Anaya
"Here your coffee "
I know I work here as an assistant to the H R manager
but all I am is an errand girl .
Get them coffee , lunch ,answer there calls etc
"Ms.Jones " I look upto my manager
"Follow me "I nod and follow her
she's an lady at her early forties .
"Go stand there " she points at the couch where few other staff as been settled
I walk and look upto a black girl
"Hi , what's happening?" I ask her
"You know just a picture for the company cover " she shrugs
"Why me ?" I tell it myself looking around
"Darling your an Indian and having different people around the world in a picture will show there motto
United and diversity " she smiles at me
"Anaya " I tell her
"Gringer " she winks at me
after few pictures, they ask us to leave
"It was nice meeting you baby "Gringer tells me as she walks away
its been a month and still i got only one friend and none in office
I dial the number, one person I know here in town
"Anaya " shit ,i woke her up again
"Dont say you were still sleeping ?" i tell her
"Me ? no I'm wide awake " but i hear her yawning
"Your a bad liar Christina " I warn her
she is my neighbor next door
in her late thirties, divorced twice and now living with her dog named Bethan , after her ex husband
"Supp ?" she asks me
"They made me pose for a picture "
"For some diversity campaign cover I guess " I tell her
"Ohh , what are you wearing she asks "
"My pink suit "
"With buttons till neck ?"
"I guess so "
"Girl next time show some boobs "
"I'm cutting the call ,bye Tina " she hates it when i call her that
I wonder if the magazine will reach my home country and my parents will see that
will they still hate me ?
probably the whole street is still talking and bitching about me
how I threw my family name is dust , walked away from home and flew hours to this new state
I'll not be more surprised even if they tell
I ran away with some city guy
I shrug at that thought
my father always hated love
he always thought that's a sin
but I have met no one ,to risk the sin for
"Anaya ,in my office now " I look up to my manager
"Yes Mrs.Gretta "
"sit "
"You have to attend this party" she pushes a envelope infront of me
"Because I'm an indian and adds to the diversity program ?"I ask her
she looks at me and "Yes , but you have to pick all the opportunities that comes to your way .Whether its becuase you work hard or your nationality .It doesn't matter .I got that invitation after five years in this company. Its huge, make use of it "
"Thank you " with that I walk away
I walk back to my seat
"I figured you got it too " Gringer walks to my table with the similar envelope
"We got each other's company, let's go shopping" she picks my phone and adds her number
"Text me when your free tomorrow " with that she leaves again
the last thing I want now is to attend a rich party
I frown at the thought