Vineet is left worried when a phone call disturbs his family time. His daughter is asleep by the time and he is relaxed but the phone call has left him tensed. Ruhana convinces him and asks him to sleep. They can worry about the problem the next day as they will be free. After all, Ruhaani will be in school for some time and they will have ample time to solve their problem.

The next day, Vineet takes Ruhaani to the society gate from where the school van takes the children. He drops Ruhaani at the society gate. He makes her sit in the van and then as the van leaves, he makes his way towards his building. Meanwhile, his phone rings. He attends the call and gets worried. He has no other option left and he has no other option left. He reaches home amidst the chaotic thoughts. Ruhana’s voice breaks her trance.

“ Kya hua, Vineet? Itne pareshan kyun ho?”  Ruhaana asks.

“Ruu! Ab toh koi option hi nahi hain. Shayad mujhe US jana hi padega.” Vineet says dejectedly.

“ Kya hua? Fir se manager ka call aaya?”  Ruhaana asks, looking at his tensed face.

“ Han! Aur shayad ab mujhe Michigan jana hoga. Us company ke headquarters wahin hain.” Vineet says.

“Toh kya hua? Chale jao. Kuch din ki baat hogi. Yahan main office sambhal lungi.”  Ruhana says and assures him.

“Han lekin itni badi fault kaise ho sakti hain?” Vineet asks dejectedly.

“Vineet! Itna pareshan mat ho. Tum yahan baitho.” Ruhana says and makes him sit on the couch.

“Dekho, tum itna tension mat lo. Sab thik ho jayega. Jo bhi fault hai usey tum thik kar loge. Trust yourself.” Ruhana says while trying to convince him.

" Lekin main akele? I mean is project pe hum dono ne kaam kiya tha, Ruhana." Vineet says.

Yes!  Both of them worked hard for their business. After their marriage, Vineet had told Ruhana that he wants to launch a business of his own. Like every loyal wife, Ruhana promised him to stand by his side. Since they held hands and started to materialise their dream, they have only seen success. There have been cases where either only Vineet or Ruhana have worked on certain  projects, but they have been backup to each other.

Even if Ruhana is working on some project, Vineet knew all the details about it and vice versa. When they get stuck in between, they help each other. That is why, it is the team work always. Though for the clients, it maybe only Vineet or only Ruhana on the work front, but behind the success, it’s always both of them.

The project for which Vineet is worried, it had Vineet at the front end and Ruhana had helped him. They always work together, even if they work individually. Though, 9 out of 10 projects are such on which both the husband and wife work together. Now, he is worried that how come the fault came into view. The question is how can there be any fault. Well, faults happen with time. But in their case, if Vineet is working, Ruhana cross-checks everything and if Ruhana is working, she looks up at Vineet to take a look at her work. That’s how their life goes.

Ruhana passes him another cup of tea and she also sits beside him with her mug. She knows he’s tensed, but that won’t do any good. Vineet knows it as well. But, when you have put your heart and soul into everything that you do, it pains if anything goes wrong with it. The same is the condition with Vineet.

“Vineet, Don’t worry!  Sab thik ho jayega. Tum Michigan jaane ki taiyari karo. Wahan jaa ke tum problem check karo. Koi na koi solution toh aayega hi. Yahan ka kaam main sambhal lungi. Don’t worry. Tumhe inform karti rahungi.”  Ruhana assures Vineet.

“Tum thik keh rahi ho. Jaane ke alawa aur koi option nahi hain hamare pas, Ruhana. Lekin tum sambhal logi? I mean, we have two major deals coming up?” Vineet asks.

“Han Vineet. Humne unke baare mein discuss kiya hua hai. Tumhare jaane se pehle hum fir se baat kar lenge. Abhi manager se kaho wo tickets ka intezam kare. Aur tum taiyar ho jao. Main lunch ki taiyari karti hoon.” Ruhana says.

Vineet nods his head in agreement. There is no other option. And he knows that Ruhana will handle other things well, but since it’s about deals, both of them don’t take decisions on their own. They discuss, argue and then come to the decision. But, he knows that Ruhana has good decision making power.

An hour later, they are ready to leave for office. Ruhana has packed lunch for Vineet as he will be staying at the office and she will come back home when Ruhaani’s school finishes.

*****
Ahuja Associates

Vineet and Ruhana reach their office. The staff greets them and they reciprocate the wishes with smile. They move to their personal cabins, which are actually interconnected. Usually Vineet and Ruhana work together in one cabin. But at times, they need their personal space too, and they respect that for each other. Ruhana tells Vineet that she will join him in ten minutes as she has to make a call. He agrees and asks the manage to come to his cabin while she moves to her cabin.

Fifteen minutes later, Ruhana is standing beside Vineet who is reading the e-mail. He received the email from the company which he couldn’t check because he was busy with his family. Family and work are on the same step for both Ruhana and Vineet. Ruhana who’s listening to him, suddenly points out something and it leaves both the husband and wife astonished.

To Be Continued.

What did Ruhana notice?

What is it? Can they resolve the problem sitting in their office only?

Stay tuned to know more.