At Sterlite Electronics..
Sterlite Electronics was one of the known Companies in India. If any issue arises in the company they would first have their own investigation and their own trials.
Only after confirmation a person could be sued in the Civil Court.
In the meeting room..
There was an elliptical table. Many people and executives were sitting there with Arav on the opposite side. Room was filled with noise of accusations and complaints.
He was helding on his file in his hands tightly that he had been preparing even after being accused. He thought he would get a say to speak for himself. He had been waiting for his turn to speak for himself but the executives and people had no intention of doing it. They were completely engrossed in putting on accusations and blames. After a while he understood that investigation had not been transparent. The whole investigation was encircled around him. Everything from the starting of today played back before his eyes.
Arav had been trying to identify the problem and also the solution to it, even though computers were not his field. But when he reached the office for his trial. He found that no one cared about the problem that they were facing as a company. It was asif putting all the blame to him has solved everything for them.
He felt very upset with the behaviour and suspicious eyes that were looking at him. As if his years-long contribution meant nothing to anyone. His colleagues, his friends all seemed very distant to him. The people who had been working under him were trying not to meet his honest and truthful eyes. Many gossips had been going along, he had heard bad mouthing about himself. It was as if everyone was interested in the show that would be taking today.
And that he has been witnessing right now. There was a gleam of bitterness in his eyes. His firm righteousness took the place inside his heart. The overbearing accusations stopped affecting him. Now it was as if out of everyone he was the one watching the show. He hid his file. Now he didn't have any intention of giving it to them. He started noting every face and every word he was hearing. As if he was testing to which extent they can go.
All of them were interrupted by a sudden knock. A man under early thirties who was also part of the company came,he stood at the door. Ravi who was the head of Human Resources Department gave him the coming signal. He came to Ravi and whispered something in his ears.
What he heard completely shocked him .
"How Come?"
He wanted to yell it out but he restrained himself. Before he could complete his words. Another Man in his mid forties arrived in the room.
"Sorry to interrupt but, Sir is calling the Planning Team in his office."
The executives and others were looking over to each other. They all were confused and surprised.
" Anything in particular, why they are being called."
With a signature smile on his face the man answered.
" You don't have any say into it. Let them find out for themselves."
" By the way it's good that I found them here though i can ask
What have they been doing here?"
Clearly Ravi had no say into this, the Planning team had nothing to do here. They had been here because he called them to make this situation more pressurized as all of them believed everything he said.
Not alone that, from a few months things have been going smooth and in control of him. As the CEO of the company has been facing some health issues.Also, He was very much trusted by the former Ceo so things were left in his care most of the time.
Though the man on the door and he himself have always hated each other. Now he was hearing that the company had been handed over to ' Siddanth ' who was very young to him. Everyone knew that the company would soon be having a new Ceo and most of everyone expected Ravi to be one taking over. They always expected the grand announcement or big celebration for the day 'Sterlite Electronics' would be granted a new Ceo. Never anyone imagined in their dreams that the company would be taken by a young man and that too in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day and in the middle of the crisis.
Leaving with no choice, Ravi asked the planning team to leave the room and address the new head of the Company.
Now everyone sitting in the room was reminded of the pending works and deadlines they were under. The good thing that happened after the planning team left the room. The executives started leaving the room one after the other. The room was left with a few people from the Human Resources Department and Arav.
Ravi was determined and completely convinced of his accusation. He wanted to continue it. When another knock addressed their room.
It was again the secretary,this time he had come with official notice in his hands.
" What happened now Aryan?"
Ravi asked him.
" I have brought the notice for ' Chief Engineer of our Company'.
He exchanged a meaningful smile with Arav.
However Ravi was fuming in rage. Arayan has never for once addressed him with this respect, what he was showing to Arav.
"Show it to me once."
Ravi asked him in his orderly tone.
" Sorry, I have been ordered to give this directly to our Chief Engineer ."
" Aryan you have forgotten that he is now one of the suspects for the greatest commotion that happened in our Company.
With that he no longer holds this position."
" By the way Ravi, you are forgetting that he still hadn't been proved guilty with that he still holds his position. "
The secretary answered him.
" I am the head of the Human Resource Department. I hold the right to see the notice. "
" You should ask Sir and then I will give it to you if he agrees. "
Ravi was just about to burst out his anger when his eyes went to the CCTV's that he had himself placed on.He controlled himself.
In the Meantime he handed over the notice to Arav with full respect. Arav took it and nodded to the secretary.
The notice was a warning and his suspension in the meantime while investigation was being carried out . Arav can understand that this is one of the protocols and rules of the company and he respects it. Even without the notice he had been prohibited to enter the office. Now he was thinking what a great Human Resource Department Ravi had been leading, he hadn't even given him any notice before.
Before the secretary leaves the room. He said
" Now that the notice had been handed over to him. There seems no need to keep himhere. Don't you think so?"
" Oh by the way, Sir is asking you about the other suspects you have found out. Our Chief Engineer can't be only one suspect right!"
With that he left the room.
As the secretary left he heard a bang on the table. Arav was also amazed by whatever was happening before his eyes. He was released the next moment. He felt the air out of the room so fresh and calming.
When he came out of the room.His eyes left wide open to see everyone. All the people of the company were completely occupied with their respective works. Many people were reading their files. Some of them were busy with their laptops. Others were scattered on other people tables trying to understand and improve their submissions.
He didn't know what was happening. He only remembers the surprised and weird reaction of everyone in the past room. But he couldn't care about it.
It has been long since he had seen this scene before his eyes. He felt bad not to be part of it. He was missing his team. He was remembering how he had worked for all these years for this company and what he had been experiencing today. He walked out of the building. People were so occupied that nobody noticed him. Today he was missing his friend Rudhir very much..
Just when he came out of the building.
A car passed by his side and stopped before his eyes.
" Looking for a ride, old man?"
He looked and he was shocked. He didn't know whether to thank him or scold him.
He sat down in the car without responding.
" Think of the devil, and the devil is here."
" Ohh, so you were thinking about me. I admire that. "