Yuri's P.O.V

The clock had struck 10 already, and the atmosphere already gave off the vibe that it was going to be a long exhausting day. The 'tap-tap' of the keys on the keyboards along with the 'click-click's of the mouse buttons gave a confirmed that it was going to be another day in my routine life, just how I liked it.

" I am getting an error while trying to access Hanah's class.",

With scrunched forehead, narrowed eyes focusing on the laptop screen, and a worried expression on his face, Adam desperately kept on pressing the 'Enter' Button.

" I think there is a problem in her code. Or there is a problem in the editor. ", he said with hints of confusion mixed confidence in his voice.

Einstein had once said that doing the same things again and again and expecting a different result, points to the fact that you are stupid. And Adam hitting the enter button expecting a different result, made me doubt why I accepted him in my team.

Alright, I need to calm down. I was a rookie once. I made my fair share of mistakes.

But there is a difference between making mistakes and being plain stupid. And right now Adam desperately wants to be put in the stupid category.

"Adam,", I tried saying calmly but it came out as stern. "Did you refer to the class interface that you are trying to use in your program?"

He looked at me with guilty eyes for a second but then fear took over. "Yes, I had looked into it.", he lied through his teeth. Adam has worked with me for 6 months and he still takes me for a fool.

I frowned and gave him a second chance, to tell the truth. But his silence left me with two choices, either to put him on spot or leave it this one time.

I decided I did not want to be a witch, contrary to his belief that I was one.

I smiled and looked him straight in the eye, letting him know that he was lying. He looked back at the laptop, not being able to face me.

Reminding myself to not have expectations for him, I sighed. "Well review the interface, and if you still have a problem in your code, let me know.", I said calmly.

I turned around and started walking towards my desk when my feet stopped and my mind registered that I was forgetting something. Oh right, coffee.

Earlier, I was on my way to get coffee, when I was called by Adam.

I made my way towards the coffee machine dodging all the people going to and fro in the corridor.

This is my life. It has been 2 years since I am out of university and now I work as a manager in a multinational company, Arashi group, for the tech department . Lucky for me my college was one of the notable colleges in the country and I had worked on many projects during my college term. I landed a good job offer and got promoted to junior manager in 2 years.

I handle a small team under me and it is a fun experience. The work is not stressful when I don't have to deal with illogical circumstances.

I reached the coffee machine on our floor and took out a cup to fill coffee.

I received a light shoulder jerk which was complemented by a pat on the back.

" Good morning Yuri. ", I heard a high pitched sound coming from behind me.

" Good morning Ishaan. ", I said turning to him with a smile.

" Whoa what is with that expression? ", he said pulling his head back and frowning.

" What? I just smiled.", I said knowing full well that he knew something was up.

Ishaan was my best friend from the university and knew me for about 8 years now. He was bound to know something was wrong.

" Honey, who pissed you off today? ", he asked putting a hand around my shoulder.

We started walking towards my desk.

" Good morning Yuri. Morning Ishaan.", Samantha said from my right.

" Good morning. ", we both greeted her simultaneously. " I don't know why do people lie. Just before I came here, Adam lied to me about reviewing the interface. I am not going to eat him up if he had not done the job. That would have been a little disappointing, but I would have given him time to rectify his mistake. Instead, he lied to me. I still gave him time nonetheless. But lying pisses me off. ", I ranted to Ishaan.

Ishaan has been one of the few people I rant to when I run into a problem. And he is a very patient listener which gives me comfort. He will not try to look for a solution to my problem, because he knows I can do that myself. Instead, he will try and find ways to cheer me up. And that is something I like about him.

He laughs at my daily struggles. " Not everyone is as simple as you Yuri. " He says which makes me smile.

" I will take that as a compliment. ", I truthfully joke.

"Excuse me, Ishaan. ", someone calls out.

We both look to the direction the voice is coming from.

Alyssa was standing there, her hair falling on her face, with nervousness etched on her face.

" Gosh, what do you do, Ishaan? That poor girl is scared of you. ", I laughed hitting his arm with my elbow lightly.

His ears turned red, while Alyssa chuckled nervously. Alyssa was a university student, in her 3rd year, who was interning with us. She was a shy girl, but a brilliant one at that. I wish I had her on my team. Ishaan keeps talking about her like a proud parent.

" Well do you need me to remind you, that people in your team, do not consider you a particularly kind person. ", he said smirking, looking straight at Adam.

I rolled my eyes. "Don't cash in on my struggles. ", I replied.

I saw a head popping out of the desk beside us. "Hey, Yuri is kind.", Tyler backed me up. Tyler was a new joiner who looked up to me. He was this little puppy who followed me around with even the smallest of problems that he faced. He was not particularly bright but was sincere and hard-working, and just adorable.

"Yea, Yea, Yuri's little puppy had to speak up. ", Ishaan said, now taking his turn to roll eyes.

Tyler pouted, while I slapped Ishaan's arm. " Hey don't say that. ". I looked to the side to see Alyssa still standing there, waiting patiently for our bickering to end.

" Don't make the poor girl wait. ", I scolded Ishaan. He playfully flicked my forehead and turned to her. She said something to him in a low volume. Ishaan nodded his head and pointed to his desk. She nodded and then they started walking towards Ishaan's desk.

"Thanks, Ty. ", I smiled turning back to Tyler and he smiled back, going back to focusing on whatever he was doing.

I continued to make my way towards my desk.

But even before I could reach it, Riya came to me, laptop in her hand and a frown on her face. I knew what this meant.

"Hey, I have a problem..."

There it was.

I looked into her laptop screen to find out what she was talking about.

" So this new software has some issues. "

I asked her to follow me to my desk and knew that it was going to be a busy day, just like other days.

* * *

Home Sweet Home.

After a long day of work, coming home to a balcony swing, pink and golden sky and cool breeze was one of the most pleasant things that I had experienced in life. The clouds had enveloped the sky and the dome had lit up in a pinkish golden color due to the setting sun.

I was living in an apartment given by the company in a building that was owned by our company. My parents even now, worry for me, a 24-year-old, to be living alone. 

My family consists of my parents and my sister, who is 3 years younger to me. Technically she is in the third year aspiring to become a Music producer. I have a good relationship with my parents and a very tight bond with my sister. We don't talk often because of our busy lives, but there are times when she will call me at 3 AM to discuss the stuff going on with her.

She is one of the extroverts, and I could never catch up to her count of friends or number or social circles. 

My family comes over sometimes to stay the night. They don't live very far from here, so I don't get the point of them coming over and staying. They live an just about an hour away but I am not the one to explain to my mom that is it pointless because I do not want to be an attendee of the lecture that would ensue. 

As a part of the daily ritual, I had made myself a cup of tea,  to go along with this super amazing weather.

Enjoying the cool breeze on my face, and taking a sip of the tea, I wanted to savor the sweetness and the moment. It made me nostalgic. It made me miss him.

His twinkling eyes flashed before my eyes, making me want to get lost in them. And his contagious laughter echoed in my ear, a melody, but a sad one at that.

*** Flashback ***

I tied my shoelace, getting ready to run to my classroom, as the bell had rung and I was still in the corridors.

With full speed I took off, to avoid myself from getting an earful from our teacher. Man! 6th Grade was a tough time.

The classroom was in my line of sight one second, and my line of sight changed the next and now, I could see the floor touching my nose.

I looked up to take a good look at the face who had roughly pushed me to the ground.

I saw the 4 pair of guilty eyes staring back at me. These guys were in my class.

I gave them an angry look. I brushed off the dust on my hands and was about to get up and confront them about their behavior when one of the boys pulled the others towards the class.

" Come on, we are going to be late. ", He said while taking off towards the class.

Disgusted by their acts, I started walking towards the class, because I did not want to be late either.

A sharp pain hit my knee and I stumbled. Damn it. My knee was bleeding.

I limped my way towards the class, still mad at the boys, who I assume, were already in the lecture as they were not in my sight.

Just then, I saw one of them came out of class and walk towards me.

" Hey, I am very sorry. I did not mean to push you. ", he said worriedly.

" I know it was your friend who did that. ", I said narrowing my eyes at him. I knew it because out of the four guys, I had spotted the most guilty face. And that was his friend's. " He did not even help me up. Instead, he was worried about getting late for class. " I said folding my hands. " That is very bad behavior. "

" Yes, I apologize on Destin's behalf. ", he said looking into my eyes for signs that I had forgiven them.

I sighed. "Don't let this happen again." I said and resumed my way towards the class.

"Wait", he called out.

I turned back looking expectantly at him.

He bent down in front of me and took a bandaid out of his pocket and opened it. He then carefully placed it on my knee and pressed gently two to three times.

Satisfied with his work, he got up with the big beam and I think it was that moment that I fell in love.

*** End of Flashback***

~~~

Hi! So I had this plot in mind and thought I'd give it a try. English is not my first language so bear with me on that.

<3