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Ayesha's pov
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I slammed the files on the table, I was feeling so angry it was annoying. I dropped on the chair
"Ughhhh I hate Mr Khan so much. He is the worst thing to the mankind" I mumbled to myself
"He went and told Afham that I don't want to work on his project, liar. If I say anything to him he will say "I'm the boss" stupid, jerk" I continued bitching about him with myself.
"Haan haan maan liya tum hi ho boss, to phir boss wali harkate bhi karni chahiye na, yeh kya jhooth bolte phir rahe ho (I believe that you are the boss, now at least behave like one, why are you lying to everyone)"
A girl passed staring at me, I narrowed my eyes at her
"What?" I asked getting annoyed
"Nothing" she walked away
"Now people think I'm crazy, and it is all because of you Mr Khan"
I picked up the file of sketches, got up and made my way to Rose.
"I made the kid's section sketch" I dropped the file on her table. She picked up the file and started flipping pages
"Awesome! These are so nice" she appreciated
"Give to Mr Khan" I said
"Why me?" She asked
Suddenly the door of Mr Khan's room opened and he came out. Our eyes connected, I held my chin up and turned my head away from him
"Don't order food for me, I have a lunch meeting" he informed Rose, she quickly nodded
"Anything else, sir" she said
"Ms Ayesha what about the sketches i told you to prepare. How long will it take to complete a simple work" he asked in a dry tone, I clenched my fist and looked at him in anger
"Rose! Please tell Mr Khan that the work he gave to me is already completed, it only took me around an hour and he can collect the file whenever he wants" Rose frowned at me
"Ms Ayesha I'm standing right here, you can tell that directly to me and if the work is done why did you not show it to me" he said, I sighed
"Rose! Please tell Mr Khan that I have already given the file to you, he can take it from you"
"What is this new drama?" He asked
"Rose! Please tell Mr. Kh....." I was speaking, but he cut me off
"Yeah yeah whatever" he spoke, he took the file from Rose' hand and went back to his room
"What was that?" Rose asked
"Let's just not talk about it. It makes my blood boil"
" It's very strange to see how sir tolerate all your tantrums" she scoffed. I felt a bit angry
" What do you mean?"
" Never mind" she shook her head
The door opened again and Mr. Khan walked out. He passed a file to Rose
" This is the imam project's approved sketches file, keep it carefully with you. Someone from his office will come by evening. Give it to him" he said to Rose, then he looked at me. I quickly looked away, i glanced at him from the corner of my eye he was shaking his head, his eyebrows were raised, I made an angry face to him
"Yes sir" Rose spoke
"I'm leaving now, I'll be back in 2-3 hours" he said, I looked away when he was walking past me
"Drama queen" he mumbled under his breath, but I clearly heard, I gasped dramatically, he walked away, once I made sure he left I turned to Rose
" Give me the file" I said
" Which file?" She asked, I rolled my eyes
"Imams"
"Ayesha i don't know"
"I just want to see the design" I insisted
"Ok! But be careful "
I returned to my desk with the file in my hand. I leaned my back on the chair, opened the file and studied the design
"Yuck" I felt disgusted with the design. I can't believe he has approved this, Afham would never like these.
I closed the file and put it on the desk feeling sick with what I saw, I could have done so much better than that crap
I took some blank sheets and grabbed some pencils for sketching
"Let's see if I had to design how'd I do it" I muttered
Then I closed my eyes and recalled what Afham said, I tried feeling the love he has for his parents, I imagined baba and mumma. I inhaled sharply, I saw a vision of the house right infront of me, I opened my eyes and tried put my imagination on the paper.
It took me almost two hours to finish the design, I looked at it in self appreciative eyes, I loved every inch of it, I blew a kiss
"Great job Ayesha" I patted my back
"Now that's what is called a good designing, not this" I pointed at the crap, I quickly wrote "made by Ayesha Siddiqui" and kept them in the seperate file, I will show these to Reem
My phone rang, I saw it was sufiyan's call, I answered with a little hesitance
"Hello" I said
"Hi... Ay.. i .ca.. to .. a..." his voice cracked
"I can't understand what you are saying" I said
"I .. wa... S ..rem..."
"Wait let me go in network area"
Sometimes there's network issue, then i go in the pantry it's always fine there. I went there and as expected the quality of the call improved, I could hear him clearly
As i was busy in talking with him, Rose came to my side.
"Ayesha where is the imam's project file! The guy is here to collect it" she asked
"It's on my desk" I replied, she nodded and left
Soon after the call ended I returned to my desk, I realised that I didn't have anything to eat when my stomach grumbled.
I decided to just have coffee, I'm anyway going to meet sufiyan as soon as the office will be done.
I got coffee and came back to the cubical. I switched on my laptop and signed in with my official account and went straight to the company's website, I had to upload some documents.
I saw Mr Khan passing by, he looked at me and our gazes met, I turned my head away in the opposite direction immediately. I don't even want to see him right now.
The whole day passed it was 6 o'clock I had to leave now, I gathered all of my stuff, put it in a bag, I was about to leave when out of nowhere Mr Khan came
"I need to talk to you" he said, I rolled my eyes, there was a girl standing two steps away from me, she was packing her bag
"Arey suno! (Hey listen!)" I called her, she turned to me, "kya naam hai tumhara? kher jo bhi ho, office time khatam ho gaya to mai jaa rahi hu (what is your name, whatever it is! Office hours finished I'm going home)" I said to her, she looked at me in confusion
"Huh?" She said
"Nothing, you go" I said, her frowned deepened, then she saw Mr Khan behind, she nodded at him and turned around
"What are you doing Ayesha?" He asked, without saying anything, I walked away, I could feel him following me
"Sir!" I heard someone calling him, when I turned around he was busy with someone, I quickly got in the lift. I came to my car and left to meet Sufiyan
"What does he think of himself? He will do anything and then I will just be normal with him"
My phone rang, i looked at the caller it was Mr Khan, I ignored it and let it ring, it stopped ringing, then it rang again, I turned the music on in high volume
I entered the cafe where I had to meet sufiyan, I spotted him sitting in a corner, when he saw me he stood up from his chair and came to me
"Come" he gestured to me to walk ahead, I went ahead to the seat where he was previously sitting
We settled down, I was feeling a little uncomfortable, I was looking around particularly at no one. I could feel the heat of his gaze at me, but I kept ignoring it, when it became too much to avoid, I turned to him
"Why are you staring at me?" I asked
"Why are you so uncomfortable?" He asked, I looked down
"Don't you know"
"Didn't I tell you to forget that conversation?"
"I can't! Everytime I look at you, I'm reminded of that conversation"
He let out a deep cold sigh
"Even I can't stop thinking about it. I am trying very hard to stay just a friend for you, but I can't stop myself from falling deeper in love with you"
My breath hitched. Did he just confess his love? He took my hand in his, I felt so uncomfortable all I wanted was pull my hand back
"I love you so much, trust me" he said looking in my eyes, I pulled my hand back.
"I trust you, but you can be wrong to call it love" I asked, he chuckled
"When I wake up in the morning you are my first thought and you are my last thought when I go to bed. I have never seen a girl like you in my whole life, you are smart, intelligent, beautiful. You are independent, confident, in a nutshell you are everything a guy can ever ask for. I am amazed by you. I see my future bright, when I see it with you just the thought of being with you makes me happy, life looks easy thinking about you by my side. Now tell me, am I wrong to call it love?" His eyes held sincerity, I was overwhelmed by his declaration
"I won't force you, I want you to be with me out of your own free will, it's really important for me to know what you want so that I can give you that" he smiled
He is so nice, respecting my choice, and then there's Mr Khan, all he does is force his decisions on me, why can't he be like Sufiyan.
My eyes went to my phone to see if there's any notification of his name.
"Ayesha! Are you listening to me?" He spoke and shifted my attention to him
Why am I so stupid! Such a gentleman is sitting in front of me and I am thinking about the devil.
"Yes! I heard you! I'm touched by your words. Can I have some time to think about it?" I said and a huge grin broke on his face
"Seriously?" He asked, I nodded. "Thank you thank you thank you, I love you so so much" he shouted in excitement, I looked down feeling embarrassed, he shrugged awkwardly, "sorry" he mumbled. "What will you have?" He asked and I sighed
"I thought you'll never ask. Pass me the menu" I sat straight
And then the rest of the evening went of smoothly.
*****
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Reem's POV
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"You can disperse now, class" said the professor, I started keeping everything back in my bag. When I heard the professor calling me, I looked at him.
"May i have a minute with you?" he said
"Yes sir" I stood up and went to him
"I've been following your performance, I'm very impressed with the way you complete your assignments, where do you get the reference from?" He asked
"I issue books from the library, and explore on the internet" I shrugged
"Very nice. Keep up the good work. And one thing more, try to be as regular as possible, you need to have good attendance to sit for an exam." He advised
"I'll be careful" I nodded
"You may leave now"
I exited the classroom, most of the students already headed for the next class. When I stepped out I found a few students of my class, they were all looking at me, I knew all of them by their faces
"Hi" one of them waved at me, I just smiled in response, a girl came to my side and held my hand
"Come here" she took me to the rest of the group
"This is Juhi, Naira, Hussain, Shoaib, Murad and I'm Hina" she introduced me to all
"Hi everyone! I'm Reem" I replied
"We know you already" Murad said
"Really? How?" I asked
"Well you are the new mystery girl" Hussain stared in my eyes.
"Oh!" I said, "aren't we getting late for the next class?" I asked
"Let's walk and talk" Naira laughed
We all went towards the next class while talking. I thought I was living in a shadow, but i learned I was quite known here.
After the classes were finished, everyone wanted to sit in the canteen for sometime, but I had to leave. I had urgent things to do.
While I was walking towards my car, i found sufiyan coming towards me.
"Good afternoon sir" I joked, he chuckled
"Good afternoon. Done with classes?" He asked, I shrugged, "I need some advice"
"About Ayesha" I smirked, he nodded
"I'm pretty sure she must have told you"
"She did"
"So help me out"
"What do you want?"
"I am meeting Ayesha after she gets free from office. Should I open my heart to her or let it go for now?" He raised his eyebrows at me
I looked at him with cryptic eyes, is he worthy of Ayesha? He is Avira's nephew, but I don't see any trait of her in him. The way he behaves with ayesha it looks like he would even fall on his knees if she would want him to.
He definitely loves her, and I'm pretty sure he will take good care of her. He's sweet, gentle, loving, caring, he is perfect for her. I smiled
"I'm dying to know your answer, say something"
"Go for it"
"Are you sure?" He looked nervous
"100%" I nodded vigorously, he smiled
"Ok then I will follow your advice"
"Good luck" i said and started walking towards my car.
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Ever since I have returned home I have been noticing Ayesha, she looked too lost, I already knew the reason behind her dilemma, so I sat relaxed.
I was lying down on the bed while watching random videos on my phone, Ayesha came and laid next to me
"Baby I want to talk to you" she laid beside me. I stifled a smile, I already knew what she wanted to talk about
"Hmm" I said while still watching in phone, she snatched it from my hand and threw it away
"It's serious" she said
"Sufiyan is a very nice guy, you should say yes to him."
"How do you know I was going to talk about him!"
"Come on Gabbar, how can I not know!"
"He is a sweet guy, but.."
"Don't rush, take your time."
"Do you like him?"
"Yes! I like him for you" I answered truthfully, "plus if you say yes to him, you will not leave Delhi then" I smiled, she rolled her eyes
She put her head on my lap
"I'm confused"
"Don't be, and don't think too hard, go with the flow"
I continued talking to her but after a while I noticed she fell asleep. I covered her with a blanket, and laid on the bed myself , I still have not had dinner, but now I'm too comfortable.
These days I'm managing University and NGO alternatively, but tomorrow I will go to university and later on to the NGO.
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Athar's POV
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I had to go to Imam's office today that is why I came with the driver, I got off at the entrance of the building. I reached the ground floor and pressed the button to call an elevator, it took a minute to reach.
The door opened and I found Ayesha standing there along with some other girl.
"Sorry sir" the girl exited the lift, I looked at Ayesha and was about to take a step in the lift when she also came out
"Stay. I wanna talk to you" I said, she turned towards the girl and spoke
"Afiya! Isn't it a rule never to enter the elevator if the "boss" is already in there?" The way she spoke the word "boss", it felt like an insult
"It is" the girl spoke
"Ayesha, I was sayi...." I said but she cut me
"Chalo (let's go)" she said to the girl
Ayesha turned to give me a look then she walked towards the other elevator along with that girl. I entered the elevator, my eyes stayed rooted on Ayesha till the door closed
This girl will be the death of me. Wasn't she already enough crazy that she has started doing this drama also. What should I do with you, Ayesha
The lift stopped at the 25th floor, I exited and walked towards my cabin.
"Come to my cabin" I called Rose while walking in my room
"Yes sir" she immediately came
"Tell me today's schedule"
She did what I told her to. After hearing my day, I made mental notes on how will I execute
"Anything else, sir?"
"Tell Ms Ayesha to bring coffee for me"
"Ok" she nodded and left
After another fifteen minutes there was a knock on the door
"Finally" I sat straight, "enter"
The door opened and Ayesha entered, a smile was just about to play on my lips, but stopped completely when I saw a guy walking in with her.
"Good morning sir" he spoke
"Who are you?" I asked
"I run the canteen here" he replied
"Why are you here?" I asked
"Madam said you wanted coffee, so I got one specially made for you" he replied, I glared at Ayesha
"Please keep it on the table" she said to him, before I could even understand what she was doing they both left.
I smacked my forehead. She has driven me crazy.
Soon it was time to leave for the meeting, I got up from the chair, adjusted the knot of my tie, picked up my belongings, then left. I already informed the team about the meeting time so they were all ready by now
My eyes went to Ayesha's desk while walking towards the elevator, our eyes met, she quickly turned her head to the other side. I smiled, so irritating but yet so cute.
I will deal with her when I will return, I want her to talk to me. Her silent treatment is bothering me.
We left the office and made way to the imam's.
We reached our destination, and were now sitting in the conference room. Afham walked in with a few men, we shook hands and greeted each other
"Shall we start?" Afham asked
"Please" I nodded
He switched off the lights and turned on the projector.
"I thought it would be better to see it on the big screen" he said
"That'll be really nice"
"I'm excited" he said
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the screen, the first page revealed, I frowned, it looks different.
"Awesome I really love the start" he exclaimed, he kept on flipping the pages while highly praising them, but I was very confused, these designs are very different from what I had approved yesterday.
"Wow! outstanding. Who has designed it?" He asked, and before anyone could say anything, a scribble came on the screen at the end of the designs "Made by Ayesha Siddiqui" an electric wave of anger ran in my body
"What? Really!" Afham spoke loudly.
The projector went blank and the lights came back to life. All of my team members were looking at each other in shock.
"What a surprise! What a lovely surprise!" Afham spoke excitedly, he had a ear to ear grin on his face. "I loved the way you work, Athar, you told me that she doesn't want to do the project, then you convinced her to make the designs. I'm delighted"
"Afham! There's been a mistake..." I spoke but he cut me off
"I couldn't spot any mistake, it was flawless. It felt like Ayesha has seen my dream from her eyes, she went into my head and saw the picture and put it on the paper" he laughed, I clenched my fist in anger
"Call her Ms Siddiqui, not by her first name" I seethed
"Oh come on" he spoke, "after seeing this design I'm actually planning to steal her from you" he raised an eyebrow, "I am sure I have some vacancy in my company for her"
"She is happy with me, she doesn't need you" I grinded my jaw
"Yeah you are lucky to have her in your company. Why is she not here?"
My hand was raising again and again to punch him, but I was pushing it down, to stop myself from hitting him, I took the small water bottle in my hand to control myself.
"She wasn't required here" I gave him a death glare
"At least let me have her number, I will thank her personally and welcome her on the project"
The sound of a bottle getting crushed echoed in the silent room.
"She is not a part of this project, and she won't be" I snapped at him, he looked intimidated by me
Before I kill him, I left from there. My team followed me, we sat in the car
"How did it happen?"
"Where are my designs?"
"What will happen now?"
I heard these questions murmuring, but I chose to stay silent, because all of my wrath will be on the person who deserves it
It was not good Ayesha, I didn't expect this from you. I will not spare you
I sprinted off the car as we reached the office, I went in elevator, then came to my floor. I saw Ayesha on her desk, I went to her, held her hand roughly and pulled her on her feet. She gasped looking at me
I dragged her with me in my cabin.
"What behaviour is this Mr Khan?" She spoke, but I didn't stop
"Leave me" She said, but I only stopped when we were in the room
"You think you are very smart? How dare you to do this?" I shouted
"What are you talking about?" She asked, my grip on her hand got even more harsh, "aahh Mr Khan" she yelped
"Why did you send your designs to imams?" I asked, my voice got heavy because of so much anger
"Huh? My designs? what are you talking about?" She frowned, I scoffed
"Really? Stop this drama, right now"
"You are hurting me! Please leave me."
"Tell me the truth, why did you do it?" I pulled her closer to me
"Yes i made the design, but I didn't send them anywhere"
"You are lying"
"I'm not"
She was trying to free her hand, but i kept my grip tight. Suddenly somehow she had some strength and was able to push me away
"Enough!" She yelled, "you are disgusting. I thought our equation has improved, you have become a better person, but no I was wrong. You can never change. You will always be an animal" she turned to leave, she reached till the door, I caught up with her
I stopped the door from opening, she turned around to look at me. I put my both arms on her either side and pressed her back on the door.
"Animal huh? Then i should show you how an animal behaves" I moved closer to her, she was escaping so I held her arms forcefully.
I brought my face closer to hers, she looked down
"Till now I was ignoring all of your deeds, but not this time, you shouldn't have done this" I said, she looked up at me
"I have not done anything" she retorted.
I could only see pain on her face, the sight was like a punch in my gut. I immediately released her and moved back. Without a word she opened the door and left.
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