This fiction post has been inspired by Open-to-All Prompt given at the Project 365 blog this week.
THE REVIEW MEETING {A STORY}
The coffee was getting cold. But Meera didnβt notice it.Β
Her eyes were on the conference room. Through the glass walls, she could see the clients sitting around the horseshoe table for the review meeting. She only knew they were from abroad. They wore suits and had a tie on, even in the sultry early May weather that Bangalore usually had.
She saw Aman near the projector screen, his hands pointing at the pie-charts and statistics, the text data that described the progress of the project to-date, and what they would be doing in the next phase.
She wished she had the guts to stand up and talk like that in front of a crowd, but she was nervous. She always had been.
She sighed.
~*|*~
Aman sat down as a smattering of applause broke out. The clients began to discuss something in a foreign language.
Through the glass walls, he could see his team. They had worked hard on this project, and the pressure was on him to keep the clients informed and satisfied. The applause meant he had done that. He loosened his tie, cursing the clients silently for making him wear a suit instead of his usual tee and jeans.
He saw Meera looking eagerly at the conference room, breaking eye contact once she saw him. She had immersed herself in her work again. She was his right hand woman, having the talent to do a lot of things. She had even done the presentation he had just given, and for which applause had rung out. She was soft-spoken, and hard working.
He wished he could be like her, do his work and not be called upon to give presentations. He would be able to concentrate better without that extra pressure.Β He sighed.
His coffee was getting cold, but he hardly noticed.
(16th August 2014)
I think everyone has their own talent, but they sure should find a way to do the things that make them happy.
Yeah Jb. We are talented, but we still want to do more, feel the grass is greener on the other side.
agree with Jai.. each person has their own niche ..
neatly done Leo..
Thanks, Pixie π
Could the grass be greener on the other side? Even in terms of talent? I guess we always want what some one else has eh! But only that someone knows what they give up to have what they possess. Thanks for contributing a post for the open prompt, Leo. appreciate it
Definitely. We do think someone else has something better. Even if it is talent. We say, “Wish I could write that like you could.” sometimes na π
Glad you liked the post, and I’ll try and contribute to other open prompts from now. (Just don’t keep saying thanks to me for doing so, ok Sid?) π
This was just such a lovely and apt take on the prompt Leo, and yes, the grass is always greener on the other side irrespective of how lovely our own lawn is, isn’t it π
Thanks, Jairam. Yes, no matter how lovely our lawn, we look at others as greener π π
I could completely relate with Meera!
Thanks, Nibha π