Chapter 8

Saanvi's p.o.v

After few days,

For the past few days,I have been thinking about finding a job since I can't stay dependent on the Randhawa family for my whole life.

They had already done more than enough for me.

I decided to share my thoughts with Ishika so right now,I am in her room.

“ Yes, tell me? What do you want to talk about?”, she asked me.

“ Actually I am thinking about doing a job”, I told her.

“ Really!! That's a great idea…Even I am thinking about joining our office”, Ishika said excitedly.

“ No..I am not talking about joining Randhawa Industries”, I told her.

“ What?? No way!! Why do you want to join another office when we have our own business…”, Ishika told me.

“ Ishika, both of our situations are different. You are the daughter of this house ... .but…. everyone has already done many things for me but now I don't want to become a burden”, I said to her trying to make her understand.

“ How dare you say this!! Saanvi Khanna!! YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS BACK RIGHT NOW…..how can you say yourself as a burden…You have to explain this to dadaji and Purvi Chachi”, Ishika said and left from there,not giving me a chance to stop her.

I ran behind her to stop her but she didn't listen to me and went to the hall where Dadaji was sitting with other family members including Vedanth.

“ Dadu, look what rubbish Saanvi is saying…”, Ishika said, complaining.

“ Ishika..”, I said, stopping near her, pulling her hand, trying to stop her.

“ What happened?”, Dada ji asked in a serious tone.

“ She said she wants to do a job…”, Ishika told them.

“ So what?? I didn't see any problem in this”, Dadaji asked her.

“ She wants to do the job in another company and not ours just because she doesn't want to become a burden on us”, Ishika told them.

Hearing her words, everyone looked towards me, making me cast my eyes down with embarrassment.

“ Saanvi what is Ishika saying?? Is it true??”Dadaji asked me in his powerful voice.

I didn't reply to anything and continued looking downwards.

“ Did we ever make you feel like you are a burden to our family? Answer me Saanvi”, Dadaji asked, raising his voice.

I shaked my head in denial.

“ Then why?”Dadaji asked me.

Purvi Aunty was looking at me with disappointment filled eyes, which pinched my heart.

“ I know you all love me a lot and I am grateful for this. But I just want to do something by myself…I want to be self independent”, I told them my point of view.

“ Okay!! You want a job right?? No problem at all but you will join our company and don't argue about this”, Dada ji told me.

“ Okay!! But I want to start from the bottom. I want to earn everything myself. Let me give an interview there and if I genuinely get accepted then I will join the company”, I told him.

He thought for a few seconds before agreeing.

“ Okay!! As you wish ... .And Ishika you will also join the office from next week under Ronak”, Dadaji asked her.

“ Okay”,Ishika told him.

In the entire conversation, Vedanth didn't say a single word from the start to the end.

I saw Purvi Aunty going from there without looking at me for once.

Purvi Aunty had gotten hurt by me. The last thing I want to do in this world is hurt my Purvi Aunty who is like a mother.

I went to the kitchen to make Purvi Aunty's favorite dish. I made the dish and went to her room where she was sitting silently.

“ Look Purvi Aunty .. what I have gotten for you”, I said excitedly entering the room.

She neither replied to me nor looked towards me.

I went near her and kept the plate on the table before kneeling down in front of her, holding my ears.

“ Sorry!! Please forgive me”, I asked her, showing my puppy eyes.

She made me sit beside her and said, “ on one condition…Promise me that you will never think anything like that again ... .You can never be a burden on us. You are my daughter…you get it”.

“ Yes!! I am sorry for hurting you”, I said, hugging her tightly.

“ It's okay”, she said, kissing my forehead.

After asking her forgiveness,I went to Ishika’s room who was sitting angrily.

“ I am sorry…please don't be like this…I promise I will not say anything like this again..”, I said, trying to make her calm.

“ Saying those words,you have proven that we are not your family…I am nothing to you…”, Ishika said, without looking at me.

“ It's nothing like that Ishika…. Please try to understand my situation ... .I am sorry…I have no intention to hurt you”, I said, holding her hands.

“ Please forgive me…”, I asked her forgiveness.

“ Okay but you will have to treat me with an ice cream," Ishika said to me.

“ Promise”, I replied with a smile.

Next week,

I got ready and reached the Randhawa Industries which was situated a few kilometers away from the village in the nearby city.

This building was the headquarter of the Randhawa group of companies, from where the Randhawa family handled their business properly.

It was my first time visiting this office. I was surprised to see such a marvelous office building

I entered the building and asked the receptionist about the interview.

“ Please wait for your turn in the waiting area Ms Khanna”, the receptionist told me.

“ Thank you”, I said, giving her a smile.

I sat on the couch, waiting for my turn.

Soon I was asked to go inside the room where interviewers were taking the interview.

I took permission and entered the room. There were two middle aged men sitting inside the room.

They asked me a few questions before finally appointing me as the new intern.

“ Congratulations, Ms Khanna”, they said and asked me to join the office next week.

I was super excited to start my new office

I happily went from there to the house and told everyone the good news.