Naina was sitting in her cubical occupied in deep thoughts, with tension lines easily visible on her face.

Naina's POV:

What should I do now? I've screwed up so badly this time. Naina tera naa kuchh nii ho sakta. Kya zaroorat thi itna mahaan banne ki? Par yaar agar mai nii krti aisa to pata nii kya ho jata us din. Khair ab tu ye soch ki aage kya krna hai? Think Naina think....arghhhh what the heck should I do? Baat sirf mere promotion ki nii hai......baat company ki reputation ki bhi hai. Aur to aur vo mera sbse favourite author tha yrr....lekin ab agar kisi ko wjh batayi bhi, to bhi koi mera yakeen nhi krega....kuchh smjh nii aa raa kya karu. Mom Dad ko bhi nii bata skti, vo bhi pareshaan ho jayenge aur sonu kya hi help kr dega. Aman ko poochhu kya? Shyd vo hi kuchh bata paaye  Par vo bhi kya hi batayegi bs hnsegi mujhpe....bolegi (imitating her frnd) kitni baar kaha h Amazon se ek dimaag order kr lo, par nahi tumhe to sunna hi nii h.....huh....

Naina was lost deep in her thoughts that she didn't realize that Preeti has been calling her from past 5 mins...

Preeti: Naina, Naina..........Naina (shouts and shooks her out of her thoughts).

Naina: Haan kya hua aur chilla kyu rhi h?

Preeti: Kabse bula rii hu, kahan khoyi hui h tu tbse?

Naina: Kuchh nii yrr bs wahi Durjoy Dutta waali baat soch rii hu.

Preeti: Yrr tu kahan abhi tk wahin atki hai....chhod naa jo hua so hua. Ab kuchh ho to skta nii h aur to aur usme teri to koi glti b nii thi.

Naina: Nii yrr glti meri hi thi tbhi to boss itna gussa huye mujhse aur yrr mujhe promotion jaane ka afsos nii h... its just that coz of me they lost a chance to publish this book.

Preeti: I know Naina ki tu company k liye pareshaan hai....but mere pass ek mst news h jisse tu khush ho jayegi.

Naina: Achha bata zara aisa kya hai? Even I could use some distraction right now. 

Preeti: Are yrr kya tu bhi Katrina k zamaane mei Meena Kumari waale expressions de rii hai...

Naina: Hahahhhahahha.... Achha nii deti Meena Kumari waale expressions....ab bata bhi ki kya hua hai?

Preeti: Bhn bhn bhn...mai aaj bht khush hu...tujhe bata bhi nii skti ki kitna.....

Naina: Aisa bhi kya ho gaya? Rohan se milke aayi kya 

Preeti: Bhn bs mil k nhi aayi ek mst khabar bhi laayi hu.

Naina: Jldi bata naa....nii to ab maar khayegi.

Preeti Han Haan batai rii hu bata rii hu saans lele.....to khabar ye hai ki meri aur Rohan ki shaadi ki date fix ho gyi hai. 2 hfte baad humaari shaadi hai...

Note: Rohan and Preeti have been engaged for past 1 year, but did not marry yet as both wanted to concentrate on their careers.

Naina: Sachiiii....aaaaaaaaa(happily screaming) yrr mai bata nii skti I'm so happy for uhh....Congratulations baby .

Preeti : Thank you so much yrr....aur tujhe pata shaadi yahin Delhi se ho rii hai.... Now you have no escape left sweetie.....

Naina: Yeah I know.... And now I wouldn't miss it for the world.....be it anything.

Preeti : Thank you so much... and you know that I love you right?

Naina: Yeah yeah I know and me too....

They talk for some more time before Preeti is called by boss to show him the pictures that she's clicked for the cover of the new book they are preparing to publish soon. Preeti leaves from there and Naina takes her seat and starts working and also thinking simultaneously on how to fix the problem that she's landed herself into. And this way the day ends and she comes back to her house.

Naina came to India just few months ago. After her MBA, she worked in the USA, but didn't like it there anymore due to some of her old memories of that place, that did not let her move on in life. She was smiling in front of everyone, hiding the deep scars inside her heart. Which nobody knew of. Later she moved to London for a couple of years but then decided to move back to India as she wanted to stay closer to her family. She was offered many jobs, but she took the one in Delhi though her parents didn't want her to live in Delhi that too all alone, but later agreed to it like every time.

She bought herself a 3 BHK flat in a very well developed area known as defence colony in Delhi. The house is simple just like her taste. Well furnished. Elegant and classy. After having her shower and dinner she was just sitting near her balcony's glass door window......on her favourite recliner chair....going through her personal e-mail. It was then her eyes read a mail from " Maheshwari Industries and SJM Fashions". The mail read:

"

Hello Ms. Shukla,

We are glad to inform you that your resume has been brought to our notice through LinkedIn. We are delighted to inform you that our company is looking for someone for the position of Head of Marketing and also the Head of HR department in our company. Your resume matches our criteria and hence we would like to conduct an interview of yours, if you are interested. Kindly reply back at the earliest possible. We look forward for your response.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Maheshwari Industries.

"

Naina: OMG....wow I should try it for once. Who knows maybe I can grab this opportunity and then mummy papa bhi khush ho jayenge. Lekin abhi mummy ko kuchh nii bataungi, agar select nii hui to khud bhi pareshaan hongi aur mujhe bhi krengi. Inko reply de deti hu sb theek hua to mai ye job chhod hi dungi yrr.....huffff.......

Thinking this Naina replies to the mail and just then her phone rings and she smiles widely seeing it's a video call from her parents.....

Naina: Hi, Mumma kaise ho aap aur papa, sonu dadi dadu sb kaise h?

Rama: Sb theek hain...tu bata khana khaya? Yaa fir aaj bhi wahi salad kha k baithi hai?

Naina: Kya mummy aapko pata hai naa mujhe sbse zada problematic kaam lgta hai to eat...but still since I promised you, I've had a proper meal don't worry. By the way where's papa?

Rakesh: Yahin hu.....kaisi hai beta? Tabiyat theek hai naa?

Naina: Haan papa I'm absolutely fine don't worry. Aur Sonu kya krra h?

Rakesh: Kuchh nii daant kha k baitha h padhne . As usual ab muh bana k baitha h.

Naina: Hahahhahah Bechara kyu daantte ho aaplog padhta to hai....khair ye daily discussion hai....I've gotta tell you guyz something...meri friend Preeti ki shaadi hai delhi mei do hafte baad....and I'll be attending.....can I? Please?

Rakesh: are waah....congratulate her...and of course you should go beta.....

She finds her mom looking at her with a hint a anger and disappointment, she thinks that her mom does not want her to go and she tells her father with her actions to look at her mom. Rakesh shooks Rama and asks her as to what's wrong with her.....

Rama: Naina dekh tere sb dost shaadi krre hain beta tu bhi haan bol de naa....kitne ache ache ldke hain ek baar mil to le...

Naina: Mummy yrr fir wahi baat....Preeti badi h mujhse.....aur abhi pichle mahine hi to mai 27 ki hui hu kr lungi naa shaadi kya jldi hai...aap roz roz wahi baat mt kia kro naa yrr.... It irritates me to the core....

The mother- daughter duo starts fighting with each other and hearing this her brother also joins in and sides his sister as he was already pissed off at his parents for scolding him...(behti ganga mei poora naha lia)

After a long discussion and couple of more rounds of arguments they all bid good night to each other smiling and feeling blissful. After talking to her parents she sleeps peacefully holding her favourite "Dumbo" in a tight hug.....