Chapter 5

The meeting could be at any place. But entering college, no one is happy. All their fun times start haunting them. Their life could be the same as before only if it didn't happen. But can they expect it to be the same? He'll no. Mihir and Siddharth passed the entrance gate surrounding by a bunch of girls who started asking for their autographs.

Siddharth could hear Arjun's name far behind. He stiffened in his position feeling Arjun's presence near him. He gulped down the emotions deep inside and took a deep breath.

"Welcome," said Kuber warmly bringing Siddharth back to land.

"Any special reason to choose this place for a meeting?" Asked Siddharth in his annoyed voice to which Kuber nods negatively. His stares at Kuber made him gulp in fear.

"Good selection by the way" commented Arjun smiling at Kuber making Siddharth grit his teeth. This man surely knows best to annoy Siddharth. The atmosphere turned out to be haunted as both stares at each other. Kuber found it right to eye Mihir to get Siddharth inside while he got Arjun with him.

*****

"Why are you thinking about them Mishty. concentrate on your audition" murmured Mishty to herself stabbing her chest with her fist.

While she is going, she saw Arjun coming. Her face is flushed out with fear. Fear of losing this job also. Fear of her worst day. Fear of her unluck. Damn, she must hide before this man sees her. without any second thought, she hides inside one big bucket without knowing that it's a dustbin.

Praying hard she was hiding while Arjun just went away and she felt relief. She can now come outside without any fear. She stood up only to get covered with specks of dust that were thrown inside.

This Day seems to get so long. Scolding her fate she entered the washroom to clean herself up to where Ishu was already hiding.

She started cleaning herself without even looking at Ishu. Ishu smiling came forward to help her.

Mishty smiled back at her generosity.

After a formal talk both felt something sweet between them. They indeed loved their company.

*****

Siddharth damn needs some time to adjust his emotions. He turned to go for the washroom and asks Mihir to go to the hall. 

 "It's indeed the worst day" mumbled Mishty to herself while eyeing Siddharth angrily. She again runs from him in the opposite direction. She gets confused with two paths. Praying hard she chose the right one and entered the nearby room. Unfortunately, Siddharth also goes in the same direction. Mishty got confused as to where she should go.

She relaxes by taking a deep breath. And thought Siddharth would leave there soon. She moved towards the door to check about Siddharth, the door itself opened making her jerk her position.

"What the?" Snapped Siddharth in disbelief. He surely was not pleasant to meet this little girl here.

"You. what are you doing here?" Asked Mishty in her stammering voice to which Siddharth crosses his arms.

"That I should ask you. Are you following me? How cheap are you?" spatted Siddharth as he couldn't think anything further? Seeing Mishty inside the men's washroom, he is sure of his accusations.

"stop it. my mind is working well. so I cannot follow such a man. forget about it." snapped Mishty. She is hell annoyed with his cheap accusations.

"so your mind is working well. then may I know why you came inside a men's washroom," asked Siddharth in his calm cold voice making Mishty widen her eyes in defeat.

"what? No. i? " She mumbled and looked around to find herself in men's washroom. She should be doomed inside some well to avoid his gaze. She felt So embarrassed even to lift her eyes.

"now you will tell u didn't know. or else you are following me right?" Asked Siddharth again stepping forward towards her making her move backward.

Being a scared rat, Mishty started to move aside to escape from this situation. Within seconds, Siddharth grabs her by her arms "don't ever try to mess with me" warned Siddharth to which Mishty gulps in fear. Siddharth is already so pissed of right now with the entire thing happening and adds that this girl is making it so worst for him.

"Just leave from here before my mind changes. once my mind changes. trust me I won't spare you." Warned Siddharth again to which Mishty hurriedly pulled the door but it's not at all opening to her bad luck. Her tensed face falls on the ground when she couldn't open the door.

Siddharth comes close to her, "if you think that you can get locked up with SSR. it's wrong. You don't even deserve to be locked up with me. " saying so he pushes the door as if he pushes her. the door opens. This angers Mishty a lot. How dare this man insult her like this?.

"oh pls, I am not dying to get locked up with you. If that happened so. It will be my last day." snapped Mishty in her feeble yet clear voice making Siddharth turn colder. No one ever had this audacity to answer back to him. This girl crossing every limit of his patients.

Mishty finds it to leave from there as soon as possible. So without minding to hear his yet another insult, she zoomed off front there.

.****"

Siddharth enters the meeting hall where already Arjun is seen sitting.

"Welcome guys. after a long time you all are here," said Kuber only to cut off by Siddharth.

"Cut your speech and tell me when should we complete." Said Siddharth with his most decent voice ever he could use.

"Ok young angry man. Look I know that you two hate each other. This may affect my work. So you should do your work in my destination." said Kuber wanting badly for them to agree to this.

"And you want me to accept this," asked Arjun highly pissed off with everything.

"I agree," said Siddharth smiling cruelly. it's his time to irritate Arjun. while he was just staring at Siddharth as if he would eat him alive even without any side dish.

Arjun got angry and was about to leave. He has no time further to waste on things like this.

"Listen wait. Siddharth told that Miss. Isitha will not be a part of this. what's your opinion?" Asked Kuber making Arjun halt in his position hearing her name. His eyes turned dark for some seconds.

"I don't have time to think about useless things," said Arjun with no emotions on his face. His little side of his heart sunk with the news. As he thought he would see her. Even to show his anger. But no. She would not be here.

"Hold your tongue. or else." started Siddharth in a high rage only to be consoled by Mihir at right time.

"Ok relax. We hired one girl in the place of Isita" commented Kuber in between made everyone look at him. Kuber signals her to come inside.

Mishty is shocked to see both Arjun and Siddharth. 

" Hey Jesus, what is this? I tried hiding from these problems. and you made me a part of this" mumbled Mishty loudly making both Siddharth and Arjun look at her in surprise. She called them problems. She surely has something inside her strongly to stand here.

"Miss. Mishty. Meet Siddharth Arjun and Mihir. They are the DILLER ROCKZ. A famous music band. You are going to work with them" voiced out Kuber in his happy voice making Mishty gulp visibly.

"This girl will pair me? Never. Even in dreams" said Siddharth keeping his anger in a limited version.

"She is talented. Mishty, will you sing something to impress this man," said Kuber proudly making Mishty step forward in nervous.

"We try to impress those who are humans" snapped Mishty to herself but to her unluck, both Arjun and Siddharth looked up to her as if they heard her.

She started singing. Siddharth and Arjun could see why Kuber appointed her in place of isita. This girl has the same voice as Ishu and has the same innocence in every pronunciation of hers.

Arjun could see the heated stares of Siddharth towards Mishty. Not only Arjun, everyone in the hall could see Siddharth and Mishty eye war. That's Arjun's turn to irritate Siddharth. He stands and claps for Mishty making Siddharth more furious.

Siddharth leaves saying he will be coming tomorrow. 

Mishty got happy seeing Arjun's support.

"Congrats. your voice is nice. you deserve to be a part of DILLER ROCKZ." Saying so Arjun shakes hands with Mishty.

Mishty: Thank you, sir. I thought you won't support me.

Arjun: leave those bitter things. let's have a nice start. and please no 'sir'. Call me by my name.

The contractor introduces Arjun to Mishty.

Mishty. ok, Mr.Arjun. I should leave.

Arjun. no-no. very few people are there who are liked by me. those people call me Ajju. not Arjun. 

Mishty smiles and says thanks. she leaves.

*****

Ishu was directed to the wrong place by some peon. she missed the meeting. it's not a wise decision to stay back more, she decided to rush back to her home before Siddharth reaches back. while rushing back, she didn't notice that she left her purse. 

Arjun took a purse on the floor and wonders whose purse that might be? Ishu hurriedly runs in the opposite direction. Arjun could see her back and the locket inside the purse hangs out. Looking at the locket his eyes show many emotions. He managed to turn them all off within a blink of seconds.

"excuse me. your purse is here. hello," said Arjun right behind ishu making her halt in her steps. His voice melted in her ears bringing instant tears to her eyes. She closed her eyes to let these droplets drain outside. She doesn't want to face this man not at least now. She chose to run away right at that moment making Arjun confused with this weird behavior of an unknown girl.

Arjun follows her. He was about to throw the purse and leave. But something pulls him to her side. Looking again at that locket, he chose to follow that girl.

She hid in a storeroom. Followed by Arjun too.

Hearing a sound from the storeroom Arjun rushes to see that girl unconscious, her face is fully colored with blue and red paint. The bucket full of paint was fell over her head making her unconscious.

Arjun felt as if he knew her. Without dragging this intuition anymore, he lifts her in his arms. 

He brings her outside where Siddharth sees him with ishu. Because of blue red paint, Siddharth couldn't identify her. But looking at some random girl in his arms made him boil in rage. 

Arjun with Ishu leaves. without giving a damn to Siddharth's glares.

Siddharth turned to get inside his car only to get bumped into the small frame-like figure. Looking at Mishty in his arms, this day can't be more than worse. Closing his eyes in anger, he made her stand straight.

" so miss.?" Voiced out Siddharth not able to remember her name.

"Mishty Gupta." Said Mishty adjusting her hair and dupatta.

" ok. Whatever. I don't think u can pair me. because something is needed to even stand with SSR. You don't have." Said Siddharth with a small smile plastered over his lips.

Does Mishty blink in confusion as to which he is referring to?

"Yeah. it is known as Talent Passion and especially manners," said Siddharth with a smirk to which Mishty's annoyance reached its peak. She can even turn into a lioness if anyone tried to show her low.

But seeing his eyes which hold so many powerful stares, she gulped in fear.

"Think as per your wish. I don't want to argue with any person who even doesn't know how to talk with a girl." Said Mishty and starts walking fast to avoid any more fights. She hates being bullied only because she is not in their status. She never stepped back to teach anyone a lesson if needed. This Siddharth should be taught a lesson for sure thought Mishty.

One thing for sure Siddharth finds it interesting to play a word game with this Mishty. She is giving him a perfect reply that made him pull her legs more. But not even one time, he could win over in scaring her away that made him pissed off. 

*****

Mihir comes to the office where all the girls are teasing Payal for being out of fashion. Mihir didn't like anyone talking like this to that innocent girl. But she should know to stand for herself, so he remained quiet to let her handle the things in her way.

" Yeah you guys are right I am not a fashionista. To wear proper clothes look means out of fashion for you guys. That's great for me to be a normal girl." said Payal in her naughty chirpy voice making Mihir amused with her reply. Anyone in her place would surely get scared of being bullied by the whole office.

Everyone laughs at her saying she is unfit for this generation. Mihir clenched his fists in anger these staffs of him have no manners at all.

"Look. Only some like your type of girls. Who wants a girlfriend in life. Who wants a timepass etc. But all may want my type of girls to be a daughter-in-law of a home. because they know life is not a time pass. so you guys are short-term product whereas I am life long one. " shrugged Payal casually making everyone numb with her reply.

Mihir beamed in happiness. This girl though looks like a cute rabbit can transform into a lion if needed.

She went inside. and asks about her work.

"hai, miss. universe. Welcome to the SSR fashion house. " saying so Mihir changes his expressions into a cold one.

Payal: (smiling) good morning sir. I just asked about my work.

"stop blushing. when I entered you were arguing, " asked Mihir quite rudely making Payal flinch by his tone.

" ya. sir. that. They taunted me. so." stammered Payal not so sure of why Mihir is angry with her.

" so. you argued with all. do you know they are all good workers? because of you. if anyone leaves this office. do you think I will forgive you?" Asked Mihir while he enjoys her nervous expressions. He did like this side of her.

"no sir. sorry, sir. I didn't think like this sir." said Payal in tensed tone.

Mihir: you should be punished for this . so that you may be careful by next time.

You should work under me on the new project. 

"Is this a punishment?" Asked Payal suddenly as being given a project the very first day is a big achievement and here this man is claiming that it's a punishment.

Mihir: you want something big punishment?

Payal: no sir. pls. I will do as you say.

Mihir: that's better. now bring coffee for me.

" Sir. me?" Asked Payal softly to gain a strong look from him. So she rushed down to prepare the one for him.

Payal says to herself: I thought he is a soft nice guy. but he. I won't leave him. omg. I don't know even to put coffee. what will I do now? but coffee is easy. milk+powder+sugar. there is nothing in this world that Payal Gupta can never do.