Part 6 - The arrogant meets the nerd - part 2

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***Arush's P.O.V***

"8:10 am bro! Yay!!" Kabir said in mock enthusiasm, throwing his hands up in the air as I parked the car in front of the building where his office is located.

"Yeah now fuck off" I said, glaring at him. I want to be early to office today...earlier than my employees as usual, earlier than the office receptionist so I can intimidate her.

One of the pleasures of my life - to see someone weaker than me trembling in front of me in a state of complete helplessness. 

Judge me all you want, but I feel great seeing my employees shivering by even seeing my shadow!

And that bloody receptionist Kajal...Kinjal..whatever her name is...she's supposed to be at the office by 8:15 am but that bitch never comes earlier than 8:50. I've asked Raghu, my friend from the HR to fire her like a hundred times already, but he hasn't payed heed to my words even once! He says and I quote 'just because you're an asshole-without-a-love-life who loves to work and be earlier than everyone, doesn't mean everyone should be like that! Get a life for God's sake bro and stop irritating me'

"Going to torment that poor receptionist of your's again?" Kabir asked, sighing.

"Yup" I said,popping the p, an evil grin taking over my face.

"How about this? New employees with two new girls to ogle you, not to mention the team meeting you have today morning! How does my introvert friend feel about meeting 5 new people today, and speak up in front of 10 odd people after that?" Kabir asked innocently, though the gleam in his eyes was far away from innocence!

I flushed and stuttered at the mention of talking in front of 10 people. No don't call me a pussy! It's just that, I don't find it cool to present myself as an art piece out for exhibition while hungry eyes ogle me! 

I don't like large crowd {And yes according to me 10 people is a large crowd}

"So this is what you're gonna do today eh? Stand in front of them and stutter? You already look like a clown with this grey suit with what's this pink shirt?" Kabir asked, pointing to my maroon shirt.

"IT's maroon" I said through gritted teeth as heat made it's way to my face.

"Yeah right...potatoes.. potaaatoes {Pronounce it like Phoebe from FRIENDS okay?}...anyways, so how does Mr.Arush Sharma, the arrogant, the Mr.Adolf Hitler of Walkie-Talkies and the asshole of the century feel about the prospect of having to talk in front of 10 people, 5 of whom are newbies?" Kabir asked, wriggling his eyebrows.

I didn't say anything except showing him the middle finger, making him chuckle. 

"You feel like fucking yourself?" he asked, chuckling.

"I mean you can fuck off" I said, opening his side of the door using the driver's control.

"Dost dost naa raha" Kabir said dramatically, wiping away non-existent tears.

I couldn't help but chuckle at his antics.

"Be cool bro. Don't worry, everything will be alright. You look intimidating enough to scare the shit out of those guys, and handsome enough to keep the girls' mouth shut as they'll be busy ogling you" Kabir said, winking at me before getting down from my car.

I winked back at him, grinning, before finally bidding him adieu and turning the car towards my office building.

It's 8:20 now... I so hope the receptionist isn't there! I so wanna blow off my steam by screaming at someone! And who better than that helpless receptionist?!

Replying to some of the Good morning messages on Whatsapp through my iPhone X, I walked out of the elevator at 7th floor, making my way to my office.

You know these Whatsapp forwards nowadays! Can't get out of those family groups, can't stay in 'em! My mobile's gallery is filled with pictures of Gods and Goddesses, with either a good morning or good night stamped on them! 

Family groups!

A soft tinkling sound made me look-up from my iPhone's screen, to find a....wow!

That's probably the only word that can describe this woman in front of me - dressed in a maroon salwar, her long hair plaited neatly, no make-up on face, the kohl on her eyelids amplifying the beauty of her eyes which were stuck on me, and a small bindi between her perfect eyebrows.

I've never seen any girl like this before! She looks confident in her skin dammit! Wait is she the new receptionist? Wow the girl is efficient!

I felt something...something I've never felt before, as our eyes met.

She suddenly jerked her gaze away from me! What the heck?! She's not even attracted to me?! Has she seen me? How can she not be attracted to me even after I've spent like an hour to groom myself?!

I'll have to teach this new receptionist a lesson - I am the boss here {at least her boss} and she has to fear me!

So I called up Raghu, asking when and how he hired a new receptionist {okay guys it hurt my ego that she didn't give a fuck about this Greek God aka me standing in front of her in full glory!}

Raghu said that Kinjal is still our receptionist and he's not sacked her. 'She does her work efficiently so why the fuck should I sack her? Given that you're an asshole, not everyone is like that! Now cut the call so that I can get ready for office else you're gonna lecture about punctuality again today when you see me' he said before cutting the call.

I was looking at this beauty....I mean...girl.... in front of me, who was...glaring at me? But why?! 

Wait if she's not the receptionist then why is she here? That too so early?! My own team members don't come earlier than 8:45 and this girl is earlier than me?!! How could it be?

But wait! The receptionist isn't here yet! I couldn't help but get pissed at the thought that the receptionist is late again!

I dialed up Raghav again to complain about the inefficiency of the receptionist.

Raghav was saying something that sounded like 'she is supposed to report at 8:45 and not at 8:15 like me...' but all that bounced off my ears as I continued to observe her. In my whole life I've never seen a girl so simple yet elegant like her. I couldn't help but see her feet to see if she's wearing a toe ring - to see if she's married. Don't call me names or say I'm smitten and shit but this is the first and last time that I'll be checking out a girl like this!

I felt a bit please when I saw that she wasn't wearing a toe ring! But why is she dressed in all maroon? Could she be a newly married woman? I felt a hint of disappointment at that....no why should I be? I don't care...

I felt disappointed that even though she's single she didn't spare me a second glance - yeah that's why I'm hoping that she's not married or committed. Wait what?!

The tiny jhumkas in her ear moving with every moment of her's, those tiny strands of hair disturbing her pretty forehead, and wait...why does she have the I-will-kick-your-ass look on her face?

Wait why is she tugging her duppatta like that? I couldn't help but be amused at the antics of this one-of-a-kind woman in front of me!

She looks so mellow and calm, but her eyes....they spit fire! She's feisty! Damn I like feisty!! Wait what??

Control Arush! You don't want to get in this crap about women! Women only like good-looking guys and wealthy guys. They are leechers who only want money!

I caught myself quickly - how can I check out that girl?! I have never done that in my life!

Feeling angry at myself that I let go off of myself, I barked at Raghav that the receptionist is inefficient and that she should be fired. Without waiting for his answer, I cut the call, while controlling my heart and mind.

I have NEVER looked up at any girl in my life... I have never ever observed a girl's stray hair tickling her forehead and having my hands itch to go put the hair behind her ear! I have never felt the need to go and talk to a girl.

I have never ever observed a girl...ever! And here I am, observing this girl like how I observe the share market! {Poor metaphor, I know! But well, that's my life okay?!}

I am angry at myself - angry that I actually spent my precious 5 minutes looking at this girl!

Gathering my thoughts, I started walking towards her, trying hard to not sound soft and mushy when I speak. I walked to her like how a lion walks towards it's prey - step by step, while the prey looks at the lion in helplessness.

I want her to find me intimidating and I was beyond happy when I saw her trembling like a leaf, her grip on her duppatta tightening.

I felt a pang of something when I realized that she's not fearing my intimidating aura, but she actually feels that I'm gonna attack her!

I felt guilty and this dire need to go and comfort her and make her believe that I mean no harm! Well, no harm except probably intimidating her! 

Sue me but I love to see others trembling in fear as they see me and feel my intimidating aura. But...but I felt something different...something I can't express in words as I saw this poor girl trembling at my sight!

I stood in front of her, taking-in everything from the scent of her beautiful hair, to her tiny hands clutching her duppatta like her life depended on it! How well her tiny hands would fit in mine!! Wait what?!!

Control Arush!! You can't let this girl control your thoughts like that!!

Pulling great strength from God-knows-where to not go and act all Romeo around her {I don't know what this acting Romeo is... that's just something my sub-conscience mind came-up with!} I wondered how to hear her voice... I mean....what to talk to her?!

Just then she looked up, and I thought my heart skipped a beat, as her black orbs met mine.

What the fuck!? Control Arush! I got angry at myself for reacting the way I did and couldn't help asking her "You are?" in an angry cold tone!

Wait....could she be one of the new joining employees??

What if she's someone from my own team? How do I attend the team meetings and not ogle at her?!

She looked at me through her fear-filled gaze, making me feel guilty, before she stuttered something, and I only could make sense of "I am". She was standing face-to-face with me, or rather, her face to my chest! I couldn't help but smile at how short she was when compared to me! So tiny!!

I couldn't help the smirk as I asked her to repeat herself. It amazed me to see that when she replied again, she sounded confidant and...a bit intimidating herself!

For the first time since I started working, a girl {well except that bitch Dia Sinha} was actually so confident while speaking to me. No stuttering, no guilty expression on her face, no I-am-drooling-over-you expression on her face either!

She's so confid....oh fuck fuck fuck...did she say she's the new employee working under Mr. Sharma??? AKA ME???!

How can we work together when I find it impossible to not ogle at her... I mean....when she's not intimidated by me?

Oh my! She doesn't know that I am the Mr.Sharma under whom she's gonna work! Oh it's gonna be a lot of fun when she finds out that I'm her boss later on during the group meet! Oh it'll be fun!! 

An evil smirk formed on my face as a sudden idea popped into my head.

***laughs evilly like muaahahahaha - mentally okay? Can't laugh like that in front of her! What if she thinks that I'm insane?!***  

"You're the new employee? That too under Mr.Sharma? My my... You must have a lot of guts!" I said, stressing the word you and smirking. Let's put in some fear in her brain shall we?

She looked so cute...where did that come from?!

This is the first time ever that I'm talking to a complete stranger, without any fear! I hate {not fear} talking to strangers, and well, here I am, standing in front of her, wanting to talk to her more and more!

Okay okay... my brain is going haywire...probably because I was so freaked out yesterday that I couldn't sleep! Hmm that might be the reason, why else would I ogle this beauty in front of me and have an insane desire to hear her melodious voice again and again?

Okay this is final - I am going bonkers!

I was amazed at her positive attitude when I tried to fill her brain with negativity! I couldn't help the chuckle - she's a brave one!

I lips automatically curved into a smile and somewhat feel a bit proud {I have no clue why my heart feels so light at her feisty attitude!} as she didn't pay heed to any of my negative comments!

I was actually blown by her answer about why she chose Indian formal wear - again, probably the only girl I've ever met who's not kiss ass! She is so confident in her skin! She's this...this Devi maa types... I don't know why my heart felt warm seeing her accepting our culture, and the way she said that she's a proud Indian!

Is she really like this or is it all a show?

But what made my day was her reaction when she found out that I am THE Mr.Arush Sharma under whom she'll be working....the one whom she seemed not to mind for so long, the one whom she just called a clown!

She looked at me like how the Wiley Coyote looks at us before he falls down from a cliff, or how Jerry looks at us when Tom finally corners him! OR how Tom looks at us when that bull-dog corners him!

I was enjoying myself so much that I even forgot to be rude to the receptionist!

But all my happy mood went to drain as soon as the office slut AKA Dia Sinha walked in. She has all the reasons why I hate and don't like women.

But then, there's this woman in front of me, the complete opposite of Dia Sinha, the complete opposite of my idea of women...

I actually would have had ROFLed if not for the fact that I was in office, seeing how this new junior of mine called Dia a bitch! She does know how to judge people.

And what's more, if she thinks Dia is a bitch, then she might not be a show-off at all!! Why does my heart flutter at this?

Sahana - that's a really nice name! I hope she has enough patience to match her name!! Telling her to follow me, I walked in to the office, wondering how and why I was feeling elated all of a sudden!

"May I come in sir?" Sahana asked, standing at the threshold of my cabin and looking nervously around. She wasn't clutching at her duppatta right now, but fidgeting nervously with her fingers.

"Yes Ms. Aggarwal, do come in" I said in my usual cold and business-like-tone, as I took my own seat.

Sahana walked in confidently and stood in front of my table, while I pretended to read the file containing her details, as given to me after the company merger.

Sahana was fidgeting at her place, though subtly, as I saw from the corner of my eyes. She never glanced even once at me! She was seeing the motivational posters placed on the wall behind me.

I found myself loosing concentration, as I started observing how a few stray hair from her braid were dancing thanks to the AC and her hands came forward to tuck it behind her ears time and again.

Of course I was ogling... I mean...observing her discretely through the corner of my eyes! I don't want to come off as a stalker or as she said - someone who makes a pass at her!

I saw her face split into a smile - and might I add that she looks bewitching with that smile etched on her face?!

But why is she smiling? I followed her gaze to read the quote that brought a smile on her face and myself smiled -

That's one motivational quote from my all-time favorite "Harry potter". Seriously, what's life without a few hardships? Because, those hard times push us and mold us into better people; we learn out true strengths during hard times, thus forcing us to do better and live better!

I quickly caught myself from getting lost in her thoughts and cleared my throat to gather myself together, thus making her jump.

"Uh Ms. Aggarwal, I see that you've done some really impressive projects in your previous job?!" I said, unable to believe that she had actually done some incredible work in a really short span of time.

"Yes sir. The fact is that my mentors were really good" she said modestly.

Why did I feel a pang of jealousy at that? So what even I can be a good mentor to her!

"Right, we'll see just how good they were" I said and pulled out a pendrive from my desk drawer and inserted it to my laptop.

I searched for the project that had created some huge problem for us a couple of months back, and I had to spend many a sleepless nights to figure out the problem.

"Here is a project...kinda like your test. There's an error in the circuit, and we're not getting the expected results. Let's see if you can find it out?" I said, transferring all the necessary details of the project onto the pendrive, along with the faulty circuit instead of the properly working one.

"All the necessary details are in it" I said, forwarding the pendrive to her. Sahana looked at me quizzically before taking the pendrive from my hand.

And before you guys can go all AWW... no our fingers didn't brush at all, so just shut up!

"Ms. Dixit come to my cabin" I said, as soon as the receptionist answered my call via the office phone.

"Y..ye...yes.sss s..sir" she stuttered and I cut the call before she could stutter anything else.

A couple of seconds later, Kinjal wobbled into our room on trebling feet.

"S..sir y..you..called?" she stuttered once I nodded her to enter my cabin.

"Yes Ms. Dixit" I said smirking at her, and turned to Sahana, who was gazing at me through eyes that were spitting fire! But why? 

"Ms. Aggarwal here is a new member of my team. I'd like you to show her around the office and finally lead her to her cubical" I said to Kinjal, still trying to decipher the reason behind Sahana's angry gaze.

Kinjal looked at Sahana with pity and fear before nodding at me.

"I'll see you at 10 am Ms. Aggarwal, in conference hall 1, during our team meet. I expect you to be punctual" I said to Sahana, who nodded at me, before excusing herself out of the room with a

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