SKIPPING TO THE PRESENT:
" Mel, are you ready?" Sindhu asked standing near the door.
" Yeah, Sis! Coming..." She said and came out of her room.
" Wow, you look elegant! My god! But you look old, like 23 -24 years old!" Sindhu with an appreciative look.
" Thank you, and that's what I need! I wanted to look old!" Mellina said with a smile.
There was an attitude in her body language.
She wore black skinny pants, her white tees tucked in, and a front open unstructured cream color blazer, with her cream pumps.
Her hair made into a high ponytail, she wore a rose gold bracelet and a full black watch.
For makeup, only eyeliner, she wore sunglasses carrying a leather bag.
Sindhu was still in awe!
" Hello, sis can we go?" Mel waved her hand in front of her with a knowing smile.
" Mel, you don't look like you are going to attend the interview but you look like you already work there!" Sindhu said.
Sindhu was in her White and Cream pencil skirt and blouse.
" Mel, I will cry now! You look more beautiful!" She whined.
Mellina chuckled.
" Do you want to be late, sis?" Mellina asked.
" Okay, let's go! Bye, Angel! Don't go anywhere until we return!" Sindhu warned.
" Okay, sis!"
" Bye, bye!" Sindhu and Mellina said.
" Bye, and all the best Mel!" She shouted falling down the couch.
" Thank you!" They walked to the elevator laughing.
They walked to the office as it was within walkable distance.
As they entered the building Mellina removed her glasses and enquired in the reception.
Mellina asked Sindhu to continue her work.
She asked the receptionist, she said to go to the 49th floor and gave her a pass.
She thanked her and went to the 49th floor and stood in the reception.
" Excuse me!"
The receptionist raised her head with a polite smile.
" Yes, how may I help you?"
" My name is Mellina Magizchi Primrose! I am here for the interview for Mr. Parker's assistant!"
" Oh, please wait a minute Ms. Let me check!"
" Ms. Primrose, you have to wait in the B Room!" She said and showed the way.
" Thank you!" She said and walked into the room.
There were more than 100 girls who were there for the interview, she sighed and sat on a chair.
" Such a waste of time!"
There was a different type of ladies, some wearing revealing clothes with tons of makeup, some were professionals and some were casual.
They were given seat numbers so everyone sat on the chair with their number.
After half an hour all the revealing model-type candidates were rejected.
" Of course, that pervert playboy wouldn't leave them too!" Mellina rolled her eyes.
There were 32 candidates remaining, who were taken to the 50th floor and made sit.
All the candidates were called one by one.
Vivaan was interviewing them.
Mellina was the last.
After the interview, they were taken to a room before announcing the result.
Mellina entered after knocking on the door.
" Good morning sir!" She greeted with a smile.
Vivaan who was drinking water spitted out seeing her and started coughing.
" Oh, my god! Are you the same Mellina? Sister of Sindu?" He asked his eyes bulging out.
" Yeah, the same!" She said with a chuckle.
" Please, sit!"
She sat down.
" You don't look like 18, and the same Mellina I met on Wednesday!" He said and opened her file.
" Mellina Magizchi? Primrose?"
" My dad wanted me to be always happy, hope you know Tamil!"
" Yeah, I do! So, why are you here? " He asked studying her file.
" For the interview, of course!"
" Not that! You don't want to go to college?"
" Nope, I was not interested!"
" But your percentage says otherwise!" He said with humm.
Mellina remained silent.
" You are the world cup under 19 captain?" He gasped.
" Yes!" She said plainly.
" And Why do want to work for him? When you clearly have a chance to remain in sports?" He asked closing her file.
" I wanted a relief from my past life!" She said.
" Why is he calling you an ordinary player?" He asked with a smile.
" That idiot! He thought I was a hockey player, he didn't know that I was just a substitute!" She said with a scowl.
" Idiot? Maybe this will be a reason for me to reject you?" Vivaan asked still smiling.
" If this was the reason then I would be satisfied! I called him an idiot because he is one! Egoistic idiot, even though he has reasons to be stoic, that doesn't mean he should spend his whole life on that!" Mellina spilled the words and regretted.
" Mel, you are selected!" He said leaning back on his chair.
" Huh?"
" Yeah, you are selected! You can join from today, about other things let's talk after office hours! I will make a call to you!"
" Okay, Thank you!" She stood up confused.
" I don't want him to know that I am a basketball player, in his eyes, I would like to be an ordinary player!" She said.
" I don't think you could maintain the lie!" He said with a smile.
" Huh?"
" With that tattoo on your neck!" He pointed the basketball tattoo directly below her left ear on the neck.
The basketball had a letter on it.
" I can conceal it!" She said.
" If you can, then I am fine! Because you would be with him 24/7!"
" I can manage!" She said.
" Let's discuss the contract and the other things in the evening with Ryan beside us, are you okay with that?" He asked with a scrutinizing gaze.
" Yeah, that's fine! Then am I dismissed?" Mellina asked in an urgent tone.
" Aren't you trying to escape?" He asked in a business tone.
" Huh? I don't understand what you are saying!" She said not shuttering.
" You really don't understand?"
" No!" She said in the same business tone he used before.
" Okay, then if you say so!" He said nonchalantly.
" Am I dismissed, sir?"
" Yes!" As he said, she rushed towards the door.
" Wait!" He yelled as she touched the door handle.
" Aren't you her?" He asked making her sweat.