Disturbed
(An investigative, romantic and psychological thriller)
By
Kotra Siva Rama Krishna
My mind is assessing George again. He is not appearing as forty four years aged. Even however critical I am trying myself to be, I cannot remain without admiring George’s physic. My detective sources revealed to me that George has a habit to go to gym everyday. May be that is what keeping his body in perfect shape like this. His eyes are small but appearing very active. Dense black hair covered all his head.
“Sure you can.”George is smiling. George can smile in the best way. I have got irritation on myself. Why I am going on admiring him like that. “Yesterday we could enter into an agreement with the new suppliers of rubber to us to manufacture tyres in our tyres industry.” Now his face is serious.
“What happens to the old suppliers? They are supplying rubber to us for a long time. I think you yourself have introduced them to us.” Frowns gathered on my forehead.
“Yes. I did. I have introduced them myself into the business ten years or so before. They have been good to us all these years. But why should not we go to other sources if they are profitable to us?” he is also looking straight into my eyes and saying “We have a discussion about this before also.”
I don’t know what to say. I have not done any research on these types of things yet. If he is saying it like that it is surely would be profitable to us. “Alright. I agree.” I said.
He put some papers before me and said “I want to explain some more about this to you.”
I am feeling really bore. I would have shown interest if it is at any other point of time. But now I am having no interest whatsoever on anything. I just want to flee somewhere and spend a free happy life. I just want to lead my life like a twenty six years aged girl would do. I don’t want to burden myself with the responsibilities like these. But there is no way to escape. I must have to bear all this.
Without waiting for my answer, George is explaining the matter to me. I have to force myself to concentrate on what he is saying. I am not feeling as I have felt early in the morning. Some heavy feeling suddenly set in me again. Why my mood is changing suddenly like this, I cannot understand. Anyhow in the end, I am convinced with what he has said.
“Good.” I nodded my head. “I have no objection to this proposal.” I said.
He put the papers aside and placed a paper weight on them. Leaned back in the chair and hissed out heavily. “We are going to close some of our businesses.”
We have had a discussion on this also. I am seeing reason in what he is saying but still I cannot easily agree to this. We have been running those businesses for a long time. We have been running some small companies under two of our big companies. George is saying that these businesses are constantly making losses.
“If we bear with these companies for some more time, they do affect our other businesses also. We have to take fast decisions.” George said.
“But what about the employees in them? We cannot send all of them onto the road.” I said. “The main purpose in running these businesses is to back them up.”
“I agree.” George nodded his head. “We are not going to send any of them home. We stop recruiting from outside for sometime and absorb as many as possible from these people into our other industries. To those whom we cannot absorb now, we have to give salaries free for sometime. Moreover….” He is saying again “To run our six major companies under the Penkins Conglomerate successfully, we have to close some of small units like these under them which have been constantly in losses.”
“But…” George’s looking straight into my face is troubling to me. There is admiration in his face. There is no doubt that my glamour has an astounding affect on him. “But it would be a huge expenditure without any benefit to us.” I said while trying to put my several thoughts into an order.
“You are right.” George nodded his head. “But it shall be quite less comparing with the losses that we are making in those organizations now. It depends on your decision. I am not going to force you to agree to any of my decisions. I don’t want to have differences with you as I have with your father. But if we want to take a decision, we have to take that without much loss of time.”
“You have forced your decisions on my dad? My dad agreed to those decisions because of your pressure?” I have asked like that but surprisingly I am not feeling anger on George now. I yawned heavily and leaned back in the chair. I know for some seconds my heart thrust up and my breasts became more prominent to him. I saw him hastily wet his lips with the tip of his tongue.
“I cannot say it like that.” George said. “If your dad did not want to do something he would not do it at all. No, it is not because of the pressure from my side. But I could successfully convince him about my point.”
“But sometimes you both were quarreled.” I stooped forward and balanced myself on my both arms on the table. “You have threatened my dad that you do leave us on more than one occasion.”
“That was a mistake indeed. I should not have said so at all.”
I am looking into his eyes. There is only regret in them. If he has any other feeling other than that, he is a great actor.
“In fact I never have an intention to leave you people. Yours is the very first organization gave me the chance and that I started learning. Your father recognized my talent and gave me the opportunity to come this far. I never have any other feeling except gratitude. He is really a very great personality.”
I closed my eyes. But I am still seeing George opposite to me with his active eyes, handsome face and wonderful physique. How it would be if I crush myself in his strong hug? I hastily opened my eyes as a sort of thrill swept over my body.
“Yes.” I said. In that my wavering mood also my mind grasped what he has said. I thought him only imbecile and stubborn all the time.
“To the present task.” He said “You must think fast and give me an opinion.”
“It is ‘yes’ George.” I said. “You have convinced me to the maximum. We shall proceed with whatever you are thinking fit in this regard. As it is such important, I don’t want to waste any more time in thinking. I know that you have done all the hard part of thinking and researching.”
“Thank you very much for your confidence on me.” He smiled his charismatic smile once again. I have got irritation on myself. I feared slowly and slowly I am going into his influence.
“I want someone as my secretary as the old one went off. Did you select anyone so far?” I have asked him.
“Yes.” He said. “I have selected so far four candidates. Two male and two female in them. Select one of them you like. All the four are extraordinarily good.”
“Select someone among them you like. I think I am having lot of files to go through. I cannot put myself in such a task now.”
I have discussed some more time about different matters and then George left closing the door behind him.
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I leaned back in the chair, breathed deeply and hissed out. I am feeling relaxed. I am feeling better comparing with my mood for half an hour or so back. I tried to be tough with George till now but I find myself slowly thawing. I still can remember dad’s irritation on him. I cannot say the change in my mindset whether to good or bad.
“May I come in madam?”
I opened my eyes and looked towards that voice. There is a woman standing at the entrance of my room. I understood she is the person selected by Gorge for me.
“Please come in.” I said.
She is not beautiful but appearing matured and attractive. She may be is having thirty years or so of age. Surely four or so years older to me.
“I am the newly appointed secretary here. I am directed to meet Ms.Dazzle.”
I nodded my head and said “You have come to the right person. Please sit.”
She sat in the chair opposite to me and is smiling now. The ease in her surprised me. Her eyes are small but I can see profound intelligence. I think George selected the best one for me.
“This is my portfolio. I think you want to go through this.” she put the file in her hand on the table before me still keeping the smile on her lips.
“Sure I do.” I took that file into my hands and am observing that woman once again.
I am feeling assured and happy while I am looking at her so. The erstwhile secretary who was appointed after the death of my dad to assist me could not be much helpful. If she has not chosen to go out all by herself, I would have to oust her out. I interviewed the candidates and selected her for myself then and it proved fatal.
“Nova Harrison.” I read the name out and looked into the face of that woman.
Again that simple and small smile.
“You have master degree in economics.”
“I got distinction in it.”
She said it just like a fact. I could not find any pride in it.
“You have an M.B.A. also.” Looking at that certificate, paused for a moment and am saying. “You have got it from a very prestigious institute.”
“Yes, of course. I have got distinction in that also.”
Now, the family details. “You are married. You have one girl and one boy.”
“Yes. The boy first and girl next.”
“Your husband Nick Harrison. What he is doing now?”
“He is late. He died two years back in a motor accident.”
I hurriedly closed the file and am looking into her face. I cannot find any different sort of expression in it.
“I am sorry. I did not expect this.” I am really feeling bad on hearing that.
“You need not. It happened two years back. I accustomed to that fact.”
I put myself again in observing her biological details. “You are just twenty eight years aged! You are still quite young! Why did not you prefer to marry again?”
“I could not and I cannot.” Nova said. “The life we both have spent together is like that. I never can forget Nick and invite someone else into my life. In fact I was forced a lot by my parents to remarry. But I just could not. Thinking any other man in my life is impossible to me.”
I hissed out heavily and am saying. “I can understand your feelings. A true relationship always would be like that.”
I closed the file and put it on the table again. “I must say I started liking you from the first instance itself.”
“Thank you very much” she said. Her face lit up with pleasure.
“I have not found your experience details anywhere in your file.” I suddenly remembered. “Did not you work anywhere before?”
“No. I have not.” Nova is saying. “I am getting some pension from my husband’s side. But recently it has become difficult to me to manage ourselves with it. But I am confident that I can satisfy you.”
I laughed and am saying. “I can understand that. There is no question of letting you go. From now on, you are going to be a part of us. You go and meet once again that George and tell him I am completely satisfied with you. He would direct you to what to do next.”
“Thank you very much madam” after throwing her charming smile once again Nova got off from the chair she sat, turned back and is leaving. I am looking at her retreating figure.
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