Wish


"I wish I get the opportunity to make the client presentation" Sanket sighed wistfully. Wishes were not horses and even if they were Sanket had no desire to ride horses. He was pretty happy with his car. He knew he would never get an opportunity as long as Apoorva was there. Apoorva was his boss' favorite and he was the one who always got to do the client presentations. And Sanket had to grudgingly admit the presentations were definitely a class act and so far their team had been enjoying a 100% success rate with clients.

Sanket adjusted his seat and leaned forward as Apoorva looked all set to add one more feather to his cap. Apoorva looked smart, cleanly shaven, hair nicely set, and in his dark blue custom made suit. He had already made an impression on the client without uttering a single word. His appearance itself worked wonders. He switched on the projector and his lap top screen came up. there was an open folder with a single file called 'Bank of America Presentation.wma'. Apoorva always added stunning special effects to his presentations. The media file opened and the screen came to life. But the special effects were more stunning than usual. There were a man and woman on the screen. They were in bed - naked. The woman's moans filled the room. Apoorva's face was a sight to see. It took a moment for him to recover and stop Jenna Jameson's  'stunning special effects'. But then the damage was already done. The clients were looking horrified and George their boss' face had turned white. Some of the team members were having a smug satisfied look on their faces. Apparently Apoorva was not very popular.

The clients got up to leave. "You seem to be having issues with the presentation, Mr. Mammen. You probably have a pressing internal discipline issue to attend to. Please attend to that. We have to attend the other vendors' presentations."

Apoorva had lost all his confidence and poise and looked as if he was going to burst into tears any moment.

"I don't know how this happened, George. There has been a mistake somewhere."

"Yeah. It was mistake to have reposed my confidence in you."

"Please, George. Give me a chance."

"Ok. Do you have presentation for Royal Bank of Scotland for the evening ready?"

"Yes, George. Here it is"

The screen came alive again. Apoorva and George looked on with anticipation. Luckily this time the presentation was the right one.

"Sanket, do you have your pen drive?"

"Yes, George"

"Then take the RBS presentation from Apoorva's lap top. You will be presenting today evening."

Apoorva could not believe his ears.

"But George..."

George ignored him and continued to address Sanket

"Apoorva has another engagement this evening. So he will not  be available"

The puzzled look on Apoorva's face clearly indicated that he was not aware of any such engagement. George also probably realized that. So he turned to Apoorva.

"I am scheduling a more important meeting for you today evening- with the anti sexual harassment initiative (ASHI) committee.They will be interested in knowing the reason for the presence of pornographic content on your office lap top"

Apoorva realized it was futile talking to George when he was in this kind of mood.

The presentation in the evening was altogether a different affair. The presentation had been a rousing success and George had asked Sanket to work on a couple of more client presentations coming up the following week.Sanket's fortunes were on the rise and his wishes seem to be coming true.

A month had passed. Apoorva has been let off with a warning. But George would never forgive him for the loss of face he had suffered in front of the clients. Now Sanket was his new blue eyed boy. Sanket had lodged himself firmly in the position hitherto occupied by Apoorva. They say there is a tide in the affairs of men when seized takes him sailing on the high seas. Apoorva asking him to help him connect his laptop to the projector while he had gone for some pre-presentation discussions with George had been the tide in Sanket's life. He had seized it with both hands and now he was sailing on high seas. Wishes never came true by themselves. One had to seize initiative to make wishes come true.

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33 comments:

Gyanban said...

Read part 1 and 2 together, and this makes for a watchout part 3 for sure. The incidents you have captured are interesting in our daily lives,and the emotions are well articulated. Good stuff.

Rumya said...

I see the story slowly progressing. Though I loved the first part. Eagerly waiting for the next as the end of this one has made me very curious... :) Liking it!!

Karthik said...

I was eagerly waiting for the second part (or the final part), and now, you've left it hanging in the air again?
I liked the ending of this part, especially. But did you write this in a hurry? The narration of the first part was excellent, and the gravity you'd created there seemed lost here. The content is still intriguing of course. Hope it picks up in the next part. Cheerios!

vibhutib said...

Hey TF,
This story was fantastic. The seemingly harmless Sanket worked towards realising his mean wishes. An unimaginable 2nd part. This part has certainly created greater intrigue than where you'd left me in the first part. I certainly do WISH you dish out Part 3 real soon. :D ATB for BAT 12. You have rightfully earned my vote hands down!!!!

phoenixritu said...

Awww, wish you hadnt left us hanging. This is engrossing

gkam said...

Wonderful, so far and I'm left wondering what will happen next. Hopefully, the suspense shall clear before next BAT :D
Well woven and linked stories....

Good Wishes for BAT12!

Gkam - Wish

The Fool said...

Thanks a lot, Gyan. I am glad you liked it.

The Fool said...

Thanks Rumya. Hope you continue to follow the story.

The Fool said...

Your right, karthik. Very perceptive. i was in a hurry. Been very busy off late. wanted to catch up with the Blog-a-ton deadline to keep going. Else I was scared I might get into a blogger's block. Last time I got there, I did not post for close to 6 months. So hurriedly typed out this 1 hour before the deadline.

The Fool said...

Thanks Vibuthi. Glad to have earned your vote this Blog-a-ton. 3 part might take a bit of time as i am a bit stuck up with some things that is keeping me away from blogging. You might have noticed I have not been commenting on your story the past week.

The Fool said...

Thanks Ritu. I am being a bit ambitious here. Want to build a proper novella length story.

The Fool said...

Thanks gkam. May or may not clear before next bAT. But shall strive to maintain interest and will not unnecessarily prolong.

Guddu said...

Nice post
All da best for contest :)

My link: http://frescobyme.blogspot.com/ Please read, comment and vote

Geetabanati said...

Read 1st and 2nd part together...
In all it was an interesting read..I was glued to the screen till the end and then I found the suspense is still there and I have to wait for yet another part....you know how to weave good stories and maintain the curiosity of the readers till the end...
All the best for BAT
Cheers
Geeta

vibhutib said...

Id guessed as much. Yes, I did miss your criticism and tips. Hope whenever you are free you will oblige me with more. :D Helped a lot! Thanks a ton and wish you the very best. :))

Arun Mishra said...

this is awesome waiting desperately for the end though. since i was chking ur blog for the first time i would simply like to add that The Lonely Bus Stand was one of the very best stories i've ever read.

Someone Is Special said...

Awesome thinking.. Wel written..

I wish you a good luck for BATOM - 12

Saravana Kumar - Wish

Yours Frendly,
Saravana Kumar M

Amity said...

well...i was hooked but left wanting to know what's gonna happen next...i will look forward to it na...

all the best for BATOM 12!!!

The Fool said...

thanks a lot, arun. welcome to my blog. glad you liked my stories.

The Fool said...

thanks geeta. good to see you back on bat. seems like you missed last time.

The Fool said...

thanks guddu. shall check out.

The Fool said...

thanks amity. it s a bit long story for a single post.

Geetabanati said...

I appreciate this friendly gesture of yours....yes,I am back on BAT but only on the commenting part...
Thanks
Geeta

Parul said...

And that'swhy I kept thinkign why did the name "Sanket" sounded so familiar? That's because I remembered him from the first part of your story !! Nice twist to the story. Now, I'll be coming back to check for the next part soon.
All the best for BAT-12.

Brijender said...

Good one-keep us guessing,keep us waiting. Yet,no denying that it is a brilliant piece of writing,enthralling from the very beginning and sure to fire up the imagination !
ATB !

Mahesh Kalaal said...

mmmm.sorry buddy......am in a hurry....couldnt recollect the first one........wil do once am done wid other readings...

seems like a wicked wish ....

Vipul Grover said...

oops i cmmntd on the preqel rathr thn here.. a nice concept!!!
Will be back 2 read more once um done reading all blogaton entries :)

The Fool said...

Thanks,Parul. Glad you enjoyed.

The Fool said...

Sure Mahesh. Read at your leisure.

The Fool said...

Do look forward to your further visits to my blog. I could not read the Blog-a -ton posts this time. Hopefully next time I will be more active,

The Fool said...

Thanks a lot for your kind comments, Brijender.

Vibhuti B said...

WISH you to check this poem out..Put a lot of hard work into writing this structured poem..http://klishmaklaver.blogspot.com/2010/08/addiction_10.html
Do give it a read whenevr u find time...:) Thanks TC

Stuti Dhyani said...

Nice post. It is a cutting-edge, yet a subtle example of reality.

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