NEXT DAY MORNING
KS wakes up from her sleep. She needs to reach office early today, to prepare herself for the meeting with the new clients. She thought to wear HM's dress, as this is important meeting for them, as this is HM's dream to work with that client. So, she went to HM's room
The view, she saw there, give inner peace to her. It's not the view of sleeping soul, it's the view of HM's pyaari pillow, which lied down in the floor, near the cup board
" God is there " KS thought this, with smirk, while looking at the pillow
" Today is not my day, tomorrow will see" HPP smirked, with some attitude
" Will see that tomorrow, but today my heart at peace" KS smirked at HPP, she takes HM's cloth and left from there
HPP nodded her head in disbelief and thought " Poor Karishma, looking me in the floor and she got happy from that and left from here in joy, completely forgotten my Haseena Ji. Anyways I am happy that she went out, without staring at my Haseena ji "
KS gets ready and come down. PJ was in the kitchen preparing the break fast.
KS: "PJ, Good Morning. I have to leave urgently, and Please, inform Rudy to come to office in formals. Because we have one important meeting and she needs to attend that, at any cost. Actually I came here, to inform this, to her. But, She is still sleeping. I don't have time to wait and also I don't want to disturb her sleep" like this, KS continuously blabbered everything to PJ, without any single second gap
PJ looked at the hurrying soul: "Good morning Lalli, please relax baba, I will do everything, as you said, but have some breakfast and go"
KS takes her seat in couch and arranging some files, said: No PJ, I will eat something. Now I have to leave, Please
PJ nodded her head in disbelief, and takes some food in plate, and comes to KS and said: "Okay baba, you don't have to give time for food, you will do your work and I will feed you, in the meantime" saying this, PJ forcefully put food in KS mouth, without any notice
KS shocked at PJ's actions, but she smiled at PJ instantly: "PJ, aap" saying this, she smiled at PJ with food in her mouth
Like this, PJ feed KS and KS continued to do her paper works. HM was looking all this or we can say, adoring this, while coming down from her room
"Rishu, take the food, properly, see your face and dress" KS was startled, by HM's voice.
KS smiled at HM and said: Good Morning, Rudy
HM smiled at her and said: Good Morning, Rishu and PJ. Look at you, how you are eating
PJ smiled at HM and asked: How my lalli, is eating
HM: "Like an child" saying this, she takes the tissue and comes near KS and wiped the food from KS face
PJ smiled at this and said: "I thought of cleaning it, once she done with the food" saying this, she took the tissue from HM's hands and cleaned KS face
HM looked at this blankly, as her hands are still in the air, like holding the tissue
KS: Rudy, Good, you came down. I came here, to meet you
HM takes the seat in couch and asked: "For the meeting, right. I think, it's better, if you only, attend this, because you are the future of Mallik's right"
KS was irritated with this, she answered in bit rude tone: Rudy, you know about this client, very well. They want to meet, both of us. And also, this client is more important for us
HM: Okay, understand. But
KS: What, But, we need to attend the meeting, at any cost
HM: I have some important work with Shivani
KS looked at HM once and she takes her things and continued: "I want you to attend this meeting, with me, Ms. Mallik. I am saying this as, CEO of Mallik group of companies. If you not shown up, for the meeting" she paused this, for a while and continued " then the company you are working for, will face the huge loss" saying this, she left from there without waiting for HM's answer
PJ: "What happened to you guys. Why are speaking like this, and Haseena, why are you refusing to attend the meeting, she is saying that this meeting is very important, and why are you saying that, you wouldn't attend. See my poor lalli, how sadly sent went to office" she said this in her usual dramatic way
HM nodded her head and said: PJ, she is threatening me, like an business tycoon, Madam Mallik. But you are, saying that, she went out sadly
PJ: Yes
HM smiled at her and takes the newspaper to read.
PJ: Haseena, I want to ask you something
HM: Yes, ask me
PJ: I know, how she is called as Karishma mallik. But why everyone addressing her as Madam Mallik, not as Ms. Mallik
HM: "Because, Ms. Mallik is already there" saying this, she winked at PJ and continued " So, avoid this visible confusion , she named herself as Madam Mallik"
PJ: "Herself" she asked
HM nodded her head with a smile
PJ: "Oh my poor Lalli. She named herself as Madam Mallik. And you know what, Haseena, if you are an Mr. Mallik and everyone will call your wife as Madam Mallik, it is like that" saying this, she laughed at her own comment
HM: What is this stupid comment, PJ
PJ: Okay, relax baba. I want to know more about you guys
HM: What you want to know
PJ: To know more about Rudy & Rishu, still now I heard half the story of you guys, only, till you got guardianship over lalli, I know
HM smiled and said: "Hmm" exhaled her breath and said: " At her age of 15, I some how managed to get her out from orphanage, as I planned for some good school and college for her"
"But, I felt really bad to take her out from the home, because she was struggled hard to cope up with the world. She is in the orphanage with us. So she doesn't know much about this world"
"At least I was with my parents till age 6, at least I saw this world for some period with my parents. But she was in the orphanage, from the day she born. So, it was very difficult to adjust with this new world, at least new to her" she said this, with brim eyes
PJ too understand KS situation, of facing the world, for first time, and asked: Then
HM continued Rudy and Rishu's story
" At first, it was very difficult for her to understand and accept everything. But I understand that and We supported her much"
" At first, she won't sleep in her room alone. Because in the orphanage, we always used to share single room with many or will sleep in open hall. She used to sleep with me, if I was not there, she ask malaika to sleep in her room"
" And when the time, she arrived at this house, we only 3 are there, she doesn't like that, because, in the orphanage, always she was with group of many people, that too affects her much in starting days"
"Simply I will say PJ, she was struggled with every simple single things like Visiting her friends, attending any functions, any guest showed as in our house, to go for shopping, to go for movies or restaurants with friends, to go for temple, everything PJ"
"Everything PJ, Every single thing, that is the first time I really felt bad and I hated myself for not able to do anything for her suffering"
"But I understand one thing, she have to face this world, one day, So I thought, that day would be, this day and started to support her"
"You know what PJ, for that, I always have to think twice, one as myself and second as herself. Because what if I said something, which I thought would be simple for me, but what if, it is difficult for her"
"But Rudy is such a hardworker, PJ. Even though, how difficult it was, she learned everything and started to adjust herself with the world, very soon" HM said this, with proud smile
"But one thing that time, I can't able to give for her, was her the love, which she craved from her parents. In orphanage, the one thing which were in common was, we don't have parents, so it is common for us"
"When she came here and when joined her high school, that time she started to feel for her parents or miss her parents or else I will say she started to crave for parent's love. I always saw the yearning for that love in her eyes"
PJ: But she is with her parents, right
HM nodded: Thank God, she got them, which I can't able to give. 2 years back, her parents found her
PJ smiled at this and said: Not everyone, will get their lost one
HM: Of course, PJ. But I am grateful to God,that my Rudy got her parents.
PJ adoringly looked at HM and said: In the first 2 parts, I loved both Rudy and Rishu equally, but, in this part, I love Rudy little more
HM surprisingly looked at PJ and asked: What made you to love, Rudy more
PJ: "Because, the person who is saying the sufferings of Rishu and feeling bad for her, that person itself suffered all this by herself, atleast your Rishu has her Rudy, but what about my Haseena" she asked this, while her tears are already fell down from her eyes
HM went near PJ and caressed PJ's back and asked: What is this, PJ
PJ: Because you suffered all this, so you know that, Rishu will suffer with the same thing, in advance and you did everything for her, in advance.
HM: It's not like that, PJ. Yes I agree I too suffered. But I was okay
PJ: "Even I am saying the same thing only" saying this, she hugged HM
HM: You are too emotional, PJ
PJ: I will say, may be Lalli lost her parents, just to find you
HM shrugged off her shoulders and said: "May be" saying this, she looked at the clock and worriedly said, "PJ, I am getting late, Madam Mallik going to kill me" saying this, she runs to her room to get ready for the office
PJ shouted at back of HM: She asked you to come in Formals
HM: Okay, PJ
HM'S OFFICE
RK and KS was discussing about the meeting
RK: So, Haseena will come right
KS: She will
RK: I am worried, because that idiot, doesn't replied to any of my messages
KS: She is busy with Shivani, so. But don't worry, she will come, and she have to come
RK looked at KS, who was completely engrossed herself in file, but answering like a pro
MS and BS entered the KS cabin
MS: Di, we finished the work, which you given
KS: "Okay. Good. Ms. Kapoor, give them the details of Today's meeting, they also, will attend this meeting with us" saying this, she looked at her siblings and said " You guys will learn lot from this meeting, and you should have to prepare well, because this was Rudy's dream to work with this client and I don't want any bad things to happen. And you should leave now"
And they left from there
RK: Are you sure about this
KS: I don't think they will do something to spoil this meeting, I just want them to learn something usefully, that's why. Don't worry I will handle them. But I was more worried about Rudy only
RK nodded her head
After some time, RK enters into KS cabin
RK: Just 30 mins are there, But Ms. Mallik is still not here
KS: She will come
" Yes, I came" saying this, HM entered into KS cabin, but to their surprise, she came along with SP
KS: "Welcome" and she looked at SP and said " Hey Shivani, you also came with her. Take your seat" saying this, she pointed chair to SP
KS smiled at them: "So finally you came" saying this, she hand over some file to HM and said " study this, once"
HM hand over the file to SP and asked her to study once
KS looked at this and said: Ms. Mallik, what are you doing. This file is confidential.
HM: Shivani is attending this meeting, with us. So she have to study this, to understand
KS looked at SP and asked: So, you are going to attend meeting as Mallik's
SP smiled at her and said: Of course and I am glad to attend the meeting as Mallik's, that too with Ms. Mallik, who is an idol for many, of course mine too
KS smiled at her
HM looked at KS blankly, who is not at all getting angry/possessive over her, from the morning
RK: What are you thinking
HM: "Nothing just" saying this, she engrossed herself in to the files
AT MEETING
Everyone was in the meeting hall with the client. RK welcomed client and made them comfortable. And almost they discussed lots of things, about the project, they are going to work together. And KS was discussing with them with utmost dedication and explaining every minute detail, as she wants to work with this client at any cost. HM was just supporting her, as she doesn't know much about the presentations done by KS and RK.
SP, just blankly watching their discussions, but she was completely awestruck by the KS's way of handling the client, because this is the first time, she saw this side of KS
In all this, BS and MS are the poor soul, who doesn't get anything from this meeting. They are just blaming their fate, that they got stuck here, in the meeting.
Almost, both RK and KS completed all the presentations, even HM did some explanation, now it is the time for the client's response
KS was hell nervous and she is praying to all the God for positive response from the client
C1: "We are very much impressed with you guys" he said while looking at Mallik's and continued " actually we are always follow the protocol of working with the well experienced company, and this is the first time, I felt that how wrong we are, for constantly declining you, guys" he said this, looking at KS and HM
And C1 continued: " And always we thought of working with more experienced companies. And also, we are closely working with the companies which have proper background and not the new one. But after seeing your presentation and the hard work you doing, I think you guys should deserve the chance"
Hearing this, RK and KS were happy as they looked at each other and they continued to listen him " But before signing the projects, we would monitor your company's progress and after that we will give the final call of us" saying this, he takes the seat
KS thanked them: " It was our grand honor for us, to have you here. And we can say that, it's our dream to work with you. If we get the chance, we will give our best, because we have confidence in our hard work and our team"
C2: So, you guys are waiting for the opportunity to collaborate with us. Glad that, we met
KS looked at HM and nodded her head like "ask HM to give her final wordings".
HM cleared her throat and said: "First of all thanks for attending this meeting, as Madam Mallik said, it's our pleasure to have you here" she stopped at this and looked everyone, and continued " But I apologize to you, because I don't want to collaborate with you, guys, in near future"
Hearing this, everyone shocked, including the client.
C1: Ms. Mallik, what are you saying. Are you kidding
C2: And you know, what are you speaking
HM smiled at them little and said: "I know what I am saying. Actually I want to collaborate with you, by my hard work and I don't want this collaboration by monitoring my company's progress, and I don't have any problem in monitoring our company's, but you guys wants to monitor this company, just because we don't have any God father behind us, where I felt, you don't believe our hard work "
C1: Yes Ms. Mallik, but it is our protocol, we just said
C2: Even - though, we have protocol like this, because of your hard work, we wanted to give this opportunity to you, which you waited for long
HM: We are not waiting for this opportunity, we are working hard to get this opportunity. But now I think, it's better to pass this offer for some time being. Thanks for your time. And I hope we will get to work together in near future
Hearing this, the clients get up from their seats and said: "So, you don't want to work with us. You know about us, right, we will see how you get projects from our collaborators" saying this, they left from there
Everyone shocked and get up from their seat. KS doesn't move from her seat, she was just completely blank
RK: "What the hell, you did Haseena" she shouted
" What happened to you"
" You are the one, who wanted to work with them"
" And do you think, we are mad to work hard for this, and you will simply come and say that you don't want to work with them"
" If you don't want to work with them, you can said that to us, earlier right. What is the need to arrange for this meeting"
" You know what, how this poor girl worked hard for this meeting, for last 1 month, she is working day and night, just for your dream of working with them"
" If they rejected us, definitely I won't feel bad. I will just think that , we will work hard again and we will get that opportunity"
Shouting like this, RK went out from there
"Seriously, I wouldn't expect this thing from you, Haseena" SP said this and left
" We have to learn this, from you, that, how to lose the gotten opportunity" BS sarcastically said and left.
HM was still standing there and wait for KS to speak. As she expect KS would say something or ask something
KS was completely silent for sometime and she takes her laptop and typed something and gives printout and takes printout and sign that paper and gives it to HM
HM looked at the paper and shocked to find the resignation letter from KS.
HM: What is this
KS: My resignation letter
HM: I know that, I am asking, why you give this to me
KS: Did I asked you, why you spoke with that client like that? No, Right? So, it's my decision to resign
HM: I don't like the way, they spoke and some where it affected my ego. So I spoke like that to them
KS: Is they spoke anything wrong, they just spoke about their usual protocols. And you know more about that, than me. Then what is the issue
HM: I said my reasons
KS: Okay, No issues. Your company, your decisions. I won't mind. Now I will leave
HM: Rishu, Listen
KS: Now, I don't want to listen to you anymore
HM: But, you can't simply resign
KS: "I will and you are no one to ask me that " she said this in flow, but she realised it immediately and said " I don't meant anything, I just said this, like the same way, you said you don't want to work with them. I don't want to work here"
HM: already I told my reasons, Rishu
KS: "Atleast you said this to us earlier right, we will never arranged for this meeting. And you know what, how badly I want this deal"she said, while her eyes are brimmed with tears
HM: Rishu
KS: "I badly want this deal, just for you"
"Just for you"
"I wanted do to this, just only for you. I want to do something for you" she said, while tears are rolled down from her eyes tremendously, due to anger
"So you don't want me to do this for you right"
"I just want to do, something for you" she said while the tears are continuously flowing from her eyes
HM: "Rishu listen to me" saying this , she tried to wipe her tears. But KS pushed HM away
"So I was no one to do,something to you" KS shouted at HM
HM: Actually I don't like the way the spoke, that's why I don't want to work with them
KS: "You think I am a fool to believe, your nonsense reasons"
"I know , I was the reason for your decision. And you don't want me to do anything for you" KS shouted and started to move from there
HM grabbed her wrist and pulled KS, infront of her and said: "Yes, you are the reason for my decision"hearing this, fresh tears are fell down from KS eyes
HM hold KS by her arms and said: Look at me
KS was not looking at HM, only the tears are flowing down from her eyes
HM started to buttoning the first two buttons of KS shirt, KS who was not expect this from HM, completely shocked, as her heart beats faster, as well as she was nervous, by their sudden closeness
Doing this, HM again said: Look at me
KS Who was hell nervous and shy, fumbled at HM: WooH.... Le...ave ... me
Again HM hold KS by her arms and said: "Yes, You are the reason for my decision of turning down their deal"
"Because" saying this, she looked into KS eyes, which is completely filled by tears " Because, I don't like the way, he looked at you and I don't felt good in some way, I don't want anyone, whose intentions are not good, near you"
"And it's your opinion, to put buttons according to your comfort, but I don't want anyone to take advantage of that"
"And I don't want you to behave well in front of others, you know how to behave well, according to your comfort. But I want everyone to behave well with you"
Saying this, she left KS arms and wiped KS tears
In all this, KS was completely awestruck by HM's words and actions
And HM continued: "And I am super proud and I am very much impressed with your presentation. Don't worry about this client, and I don't want anyone to know about this reason. It's only between us" saying this, she pointed the finger between her and KS
Saying this, she left from there
KS who was standing like statue, who don't know what she felt this moment.
But she was completely feeling shy at this moment for sure
She caressed her shirt button, which her Haseena ji closed some time ago
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Thanks for reading
With Gratitude
RJ