dark and pretty

1 family to Malibu

hi there , this is my first book so please give it some time....and if you do then please go easy on me

happy reading 

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" yes ma'am I'll be there on time , n....no worries about timing you can call me anytime according to your convenience "  god i just stammered out of nervousness .

I kept my phone aside and let it out with my loudest pitch mummyyyy ( mother ) !!!!! I ran Down the stairs to the living room where my mom was sitting on the couch watching some SaaS bahu serial ( some sort of in laws daily soap ) .

"damn girl your pitch " she groaned pissed off my high pitch  .

"I got the job"

"nooo !!! "

"yes !!! "

" but where , how , when ?  " she looked at me in surprise cause i didn't go for any interview this month . she is already very furious at me for resigning from my previous job 

' as they make you work on your ass but don't pay enough ' okay so this is my inner self , she talks to me often .

mom thought forty thousand rupees in your first job was more than good to flaunt in front of verma aunty , i tell you damn these relatives .

I squat beside her lowering the TV's volume " remember I applied in the global entertainment two years back "

" no " her firm brown eyes staring at me

 i rolled my eyes to the television as they were glittering in frustration i remember when i applied in the global's for the first time how she was thrashing her voice to the point it went so harsh that we had to give her only warm water for three days .... 

" I got the reply , she said that they'll arrange a vc interview with Mr. William carl.....but its just for the formality he being the president should at least check his employees  before recruiting  ."

" don't you think they hurring it a bit and what's with the weird name , kaal ...as in death ? "

 "noo ma ......he's the ceo , i'll go California ."

"who is going where ? " don't mind please ,he has a habit of interrupting me ,my weird brother and because he is directly related to me by blood I need to love him...

' guess that much is more then enough for his introduction .'

" didi ( term used for elder sister ) cleared an interview " mom said in monotone .

" wow is that true avishka "

"stop calling me by my name you moron  " , after all I've gulped five years more then him in life i demand respect .

" you wish " he mummers as he moves out of the room , with a grin .

" what did you say ? , come back here , we are not done yet "

mom looks quite and why is she staring at me ?  what's with those tears , oh god will she cry ? Oh no , not now .

she embraced me before crying " my baby , i wish you don't pass the interview "

" what !! are you cursing your daughter mom ? "

" i just d...don't w...wan....u go " she started sobbing harder " you don't h...have to earn a lot , you can earn less but stay with us " i looked into her teary orbs to feel my heart getting chills but how should i explain her that money is all we need to survive in this dominating world she has experienced it herself then why is she against my thoughts ?.

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dad is home after work and mom told him about my interview at the dinner table , all of us were quite and sadness was painted on our faces except for druv .

" when are you going ? can I take your room ? " he asked faking excitement as he was serving some raita in his bowl .

"noooo" the three of us squall in unison and with that unexpected quack his shorts were filthily over by raita , before mummy can console him we burst into laughter but what we all knew was that no one is really happy .

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a week later here I am at LAX airport California which is 17.4 miles away from my real destination MALIBU.

' geez it feels like I've spent decades waiting to come here ' 

okay inner ava it was just a week don't over react , be mature girl .

 standing in front of the global entertainment . 'wow' I was gawking at the skyscraper before I took a deep breath and moved inside nervously  .

" hello , I'm avishka I've a.... " before i could complete my sentence the receptionist looked at me with an awe expression as she shacked my hand for not leaving it .

' she's just shaking hands ava '

i know but why does it feels like she is sympathizing it's just weird 

" come with me miss avika , he is eagerly waiting for you " 

i didn't mind her for miss pronouncing  my name but " really ? He was waiting for a me  " i was frozen at my spot as she pulled me to meet William carl .

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" so why do you wanna do this miss avishkha ?" the woman in her mid 30s asked me this idiotic question , of course I wanted it for money I remember three days back when I was almost going to reject William's proposal as he wanted me to stay with the boys 24/7 but he sealed my mouth with an amount of 50,000 dollars annual... that is around 39,00,000 in rupees.....only an idiot would reject .

and of course i checked the legal documents before signing , i checked everything related to my security beforehand furthermore they made my parents talk to some government official .

' are you still not finding it a little suspicious , money isn't everything '

okay dear me stop talking like mom

" Umm , because with this opportunity I can work for The SNB, you know the global icon i have always admired them "

' like you ever came out of ed shreen ' 

shh...i researched a little about them before coming here and druv always listens to them so he was a great help for the first time anyways i guess I handled it proper adding a fake smile as i tried to look at my surrounding it was a real office ; office , at the 22nd floor with the glass walls to see through the beach far away , a big conference table in front of me , with documents arranged very orderly , a laptop , a photo frame and everything that makes a office table a table of class and reputation .

" whatever " William rolled his blue eyes from my shabby brown bun and continued " you need to start your work from Tomorrow , as for today onwards you are going to stay at the SNB mention with the guys "

" yeah but..."

" I'll explain the rest to you " the woman said with a smile as i was told to follow her trail .