Tears of Insecurity

Chapter Five

Previously -

"Aarti? Kya hua-", Karishma was about to bombard her with questions but got cut off by Aarti.

"Agar tujhe apni job pyari hai na toh chup chap Susheela ma'am ko call laga! Wo tujhe tere cabin ke landline number pe kab se call kiye jaa rahi hai but har baar busy lag raha tha isilye unhone mujhe call kiya. Ab humare pass sirf 20 seconds bache hai apni job bachne ke liye.", By the end of her speech, Aarti was out of breath. Karishma's eyes went wide and she immediately called her boss.
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As said, exactly after a minute Susheela's landline phone rang. She picked it up with her nose flaring in anger. "Oh hello Queen Elizabeth. How are you? I hope I haven't disturbed you. I know I should've taken an appointment but oh silly me!", Susheela spoke with a sarcastic smile, suger dripping in each and every word that she spoke.

Here on the other end of the call Karishma cursed herself in her mind and grimaced. "I'm so sorry ma'am. Actually my boyfriend had called me to ask me something. My phone is dead so he had no other choice but to call on the landline. I'm so sorry ma'am.", Karishma said with guilt in her voice.

Here Susheela rolled her eyes, "Aree aap kyu sorry bol rahi hai Madam. Mujhe toh samjhna chahiye tha na ki aapke boyfriend ka call aane wala hai. Kaam ka kya hai? Woh toh kabhi bhi ho sakta hai, aur boss ka bhi kya? Bhaad main jaane do boss ko, kaam toh hote rehte hai na?", Susheela said sarcastically.

"Nahi nahi ma'am, please Madam iss baar maaf kar dijiye next time se aisi galti nahi hogi.", Karishma pleaded on the call.

Susheela sighed, "Okay fine. But next time mujhe ye sab nahi chahiye, okay? Office ke landline par sirf office ke kaam ko kiye jaa sakte hai and only in the case of emergencies you are allowed to receive or make calls for personal use. Yaha pe company tumhari Aashiqui ki baatein sunne ke liye phone bills nahi bhar rahi hai.", Susheela grimaced imagining the sugary talk going on between Karishma and her boyfriend.

"Ji ma'am. I'll make sure that I don't repeat my mistake. Waise ma'am aap call kyu kar rahi thi? Kuch kaam tha?", Karishma asked as she gave a thumbs up to Aarti who was still in her cabin.

"Kaam? Aree kaam kaha, maine toh bas aise hi call kar liya tha. Socha thodi gossip karenge office ke logo ke baare mai.", Susheela yet again replied sarcastically, only the change this time was that Karishma couldn't catch on the obvious sarcasm.

"Kya baat kar rahi hai ma'am aap, sach? Aapko pata hai aaj kya hua office main aapke aane se pehle? Surya ne Sadhna ko propose kiya aur wo dono date pe jaane wale hai, how exciting na ma'am!? Aur pata hai-", An excited karishma was cut off by an angry Susheela.

"Enough! Hum yaha gossip karne aate hai Karishma yaa kaam karne? Office ke landline pe maine agar call kiya hai toh obviously kisi kaam ke chalte hi kiya hoga na? Mujhe latest wedding collection ke designs ki file chahiye mere cabin main, abhi ke abhi!", Susheela growled in the phone. Karishma gulped and kicked herself in her mind.

"Ji ji ma'am. Main aapko wo file ek ghante main laake deti hu.", Karishma said hastily already on her toes to find the damned file.

"Ek ghanta!? Mujhe wo file abhi ke abhi chahiye.", Susheela said getting impatient.

"Ma'am wo darasal, wo file main kuch changes karne the price ko lekar toh....", Karishma said praying to the heavens above so that her boss doesn't get more angry at her.

"Karishma Devi ji, maine wo file aapko pichle hafte di thi complete karne ke liye. Kya pura hafta aap macchar maar rahi thi apne cabin main beth kar yaa fir apne boyfriend ke saath pyar bhari baatein kar rahi thi?", Susheela was loosing her patience by now and was growing frustrated by the second.