"Good morning Advith!" I said as he came out of the lift, he looked at me for a second. His eyes too shown blankness just like his face.

"Good morning sir!" Hema and Jenny said. He smiled at them and greeted back a them like as usual and left to his room.

That was all that I would speak with him, he did all his work just like I was not even in the building.
Even when I went inside the room with sheela yesterday morning after that incident, instead of sheela I tried to say him schedule

"Advith, you have your meeting...." I started.

"Sheela I hope I pay you well to do your job. Are you too practised to fool at your work? I don't remember giving you rights to give my schedule to public!" That made me shut.

"Sorry sir!" Sheela said giving me a look please don't do anything more.

"If you don't want to keep track on my schedule say me. I will find someone to keep it as private thing! I don't want you to find and bring someone here." He said and that made me clear I am not in his ring.

"I am sorry Advith, I just came here to place this!" I said and placed the chocolate in the table and left as I know that's what he wanted. I thanked god that he didn't actually thrown the chocolate in dustbin. As I am keeping the track of the dustbin waste coming out from his room till now. That is for three days, I sent yesterday and today the chocolates, when Advith ask coffee for him by placing it in the tray. Sheela said she doesn't want to get thrown for taking that. But, did as if she found from my face that giving chocolate is important for me as when I tried to take it back, she said let's try and see, what bad will be occurring than him throwing it in my face or will end shouting at me. Thankfully he didn't say anything. Always asked her to place the coffee in the table and leave.

"Umar! What are you doing?" I asked as he was complaining as some head as still not making excuses.

"Nothing! The marketing people should have submitted their papers daybefore yesterday. They haven't still. That means I can't tally with the sales department file. And more than all I have to give production team it's quoting by tomorrow evening. That's all!" He said as he shakes his head as if it solve all his problem. He asked sheela to call that marketing person.

"Sir! None of them are picking! Shall I reach them in person?" Sheela asked and Umar sighed.

"No! It can wait, you just finish the deal papers with baskin group first. I will deal with them after I complete this work!" Umar said really frustrated.

"Shall I do it for you?" Roopa asked looking at him.

Wondering how she is here? Gowtham uncle left Roopa in Advith care for a while as she will be handling the textile cotton deal from his side. She was waiting to see Advith as he still needs to return from his granite meeting. It was a clear line between me and her not to even greet eachother and end up fighting.

Madan made the deal with her that she stays away from us and we stay away from her just for the benefit of Vidal peace. If she wants, he said we are always ready for one on one too; She shook for peace taking us by surprise. But, occasional side comments still persists from her side and our side too. Just like now as she gave me a dirty look.

"That's okay Roopa! I don't want to torture you too. Already uncle is giving you lots of work. Also, Advith will be here soon!" Umar said and she nodded at him. As on the queue, we heard a voice to

"Ms. Sheela, can you..." he started and on seeing me in sofa or Roopa in sofa he had a look of realisation. I looked at the person beside him and that hurt as he smiled at her as she said something to him.

"Roopa, I heard you did a wonderful deal with Mr. Drake. I am proud of you!" Narmada said as she hugged Roopa, oh! That appreciation she gets from everyone yesterday that was the cotton purchase deal she did for textile.

"I did nothing much, vidals helped me or Advith made it!" She said giving Advith a look of thanks.

"Oh! You prepared the deal Ms. Roopa, I just passed the file to drake, even its you who did the talking! I should thank you for helping me yesterday as you made my job really ease and easy!" He said as he gave me a side glance and just as it came, it went away.

The speech went eachother thanking eachother.  Even Umar said Roopa to not be modest and enjoy her success.

"Umar! Let me check the marketing team!" I said and at the words of mine, I saw the room go silent. And Umar looked me in surprise.

"What did you said?" He asked looking really unbelievable.

"Give me the files, I am bored anyways I will try figuring out for you, until you finish your work!" I said and Umar looked confused here. As if he doubt me.

"You sure? you will help me!" He asked really doubtful and that minute it hit me like a knife slicing my heart. I nodded at him.

"Never mind Sarah! Thank you for thinking to help me!" He said as he gave me a hug. The way he rejected my offer was really polite. But, it was sure a way to say he don't believe in my capacity. I looked at Advith, he had a blank face. Is he really not going to help me. Roopa snickered, narmadha hides her laugh pulling her concerned face. Sheela gave me sorry look as she kept typing something.

"Excuse me!" I said and run away from there. I was about to enter gowtham uncle room. I stopped in tracks and ran to the lift, as I don't want to make anymore bridge to the father and son relationship as they just spoke to eachother now. It was awkward good morning hug, but from everyone, it meant they patched up as after Advith came out of uncle room, he had a smile.

Not knowing where to go, I went to the marketing team floor. Who is he to underestimate me? It must be I, who can underestimate me not him. Can't I even get a file for him?

"Hi! I am Advith Vidal's intern, Ms. Sarah!" I said to the receptionist in the floor. He smiled at me.

"Pleasure meeting you madam, the one behind coffee machine. How can I help you?" He asked me, I answered him with a smile.

"I didn't really know whom I need to meet, as I forgot to ask full details as I was in hurry earlier from Umar. But, I owed him to bring the files he need from here. Can you help me?" he just smiled at me like are you serious. I nodded at him and he just laughed.

"I am not sure if that file is about the jounce or not. But, for last two weeks that team is working  hard, and think there is some problem in the team, they have their door's locked and we see people yelling at eachother. Other than that team, everyone works smoothly  and also I got too many calls from Mrs. Sheela to connect with them earlier this morning." He said and I just nodded at him. I bet he know what is happening, but he won't say anything more as pity is clear in his words.

"I guess it's them as I too heard something like that he say.  Thanks for the help Mr. Shekar." I said and he smiled at me. Whatever be that Umar need, that can wait. This news is perking my interest also gut says Umar is speaking about these people.

I knocked the door as I see all the heads turn my side as they were doing something or other. I started counting the number of people's inside as they looked at eachother. As if they know me, they all looked terrified.

Finally the girl at the entrance counter opened the door as I knocked again, out of other ten members looking at her in sorry.

"Welcome Ms. Sarah!" She said as I entered inside. I smiled at her and greeted her good evening. "What brings you here, madam?" She asked and I looked at her tag saying Mrs. Leela.

"I just came to get those files for Umar, as your line is unreachable!" I said and she looked at someone inside a glass door in the room, whose door is wide open to hear what we spoke. I saw him sigh loudly and he got up from the chair.

"Sorry! We didn't completed it yet. I do asked him sometime for us, madam!" He said and I just looked at him in confusion as he looked like he is in sixties already when he must be only in late forties.

"I prefer to be addressed by Sarah. Yes, I hope he did give you guys sometime. As you should have submitted by daybefore yesterday and it's still Being unfinished seems to be bit problematic. As production team needs a guidance and sales team need a cooperation. You can't simply say you haven't did your job stalling theirs too, isn't Mr. George?" I said as I looked at Mr. George marketing director of jounce.

"Yes, but..." he felt as if he is ashamed or guilt of what happened.

"Good you accept it. But, since you haven't finished the work by deadline and I heard you guys tried your best too, just want to know what is happening, you see we clearly don't have time for pitting right? If there is anything I can help, I like to do for you guys!" I said and I saw them all get angry and then relax.

Analyst Mrs. Deepa explained me that product manager who was basically in responsibility for being in front end to represent the main clients, had betrayed them and joined our rival company picfresh as marketing director this week and also took the clients with him. So, it's little difficult to find them to renew the contracts. So, asked me can they explain this to any, I sighed out loud as I get none will take this stupid reason. Sure as hell the marketing director will be looked down, but he seems to have really good relationship with his fellow mates as they didn't give up on him.

"I really don't know anything about jounce other than it deals with napkins. Make yourself short and clear about thing I need to know Mr. George. Think me as your client and a difficult one in it to please and make thing understandable!" I said as I do need to understand if I need to give him credits or not.

"Sure Mam!" He said and I looked at him. He nodded at me. "Ms. Sarah....." we went with explaining as he took a file from deepa and showed me various types of product avaiboe under jounce. I don't knew there are these many varieties of napkins available. There are paper napkins, cloth napkins and the quality varies as the cost. There are about twenty different types of flavours in the napkins. There are dry napkins, wet napkins somewhere powdered for facetissues. There are tissues are varying sizes, etc. Other than that it also deals with the sanitary pads and kids pads.

He also gave me a little brief about the people working under him as how good jounce is and how communicating and cooperative they are to eachother.

Also, he explained about the marketing, sales and productive ends goals and how much high they all went and ended with what problem now they are facing and how it will affect. As clients are trying to withdrew, the sales will go down and also they are stocks inside and which will be affected though not badly to the level we can't sell it. Sure, enough we need to reduce the production gradually as all the contracts are about to come to end in two or three weeks one by one.

"Ms. Deepa, have you analysed whether what is their level in the market against us as upper hand or bad one?" I asked and he sighed.

"As of the product, we have upperhand. We have good quality worth the price. Though they are able to give lower than us, they have poor quality. Which meant using one napkin of ours is equal to using three napkins of Picfresh. We also have range of option to let the customers have a pick." She said as he placed a two boxes of napkin box before me. I looked to it.

"So, what is the but?"

"We are loosing the clients!" She said and I nodded at him.

"Good you guys are one leg front to clear the situation, I assure you Vidal is really happy for your dedication. But, I guess it's only right if we inform others too. Take it from me, informing at the early is best than complicating by delaying." I said as I really meant and it was like a punch on my own face for not taking that myself. I guess I am too late after denying.

"I will inform myself to Everyone!" Geroge said and his fear didn't masked well as he tried.

"I will come with you!" I said and he gave me smile as If he would appreciate it.

"And as for others, I need you guys to find what's the situation with all the other clients and with those that are about to leave and left, make a appointment for us to speak. Also I need you guys to find our pros and cons with every other competitors in the market.  And We will be back soon.!" I said and got up to look them nod at me. George gave me a smile and got up to.