Part 7 Reached

Arnav stood looking at Khushi dumbfounded. He could not refuse to recall the conversation between his mother and sister. Didn't his sister Aparna say, Indhu would find him for sure?

"Yes, Sir?" Arnav asked making himself up.

"She is Khushi Gupta... Topper of IIT Allahabad"

Arnav raised his eyebrows wondering.

"Khushi, he is Arnav Singh Raizada, Senior Programmer. He is the one who is going to guide you"

Khushi stood up from the seat and extended her hand towards him with uncontrollable joy.

"Hi..." she said.

Arnav gently clutched her hand and shook.

"Hi," he didn't smile.

"Arnav, explain her job... make her comfortable"

"Yes, sir"

"Please, come with me, Madam," Arnav said.

Is it necessary to use the word PLEASE? Would not she go with him wherever he goes?

"Thank you, Sir," Khushi said to Bashyam and followed Arnav all smiling.

In the meanwhile,

Awasti called Avinash and said Khushi arrived at the Info Center.

"Whaaat? Is it?" Avinash asked astonishingly.

"Yes, Doctor... she is at Info Center only... my friend agreed to appoint her in his office," Awasti said.

Closing the phone edge,

"Khushi is so faster than what we thought," said Avinash to Garima.

"What happened, Doctor?"

"She has found the office where Arjun is working and went there"

Garima was shocked. Didn't Khushi say she would be at home? Was this why she silently ate breakfast and sent her to the temple?

"Thank you, Mr. Awasti," Avinash said.

"Please don't say thank you, Doctor. I can never compensate what you have done to me"

"It's my duty, Mr. Awasti..."

"Don't mistake me, doctor. Who is she? How did she herself go to Info Center?" Awasti asked curiously.

At the same time, he got a call from Bhashyam.

"Doctor, my friend, Bhashyam is coming on the line. Would you like to instruct him?" Awasti asked.

"Yeah, please connect me," Avinash said.

"One minute..." Putting Avinash on HOLD, Awasti merged Bashyam's call.

Avinash looked at Garima who was tensed.

"Do you want to know the current situation?" Avinash asked.

Garima nodded yes. He turned the speaker on.

Awasti connected Bhashyam's call with Avinash in a conference call.

"Tell me, what happened? Did you appoint her or not?" Awasti asked.

"Why won't I appoint such a super-eligible candidate? She is a Topper of IIT Allahabad, damn it" Bhashyam said excitedly.

"Is it?" Awasti wondered.

Avinash looked at Garima with amazement. She nodded yes. He knew she was a computer engineer. Khushi told him that but she didn't tell him she was the topper of IIT Allahabad.

"What a candidate you have sent to my company...! She doesn't need any recommendations. I will give her good pay. By the way, why do you want me to appoint her in my office? How did she come to my office even before you sent her? Anything particular?" Bashyam asked.

"One minute... my doctor is on the line. He will tell you. Doctor, could you?"

"Yeah... Mr. Bashyam, this is Doctor Avinash, Psychiatrist"

"Hello doctor, we already met at a party"

"Yeah, I could remember. Khushi is my patient"

"Patient...?"

"Don't panic. Her mental condition is perfect. She recently got her previous Birth memories"

"Whaaaat?" Both Awasti and Bhashyam said.

"Yes... she is at your office for her previous birth husband"

"Previous birth husband? Who is he?"

"Arnav Singh Raizada"

"My God..."

"Why? Is not he a good guy?"

"No doubt he is a good guy... but I can't believe rebirth, husband and all..."

"Mr. Bashyam please don't think she will disturb your company. I'm responsible for Khushi. She needs this job to get her Arjun..."

Cutting him,

"Arjun?"

"It's Arnav's previous birth name"

"Ohh"

"She will kill herself if she doesn't get him," Avinash said to make him understand the depth of the issue.

That shook Garima. So, that was the real condition of Khushi.

"No doctor, I wanted to appoint her for my friend even before I knew nothing about her. It's OK if she doesn't do the job..." Bhashyam said.

"No no... she will definitely do her job well more than anyone because she will think of not losing the job because that is the only source for her of reaching Arnav"

"She already reached him," Bhashyam smiled.

"Means?"

"Arnav is the one who is going to guide her," Bashyam said.

"Is it?"

"Yes, don't worry, he is a gem of a person. That's why I assigned him to guide Khushi"

Avinash saw Garima spilling happy tears.

"I will take care of her," Bhashyam said.

"No, Mr. Bashyam, let her handle it. You just give your support indirectly only if it is necessary"

"But why, doctor?"

"Arjun, I mean, Arnav should know the depth of her love. If you help her, it will not reveal"

"Oh... ok, doctor. I will update you if anything is particular"

"Thank you so much Mr. Bashyam. I didn't expect this kind of support from you"

"Doctor, Awasti is my friend. I know what you did for him. I can't disappoint him. And, should agree, Khushi's story sounds quite interesting" Bhashyam smiled.

"Yeah... That's true"

"See you doctor..."

"See you, bye"

Avinash disconnected the call.

"Your daughter is a lucky girl. Everything is falling in the right place"

"No doctor, until Arnav accepts her love, we can't say that," Garima said.

"Mmm, you are right. Hope for good"

"By the way, what did you do to Mr. Awasti?"

Avinash smiled.

"His son was an ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) student. He could not concentrate on anything. He could not sit in the same place for more than five minutes. You can't see him on the ground but only above your head...(He chuckled) he would be hanging somewhere else just like a monkey..."

"Is it?"

"Yeah... you won't believe it if I say, he swallowed food while standing upside down..."

"Oh my God..."

"Yeah... but Awasti thought he was naughty but he is not. His teacher doubted his behavior. She spoke to Mrs. Awasti and told her about me. I treated him... counseled him. Now, he is a successful businessman"

"So, great, Doctor" Garima said delightedly.

"That's why Mr. Awasti is so attached to me" Avinash smiled.

..........

Khushi came out of Bashyam's cabin with Arnav. He looked at her and said,

"May I see your file, Ms...?"

Khushi waited not completing her name.

"Indhu... right?" Arnav said.

She nodded yes smilingly and gave the certificate file to him. Arnav opened it and looked at her name. He raised his eyelashes towards her and saw her smiling at him.

"I... mean, Khushi," he said.

"You can call me anything you want," she said.

He said nothing and went through her file.

"Go to the second floor. You will get further instructions soon" Arnav said.

"Won't you come with me?"

"My section is on this floor... yours is second"

Khushi's face changed.

"But you are the senior Programmer"

"I'm your senior Programmer... So, you should do what I say..."

Khushi became sad and stood with a pout.

"Excuse me..." he said.

She looked at him, raising her eyelashes.

"Go..."

"Going..." She pouted again.

"One minute..."

Khushi looked at him excitedly.

"Let me make something clear... I'm not Arjun but Arnav..."

"But..."

He stopped her showing his palm.

"I don't believe REBIRTH stuff"

"Don't you trust me too?" She asked making him perplexed.

What did she mean? Who was she to him? How could he trust her? In which sense?

"I don't even know who you are... how could I trust you? I love my mother like anything yet, even if my mother had told me such a rebirth story I would not have believed it."

Khushi smiled.

"Arjun also loves his mother so much"

Arnav rolled his eyes.

"Let me tell you one thing. You will trust me one day. I have no doubt in it" Khushi said.

"It won't happen... because I won't believe such dramas"

"It's not drama... we loved each other... got married... died together..."

"I don't remember anything"

"I too didn't remember anything till last month"

Arnav sighed and walked to his desk. Khushi went to the second floor with disappointment.

Arnav looked at Sheetal who asked,

"Who is she?"

"She is a newcomer"

"Newcomer? How it is possible? I'm the HR head here. Without my knowledge, how did she get appointed?"

"Boss directly appointed her"

"How could he do that without consulting the HR team?"

"This is his company. He has all the right to appoint anyone and fire anyone. Don't forget that"

"If he can do it on his own, why do we here?"

"Why are you eating my brain? Go and ask him" Arnav concentrated on his work.

"Why are you looking tensed?" Sheetal asked.

Arnav didn't give a reply. Yes, he was tensed. The girl who claimed him as her previous birth husband was in his office... in his section... he was the senior to her. From here on, she would be with him in every step of his company even though he sent her to the second floor. He didn't know what would she do. He was nervous.

To be continued...