NOTI

ONAL
CONNECTI
ON
ByTadi
wanasheMapar
a

Ialway slookedbackont heday s.Iwoul dchange

thewayev eryt
hinghappenedi fIcoul
d.
Lament ablywipingwar m saltytearsof fmy
cri
msoncheeks, Irecal
ledthesubt er
ranean
j
aundi ceconceal eddeepi nmyr etentions.Why
didIlethergo? ??I tal
lstart
edwhenIusedt o
wor kata" cl
assified"company .Iwas, hitherand
thi
ther,theheadoft heITdepar tment...Such
postswer enevert emporary.Every
thingwas
goinggr eatunti
l..
.Herar ri
val.

Itwasabeaut i
full
ylustroussummerday .Noone
hadantici
patedanewwor kmate,furthermor e.
..
Anew" female"wor ker
.Shewasar esplendent
womanandspl endifer
ousangel withoutwi ngs.It
wasanappendedshockwhenIdi scov eredthat
shewasgoi ngtobepar tofourITdepar tment .
"Howcouldshehav ebeensoper fect ?"
,I
alt
ercat
edinmymi nd.Shewasi mpeccabl eand
pr
omi
nent
.Shehadt
obemi
ne!
!!

Oneday ,shecaughtmebysur prise." Excuse

me...Ar eyout heheadoft hedepar tment ?
", she
asked.Icoul dn' tbelievei t
.Herv oicewasj ustas
beguil
ingashercount enance.Speechl ess, I
murmur edinaudi blest uttersofi ncr edul ity
.She
l
etoutanent icinggi gglebef or eIf inal lysai dy es.
"What'sy ourname? ",sheasked.Iknewt he
answerbutmyner vesmademywor dsv i
scous.
Shelaughedagai nandt histimeIshotan
assuagi ngandchar mi nggr inatherandshe
reci
procat ed.Thatgav emet heconf i
denceboost
Ineeded." I'
m Cl ive",Ifinall
ysai d." Ni cet omeet
you,Clive",shesai dcor diall
y.Iwasaboutt oask
herhernamebutourl i
ttl
echatwascur t
ailedby
myboss' svoi ceboomi ngacr osst her oom. .
." Ms
Cete!!
!MsCet e!!!
"."That '
sme" ,saidt hel adyas
shegai tedtowar dsMrWoar ...Myboss.I
watchedherwal kawayasIwasl efti npanopt ic
venerat i
on.If ellmor ei nloveatev er ysi ghtofher .
Asshel eftther oom, Itookoutmydi aryand
scri
bbl edmor eabouther ."Deardi ar y, t
hewoman
ofmydr eamsf i
nallytalkedt ome.Herv oicei s
amazi ngandhersmi l
ei ssoadmi rabl e.Ibel ieve
I'
mi nlov e.Ilov ehersoooooomuch" .

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.

Af
terIt
oldhi
m ev
eryt
hing,
mybestf
ri
end
Sabastianletoutahystericallaughofdubi et
y.I
didn'
tblamehi mthough...Ihadexegger at
eda
l
ittl
ebit,butwhatIf
eltwaspur eandt r
ue."So
what '
shername? "
,Hei nquiredf aceti
ously
.
"Desti
ny "
,Irepl
i
ed."
Dest i
nyCet e".Sabasti
an
gavemet hesupportIneeded.Iknewi twast i
me
tochaset hewomanofmydr eams.

Thenextday ,Iwasashappyasev er
.Ittookme
anencompassi ngdoseofsel f-assur
ancet oask
Dest inyout.Wewentoutt ol uncht ogetherandI
gott oknowherbet ter.Shehadaneccent ric
senseofhumort hatact uallymademeedgy .She
waspr ofessi
onal andqui ter i
gor ous.
..Whi ch
act uall
yforti
fi
edourseemi nglyhal cy
on
relationshi
p.Ihadf all
endeepi nt heturbi
dwat er
s
ofl oveandcompl etel
yunwi ttingofthecl earl
y
visibleprobabil
it
iesofdr owni ng.

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"Wehav eal lgather

edher eforourprevalent
reposi
tioningoft hi
sdepar tment.I
'
m certainwe
allhavemetMsCet e,ournewestco- workerwho
hasbeenal way sontopoft hi
ngs.Shehas
boostedbusi nessbyf i
ftypercentsi
nceourl ast
rati
ngsandsoshehasear nedherpostast he
newheadoft heITDepar t
ment "
,soconcl uded
MrWoar .Justlikethat,
Iwasdemot ed.Iwasn' t
madt hatDest inyhadbeengi venmyj ob.Iwas
happyf orher.Iwascal l
edintodoallthecrucial
paperwor k.AtleastIwasgivenanewpost .
..As
mycr ush'sdeput y!
!!I
twasboundt obringus
cl
osert ogether.Irushedouttocongratul
ate"Ms
Cete"onherpr omot i
ononl
ytofindherwi t
ha
l
ongf ace...Cry
ing.

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Ileftmyboss' sofficei nar usht ocelebr ate

Dest iny'sbreakt hroughwi thherwhenI
circumst antiall
ybumpedi ntoSabast ian."Hey
man, I'
vebeenl ooki ngf oryou. .
.Wher ehav ey ou
been? ",
Heaskedr est i
vely."Iwasi nWoar 'soffi
ce,
whyar ey ouupher e?",Iasked." Yourgi rl
fri
endis
cry i
ng.Shegoti naf i
ghtwi thsomej ealousgi rl
ov ersomepr omot ion"." What? ??Destiny "
,I
react edasIr ushedt oseeher .Shewassi tti
ngon
mywor kst ation..
.Whi chwasherst ationnow,
facingt hef loor,herey eswat ery.Idi
dn' thave
any thingt osaysoIj ustsatnextt oherand
huggedher .

Thenextf ewdayswerehectic!
!!Nothi
ngwas
l
ookingupf orme.Fir
st,thenextdayIwas
serv
edacol ddishofdemot i
onwi t
hasideofa
warningformakingDestinyuncomfort
abl
ewhen
Ihuggedher .I
twasfuti
letoexpli
catemy
i
ntentionandfurt
herargumentscouldhave
costedmemyj ob.
Thenextdaywasf r
aughtwi thcat acl ysm and
enor mi ty .Ihadar rivedlateatwor kt hatday .
..
Wi thoutacl uet hatIwoul donedayr eflectand
mar kitt hewor stdayofmyl i
fe.Ev erybodywas
fi
ringapl ethor aofacut egazesatmeand
wi t
houtast rongshi el
dofsel f-esteem, Igot
blast edunt ilIbecamener vous.Ipl odded
towar dsmywor kstationwi thalley esonme.I
wasgl adt hatIwascal ledintoMrWoar 'soffi
ce.
Formei twasachancet oescapet heawkwar d
env ironment .Iwalkedi ntotheof ficeandIf r
oze
frenet ical l
y.Itwasashockt oseeMrWoarand
MsCet et ogether,alongwi thmydi ary
...Open.
Ther ewasnodoubtDest i
nyhadr eadwhatIhad
wr i
ttenabouther .Herf acewasi nundat edwith
tear sandMrWoar 'sfacewaswr inkledwi th
disappoi nt ment .Afteralongper i
odofast ern
talk,Iwasf inall
yaskedt oapol ogiset oMsCet e.
"I
'm sor ryMsCet e",Isaidwithr eluctance.Iwas
l
uckyenought ohav ebeenspar edmyj ob..
.again.

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Twoday slater,Desti
nyCetehadbeen
transf
erredtoanotherbranch.I
twasashamet o
knowt hatshehadnev erseenmet hewayI
thoughtshedid.Tot hi
nkthatafewnot esanda
hugcoul dhavecausedsuchar i
ftbetweenthe
twoofus.I fonlyIhadconfessedmyf eeli
ngs
direct
lytoher.
..Imighthavebeent el
li
nga
di
ffer
entst
ory
.NowIhav etoli
vewithregr
et,
daydr
eamingaboutabett
erdesti
nyforDesti
ny
andI.
..Nev
ertoseeeachotheragai
n..
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