chapter 45

SerendipityEpisode-45Megha couldn't believe her eyes. She refreshed the news page repeatedly, reading the headline over and over.‘Am I mistakenly reading SWC instead of JPM? No, SWC is clearly written… So, we got the project… but how? After everything that happened… Yet, the news is real… This decision was made just a short while ago at 7 o'clock… So why haven’t we received any mail?’Realizing she had left her phone on silent, charging in the bedroom, Megha rushed to grab it.Four missed calls from Purab. She dialed him back immediately, barely able to contain herself. As soon as he answered, she stammered, “Purab… News… Supreme… SWC… Project…”“Yes, yes, Megha! I know! You did it! Congratulations, Megha! I told you—you’re the star of SWC! You didn’t need luck;you just went and got the Supreme project!” Purab’s voice brimmed with pride. “It’s all because of you!”“Oh, it’s not just me; it was a team effort. You made that presentation,” she replied, still in shock.“We both worked on it, but you delivered it. I still can’t believe you impressed Rajeev Mehra. He’s the one who announced SWC in the press conference!” Purab said, but Megha was stunned.Impressed Rajeev Mehra? Me? That man wouldn’t want to see my face, not after what I said… So why would he choose SWC over JPM?“Hello, are you still there?” Purab broke her train of thought.“Sanyal Sir told Dad he’ll send the contract by tomorrow morning. Dad called him after seeing the news.”“Oh, yes, Sanyal Sir… I want to thank him too. Didn’t get much of a chance last time, but I will. And now you’ll handle the Supreme project while I work on Sehegals’.”“Looks like I’ll need to move to Mumbai,” Purab remarked.“Perfect timing, with our Delhi projects wrapping up. An Raheja’s project won’t start for a while; Subodh can manage the Delhi office for now.”Megha smiled. “It’s finally happening, Purab! We got Supreme! No one can stop SWC from reaching the top now!”“Yes, and it’s all thanks to you. Let’s meet tomorrow to celebrate. Dad will be in the office too,” Purab said, before ending the call.Hanging up, Megha once again pulled up the news article. “We got Supreme… Rajeev Mehra made that decision…” She could hardly believe it. Is this what you meant that day? Her heart filled with gratitude and regret. I’m truly sorry… I didn’t listen to you… I’m sorry for every heated word I threw your way.Her thoughts settled. I’ll go to the Supreme office and apologize, properly this time. I promise. And thank you, from the bottom of my heart. See you soon.*@*@*@*@*Across town, Rajeev sat in his cabin, the clock ticking past 9 p.m. Leaning back, he closed his eyes, reflecting on the press release.Miss Joshi… by now, you must have seen the news. Happy? No doubt… you’ll be thrilled, probably grateful, too. The contract will be with you tomorrow—do read it carefully. Especially Clause No. 8.He allowed a small smile. Maybe reading it will erase the happiness from your face for a moment, maybe even draw you back here to Supreme to express how you feel.Rajeev exhaled, thinking back to the last time they spoke. You said goodbye back then. But somehow, I feel like we’ll meet again…To be continued....© ®️ Meghna_Yadav 2021Special Thanks to friend Gayatri and my loving daughter, my buddy.Hello Readers,Illuminate the five stars of ratings with your gentle touch. Do let me know your thoughts via comments..Thanks and Regards,Meghana Yadav... Â