Chapter 2
"Yes! Mr Ahan, she is right. Please don't get this wrong." Arsh looks at Rosie and smiles.
In reply, Rosie looked at Arsh with grateful eyes.
"So, are you Indian ??" Ahan smiled brutally.
"Yes! Alhamdulillah..." She said a little proudly.
"Alhamdulillah...." His eyes popped out.
"Yes ...I'm an Indian Muslim...As far as the Saffron colour is concerned - we can't remove this colour for you from here. Whether you stop here or not ... We don't care..." She said a little arrogantly.
"And you know what this colour matters to us, because it shows our strength, courage, and sacrifice."
The manager's eyes popped out.
"No sir ... she doesn't know you ... so ..." He said nervously.
"Miss Rosie, please stop and do as you are told," he ordered.
Rosie looked at him with devouring eyes.
"No, I don't need it." Looking at the clock, Ahan said. It was midnight.
"Happy Independence Day to you, Miss India." He came near to her and smiled brutally again.
"I hope you will always remember this meeting."
He came near to her ears and said sarcastically. Everyone was surprised to see his reaction. The media took advantage of that scene. So, they took many photographs of them.
Ahan walked away with glasses in his dark brown eyes but she was still standing there.
She felt as if she had smelled his perfume somewhere before. But where?? She did not understand this.
When she felt the smiling eyes of the crowd around her, she left.
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Rosie's House, Time: 2:00 a.m.
It was too late for her to come home. The company car dropped her off at home. Meanwhile, her mobile phone was also ringing repeatedly, but she was not paying attention. As soon as she reached home, Mrs D'Souza asked her why she was late.
"So late today." her Mother said anxiously.
"It was a celebration of independence, so it took a long time." She took off her jacket and put it to the side.
"Is there any problem with my child?"
"No mom." She was swinging a rocking chair.
"Let me get some food for you." She started to leave.
"No mom, I am feeling sleepy. Wake me up early in the morning."
"Did you pay the landlord's rent?"
"Yes, it was transferred to his account." She got up from the chair and went to bed.
"OK. Sameer came today. He was asking about you. He told me that he was calling you but you did not pick up the phone." She told her.
"Oh! I didn't check my phone. Well. I will see."
The phone was ringing again. She took out the phone from the bag and started to answer the call.
"Yes, Sameer? I'm very tired today. I will call you by tomorrow morning.
She said tiredly and hung up the phone.
"Mom! Turn off the light." She covered herself with a blanket and lay down with her eyes closed.
D'Souza got worried about seeing her but she left after turning off the lights.
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Rosie's Room (In Dream)
Half an hour later, her sleep began to be disturbed. She used to go into shock as a result of the incident that happened ten days ago.
She grabbed her head with both hands and started crying.
"Leave me. Leave me..." There were tears in her eyes now, but the incident was still new to her as it happened to her today.
"What happened to you, girl? You are behaving like a little girl. Don't behave like an innocent. Even after getting a hundred-dollar price, are you still insisting? I don't like it at all." He spoke in the greatest rage.
The sound in the darkness made Rosie lose her mind.
"Leave me. Leave. Leave me..." She was trying to free herself from his grip as in the darkness but she could see nothing.
"Leave. me ... Leave..." She said again. Her locket fell.
She screamed in a loud voice.
She got up immediately. She looked around and immediately turned on the table lamp. Sweat was running down her forehead.
"I wish I hadn't trusted that ignorant man ... I wish ..."
Reluctantly, the scene came before her eyes again.
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10 days ago
(Time: 7:30 p.m.)
(In Dress & Beauty Company)
"Hello, my dear. Sarmad Khan is here..." He welcomed her happily.
"Hello. Sir, can I meet your boss?" She spoke without sitting in the chair.
"Oh yes! Sit down. Heads cannot be met at this time. He is busy right now. You will have to wait until late at night."
"Late Night. But ??"
"Oh yes ... the office car will drop you off. You please sit back and relax."
Rosie looked around and sat down on the chair and took a good look at the hotel.
"I wish I could get a contract; if I got this opportunity, it would change my life."
She said in a hopeful tone in her heart.
"All of you will be ready tomorrow. There is an event tomorrow evening by The Dress and Beauty Company."
She instructed her team on the call, placed the phone in her bag, and placed the bag on the table in front of her.
Meanwhile, Sarmad Khan came in front of her.
"Here's the advance payment for tomorrow's event. For further details, you may have to visit Room number 106." He said in a strange tone.
"Why Room? Can I visit his office?" She felt something strange.
"He is just getting tired of his daily routine. This is why"
"But Sir…"
She wanted to speak but he spoke before her question.
"Oh! What happened, Mam? This is not India or Pakistan. Look. You are in the United Kingdom. So you don't need to be fearful. Everything will be clear my dear." He laughed and hung his mouth slightly and said responsibly and went off.
(Dress and Beauty Company, Room No.106)
She was terrified when she knocked on room 106. But still, she was confident enough.
The third knock on the door, the door opened easily. She peeked inside but there was no one.
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to be continued....