Fault of being Reticent

Chapter-5 Day of joining

MONDAY- The day of my joining.

"How am i looking?", I asked Molly, My roommate.

"You are looking beautiful i am sure your boss won't be able to take his eyes off of you", She teased and passed her honest smile.

" Are you making my fun?" i asked her although i knew she was not kidding.

"No idiot! you are looking good..", she said in an assuring tone.

"Okay thanks. I gotta go now, don't wanna be late" i said and hugged her.

"See you! Have a nice day Ana", Molly said and hugged me back.

"You too Molly.... Bye!".

"Hoof...." I exhaled heavily after running from the main road toward the taxi stop. I looked the time on my favourite and lucky wrist watch. "Its 8:30 am and i am on time, Yes!", i muttered myself and mentally patted on my punctuality while entering the main entrance of the building. After entering inside, i looked around and spotted the receptionist. She was good looking, slim and had pressed a forced smile on her face. I rushed towards her and before i could say anything she greeted me with a smile and asked, "How can i help you Mam?".

"I uh..i am new and today is my joining date", i informed politely.

"Okay  what's your good name Miss?", She asked.

"Ananya... Ananya Seth", I replied.

"Can i see your call letter please?", she requested politely. I handed her the letter which she inspected for few seconds and finally returned me.

"Give me few seconds", she said to me and smiled.

After typing something on her computer screen she said, "You have to go on the third floor, take left and the third room is where you are supposed to meet Mr. Rajveer Rathore. Goodluck!".

So i was supposed to meet him?. No one else but him?...Great!. I started preparing myself mentally, because i knew this was not going to be easy. I had to be strong in front of him. This was my first day and i couldn't take risk.

I was now standing in front of his door. It was boldly written on it – Mr. RAJVEER RATHORE. Reading his name only, sent shivers down my spine. My hands were already sweating. I don't understand why i was afraid of him. I started pacing back and forth in the little amount of space in front of his office. I still don't know why i was doing that maybe because i was trying to gain some confidence or courage?

After gaining all the courage, confidence and strength, i could afford that time i finally grabbed door knob and was about to knock and ask if i could come in, there was a strong body of someone crashed on to me and i plainly fell on the white tiled floor followed by a loud THUD and Sharp shriek. The person who crashed, his body was now on me or i should say he was on me. CRAP! I opened my eyes to know whose stone like body it was and i was not surprised because obviously its his office, therefore it must be him.

"God! You are so heavy please get off of me", i somehow managed to say since it was impossible to breath under his heavy body weight. But instead of getting up he was looking into my eyes and was examining my face as if he was trying to know something, something which i was not aware of. There were deep thoughts in his eyes, which were really hard for me to understand, with his heavy weight on me. My mind was not working at that time but i wanted to understand. But before i could do that he immediately got up breaking the intense and serious eye contact we ever shared in our life.

"Are you what? Blind?, don't you have some sense to walk?. Huh..?. People knocks before entering into someone's office, you lack in that??", he shouted at me his eyes were now filled with irritation and anger.