Enduring Ally

Chapter 2 : Destined to Meet

"Sir, Yes sir... Okay sir... are you sure sir..."!! Arshad stammered with shock.

"You heard me, Arshad" said Aditya.

"Sorry Sir... Will inform her, Sir!!" On the reply, he disconnects the line.

 Aditya took the resume again and said out loud with angry tone, "Ms. Zoya Siddiqui"

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During lunch, Zoya is pulling Riyaz leg on his date with his fiancé along with their friends. And he couldn't handle her teasing, stood up and went to the counter to get some water.

Zoya's phone started ringing. She hummed along with the ring tone and checks the caller id. At once, she recognised the number and disconnects the call without answering.

Again, phone started ringing and again she disconnects it. Riyaz noticed Zoya disconnecting the call when he returned to their table.

He asked "Hey, who is that and why aren't you answering?" She replied angrily, "it's from DMG. How dare they can insult me like that?"

Again phone started ringing. This time Riyaz answered the call, "Hello, May I know who is this?"

Arshad from the other end asked, "Can I speak to Ms. Zoya, please?" "This is Arshad, HR from DMG".

Riyaz lethargically replied, "She is not available now, you can leave the message with me".

"Oh, but it's..., I need to... speak..." he trailed. "Ahem... Okay, please tell her to be at DMG for an interview tomorrow at 10.00am". Riyaz face went bright and to confirm he asked again, "Are you sure, your boss asked her to come for an interview?"

He replied, "Yes, confirmed. Please ask her to be here at DMG tomorrow morning 10.00 am sharp". Then he added firmly, "My boss doesn't like non-punctuality in appointment".

"I'll definitely convey the message to Ms. Zoya. Thank you for calling Mr. Arshad", Riyaz disconnects the line and turned to Zoya.

Zoya shoots Riyaz a fierce look. Riyaz could relate what Zoya is thinking.

He briskly said, "See Zoya, you hate the way they treated you, I get it". But just listened to me, "The same company insulted you, calling you for an interview. It's time for you to show them, what they did is a big mistake".

Zoya looked at Riyaz blankly.

He continued, "See I never forced you on your decisions, but this time listen to me and I know you won't deny, if I ask you to do something. So, for me, you go to that interview and prove that they're wrong. That's all I'm saying".

"And one more thing, don't shove your resume on his face, for heaven sake", he added with a laughter.

Riyaz left the cafeteria, while Zoya evaluate what he said.

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Zoya is waiting in the room nervously, checking her watch then and there.

Just 2 minutes to ten, room door opened and Arshad stick his face inside and called Zoya to follow him.

At sharp 10.00am, Arshad knocked conference room door and opened it for Zoya.

"All the best, do well, Ms. Zoya", he wished her.

Zoya stepped in and asked, "May I come in, sir?"

"Come in and take your seat", he rudely replied.

Zoya took the seat opposite to where he is standing.

Zoya analysed the room and the person standing before her. She found herself awestruck because the person standing before her would be in his 30's, well-built body & his side profile itself says how much handsome he is.

"Ms. Zoya Siddiqui", the name felt familiar and sounds sweeter in that voice to Zoya.

Again, she heard "Ms. Zoya Siddiqui", this time she felt rudeness in the voice, which brought her back to earth.

"Ahem... sorry sir, Ms. Zoya Siddiqui", she extend her hand to greet him.

He ignored her and gestured her to sit down. She was offended by his action but she sits down and waited for him to talk.

He was pacing up and down, after few minutes, he turned towards Zoya.

And asked, "Tell me, why I should recruit you?"

Zoya understood what he wanted to hear.

Zoya briskly said, "That's a great question! You definitely have advantage over me, since you know exactly what you're looking for and I'm just learning about your firm".

She continued, "It sounds like you need someone who is going to deal with multiple clients with issues in their first six months on the job". She took a pause, and then asked, "Shall I tell you about how I handled them in my last job?

"That won't be necessary, Ms. Zoya Siddiqui", he replied.

Quickly she added, "And I think my background is good match for your strategy. What's your take?" He smirked.

Both discussed over the subject for another 45 minutes.

At last, He stood up and put the button of his Armani blazer without another word he leave the room.

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Aditya and Zoya met as destine decided. But, will they meet again? Did Zoya get the Job? What's Aditya's opinion on Zoya after that interview? Will he  recruit her?

Prem has a great impact on Aditya's life, will Prem play cupid in Aditya and Zoya's life?

Hope you liked this chapter. Sorry for delayed update. I was little busy with my Office works lately. Pls bear with me for delay updates.