I was under the impression that she had almost short-listed a few candidates and only needed to take the final decision.
“So, you do have a few candidates in mind, right?” I found myself asking.
“I do have a few but I still would like to make an informed decision”
“Then why such a long time?” I immediately asked her. “May I know who all are on the list,” I asked her without giving a chance to reply.
“No!” she sad emphatically, “I will let you know when the time comes.”
“But what is the harm in sharing it now?” I pleaded
Manisha replied with a lovely smile of hers. Playfully indicating that she would not share it with me even if I bothered her any further.
“Have you started your evaluation process with these listed candidates?” I asked her in an effort to get more details.
“You are incorrigible!”
“Okay. At least share how many are already in the list?”
I was pleading like a small kid now. Manisha knows that I am curious about everything and naturally about this I wouldn’t let it go that easily.
“There are two candidates on the list right now.”
Finally, she was talking now.
“Both the candidates have been pursuing me now for quite some time.”
“One of them has been doing so for years now,” she added.
“Years?” I was surprised to hear this.
“I like them but I would like to consider others too before I make up my mind.”
She had shared enough with me and I now knew that she wouldn’t divulge any further information. In any case, she had given me food for thought. I was sure to be spending next few weeks finding out who the two men were.