Vikram went to his room and called up Raymond .Raymond was shocked to see Vikram calling on his personal number late in the evening . He sensed that it must be related to his special request for the project . He picked it up ."Hello, Mr . Vikram . ""Hello, Mr . Raymond . Is it a good time to talk?", asked Vikram with an air of authority ."Yes please", replied Raymond ."The person about whom I had talked to you about would be sending you an application tomorrow . Make sure that she is interviewed and all the procedures are followed as usual . ""No problem . I will make sure its all easy for her . Don't worry we will have internship letter ready . All the protocols will be followed for namesake," Raymond said .When Vikram heard Raymond speak he could sense that there was a sort of contempt and sarcasm in his tone which he didn't like ."Let me make something clear Mr . Raymond . The person whom I am referring here is capable enough to clear all formalities herself . She doesn't n
Raymond was very excited after getting the deal at first . But all his happiness turned into sour curd after listening to Vikram's condition . He was enraged because the entire deal felt like a sham . It felt like he gave the deal to them because in return he wanted his special person to be employed in his company . All the hard work which he had put along with his entire team was nullified because of that one single clause which Vikram had verbally put in their contract .His entire project team was celebrating . Finally, all the hard work, all the sleepless nights and the numerous cup of coffees had paid off . But his insides were dying out of humiliation . He felt like Vikram has kicked his brainchild project off to a far field . He was unable to control his rage because he was unable to accept that the value of his project was nothing as compared to this person whom Vikram wanted to be hired . He might have signed the contract with a pen on a paper but only he knew that it felt li
Akira was almost ready when she heard the doorbell ring and ran to get the door . She was wearing a beautiful peach colored line dress which was accentuating her features . She wore matching sneakers to complement her look . She had her hair in loose curls and was looking nothing less than a pretty peach .When she opened the door, she found Vikram holding a bouquet of baby's breath which was Akira's favorite thing in the world . He was dressed in casuals but still looked like a fashion model who has jumped straight out of a catalog .She immediately beamed with happiness and grabbed the flowers from his hands ."For me!!!?", she asked innocently with Bambi eyes ."No, it's for Mike," Vikram said in a sarcastic tone and rolled his eyes ."You are so sweet Vikram," said Akira and rushed to hug him, but unfortunately she stumbled because of the door-mat and fell straight into Vikram's arms . His arms embraced her like a safety net and he hauled her back quickly so that she didn't fall .
Akira was waiting anxiously at the reception of Delphi office at Brooklyn . Even though she was an academically brilliant student, she was still feeling very nervous . She was biting her nails and was shuffling through her resume every now and then . She had to make it through because a source of steady income was really important for her right now apart from industry experience .Akira was wearing a turquoise blue formal shirt and a grey pencil skirt . The whole attire made her look very sharp and poised . She was wearing black kitten heels because she knew that normal heels were not her forte .The receptionist looked at her kindly and smiled because she had seen many such nervous candidates who would be panicking to their maximum, before the interview . She went to Akira and asked her-"Miss Akira, do you need water or something?""Umm . . no thanks," replied Akira .The receptionist nodded and she was about to turn back to go to her seat when Akira asked her,"Do I look extremely
Akira stopped in front of a cemetery near her house . Both her parents were buried there . Although her Mom was of Indian descent, she was also buried alongside Akira's Dad because it was her Mom's wish to stay next to her husband even after death .Akira slumped on the ground and started crying . She placed her head on her father's tomb and her tears started seeping into the concrete . She was a strong girl who was not easily affected by the opinion and perspective of others, but somehow today Raymond's words stabbed her heart and made her feel like she was all alone, deserted by everybody whom she had ever loved in her life .Raymond saw Akira stopping in front of the cemetery . The burden of regret instantly increased manifold inside his heart . He rushed inside and saw Akira's frail figure slumped on the ground . She was crying like there was no tomorrow in store for her . When Raymond saw the same surname written on the tombstone as hers, he immediately understood the depth of pa
@Changi International Airport . "I need a ticket to New York . ASAP" ."Ma'am the earliest is CS airlines, but the economy is full . Would you like to go for business class?"All Akira could do was to nod .The girl who compared even yogurt prices didn't even flinch while shelling out 3700 USD from her credit card . Her eyes were swelling with tears which she was trying hard to contain . The pain in her heart was hounding her and all that she wanted was a quick escape .She held her boarding pass in hand and rushed for security check . She wanted to get far away from this place as soon as possible . This place was not for her, she wasn't meant to be here . After immigration, she went to the nearest information panel . As soon as she reached there, the screen flickered with an update .China Southern AirlinesFlight to JFK - Delayed . New Boarding Time - 03:30Her flight was delayed by 2 hours .Even her fate was against her .Without batting an eyelid she kept looking at the screen .
It was a bad day for Raymond . A really bad day .He had come to Singapore to sign an almost finalized deal . The contract and everything was already charted out . It was just a formality for both the parties to sign the contract . It was a big deal for him and his startup as the backing was coming from Infinion Inc, the largest gaming company in the world . He had reached Singapore that afternoon and was supposed to fly out the same night after signing the contract with the CEO of Infinion Mr . Pollard .But the moment he landed and checked his emails he sensed something was wrong . He had received an e-mail from the secretary of Mr . Pollard that he had to leave the country due to some family emergency and that the contract signing would be delayed . He badly needed the funding and was devastated with this news . He called up Michael – 'The eyes and ears of the Gaming World' and a childhood friend of his and got to know that Infinion CEO was pressurized by some third party to cut of
Raymond stared in her direction for quite some time but then again started arranging his papers .Little bit of coffee had spilled on his hands and had scalded him a bit . His jacket had taken all the hit . Annoyed he took it off and put it in his suitcase . "Damn, these papers are gone," he muttered to himself . Anyways as his contract went for a toss, he didn't care much . That's how Raymond worked . No second approaches, no second chances and no second thoughts . He was a man who was always singular in his thoughts and his focus was like a directed laser beam .He dumped the whole stack of paper into the nearest dustbin and started walking towards the nearest information panel to check his gate number . His eyes were fixed on his Airline and he read -China Southern AirlinesFlight to JFK - Delayed . New Boarding Time - 03:30"You got to be kidding me!!!" . Now all that Raymond could do was to curse his fate .Nothing was working for Raymond today . So he decided to get back to the