Chapter 3

*Usha Pov* 

“Hello?” I asked lifting my phone from Mr.Raj’s secretary. 

“Usha! Are you still in the café?” she asked worriedly. 

“I just reached the café. Why?” I asked her opening the café door. 

“I forgot to bring Mr.Raj’s coffee today. Can you please bring it for me?” she pleaded from the other side. 

“Pallavi! You are forgetting it for the past one week.” I replied in a serious tone. I mean no one forgets the same thing everyday right. 

“I know! But tomorrow onwards I will bring it myself.” She mumbled. 

“Yeah! That tomorrow will never come.” I said, hanging up the phone. 

I ordered our coffee and stood near the counter. I started checking a few mails here itself, and then I heard someone saying, “Excuse me?” 

I turned to see the rude person standing behind me. I believe it is wrong to call him like that, so I moved away so that he can give his order. 

After giving his order, he turned towards me and asked, “Why? Don’t you have any insult to throw at me today?” 

“Well, I decided to show you some pity.” I replied, shrugging and looked at my phone. 

“That’s so kind of you.” he said placing his hand on his heartbeat. 

“I know! I do these kinds of charities sometimes.” I said winking at him. I moved forward taking my orders and moved away to leave from there. 

“Bye, designer shirt!” he shouted behind me. 

I turned and said, “Bye, Ugly sunglasses!” 

In five minutes, I reached the company and went inside the elevator and at the same time Mr.Raj too got inside. I was looking at him, shocked because he is a little earlier than every day. 

“Good morning, Ms.Usha!” He said smiling. 

“Good morning, sir!” I said, smiling a little. 

He looked at the cups, and I prayed in my mind that he doesn’t get it that I am bringing his. He smiled and said “Someone has the same taste like mine in coffee. Whose is that?” 

“Uhmm… an employee’s?” I replied as a question. 

He raised an eyebrow, but didn’t say anything except nodding his head. We reached our floor and went to our respective cabins. When his door closed I opened mine and went near Pallavi to give her his cup. 

“Thank you so much Usha.” She said smiling at me. 

“Be careful next time Pallavi. I can’t do this every day.” I said and went inside my cabin. 

I am already in love with my work. He is an awesome boss, and we all just enjoy working under him. 

In the evening, when I was leaving, he called me into his cabin. I frowned because I don’t know why he I doing that. 

I went inside after knocking and said, “Is there anything I need to do sir?” 

“Please sit down Ms.Usha.” he replied with a blank expression. 

“Did I commit any mistake sir?” I asked him gulping. 

“Yes Usha! I hope you don’t mind if I call you that?” he asked. 

I shook my head and asked, “What have I done sir?” 

“You are the one that is bringing my coffee everyday, right?” he asked directly. 

“Yes sir! But she doesn’t have any fault in this. She has just forgotten.” I replied. 

“That’s what you are doing Usha. If you do everything like everyone wishes, then she will always forget until she retires from this job. So from today onwards do only your job.” He said in a serious tone. 

“I am sorry sir.” I said looking down because I didn’t like getting scold from him. 

“So you will not help them again right I mean sometimes it is ok but not everyday.” He said smiling. 

“You are not angry?” I asked him confused. 

“I am not angry. I am just upset because you are P.A of this company, and you shouldn’t bring some coffee for your boss.” He replied. 

“Ok Sir! I will not bring, even if you ask me to.” I said smiling back. 

He laughed and said, “You shouldn’t! Now I want to tell you that you picked up really well in just one week. So tomorrow we have a meeting between three top companies, and it is really important for us as there will be our old client who is ready to give a chance to another company other than us.” 

“So we need not to let him go somewhere else?” I asked him, and he nodded. 

“But your company is the top one, right?” I asked him confused. 

“We should never think like that because anything will happen in this business. So it is better to think we are one of the top companies." He replied patiently. 

I nodded and asked, “Where is the meeting, sir?” 

“We will know about that tomorrow. Sharma industries are going to book the place as to earn a good point from the client.” He replied shaking his head. 

“But we will have the perfect presentation. I will work on it Sir.” I said and bid my ‘Bye’. 

“Wait! I will drop you. It is already late.” He said, picking up the keys. 

“No, sir! I will be fine.” I said and left the place. 

I reached my house and heard music is blasting from inside. I opened the door to see Mom stood at one stereo and Dad stood at another one. 

“Guys! What is happening?” I asked them closing my ears. 

“I want to hear pop music, and your mom wants to hear some other stupid music. So we are fighting.” Dad replied, grinning like they are doing some important work. 

“Ahh! My head! My head is breaking.” I said, shouting and then they immediately stopped the stereo’s and rushed towards me. 

“Are you okay, Usha?” they both asked at the same time. 

I took a deep breath and said, “I am more than fine.” 

Looking at my grinning expression, they both frowned and turned away with anger evident on their faces. 

“This is the home which we need and not any music studio. So please spare me with all this, and I am already tired.” I said grinning. 

“What happened to you?” Dad asked shocked. 

“I can’t do everything for everyone.” I replied shrugging. 

“What do you mean Usha?” Mom asked frowning. 

“Nothing, Mom! I am tired, so I will go and sleep.” I replied and went inside my room. 

I wanted to say so much to them about the way they are always fighting but as usual, I couldn’t open my mouth. I sighed and got ready to sleep. 

*Abhay Pov* 

“Shruthi! I am going home. I hope tomorrow’s presentation is ready.” I said, leaving my cabin. 

“Yes, sir! Everything is going as per the plan.” She said smiling. 

“Good and no one is here so you can call me by my name.” I said entering her cabin completely. 

“Your Dad is still here, and you know he doesn’t like me that much. So it is better for me not to cross the line.” she said sadly. 

“He is still here?” I asked her shocked. 

She nodded and smiled because she understood that I ignored the fact that my dad doesn’t like her. 

“I will go to his cabin. And Shruthi guess what I don’t care what he thinks about you.” saying this I left her cabin. 

“Dad! You are still here. Mom must be waiting for you.” I said dragging him outside his cabin. 

He sighed but didn’t say anything, and we both left the company calmly in my car. He talked about the business, and I told him all the details. 

When we reached there we saw Mom sitting on the couch watching some channel. She nodded at him, and he nodded back. 

“Sorry, Mom! You must be waiting for Dad by not having dinner, but there was so much work load.” I said smiling. 

I always want to show Dad how much she cares for him even though he forgot about her. 

“I already had my dinner.” She said, making me curse myself inside my head. 

Mom! You could have at least lied that you didn’t. I looked at Dad to see his expression is still the same like it was when we entered the home. 

“Abhay! Before going to sleep to talk to me about tomorrow’s presentation.” Dad said going in his room. 

I sighed and went inside my room to change into normal attire. I went inside his room to see Mom still in the living room. We talked about the presentation, and then I left his room to sleep. 

I laid down praying that they at least talk to each other to even fight for some time. Is it too much to ask?