On The Rocks Please.

                                                    Episode- 3

6.00 pm. She is waiting in the cabin, I approached her, “Shall we start?” 

“Of course.” She added.

We both slipped into the car, ‘My Inner voice praying: This meeting must turn into a date soon.’ I drove her to the cafe, which is on the opposite street to our office, just to maintain a low profile. We got a table.

She looks, as fresh as in the morning; I wish, she notices my interest in her. Nevertheless, she is a controlled woman, no expressions displayed, and that's dangerous.  Somehow, we both started the conversation at a time, WOW!! That’s a good sign.

She suddenly asked, “Are you married?”  

God!! That’s insane to answer but simply said “No".

She asked, “Are you in any plans of getting married soon?”

OMG!! My Inner voice: She is so straight.

“Frankly, I am an eligible one to get married; so it’s obvious,” I said and smiled weirdly.

“Oh!!  That’s great,” she said.  

“Vidhi, Let me be straight, as you are a matured woman, and can understand things going around you as well.”

“I am Listening,” She said.

   “Honestly, you are so pretty today, we made eye contact.” she is blushing again. I see a waiter coming to take the order, and we ordered a cappuccino and garlic bread.

Straight to the point, “I want to confess something Vidhi, I am in Love with you, head over heels, and will you trust me and accept me?”

 Solid ten minutes of radio silence between us.

She started stammering, and suddenly said, “I have a baby".

“WHAT!!!!” I shouted.

‘My Inner voice: am I in a situation room? Weird, Strange, Hopeless.  I DON'T KNOW, mixed feelings.

Another ten minutes of radio silence again.

Slowly, I pull back my guts to talk, and asked her, “Is the baby an adoption?”

 “Because you never bring up, you were married and claim single, and suddenly this baby thing?” I asked.

She said, “No.”

 “Mr. Vinay just listens, to have babies, not necessarily one must be married, you must have known this by now.” She said mockingly.

 I understood her humor late, “WHAT!!! Of course, I knew that.”  I crack sharply.

“Please, don’t mess with me, what are you trying to say? And better be explicit, I have plans for us.” I beg.

“Yes Vinay, I am very clear that ‘I have a baby’ and also a ‘single mother’, and now let me know your interests and plans if any?” She said and left me.  

‘What a rude woman she is?’ I thought.  

I just detained myself in the cafe, for two more hours, having her cup too.  My inner voice teased: how well I extended my time.   

After many days, I’ve thrown myself into a bar to hang out with my hangover, and ordered a neat, “whiskey on the rocks please.” Rounds two and three were completed, I checked my watch its 9.30 pm.

My Inner Voice: WHAT THE HELL ON EARTH I GONE THROUGH TODAY? I am in love with a young woman who is a Mother, unmarried, and if it is okay with me, I will be a father, no ‘Step Father. What a privilege? WOW!!!! I can be A Husband & also Father at once. Finally, I managed to my flat safely, without blowing the machine. I.e. The breathalyzer. 

Monday morning as usual, I thought, but it`s different, of course, a little hangover & it's a client meeting week, and also the final week of project submission.

The meeting started at 10.00 am. My team is ready with the presentation, Vidhi is so normal, that nothing has ever happened between us. How a woman can fake or cover up situations? Is it an art or natural instinct? You Never know? But she is proactive, Surprising & Alarming.

On the ending note, some of our teammates are supposed to travel to the client`s location the same week.

I Received an email:

Sub:  This week's Official Tour Schedule.

Dear Vinay,

As per the presentation, understood the importance of working in the client’s location, hence, please submit any four names of your teammates including you.

Hope we complete the project by the weekend.

We let you know about further arrangements. 

Thank you

Sailesh

Sr. Project Manager.

Immediately, I gathered the team and explained the emergency of flying to the client`s location. Arun and Bhanu volunteered themselves, I personally picked Vidhi, as she is much more needed than any other. We all decided to fly & close the deal by this weekend.

 My Inner Voice: Travelling with her, going to be much worse? This isn`t expected at all.  

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How About Buying you a Coffee?

Episode - 2

             Days were quicker than before, a twelfth week now, a pleasant feeling working with her, but how? I AM NOT SURE, but she had the same effect on me from the very first day. She is a decent dresser, crisp voice, and speaks well, unlike me. I don’t tag her as a workaholic but justify, she does some smart jobs. I observed, she knew how to propel things well, a fine quality for anyone to possess. Cut sharp & assertive too ‘I agree that’s a rough one’, but very punctual & no-nonsense lady. After her joining, somehow, things started wrapping up early.

Life became more exciting now; IS IT HER? My inner voice:  no Comments.  This is a real feeling, what is so special about this girl? My Inner Voice:  am I obsessed?  It’s okay to be, excited to know more about her.

The same evening, I happen to see her waiting for the cab, and wanted to take a chance, I slowed my car and “asked her”, that I can drop her off as I am heading on her way. She graciously denied my offer, saying  that she was not interested, I was choked with the reply but left pretending that was fine with me, but it was not, ‘My Inner Voice: am I not interesting or just the ride’? I felt upset and lost the whole week.  Hence, decided to ask her the same question, ‘am I not interested, or just the ride’? It's Monday, again a lazy start, feeling nervous but determined to ask her the bugging question. But I do not have her personal number, neither she nor I asked. Now the only option left is to walk to her cabin, it`s 5.30 pm. Well! She is almost securing her things to leave, but I won`t let her.

I asked, “Ms.Vidhi may I know the update so far and please email me the latest developments?” 

 “Surely, by morning.” She said.

 I insist to her, that she does it right now, and she said, “I had an appointment with the doctor and it’s important.” I was worried a little and asked her if she is okay?

 She replied, “Absolutely fine.”

Then I whispered slowly, “If you are free this weekend, of course after work, how about buying you a coffee.” I perceive her disinterest, but I promised her that I can help her with the ongoing project. Reluctant, but agreed with my proposal saying, “I had only an hour,” “that’s enough!” I said, ‘My Inner Voice, is too confident: I can extend your timing.’ 

The awaited Friday morning arrived, and I dressed up in the best outfit, what I have in my closet, certainly, to impress her. Unlike any Friday, ‘I am waiting for her,’ damn it’s not normal at all; ‘of course not, being early to the office and waiting for her. ISN'T IT CRAZY! ‘My Inner voice, conformingly: Of course not, it`s crazy after all.’ She is late, “my Inner voice, how come? I've never seen her coming late” why today? Okay l wait, it`s 9.30am, went to her cabin, not see it, two more hours passed and no news, OMG random thoughts in mind, is she okay?  Is she met with an accident?  Is she on leave, or did she quit the job?  I started searching, for any emails from her, and no such emails. Now it’s time to get her on call.

Abruptly, heard her voice asking, “Sorry Vinay, a little late today, I heard from Bhanu that you were looking for me.”   Bhanu one of our teammates is good at gossiping & lazy at work.  

“What?” I  Yelled, irritatingly and watched her ‘OH MY GOD’, again she smacked me. She is in a sari, so colorful, a lemon yellow one, with sky blue all over, a kind of georgette type I guess? With a contrasting blouse, and ears filled with matching tassels, looks so stylish like never before, she made my day when I saw her, my tensions are gone and my attention started, literally, I am gawking at her. That’s it, confirmed, I am in love with this lady, totally. I decided to compliment her at any cost before she leaves the room.

She asked,  “Hello Vinay,  is anything that I could help you with?”.  I just ignored her and asked any reason for her wearing a sari, she smiled softly and teased me that she is going on a date.

“ What!” I snap.

 “No, it’s actually a personal meet up and I am supposed to wear this”.

 “Okay, actually you look so cool in this sari.”

 ‘My InnerVoice saying hot… instead, she thanked me and started blushing. 'My Inner voice: man this is for life, I am dead, I knew it.' So she asked, whether the coffee program is still alive, I stammered, “ Yes... Yes of course.”

“Then please text me the address.”

“ But I don’t have your number.”

 She wrote on the pad on my table, I asked her how about leaving the office together sharp 6.00 pm. I felt her discomfort but said okay. 'My Inner voice: Wow what a play Vinay, both purposes survived, first one, her personal number, second, leaving together,  great trick bro, I pat myself proudly.'

“Now may I know why I am here Vinay?” she asked.

 “Actually, I thought of giving you some details of the project, but since morning I didn’t hear from you.” ‘MY Inner voice: IT’S FALSE.

“Sure, please email me.” And she left the room.

 What the… I am gonna die if I can't be seeing her the whole day, but how? I felt that today it was okay to be named shameless and started rattling six to seven times from her cabin to mine. Of course, she started noticing my presence often, "I Don't Mind."  

And it's 5.30, I wind up my work for the day and rehearse how to propose to her. Yes, indeed I wanna propose to her today. I made up that she is for me, whatever it is, but I won't let her slip. 'She is mine.'

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Single Mother

            Hello, I am Vinay, a young techie working as Team Leader in Excel Solution PVT Ltd. Handling eight team members in my group and awaiting two more seats to be filled soon. Received the best employee award, the excellence award, the best team award, etc for my performance, but honestly speaking life isn’t so exquisite, it’s just like an empty jar, or let me put it this way “A bar without beer”. It’s been routine with a lot of outings and single nights.

            It is like the same uninteresting Monday, as we all knew from schooling 'Monday is a dumb day to work'. I pushed myself into my cabin and started checking emails, as usual, heard a voice firmly asking permission "May I enter?". I just carelessly said you can, without eyeing who that is.  

    It’s just that damn moment I saw her 'OH MY GOD!', my inner voice is telling me to stare at her for a while, 'WOW!!! Who Is She?'. I saw a slim young lady in her mid-twenties, with flawless skin, thin cheeks, and rosy lips, dark & big eyes of 5.5 foot tall an eligible bachelorette or Green Goddess, 'I DON'T KNOW'. I gathered myself and offered her a seat so decently as a gentleman.

"Yes, how may I help you Ms…?"
 "Hi, I am Vidhi Nirvana, a new joiner, in your team, and am instructed to your cabin to see you, sir," she said. I grin, okay, "welcome board MS. Vidhi Nirvana, I am Vinay's team leader and you can call me by my name." My inner voice is dancing, "let me know my work?" she asked. 
"Well!, first let me know a little to work with you more comfortable."

          She smiled softly, saying her whereabouts. She completed her graduation in Noida, got through her campus in TCS, as a developer for four years, and joined here as Sr. Programmer, also she stays in the city, just 10 km away from the office and also from the place where I live, my inner voice which means if she is interested I can pick & drop, and inadvertently my words leaked about her 'relationship status', she bewildered, I noticed her sulking but heard “Single…” okay, well now technically I knew, she is three years younger than me. My inner Voice Were all these favoring factors to consider? 'Absolutely yes go ahead'. We had coffee in my cabin and later introduced her to the rest of my team members.

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All you Read Is Love

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