Married to Him ✔

Chapter - 19



Arshita

He stared me smiling while I didn't know what to say to him. Last night I was busy replying his text and remembering how our conversation went. And yeah, how I made fool of myself in the date.

The whole food upon me. That was just... Better leave.

"I got the reports and the.. Files you needed with the coffee in the way you have began to like.... " As I spoke he slowly lifted his eyebrows up in exasperation and with it my voice went down and down and down like it trailed.

" That's the last thing I would care about now. " He said, bored turning away and sitting in his chair.

I waited for him to speak but he didn't so I thought the best way to escape this conversation was to leave this damn office of his.

Slowly, walking out of his office a strange feeling erupted in me....He said said I was most important thing in his life.

No wait.

He only said that his work was last thing he cared now and it didn't mean that I was his first thing to care about.

Sighing, I rubbed my temple and closed the door behind me. I glad lot of work to do and it was supposed to be done faster.

Dragging myself back to my office, I began to send the mails, arrange his meetings and do the filing one after the other, and amidst this once or twice I realised that he just mailed me or texted the things to do and wasn't talking about... us.

Do I want it?

Of course not.

After half a day, I found that this was some kind of great day for Oberoi group of industries from past, I think they got the best head start this day and so company was giving us dinner treat to the whole staff in some hotel near to our building.

Piya and Abeer were waiting for me while I was giving final look to all the mails I had to send on time which were already composed and saved to draft.

I ran out after picking my purse to find them all pissed, leaning on the cubicle wall on each side.

" You are very early! Why don't you come after an hour or so? " Piya scoffed and I held my ear pouting at her.

" Sorry! " I mumbled before holding both of their hands and pulling them with me.

" Yeah! Smile cheekily and force us to forgive you. " Abeer said.

Showing my teeth, I looked at him. He looked different today, not the one who liked me but different. I glanced at Piya who was pretending to walk carefree.

Was I missing something?

I forced my head to come up with the dates and all but I was so blank. Nothing important day to remember except the Valentines...

Valentines!

Oh my God!

Piya..

Piya was trying to propose Abeer and I forgot about her.

She looked at me for long and then her expressions changed to confusion, "What?" she asked.

" You have something to share? " I partly posed it as question and partly statement.

She laughed looking at Abeer then coming near to my ear said," Later, I promise. "

" Okay. " I said stifling a short, confused laugh.

We loaded in Abeer's car and I realised I still had my car broke, the old maruti. Within fifteen minutes we were inside the hotel.

" Now you will tell me. " I said to Piya as Abeer stopped to talk with other workmates.

" We shared our first kiss on valentine. " She put it like it was a casual thing and looked away.

" You both shared The Kiss and you are saying it like this. " I asked her quite disappointed.

" Yeah because he was drunk and he don't even remember it. As if this wasn't so much, he is kind of acting like we never went on a date On VALENTINES!" She yelled loudly attracting lot of attention.

I didn't even knew that they were going on date.

We both took our plates and served ourselves. I stared at Piya propping it didn't work well for her.

Maybe Abeer is trying to digest it. He never thought her more than a friend.

" How was it? " I asked and hit my head for such a stupidity. She just told me he was acting bad about it. Of course she would be feeling bad.

" Millisecond in my cheek. " She said exasperated placing a bowl of sweet on her plate.

On cheek.

I sighed.

" I am so sorry. " I said mostly for not knowing what was going on in my friends life as we sat on one of the tables.

" It's okay. I ain't talking to him if he keeps on with this 'that was nothing' attitude. " She said pouting, looking at Abeer who glanced at her and then looked away.

" He is behaving differently, you know I think he is trying to get away. " She added as they exchanged the look.

" I agree and he remembers everything for sure. " I said noticing the way his eyes lowered as she stared him angrily.

" Yeah right!" She said almost to herself putting her spoon on the plate.

" Well after kissing me in cheek, he stared me for a while then," She stopped to luck her lip and get her cheek go red as roses.

"Then? " I pushed.

" Then he placed a light peck on my lips. Doesn't it means he felt something for that millisecond? " She asked excitedly.

" Yeah he must have. " I said after working my math whish couldn't go more than to basics.

" Okay. Okay right. So... So let me talk to him. " She said and strutted to him.

" Okay. " I said to myself putting my spoon down and looking around to find people. I knew that I was left alone.

Salil and Anita were busy talking and I thought to join them but something said otherwise so I went to get myself sone drink.

How horrible friend I am?

She heard my story from beginning to end and I couldn't see what was in her face.

I gulped my drink in a single go.

What I thought about him yesterday?

I asked myself as I stared my empty glass. It was true that I couldn't get him out of my head but it didn't mean I liked him the way he wanted me to. I was over loving someone and starting any relationship. No matter if my parents keep on pushing me to get married. They had just one target to achieve- Get Arshita Agarwal married to a decent and good looking guy who earned well.

Again..

Again you are thinking about yourself.

Getting up from my stool, I turned to sweep myself from the hotel. I still had piles of file to check but instead he sweep me off of my feet with his casual white shirt and back pants on.

Did he go to change?

Oh wait! he has his whole room in the office building.

" Sir. " I said looking through the top two opened buttons. He was, of course handsome, I accepted it on the first glance on the first day but he was amused personality too. Though it was quite comfortable then as he didn't tell me how crazy his love was for me.

Yeah it was crazy to watch over someone else's girlfriend.

"Hey Arshita. Having fun?!" He took the seat on the seat and motioned me to the stool next to his.

I stood there dumb but had to sit later as he added, "Join me please!"

" Yeah! Having fun. " I staffed myself.

" You seen like you are under some kind of tyranny. " He chuckled.

He was right. He was one after my parents proposals. And my lack of friendship responsibilities.

" Yeah, I just understood that I only keep on with my life and I never think of my friends when they care of me so much." I said, feeling guilty.

I heard a muffled laugh from him. I stared him for taking it as a joke and wanted to.. Scold him but as his amused face turned to me, I thought of knowing for what this was.

" Your... Your earrings are different. " He laughed again taking a sip of his drink.

What?

" It's fashion! Okay? " I said touching my ears to know if he wasn't joking as I was sure I had it right.

Alright, I didn't know and it doesn't matter.

" You are neither thinking about yourself nor about your friends because you are busy having judgement of the future you don't even know. " He smiled at me.

Lecture time!

I don't accept it. Now.

" Yeah right, sir. I have to go. " I said slipping from my seat.

" Oh common! You still haven't answered my question and I don't hurt that easily. Tell me what you think. " He said putting his hand before me such that I had to push myself back on the stool.

" I.. I don't know. And you are my boss, and I think I don't feel anything for you. I don't even know Yoooou. " I said quite exasperated.

His face lowered for a milliseconds and then again brightened.

" Okay. " He said as if it didn't feel him at all. This made me feel so bad but why?

" Right. " I said gazing him to understand what was inside that smiling of his.

Doesn't it hurt after someone's heartless denial?

" Mmm.. " An awkward sound came out of my throat as I looked at his face more.

" What? " He asked facing me.

" You will get over me of I keep on saying like this, I got over Ronit. " I smirked remembering that I was to play his game too.

" Have you? I don't think so. And about me I never get hurt easily that I have t I am get over people. " He gave me much more bright look.

Are you a some enlightening god filled with positive things.

" Are you human at all? People get hurt and offended so easily. You sound to me like some intellectual person. " I chuckled taking the glass from his hand.

" I am human but I try to not let me down due to negative forces. That's the least you have to do at your worst. It helps. " He explained.

" But it takes a lot to be positive. " I mumbled.

" Then I will help you learn. " He raised his eyebrows playfully.

" Alright. Help me!" I surprisingly said it. Maybe it was the drink. I had work to do and I was seriously drinking.

" Good you will meanwhile learn about me too. " He scoffed.

" I am up for it. " I said putting down the glass on the wooden counter.

" Woah! Let's go out of here. " He said holding my hand in the hall full of people.

Wait. What was he doing here?

" This dinner was for employees. right? " I asked him.

" Yeah. I thought to join you but. " He winked at me and pulled me out of the hotel.

" Where are we going? " I asked pulling him back.

" Somewhere. " He answered.

I rolled my eyes and sat beside him as he drove the car.

" You had your food? " He asked me while driving.

" Yes. No. " I answered him hitting my head.

" Better. I was hungry. " He said.

" We just left the food behind. " I pointed him and he laughed.

" We just left the food behind with lot and lot of people too. " He said putting some sense for me.

I didn't want to be seen to the people with him.

" Well don't get mad with what I am going to say. " He said mysteriously.

" What? " I asked him suspecting to get another embarrassing story to get recalled by him.

" Oh.. Oh nothing. " He said laughing again.

" Tell me. " I said getting curiosity over me.

" It's nothing. Leave! " He shook his hand.

" Why did you even bring it if you were to hang me like this?" I said angrily.

" I am hanging you?! " He said to me as if I was guilty.

" Yes you are, sir. How am I hanging you, I didn't even ask you to like me? " I said.

" Noone ask for love until they want it from you. And I was just playing. There is really nothing and you aren't hanging me at all. " He shook his head and went on driving the car without another word. After so much time, he stopped the car and then opened the door for me.

He looked quite disappointed with me. Did I offend him?

I hopped out to find a old house smaller than his own house.

" Where are we? " I asked looking around the flushed ground with greenery around the house.

" Farmhouse. " He said excitedly and I frowned at him.

" But. " He cuts me off placing his cold finger on my lip making me go solid for a moment.

He chuckled watching me then again holding my hand he said," Want to know me? "

I shook my head in positive as j was so in trauma of that little contact.

What was he going to show me?

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