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Jenny’s POV 

It was raining when I opened my eyes slightly and looked out of the window, the pitter patter of rain sounds was soothing to the soul and enduring. A wave of chill breeze came inside through the window filling the whole room with the smell of fresh mud and air. The room was still gloomy and I felt more sleepy and lazy. Well, I can blame the rain. 

Inhaling the freshness in the air , I looked around to catch the clock on the table. It was 7:45AM, and in my favour it’s a sunday. 

No office ! 

So I don't need to rush, pulling the duvet over me. I turned around lying on my stomach and slept with a smile. 

How relaxing this feels, lying on a comfy bed with a duvet all over me and having the relieved feel of  No office and just enjoying the cosiness of pouring Rain. 

My sleepy sleep got disturbed by my bloody phone ringing, groaning irritably. I searched for my phone on the bed and after a few trials I held my phone under the pillow. 

Grabbing it I answered the call without even bothering to open my eyes `` who the fu,....” slowing down on my words I waited for the response of the other side. 

“ Stop right there, I know I've disturbed your sleep. But i have a valid reason “ came a cheerful voice, and already knew who it could be. 

“ Sam, “ I grumbled as I sat straight looking at the clock. 

10:56Am. 

“Glad to know your memory power  and I called to remind you that I’m throwing a party for cracking the first deal of my newly launched business. “ His voice was so loud that I had to keep the phone away from my ears, this guy and his loud enthusiasm. 

Sam and I met during the first year of college and the  instant vibe got us as we became best friends  from good friends really quick.we are so fun together, we have such an influence on each other that  people thought we’re dating. But we never bothered about them as long  as we knew that we are best friends and best partners in crime. And we also went to the same institute for masters after completing our degree.  

After being together for almost seven  years, we decided to concentrate on our career. Of Course we didn’t part , the friendship is too strong and habitual to stay away from each other for long. 

He focused on his start up business and I joined my father’s business to help him as he is ageing and he needs help. Now, I'm the vice president of  Oberoi’s industries and that means a lot of work and very little sleep. Though I'm happy with my work and lifestyle, sometimes this work doesn’t allow me to meet my friends and have fun for a little while. 

“ hey, you there ?” I heard him calling out for me. 

“ I just dozed off for a moment btw which club ?” I asked him as a yawn left my mouth. 

“ Of course, our favourite spot, blue club, '' he jeered. I recalled those days when we used to spend weekends there. It was so much fun being a college student roaming around and having fun without any responsibility and worrying about meetings and deals. Sam maya and I used to party all night and came back home almost in the morning. 

Those were days!!

Nowadays even Maya has gotten busy with her life. Maya was our senior in college, our vibes and energy matched and we became a trio. But after masters, she got into Goldman sachs and that girl literally behaves like we don’t even exist for her. Though I know how tiring her work can be, because being an employee of Goldman Sachs means sacrificing everything that gives you relief and peace but again, who cares about peace and relief when they pay you well. I mean, the money can literally be her peace. But we know, she is also missing us like we’re missing her. 

Handling professional life has been so hard and time consuming  that we have totally forgotten about our personal life. 

“ Jen, are you there ?” my thought process got disturbed by the loud piercing voice of Sam. 

“ I am just a little sleepy. Text me the time and dress code. Now cut the crap, I need to sleep if you want me to dance at your party. “

I gave him a playful threat and heard his chuckle on the other side. 

“ Okay, sleep for now. I’ll text you the other details “ he said and hung up. 

I smiled while putting back the phone on the table and grabbed the duvet over my face, closing my eyes. I tried to sleep for some more minutes as I would not get any sleep tonight. But, the hell…..my sleep was long gone when this monkey called me and dropped the news. 

Now, I was laying wide awake, staring at the ceiling. I’m not sleepy but I'm also not feeling active. Instead I just wanted to lay down lazily. So I did. 

I looked out the window and found the bright sunlight coming out from dark clouds after the rain stopped. 

Everything around me feels right, so right that I doubt if I'm living in a fairytale world. From my dad to my friends and career everything is right with my life. Yet, there are some strange feelings inside me, I don't know why and  what is this feeling that makes me feel like there’s something missing in me, something that completes me.

I lied down for a few more minutes and made a plan of what i will wear for tonight's party, and how i would be looking in that dress. 

Finally I chose to wake up and take a bath as I was bored laying down. After a long and warm bath I pulled out another pair of pyjamas, ditching my previous one in the laundry basket and changed into new pyjamas. 

Other than the Sam’s Party, I don't have any other plans for today so I thought to wear pyjamas because pyjamas just feel so right to wear during holidays. 

I made a messy bun of my long hair and walked down stairs, looking for my dad. 

“ Ahh, here you come. I made breakfast and your coffee is ready too “ came my dad’s voice from the kitchen as I stepped in. 

“ good morning dad “ greeting him with a hug, i smiled as he placed a gentle kiss on my head greeting me back. 

“ umm dad why are you wearing a suit in the kitchen ?” I asked partying away from the hug as I noticed he was dressed formally as if he’s going to the office.

“ I've an important client meeting honey, '' he said, pushing the breakfast plate towards me, as I sat on the dining chair sipping the coffee made by him. 

Frowning at him i said “ but, dad it’s sunday and i thought we would have lunch together “ 

“ I even wanted the same honey, but it's a last minute schedule and I can't postpone this either. '' he said with a sorry face. 

It’s been a long time since we had lunch together. Currently we’re working on a new project and we could not make time for ourselves. Dad always gets stuck in meetings and I would be eating alone in my cabin after hours of waiting for him. And during night time, I would come late after wrapping up the work and dad would have already slept by then out of tiredness. And I have been waiting for this Sunday for the last six days just to have lunch with dad.

“ I'm sorry honey, but I promise I'll try to come before lunch, “ he said, cherishing my cheeks. I smiled and nodded at him. 

“ take care, i’ll be back by noon “ with that he left hurriedly. 

And I sat there, sipping my coffee all alone in this big mension. I had breakfast and went to my room knowing that there are only maids here now, and I felt like there’s literally no one beside me, with whom I can share something. 

Flipping through the books, I took out one and pretended to read it for a few seconds until I decided to drop the act and took my phone to scroll through social media. I’ve a lot of pending work but I have a rule of not working during sundays. Because Sunday is like a recharge for the exhausted body and mind. 

Soon I got bored with the phone too, so I kept it aside and switched on the n*****x And passed my time with popcorn and n*****x.

Later, dad came back before lunch time as he promised. We had meals together talking and sharing how the entire week went. He told me about his meetings and I told him about Sam's party. Dad smiled gently and asked me to enjoy the best. 

I was happy, seeing him being the best dad one could ever be. The love and care he showers on me is something I'm always grateful for. No one would believe it if I told them that I’m not his biological daughter. Because he never made me feel adopted, I almost forgot that I was adopted.

Brushing off those thoughts, I asked dad if he wanted to join Sam's party. Dad laughed and asked me to have fun with my friends. After all, it's been a long time since I met them.

 After lunch I took a nap to get rid of the dark circles.  

It was almost evening when maya had called and asked me if I was going to Sam's party. I said yes, and we made plans to go together. As she got two days of break from her work she wanted to spend these two days with us, well at least this sunday night. 

We giggled and talked about her ex, who found another hot chick in the same office and got cheated. That bastard deserved that after. He worked in the same office and same floor of maya, and that was one of the reasons for their dating. After dating for a few months, he ditched maya for some other girl from the same office. At first Maya was a little divasted, but it didn’t take her long to come out of it. It's been two months now and she is doing fine in her life. I hope she gets somebody who would show her what love is and how good it can feel to the heart. 

We talked, well no. we gossiped for a few hours and ended the call with ‘meet you in the party soon’. 

After treating my body with a gentle shower I dried my hair and chose to wear a cut out bodycon black dress, straightening my long hair. I left them open and wore a gold necklace matching my black dress. Wore my pin point heels and applied some nude make up. And tada, I'm ready. 

I took a few mirror selfies and posted them in my ID account. Checking my look in the mirror for one last time, I grabbed my purse and left. 

The drive to the club was peaceful and energetic as I was humming to the song that was playing.parking my red mercedes-Benz I got down flexing my long slender legs to those whose eyes were already on me. 

With a signature smirk I walked inside knowing tonight is mine.  

Yay!

But

oh shit 

Is  that him ?