Chapter 11
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~At First Blush~
Chapter-8
Rays of sunlight fell on her face, interrupting her deep slumber. Riya blinked her eyes, adjusting to the light. She stretched, opening her eyes. Blimey! Where was she?
She sat up straight. Arjun's room. She looked below and found herself in nothing but his shirt. Events of last night came to her and she turned into the deepest color of crimson.
She laid back, hiding her face in her palms. God, he turned her into some high school girl! She pouted.
Vaise, where was he?
Riya got on her feet and found walking painful. She was sore, she realized, making her blush once again.
Riya searched the room, even his bathroom. But he was nowhere to be seen. Her eyes fell on the bedside table and saw a note there. She hurriedly picked it up and read,
"Morning Chalti phirti disaster!"
Riya groaned at this. Some things never change! She continued reading further,
"Now stop groaning and get ready. Tumhara boss hu so abhi k abhi office aao. And when I say abhi, I mean now!"
"Abhi ka matlab now hi hota hai. Daffar! " Riya said, sticking out her tongue at him, reading,
"did you just call me a daffar? Oh miss Mukherjee, you are up for some serious trouble today!"
Riya could imagine him saying this in his ever so controlling and angry voice. She chuckled and read,
"Aur haan, I want my shirt crisp and clean. Samjhi?"
Riya growled. "Dusht danav!"
The last line said,
"so toh main hu hi."
Riya laughed and held the letter close to her heart then darted off to his bathroom to take a shower.
ETF headquarters
"oyee Riya!!" Riya saw Ankita and Neha running to her way.
"tu late kaise? Patha hai humne kitna phone kiya tujhe. Why didn't you pick up your phone?" Neha asked.
"woh to sukar hai Arjun sir ne phone karke bata diya ki kya hua." Ankita completed, looking confused.
"Arjun ne tum logo ko bata diya??" Riya gasped, Arjun ki khair nehi...yeh sab thodi na bolni ki baatein hoti hai!
To her confusion, both neha and Ankita gasped, clasping their hands on their mouth.
"Arjun!"
Riya stared at them, crooking her one brow up. Inhe kya hua?
"Just pinch me. Did she just say Arjun?" Ankita held out her hand to Neha, who pinched hard, making Ankita yelp.
Riya rolled her eyes at them. Such drama queens! "What did he say?" She asked urgently.
"He said you were damn tired and asleep. So late ho jaegi." Neha said, still gaping at her.
pheew, Riya turned to her heel and was about to barge into his cabin, when Sameer stopped her.
"Arjun toh aaj aaya hi nehi." He called out to Riya. "Oh" she murmured as Sameer walked into his office.
Riya called him but it was switched off. She even asked Shree and Chotu about him, getting gasps in return. Poor chotu even chocked on his food!
Kaha ho Arjun?
It was 9 pm when the lights went off, getting a groan from each of them. They were gathered in the discussion room, working on their reports. Even Nadiya was there, glaring at Riya. But Riya could care less!
She was worried..worried for him. He was out the whole day and no news of him. Riya even asked Sameer to look for him but he said, Arjun took a leave.
Why was he running away? Was he embarrassed and ashamed of what happened last night? Riya felt a bile on her throat just at the thought of this.
Suddenly, there were commotions coming from the entrance hall. All got on their feet and made their way to the hall. And what they saw literally knocked them out of their feet!
There he was... looking absolutely irresistible in a white shirt, smiling even. Riya gasped. There were small candles placed on the floor, lighted already.
Her eyes got bigger, as the little candles were arranged in a way so they spelled,
"Will you marry me?"
(too mainstream, but kya kare?😛 )
Grinning at her baffled face, Arjun walked upto her and kneeled down. Riya and other stared at him. Sameer grinned, of course he knew about it.
Ankita and Neha couldn't believe their eyes, neither could Shree and Chotu! There was a thud, I think Nadiya fainted.
Ignoring them, Arjun took her left hand and said,
"Miss Riya Mukherjee, will you give me the honor to deal with your pagalpanti for the rest of my life?"
Riya smiled through her tears and joked,
"Do I get a choice?"
Arjun grinned at this and nodded a no. Riya chuckled.
"Then yes, it is." She whispered.
Arjun's smile got bigger and he slipped the ring on her finger, kissing her knuckles. Everyone clapped and cheered as he got on his feet and hugged her tight. She sobbed in his arms, feeling complete.
Ankita and Neha cried in joy even Chotu. Shree was busy taking pictures on his tab, looking thrilled. Nadiya, well, she could die now.
Everyone congratulated them and Arjun noticed Riya blushing, looking all coy and calm; so unlike her.
Her blush... she was his at first blush.
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