The Promotion - Chapter 8

 The Promotion

Chapter 8

Finishing up my lunch as I was just stepping out the phone rang. Getting in the jeep I picked up the call, ‘Hello Madhavan Uncle!, I was going to call you myself actually now! Thank you SO MUCH , THANKS A LOT for making it happen so quickly, I don’t know what to say’ I was awash with sincere gratitude. I could hear him laugh a lot. After a pause he spoke - ‘You don’t know what to say Vandana? you can start by telling WHAT COLOUR?’ and he laughed and as I pulled the phone back from my ear blushing, I saw the video request pop up. Looked around quickly and the restaurant parking lot was quite vacant, so I laughed along and pressed the accept to open the video call.

‘He was all smiles, he seem to be in his office chair from the background where I could see along with him Gandhiji was smiling on the wall too’. ‘Oh you blushing beauty. Are you Happy dear? Love those cheeks when they turn colour so quickly Vandana’. he said with plenty of affection in his tone as I nodded with the same smile and now in a much softer voice Thanked him again for all his help. ‘Oh that doesn’t change anything. I am still waiting. ‘ he said with a BIG SMILE coming closer to the phone big eyed. I blurted out ‘BLACK Uncle’, laughing. ‘You know you should stop doing this, OK?’

‘Hahaa, its OK Vandana dear, pop off that top button and show the Black beauty properly. Hope you are not surrounded by people? looks like you are in the Jeep. So come On!’ ‘OHH STOP IT Uncle’ I shouted shyly but the grin still plastered on my face. ‘Don’t make me do such things out here. I am at the Sadhana hotel car park. There are people around!!!’ I complained. ‘OH come on, no one can see that up close into your jeep, it will only take a few seconds’ he persisted.

Looked around and finding the car park deserted and having parked facing up the wall provided enough privacy, so scanning outside, I slowly undid the top button, feeling a lot more mischievous and playful this time, lot less inhibited that yesterday and lot a rising excitement within me. The video was capturing my hand undoing the button and I could hear Madhavan uncle breathing heavily into the video and just as I was about to pull the shirt aside to show the shoulder strap he quickly interrupted. ‘OH Come ON! be a doll, pop another button no please? ’ when I pulled the phone to my face and screamed into it with my eyes half shut in shame , ‘WHAT?’ accompanied by an embarrassed giggle, Madhavan caught on, realising I am not mad but just shy, so decided to persuade me.

‘OH come now Vandana! After all the express help I did, going out of the way for you, don’t you think its fair I am treated with JUST a little bit more? How do you think those commendations got pulled in your promotion letter? Why do you think Pandian is suddenly on Stress leave today? (I looked back at him astonished at the level of influence he has) haha come on. ONLY if you wish. No pressure. They say generally ‘All good things come in Three, but sometimes they also come in PAIRS!!’, he said chuckling pointing at my Boobs. ‘OH You are downright Naughty Uncle.’ I said blushing furiously now even as my hand slipped down and was toying with the second button contemplating whether it should come off or not. ‘And you know what? I was talking to my father yesterday and by chance mentioned you. He did NOT have nice things to say about you, when you are around ladies’ , I added still blushing. He relished my red cheeks and praised openly, ‘Oh I LOVE it when you are so so shy Vandana. I am not sure what made Murugesan pass such comments. Have you seen misbehave with you till now? I may be naughty but I CARE for you really.’ approached the sentimental angle and suddenly smiling again. ‘Come now, just one button more and few seconds. Make my day, just as I made yours dear! ‘

Even as he was saying that I had already popped off the second button and the shirt is wide open now showing my cleavage generously and my mangalsutra, just the thin thread to not impede with work has been gliding down the valley and the upper section of the generous 34C cups of the black sports bra all of it came into view as I lowered the phone slowly. As I held the phone I could see Madhavan uncle’s eyes go wide and mouth agape as he whispered, hold it still right there.. WOW.. as he relished at the sight of my chest heaving as I breathed faster too, feeling as excited as he was and scanned out through the windows and spotting the main gate security walking towards my direction in the rear view, I quickly pulled the shirt back and buttoned up, even as he was telling me to HOLD IT STILL.

‘WHAT? What why did you?’ he sounded confused but I urgently added. ‘Sorry Uncle, someone’s coming near the car. I need to go.’ But before I disconnected he interrupted me. ‘Hey Vandana, THIS IS NOT the main reason I called dear. Although I loved every second of it. (giggling) There is something important I need to tell you. You need to come back again to Paneer’s place today at the same time to pick up your Appointment Order. It’s not ready yet, but will be in the afternoon. Its for your posting as Security detail at his residence. I am still working on moving the papers to expedite Baskar’s transfer order - Minister’s current police escort who has requested to move back to his home town. Clear? don’t be late, 8PM? and DO NOT come in Uniform. Firstly its unofficial and secondly you are in between postings as of now already, so there is no official requirement for you to be in. He carried on seeing me nod attentively and blurted out, ‘SURE Sure Uncle I will do that. I’ll be there sharp 8PM.’ As I nodded with a smile he finished his closing sentence - ‘When I said something nice, I am not going to ask you particularly this or that. To me NOTHING will be great too, (laughing loudly as I protested UNCLE!!!!) but saree would be a great choice if you can manage. Will be nice to see you in a more pleasant attire than this uniform for a change. Even as I was telling him OK Uncle I’ll try, he ended the call with, ‘Ok dear, work calls. See you later. (and with a smile) BTW, Thanks for sharing the amazing view but it was RUDELY interrupted, so it doesn’t count at all’ (and seeing me cringe and turn red again, he laughed waving at me, ‘Tell your dad I am the good guy here - making you FEEL GOOD na?’ , laughing more he disconnected the call.

I sat staring at the phone for a while, stunned by how it went and put it away started the engine chuckling. The Security guard came to the window and stood next to me, I rolled it down and barked at him, ‘ WHAT DO YOU WANT?’ , He was taken aback by the threatening rude tone and stepped back actually and said apologetically, ‘Sorry madam, I saw you step in the car a while ago and you hadn’t left. Just came to check if everything is alright.’ I sighed, surprised at my own outburst and not even bothering to reply to him checking at the rear view I pulled the jeep in reverse and waved at him quickly and sped out of the car park. As I slowly drove back to the station my mind wandered back to what Madhavan told me about making those pending commendations official and making those reflect in the promotion and wondered what he or someone from the Minister’s office told Pandian that stressed him so much that he called in sick today. Feeling a new rush of gratitude, I pulled over at the well renowned sweets and savouries shop in the city and purchased a box of sweets and some nice selection of hot savouries and remembering their drinking habit, also bought a big box of chilli roasted Peanuts and cashews’ ./ As I stepped out, I thought ‘this will be certainly appreciated’ and chuckling went back to the station thinking, still unable to believe that this is the last afternoon there.

I didn’t quite like anyone much there, so didn’t go around telling everyone and spent the rest of the afternoon, taking my personal stuff and files and things bit by bit back to my jeep not making it suspicious and slipped out of the station, just as how a freshly caught fish would slip out of someone’s hands - and JUST as how that fish would feel, if it managed to jump back into the water, I felt overjoyed too, disappearing away from there, as I drove back home - looking forward to a definitely more promising future ahead, my mind already planning on career progressions and what exams to take and what additional martial arts trainings I can sign up for etc.

As I was lost in my dreams and was turning right at the signal as it turned green to get back home, a guy in 2 wheeler sped through his red signal and managed to break Just in time to avoid hitting the front fenders of the jeep, but lost control and slipped and fell on the floor with the Bike. Shocked by the suddenness of it and angered by how recklessly the chap ignored the red, I jumped out fuming and just as he got up SLAPPED HIM REAL HARD and blared at him at the top of my voice, ‘WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR HELMET? ‘ and as he stood, not even fully recovered yet from the shock of falling down with his elbow graced and bleeding a bit, he was doubly shocked by that STINGING slap as he was mumbling Sorry madam, shaking all over. In the corner of my eyes I saw the traffic police came running in our direction, but before he even could make it I slapped the youngster real hard again, ‘CAN’T YOU SEE THE RED? RASCAL. YOU ALMOST RAMMED INTO MY JEEP AND ALMOST GOT YOURSELF KILLED’. Now almost pissing his pants he was trembling.

Just then, the middle aged police came running to me, ‘whats the problem madam?’ I turned to him and abruptly blurted out , ‘Book him Sir. No Helmet, Ignoring the red light and almost rammed into my Jeep.’ , still seething in anger. Seeing my bad temper, the traffic police lowered his voice, ‘sorry madam, I will deal with this, I think you were going somewhere urgently. please cool down and carry on madam. I will take care of this.’ Calming down, realising I am causing a scene and as I saw some passers by started pulling their phones out to record, I smiled at the traffic police to diffuse the situation and told him. ‘Thank you sir. Teach this rascal a lesson, so never in his life he should think about jumping a red signal’ saying not waiting for him I sat in the Jeep. I was a bit amused to see him stand in attention and salute me as I drove off. That bemused me actually and as I was getting closer to home, I was reflecting on the 2 incidents today where I lost my cool and slapped people which is quite unlike me - Am I doing this overcompensating for the other new events that are also taking place in parallel (in my mind , flashed the naughty smiling face of Madhavan uncle coaxing me to unbutton)

As I reached home, soon other thoughts filled my mind, such as what to wear and how to get there etc. thinking about the big evening ahead of me and was actually quite excited to think that I will be receiving the appointment order for the new position today.