I groaned as the powerful sun rays hit me over my face, forcing me to get out of my bed. But I stayed on bed, as if it was inviting me. The need to stay in the bed inside my covers outweighed the need to close my blinds.
"Nandini, wake up, Honey!" I heard someone shouting.
"Mom? What time is it? Please! Let me sleep." My voice came out roughly.
"It's time to get up honey. Do you want to be late for your first day of your job?" I heard my mom say.
Then it clicked in my mind. Shit! It's my first day. I don't want to be late for my first day. I shot up from my bed, forgetting all the sleep. I seriously hate this. Who loves to be waken up this early in the morning, when he/she is cuddling against the pillows and comforters?
"Come on, now, get up!"
"f**k!" I groaned making an annoying face moving in to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. My hair looked like a nest. I tried to untangle it, but as I failed, I proceeded to brush my teeth. I stripped of my pyjamas and my bunny top and stepped into the shower turning it on. As soon as the cold water hit me, I spluttered and gasped at the unexpected icy cold that ran down my skin.
After finishing and wrapping a towel around my body, I picked out my ripped baby blue jeans and a yellow tank top. I changed, putting up a leather jacket, and let my hair fall upon my shoulders. I did my light make-up. I was never fond of doing it. For me, it included a lipstick and an eye-liner only. I don't know why the so called s**ts come with a large amount of make-up smeared upon their faces only to impress boys.
Anyway, I checked myself one last time and went downstairs. My gaze stopped on a little note resting on the table. It read:
I have gone to work. Sandwiches are on the table. Eat before leaving. I asked Aryaman to drop you to the cafeteria.
Love, Mom.
Then realization hit me hard like a bucket of cold water. I almost forgot about Aryaman. He was nowhere to be seen. After having my sandwich, I searched the whole house but couldn't find him. Where could he have gone? I looked at my wrist watch. I was already getting very late. I ran towards the front door when I heard a faint voice. It was Aryaman's. I couldn't hear it clearly but I could make out some words. Like money...give..time...next week. What? He is acting weird since last two-three days. Was something wrong? Was he hiding something?
I started walking towards him in the front garden. As soon as he saw me, he cut his call. I can make out he was nervous as well as furious. "You ready?" he asked. I nodded and smiled at him. "Whom were you talking to?? I was looking for you!"
He looked very nervous and didn't reply. "You alright?" asking this I put a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, of course. I am alright. I was talking to one of my clients. No need to worry." He said giving me a weak smile.
"You know, you can tell me." I said trying to comfort him.
"No. It's nothing, really. You are getting late. Let me drop you." He said walking towards our car. When we reached, I gave him a hug and got out of the car. Waving him a 'bye' through the window, I walked into the caf.
As soon as I entered, loud and obnoxious whispers floating came to a halt; everyone was staring at me with hungry eyes. At last, I saw the manager A.K.A boss, Mr. Udit Jain. He was a bald, old, short and a very weird man. He was also staring at me hungrily, like he was going to eat me up anytime. I was already very late on my first day and their gaze on me was making me very uncomfortable.
"You are late, Miss Murthy. Do not repeat it from next time. Now go, start with your first customer over there." He said walking towards me, giving me a wicked smile, pointing towards a costumer and eyed my body again. What's with the people here? The customers were no less. Does everyone here behaves like a pervert? Anyways, I nodded and started walking quickly towards the customer. I wanted to be far away from this asshole.
I reached their table. It was an old man. "Good morning, Sir. What would you like to order? " I asked sweetly. But his eyes were fixed on my chest. Pervert. It made me conscious. I quickly pulled down my scarf. "Hi, Sir. What do you want to order?" I asked again, but this time not sweetly.
He came out of his reverie and said "Huh? Yeah. A cup of coffee would be fine."
"Anything else, Sir?"
"No...no. Nothing Else."
I was going to the kitchen to get the order when I bumped into someone. In front of me, was a timid looking petite girl wearing a jeans and a simple black top. Still, she was looking very gorgeous.
"I am sorry." She said smiling shyly, her lips crinkling as she did.
I smiled at her. "It's okay. By the way, I am Nandini. I am new here. In fact, I joined today only." I offered her a handshake and she took it.
"Hey, nice meeting you. I am Navya." She said shaking my hand. She seemed nice. Thank god, not everyone was weird here. I could sense that we were going to bond good.
"Can I ask you something?" I asked her hesitantly.
"Of course." She replied.
"Umm...wh...whats with the people here? Do they have a problem or something? They were staring at me as if they were going to kill me!" I blurted. I waited for her reply but she started laughing. "What?" I frowned.
"Noth...nothing!" She tried to stop her laughter by placing her hand on her chest. "Actually, you are right. They have a problem. Everyone here is like this. No need to worry. Just ignore them. Now, I need to go. I have an order to take. See you! " I nodded and she left. I also went to get a cup of coffee for my customer.
I don't know what's going on. Everyone is acting weird including Aryaman. I need to find out what he is hiding. Ignoring the odd thoughts, I went to give the order.
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