The manager of the canteen started the radio which
played the song "Chahu main ya na..." and Kalpana kept looking at
Raghav and they both started drinking the coffee where Kalpana took one sip and
then Raghav took another sip and they shared the samosas as well.
They wished that this moment never ends and they both
stay with each other the same way.
The next day, Kalpana asked Raghav to come with her
to the temple.
They took blessings of Bappa and the priest and
Kalpana put her hand forward to take the prasad to which the priest replied
"May you both remain happy forever and Bappa please bless this married
couple and make their relationship stronger and fruitful."
Kalpana and Raghav started looking at each other and
when Kalpana tried to tell the priest that they are not married, Raghav stopped
her and nodded his head telling her that he is already married to her in his
heart. Kalpana and Raghav joined her hands in front of Bappa and they both left
the temple.
Kalpana and Raghav entered the college and it started
pouring suddenly. Kalpana caught Raghav's hand in a fright and Raghav whispered
in her ear and said "Do you really want to go to the college? Let's bunk
today."
Kalpana said "Raghav, you seriously want to bunk
college? You never did this ever na."
Raghav said "That time I was not in love na and
today the season is also so lovely. We will not get a chance after that as our
exams will again start."
Kalpana smiled at him and agreed to go wherever he
said.
Raghav took Kalpana to an ice cream and he order for
ice cream.
It was pouring outside and Kalpana who was wearing a
white salwar kameez was feeling cold and so she covered her body with her
duppatta.
Raghav covered her head with his hands protecting her
from the rain drops and Kalpana looked at him and started laughing saying
"Thanks Raghav but all the rain drops are still falling on my hair."
Raghav replied saying "I wish I had an umbrella
or at least a coat that I could cover you with." Kalpana said "Oh, so
you too watch movies and learnt this. I am getting to meet a totally new Raghav
now who I used to feel was only a book worm and now he is transformed into a
total chocolate hero. But I liked that Raghav and this Raghav as well."
After few days, the exams started in the college and
Raghav and Kalpana started spending hours in the library completing their
assignments.
After their exams got over, the placements started
for Raghav (as he was in his final year) and Kalpana's dad Sahil also had come
to the college representing his company Kapoor Industries.
Raghav was too nervous for the interviews and Kalpana
kept giving him courage that his interview would be fine as his exams went very
well and he was a deserving the job as well.
The other students were done with their interview and
it was Raghav's turn for the same.
All other students were complaining that their
interview went really bad which made Raghav more nervous.
He went inside and Sahil told him to stand at the
door itself. He observed him wearing a tacky blue shirt, spectacles, his hair
was looking too oily and he was wearing black trousers that looked faded with
shoes that were not polished well.
Sahil told Raghav "The clothes you have worn are not suitable for an interview. How have you dressed up? Do you know that this job is for the designation of a Software Engineer and if you dress up like this in front of our clients, that is if you get the job, what respect will our company have?"
Raghav stood blank in front of Sahil and tears
started forming in his eyes. Sahil continued saying "First impression is
the last impression and you have already had a bad one. Leave as you are not
capable of this job."
Raghav left from there without saying anything and
Sahil kept grumbling saying "How come this college has such students who
cannot even afford to wear proper clothes for an interview? Today is a bad day
as I am not even finding any capable candidate who can work in my
company."
Raghav left the college and Kalpana kept calling his
name but he did not listen.
She went to his room and kept knocking the door.
After sometime he opened the door and smiled and said "What happened
Raghav? You went for the interview and left from there so soon? Dad dint ask
you any questions or what? I am sure he must have chosen you as he is very good
in selecting talented candidates."
Raghav replied "Come in Kalpana. I will order
for food from the canteen now."
Kalpana said "You dint answer me. How was your
interview?"
Raghav said "It was good but let' see". He
said to himself "If I tell Kalpana what her dad said to me, I am sure she
will feel bad and I don't want her to get offended because of that. In any
case, what her dad said was true. I wore these clothes as I cannot afford
decent clothes for an interview and maybe I am not capable of working for a big
company like the Kapoor Industries."
Kalpana said "That's really good news Raghav. I
am sure dad will chose you as you are a genius and Kapoor Industries would be
fortunate enough to employ a gem like you and now come, I want to introduce you
to someone."
Disclaimer:
The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by
the creators of the show "Ek Mutthi Asmaan" on ZEE TV.
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