Manik furiously got up, making Nandini fall to the floor with a thud.

"Ow!"

"Leave!" Manik pointed to the door.

"But...the interview."

"Koi interview nahi ho raha hai. I wouldnt hire you if you were the last person on this planet!" Manik shouted.

"Haan toh fine...mujhe bhi koi shauk nahi hai aapke jaise hitler boss ke liye kaam karne ke liye. Dekh liya maine kaise aap apne employees ko treat karte hai...woh bechari ladki kaise rohte rohte yahan se gayi. Aiyappa hi jaane, aap Jeej aur Cabir Bhai se related kaise ho sakte ho!" Nandini retorted.

"Get....Out....NOW!" Manik repeated. Nandini huffed and stormed out. As she left she bumped into Raj.

"Oh...Raj uncle...woh main..." Nandini looked down not knowing what to say.  She looked behind  Raj and saw Abhi & Cabir standing there too. They also heard the yelling.

"Abhi...Nandini ko apne cabin mein le jao." Raj told him. Abhi & Cabir took Nandini and Raj entered the conference room to see a fuming Manik.

"How dare she? Uski himmat kaose hui mujhse aise baat karne ki?" Manik said. "Dad, sunna aapne?"

"Hmm...I did. Kaafi impressed hoon main." Raj smirked. Manik's mouth fell open.

"What?"

"Aaj se tumhara PA Nandini hi hogi." Raj announced.

"No way...Dad, Im not gonna hire her!" Manik shouted

"I'm hiring her!" Raj said. "Bhoolo mat main aaj bhi Malhotra Industries ka Chairman hoon."

"I know that Dad." Manik lowered his voice seeing how serious his Dad is. "Lekin Dad....she..she's crazy! Kal woh meri gadi ke upar char gayi...aaj mere god mein gir gayi...she will be a terrible PA."

"How do you know that? Interview toh liya hi nahi tune." Raj said.

"Woh toh aapne bhi nahi liya na, phir bhi you are hiring her. I know ki woh Mukti ki behen hai but-"

"No buts Manik....Nandini has good qualifications, aur woh ek achi ladki hai. I promised I would help her out so dont make me break my promise." Raj strictly said.

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"Main uske liye kaam nahi karungi! Aise kaun baat karta hai? How rude!" Nandini vented to Abhi & Cabir. "Matlab yeh kisi bhi angle se aap dono ke bhai nahi lagte mujhe!"

"Babydoll..relax." Abhi tried to calm her down.

"Aisi kya burrai hai mujhme ke meri interview bhi nahi liya huh? All I did was fall in his lap...haan do baar lekin jaan bhuj ke thodi na ki thi maine." 

"WHAT!" Abhi & Cabir stood up in shock.

"Fell in his lap?" Abhi asked.

"Woh bhi do baar?" Cabir added.

"Uh..woh...kaha na galati se hua!" Nandini defended herself. Abhi & Cabir started laughing. "So mean yaar!"

"Sorry sorry sorry." Cabir apologized. "Par tum Manik ke god mein gir gayi...and your still alive to tell the tale? And then tum phirse uske god main gir gayi? Yeh kaise hua?"

"Not funny Cabir Bhai!" Nandini said. "Im telling you...main na uss...uss Khadus, Akru, Badtameez...karela jaise insaan ke liye kabhi kaam nahi kaungi!"

"Karela?" Abhi asked.

"Haan, Karela karwi hoti hai na? Toh aapke bhai bhi waisa hi hai...Karwa Karela!" Nandini replied. Abhi & Cabir had to control their laughter but soon managed to calm down. 

"Ok...Babydoll, look Bade Papa ne Amma se promise ki hai that he will help you get a job and he is in there right now talking to Manik." Abhi explained. "I know Manik can be a little...a little..."

"Rude?" Nandini suggested.

"Yeah...Manik is rude...very rude. Lekin Bade Papa toh ache hai na?" Cabir said. "And he is doung this for you....so pls mann jao na?"

Nandini sighed. "Ok fine! Lekin aapke woh bhai manega kya?"

"Dont worry about that. Bade papa ki baat Manik nahi tal sakta." Abhi replied. 

Meanwhile, Manik also gave in and agreed to have Nandini as his PA. "Thik hai dad. Tell her to join from...today."

"Yeh hua na baat!" Raj smiled and pat Manik on his shoulders.

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"Yeh teri cubicle hai." Raj told Nandini showing her to an empty cubicle. "Manik ke cabin ke bilkul samne hai so you can go as soon as he calls you."

"Ok uncle...thank you." Nandini replied. As Raj left, Nandini looked at her cuble with a frown. "Yeh cubicle bhi bilkul Mr Khadus ki tarah hai...boring! Chal Nandu...lets nandufy the place."

Nandini then got to decorating and personalizing her cubicle.

She hung up pictures of her with her family, her sisters, her friends from London and old college friends, pictures of adventures she had in London and other places she travelled. Finally she was done, Nandini let out a big breath.

"All done...ab lag rahi hai ke yeh Nandini Murthy ki cubicle hai!" Nandini smiled, proud of her self.

"Miss Murthy....come to my cabin." Manik called through the intercom. Nandini sighed and went to his cabin. "I want a hot black coffee."

"Black coffee....Yuck. Black coffee kaun peeta hai? Sahi bulaya hai maine Karwa Karela....Khud bhi Karwa hai coffee bhi karwa peeta hai." Nandini thought to herself making a disgusted face.

"MISS MURTHY!"

"Huh?" Nandini snapped out of her thoughts. 

"Yahan khade khade mera coffee nahi ban jayega....GO!" Manik said.

"Yes Sir..." Nandini went and made his hot black coffee. As she was making th coffee, she heard some employees talking.

"Bechari...isse kya paata Manik sir apne coffee ko leke kitna particular hai. He will spit it out and throw the coffee at her if its not hot enough." A man whispered to his friend.

"Kya? Sachi mein aisa karega kya?"

After the coffee was ready, Nandini took it to Manik's cabin and knocked.

"Come in."

"Yeh lijiye aapka coffee." Nandini smiled and placed the coffee. Manik took a sip and Nandini kept thinking about what she heard. Manik spit the coffee out and threw the coffe at her but Nandini was ready, she grabbed Manik's file and blocked her face with it.

"NO! What did you do! That file was important!"

"Sorry sir...reflexes. Insaan khud ko bachane ke liye kuch bhi karta hai na? How would I know ke woh file important hai?" Nandini said.

"What do mean how would you know? Main kya decoration ke liye files rakhunga?" Manik asked.

"Well...you can. Kya hai na, London mein mera ek dost tha jiske kamre mein do dewar bhaar ke books they....like shevles and shelves full. Lekin woh koi parta warta nahi tha, he hated reading...usne toh aise hi ladkiyon ko impress karne ke liye book decoration ke liye rakhe they. The books were actually fake to." Nandini said. "So...ho sakta hai na ki aapne bhi aisehi files rakhe they."

"What the-" Manik was getting frustrated but knew he couldnt fire her. "You know what...just go and get me another coffee...and this time make it HOT. You understand hot na? Hot matlab HOT...not luke warm like this was. I want the coffee very very hot."

"Yes sir." Nandini smirked. She left and then returned after awhile. Manik took a sip and then yelled out in pain as soon as the coffee touched his lips.

"AAH! This burned me! Kar kya rahi jo tum? Ek coffee banana nahi aati kya" Manik was fanning his mouth and trying blow. Nandini stifled a laugh.

"Sir...maine wahi kiya jo aap chahte they. You wanted the coffee very very hot...toh here you go."

"I wanted it at 185 degrees you crazy girl!" Manik yelled. 

"Lekin...aapne toh aisa kuch nahi bola." Nandini replied. "Here..listen."

She took out her phone and played a recording.

"You know what...just go and get me another coffee...and this time make it HOT. You understand hot na? Hot matlab HOT...not luke warm like this was. I want the coffee very very hot."

Manik was shocked and just didnt know what to say. "You...yeh..woh...Arghh! Go back to your cubicle."

Nandini smirked proudly at herself and then walked away, flipping her hair over her shoulders with attitude. As soon as she came out of Manik's cabin. she saw all the employees were looking at her and trying to hear what was going on but quickly went back to work seeing her.

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