Wednesday
Twinkle and Sanjay had lots of work. So Kunj couldn’t talk to Twinkle much. They rushed to tea break and came back fast. He was a bit upset, but he knew the work pressure which Twinkle was going through.
Thursday
5.00 PM
Kunj asks Twinkle and Sanjay for tea break. Sanjay tries to let them go together.
Sanjay: I have some work. I won’t be able to come.
Kunj is happy and was about to tell Twinkle that let’s go. Twinkle interrupts him.
Twinkle: I know your work is finished. Your team member Kritika has already told me that your work is done. So don’t try to fool me. Come right now.
Sanjay: Okay…
Sanjay thinks looking at Kunj. “Beta Kunj, tumara kuch nahi ho sakta…Iss ladki se pyaar kerana hi ek Mission Impossible task hai…”
(Kunj, I don’t think she will fall for you. She doesn’t even understand how hard you are trying to woo her…Making her fall in love itsef is a Mission Impossible task.)
Sanjay, Kunj and Twinkle leaves for tea break. Sanjay insists that he need to take his mobile from locker. All of them bring their snacks and start eating. Sanjay is listening to some song from his mobile through headphone.
Kunj: What is he listening?
Twinkle: He bought his new mobile last week. Showing off it..That’s it.
Kunj: Ohh…
Twinkle: As per him the sound quality of his mobile is superb. So nowadays he enjoys music more than our company…
Sanjay thinks. “Dost ke liye kya kya ker na padta hai yaar…” (I am being your true friend, Twinkle.)
Kunj calls Sanjay again to make sure that he is listening to music only. Sanjay doesn’t respond. Now that Sanjay is not listening, Kunj decides to talk to Twinkle.
Kunj: What’s the weekend plan?
Twinkle: Nothing much. May be a movie with room mates on Sunday.
Kunj: What about Saturday?
Twinkle: I have some work in ABC bank which needs to be completed this Saturday. I need to be there before 12.00. So the entire day is gonna get spoiled…
Kunj thinks. “Agar me ye kahu ki muje bhi bank me kaam hai to tum kahogi ke Powai se Vashi tak kyu aaoge bank ke kaam ke liye…Iss baar kuch aisa kahunga ki tum muje mana hi na ker paye…”
(I know if I will say that I also have some work in ABC Bank, you will say why would I come from Powai to Vashi …This time I will make sure that I will find out something which you can’t deny. This Saturday, I want to spend with you dear…)
Kunj: What a coincidendce…I too have some work in bank Saturday. They told me to come to Vashi ABC branch to get it done. So let me know when you are gonna reach Vashi branch. I will also come at that time. Okay?
Twinkle: Ohh, You have some work at Vashi ABC branch… So you are going to come to Vashi all the way from Powai?
Kunj: I don’t have an option. You can’t delay bank procedures…
Twinkle: I understand.
Kunj: When will you be coming on Saturday to bank?
Twinkle: By 10.30. But I have to go to Powai ABC branch. I started my account in that branch when I joined this office. So they have asked me to come to Powai branch…
Kunj (murmurs): Damn…
Twinkle: I wish they have asked me to come to Vashi ABC branch. It was so close to my hostel. But this Powai branch is so far for me…But what to do..As you said, bank procedures can’t be delayed…
Twinkle leaves to take tea.
Kunj was sitting numbed. Sanjay who was just pretending to be listening to music also heard the entire conversation. He was trying hard to control his laugh…He removed his head phone and asked where Twinkle went. Kunj replied him with not much change in his expression.
Later Kunj realizes that he can’t show this to Sanjay. He sits straight and strarts talking to Sanjay.
Kunj: New phone….How is the sound quality?
Sanjay: Awesome yaar…It feels so good to hear your favorite songs in this mobile…
Kunj: Which is your favorite song?
Sanjay: I usually listen old songs…What I was listening right now was a song from Chaalbaaz…An old Sridevi movie…I don’t remember the first lines…But song is something like
“Kisi ki haath na aayegi ye ladki…”
Kunj is in a doubt whether Sanjay really was listening to this song or is he trying to tont him. That song exactly went with Kunj’s situation.
Sanjay (with a hidden smile): I know it’s first line…I just heard it now…How can I forget that song…
Sanjay pretends to remember the lines and then: Got the first lines…It is like…
Na jaane kahan se aayi hai..
Na jaane kahan ko jaayegi..
Deewana kise banayegi yeh ladki….
Badi chhoti hai mulakaat
Bade afsos ki hai baat ru…
Kisi ke haath na aayegi yeh ladki….
Kisi ke haath na aayegi yeh ladki….
Kunj is about to say something to Sanjay. But before that Twinkle comes with tea. They had tea and leave back to office.
Friday
Kunj calls Twinkle and Sanjay to the cabin.
Kunj: All set for month end week?
Sanjay, Twinkle: Yes.
Kunj: I hope you both have explained the month end night situation to your team.
Twinkle and Sanjay nods their head.
Kunj: As discussed, I will order 63 pizzas for Wednesday (month end night). Don’t forget you both are taking a huge risk for your team. If at all, HR finds this out, you both are finished.
Twinkle and Sanjay says yes to him. But Kunj could make out that Twinkle and Sanjay had a little bit of fear in their eyes.
Kunj: I think you both are loosing your confidence..Are you?
Twinkle: Not exactly…It’s just that we understand the situation very well. Taking a risk of 20 people for once and 60 this week are totally different.
Kunj could sense their anxiety.
Kunj: Don’t worry guys…I will be in night shift. So if at all anything happens, I am the one who is answerable to it…
Sanjay and Twinkle seems relaxed.
Sanjay: But why are you taking this risk? You could easily be in day shift and hand over all these tensions to us as normal AMs do.
Kunj: If you can risk your career for your team, I can do the same for my team leads. I want my teamleads to concentrate on the month end process issues. I will be there in night shift and will handle everything. Don’t worry.
Sanjay: Thank you Kunj.
Sanjay and Twinkle leaves.
5.30 PM
Kunj has some work. So Twinkle and Sanjay leave for tea break.
Sanjay: Kunj night shift lene me itna interest kyu dikha reha hai? Kuch toh gadbad hai… (Why is Kunj so keen about taking night shifts? He could have easily taken a day shift as usual AMs do. Something fishy?)
Twinkle: Tuje bi pata hai hum donon kitne nervous the iss mahine ke month end ko lekar…Hum donon pray ker rehe the ki Kunj night shift me ho…Ab jab vo night shift me aa reha hai, to tuje usse bhi problem hai.
(We both clearly know that how nervous we were regarding this month end. Although we tried our maximum not to show this to Kunj. Somehow he could sense it and he is ready to come on night shift. We both wanted that only. Now you have a problem with that also?)
Sanjay: Vo to acha hai…Ab tension hamare sarr se to hat gaya..Per phir bhi muje aisa kyu lag reha hai ki issme bhi kuch toh Kunj apne fayda ka soch reha hai…
(That’s true. Now we don’t have to take much tension. Now the entire risk is on Kunj’s shoulder. But still I feel some where in mind that there is some hidden agenda in Kunj’s mind.)
Twinkle: Hadd ho gayi…Banda hamare liye itna bada risk le reha hai… Usse bhi pata hai ki vo aaram se so sakta hai day shift lekar aur agar hum pakde gaye to muje kuch nahi pata kehke iss situation se aaram se bach sakta hai…Phir bhi vo hamare liye night shift le reha hai, ye jaanke ke ki agar pakda gaya to uski career ki lag jaayegi…Tuje usme bhi hidden agenda dikh reha hai…
(I can’t believe this. He clearly knows that he could be in a day shift and if at all we are caught by HR he could just say I didn’t know anything about this and easily escape from this situation. But still he is taking night shift to save us. He clearly knows that if at all he is caught, his career is finished. They will charge him with non compliance of HR law. Still you feel there is a hidden agenda???)
Sanjay: Sorry…That’s my mistake…I understood his intentions…
Sanjay thinks. “Bus yehi dekhna chahta tha Twinkle ki tu kya kahegi iss baat pe…Jaanke maine yeh topic nikala…Kunj…Kuch to baat hai tum me…Aise hi kisiki tariff nahi kerti Twinkle…Abb seriously tumahare paas ek chance hai…”
(Twinkle, I deliberately took this topic. I wanted to see your response…So Mr. Kunj Sarna…You did a great job in impressing her…Twinkle is praising you…That means you genuinely have chance to woo her…)
Precap :- Month end week and Kunj’s 4.00 AM breaks…
Jisha 🙂