Sheetal checked her appearance for the nth time, it was her first day at work and she didn't wanted to mess anything. ''You will make me proud.'' Shreya tried calming her sister's nerves  wrapping an arm around her.

''What if I fail?''

''Try again then. Now, come out soon or we will both be late.'' Sheetal followed her sister out with a smile. Dressed in her new chef coat, she felt at the top of the moon.

''What's the point of spending so much when all you do is cook?'' Ranted the sister in law serving her husband more than he could eat

''You won't understand the point as you couldn't even pass the school and about your husband, his degree is of no use too.'' Shreya replied shutting her brother's wife Priya once for all. Turning to her younger sister, she caressed her head, ''I will drop you today.''

Shreya left the room after giving her brother and his wife a warning glare. Younger to her by just an year he was a selfish spoiled brat. All he cared was for himself but somehow her parents decided to be blind to his ways. He kept  having his ways and they allowed. 

Her parents hoped Sanjeev to an ideal brother and son who would sacrifice and work hard to make a good life for all of them,  instead he turned out  to be the opposite. He always had his ways blackmailing his parents and Shreya went about making the sacrifices for him. It was 2 years back when Shreya finally decided to stand up for herself and her sister.

''Di, do you think I will do good.'' Sheetal bought Shreya out of her thoughts. Shreya smiled at her question understanding the nervousness of the first day of the job

''Doesn't matter what I think, what matters is your belief in self'' 

Sheetal rolled her eyes, ''Why  you never try consoling  with some sweet words.''

''Because that doesn't help, those are just fake words. Again, believe in yourself and all will follow.''  Shreya parked her bike outside the laving restaurant allowing her sister to get down, Sheetal gave her elder sibling a hug before stepping into the new world of her dreams . Shreya kicked started her bike making her way into the heavy traffic to join the race to work.

***

Vishal sneezed for the nth time while talking to his friend over the phone. ''Excuse me!''

''You are excused till you recover from your bout of sneezes.'' Rudra disconnected not able to understand a single word his dear friend spoke. Vishal and Rudra were friends since kindergarten, it was first day of Rudra to the daycare, a place he was left while his busy parents enjoyed their lives. lonely and short tempered Rudra was ignored by all until a boy younger to by two or three years  decided to call him a friend, declaring them to be best friends for life and they still were.

Vishal sneezed again moving towards to his cabin of the restaurant he had recently opened, branching out of his hotel business. When it came to work and staff, Vishal made sure to choose the best. He was here to test the new chefs hired by his senior staff. Though, he trusted the decision of the old staff, he still wanted to make sure that the talent was rightly placed. His hotels had bouquet of restaurants , serving global cuisine but the new chain of independent restaurants he had started was still under the radar of critics and Vishal was desperate to make it a success. 

''I hope you didn't tell your team about my surprise visit.!'' Vishal asked the head chef Rob before sneezing again. The old chef shook his head quickly removing the black pepper and salt dispenser of Vishal's table. 

''Ask the new recruits to present their best.'' Vishal ordered rubbing his nose vigorously with his handkerchief making Rob scrunch his nose. Rob quickly went back to the lavish kitchen and ordered the new chefs to line up, he ordered the first one to go and then grabbed Sheetal by arm, ''I am banking on you child! Make me proud.'' Sheetal smiled, Rob had grilled her mad during her interview and had asked her cook a platter in Mexican cuisine, something she wasn't very confident about. Sheetal had put her heart into it , and it worked in her favour. Though he pin pointed many things, he loved that she didn't give up. She was glad that today he allowed her to present her favourite cuisine. She had prepared a light Indian fusion meal with aromatic spices and hoped that the super boss would like it. Only if she knew he was allergic to spicy food but then what am I (Devil) here for. 

Vishal pushed back the 3rd platter placed in front of him, though the youngsters were good but they needed to be polished and they could defiantly not be placed at his new restaurant for a while. He just nodded at the new recruit who scurried off like a scared mouse. Vishal huffed, leaning back on to the couch he closed his eyes waiting for the next recruit. 

A clicking sound made him open the eyes and they met a pair of big round ones. Vishal felt his throat choke, the girl opposite to him was like an angel. He was sure he saw a halo and wings too. (Special effects by devil)

Sheetal couldn't help but blush under the gaze of her handsome boss, she waited for his opinion about her culinary skills but he seemed to be lost in the other world as he kept smiling at her for no reason. Not sure how to handle the situation, she cleared her throat and that worked.

''Oh Yes! The food. It looks brilliant and I am sure it would be brilliant.'' Vishal took a spoon fool of gravy and felt the insides of his mouth bursting into flames of flavour. The food was good but he wasn't the one for the spicy mix. This was the first Indian platter of the day and he could feel his insides churn. 

Sheetal shivered in fear when she noticed Vishal's face turn red, ''Sir are you fine?''

Vishal saw the fear in her dark eyes , he couldn't stand it, ''Yes, its just amazing.'' With that he wiped all of it. Sheetal wasn't sure if he was really appreciating or was being sarcastic about it. She quickly ran of to the kitchen to know her fate. 

There were few more but Vishal excused himself on the pretext of a meeting, re-scheduling  the rest new recruits  for next week. He ran to his vehicle asking his driver to drive him back home. 

***

Rudra finished his last meeting calling his day off. It was past 11 in the night and his employees were praying for him to leave so that they could call a day as well. Rudra walked out uncaring of his tired employees , making his way to his vehicle.  He relieved his driver off the duty and decided to drive home. He made a face realising there had been and untimely shower and it might delay him from reaching home. He accelerated his vehicle not slowing down anywhere, to his luck the streets were empty with few vehicles 

Shreya took a breather when it stopped raining, without a minute of delay she pulled her bike out ready to leave. She had plans to pick Sheetal up but untimely meeting and rain and pushed her change the plans and Sheetal had to leave alone.

Shreya was excited to meet and know about her sister's first day at job. Every time Sheetal succeeded, Shreya felt like a mother whose child made her proud. She had immense faith on her youngest sibling. Smiling to self, Shreya accelerated her bike anxious to know about Sheetal's first day at job.

Lost in her own world she didn't notice the SUV  behind her. The speeding vehicle honked and Shreya gave it the way. The SUV zoomed past her uncaring about the water on streets, drenching her form in dirty water.

''hey you!'' But her voice was unheard as he kept driving smiling at the reflection of the drenched female in his rear mirror but devil had his own plans. Rundra drove lost his own world when his vehicle lost control , he heard a sound and realised that his car was punctured. Cursing he got down to check on it not realising that Karma wasn't far .

Shreya smiled when she spotted the same SUV and the driver squatted near the front tire, ''Serves him right but I don't wait for fate to punish. I punish my enemies myself.'' Accelerating her bike she intentionally moved closer to him , once closed she sped up splashing the muddy water all over Rudra. 

''Are you fu**ing blind?'' He got the answer when she made a turn splashing the mud straight to his face. ''Now you match your car.'' With that she drove off leaving a fuming Rudra behind.

***

''I have been trying to reach you for so long, where have been?'' Vishal asked Rudra after his fifth round to the washroom

''Just don't ask ! Now tell me, why were you so persistent.''

''Do you think 22 is too young for me?''

''Whose the girl?''

''A new recruit, she is a chef. Very cute.'' Vishal narrated the morning , the food ad his current state making Rudra laugh, ''You fell for a girl who set your stomach on fire.''

''I am just lost. Do you think she is too young.''

''Yup, you are an uncle for her so forget it.''

''I can't what should I do.''

''Let the girl breathe, propose when time is right. I promise I will come with you when you decide to meet her family.'' That made Vishal smile. Rudra shook his head, out of all he called his own it was just Vishal for whom he really cared. If not for him, Rudra would have lost his emotional side long back. Vishal was more important than his blood relations, he smiled recalling his sweet friend and lost it as he recalled the female who turned him into a mud man. 

''This is the third time that I have been insulted by a female. I wish I knew all the three and could tech them a lesson.'' 

****

''Do you guys believe in love at first sight, well I don't. My experience says the love that happens in first sight results in big fights yet, I made Vishal fall for Sheetal. Since, these two are really good souls, I decided to let the love find its way. After all, I need these two to fix the the real couple.'

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