My nightmare turned lover

Chapter- 8

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Abhay's POV:-

I was going towards the elevator when I noticed her. She was waiting for the other elevator meant for the staff.

I smiled looking at her. I don't know what's in her... maybe her odd dressing sense or it might be her refusal to back down when she knows she is not at fault...or the way she goes in a dreamland anytime, anywhere and the comical way she behaves after that, but in either way she manages to bring a smile on my face everytime I see her.

Yes, you got that right! Yesterday I knew that it was my fault. I mixed up the dates but I didn't wanted to be looked down upon so I blamed it on her. Normally I don't do that. I take full responsibility for my mistakes but the way she gets irked up everytime I blame her falsely is something that is worth watching.

But true to Mr. Chakraborty, she is very talented and professional indeed. She picked up the job very efficiently although she majored in finance. And moreover she is not like those typical women that I have hired before whenever Mr. Chakraborty was on leave. Unlike them, she doesn't try to throw herself on me. Infact she is the total opposite, she tries to run away from me. Not that I'm complaining, I like it that way too. Strictly professional and not getting personal is what I like and she maintains it that way.

I reached my office which was on the top floor. Before getting in, I inform the receptionist, Mrs. Behra who had her table just outside my door to call Miss Dixit to my office.

Mrs. Behra was a middle aged woman who handles important arrivals to my office and mainly is in charge of who enters my room and is the middle person between me and the phone calls that reach me. I like her too, she too is very professional and good at her work.

After about five minutes, there was a knock on my door.

" Come in." I said.

" Good morning sir, here is your coffee." Astha said while placing the coffee cup on my table and smiling a well practiced professional smile but there was something odd about her today and I was not able to decipher what it is?

" Good morning, Miss Dixit. What are my schedules for today. "

" Sir, first you have a meeting with the Kajaria's at 10:30 am, next you need to visit a conference on the east side and then in the noon you have a board meeting."

" Okay prepare the meeting hall, I will be there by 10:15 and take this, I want it to be properly presented there." I said while giving the point notes to her.

She extended her hand to get it and in the process of giving, her fingers gently brushed mine. She abruptly moved her hand away and while doing so her hand made contact with the glass photo frame and it fell on the floor, breaking down simultaneously. She gasped and I was shocked.

What the hell? That was the photo of me holding my latest trophy for the best buisness man of the year award. I glared at her.

" I'm so sorry sir. It happened unknowingly sir. " She said bending her head down.

"You know I can fire you for this." I said.

At this she moved her head up and looked at me shocked. Her face grew pale.

Then she quickly averted her gaze from me and again looked down and said, " I'm so sorry sir, please don't fire me. Uhh... I will work extra time to repay it sir but please don't fire me."

" Do you know how much that frame cost? It was made specifically for me from a famous artist in Italy. How will you repay that ha? Even if you work for your entire life for free  here even then you can't repay it." Okay that was bit over and that frame was not that costly but what to do, she broke my favourite frame and I am really very possessive of my favourite things. I can't tolerate even a scratch on them and she broke one! So my lashing was ought to come isn't it?

" Get out." I said trying to keep my voice calm and she immediately ran from there.

Thirty minutes later....

I was going towards the meeting area and Astha was following me behind.

" Is everything as per my order?"

" Yes sir."

"I requested for a new projector and a laptop, is it there?"

"Yes sir and all your important files, documents including today's presentation had been loaded in it."

" Okay good." I said and stopped for a moment to look at the file that I was going to present today when she bumped into me from behind.

" Sorry, sorry sir. I didn't see you stopping." She said still looking down.

" Well how can you when your eyes are on the floor rather than on the path before. This is your second mistake today." I said rolling my eyes.
"I hope it is the last and you don't create a blunder during the presentation."

"I won't sir." She said in a low voice still hanging her head low.

We entered the hall and I took my position.

Astha started the projector and I began with my presentation.

My presentation was running good and Astha was giving away the point sheets to each of the members present whenever I signalled her to do so.

And finally after a 15 minutes of continuous speaking and then another 10 minutes of questionnaire round, I was done.

" Well Mr. Saxena, we are definitely impressed by your proposition and we think that we would like to invest here. So congratulations, you got this deal." said one of the investor.

" Thank you sir, we won't disappoint you." I said while giving him a handshake.

After they left, I asked Miss Dixit to hand me the contact.

"Here are these, sir." She said.

I extended my hand without looking up from the file, to get that when they fell on the floor.

I looked at her.

" What's up with this repeated slip of hands with you? This is the third time that something has fallen down from your hands today. Are your eyes okay?" I said completely irritated by now.

She looked at me for a split second petrified and then again held her head low. Isn't her head paining yet from continuously looking down?

" You haven't committed a grave mistake, so you can look up." I said rolling my eyes.

She looked up for a second and then this time instead of bending her head down, she made her eyes look down.

I'm getting confused and irritated by this now. Is she going mad? Are these work loads getting on her brain?

Then suddenly my brain started to process and began replaying all the incidents from this morning. Then I got it. She was avoiding eye contact with me. But why?

Whatever the reason is,I don't care as long as this doesn't get in my way. But the thing is this is getting in my way, so I have to talk to her about this. And if she is going to continue like this, which by the way can hamper my work, then I'm afraid that she might have to resign from this post.

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