MANNAT : His desire

1. THE MEETING

"TO LIVE IS TO SUFFER. TO SURVIVE IS TO FIND SOME MEANING IN THE SUFFERING"

CHAPTER 1

PRESENT.
March 2024

"We trusted you" I am sorry...

"Is this how you repay us by humiliating our name in front of everyone," I am sorry...

"She is so shameless, no wonder her fiancé don't want her back," stop saying this it hurts.

Voices..

The voices that never leave me alone , I have been listening to them for so long , now they seem to think of my mind as their home. will I ever be able to leave all this behind ?

the same question has been crushing me for the past year and I can't do anything but search for an answer I don't have.

I sigh and think about the next day.. ahh I have a busy day tomorrow as i close my eyes I let the darkness sweep over me.

The ringing of my alarm pull me out of my sleep looking at the time its 8 in the morning , time for me to get up and get ready.

Allow me to introduce myself to you I am Mannat Siddiqui . Twenty two years old pursuing fashion designing. fashion is the only good thing in my life for now. The flow of ideas and creativity surround my mind the second I hold my pen and sketchbook. But there are days when I have to sit for hours and still can't think of a single good idea .

fashion designers here can relate to me i guess.

I get up from my bed and began my morning business, after that i make my way towards to kitchen to make some breakfast. I live alone in a two room apartment as a tenant, but I have to search for a roommate because I am broke and ain't no way I can pay this month rent. one of my many reasons to get a job immediately .

For the past two years freelancing was great but now I need a permanent job and guess what, today I am going for an interview in my dream company NLF NAAZ LUXURY FASHIONS.

wish me luck guys I am nervous ..

Wearing an appropriate dress for the interview, I pickup my purse and leave the house. The time right now is 9: 30, shit I am gonna be late ,I have to get there by 10 o'clock and we all know Mumbai's traffic so great now .. meri kismat hai hi aisi , matlab jab 8 baje uthne ke baad bhi agar app late ho jao toh mannat siddiqui ho app. agar apki kismat sahi time pr apka kabhi saath na de toh mannat siddiqui ho app.

I left the building and found the cab I booked earlier outside the gate. I ran towards it and take a seat, thank god at least the cab was on time. Now just wish I don't have to face any traffic and can reach there on time . Sitting in the cab my thought once again wonder towards the dangerous part of my mind . How much I want to call my father or my mother right now to tell them that finally their daughter is climbing the first stair towards success. but I can't all because of HIM. that basta...

okay okay cool down mannat, you shouldn't think about him so early in the morning.. you can easily curse him all you want by the evening when you don't have to worry about the interview.

glancing at my watch and it shows 9: 48 .. hawww abb toh mai pakka late hongi.

" bhai kitna time lagega pohochne me ? i asked the cab driver.

"shayad 20 25 min or " he answered.

"20 25 minutes.. gaya yeh interview mere haath se." I was busy worrying the life out of me. my phone started buzzing . I check the name and a smile falls to my lips .

ahh savior angel my sister my twin Naymat. She looks exactly like me . It's like looking into a mirror but with a different personalities.

"hello.." I said

"hello have you reached there ?" the first thing she said from her side.

"no hey no hello but I can understand we don't have time for this because I am busy cursing me naymat. I am still in the cab and it will take at least 20 to 15 minutes" I said.

"20 to 25 ma'am" the driver interrupt.

"abhi bhi itne hi ??" I questioned and he nod while looking at the traffic ahead

"naymat I don't think I can make their on time" I said to her.

"calm down calm down you will just think positive and even if you can't I can assure you they will just look at you and will select you after all you share the same beautiful face like me" trust my twin to never let me forget it that she is self centered.

"naymat not now"

" okay okay just relax sis.. you will get selected. okay don't loose your calm and wear your confidence like the best accessory okay?" there she goes calming me down, and her words actually helped.

"yeah thanks." and I ask the question I wanted to ask for so long "uhm how's mom and dad ?"

"nah don't worry about them and now just focus on your self I have everything under control you just focus on yourself" she replied.

"now bye" she said.

"yeah bye"

I don't thing I can ever survive on my own without her in my life she just make everyone day bearable for me.. and she is right I have to think positive I will crack the interview ..

I close my eyes and take a deep sigh and wait for us to reach the company.

I don't know how much time passed but when the driver call my name I open my eyes and found myself at the gate of Naaz luxury fashion.

I paid the cab driver and leave the cab . looking at my watch I know mera kuch nahi ho sakta it shows 10:15 .. I practically ran towards the building and then toward the reception area.

"interview" the only thing I can manage to say between my pants out of breath..

yeah I am that unhealthy I can't run for more then 10 steps to save my life. she looked at me with a weird expression and then i look at myself and gasp because while sleeping in the cab and while running i didn't think about my hair and now it looks like the nest of a bird.

i slightly wince because i can't act more unprofessionally on this day. the receptionist only said one thing "you are late" and now i am just about to beg in front of her to just let me go inside Maybe she saw it on my face because then she said "but go towards elevator 15th floor and you can reach there.."

I ran towards the elevator, their are two elevators here, i can bet my life that which one is closed will take a life time to open so i enter the one which was about to close, taking take a deep breath of relief because i am finally in .

When the door get closed i saw a man by my side and i can feel him looking at me with my side eye but i couldn't care less about it right now.

he is not the one who owns the lift..

Ii lift my eyes up to set my hairs and blood drained from my face completely, i can assure you guys that i feel the time stop for few moments because standing by my side and in this lift with me is the face i can never forget in my entire life... is the man i hate with every ounce of my body and i want to kill him right now.

TANZIL AHMED KHAN

looking at me with the similar expression on my face but while mine is filled with shock and rage. his is filled with shock and.. and... ahh i don't want to say it but little softness.

And when i thought i couldn't hate him any more he proved me wrong so i did the thing that i wanted to do for the past year.

I slapped him hard on the face..

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okay so this is our mannat and girl is already in action

i know she is chaotic but i love her and i guess so will you..

well then share your love for our lady in comments and in votes..

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Author__diyaa