Dated: 27th August, 2023
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2| Disclosure And Inheritance |

Urvi:

At this very moment, I regretted having a clash with my so called boss. Courtesy? I was leading towards the building in which I lived. It felt like voluntarily moving towards the suffocation.

A part of me was happy with today's achievement. Elite was on its verge of establishment. I've seen him working day and night for the same. Whatever I said to him was kinda part of our daily routine. Next day I'd still wake up with the hope of one message and rushing out happily from this building. The night would still welcome with this regret and then the procedure continues. Yeah, happy life.

I took a huge deep breath before moving inside. There they were. My mom, dad wasn't home probably.

"I'm home." I quietly muttered which was surprisingly successful to gain her attention. I walked in and kept my bag on the couch.

I saw her noticing all my actions, but staying mum. Finally after a moment, she broke her silence. "Where were you whole day?" She asked and I was stuck. Not in two years she ever questioned me this, why suddenly?

I quickly hid my hand behind my back and crossed my fingers. "Searching for a job." I witnessed her sighing tirelessly and keeping her phone aside.

"Why don't you think of settling down?" She dropped her bomb.

I frowned bad. "Settling down? What do you mean by that?"

"You mean what I mean."

"Ridha is elder one maa." I tried.

"But she's full in her life. Having a good career. And look at you kanna. You are badly failing in it. I'm afraid you'll be left alone." She let out and it's first time she's speaking.

Not for me though.

I tried saying all those unsaid words but was failing miserably. "Maa.." this word was sounding so foreign to me. It isn't good. I did nothing but picked up my necessities and dashed into my room.

Why am I not able to disclose my life in front of my own parents?

Why is there this barrier between me and them?

Sharing about how my day went with them shouldn't be so difficult.

Yet it is.

They don't know me. And the sad part is, they are convinced that they do. Ridha us successful. She's perfect. She's this. She's that. She's everything.

There's she.

There's no we.

We...sisters.

These relationships are sounding so new to me. Sisters, mom, love, care, affection.

I did not disclose about my job to them. Why?

Because of the fear of judgement. I feared what if they'd somehow manage to push away formonix from me. That place isn't just my working place, but my escape. Place where there's no feeling of suffocation and escaping is what I never think about.

The person whom I've been knowing only from last two years knows about my eating habit, but not the ones who gave birth to me.

How am I suppose to feel for this?

I slid the window open and kept the moon shine inside my room, overlapping the darkness that surrounded me. I'm petrified by that little dark part if me that sleeps within me. A part of me was still thinking about what Maa said.

My parents are not beside me and they expect me to choose someone else to.

How do I even do that?

All my thoughts were harshly interrupted by my phone. I surfed down my purse and fished out my phone. Ah my angel.

I immediately picked it up. "I was missing you my love." I cried over the phone.

"I missed you too meri jaan." Ava replied.

Ava, my most favorite person in this entire world. This girl is with me since high school.

Person with whom I shared my every secret.

My first crush

My every little problem

My every big problem

My 3 AM person

"How is the scene with your parents?" She asked and I chuckled. "So bad ah?" She teased and I laughed.

"Don't ask me the range now."

She giggled from the other side. "And your new problem is?"

"You!" I snapped. "Avs you are committed." I pouted.

I could feel her pissed look. "And he's perfect alright? I'll make him meet you."

"And I haven't permitted it yet." I huffed.

"I know baba. Now tell me. What's wrong with you?" And my mind wandered at the latest drama. I sighed and narrated the entire incident.

"So basically you need a boyfriend?" She ensured.

I corrected her. "My parents needs me to get a boyfriend."

"Your parents need you to get a boyfriend?" She repeated thoughtfully. "So you need a boyfriend."

I frowned. "Uh- you can say that."

"Then get a boyfriend na." "Huh?" Escaped my lips. "Oh wait, lemme correct it. You get a fake boyfriend." And my eyes widened at her statement.

"Avs, you're drunk?" I confirmed ones. No coz she made absolutely no sense.

"Arey I'm sayin' seriously. You need a boyfriend right? A fake one won't be a problem. In fact, try getting in a mutual agreement, minus sex, obviously." I rolled eyes at her last statement. But her idea didn't seem that wrong. Mutual agreement won't do any bad.

"But it isn't easy. To find someone who'd agree for an agreement as such."

"Explore baby. You'll definitely get tons." She said and left me in deep thoughts.

I'm on verge of faking it to someone whom I thought would know me raw. Where will it lead me to...and am I doing this right...

I had no fear this time. What would I even loose if anything went wrong?

Parents?

I'd already lost them

Friends?

Avs will slap me for getting things wrong.

Who else?

I chuckled realizing the huge amount of people I have in my life...

Then I guess, sometimes we need to plug in to recharge...

End:

Ridhit:

Every morning welcomed me with that same walls staring right in me and racing to bite me down. Time gap between waking up to darkness till arriving my work place seemed always the most difficult hours.

"May our walls know joy, every room hold laughter and every window open to opportunity." My mom's words, not mine.

The same walls stared me at disapproval for turning their house into a building. The same rooms held anything but laughter. Windows did nothing but brought those gust of wind which everytime made me realize of the emotion called 'feel' in me.

Done with the breakfast, on the way to formonix, my thoughts wandered to several places and halted only at one single destination.

Inheritance.

This one word is nothing but a curse in my life. My mom's husband always, every moment made me realize of my helplessness. Helplessness of not yet holding that company completely with me. Helplessness of not being able to achieve what my mom always dreamt of.

Company's and my great grandfather's rules quote that the company will not be inherited till the next generation is married.

And my life had every reason for not to doing the same.

I just needed to show him, my mom's husband that I have this one girl with me and the inheritance is no longer the word that plays with me. It isn't. It won't be!

I dashed into formonix, ignoring every other wish and muttered a quick demand to send Urvi in as soon as she arrives. As I entered, I already found a cup of coffee covered with the lid along with the schedule on my table, papers scattered the couch, a handbag laying carelessly beside it and room shining because of the sunlight.

Typical signs of her being here.

I quickly fished out my phone and typed a quick message.

To Miss. Tsunami,

Have your breakfast and report in sharp five minutes.

I chose to quickly fish out a set of paper from my locker and glance through it. Not even a minute and someone dashed into my cabin, without even knocking.

Obviously!

It could only be one person.

"Alex!" I groaned but internally felt grateful for his arrival. My mind could actually get a clear picture when my discussions with him took place.

He entered with his hands in his pocket and smirk playing on his lips as he glanced at the papers in my hand. "So Mr. CEO is ready for some deal?"

I rolled my eyes and through the file on my table before taking my chair. He was seated on the chair opposite to mine. "That is pending till afternoon."

"Woah." He exclaimed suddenly. "Who's the girl?'

"You'll get to know soon."

He raised his eyebrows. "And when did you think about it?"

I took a sip of water before replying. "Yesternight."

"Then my little friend is all set to get committed." He smirked and I rolled my eyes.

"Remember Volkov! It's a deal. Nothing more, nothing less." I pointed out and he chuckled, nodding his head in denial.

He coughed out, still laughing. "I'm afraid."

"You know love is..."

"Yeah yeah, love is tedious, boring and utterly unnecessary. I know, it's for the nth time you're repeating." I controlled my urge of punching his face and took a deep breath.

"But I'm sure the definition of love is completely changed for you now." I commented, remembering his new formed relationship.

"Sure it has."

"And it is?"

"Ava." He shrugged and I stayed mum. I've known him since ever. Him defining love as someone, it must be serious.

"Surely. You nearly left your current position to win her back." I replied, remembering the time when Mr. Volkov actually screwed up really bad and legit left his company behind to win that girl back.

Anyone in love could be an insufferable idiot who'd be pining on that one women who broke their heart. But in case of Alex, if he's saying that, he means is more that a hundred percent.

A knock on the door took our respective attentions. Approval from my side made Tsunami enter.

"Good morning." She wished and I nodded. "Hi Alex."

"Hey Urvi. How are you doin'?" And they talked as if they are best friends.

"I'm good." She smiled fondly and I coughed to interrupt their 'oh so long' catch up.

"Would you mind Alex?" I said, gritting.

"Yes I would." He replied, not even budging a bit. I narrowed my eyes and saw Urvi clearing up the mess on the couch and replacing those old flowers with new ones, as usual.

"Alex."

"Okay fine." He chuckled and got up. He winked and showed me a thumbs up, walking backwards and pointing towards me and Nandini. Before I could even reply, he left the cabin.

He seriously behaves like those teenagers who tease their friends even if they talk with a girl.

Come on!!

I shook my head and cleared my throat to gain that storm's attention. I was quiet successful too.

"Have a seat." I gestured her. She raised her eyebrows before reluctantly taking the seat.

"Let's get straight to the point then..."

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