Radhika Arora sank deep into despair after losing her husband to a brain tumor four years ago. Because of the demise of her husband, Radhika's attention was diverted from her business which caused it to sink to the floor back to where it first start...
"It has been almost twenty minutes. Radhika Arora doesn't like to wait. If Mr. Malhotra doesn't show up here on time then.." complained Mr. Agrawal, another worker.
His sentence was interrupted as Krish burst into the office.
"Sit down Agarwal, I've got a killer presentation that will make you question what you've been doing for all of eternity."
Radhika rolled her eyes and shook her head at Krish's overconfidence, "Get started with the presentation Malhotra. I don't have all day."
Krish mock saluted her and then proceeded to show what he had made on screen. He spoke about rebranding the company and obviously giving it a new face. Krish believed that they needed to convey to the public why Nirvana existed and for what purposes, as well as how would Nirvana be better compared to other local food markets.
"But why do we need to do all this?" questioned someone in the room. "We just had a photoshoot a couple of days ago which was done for the purpose of rebranding. Why do more?"
"Because people hardly pay attention to advertisements on TV. The company needs a leader who will come out publicly and make a speech or organize an event that will promote Nirvana," explained Krish.
Nisha looked down and smiled. She admired Krish's thoughts and loved his presentation. Nisha had the urge to say something during the presentation but was quickly shut down as Radhika spoke.
"And who would that face be?"
"You," said Krish.
Many people around the room kept quiet and then began to whisper.
"Radhika ma'am never does advertisements and barely speaks to the press. She has never even held an event. How will she be the new face?" whispered someone.
"Radhika ma'am is definitely going to get mad at Krish's proposal. Just look at her face!" whispered another person.
Krish then flipped to the next slide on his presentation and that's when audible gasps started to emanate from around the room. People whispered excitedly around the room as they saw the photo on the screen.
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The photo captured Radhika at the photoshoot they did the other day. Her hand gently rested on her hair and her eyes looked up as if she was gazing at something long into the distance. Radhika looked deeply engrossed in her thoughts.
Radhika scrutinized the photo in front of her and then started to talk, "I kicked you out of the photoshoot that day. How did you take the picture?"
"Guilty for that one. I stayed back and took photos of you. You never noticed because there were so many cameramen. You couldn't see me in the far back when you assumed that I had already left." said Krish smirking. "You said I had a chance to prove myself with this presentation, what do you think?" he asked.
"Thank god Shivaay is not here, otherwise he would explode," Nisha muttered.
Nisha looked at the photo her best friend had clicked. Somewhere she felt a little jealous. Nisha wished that her friend had clicked a photo of her instead of Radhika. The salt was added to her wounds when Krish started to speak again.
"You look ethereal in the photo by the way," said Krish.
Radhika's eyes widened and her cheeks turned red. This didn't go unnoticed by Krish and he smirked and looked at her smiling.
Radhika found her voice again. "Fine. I'll host an event that rebrands this company. On one condition." she said.
"What?" asked Krish.
"You must bear the brunt of what you did last night."
Everyone looked around puzzled.
"Everyone is dismissed from the room! I have to speak to Krish exclusively," said Radhika.
As everyone piled out of the room, Krish turned to Radhika and smirked again. "You know if you just wanted me all to yourself, all you had to do was ask."
"Shut up and don't flatter yourself. Now explain what the hell happened last night in my cabin which looked like five thousand angry protesters trampled over everything."
Krish grabbed Radhika's hand and led her outside of her office.
Surprises!
•••
"SURPRISE!" yelled everyone including Krish.
"You planned a surprise for me?" asked Radhika, who was in shock.
"What are good employees for?" asked Krish.
"But what is the party for?" asked Radhika.
"To say sorry for the fact that I yelled at you during the photoshoot and about your office,"Krish led her to a table and Radhika almost laughed when she saw what Krish showed her.
Tons of cookies with 'I'm Sorry' written all over them in frosting were on a platter were decorated with smiley faces.
"This is so sweet. You threw me a surprise party just to say sorry to me?" asked Radhika.
"Wait for the best part," said Krish. He walked over and brought a huge chocolate cake over to her. The cake had frosting which said, 'Sorry Radha' with a heart and another smiley face on it.
Radhika beamed and she did something she never thought she would do. She pulled Krish over to her and hugged him tightly.
"So that is why my office was a mess? Because you were getting rid of everything for the surprise party?"
"You saw over the security cameras? Damn! I apologize for my volatile behavior on the security camera but this was the real intention."
"Thank you so much, Krish," she whispered in his ear. "No one has ever done this much to win me over. Not even my husband. I'm glad that you care for me so much. A surprise party and a killer presentation? Not bad Malhotra."
Nisha looked over at her best friend and wistfully gazed at the animated conversation that her boss and her best friend were having. But then her thoughts drifted to what Shivaay told her yesterday night when leaving her house.
"I like Radha and you like Krish. I'm going to win Radhika over. You can decide. Do you want Krish to whisk Radhika off her feet or do you want to win Krish over?" Keep an eye on them during work, I can't be present tomorrow." said Shivaay as he drove off.
•••
Radhika couldn't stop smiling after work today. All she could replay in her head was what Krish had done for her. The cookies, the cake, the party, and of course his gestures and his unbeatable presentation. The aura that he has just made her think about him constantly. He was a tad bit annoying at times but he could really be sweet.
Radhika got up and sighed as she walked to her room. She opened her closet and pulled out some casual clothes. She twisted the doorknob open to the bathroom but stopped in her steps as she heard some banging on her window.
"I think I'm delusional after today at work," mumbled Radhika. "I'm sure it was just the wind."
The noise on the window grew even longer and this time she dropped her clothes on the floor and grabbed a nearby object. She backed up against the wall and closed her eyes tightly. Suddenly, the window opened and she screamed and started frantically hitting the person who had come inside.
Radhika opened her eyes and gasped in shock as she looked to who it was.
"You and Shanaya hit really hard," said Krish rubbing his shoulder in pain.
