Falak's POV
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I was expecting to see Klaus at the airport when I landed in Melbourne along with Mom, Ashley, and Saira but was disappointed to see Maria.
But somehow, I consoled my heart to not feel bad.
"Maria, please take the car to Ashley's house first.", I said after settling in the car.
"I was going to ask the same.", She responded, buckling the seat belt.
"By the way, why didn't you come to receive us? Where's Albert?" I asked indirectly, even though I knew Albert would be with HIM.
"Actually, he is with Sir in Sydney. Something came to them at the last moment. So, we changed the plan at the last moment.", She replied, glancing by her shoulder.
"Oh, okay!" I muttered.
Everyone was feeling tired because of the long journey, but Saira was full of energy. She was looking here and there with her dreamy eyes. I knew what was going on in her mind.
She would be planning to explore the whole city and the place near it.
"What are you thinking?" I asked, even though her excited eyes were saying it all.
"To get a job first."
"What?" I asked in shock. "What is the use of the job? You're not going to stay here!"
"I know. I know. But I'm planning to explore all the places I can, and I'm not going for money from dad for my fun. So, I will work from Monday to Friday and will spend all that money on my weekends.", She explained and grinned like a cherished cat. "Mom and dad might have spoiled me with their love but also taught me not to be dependent on them for all my expenses!"
"That's great.", I smiled, knowing more about my sister. "Tell me more about your childhood."
"If grandparents had spoiled me by fulfilling all my wishes when I was young. You can say that I was a spoiled brat at that time. Papa rarely could spend time with us because he always used to stay out of the city or sometimes the country in search of you. That's why he didn't know how I was growing up. But I remembered on my thirteen birthday, he was there, and that's when he found out that I was going out of everyone's hands. When I broke the Ipad which our grandparents gifted me because I wanted a Macbook."
"Then?" I asked curiously, wondering how he would have handled Saira.
"He didn't say anything to me but scolded everyone, including our grandparents. He even threatened to break ties with them if they ever gave something to Mayan or me without consulting him.", Saira said. "If you have no idea how miserable my life became after that incident."
I wanted to laugh at her saying MISERABLE; a lot of people out there didn't even have those things which she had when she was just thirteen.
"After that, Papa almost cut my pocket money and asked me to earn on my own if I needed more money than what he was giving me."
"He asked you to start working from the age of thirteen?"
"Yep!! But he also guided me along the way. Since I was a bright student, I started tutoring my juniors and used to earn money from that. That incident didn't teach me the idea of saving money, but yes, I learned to handle my own expenses and understood that it was too hard to earn money than to spend it."
"I'm sure you will learn to save money along with time.", I said and smiled at her.
"Maybe…maybe not! Who knows but right now! I have already decided that I'm looking for a job from tomorrow onwards."
"I will help you with that."
"Are you going to take Hotty's help, huh?"
"Shut up, Saira!"
"I was just asking.", She said nonchalantly and shrugged her shoulders. I didn't answer her question but thought to share this with Klaus and take his help in knowing which place would be better for Saira to work. I couldn't ask him to hire her in the company because for two reasons:
First, Saira was not looking for any permanent job. She would start continuing her studies once college would start.
Second, She was not qualified for any position in the company, nor did she have any experience of working in the company.
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I tried to call Klaus's number at night, but he disconnected the call with a message.
'Sorry, Seno! I'm busy. Call you later.'
'It's okay.' With a heavy heart, I sent him a message without throwing any tantrums.
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Next morning,
I checked my phone but found no message from him. I dropped him a 'good morning' message and left the bed to freshen up! After offering prayer, I dig into the breakfast cooked by mom and biding her a goodbye! I ran out of the apartment to reach the office as soon as possible.
Life couldn't be much better than this!
"Good Morning, Ma'am," The guards greeted me.
"Good morning!" I replied to them with a small smile on my face. I entered the elevator and pressed the button on the nineteenth floor. After two weeks, I was here, and I was having the feeling of deja vu. I arranged my things on my desk after reaching there.
'Where's Ash?' I thought and checked my phone. There was no message from her, so she would be reaching here at any minute.
"Falak! Black coffee with no sugar.", I heard Jacob ordering. So, he called me my first name instead of calling me by my surname, which was never mine.
"Okay, sir.", I nodded before leaving my desk.
'If he is here, then even Klaus would be here as well?', I thought, but then I never went to his floor and not to forget it would look awkward to approach him during office hours.
"Come in" I made my way inside Jacob's cabin, holding his coffee. I wanted to ask about Klaus from him, but I wasn't sure whether it would be good to discuss personal things with him during office hours or not. He was no less than Klaus when it came to working.
"Do you want to say something?", He asked when I stood there like a fool even after placing coffee at his desk.
"No.No, Sir.", I muttered and started leaving.
"Klaus won't be coming to the office for a while because of family drama.", I heard him speaking.
I turned toward him before speaking. "What kind of family drama?"
"I'm not the right person to answer this question."
"Oh, okay!" I responded. "Did he ask you to let me know that he won't be coming to the office for a while?" I asked because I hadn't heard anything from him since morning. In fact, his real number was also switched off.
"No! I knew that you won't be knowing anything because Klaus doesn't have a habit of sharing anything, at least not yet. He might have shut himself off somewhere to stay away from all the issues after breaking his phone.", He responded, sipping his coffee. "Even though I didn't want to share this information with you, at the same time, I didn't want my PA to keep staring at her phone instead of working."
"So you better concentrate on your work because I'm not going to show any MERCY. And talking about my brother, I will let you know when he will get back to his normal mood.", He added, giving me a clue to leave.
I sat in my chair grumpily. I wanted to know what was the problem in Klaus's life now? Everything was fine till Saturday, that was the last time he talked with me nicely. I couldn't help but wonder what happened on SUNDAY, which changed his mood and his behavior all of a sudden!
I wanted him to share that with me!!
I picked up my phone to check for his message but recalling Jacob's warning; I kept it in my drawer.
'I didn't want my PA to keep staring at her phone instead of working.'
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#TBC