Unmasked - A Swasan Story

24# First date

And I update ...struggling with my writer's block # I will leave it up to you guys.

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They stood to face each other ... and she let his words sink in slowly. The lingering caress of his fingers over her cheeks was enough to pull her out of the trance, but it wasn't a jolt. It wasn't like being thrown out of a world to an another, instead, it felt like a smooth transition from dream to reality and she was caught somewhere in between.

The car door opened with a soft click diverting her gaze for a second, then moved back to his smiling face. He signalled her to get in ..and she didn't ask where didn't feel the need to. As she sank into a familiar seat, the car no longer felt a stranger, but like an old friend greeting her with ever-magical Beethoven. He slid next to her ....and everything just felt perfect as they drove in comfortable silence.

'Silence speaks volumes.' He listened to this quite times. He wasn't sure of volumes but it definitely does. Her eyes didn't leave him for a minute as if she's trying to gauge if he's real and he couldn't help but bask in the warmth of them.

Sanskaar, as always admitted, had been immune to open admiration, but Swara changed it for him. He had been trying hard not to smile like stupid as he felt the heat spreading on his cheeks. Damn! Is he blushing? This girl next to him.

Sanskaar cleared his throat. "Swara .."

"Hmm..." Swara replied still hanging onto dreamy reality state.

"You should stop looking at me like that. I am finding it very hard to concentrate."He turned to her, his lips curving up teasingly.

Alert at once, Swara turned away.Idiot..kya kar rahi hain,she cursed under breath and focused out of the window, fiddling with her bag strips. She has been checking him out shamelessly. How embarrassing!

"You never tease back, do you? "He enquired smiling at hints of deep red shading a side of her cheek. So like Swara.

Swara nodded.

Leaning little forward "Never?" he asked amused. A shy smile was her answer. How endearing!

"How did the interview go? " He asked knowing it went well. He had been little nervous knowing his dad was on the panel, who is capable of striking fear with no words but as the information would have it, Swara fared extremely well. But he wanted to hear from her and he did, as Swara shed her shyness, went on to explain excitedly...and how happy she was.

"I just hope it works out," she said closing her eyes and crossing fingers. This job is important.

He will make sure it would, Sanskaar watched her in silence. Nothing would go wrong.

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Durga Prasad Maheshwari Cabin.

"Dad! This is the list of final results and these are the shortlisted ones. Once you finalise, they will be passed to respective departments and emails to colleges would be going out in a day or two."Adarsh handed over the file. The interviews went well and they managed to tap some real talent. A bit of training would get them going once they join.

Durga Prasad Maheshwari studied the list, looked up at Adarsh and gave a nod. It's good to go was the message...but what left him puzzled was his dad's next statement

"Hold on the candidature of Swara Bose. I have a few concerns."

"But Dad, She's one of the top scorers... We can't do that," Adarsh retorted next minute. He didn't have a good feeling about this all of sudden.