Note: I'm really sorry for the blunder I have done. I missed updating chapter five of MAN OF MY HEART.  Just now I noticed it and added it to the fourth chapter. please go to the fourth chapter and read it. 

Part 9 Interest

"What made you think I would recognize it?" Arnav asked with a smirk.

Khushi was stuck. She didn't know what to answer. She thought he would recognize it by his approach to her Email but how would she say that to him? She gulped down.

"Tell me, Ms. Gupta"

Khushi composed herself and said,

"You appreciated our work, Sir...! So, I thought you would do the same," she said.

"Great..." Arnav smiled and looked at Vivek.

"Vivek..."

"Yes sir" Vivek was highly nervous. After all, he was talking to the district collector that he never dreamt of.

"Tell me about your invention"

Vivek removed the specs and extended it to Arnav hesitatingly. Taking it from him, Arnav looked at it and then at Vivek.

"Explain it," said Khushi.

"This is specs for blind people, sir"

"Oh..." Arnav again looked at the specs.

"It has a sensor. It will alert them by making a sound if they are near any object, sir"

"Really?" he wondered.

"Yes sir..."

Arnav stood up and wore it.

"There is a switch on its side sir..." Vivek said.

Arnav pressed it and started walking. When he came to the chair the sensor beeped.

"Wow... It's nice" Arnav removed the specs and extended his hand towards Vivek.

Vivek shook hands with Arnav gladly.

"Very good invention, Vivek"

"Thank you, sir" Vivek was on cloud nine.

"How much did you spend to make it?"

"It took nine thousand, sir"

"Did your parents help you financially?"

"At first, I spent all my savings on this project, sir. My parents helped me to complete it"

"Well done... by the way, how did you get this idea?" Arnav raised the same question Khushi raised.

Vivek told him how he got the idea. Arnav was amazed. Vivek was not only a smart kid but also a warmhearted boy. It was not easy to feel other's struggle. Even though we felt their struggle it was not easy to think of finding a solution to it.

"What do you want to become, Vivek?"

"I want to become a scientist, Sir"

"Good... go ahead...! Do whatever you want. I will help you if needed, no matter where I will be"

"Thank you, sir"

"By the way, what was your teacher's opinion about it? You could have reached me through your teacher too..."

Vivek looked at Khushi and bowed down. Arnav raised his brows. Khushi was supposed to say something, but Vivek clutched her hand and said,

"I don't know about it, sir. Next time I will let her know it, sir" he said and Khushi raised her brows.

Arnav nodded ok, glancing at his clutch on Khushi.

Taking on his phone, Arnav called Aman. He came to his cabin.

"Get the details of Vivek"

"Yes, sir," Aman said looking at Vivek.

"Vivek, will you provide such specs to blinds if you get SPONSOR?"

"Yes sir... sure sir..." he said curiously.

"Do you want a sponsor?"

He nodded yes.

"Excuse me, sir, I can arrange a sponsor..." Khushi said.

"You? Really?" Arnav amazed.

"Yes sir"

"See Vivek, you got an immediate sponsor. You don't have to bother about anything anymore...! You have a powerful person's support" Arnav smiled.

Khushi was embarrassed. She didn't know how to react to it. Aman looked at Arnav with confusion. He didn't know Arnav would speak jovially.

"By the way where are your friends? Don't they come with you?" Arnav asked.

"We have an awareness program in the government school today, sir. They are getting ready for it"

"Oh..." Arnav became thoughtful and looked at Aman.

"Do we have any program tomorrow morning?"

Aman hesitated. Arnav raised his brows. Aman forwarded the planner to Arnav. Arnav gave it a look. He had decided to inspect the government hospital the next day morning. As it was a secret mission, Aman didn't want to talk about it in front of Khushi.

"We can do it anytime. Cancel it. We will reschedule it..." Arnav said.

"Ok sir"

"By the way, Ms. Gupta, could you postpone your awareness program tomorrow?"

Khushi was stuck. Postpone? But why? Though Khushi didn't know why Arnav wanted them to postpone it, she nodded ok.

"Fix it at 10 o'clock"

"Ok sir"

"Hope you have no problem"

"No sir"

"That's good... We will meet tomorrow"

"WE will meet tomorrow?" Khushi widened her eyes.

"Yeah, don't you want your program to have a spark?"

She nodded yes hurriedly.

"Let me initiate it. Then it will be easy for you to take it further"

Khushi gazed at him unbelievably. Would Arnav inaugurate their awareness program? She nodded ok delightfully.

"Shall we inform the headmaster of the school about your arrival, sir?"

"No... just keep it secret"

Khushi understood Arnav was going to inspect the government school tomorrow.

"I will be there at 10o' clock sharp"

"Thank you, sir"

"Yeah..."

"See you, sir"

He nodded his head.

Khushi left his cabin with Vivek who was so excited.

"Didi, I can't believe I met the collector"

Khushi smiled.

"Thank you so much, didi"

"You are welcome"

"Is not collector sir is so sweet?"

"Mmm"

"He looks damn handsome... is not he?"

Khushi smiled. Yes, Arnav was damn handsome but she doubt if he knew that or not because he was so simple. She didn't know how he could be like that. She smiled.

"By the way, why didn't you want me to tell him about your teacher?"

"She may corner me, didi..."

Khushi sighed.

Khushi came to GH and saw her friends having tea.

"Hi, guys"

"Where were you? We are getting late to start the program. We have to talk to the headmaster of the school first. Then we should conduct the program"

"No need," Khushi said.

"Whaaaat? But why?" Payal asked.

NK and Akash looked at her frowning.

"We are going to conduct the program tomorrow, not today"

"But why?"

"Because a VIP is going to inaugurate our program"

"VIP? Who is that?"

"Guess?"

"Khushi, tell us. No suspense"

"Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada... the district collector"

"Is it?"

"Yes..."

"But how did you get his appointment?"

"I didn't get it. He himself gave his appointment, canceling his program"

"Is it?"

"Yeah... he wants a spark in our program... he said that"

"I can't believe that"

"By the way, where did you meet him?"

"Where else? In the collector's office"

"Did you go there?"

"Yes"

"Why?"

"To meet him"

"But why?"

Khushi told them about Vivek's project.

"Is it?"

"Yes, the collector wants him to make such specs if he gets sponsors"

Payal thought about it.

"Khushi, why don't we do sponsor?"

Khushi smiled. She knew Payal would like to be a sponsor. to keep it in her mind only Khushi said, she could get a sponsor.

"Are you sure?" Khushi asked.

"Yes... we will be his sponsor...! Ask him to make ten to twenty specs first. We will provide it to the blind school and invite our collector to the function. What say?"

"Awesome idea" Khushi hopped. She was delighted as she got another chance to meet Arnav. She didn't know why she liked to meet him again and again.

"So, tomorrow our program will be sparking..." NK said delightedly.

"Yes, the whole district will be speaking about us" -Akash.

"And they will be wondering after the specs function" -Khushi.

"Yeah..."

Garima who came out of the kitchen asked,

"Did the collector really agree to come to your program?"

"Yes, Aunty... Khushi was the one who got his appointment..." Aksha said.

"Yes, Aunty, Khushi became a PR of our foundation," Payal said.

"Not only that Aunty. She became a friend to the collector sir too" NK teased.

"Shut up... he is a collector...! He just doing us a favor because he wants to improve this district in every aspect" Khushi said.

"Aunty, the collector has a good opinion on uncle, you know?" Payal said.

"Is it?" Garima became thrilled.

"Yes, when NK said, Khushi is Tahsildar Shashi Gupta's daughter, he recognized him right away..."

"Really?"

"Yes, Aunty, he just came to our district and he got familiar with Uncle. This is a good sign"

Garima was pleased. She always felt bad for Shashi. Being a sincere employee, he never got recognized. She was glad finally, it happened in Shashi's career.

Evening

Collector Office

Aman rushed to Arnav's cabin.

"May I come in, sir?"

"Yeah..."

"Sir, I'm sorry to say this, sir. I need a day off" he said restlessly.

"Oh... anything important?"

"My Nani passed away, sir"

"Oh..."

"I will come a day after tomorrow morning, sir"

"Relax... go and take your time..."

"Thank you, sir"

Aman turned to leave, but Arnav's voice stopped him.

"Aman..."

"Yes, sir"

"We scheduled the awareness program tomorrow morning..."

"Yes, sir... but..."

"No problem. I will handle it with the foundation's members"

"Thank you, sir"

"Do you have their phone numbers?"

"I have only Khushi's number, sir"

"Oh... don't you have Akash and who is the other one?"

"Nandkishor..."

"Yeah... don't you have their number?" he asked as if he was not interested in getting Khushi's number.

"I will get their number if you want, sir"

"No need... you don't have to do it in the urgency. Send me Khushi's number. I will get their numbers from her"

"Ok, sir..." Aman took his phone and searched for Khushi's number.

"Aman... it's not urgent. You can send it later"

"That's ok, sir. I'm going to the funeral. I may forget to send it to you, sir" Aman sent it to Arnav.

"Thanks"

"Welcome sir..."

"You can take leave"

"Thank you, sir"

Aman rushed out.

Arnav saved Khushi's number on his mobile as REJOICE.

To be continued...