Shenanigans Of An Imp

chapter one

She was late. She knew she wouldn't get in trouble with her manager but she felt bad about taking advantage of his good nature. Mark was a softie but no one would have believed it, seeing him.

He had wrestled in his younger days and was built like a tank. Broad shoulders, an ever expanding waist and muscles on his arms that bulged every time he flexed his arms. He had been the first friend she had made when she moved from her hometown Mumbai to London. She was grateful that she had met him. He had helped her through the "change" or in layman's terms her adjustment in a foreign land.

Being from Mumbai did not help her a bit because her Indian blood refused to thicken to the cold and mostly harsh and unpredictable weather of London. She still shuddered to think what would have happened if Parmeet, Mark's wife hadn't helped her in being warm always. Parmeet was from Delhi which had both hot and cold climate and also the fact that she belonged to a second generation of migrants helped in finding ways to adjust to the cold climate.

Giving herself a quick once over in the mirror by door she sped down the stairs to hop in to her colleagues waiting car. Vivian barely glanced at her before speeding down the busy road to join the daily traffic. She drove confidently weaving through the other cars without breaking into a sweat, when she turned her head and asked Kim "So, excited for today?".

Kim groaned and turned to the window thinking why did she have to be reminded of the reason she couldn't sleep and when she finally did sleep it was restless and ended up waking up an hour later than usual. Shooting a dirty look at Vivian, Kim mumbled "No way. You know what why don't you turn here at the exit I'll just catch a plane back home." Vivian grinned and said "You know you're a shoe in. You deserve it. And you speak well so why are you freaking out?".

"Well because the M.D. is going to be there and speaking well doesn't guarantee that I'll get that promotion." Kim said with a sigh. All her life people thought that she was confident and a good orator, the thing was she was a good orator but she wasn't confident. She had numerous doubts about herself and the only people who knew that were her close friends.

Truth was deep down she knew she deserved the promotion but year's of being passed over in favor of someone "better" left her with a complex that was as wide as the grand canyon. She knew better than to get into an argument with her redheaded friend and just nodded in agreement. Soon they pulled into the parking lot of the airport. No Vivian wasn't leaving Kim for her to catch a flight back to Mumbai, they were airport staff who worked for British Airlines. The reason Kim was here was because three year's ago they needed a supervisor and Kim had given the interview. She had given it on a whim and was surprised when she had been selected. She had found herself on the next flight to London and was saying goodbye to her family and motherland.

She did not regret that decision, that is until today when another interview would be held to select the next manager. Mark had been promoted to area manager last week and today the interview held by the companies M.D. would decide who was going to become manager on site. She always became nervous when she had to speak to someone with authority. She knew Mr Smith, the companies M.D.from the numerous times she had helped in the escort of him to his car when he landed in his private hangar.

Kim had been sent as a counter supervisor but had risen in ranks to become lounge supervisor and later to become the point to contact regarding VVIP guests. Hence she knew the silver haired live wire who was known as Mr Smith. She knew what an incorrigible flirt he was, having gone through three divorces and a fourth on the way, he hadn't left any opportunity to flirt with her each time she escorted him. She knew he never played favorites and that give her some measure of peace. Only some.

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Will Kim get her promotion? What's going on in Carl's life? When will they meet?
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