Chapter 17

Sia's POV



I reached home and sprawled myself on the comfy couch in the living room as I was very tired. My mom came and smiled at me.

" Oh, you have come home beta. How was your day? "

" Long and tiring... Priya was also not here. "

" So, what did you do today? " Mom asked and I told her.

" Mom, I met Chachi and Ruchi today and since then, I am irritated. " I told her everything that happened. My mom got annoyed too. But she told me to calm down.

Dad and Bhaiya came back from the office. My brother was out of the city for a week. They have multiple chain stores that deal with electronics. They are always busy.

I hugged both of them. My dad smiled and asked about my day.

My brother is 4 years older than me. He hugged me and sat beside me.

" So are you enjoying it, I hope you didn't face any problem?"

" No, Bhai... "

" That's good, I know Rahul, I met him a few times at the club. He is a very nice man. We have a few common friends. You know my friend, Sahil. Right? He introduced us. Sahil's twin Sagar is Rahul's friend. " He said and I nodded.

" Rahul Ji is really good Bhai. Priya is really happy with him. The whole family is very sweet." I said to Bhai.

Did I say that?? Did I call that annoying man sweet too? I think I am losing it... I should keep my distance.

Well everyone is sweet except for Mr. Annoying Kapoor. He shouted at me and said that I was fooling around during working hours.

" That's good. Let's have food... I am really hungry now. " Bhai said.

We all had dinner and went to work on my laptop. That stupid laptop kept playing his pictures in different moods. I checked and rechecked but his face kept surfacing on the screen.

But why and how would my laptop have his pictures... I checked if it was really my laptop or I got his by mistake. But it was mine.

Was I imagining his face so much that all I could see was his face on my screen??

Oh god... No...

Why was he annoyed that I was talking to Yash?? I think he behaved like that as he had a lot of work pressure. Yes, that might be the reason.

But why was he invading my thoughts every now and then? Am I getting attracted to him...

No... I don't want to feel that pain again... I will not allow myself. I ignored everyone, I will ignore him too. I kept thinking about all this and slipped into slumber.

*******

I took pictures of some of the Tie and Dye, Batik, hand-painted and block printed stoles, and scarfs we made during our post-graduation.

When Mr. Annoying Kapoor came for our meeting with the designer, I showed the pictures to them and suggested that we can send pictures like that to our clients overseas and if they want we can make them and team them up with our other dresses.

The designer, Sumit, liked the idea and said that those pictures were awesome. He asked me who made them and I told her that I did. Everyone was amazed to know that.

" Wow!!! beautiful stoles and scarves Sia... I must say that you are very talented. They are really awesome. " Yash said to me and I smiled at him.

Mr. Arrogant glared at Yash again.

" Hmmm, it seems to be a good idea... send the pictures to me and get your stuff. You are coming with me" I sent the pictures to him and followed him to his car...

" Where are we going, sir... "

" Why? Are you scared to come with me now??"

" What ?? No ... Why would I be? "

" Then just come... We need to get some more of these things... Priya must have made them too. Right?? "

" Of course she has also made them."

" Let's go and get them from Uncle's home. "

I called aunty to let her know that we were coming to pick them. She said she would take them out.

We went there and took them but aunty said she would hand them over to us only if we have lunch with her.

" But Aunty... We have so much work piled up.. "

" No way... It will take only half an hour to eat food. I also will get to the company. I am missing Priya.."

Rohit looked at me and then at aunty and nodded. Three of us settled down to eat food.

We ate food with her and she opened her room and showed us her work.

Aunty also took out some more files with her designs of embroidery, and the sketches we made for fashion designing.

Mr. Kapoor asked me to take all of them. Then by chance, I opened a photo album. It had pictures of our college days. I started looking at them and became so nostalgic. I was missing Priya...

" She will be back soon... " Rohit... I mean, Mr. Kapoor said, looking with a weird expression on his face. His intense eyes were looking at me, making me a bit uncomfortable. They were drawing me towards him.

He took the album and started looking at it. He smiled many times.

" Oh god, aunty... Priya is looking so cute in it. I want to show these to Bhai also... "

" Yeah...sure. " Aunty smiled at him.

We took all the samples and albums and we came back after I hugged her.

" Sia all these dupattas and stoles are amazing... We can definitely add them to our designs.. click the pics and send them to me... "

" Ok, sir .. "

" Will you be able to manage more of such pieces while Priya is not here to help you? "

" Yes, I can...I just need very little help and the material for this... "

" Let me know whatever is needed... Or even better.. let's go and get it right away.. " he got up as if he was very excited to start the work.

" Sir, I think we should wait for their approval. " I said and he nodded. I clicked the pictures of everything and sent them to him and he forwarded them to the clients.

He said that he has already sent the pictures which I showed him earlier. And then within an hour, we got a phone call. Mr. Kapoor was talking to them.

" We sent the pictures and got a tremendous success in this and we got many orders for that." He said and looked so happy and excited.

We both went to the Market and all the things that were needed. He was very unpredictable. I mean he didn't have to come with me to get all those things. I could have easily gone and got them. If he is my boss then he should behave like one... Why did he accompany a mere employee to get stuff from the market?

We came back to the office and I started to work on them. The designer, Sumit, and assistant designer, Yash, both came to help me.

" Miss Sia..... those designs were very good.. let me know if you need any help. " Sumit said to me with a smile.

" Thanks, I will be needing a few workers who can help me. I would prefer someone who can dye the cloth. "

" Sure, I will send them, Yash you can help Sia Ji. " Sumit suggested and Yash smiled but Mr. Kapoor looked annoyed.

" No... Just send the workers, this project is very important. So you will help her not Yash...." Mr. Annoying Kapoor said in a stern voice. Yash looked disappointed.

" Ok, sir... Yash you go back to whatever you were doing. Sir, I will be available whenever she needs my help. I will arrange for the workers. " Sumit said politely and Rohit nodded.

I started working on the designs and tried almost all the techniques used in tie and dye to create many more designs. The workers also came to help me, I told them what I wanted to do and they followed my instructions very well. We tied the clothes tightly to get a desirable effect and then I asked them to dye them in the lightest color of the design.

They did that and then after they got dried, I told them how to tie the cloth according to design. They learned to do it well. Then we dyed them in darker colors.

We kept doing that till all the colors were added which were in the designs.

We all worked really very hard and prepared many of such dupattas, stoles, and scarfs.

" Hey Sia, you have been working for a very long time... Let's have a break. All of you take the break and come after an hour. " Mr. Kapoor said. All the workers nodded and left.