The girl next door - Ch 103 - pg 108; note pg 109 - Page 27

Awww.. one of the sweetest update, dol! Loved the quotes and the ending of your Chapter 50! Indeed a fitting half century! 👏

Chapter 51

As he entered their apartment, his eyes met with the most enticing image as he walked passed the kitchen. He stopped in his steps to take in the features of this beaut... She was standing on a step stool trying to get something from the top shelf of the cabinet... She must be trying to get to something at the far back because her head was buried inside the cabinet while her body stretched forward enhancing the curves in the back...and in the front. He licked his lower lip as he saw the milky white skin of her lower back that her short tee had revealed due to the stretch.

"Do you need any help young lady?" he offered as a perfect gentleman masking his lecherous intent that was rising by the minute seeing her like this.

Her head came out of the cabinet a little surprised when she heard the voice of an unknown person and she saw Simran's father stand by the entrance of the kitchen. For a moment she wanted to make a disgusted face remembering how Simran had described him as lustful, but she somehow controlled herself...she noticed that he looked like the typical single middle-aged men she had seen back in India...tall, thin and lanky with a mustache and glasses...eve teasing whichever female passed who remotely appeared to be ignoring them and trying to get away from that place in a hurry. She herself had been a victim of many such incidents...only because she didn't have the guts to face them, report them or even talk it out with anyone...not even her sister or her mom. She would silently endure the fear and pain without getting anyone else worried for her.

"Kits..meet my dad. Dad this is Keerti" Simran said in a dry tone bringing her out of her musings. She quickly climbed down and stretched her hand forward to greet him "Hello uncle.." He held her hand a bit longer and she thought he had caressed the skin on the back of her hand with his thumb but then brushed it aside thinking he is Simran's father, not a road side romeo...he won't do any such thing to her...not at least in front of Simran who was standing right next to him, and Rohan and Aditya who were standing right behind them.

Just as she brushed that thought aside, he pulled her into a hug saying "Betiyan haath nahi milaati...gale lagti hain..." he held her so tight that her short tee lifted up and his hand rested on her skin on her waist..his fingers now caressing the skin they found. From where the rest were standing, they couldn't have seen what had happened. Very gently and secretively she made to get out of his hold, not wanting anyone else to notice her discomfort... and he let go of her then. She managed to smile at him when they broke away...for others' sake...

They settled him in the living room which was close to her bedroom and it made her nervous for some unknown reason. She didn't know why she was feeling apprehensive about this man...but there was something about him that made her want to run away from there...she didn't feel right. She wanted to opt out of their dinner plans that night that Simran's father had very happily arranged for all of Simran's friends for the very same reason...but it would have seemed very rude of her...specially since she stayed in the same apartment as Simran. Not left with much choice, she prayed to her Babaji to keep her safe as she got ready for the dinner...

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Chapter 52

As they entered the restaurant and settled on their table, she was relieved to be sitting opposite him and not next to him. But her relief was short lived when she noticed where his eyes were stealing glances. She chided herself for wearing something that fitting that her inner lining appeared to be visible. She placed her left hand across her chest as if resting on the right shoulder to bring about some control to the already damaged situation.

She had hardly eaten a few morsels of rice but already felt filled to her neck. He had been watching every move of her as she sat there in front of him...and she had tried to avoid looking at him to even acknowledge her discomfort. She had made no attempts to come out strong to let him know he was not going to get anything out of her...it just wasn't her.

She got up then with an excuse to use the restroom and walked away slowly even though she felt like darting out of there. He waited a few moments before getting up from his place with the same excuse. The restrooms were a bit farther, towards the entrance of the restaurant and out of sight from where they were seated. Instead of going into the men's, he stood by the door of women's and waited for her to come out.

He was startled when he heard from behind him "Thank you for the dinner sir. It is a pleasure to meet you.." he turned around and saw Rohan stretch out his hand with a smile. He turned and smiled back at him..while taking his hand into his own. Before he could curl his fingers around Rohan's hand in a proper handshake, Rohan tightened his grip so much that he was unable to bear the pain and let out a painful "aah".

When Rohan saw the confused look on his face, he spoke in the most gentle tone "If you make one more pass at her, I swear to God I'll scoop those eyes out of their sockets and chop off those hands. And please don't treat this as an innocuous threat Mr. Suri...I am not what I appear to be."

Before he could react to what he had just heard or experienced, the door opened behind them. He looked at her for a split second before turning again to look at Rohan who once again tightened his grip around his hand before saying "Thanks once again Mr. Suri". Although Rohan's eyes looked plain and expressionless, they pierced right into his.

Rohan let go of his hand then and he hurriedly walked away without giving them another look. Rohan looked at a shocked Keerti who was now clutching the top around her neck. He saw vulnerability in her eyes as she moved closer to him. They looked at each other for several moments during which tears filled her eyes along with fear and helplessness which finally settled with gratitude. She leapt forward and into his arms in a swift move taking him by surprise...

The surprise soon vanished as he wrapped his arms around her, concern and protectiveness now ticking in. He would have thought she was shivering in his arms because she was affected by his touch if it wasn't for the tight grip she held around him. He gently made to pull away by holding her shoulders...her eyes were closed and her cheeks wet from the stream of tears that was freely flowing now...incessantly.

He cupped her face and asked her "Are you alright?" He knew he had asked her a silly question but he didn't know what else to say or do. They had not talked in weeks and now that she was standing right in front of him, he didn't know how else to start. She hesitantly nodded and he instantly knew what he had to do next. "Let's get out of here" he said before he held her hand and pulled her to walk with him towards the door...they paused a moment to pick up their coats at the entrance before walking out the restaurant.