Strings Of Love

Chapter 76

"Sidharth!" Shehnaaz shook him, waking him up early in the morning.

"Hmm?" He answered without opening his eyes.

"Uth ja, aaj se mujhe office jana hai." She told him, slipping out of the bed and sauntering into the washroom.

"Hmm." He replied, finding it easy to fall asleep again. His alarm rang, bringing him out of his trance and he realized it was just 6.

"Tu itna jaldi kaise uth gayi be?" He asked, walking into the washroom.

"Nind hi nahi aayi ache se tension ke maare." She replied, while brushing.

He nodded, washed his face and went ahead with his day to workout a little. He jogged and exercised as per his daily routine and returned home to find the breakfast ready, while she was buttoning up her shirt and tucking it inside her pants.

"It's not even 8! Tujhe 10 baje jana hai!" He stated.

"Mai galti se bhi late nahi hona chahti, aaj pehla din hai. Yadi aj acha gaya toh aage bhi acha jayega. Meko koi risk nahi lena tha." She replied, opening the drawer and picking up a pair of small studs to wear.

"Yeh thik lag raha hai na? Mai over dressed toh nahi lag rahi?" She asked.

"You're looking absolutely fine. Relax baby!" He replied, taking her in a hug.

"Eww! Chal ja naha ke aa. Kitni smell aa rahi hai tere se!" She scrunched her nose, pushing him away. It made him laugh and he obliged, getting ready in time to drop her off at the office on his way.

"Kuch tips de? Tu apne interns se kya expect karta hai?" She asked him on their way.

"Hmm, as an intern.. teri basic qualities tujhe aage leke jayenge. I mean knowledge toh hoga lekin tujhe kaam karna hoga, clerical stuff, kisi ko assist karna and all that. Bas dimag shaant rakhna aur ho jayega sab. Aur girna nahi!" He replied and his words really eased her off her nervousness, joking a little to lighten up her mood as well. She smiled looking away.

"Yahi hai? Stitched and Darned?" He asked, looking at the building ahead of them through the roads.

"Ha, yahi hai. Maine sab Google kar rakha hai iss jagah ke bare me." She chuckled, answering him.

"Pata hai, this is like just 10 minutes away from my office." He beamed letting her know that they'd be working so close.

"Arey waah!" She was equally excited about it.

"There you go!" He parked the car in, wishing her luck before she left.

"Yeah." She nodded, took a deep breath and pulled him close, placed her head on his shoulder and dropped a kiss there.

"Hug kar." She demanded from him and he readily wrapped his arms around her, while they sat in silence for a minute before she left.

In the office, he didn't realize how much of a work had been pending before the launch day. A short notice meeting had been called to re-adress how they were planning to do the promotions. Pre-launch marketing, a range of marketing efforts focused on generating buzz and excitement for a new product or service before it launches. Their goal was to build up anticipation and interest so customers would be eager to buy their products when launch day would finally arrive.

So to create the hype, they had fixed meetings with the young and leading actors and actresses from the film industry. Aditya Singhania, his rumoured girlfriend Shraddha Oberoi along with some trending social media influencers were called to promote their Fitbit through some ads. A series of shoots were scheduled after the contract was signed and a small alliance was formed.