouldn't be caught by anyone.
I kept pretending as if I didn't care for what she's doing until one of her friends spotted me.
I could feel her watching me but I didn't risk to catch her eyes.
They eyed me and stood up to walk away.
Time for action Anand!
I got up and walked in the way they walked. I could listen to what they are talking now. Very clearly.
I walked past her and made sure that I brushed past her arm and I did.
"Sorr...." She stopped as she saw me.
"It's alright Miss." I said and walked away from her.
I can't wait to see her in my office again.
And
I'm tired of looking at her in my disguise.
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