combined together was making her tired and lethargic. But she had work to do and not a minute to waste so she mustered he

u doing up so early?" Meer

ra as she was flipping the omelette. She got the egg out of

to sleep well,

tla

terday was a bad idea. We

oming up," explained Neha while putting the bread in the toaster. Meera went into

struction company?" Asked Meera while put

t without tea," answered Neha. Meera took out a pot and placed it on the stove for water to boil

s that are nowhere related to our mechanical degree. Maybe we should change our streams," said Mee

r Material Research Engineer in research and

ght in your position. What do I have to show after my engineering degree a

senior could make her laugh anytime, anywhere. That's why extrovert Meera had a large pool of friends. W

o meeting NY and falling i

kplace. Oliver can pick you from there and take you to have your meeting with

ollected all the utensils and placed them in the di

, HR, and R&D; Construction firm, building supplies business, real estate development and hotel service industry is in a

locatio

ey are only a fe

a jiffy," said Meera after they wer

on

shirt and peach trousers. She was busy driving her blue Chevy Malibu while Meera was looking outside the car admiring the view. She had a smile on h

uilding with great praise and awe. A big glass door welcomed them both. A few steps ahead was an open space, constructed with grey marble and oakw

k. Every employer was provided with a key card and visitors had to ge

end, "Di! Please wait in the waiting are

ve a nice day," said Meera wh

ou sure you will b

g her head in disbelief. "Go, I'll be f

. She turned around to see what Neha was afraid of but instead, she bumped into a wall, hit her head on something hard and stumbled back. She was about to fall on her behind when she heard crunch, crash, shatter. Before she co

ar behind," she thought. She lowered her hand and looked up. A handsome but angry face was close to her face and staring at her. All of a sudden

amon, and sandalwood. It was woody and fruity and spicy and aromatic and pleasant. The prominent forehead on his oval face was being kissed by a loose lock of curly black hair. She tried hard to

voice spoke somewhere in the vicinity of the curly-

a's devil boss, Arthur Guild, the arrogant but rich and powerful, high-profile idiot. The man

she tried she could not move even a mere millimetre

as moving her feet, but instead of touching the hard ground they were sw

ally getting late. Sir, si

lised she was enclosed within Arthur's strong arms, so strong that he was helping Meera to defy gravity. She was dangling with the help

A white cloud of smoke appea

ot now," Me

d courage and said to Arthur, "um... ahem... hello! I think you can t

e back to their angry expression mixed with slight embarrassment. He

Why should I say sorry? It's ent

ised. His eyes and his word

time, because of you I am late for my meeting and for me time is money. Who will pay for my loss? You, you pathetic poor people. And look at what you have done; you destroyed my custom-made Phone." He looked down and she followed his gaze and sa

as just stare at him

*

the room and find a way to escape it. The entire room was just walled and had a single door and no windows. She knocked hard on the door but ther