Chapter 6- 'My Match maybe?'

KAYAN

It took the blizzard 2 days to calm down and in those 2 days, i was confined within the four walls of my house because going out of my penthouse may be 'Hazardous'

Finally the blizzard was over and the roads were clear, the sign of sun showing but the coldness remained

I got dressed for work but realized i had an important international conference to attend in another 15 minutes via skype so i stayed back at the house

I took my laptop and headphones and walked to the top floor balcony, outside my penthouse

My laptop rang indicating a skype call and i placed my coffee down and answered it

"Good day Mr. Kayan" said the Ambassador of UNICEF, Aus- Callan McAuliffe smiling at me

"Good day to you too, Mr. Callan. How are you?" i asked him

"Good as always. You said you wanted a talk with me? i hope everything is fine" he said and I smiled widely

"Mr. Callan, I was thinking about the percentage we give to UNICEF, Aus-" i said and he nodded

"Well......... since UNICEF is working closely at the moment on the female education and gender quality case, i was hoping we could come with better percentage terms?" I asked him

"That depends, i mean I do not handle the financial matters but if you are planning on decreasing-" he said and i shook my head chuckling

"No no no, i am not planning on decreasing it. I am planning on increasing it- we were in partnership for 15% but i would like it to go up to 17%" i said and he smiled widely

"Tell me something Mr. Kayan, apart from being our highest donating partners, why are you interested to increase it? I know its not to increase your popularity for no one except the confidential partners know you invest with us, so why?" he asked me

Callan McAuliffe was a male of 22 with dark hair and brown eyes and a wide smile, which is always present. Apart from his looks, he is very observant

I chuckled at his question

"Mayhap some other time?" i asked him and he laughed

"Of course, so i say a yes. Just talk to the Financial officers and we shall be good to go" he said and I nodded

"I really hope we make a change" I said and he smiled sadly

"We are working on it" he said and i nodded

"Alright then, I got to go- work calls" he said and i smiled at him

"Alright then, Thank you for your time and effort, Mr. Callan" I said

"Alright. Have a blessed day!" with a huge smile, he hung up

I stared at the screen and sighed, rubbing my head

My whole family does not know about this foundation. I am also planning on opening a foundation of my own with the help of UNICEF for the underprivileged children

"Good Morning"

I turned to see Miss. Amyrah, clad in black walking into the balcony

"As salaamu alaikum" i replied, smiling

"Wa alaikum mus salaam" she said, walking towards the wooden bench infront of me

"So, how was the winter blizzard?" i asked her, casually sipping my coffee

She set down and smiled at me

"usual, cold and nothing more" she replied

"So why are you here?" i got on the point

we were not exactly best of friends here

"Actually, i came to show you the designs for your logo, but i saw you were busy so i waited" she replied taking out her iPad and powering it on

I nodded

"Coffee?" i asked her and she shook her head

"I already had a healthy dose of it" she replied, tapping something on her iPad

I observed her as she worked

her eyes narrowed in concentration, her forehead wrinkled and her tongue in between her teeth

Thats weird

"Stop staring, its rude" she stated without even looking up

I stared at her incredulously before bursting out laughing

"I- was- not- star-staring!" i said in between my laughs and she sighed, glaring at me causing me to sober up

"So- This is what my creative workers have come up with- and since i am handling this one personally- I am sure you will like them" she said, handing me her iPad and i nodded taking it from her

I stared at the screen in awe

This was something that was far beyond what other advertisers showed me

She had redesigned my logo, making it seem more or less intriguing. It gave a whole different meaning to it. The palms were in the middle, with a beach like structure but it really was not water, it was more of olive leaves indicating peace and harmony. Why she added that made no sense to me

"why are there olive leaves?" i asked her, raising an eyebrow

"Thats because when we were finalizing the deal, you specifically told us that the hotel is for everyone, from rich to poor. So that leave is a symbol of equality" she stated and i nodded, impressed

I am impressed

"This is good" I said, handing her the iPad

"Thank you!" she said smiling at me

Thats when i realized that she was wearing a white hijab and gloves, giving her the Ice Queen look

"This look suits you" i blurted out and immediately saw something flash in her eyes

It was negative just so you know

"Uhhh sorry- i just complimented you- honestly" I said and she shrugged

"Or so i have been told. Ice Queen, right?" she asked me and i nodded

"Kinda-" i replied

This girl was so different from who i was seeing for the past week

"Its alright. Anyways, i have to leave. Work calls" she said standing up

I stood up too

"Let me drop you?" i asked her and she shook her head smiling

'In case if you have forgotten, Mr. Kayan, I also have a car and a driver" she replied "-Allah hafiz"

with that, she walked out with her head high, shoulders squared and determination in her eyes

Now that was the kinda girl i want

Someone who knows what she wants

maybe i just found my match?