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Fifty Seven: Euler's Fluid Dynamics (Part 4)

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It was always fun to be around her friends. Krithika never realized how much she had bonded with them; she had missed having coffee in the evenings with gossip for the sides.

Gossips were fun until they weren't about oneself.

"Xavier sir needs to fucking calm down.", Priya added exasperatedly, "That man is working like anything. Can you believe, he was already here when I entered the office?"

"We have things to do, Priya.", Krithika shrugged, "I told you about the meeting."

"I don't think it's about that timeline.", Akash sipped his coffee, "He is working like he wants to escape reality."

"Classic Mr. Assholic Joseph.", she chuckled, "I always knew he was acting."

Maybe, maybe not.

"No.", Priya shook her head, "We didn't feel that, he was laughing and being his cheerful self during our general meeting."

Laughing, cheerful?

Krithika's heart dropped with disappointment. She was extremely unhappy to know that part of the information.

Is he avoiding me, being jolly to everyone but me!?

Fisting her kurti, "Hmm...", she nodded, "Then probably he is just busy with his 'Boss' stuff. We don't know everything that goes inside higher management."

"Yeah", Rashi chimed in.

"Hey, Chakudi!", that was Rathna, ever positive.

Rashi and Krithika were both startled by the shock as he pulled a chair next to her.

"Hi, Rathna!", she managed to squeak a reply.

Rashi couldn't stop herself from glancing between both of them. Her eyes volleyed between Krithika and Rathna as he grinned and placed two Tupperware boxes over the table, leaning in.

"Here, these are the Laddoos which I told you about and Theplas as well as...", Rathna went on rambling, not even slightly bothered by the looks he got from her friends, "...this could be a bit spicy for you."

Biting her nails, "Thanks.", she muttered

He sat beside her and gave a wide smile to everyone, "Hello guys, I hope you know me! I am Rathna from the QC department.", he passed another box to them, "Here, you guys can also have it.", he tapped over the lid of the Tupperware, expectantly looking at their faces for any reply.

Krithika kicked Priya under the table.

Priya sat straight and smiled back, "Hi, sir.", she added, "I am Priya and this is Akash.", she tapped Akash's arm.

"Yeah, you guys work directly under Mr. Joseph, Research and Development, right? I have seen you roaming around for test results in my department.", he turned towards the last person, "And you are Ms. Rashi from the QA Department, right?"

Rashi melted into a puddle. The poor lady was flushed into a deep beet red and held the table with a death grip, "Yes, s-sir.", she stuttered.

"It's good that at least I know the names of most of the people working here, some perks of being a senior.", he chuckled, "I am not making you guys uncomfortable, right?"

That was an understatement.

"I hope you don't mind me being a bit of an extrovert here.", he had a cup of tea with him, and paused every time he sipped, "I don't want to interrupt your tea time, I just came in to drop these to Krithika."