It was 3 pm when Karan came back from his meetings
He straightly moved into his cabin, ignoring preeta
Normally, he did this whenever he was in a bad mood
Preeta followed him in his cabin and poured some alcohol in a glass
Alcohol was like a stress buster for karan
Preeta moved forward and handed over the glass to karan
Their hands touched slightly when karan took the glass
Preeta felt slight shivers in her body
Preeta : tum batana chaahoge ki kya hua hai?
Karan : luthra industries ke kuch confidential designs leak ho gaye hai.
Preeta : aisa kaise ho sakta hai
Karan : what? Preeta? What
Preeta lowly : shayad meine apna personal email use kar Liya.. Mails bhejte hue..
Karan angrily : kya!? Preeta, tumhe pata hai na ki personal emails hack ho sakte hai!? Tum itni careless kaise ho sakti ho!
Preeta was looking down
Preeta : I'm sorry karan... Mai sab theek kar dungi..
Karan : kaise preeta kaise?!
Karan stood up
He had fire in his eyes
Karan : aaj se pehle to tumse aisi galti kabhi nhi hui, to Phir ye sab kaise hua!? Meine tumse ye expect nhi kara tha preeta!
Preeta had never seen him like this before
Karan : ye ek disaster hai!
Preeta : Mai iski puri responsibility leti hu.. I'm so sorry
Karan : and tum ye sab theek kaise karogi?
Preeta : Mai media director ko bolungi ki wo ye designs Baahar na nikaale
Karan : agar ye Itne hee asaan hota, to Mai tumhe nhi kehta!
At the same time rishabh entered
Rishabh : everything alright?
Karan : nhi
Rishabh : kya hua hai?
Karan to preeta : tum batana chahogi?
Preeta remained silent and was looking down
Preeta : wo mujhe ek galti ho gayi..
Rishabh : kya hua?
Preeta : luthra industries ke kuch bahot important designs meri carelessness ki wajah se leak ho gaye
He took a deep breath
Rishabh : come on.. Ye bas thode se designs hee to the.. It's not the end of the world. Right?
Karan : tumhe ye wakt mazak soon raha hai?
Rishabh : alright alright.. Bas thode se designs hai to...
Preeta and karan looked at rishabh who was thinking
Rishabh : I think Mai tumhari help kar sakta hu
Karan : kar sakte ho? Kaise?
Rishabh : Hume bas press se wo designs hatwane hai.. Simple
Karan : ye itna asaan nhi hai!
Rishabh : tum mujhe underestimate kar rahe ho! Tum shayad bhul rahe ho ki media mein meri bahot jaan pehchaan hai
Karan : tum ye kar sakte ho?
Rishabh nods : trust me
Karan felt relieved
Rishabh : so preeta.. You owe me one.. Okay?
Preeta : yes rishabh.. Par mujhe nhi lagta ki ab mujhe iss company mein kaam karne diya jayega..
She looked down
Karan : oh hello! Hang on. Tumhe Sach mein lagta hai ki mai tumhe jaane dunga?
Preeta smiled
Preeta : Karan..
Karan moved closer and kept his hand on her shoulder
Preeta felt something more than their relationship of boss and secretary
Karan softly : yaha ruko and rishabh ke saath ye saara matter solver karo.. Tumhe ye mere liye karna hoga..
Preeta was lost in his eyes
He went back and sat on his seat
Rishabh : Mai dhyaan rakhunga
Karan : thank you rishabh
After some time
Rishabh and preeta went to a cafe
They both talked for sometime
Rishabh : you owe me okay?
Preeta : and how do you want me to repay it?
Rishabh : because ab hum dono friends hai.. To kya tum mere saath dinner pe aogi?
Preeta : are we friends?
Rishabh noded
Preeta : ha zaroor..
She smiled
Rishabh : Friday night ko free ho?
Preeta: tum batao
Rishabh : 8pm Friday. I'll pick you up
Preeta nods and left
