RAYA SS : She Is My Intern Part 3

Ram groaned for what seemed like the hundredth time. He had been working on a business presentation that needed to be shown the following day for practically the whole day. He knew why he was so bad at things like this; he wasn’t trained for business. The whole suit and desk wasn’t really him; or at least, not what he wanted to be. He sighed as he noticed the time on his computer. 23:16 pm

Ram usually went home at 7 o’clock in the evening but no, not tonight. He had vowed to himself to stay put until he had finished the stupid presentation. With some hope in his heart, he peeked in his coffee cup and was moderately disappointed to find no trace of caffeine. He didn’t even remember drinking the last of it; that’s how tired he was.

He was alone in the building. It was a huge place and you would never know what was lurking. He felt a shiver dance across his spine and he shook his head to free his mind from such thoughts. Ram yawned and leaned his elbows on his desk. And stared at the computer screen for a long time, hoping to somehow receive instant ideas and knowledge but alas... That did not happen.


His fears of creatures lurking within the darkness of the building came back to haunt him immediately as he heard noises outside of his door. His heart plummeted as he saw one of his doors  slowly begin to open. Ram began mentally assessing if his killing skills would be as good in reality as they were when he played on his gaming system.

Any fear or uncertainty melted away as he saw a wonderful figure step through. Ram breathed out in content as Priya stood about some distance away from him. Ram's heart began to beat a little faster, he noted. He softly smiled as Priya blew some of her hair out of her eyes in an irritated manner. She shrugged and brightly smiled at him. Ram couldn’t help but notice how awesome she looked; whether it was because he was drowsy and he didn’t care what his thoughts were like or because he just wanted to mentally tell himself that; he didn’t know. Priya, strolled over to his desk and his hands to balance objects. Ram only then noticed what she was holding.

Under her left arm, Priya had two file's which were stacked neatly together. She placed them down on the desk first. Then, he noticed she had a two coffee cups. He gulped at that; the chance to have some caffeine. Lastly, she held a large stable type of bag which smelled delicious. Ram raised an eyebrow at her,

“Priya?” Ram paused, “What are you still doing here?”
Priya placed the coffees down and tapped the file with her slim fingers, “I was finishing the rest of today’s work.” She explained and her expression softened; almost becoming sympathetic, “Also... I noticed how very stressed and tired you were becoming with the efforts towards your presentation so I thought to bring you some things.”

Ram practically lunged for the coffee. He carefully sipped it and exhaled a sigh of tranquility, “I love coffee too much.” He admitted, causing Priya to laugh. Ram eyed the bag some more,

“What else d’you get?” He chuckled. Priya grinned and pulled out two slim boxes from the bag. Ram almost jumped on her with delight.

“You got pizza!?” Ram asked, excitedly,
Priya nodded, “Of course. I was not very sure what flavor you enjoy so I got you pepperoni.” Priya explained, handing him one of the boxes. Ram was lost for words. He knew he was getting crazy over pizza but it wasn’t that which was making him like this. He was acting this way because Priya had gone out of her way to do something sweet. He really did like that quality of hers. Priya shrugged,

“Besides,” Priya paused, smirking, “Neither of us have consumed dinner. This is acceptable, yes?”

Ram smiled, “More than acceptable. This is awesome Priya. Thanks.” He approved,
Priya nodded with a cheery smile, “Oh!” Priya remembered, bringing out 2 cans of cock from the amazing bag of wonders. She shrugged as she slid one across the desk to him, “In case you did not wish to drink coffee with your food.” She amended.

Ram stared at her for a moment, “You are the best secretary I’ve ever had.” He told her Priya giggled.

She collected her can of coke and her own box of pizza and turned to leave the office.

Ram tilted his head, “Where are you going?” He wondered,

“I was going to go and eat at my desk, Mr Kapoor,” Priya answered, shyly. Before Ram could continue the original conversation, he had to stop her there.

“Priya, you know you don’t have to call me that.” Ram told her,

“At work I do...” Priya replied, a little bit confused,

“Yes, when we’re around executives and stuff; not when we are together. Remember at the bar, you acted like I was just a friend?”
Priya nodded,

“Well, that’s fine when we are alone same as I wouldn’t call you ‘Priya’ in those circumstances.”

“So... When we are alone... You are Ram. When we are here during working hours... You are Mr Kapoor,”
Ram chuckled, “There you go,”
Priya giggled and nodded, dropping the formality. She wandered back over to him and placed her things down on the desk.

“Perhaps... I could assist you on your presentation, Ram?” Priya offered. Ram loved the way his name rolled from her tongue; he wouldn’t deny that one.

“I would love that, Priya.” Ram agreed, pulling a chair up beside him for her. While Priya made her way around the desk, Ram had already grabbed his first slice of pizza and was busy stuffing it into his mouth without trying to look like an animal. Priya stared at him as she hesitated to sit. He mentally kicked himself repeatedly as he had a strong feeling that she was going to be completely grossed out; Isha always got grossed out when he ate like that. Taking him by surprise, Priya giggled and shook her head. His heart fluttered at the sound of her giggles and it was nice to have a girl beside him who wouldn’t curse him for being such a male.

Ram took a swig of his coke to wash down his food and in the process, noticed Priya getting comfortable. As she sat down, she kicked off her little heels and crossed her legs on the chair and pulled her box of pizza towards her. He found it endearing how she could be so mature and yet so adorably childish at the same time. She pushed her chair closer to Ram so that she could reach the computer. He smirked as she began to take control and poke her tongue out in concentration,

“Hmmm... Let us see what we can do...” Priya mumbled, her eyes focusing on the screen. Ram stared at her for a moment with a soft, loving smile before shaking his head and eyeing the screen to observe what Priya was writing.


An hour passed by speedily for the two as they became engrossed within the work of Ram’s presentation. Although, they had finished the presentation within 30 minutes and they spent the remainder of said hour, talking about all kinds of things.
Ram crushed his second cup of coffee in his palm and chucked it in the bag Priya had brought the pizzas in. Ram leaned back in his chair with his feet firmly touching the ground. His hands were linked and were placed against his stomach as he stared at Priya. It was far from a creepy stare; where they had been talking, their eyes had simply locked with each others to signal that they were listening. Priya mirrored Ram’s position except her legs were still crossed upon the chair and her hands rested in her lap.

“So... I gotta ask you something,” Ram began, earning a nod from Priya to continue, “Do you really wanna work in an office like this forever?”
Priya let out a small laugh, “I do not. I needed a job and it just so happened that you were in need of a secretary so I applied in hopes of getting it.”

“So what do you want to do, eventually?”

“I would really like to try modelling...” Priya paused in thought, “I have been told in the past that my height would be useful for such a career,”

“And your appearance.”

“Excuse me...?”

“Well... You’re beautiful... Models need to be beautiful so you’ve got all the key necessities.”
Priya blushed; Ram could see by the light of the computer screen, “I... Thank you...”
Ram grinned and nodded, “Do you wish to work here for your whole life?” Priya queried,
Ram snorted and shook his head, “No way. I wanna be a actor.” He admitted,

“Then why do you work here?”
Ram shrugged, “ Dad wanted me to work here after I left college.”

He want you to become a big businessman, correct?”
Ram smirked, “You are a jasoos ?”
Priya matched his smirk, “Should I be?”
Ram chuckled, “Well played, Ms Sharma.”
Priya giggled and covered her mouth as she yawned. Ram sighed, “I think this will have to do for the presentation. I can’t think of anything else to write even if I wanted to.”

“I believe it is a good presentation,” Priya told him, smiling sleepily.

“As good as it can be, anyways.” Ram replied, stretching as he stood up. He began switching the power off within the office as Priya collected all the trash to place in the dustbin.

They walked down to the parking lord together, furthering their general talk. Ram smiled at Priya as she stood timidly in front of him, “You need a ride home?” Ram offered, Priya shook her head, “ no, that is alright. I can walk” Ram interrupted her with a facial expression,

“Have you seen how dark it is? No way are you walking. C’mon.” He instructed, nudging his head in the direction of his black car. Priya got in and watched Ram do the same. Priya clicked her seat belt into place and looked through her bag to make sure that she had everything she needed. She nodded to herself as Ram began pulling out of the car park.
Priya began using her hands to direct Ram on where she lived as his location knowledge was pretty awful, “And then it is a left on that road. You cannot miss it.” She informed him,

“Wait... Isn’t that an apartment block?” Ram wondered,
Priya nodded.

“You live in an apartment with your family? Damn, that must be crowded.” Ram observed,
Priya smiled patiently and shook her head, “I live alone in the apartment,” She corrected him,

“You don’t live at home?”
Priya shook her head.

“Most independent 19 year old I ever met...” Ram said more so to himself.
Priya shrugged and peered out the window at the sky which was only illuminated by the glowing white orb, “I had my reasons... I did not get along so well with my family. One day my parents told me to leave... So I did,” Priya explained, nonchalantly.
Ram’s expression saddened for her predicament, “I’m sorry, Priya...” He murmured, feeling like a complete idiot for bringing it up.
Priya turned to him with one of her joyful smiles that made him feel ‘butterflies’.
“It is alright. You did not know. Besides, I enjoy living alone. Of course it is lonely sometimes but mostly... It is quite an experience.” Priya commented, waving a hand to press her words.

“I get what you mean. I live alone in my apartment too,” Ram shared,

“You do not live with your girlfriend?”

“Nope, I-” Ram faltered, “Wait, how that you know I have a girlfriend?”

“Besides it being in the newspaper very often?” Priya rolled her eyes, “She calls for you on most days but you usually tell me to place a lot of people on hold. Would you like me to put her through more or-”

“No!”
Priya raised an eyebrow at his outburst,

“She... She just gets on my nerves a lot...” Ram mumbled,

“You are not happy in your relationship?” Priya asked, quietly,

“I don’t know... We’ve been together for a year now and I just don’t feel a... spark anymore. Y’know?”
Priya nodded as she listened to him carefully. Ram had to ask his question...

“So, do you share the relationship troubles?” Ram chuckled, hiding the fact that he really wanted to know.
Priya laughed and shook her head, “Not anymore... I had a boyfriend until around... 4 months ago.” She told him,

“You broke up?”

“There were... very serious problems within our relationship. It was for the best that we separated.”
Ram nodded as he pulled up outside Priya’s building, “Here we are,” He breathed, leaning back in his seat a little.

“Thank you, Ram.” Priya blinked,
Ram nodded, “No problem.” He returned,

“No... I do not mean just for the car ride home but thank you for being a very good friend to me as well as a very good boss.” Priya smiled,
Ram matched her expression, “Thank you for being a good friend and an awesome secretary to me, Priya.” He chuckled. Priya giggled.

They gazed at each other by accident for a passing moment before Priya leaned towards him.

A large part of him was daring to hope that she was going to kiss him. But, she did not.
Priya wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his chest against hers as she embraced him in a friendly gesture. Ram rested his hands against her and softly rubbed her back. He turned a bit pink and decided to stop letting his hands do their own thing. He soaked up the scent of her hair and skin. She smelt tropical and fruity. He loved it.

It wasn’t a kiss but he was grateful for any contact at all form her. Ram felt immediately cold as Priya pulled away from him, his arms slipping from her back, to her waist, to his own lap.
Priya bid him goodnight and scurried from the car to the main lobby. Ram watched after her, even after she was inside. God, she was beautiful. She had many qualities other than her appearance. She was sweet, cute, helpful and beyond friendly; not to mention, she had a figure that was jaw dropping.


What am I doing? I can’t like Priya... Wait... Do I like Priya? I can’t like Priya. She’s 4 years younger than me... Isn’t that weird? No... She’s just my secretary, right? Nothing more... Well... She is a friend... Shit. Ram mentally convinced himself of what he already knew.

He had definitely begun to fall for Priya and... He was kind of okay with it...

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