Unmasked - A Swasan Story

Hey all,

Back with an early update. Happy Reading.

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It didn't take much time for Sanskaar to deduce Swara's fangirling over him. Every morning he walked in, her eyes would lit up. A smile back, she would go all mushy. Together at work, She would steal glances in between and would avert eyes when caught in the act, much to his amusement.

A word of appreciation, he would be gifted with beaming smiles and little dance outside cabin, probably assuming she's out of his sight. A simple compliment, she blushed profusely. It was written all over her face and in the eyes the neon glowing letters in bold shouting 'TU MERA HERO, and he loved every bit of it. He had always been immune to the attention of women, nothing exciting or new, right from his college days. For the first time, he didn't mind having someone crush over him. Swara literally made him feel like a 'star'

And her work, with each passing day, he was thoroughly impressed. He didn't have an ounce of doubt, Swara would be soon employed with Maheswari group and has potential to make it big. He will definitely make sure of that. He always respected dedication, hard work, and talent. Miss Bose have them in abundance.

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Soon he had a burning concern. Miss Bose and her love for chocolates. He was sure, she carried a bag full of them and would munch on one or two literally every hour. Too much of chocolate? Nah! He decided to address it.

One day after finalizing his schedule for next coming days, He started off casually.

"Swara, Do you have cavities?"

"Huh? What!" was Swara's unspoken question. Her Face made it clear.

" I mean, the amount of chocolate you eat..." Sanskaar paused.

Swara nodded like she got his point. "Oh! I can't have cavities," came her prompt confident reply. Can't have? Matlab? Before Sanskaar could ponder further, "Because I use Colgate." She finished with a flashy smile.

Sanskaar gave her a blank stare first then burst into a laugh so hard, he literally had to hold desk not to fall off from the chair. For a minute Swara looked at him struck. He looked like same carefree 'sunny' back in college days with the cute, boyish charm. Then she realized, he was laughing at her.

Sanskaar was quick to note the change of expression. Oh! Miss Bose can pout too, How cute!. But she would be upset soon. He can see that. He stifled his laugh, " I am sorry, Swara. I am just not used to having someone so lively as you around me." He meant it. Swara Bose was like a burst of freshness, a dash of madness to his otherwise mundane life.

That brought a smile back on her face.

"So my dear expert! What if I use some other paste like Close- up."Sanskaar asked still not believing he was having such a silly discussion with his lovable intern, but it was fun.

Taking their discussion quite seriously, "Well! They never talk about cavities.it's only about fresh breath. So if you have a sweet tooth and planning to have chocolates, I think it's time to switch." Swara offered her expert advice.

"Noted! Thank you. I will keep this in mind." Sanskaar nodded, trying hard not to giggle.

"Welcome!"

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"I mean .. she's so cute yaar lucky. She's like one of those antique pieces. Uski baatein, uski harkatein. She's like those little kids jo choti choti baaton pe khush ho jaate hain and you know what happened yesterday...."