After samantha left, Preeta was still in deep thoughts.

Are parents like karan's are bad, then those who didn't even bother about their child ?

A small smile appear on her face. She went on her past.

Girl : baby...come here...mumma ke paas aao.

A small baby happily went to her parents. Both hug the baby.

Tears form in corner of preeta's eyes. She quickly wiped it.

Preeta : (closing eyes) no..preeta.. you can't....

She took a deep breath and console herself.

Preeta : chal preeta bohot senti ho gai, ab kaam pe lag, warna wo khadoos aa jaayega, aur fir apni baatein shu..ru...

Suddenly Preeta goes in thought of Karan...

"Karan gently held preeta's wrist, and pull her towards him.

Karan : (to aakash) I think aapne suna nahi Mr Aakash, yeh Mera office hai, so stop eyeing my possessions.

Preeta shockingly look at Karan, while he was having stern face towards Aakash.

Aakash : bohot pachtaaoge Kar....

Karan : aap jaa sakte hai Mr. Aakash."

A smile appeared on preeta's face remembering his concern towards her.

Preeta : (smiling) aakhir wo itna bhi khadoos nahi hai......
Wo to bohot (stops)....bohot..bohot bohot khadoos hai aur khadoos hi rahega, preeta tu bhi Kya soch Rahi hai ..ughh

She broke her thoughts and continue to do her works.

IN KARAN'S CABIN

Karan : (thinking) ek problem gai nahi thi, ki dusri aa gai, I don't know kabse yeh chal Raha hai Meri company me, aur kaun aisa kar Raha hai. Aaj pata chalega aur Kya Kya ho Raha hai.... Oh god...

Karan also sat quietly.

AFTER AN HOUR.

A knock landed in preeta's cabin, she was busy in arranging sheets.

Preeta : come in...

Karan came in and sat in front of her.

Preeta : Samantha wo...

Preeta looks up, and saw Karan. Karan raised his eyebrows.

Karan : Am I samantha ?

Preeta : sir aap ?

Karan : back questioning...Kyu nahi aa sakta.

Preeta : Maine aisa kab kaha ?

Karan : ha, tum to aur bhi bohot kuch kehna nahi chaahti.

Preeta : sir aap mujhse argument karne aaye hai (angrily yet calmed)

Karan : what nonsense..mere paas aur koi kaam nahi hai Kya ?

Preeta : how can I know sir...

Karan : tum....(he closed his eyes)

Karan : (in mind) oh god...Maine bhi khud ko kaisi musibat me fasaya hai. Huhh...

Karan opened his eyes.

Karan : leave it. I am here to check all transactions and calculations if you remember.

Preeta : yes I do.

Preeta open the files and sheets, which she was arranging, and kept it in front of Karan.

Karan pull his chair near preeta, now they both were sitting besides each other.

Preeta's heartbeat raised feeling him closer to herself.

Both share a cute eyelock with preeta's nervous eyes and karan's lost eyes.

Talab hai tu,
Tu hai nasha,
Gulaam hai Dil ye Tera..
Khulke zara jee lo tujhe..
Aaja meri saanson me aa....

Preeta began to explain him some things, but instead his eyes were only on preeta.
She felt her heartbeat rising more and more.

Mareez-e-ishq hu Mai,
Kar de dawa...
Haath rakh de tu dil pe zara..

Preeta stopped. Karan gestured her to continue explaining. So Preeta did.

Hairs suddenly fall on her face,but suddenly preeta felt a hand her face, she closed her eyes.
Karan gently tucked her hairs behind her ears,and smile lightly.

Tujhe mere rab ne milaaya,
Tujhe Maine apna banaya,
Ab na bichadna khudaaya...

Preeta open her eyes. This time Karan was more closer to her.

Both remember their first eyelock in each other's embrace.

Mohabbat rooh ki hai, laazim riza...
Haath rakhde tu dil pe zara..

Karan now pull Preeta close to him by waist.
She gasped and fall on him, her hand automatically rest on Karan's chest, on his heart.

Ohh...haath rakh de tu dil pe zara..
Ohh...haath rakh de tu dil pe zara..

Karan kept his hand on her hand, and pull her again. This time Preeta opened her eyes.

Karan departed Preeta from him. He picked a broken piece of some glass or mirror, which can hurt preeta, but on time he pull her.

Preeta understood this. She stand from karan's lap, where she sat being lost, and stood being embarrassed.

Karan : peon....

A peon came in cabin.

Karan : yeh clean kar dijiye Zara.

Peon : yes sir.

He cleaned the pieces from that place.

While preeta was standing there with her cheeks rosy red. Poen went.

Karan : Preeta, yeh pieces kaise aaye yaha par.

Preeta : pata nahi sir.. wo Maine dekha nahi.

Karan : (sarcastically) wow...very good...aur usi pe baithna tha, haath rakhna tha na.

Preeta roll her eyes, she never bother his taunts, because it is his favorite work to do.

Preeta again sits in her place,and Karan also.

Karan : ha to, continue rakho, aur tumhe ek file bhi deni hai mujhe, yo yaad dilaao baadme, I want that complete.

Preeta : ok..

Preeta show him accounts of previous year.

Preeta : sir ye dekhiye, yaha par, total hai, is account me total me, lekin is account ki entry nahi ki gayi hai, but yeh dekhiye sir, final account me iski entry karwaai hai.. Matlab..

Karan : matlab, accounts ke naam par fake entries, aur paise loye Gaye hai.

Preeta : exactly sir. Sirf itna hi nahi, yeh dekhiye saare accounts, saari postings, saare transactions me se hua hai.

Karan become so shock, because it was not fake, but true which he never noticed.

Karan : (in shock) itna sab ho Gaya hai, and mujhe pata bhi nahi Chala.

Preeta : sir, accha hai yeh zyaada time se nahi hai, pichle year ke july month se shuru hai, warna company ko bohot Bada loss hua hota.

Karan : ha, from now, I should be caref....ek minute, tumne Kya kaha, kab se shuru hai ?

Preeta : last year ke july month se.

Karan : (in deep thoughts) july.... Ohh.. I see.

Karan : accha chodo, preeta mujhe iske total karke do abhi, and mujhe ye balance sheet ke total karo, and I want to know kitna losses hua hai.

Preeta : ha ok...

Karan : great.. jab tak mai computer me entry karta hu.

Preeta nodded.

Both began to do their respective works, on same place only.

Minute passed...... Halr hour passed...... An hour passed........ Two hour passed.... And like that only, whole time passed. It's now time to leave office, and most almost whole office vacants.

Preeta's last parts work remain, while karan's completed. He noticed preeta.

Karan : preeta dekho, abhi leave time ho Gaya hai, to tum yeh baadme Kar lena.

Preeta : ha..umm sure sir.

Karan : sure baba. Abhi Ghar jaao tum, I am also going.

Preeta : ok..... Sir.

Karan stopped from going.

Karan : (turned) ha..

Preeta : wo aapne kaha tha na, ki koi work hai, aur aapko complete chaahiye kal, yaad dilaane kaha tha na.

Karan : ha..umm...

Karan thinks something, he knows Preeta was so tired due to a bit of overburden. He smiled.

Karan : nahi koi nahi hai, rehne do.

Preeta was confused at his smile. She narrowed his eyes at him, while Karan made an annoying face.

Karan : o Miss mental, acche se kaha , rehne do. Ulta sidha sochne ki aadat chod do.

Preeta this time made annoyed face, while Karan laughed an he went from cabin.

At last, Preeta also smiled.

Preeta : (smiling) pagal.

Precap : sharing things.

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Many many happy returns of the day dear Jaya Jennifershraddha.
Sorry for being thoda late, but I hope your special day brings a special year, and special life of yours ahead.
Enjoy your day to the fullest. Have blast.
Once again, happy birthday 🖤🖤

And....karanxpreeta for you too dear😌🖤🖤🖤