I walked down the stairs after I got ready for the party tonight. I looked around the hall, looking for Manik but there was no glimpse of him. I wondered how he was not here yet. After all, he has always been the one who gets ready first and waits for me. Every time I needed to be embarrassed for making my boss wait for me. I have seen him being late for anything. I don’t know how he manages to do every single thing on time. I glanced at the wristwatch in my hand only to realise that it’s only 6 in the evening. The party wouldn’t start until 8. I thought as it was rare when a party started at the time it was supposed to, that’s what I learnt till now. Having nothing else to do, I walked over to the living room and turned on the television to watch something that would kill the time till Manik arrived. I don’t want to go back to my room and get bored. To my luck, there was nothing good showing on the television. I kept roaming the channels again and again with a frustrated look. I wa
As soon as I went inside, I had to cover my ears because of the loud volume. It was just too loud. That’s why I hated attending parties and going to the clubs. I just don’t like this noise. “Are you fine?”I heard Manik’s whisper once again behind me. It was not a whisper for real. “The music is just too loud.”He looked back and nodded, understanding my discomfort. He was about to walk away when I stopped him holding his hand. He turned to look at me in surprise. Certainly he didn’t expect me to hold his hand when there were so many people around.“Where are you going ?” I spoke as loud as I could after freeing his hand with the hope that only he would hear me and no one else. It wouldn’t look good otherwise. After all, I don’t have the right to question my boss this way, “I’ll be right back.” He passed me an assuring look, then he just walked away.I saw him disappearing in the crowd. I don’t understand what happens to him suddenly or what he thinks. After a few minutes of sta
NEXT MORNINGIt was our day off. I was up almost the whole night after Manik walked out of my room. I couldn’t close my eyes even for a while. Only Manik’s face and his actions from last night was running in my mind. I didn’t feel like getting up. I wanted to remain on the bed. But I had to go out and check on Manik once. He might have a hangover after being so drunk last night. Manik!His name got me the flashes of the events of last night. Mainly when he called me ‘my girl.’ I wish it was all true. Sigh!I groaned and walked into the washroom. After having a quick shower, I put on a nice dress making sure it hid the mark on my shoulder. I looked at myself in the mirror as I tried to see whether I looked presentable or not. I was satisfied when the mark was no longer visible. When I reached the hall, I found Manik sitting there all comfortably. I was surprised to see him acting all normal. He was sipping his regular coffee along with reading the business newspaper in his tab. H
Nandini was mumbling curses to herself as she stepped into the office premises. She got late today. But she couldn’t be blamed for it. Everyday she came to the office with Manik but he didn’t wait for her today. Instead, he left earlier than usual. So, Nandini had to book a cab for herself and as expected she couldn’t reach on time. She was worried about Manik’s reaction as she was well aware of his punctuality. He hated people being late. “Shit! I’m 10 minutes late already. Manik is going to fire me today for sure. If not, then I’m sure, he’ll dump the full week's work on me in a single day.” Nandini mumbled to herself. She stepped into the elevator which leads to the top floor of the office building. Only she and Manik had the permission to use this elevator. Nandini sighed as she walked out of the elevator and went to the pantry directly to prepare coffee for her boss. She made the black coffee for him and had a pastry in that meanwhile. She couldn’t stop herself seeing the mout
“Good evening. Is it Mr. Williamson’s office? I wanted to confirm the schedule for tomorrow’s meeting with Mr. Johnson.” It was my every day’s work to call numerous people and fix Mr. Johnson’s meetings with them. It’s interesting to meet new people almost everyday but I met a few creep people too in between. They don’t know just how to be professional and behave with women. They only think women to be a piece of meat.“Yeah, everything is ready for the meeting. Mr. Johnson will attend the meeting personally and finalise the deal.”I spoke to the personal assistant of the owner of another multinational company and noted down the required points. These were mandatory before setting up a meeting. “Nice. We’ll see you tomorrow. Have a nice day.”I spoke from this side and cut the call. Finally, I was done with today’s work. It was a hectic day. It was already 8 in the night. I grabbed my bag and decided to leave. Tomorrow is also going to be a long day at work. Back to back meetings w
Last night I was in a dilemma about what was going on with Manik. He is someone I can never predict. He always ends up doing something that is beyond my expectation. The sudden change in him wasn't normal. He seems different from what I always knew. I want to know what he is thinking or what he is up to but I am not allowed to question. In these months, I noticed one thing that's he loved his work more than anything. I have seen him working even on weekends and holidays. That's why him wanting to take a vacation wondered me. Moreover, I was not even aware of it at all. He asked me not to schedule any meeting for the next week. He told me that he had something important lined up but he never mentioned about this vacation.Everything seemed to be normal this morning. We had our breakfast together like usual and even came to the office together yet he didn’t mention anything about last night. We discussed his today’s schedule and work, nothing else. His behavior was something I could ne
Sometimes I wonder why life needs to be so damn confusing? Why can't things just be simple? As simple as having a cupcake. Maybe because simple things don’t excite people the way confusing things do. Manik is one of the most confusing and unpredictable creatures I have ever come across. I tried to understand his moves, what he thinks, what he wants but I couldn’t predict even a simple thing about him. I always did that would make him happy perks of being in love yet his actions remained a mystery to me.No matter how much I tried to keep him happy, he never cared about my happiness. He doesn’t care what I want, what I think still I am stuck by him all the damn time.I didn’t realise when I fell asleep after our make out session. I slept for an hour maybe before Manik woke up as we were about to land. I wonder what this week has been like for me. We picked up our stuff and came out of the airport. I looked at Manik in confusion as there was no one following him nor any car waiting fo
Next morning, we planned not to go out and I suggested that we have some fun in the swimming pool. Nandini was unsure but she didn’t deny either accepting my suggestion. I had some other plan in my mind which she was unaware of. I was already in the swimming pool waiting for Nandini. I had a small surprise for my kitten. She was strolling towards the swimming pool, gazing at me. She was wearing one of the two pieces we bought the other day. Her hair was tied up in a messy bun with a few hair strands falling on her face and she was looking gorgeous in that simple state with her face devoid of any makeup I guess. She stood outside of the swimming pool. She slowly opened the knot of the stole tied around her waist and it slipped down from her body slowly and gathered near her feet. I'm dead after seeing her tempting body. She aroused me utterly with her look. I didn’t expect her to be looking so fiery in the bikini dress. I'm gazing at her with my mouth open. She stepped into the pool