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Twists & Turns – Part 3

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Now it is more than a month at this place. Work is fine and the people are the same. They try to hit on me because i am on the low end of the value chain managing the front office. What surprises me is even women treat me like that. Anyways i am used to this kind of treatment and stares. Why do people think receptionists and secretaries are something ? If we dress fashionably then we are called names, if we are friendly then we are labelled as easy going. Life has been like that for me for long now. It doesn’t bother me, may be i have become thick skinned. LOL.

Tara understands every piece of it. Her life has been hell, she has faced everything. Poor dear, she has struggled so much in her life to reach where she is. Does the world see it like that ? No. Very sad. Isn’t it ? Despite all this, she is the most positive person i have met. Every time i think of her, i am filled with pride. She is a complete woman. She is strong mentally, she has learned it the tough way. She is trying to make me strong. I am such a weakling, but she has been patient with me. It has been many hundred days when i have just clung to her like a baby not leaving her out of my sights or reach. She has patiently supported me for whatever i am worth. Every month those three days have been horrible for me. Even my mother hasn’t take care of me in those days like Tara. She accepts my mood swings, my tantrums, my everything with grace. She has taken me as her daughter, as a sister, as a human.

I cant control my tears when i think about Tara. I will definitely share her life story someday with you all. There is a lesson for all of us women on how to tread this dangerous world.

I have been watching him every day. Sometimes i found him also looking at my direction, but when he sees that i found that he is watching me, he just puts his down and his face is filled with shyness.

He think he is Lord Krishna. He is always surrounded by the women in the office. He does everything they ask for. He takes them to movies, restaurants and even parlors. If they want to drink in private they ask him to get drinks to their home and they drink with him. The women in the office use him, but they also know that he is harmless. Otherwise will they like him ? Women are so scheming, arent we dears? He is just a pawn in their games. Is he just very good in nature or is he also scheming like them ? Is he trying to misuse their trust ? I doubt. More i know about him, more i think he is just being used.

How much i hate it ? Does he even know that he is being used by these scheming women in the office ? He always sees me and then lowers his eyes. He never comes and talks to me. Even such a worm doesn’t have a high opinion about my profession. Anger swelled inside me.

Why should i get angry if others are using him ? Isn’t he also equally responsible for his situation ? Am in love with him ? Whenever he comes to me for any help, i am just harsh on him. I can see the hurt in his eyes, but i cant help it. Cant he see that i am in love with him ? Cant he realize?

I was so tired thinking about all this.

For the past 1 week, the guy from IT has been hitting on me. He is trying to be very sweet to me. He wants to take me out for a cup of coffee. I am not sure if i should go. But i think i will go to teach my worm a lesson (yes dears, i am going to call him “my worm” here after).

When i told Tara about this, she was very upset with my behavior. She said, Aarthi you should never do something just to teach someone else a lesson. It is not good she said. Anger will make you do things that you will regret later, Tara said. I think she is jealous. I think i will ignore her warnings.

I agreed to go for date with the IT guy. Let the worm squirm. I want him to feel that even a lowly front office person is not willing to use him. That calmed me down a bit. Tara’s warnings kept ringing in my ears, i am going to ignore them for now. I started feeling stronger with the vengeance in my heart. I mistook it to be a strength.

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Twists & Turns – Part 2

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It was long day, day filled with meeting so many people whose name and faces i wont remember today or for some more days to come. It was tiring but then i think i liked the environment and to think about it, i liked him. When i was introduced to him, i couldn’t take my eyes out of him. I know what you all are thinking, he is tall, dark, handsome guy!! No, he was none of it, he was slim, fair and not handsome at all.He was a normal guy, the one whom you would meet daily on the road, metro, bus, office or just about anywhere.

Hmm, let me go home first. I came down and started home. So many different thoughts filled me in. I don’t know how i rode my scooter till home. I reached him and went upstairs. Tara was already there. Let me tell about Tara now. She is my room mate at this house. We are like soul sisters, she is such a wonderful human. We love each other and are always there for each other.

I wanted a bath after all the traffic and pollution. Tara said she had cooked us a meal already. I thanked her and went and had nice hot water bath. My thoughts went back to him, there was something in him that pulled me towards him. What is that i am able to sense ? Looks like i will have to search deeper into myself to find the answer. When i came out the dinner was ready, i just kissed Tara on her cheek and said what i will be without you dear. She just smiled and kissed me back. She had made some wonderful dinner, my thoughts were again wandering. Tara understood and didnt disturb my thought train.

After dinner Tara asked if i wanted to go for walk. I was fine with idea, we wanted to take a stroll around our apartment complex. It was nice warm breeze blowing across. Tara had got me some jasmine flower which she had kept in my plait. It made me feel very nice and feminine. Tara and i sat in a bench after 15 minutes of strolling. She held my hands and asked if i met someone interesting.

I said yes and i told her he is no where near what i always dream about. Thats what is surprising me, i added. Tara let out a mild laugh and said dear life doesnt play the way we want it to play. She said if i liked the person, his name etc etc., She had hundreds of questions, but the only answer i had was i don’t know anything about him.

We again started our stroll and i asked Tara if i had met anyone like that. She said she keeps meeting many and none has attracted her and no one felt attracted to her also. I asked how is that possible, you are so beautiful. She smiled and said beauty is there inside dear, but who sees it. Tara always calls me a dear and that makes me feel nice, she knows it and she also loves calling me a dear. She treats my like her daughter though she is only 2 years elder to me.

After sometime we reached back home, we sat in the couch and started watching TV and i was holding Tara’s hand very tightly as i do every day. She removed the flowers and unplaited my hair and allowing it to fall slowly on my shoulders and slowly massaged my hair. Tara loves to do this everyday and i have never done anything back to her. But still she does everything to me without a tinge of anger or jealously or hate. I just dozed off. Tara had slowly made me lie on the couch, put a blanket around me and she was slowly removing her hand from my strong hold. I woke up and asked Tara if i can come and sleep in her room and i don’t want to sleep alone.

Poor Tara, she said yes, why not dear. We went to her bed and i just hugged her and slept.

Morning when i woke up, i was lying with my head on her thighs and holding her hands tightly. I was startled and got up. Sorry Tara i said. She said it is okay dear, go and get ready you have another long day at work.

Yes i said and just kissed her and ran. I got ready and came out and there was breakfast on my table. How i will miss Tara, if she gets married and goes away!! It literally made me cry. But i didn’t want Tara to know it so wiped my tears and ran to the table and hogged the breakfast. Today i was wearing a salwar and left my hair free. Tara told me to bun it and then leave it free at office so that hair doesn’t get spoiled in the traffic and pollution. I kissed her again and said good bye. She said good luck, find out more about him!! I said yes Tara, i will do that and ran to get my scooter on to the road.

Twists & Turns – Part 1

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Slowly I opened my eyes, sunlight was streaming through the open curtains. I suddenly realized that today is the first day of work at my new office. Jumping out of the bed, i ran to the bathroom.

While I am there, you can guys learn few things about me. I am Aarthi and am taller than average indian girl, with a dark complexion and sharp features with nice smooth flowing hair. I was working as an executive in one of those big companies in Bangalore but she lost her job a week back due to recession and you know how those decisions are made!!, and somehow managed to get another one in a small firm. They were very strict during the interview and as usual in small firm entire thing is controlled by few freaks and i understand how the entire thing works!! I always had the ability to judge/sense people despite my relatively young age as my job demands that i continously interact with people. I am a very confident lady and ready to take this world head on.

Enough guys here i come. Hmmm, i see myself in the mirror and admire. I definitely look radiantly beautiful. Lot of men dont see beyond my color and dont know what they are missing and i couldnt control the smile on my lips!! You guys wait outside and let me get dressed!!

Okay i am ready for the new place!! I decided to select a white saree with blue wavy design and matching everything for it, just put a light lipstick just to highlight it a bit!! Let me run down and get to my scooter. I can see the neighbors staring at me, they arent used to women who stay alone and live independently. All the men shamelessly oogle at me, but poor guys none have the guts to express it!! I just smile thinking about it and start my scooter, cover my nice long hair from pollution by tucking it inside a scarf and wear a nice windcheater. The new office is nearby around 10 minutes of drive and that is one reason i took it despite it being a small firm run by certain freaks. I drive slowly in the traffic and reach the building complete the formalities with the security and reach the front office.

I was ahead by 10 minutes , so i thought i will check myself once before the actual formalities start. I ask for the rest room and get inside and check myself in the mirror, not bad, traffic has not created major havoc. I just mildly wipe my face water, reapply little bit moisturizer to the face and hands, check my hair plait tighten it little bit and adjust my saree. I meet few of the future women colleagues there. Smiles exchanged, but no words spoken. I dont care.

Back in the reception, i ask for the head of HR. There he is, already coming down by the lift. He says the usual formal things, welcome blah blah, we are are great place to work with blah blah. After filling up all the necessary paper work, he says i will take you around and introduce you to everyone. It is a small office so it shouldnt take long he says. I dont mind, i also want to look around and check out about people who are working there!!

Fifteeen minutes, i have been repeating the same thing…hello, nice meeting [name], looking forward to work with you. Some men oogle, some men show disinterest as i am an ordinary executive, some women clearly show that they dont like me as i am not high like them, i just wanted it to end. That is when i met him!!

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