Chapter 15: Chapter 15

The Next Day

Standing in front of the common elevator Sanaya was taking deep breaths. It was a new day for her as she thought she would not give up and she had a new dress on that was making her anxious.

Though Clara made her wear it but she was anxious, people were looking at her from different angles. A white top, a black mini, and black strappy shoes to accent her long legs, and a long black tux blazer.

When she was anxious and fighting with her inner self, trying to stay cheerful she heard that familiar voice of a man. Then she saw Nick wander towards her with his hands in his pockets. She put on a forced smile and glanced at him. She greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Davis."

"Did you forget what I told you before?", Nick stopped strolling, staring at her coldly.

Sanaya compelled herself to widen her lips,"Nic-k." She could not dare to piss him off in front of all the employees or there would be a war later. She recalled what Clara explained this morning. "Act wise. Don't piss him off especially in front of his employees. We don't know but they might go to bully you later. So be careful."

And far more, she recollected what happened last night, what if he would really abduct her again? She did not even know if he was really ignorant or he ordered someone to kidnap her then act nice to save her. Even the imagination was like a nightmare to her.

Sanaya was striding her head to her left and right as she had a really bad habit, she could not just stand at a place still. "You have nicely dressed up. I like it.", Suddenly Nick announced and she stared at him. After saying it he clasped her hand all the sudden, making her eyes dilated. She grabbed the corner of his suit with a fake smile playing on her face,"Don't hold my hand. Everybody is glaring at us now."

"So what?", He simply did not care about such things. He believed he could do anything anywhere as if she belonged to him. What a madman! Sanaya greeted her teeth and scampered closer to him,"Even if you don't care I care. You are the boss and all the women here take you as their prince charming but what about me? Once you vanish in your own basement they will just attack me. I don't want to suffer because of you." When he was supposed to understand her situation and let her go, he just kept walking towards the private elevator, still holding her hand instead.

"Where are you taking me to? Didn't you hear me? Let my hand go.", She spoke up, trying to alleviate his grip but he didn't seem to move at all. Instead he swiveled towards the employees who were still there staring at them with wide eyes. He announced in a cold tone while still wielding her hand,"Don't you all have work to do? Kyle, deduct their salary for two months." As he ordered Kyle in a bossy tone he nodded his head and those employees immediately cried out,"We are sorry Boss. We will head back to work right now. Let's go…" In a minute the crowd was no longer crowded. Sanaya kept gawking at Nick, she kneaded her forehead helplessly. Wow, instead of explaining to them he just shoved them away? What a wise man he was! He deserved to get the Oscar for sure. Sanaya wanted to hit her head on the wall and yeah, throw him in the deep of the sea too.

She remembered that day how her colleagues were looking at her when Nick instructed her to get him a coffee. Even when she came back to her desk from his cabin they were peeking at her with jealousy in their eyes.

"What are you waiting for? Get in.", As she heard his voice from behind she twirled around and sprinted towards the private elevator. In the meeting, Sanaya was observing Nick when he was sitting still. She was thinking of what could she do that would make Nick disliking her and finally he would stop haunting her for marriage. She kept giving excuses until now, trying to let him know that she didn't want to marry him and there, he kept proving all her excuses wrong.

Back in India she saw a girl who married a foreigner and the ending of her life was a tragedy, she did not want her life to be just like her. Sanaya didn't even know what Nick was going to do with her after marriage.

Her parents always said,"You can not marry a foreigner. Even if you date for some years but you don't know if they are lying, if they are cheating behind you. If a guy is cheating on a girl she can know it if they are from the same city, even the country is okay but if they live in different countries then there's no way she can know. Why to bury her own grave when she can simply marry a guy from the same country and live happily. She can know if the guy is cheating, don't ever fall for a foreigner."

Sanaya did not have any interest in marriage so she did not get her interest in those things they said but now, she was trying to remember everything they said. Being cautious is better than getting hurt as you were not careful.

"Wait, since he loves me, why didn't he make me meet his parents? Do Americans not let their girls meet with their parents before marriage?" She was thinking while having the pen in her hand in the corner of her lips.

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"Miss Sanaya?" Sanaya was in her fictitious world. Someone blurted her name twice but she appeared to be inundated in her own imagination. Suddenly Nick's deep voice recited, yanking her out of her reverie,"What did Mr. Den say just now, translate it."

Taking a glimpse at her notebook she coughed and translated what Mr. Den said. After the meeting ended she finally took a deep breath, she was totally lost in her imagination and it was a bad thing.

"If not because of him, I wouldn't be..." She thought, staring at him.

She walked out immediately when Nick gawked at her. He was probably going to admonish her, and she did not want to get lectured by him as it was because of him that she was not herself today. When she was walking in a hurry with a file in her hand she crashed with a girl.

"I'm so sorry…", she did not see her face but she was busy collecting the papers on the floor when the girl in front of her cried out in excitement,"Yehh, I got her. What's your name??"

"Huh? Me? I am Sanaya…", Sanaya got up glancing at the girl with confusion.

"I am Mihanna. Ahh you are working as an interpreter here right?", She asked her, glancing at her with excitement in her eyes.

"Ahh yes.", As Sanaya spilled it Mihanna grabbed both of her hands announcing,"I need your help. Can you please do me a favor? I really need your help right now."

Stunned, Sanaya asked her,"Help? What can I do for you then?"

"Nothing much. Ahh, come with me.", Mihanna took her to a different world where she has never been before. Different types of clothes, make-up kits, chairs, lights, cameraman, director Sanaya saw them in the television before but she was not really fond of them so she never tried to know about them in more detail.

"Mr. Selvano. She is Sanaya, she can be the new face. I can tell you she has the potential and…", wait, what? Sanaya widened her eyes gazing at Mihanna. Was it true what she heard? Selvano glanced at her, taking a look at her from head to toe and fondled his chin. Giving it a thought in a minute he consented,"You are right. Take her to try the clothes. You have thirty minutes to prepare." As Selvano shot Sanaya had a confused look. Lol, what was going on? But before she could ask anything to him Mihanna took her to try on some selected dresses. Sanaya could just change positions like a doll.

"Wait, I…", whenever she tried saying something Mihanna passed her a new dress and she asserted,"Try this one. Be fast…"