'Do you think those colors are given by sky? Or the ocean itself loves to entertain us by showing its creativity?'

'I think when ocean is happy, it let's us into its world.' I answered.

'And that's how we surfers have good day out there? That's what you think?'

'No. We were just talking about oceans and its changing colours.' I replied.

'When the nature is happy with us, it makes us feel its happiness by allowing us to glide smoothly on its surface. In that moment, you don't have to force your way or take permission from the ocean, it just gives you free hand to be how you are. A reward which we humans do not respect among ourselves.'

I was moved from side to side interrupting my dream. Opening my eyes, I saw Maanya looking at me angrily.

"How come you are allowed to sleep peacefully? How do you sleep so happily?" She shouted hitting her palm on my desk.

"You should give it a try." I smiled.

" No thank you. I don't sleep during office hours. Unlike you,  I got lots of work to do." She said turning away with papers in her hand.

"What I meant was, you should try sleeping with me. You will understand how peaceful and happy it is." I whispered holding her shoulders. Her anger burst through the roof and I jumped away. Slamming new design file on my desk, she left me alone. Opening it, I realised the reason behind her anger.

"Congratulations! We got new surfer on the board." Anish high-fived. I smiled looking at Maanya. Big companies don't allow designers to interact with clients directly. They have special teams which bring back information needed for designing. In our case, we are as big as the special team so that's not a option we can even think of. Looking at the demands, I learned that the female surfer has been selected by Olympic committee last year.

How come an Olympic player chose to opt such an tiny company in this world?

How did our head secure this deal?

"Ooooh. Look at her legs. She has such an althete body." Hiten commented. I nodded my head thinking all the possibilities we can have to meet her demands which were very peculiar and can be done by any company. It's not like we are specialized in this.

"Really? Her legs? Of course they are hot! She needs them to stand on that board! If you don't start your work now I assume you won't be seeing yours in next 10 minutes!." I heard Maanya shout on him.  Moving away from my system they all started working.

Jealousy suits you!

I inspected the current design of the clients board seriously co-relating them with different photographs of her. For us, to come up with new ones, I need to understand what kind of balance the previous one offered her. As I was setting up a layout for new design, I saw Maanya and our chief arguing over something in the meeting room. Hiten was stealing glances at them with worry evident in his eyes.

"What is it?." I asked him.

"Umm, I should probably not tell you.  But I will." He spoke. Others secretly gathered around him who is sitting just beside me.

"The client. I mean the lady client whom head has promised a new design. Has demanded that we send our designer to her next game to understand the problem as well as the type of games she usually participates." He said. I looked at him. Isn't that common for them to request that?

Or maybe Maanya is too possessive to let me go.

"The problem is, she is ex Olympic player. Retired from that format. We basically can get information about her games and videos of her competition. It's waste of money for us to go there and attend a 15day event. Company can't afford. " Hiten shared. We all nodded our head. It's very rare that we set our foot out of India. Our head does that once in a while if clients do not wish to visit us and of course we get paid heftyly.

"Guys! Hot news!" Anish ran holding files. He dumped few of them on my desk disturbing my work. I looked at him annoyed.

"Maria, our client! She was top 20 surfers in world surf league! Here are her stats. Good news! The league will be starting in three months and she has a competition at Malaysia next month.  So if we can build a prototype by that time. She will consider to pay triple the amount for us to deliver final one in three months type." He excitedly shared. I rolled my eyes.

"No amount of extra payment can make us work 24hrs. If the client wanted prototype she should wait atleast 3 months. Even Maanya won't be able to point our faults nor we can assess it with her using the board for few rounds. If something happens, she will blame us and that triple bonus which you all are waiting for will be diverted to pay for court hearings." I said annoyed to the core. Now I understood why she chose us. Money is something we all wish to have but it's not necessary to risk our jobs. Nothing in this world made hurriedly sustains for a long period of time. We have our degree as proof of it.

I saw Maanya storming of out of our office. I slowly slipped away trying to hide from people. When I went out,  I saw her walking around the park which was situated just at the corner of the road. Jogging over to her, I joined my current love silently. She looked at me with anger in her eyes.

"Don't tell me you can do it by next month and you want to attend the competition!." She shouted.

"I don't know what you are talking about." I answered.

"Don't act as if you don't know anything!." She shouted pushing her finger on my chest. I smiled at her frustration. Well I do know how irritating it is to accept their demands especially when we were excited to design boards for women surfers too.

"I thought you were talking about kissing competition this town has announced next month. I sure have some experience but I was doubtful about it. Now that you mention is so strongly, maybe I can take part and see? The no tongue rule always bothers me." I replied taking her finger in my hand and walking slowly I looked at her expression.

"What??? Kissing?? You have experience???." She shouted letting others know what we are discussing.

"I know right? I am amazing. But the No Tongue rule. That's pretty fucked up." I again riled her up.  She tried to take her hands off but I held them tight.

"Why do you go around the town kissing people? I cant I believe lik-" She abruptly stopped . Her cheeks turned red and her eyes searched for something else to concentrate on.

"You what? Missed my kiss?." I asked her.

"Shut up! I never said that! Stop completing my sentences with your own words!." She shouted. I hummed smiling at her.

"Next time I will keep words in your mouth properly! If you are to deal with people you can't talk like this!." She shouted. I turned her around, touched her brows and smoothened the frown she had. Maanya became calm and her cheeks turned red in colour. Looking around I found no one with us. Pulling her close, I pecked her lips and backed away before her angers comes back.

"What..." she trailed shock evident on her face.

"I was seeing how will you put your words in my mouth.  And the no tongue rule too. I guess I can just go for it. " I shrugged my shoulders. Maanya had disbelief written on her face.

"How dare you kiss me!." She shouted hitting me hard. Picking up a stone nearby she aimed to throw at me. I backed away laughing at her anger. If being stupid has an award its me, I would win that award like any other human.  Maanya, walked away and I trailed her silently. 

"You know we can't meet their demands. But then an Ex Olympian deal can't be broken. It will affect our market." She said not looking at me.

"So how you do feel?." I asked her.

"I am frustrated! Angry and irritated to the core!." She shouted turning around.

"Well, I thought,I kissed you well. Maybe for starters, it is good.  Right?." I asked. Her fuming face made me chuckle and she brisk walked shouting loudly how insane I am. I smiled at her outburst.

"You said I don't need to stop loving!." I shouted running behind her. A faint shut up was heard but I laughed hard at her.

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