53. Chandini applies for job

CHAPTER 53

Chandini applies for job

Arvind visited Chandini. Chandini was sitting on the sofa writing something.

Arvind asked, “Are you applying for a job?”

“There is a post vacant in Adding Lab. I have applied. They have called for a secretary. I am applying for it.”

“Adding Lab? It is a very famous company in Mumbai. But you are diploma second class, isn't it?”

Chandini said sadly, “True. I got only 50%. There is only one post. Most probably, I will not get selected. But still I am trying.”

Arvind closed his eyes for a while. “Guarantee you only will get the job.”

He looked at Shiridi Baba's photo. “That god is there.”

Chandini was surprised. Then she laughed. “You keep showing that god for all my problems. I have no background to put influence. I am from a middle class family. And that too 2nd class pass.”

“Till now, whenever I show god, the job has been successful, isn't it? Tell me.”

Chandini smiled. “That is why I am surprised about the whole thing. If according to your words, I succeed this time, I will go to Shiridi Sai Baba's temple and take 101 rounds.”

Arvind laughed. “Fine.”

Chandini put the application in a cover and gave it to Arvind. “Will you post this for me?”

Arvind took the cover. “Sure.”

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Chandini was sitting in the interview hall along with many other girls. She was scared. She looked at the file of the girl sitting near her. Computer engineering with 90% marks. She was shocked.

Chandini thought, “I am only 2nd class. This fellow is computer engineer and that too with 90% marks. How can I get the job? Just by fluke, I got the interview letter, that's all.”

Suddenly one girl came out of the interview room. She sat down near Chandini and drank water.

Chandini asked, “How was the interview?”

The girl said, “Very tough. So many questions and that too all out of syllabus.”

Chandini was worried. “What are your qualifications?”

“I am a computer engineer. 92%. But those questions they ask. Where to find the answers? I wonder what they keep in mind while interviewing.”

She got up and left.

Still 10 to 15 persons were left. Chandini got up to leave. She thought, “I must go away. Anyway, I can't get the job. If these engineers who got 90% can't answer, how can I? Why take the stress?”

She was about to leave and the attender called her name. “Chandini, next interview. Who is Chandini?”

She was shocked. “Yes.”

Attender said, “Madam, you are called for interview.”

Chandini entered the room.

Chandini entered and sat on a chair. There were 3 men interviewing. One fellow took out her application. “Your name?”

“Chandini, Sir”

He looked at her application. “Chandini, diploma.”

Chandini was shy. “Yes sir.”

He took out a ready-made cover and gave it to her. “Congratulations.”

Chandini was speechless for a while. She opened the cover and looked inside.

“Sir, you did not interview me.”

Interviewer said, “You are god's candidate.”

Chandini was shocked. “Which god?”

“That only, madam. Ministers are like gods. If they bless you, it is enough. You are minister's candidate.”

Chandini was speechless.

Interviewer said, “You should join for job within 10 days. We are taking you as minister's candidate but you have to work hard. Wish you best of luck.”

Chandini left coolly. She went out of the gate and looked up at the office.

Then she took out her mobile and called Arvind. “Arvind, I got the job as you said.”

Arvind was happy. “I told you, that god is behind you.”

Chandini said, “Really he is there. This is a miracle. You come to the temple at 5pm. I will take 101 rounds.”

“It will take you 1 hour. You do one thing. You start at 5pm and when you reach 90 rounds, you give me a miss call. I will come immediately.”

Chandini laughed. “If Prutvi were here, it would have been so nice.”

“That god might find him also for you.”

Chandini was shocked to hear this. She thought, “Yes. God will help me find Prutvi.”