#8. Shared Smiles

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Nitya is sitting at her desk, lost in thought, contemplating the new case assigned to her. She's pondering over Shailesh's words.

She understands his concerns and is willing to delve deep into the situation

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She understands his concerns and is willing to delve deep into the situation. Her thoughts also drift to Kabir, the senior journalist. It's been ten months since she joined the Nexus Media Agency, but she hasn't seen or met him even once. This is the first time Shailesh has mentioned him in their conversation, and the mere thought of meeting him excites her.

She will meet him for the first time in a business meeting. She has heard that he's very particular about work and dislikes it when people neglect their duties or make mistakes in their assignments. Nitya sees this as an advantage, as she also believes that work must be perfect and a priority for everyone. She's quite excited to start working on this case and anticipates that her meeting with Kabir will be memorable.

Her reverie is broken when her phone beeps; there's a message from Ishika asking about her well-being. As she reads the message, she realizes that she couldn't meet Ishika because of an early morning meeting. Nitya smiles; meeting in the morning isn't mandatory for either of them, but since they live in adjacent societies, they often make impromptu plans. Moreover, when Ishika's mother is out of town, the two surely meet, hosting each other for breakfast or lunch. Today, Ishika has invited her for dinner, and Nitya wants to meet her. She responds to the message with a couple of smiley emojis, assuring her friend of her arrival.

As Nitya thinks about her friend, a sweet smile appears on her lips. Despite being alone in the wide world, she still has two people she calls family, and she's content with that. The Almighty has been kind to her, giving her a sister in Ishika and a caring mentor in Shailesh.

Indeed, it's unpredictable, but life is good.

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Hotel Taj

Ruhana enters the hotel and asks the manager about the clients she is supposed to meet. The hotel manager welcomes her and shows her the way to the conference room. On her way to the room, she hears a few giggles. Following the voices, she discovers that the hotel has a small area for children. At the moment, a few kids are playing on the games fixed in the specified area. She walks towards the play area and gets a clear view of a young man playing with the children. He is holding a little boy in his arms, swaying him up and down.

 He is holding a little boy in his arms, swaying him up and down

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