India to England ( a Harry Styles fan fiction )

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Riya's POV :

             I gave my introductory talk and I felt very happy when my colleagues encouraged me. Monica told me some important things to remember like the stocks purchased, demand and supply, targets to achieve, etc. I just took a note on my mind of everything she said.

             Harry was behaving a bit different but I guess it's his personality. So I didn't care about it much. I didn't see him anywhere after our meet in the conference hall.

             Monica showed me my cabin and I liked it. It had white walls with black ceiling, a huge window to view the whole city with light grey curtains by the side, an empty bookshelf by the corner and a huge desk in the middle of the room with a rolling chair on one side and three seats on the other side. There was also a couch and a table in another corner of the room. The glass covering two sides of the room was transparent from inside but translucent from outside for privacy.

              "We will provide you a laptop, computer , iPad and a phone within an hour. You have to create an office email account for yourself and you should login through all of these. The files are already inside the drawers of the desk so you can check them. The caféteria is in the same floor, far right corner. Restrooms are in the left corner. If you need help with anything, don't hesitate to come to my cabin anytime, my cabin is on the opposite side of your cabin. I'll come back to you later" Monica said and left. From then on, I am sitting on my chair, thinking what to do.

              The time was 9.30 . Since I skipped my coffee and breakfast, I decided to go visit the café and grab a coffee. As soon as I went there, fresh aroma of coffee filled the area and for some reason, I was a bit energetic already.

              The café was crowded during this time because it's the breakfast time. I went to the coffee machine and selected medium Latte with almond milk and sugar.

               Monica told me earlier that I have mugs to choose from and I have to use that for the rest of my time here. There were more than 50 coffee mugs. I chose a black mug with 'to infinity and beyond' written in white. I grabbed it, filled it with latte and I searched for a place to sit.

               All the single seats were occupied and all the other seats had people either having their drinks or breakfast. Wow ! Now I have to share my seat with someone. Just then I saw a hand waving at me. It was Harry.

                I gave him a warm smile. He motioned for me to join him. At least there was someone I know. I went there and sat on the seat opposite to him. It was double seater table. He had his own rainbow coffee mug in his hand.

                "Hi Riya. How's your day so far ?" Harry asked me. " So far so good. I didn't start to work yet but soon I have to" I said, taking a sip from my Latte. It was sooo good. I felt caffeine already doing its work on my body. I just closed my eyes and enjoyed the dance of the flavours on my tongue.

               Then I forgot that Harry was there and I gained back my composure. He looked at me with a smile. "Sorry, but the latte's too good. I couldn't control myself. Moreover I skipped my breakfast so this gives me a hell lot of energy" I said.

                 "Why did you skip your breakfast though ?" He asked. " I was running late. That's why I had to" I said. " Oh okay. In that case, the pancakes are amazing here. Why don't you give it a try ? Anyways I am on my way to get me some pancakes and I can get for you too" he said.

                 " Okay sure" I said. "How do you want your pancakes ?" He asked. " Fully cooked on both sides" I said while smirking. "Very funny" he said with a hint of sarcasm.

                 "I asked you about the toppings" he said." Pancakes drowned with chocolate sauce and topped with raspberries" I said. " Sweet tooth ?" He asked. I nodded my head with a smile.

                  " Okay I will be back with our breakfast " he said and walked towards the counter. I cannot believe that he is my Managing Director. He is so kind and he treats me like I am his long time best friend.

                   I was thinking about my friends and family and I realised that I forgot to call my mom today. I immediately took my phone from my trousers' front pocket and called her. The time here was 9.50 in the morning. So it would be 3.20 in the afternoon in India. By now, my parents would have completed their lunch and would be watching boring TV shows.

                   She picked up the phone in a few seconds. "It has only been a day and you have already forgot me. Very good behaviour towards your mom Riya" my mom started her rant as soon as she attended the call. She didn't even let me tell a hello. "Maaaa..... I was running late to work so I thought to call you on my way to office but then I forgot and I was hungry so I ........"

                    My mom stopped me in between. " You didn't have your breakfast yet ? " She asked. "No ma. I am at my office café and Harry has went to get my breakfast " I told. " What ? Who is Harry ? Oh wow ! Now you already have a boyfriend but you didn't find time to call your mother. I don't know...." Now I stopped her in between.

                    " Maaaa ..... He is the Managing Director of my wing. He is just my colleague and we are becoming friends now. Nothing more" I said. "Nothing more ?" She asked. " Ma. Trust me. I will tell you only the truth" I said with a slightly annoyed voice. " Okay Riya. I trust you" she said. "How's pa ?" I asked. "He's fine. He misses you. He doesn't show it out but he has it in his heart. He goes to your room often and comes back after a minute" she said.

                   " I miss him too ma. And I miss you too" I said. "Miss you too Riya" she said with a sad tone. I saw Harry coming towards our table with a smile and two plate on both his hands. "Ma. I am going to have my breakfast. I will call you as soon as I reach home. Love you ma. Bye " I said. " Bye Riya. Take care. Love you too" she said and hung up the call.

                   I kept my phone back in my pant pocket. Harry came and sat down on his seat, placing the two plates on either side of the table. "Thank you harry" I said. "You're welcome" he replied. My pancakes smelled so good. It had a chocolate-y aroma filling up the air. I looked at Harry's plate. It was just plain pancake topped with honey.

                   "Honey ?" I asked him. He looked from his plate with a smirk playing in his lips. "Did you call me ?" He asked with a smile. That's when I realised what I just said. "No no no no. I asked only honey for your pancakes and nothing else. Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean....." I spoke in a hurry to clear things but he stopped me in between.

                   "I know I know. I was just teasing you" he spoke. He laughed and I laughed with him too. I cut a small piece of pancake and brought it to my mouth. I devoured its heavenly taste and I never wanted to stop having it. "This is wonderful. Thank you for your suggestion Harry. You have already made my day better" I said. "I am happy that you are happy" he said with a smile. He started to eat his pancake too.

                 " I want to ask you something" I said. "Yeah what's it ?" He asked. "What happened to the previous assistant manager ?" I asked. As soon as I dropped that question, his face lost the smile and dimples which was evident a second ago. He looked from his plate with sadness plastered all over his face.

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           Hello donuts !!!! How are you ? Hope you and your family is doing good. The next part is here. How do you like the story so far ? Any guesses on what happens next ? Tell me in the comments section. All your questions will be answered.

           Louis is now touring. He is unbelievable. Every concert has something special.

            There are pics and vids of Harry shooting a new video song for his third album in a bed. What do you think about it ?

            That's all for this part. Stay happy and spread love. Love you all. Any improvements to be made ? Let me know. Thank you so much for your love and support so far. Bye donuts !

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