"Abe oye Sammy... jaldi aa aaj latecomers ki list ban rahi hai" Aditya spoke in a hushed tone seeing a few senior officials taking a stroll of the office in order to nab the latecomers on the spot.
"Arre meri scooty kharab ho gayi hai"
"Tu aur teri khataara....ab nhi aayi hai toh leave le le ya phir half day leave nhin to band baja sab baj jayega"
"Nahinnn mai aaj uth gayi hun subah toh pakka aaungi... leave mai subah der tak sone k liye lungi" Samaira whined on the other side and it seemed she has ignited the engine.
With in 15 minutes, she reached her destination and quickly entered the elevator to reach the fifth floor. As soon as she reached her section, she flew off to Aditya to know the katcha chhitha of the whole ordeal and she was disappointed because her name had already graced the non-desired list.
"Yaar jis din sabse pehle aa k baith ti hun us din toh inhe sapne nhi aate ye list banane ke.."
She pouted and Aditya laughed "Suna hai maine tum sab ki adalat Sameer sir k katghare m lagegi".
"Kya... mai leave daal rahi hun" Samaira at once got up but just then kunal came to their desk "Samaira kal jo maine data maangi thi wo taiyar hai? "
"Haan sir is daal diya tha" Samaira sighed giving him a pen drive and started putting her bottle and diary in her bag.
"Acha zara mujhe kuch discuss karna hai is par" Kunal said scratching his chin
"Sir mai leave par jaa rahi hun"
"Arre kyun... not well? " Kunal frowned at the speed with which Samaira was packing things.
"Wo wo "
"Sameer sir se dar k bhaag rahi hai" Aditya giggled earning a glare in return
"Acha... latecomers m tum bhi ho.. " Kunal chuckled "Waise Sameer sir ek saal m ek baar aisa kbhi krte hain aur aaj hi tum late ho gyi"
"Sir bacha lein" Samaira pleaded folding her hands
"Arre group m sunne me itna zyada nhi lagega " Aditya waved off her concern
"Baat to sahi hai... bas muh neeche kar ke apne joote dekhti rahungi... leave kyun barbaad karun" Kunal sir's suggestion seemed like a plan.
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"Ye kya bas chaar log" Samaira gulped seeing only four culprits in the lavish cabin where Sameer Malhotra was throwing his piercing gaze at each and every one present there while one of the seniors was ready to admonish the so called latecomers. Looked like he was just waiting for her arrival. As soon as she stood in the centre, the scolding started coming and she couldn't just look at the floor.
"Sorry Sir.. but I am always on time.. just today"
The senior didn't let her finish "Today your vehicle must have broken down.. right"
"Yes sir" The senior just rolled his eyes at Samaira's excuse
" Sir aap ne randomly ek din k data liya hai... nahin toh I am always on time" This time Samaira just turned to Sameer who was just staring.
"Toh aaj hi kyun late hua Ms Samaira . " He started off in a very gentle tone. "Instead of finding excuses, try to accept your fault and avoid repeating the same in future"
"Sir I am being honest....bahut sare log hain jo humesha late hote hain lekin kahin se aapki visit ki khabar sun kar office k timing se ghanton pehle aa kar baith gye... Sir, one can't decide with a one day visit on these matters. " Samaira didn't know where this courage was coming from.
This time Sameer didn't say anything except a short "You all may leave" to everyone in the cabin. Just as everyone was ready to disperse he said "Ms.Samaira from now on you will be directly reporting to me...sharp 9 ... Is that clear"
