Episode 14

After a day...

"Assalamualaikum Ammi." Rafay greeted his mom as he reached home at night. His mom was instructing something to the cook. Hearing her son's voice she quickly turned and hugged him.

"Walekumasalam. How are you?" She asked him.

"Fine Ammi. Alhamdulilla. How are you?" He asked as he saw his father coming towards them. He greeted him while his father patted his back proudly.

"Go get freshen up. Dinner is ready." His mother told him.

"Mom can you send a cup of black tea to my room?" He questioned climbing the stairs.

"Yeah sure."

After an hour he reached the dinning hall for dinner. Like always every one were seated on the dinning table. As soon as he joined them everyone looked up to him. He sat down and smiled Elnaz to which she returned warmly. The atmosphere was pleasant and so was the mood. Elnaz noted that the mansion seemed incomplete without Rafay. The parents would feel lonely with out him. With Firdaus gone even Rafay being absent affected them. She missed her parents and knew that even they were doing the same. After having food and throwing some discussion everyone resigned to their rooms.

Where else she wanted some fresh air therefore she decided to walk in the garden. The night was chilly as she wrapped her shawl tightly around her shoulder. She sat on a bench and thought about the day. She was impressed on how well Rafay handled the situation. She wanted to be confident like him. A leader like him.

It was after fifteen minutes she felt sleepy hence she went inside. Lost in her thoughts she climbed the stairs lazily when some one passed by her. Skipping three stairs at a time. She was startled making her gasp. Rafay turned to her and apologised smiling.

"It's okay." She replied walking away.

"Good night then." He wished her.

Turning to him she smiled and replied like did with a word.

"Night."

Next day....

Like as usual both of them rode together and reached the office. As soon as Rafay reached his cabin Janet reported him with a mug of fresh cappuccino in hand.

"Good morning Mr. Mallick." She greeted him as she kept the mug on his table.

"Good morning to you too." He replied as he went through his stuff on table.

"So anything you want to update me with?" He asked her as she nodded her head.

"Good. Start then." He told her picking up his coffee mug and sipping it while she started informing him about yesterday's updates on work.

"Anything else then?" He asked as she paused for a while.

"Yes sir about Ms. Sufiyan." She told him hesitantly.

"What about her?" He asked.

"Sir back when you where absent in the office the promoters of our new venture came doubting us and inquiring us about the mishap. They wanted to see you but.." She stopped.

"But what?"

"I was trying to handle them but Ms. Sufiyan barged in the meeting room and insulted them and spoke to them harshly. There after they wanted to meet you as soon as were suppose to be back." She replied.

"Anything else?"

"Do I arrange the meeting today?" She asked him as she saw his mood becoming serious.

"Yeah. Do that." Was all he said and discarded her.

Janet on the other hand was hopeful that today Elnaz was going to take a mental blow from Rafay. She didn't liked how Elnaz and Rafay would come and leave together. How he would talk to her. She sensed some changes in Rafay towards her and she looked upon her as a threat.

Once the meeting was arranged and all the promoters were present at the meeting room Janet decided to inform Rafay when she suddenly decided to invite Elnaz also to the room.

'Why not face the humility in front of everyone?' She thought to herself smiling wickedly.

She entered Elnaz's cabin directly while she was working and tapped on her table. Elnaz looked up and saw her arrogant face.

"You know it would have been better if you would have knocked the door rather than knocking my table." Elnaz snorted.

"You are not the boss to knock the door." Janet gnashed at her.

"Why are you even here?" Elnaz asked her with a bored expression.

"I came here to tell you to be present at the promoters meeting which is going to take place in ten minutes. Mr. Mallick told me to tell inform me." She lied through her face.

"Anything else?" Elnaz asked.

Without replying her Janet left her cabin and walked out with the clicking sound of her heels following her. Elnaz huffed and shook her head.

'Now what was she suppose to do in the meeting?' She thought.

It was one of a boring thing to do. Closing her laptop she checked her appearance in mirror and walked out of her cabin.

Everyone where seated in the room and Rafay sat the middle of the conference table. As she entered everyone looked at her. Even Rafay noticed her as she stood at the end of the room with her notepad. He stared at her thinking why would she come in.

When Janet saw this she bent down and whispered in his ear.

"Mr. Mallick she wanted to be the part of the meeting even when I said her that she is not needed here she insisted saying that she is your dad's friend's daughter and she can go anywhere she decides."

Rafay replied with a hmmm and resumed the meeting.