Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 2

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Tina quickly replied with a 'yes ofcourse' and stood waiting for her mobile phone to start ringing.

And right on cue her phone buzzed. She was so eager to settle the deal that she didn't even let it complete one ring. She picked it up immediately and said "Hello" in a quite excited tone. From the other side she heard a woman say, "Hello! Am I speaking to Ms. Tina Patel?" When Tina replied with a "Yes" the woman on the other side introduced herself, "Hi Tina. I'm Dr. Sonakshi Bose. I was the one who just messaged you. Is your penthouse rent offer still valid?" Tina sat down on her desk and smiled into the phone. She had a great feeling about this one. "Yes Dr. Bose. The offer still stands. Kya aap interested hai?"

After a pause for about a second she heard Sonakshi say, "Haan. Actually I'm from Kolkata, but mujhey Delhi me ek job mili hai and they aren't providing any accommodation even though woh uske liye payment de rahey hai. I have to shift in by tomorrow only. Kya yeh possible hai?" She asked hopefully. Tina on the other hand was just about to scream happily. She thought, "Yeh kal hi ana chahti hai. Arey waah! Ab saari important questions pooch leti hoon." She quickly whipped out her pad and pen and said, "Haan bilkul possible hai ma'am. But ussey pehley aapki kuch details clear karna chahti hoon and aapke paas koi questions ho toh aap who bhi abhi pooch sakti hai." She heard Sonakshi agree contently. "Haan zaroor Tina. Main pehley pooch loon?" Sonakshi asked, to which Tina readily agreed.

"Achha toh pehley mujhey poochna tha ki rent kitna padega?" And Tina realised that there was some apprehension in her voice. She quickly replied, "Ma'am aapko kitna theek lagta hai? We'll settle the deal on that. Rent is not the issue for him." The moment she said that she realised that she might have scared of Sonakshi a bit because usually when people rented out their apartments, they needed the money. So she waited for Sonakshi to respond before she explained any further. "Rent amount main decide karoon? Yeh toh pehli baar sun rahi hoon main. Aur ek minute, yeh him kaun hai? I thought yeh aapki advertisement hai?" Sonakshi replied alarmed.

Tina quickly tried to calm her so that she wouldn't lose this opportunity, " Actually ma'am advertisement maine hi diya tha, but on behalf of Mr. Devrath Dixit. Main unki PA hoon. Unke penthouse ke do floors hai and he wished to rent one out. And Apne toh unka naam suna hi hoga, so you would realise ki money yahan kyun important nahin hai." Tina paused. She waited for Sonakshi to answer. "Devrath Dixit? Matlab who business tycoon Devrath Dixit?" Yeh penthouse unka hai? Wow. But I was hoping to share with a woman and not a man. Aap samajh rahi hai naah Ms. Tina? Aur agar money factor nahin hai toh why the renting in the first place?"

"Arey ma'am you don't need to worry. Sir upar waaley level pe rehetey hai aur aapko neechey wala milega. The whole floor will be yours. Aapko koi problem nahin hogi. And Sir toh most of the time tours pe rehtey hai ya office me. Toh aapko koi bhi problem nahin hogi. And as far as kyun rent pe de rahey hai, yeh baat main aapko kal bataungi when we meet face to face. Toh hum kal mil rahey hai naah Dr. Bose?" Tina asked hopefully. She was a bit worried because while she kept speaking, Sonakshi had fallen silent on the other side. She could feel the opportunity slipping away. She prayed for a good outcome and waited with baited breath.

After what seemed like eternity she heard Sonakshi say, " Theek hai Ms.Tina. I'll take it up. Rent main kal aapko milke finalise kar doongi. I anyway need a house as soon as possible and issey achhi deal at this point mujhey milegi nahin. So I'll see you tomorrow? Aap mujhey address bhej dena. I'll be in Delhi by 10 AM latest. Theek hai naah?" Tina pumped her fist into the air and screamed a "yes" silently while covering the speaker of her phone with her hand. When she realised that she left Sonakshi hanging she quickly removed her hand and said, "Haan Haan Dr. Bose, absolutely fine."