The HR Manager gently touched Rohit's arm and said, the candidate is waiting. Rohit's thought was broken and he cam back to reality. He asked for the CV. Glancing at her CV Rohit waled towards his office. She had been a model, a TV anchor and then changed careers to finance and had been doing well for herself. Rohit was asking himself why would she want to join this company. They could not offer her any of the benefits she got from the fortune 500 company she was working for. He entered his office where his junior was taking her through the role.
He looked at her and got a strange feeling. He ignored the feeling and went to sit at his desk. The interview continued but he could not concentrate on it. There was something about her, Jasmine Kapoor. She was amazingly attractive and undeniably beautiful. But there was something more. It was as if he knew her from before. He started asking his questions to judge her effectiveness. Instantly there was a clear fit with the role and she was a likable person. He decided it would be her. The interview got over an Rohit got busy with his work. He recommended a couple of candidates for a 2nd interview.
Couple of weeks passed the HR manager reminded him he needed to make a decision. He asked the HR manager to set up a coffee meeting with Jasmine. On the day she was dressed in a business suit and looking good. They talked about a lot of things on the work front and gave her the lowdown on her role and challenges. She was up for it. She would join in a month and a half.
Rohit went on a couple of trips and forgotten about Jasmine.
Back in the office he was reminded of Jasmine and decided he wanted to see her. He asked the HR manager to set up team outing and invited the new finance manager. Again meeting her he was reminded of the thought that he knew her from before. He could not tell why it was so.
He wanted to keep talking to her. They stayed back while the rest of the team left. The feeling got stronger. They parted and Rohit was back on the road. And the day arrived when she started work. Other people also joined with her and all were supposed to go to the head quarters for training. Rohit was supposed to train them for 2 days and welcome them to the company. They flew out to Delhi to the HQ.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Love Story (Part 5)
What is Love? Why do we obsess about it? How is that a person who was complete alien to a moment ago becomes so much a part of your life and your mind. It clouds all other thoughts. Love is a strong power which if it affects a person the right way creates wonders and if it affects the wrong way can create blunders.
Rohit had moved on in life. Focussed on his studies and making a career of himself. He tarted making new friends. Janice liked him and he knew that but he could never get himself to like her and was too much of a honest person to take her for a ride. Maybe he still had Rehana on his mind. Who can say what the heart believes.
Meanwhile Rohit was not getting close to Smriti. He thought of her as his really close friend. Smriti and hm had a lot in common. She was just like buddy. Playing Video Games, Watching Movies, Basketball they did it all together. Their love for hindi songs and singing in college made them the famous singing couple. It was their friends wedding Smriti and Rohit were planning everything.
Smriti was feeling it, she hoped Rohit was feeling it too.
Music was in the air Love was in the air. They were walking out Smriti's home when she asked him " Rohit do you think you can think of me as someone special" Rohit said very casually" Smriti you are someone special" Smriti feeling more confident, said "so do you also feel the same way as I do?" "And what way is that" asked Rohit? "I like you more than a friend"...aahhhh those simple teenage words that mean so much and also so little. Rohit blurted out " I already have a gf" Lies they were and Smriti knew that too.
The get togethers movie outings and sports went away Smriti took steps away and Rohit did not convince her any other way. He thought best to let the relation vein away. She did reach out to Rohit many years later to help her with her family and love life...more of that later...
Rohit had moved on in life. Focussed on his studies and making a career of himself. He tarted making new friends. Janice liked him and he knew that but he could never get himself to like her and was too much of a honest person to take her for a ride. Maybe he still had Rehana on his mind. Who can say what the heart believes.
Meanwhile Rohit was not getting close to Smriti. He thought of her as his really close friend. Smriti and hm had a lot in common. She was just like buddy. Playing Video Games, Watching Movies, Basketball they did it all together. Their love for hindi songs and singing in college made them the famous singing couple. It was their friends wedding Smriti and Rohit were planning everything.
Smriti was feeling it, she hoped Rohit was feeling it too.
Music was in the air Love was in the air. They were walking out Smriti's home when she asked him " Rohit do you think you can think of me as someone special" Rohit said very casually" Smriti you are someone special" Smriti feeling more confident, said "so do you also feel the same way as I do?" "And what way is that" asked Rohit? "I like you more than a friend"...aahhhh those simple teenage words that mean so much and also so little. Rohit blurted out " I already have a gf" Lies they were and Smriti knew that too.
The get togethers movie outings and sports went away Smriti took steps away and Rohit did not convince her any other way. He thought best to let the relation vein away. She did reach out to Rohit many years later to help her with her family and love life...more of that later...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Love Story (part 4)
Life is funny...Somethings never change and that is the games that girls and guys play. Hard to get that is. And yes men lose out in the end. Back to Rohit and Rehana. Rehana missed being with Rohit so she decided if it has to be as a couple then thats the way they will be together. She did not have any bf feelings towards him but decided to take the plunge. She was afterall on a rebound. Hence started the magical 3 months. The first time og holding hands when you dont know when one person starts and the other ends. That long long hug where you dont know if anything else in the world exists. Rehana was falling for Rohit. His niceness was rubbing off in the right way. She decided he was the guy for her.
Then it was his birthday. She decided to give him a surprise party. She talked to Amit and it was decided. Amit would head to his house in the morning and make him get ready while she would get all the people together.
The plan worked like clockwork. And then it was gift time. Rehana and Rohit walked away from the crowd of friends and she came close to him gave him a hug, the first kiss and whispered those 3 words......Rohit felt like he was reborn.
Exams were on head. They decided not to meet till the exams got over, so that they can focus on the them. The days without facebook or chat or mobile phones. All they could do was call. But then with parents around it was a little tough....
Exams got over it was 4 weeks before they all left. 4 weeks of parties and meetings...but Rohit and rehana knew they would be together forever.
8 months later then were broken. Different cities does that to you. Amit was there with Rohit helped him get over it. Rohit was heartbroken. He thought he had lost his soulmate. Almost failed his 1st year college exams. He was not easily over his relations. Then 1 day it happened. Rohit was over her. Many years later they reconnected as friends and are great friends now
Then it was his birthday. She decided to give him a surprise party. She talked to Amit and it was decided. Amit would head to his house in the morning and make him get ready while she would get all the people together.
The plan worked like clockwork. And then it was gift time. Rehana and Rohit walked away from the crowd of friends and she came close to him gave him a hug, the first kiss and whispered those 3 words......Rohit felt like he was reborn.
Exams were on head. They decided not to meet till the exams got over, so that they can focus on the them. The days without facebook or chat or mobile phones. All they could do was call. But then with parents around it was a little tough....
Exams got over it was 4 weeks before they all left. 4 weeks of parties and meetings...but Rohit and rehana knew they would be together forever.
8 months later then were broken. Different cities does that to you. Amit was there with Rohit helped him get over it. Rohit was heartbroken. He thought he had lost his soulmate. Almost failed his 1st year college exams. He was not easily over his relations. Then 1 day it happened. Rohit was over her. Many years later they reconnected as friends and are great friends now
Thursday, November 17, 2011
A Love Story (part 3)
Who is Rohit?
Rohit was born in Europe, grew up in Africa and traveled around the world. A nomad by nature. Generally a friendly guy but with his faults. Wore is heart on his sleeve for a long part of his life. He first fell in love when he was 15. Not such a typical high school romance as the girl was with his friend. An introvert, Rohit never let his feelings be known to his friend or his friends girlfrind Rehana. After all they trusted him. But then the couple broke up. Rohit's friend moved away and Rehana was heart broken. She looked to Rohit for comfort, and he like a true friend stuck on. His friends warned him that she was just using him. But he did not care. He felt deeply for her and nothing would stop him from helping her in anyway he could. And then the envitable happened. Rehana found a new love. Rohit heartbroken but brave welcomed the new happiness in Rehana's life. It went on for a few months, before 1 day Rehana broke up with her bf and this time Rohit decided to say something. He proposed to Rehana.
She was shocked and did not answer. Rohit waited and waited, until one his friends came to him a week later. Rohit and Rehana had not talked for the week. She was ignoring him.
Amit, Rohit and Rehana's friend came upto Rohit and told him that Rehana has said yes. Rohit was elated, on the top of the world.
Rohit was born in Europe, grew up in Africa and traveled around the world. A nomad by nature. Generally a friendly guy but with his faults. Wore is heart on his sleeve for a long part of his life. He first fell in love when he was 15. Not such a typical high school romance as the girl was with his friend. An introvert, Rohit never let his feelings be known to his friend or his friends girlfrind Rehana. After all they trusted him. But then the couple broke up. Rohit's friend moved away and Rehana was heart broken. She looked to Rohit for comfort, and he like a true friend stuck on. His friends warned him that she was just using him. But he did not care. He felt deeply for her and nothing would stop him from helping her in anyway he could. And then the envitable happened. Rehana found a new love. Rohit heartbroken but brave welcomed the new happiness in Rehana's life. It went on for a few months, before 1 day Rehana broke up with her bf and this time Rohit decided to say something. He proposed to Rehana.
She was shocked and did not answer. Rohit waited and waited, until one his friends came to him a week later. Rohit and Rehana had not talked for the week. She was ignoring him.
Amit, Rohit and Rehana's friend came upto Rohit and told him that Rehana has said yes. Rohit was elated, on the top of the world.
A Love Story (part 2)
Rohit was not listening. His mind drifted back to 2 years ago when he first stepped into the office.
Dreams and Aspirations filled the corridors of his mind. This will be the big one he said to himself. This will define my career and the career of many others. The job was just perfect. He loved talking to people and people loved talking to him and this job required just that. Only work and work was on his mind. he had left behind a huge empire and failed marriage to get some peace and he thought a new place and new job will get him that. Convertibles had been replaced with public transport and swanky restaurants with the street food shop. Things were calmer but peace not yet
Dreams and Aspirations filled the corridors of his mind. This will be the big one he said to himself. This will define my career and the career of many others. The job was just perfect. He loved talking to people and people loved talking to him and this job required just that. Only work and work was on his mind. he had left behind a huge empire and failed marriage to get some peace and he thought a new place and new job will get him that. Convertibles had been replaced with public transport and swanky restaurants with the street food shop. Things were calmer but peace not yet
A Love Story (part 1)
These empty lines will begin to fill up.....
It was ahot summer day in a city somewhere in the world. He was late to work. Another day of interviews looking for finance manager was ahead of him. It had already been a few months. No one fitted the bill. He got off the taxi thanking the driver and asking him for good wishes that he may have a good day. Rohit walked up to the elevator got in and pressed the button for the 9th floor. As he walked in the door the HR manager greeted him excitedly. The first candidate was in early and interviewing already. HR Manager said' She is it".
It was ahot summer day in a city somewhere in the world. He was late to work. Another day of interviews looking for finance manager was ahead of him. It had already been a few months. No one fitted the bill. He got off the taxi thanking the driver and asking him for good wishes that he may have a good day. Rohit walked up to the elevator got in and pressed the button for the 9th floor. As he walked in the door the HR manager greeted him excitedly. The first candidate was in early and interviewing already. HR Manager said' She is it".
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