Hellooo amazing people!!, i have not forgotten about you and im hoping you havent forgotten bout me!!... Im back with chapter 11 and im apologising for taking forever!! Please comment and let me know what you think!(it means a lot to me)
chapter 11: Dinner Time
Virat had never been so happy to see his doctor in his entire life... If he was going to have to sit through this dinner with manvi and the guy she belonged to, he would need malikas support. Virat watched as manvi stood near dilip... He noticed how perfect she was in the blue silks of her suit and hated having to be so cold to the one person he wanted so badly that it made everything he had ever dreamt of in the world so irrelevant.
As he clung to malika, he desperately wished it was manvi he was holding. Malika had met him in the first month he was at the rehab in the USA. She had been working there for 3 months before he had arrived and as soon as he had, they hit it off right away. It was malika who had been his biggest help in recovery and it was her who helped him to realise that no girl was worth his sacrificing everything.
She had been posted in india a few months after virats recovery and he couldnt belive how lucky he was to have her support right now when he felt he could no longer go on in this pointless existance.
Virat took malikas hand in his noticing the curious expression in manvis eyes and led her to the dinner table. He watched manvi as she watched malika and was satisfied that he still affected her. He lifted his hand and deliberately swept malikas fringe off her face in slow motion...'gosh malika, ur looking more and more amazing each time i see you' he said sighing. He recognised how manvi squinted her eyes as malika giggled at the compliment. 'virat, wont you ever change?!, you and your jokes' she shook her head smiling.
'Dilip,should we sit down?' manvi asked as she led him to the seat opposite virat.
'are you tired of looking at virat and his girlfriend? Or have you finally realised im standing here?' manvi blushed in embarassment and looked at her feet
'just sit down dilip... Di will be here shortly"
she was nervous and knew that even if he was drunk, there was no backing out now.
"jeeevikaaa!!" dilip said, far too loudly making everyones heads turn towards her as she got seated. He got up stumbling and virat couldnt hide the pleasure on his face as dilip spilt the icy jug of mango juice over swaminis expensive suit. Virat lifted his hand to hide the smile that spread across his face. His eyes twinkled as the glee spread into them. He looked over at manvi whose face had become crimson red as she looked at him in fury. Virat was in no mood to hide the pleasure on his face and realised that this made manvi angrier.
'so, dilip...what are you doing these days?' jeevika asked trying to salvage the situation
'Im here eating and sometimes i'm out' he replied slurring his words making it clear that the alcohol he had consumed had got to his head.
Jeevika looked over as virat choked on his drink laughing.
'is it dilip? are you sure youre not somewhere else?' virat said mockingly as mallika put her hand over his to stop the situation from getting worse.
Dilip looked over at virat totally confused... His face scrunched as he realised what was happening. Manvi looked over at dilip who pushed his chair out with all the fury he could manage. Stumbling over his own feet , dilip made his way to virat...
"you...mr sir rockstar, are getting too ermmm tooo brave and i think thats not nice" he breathed into virats face with breath that smelt ridiculously of alcohol.
"we should, i think we should... Should we, me, you fight?" dilip continued while poking his finger deep into virats chest... Virat doubled over laughing while looking at manvi. He laughed so much that he ended up with tears in his eyes and a stitch in his side as he took in what was happening.
'manvi... Is your boyfriend stupid or something?' virat asked holding in his laughter momentarily.
He looked over at a bewildered jeevika, who was left speechless at what she was seeing.
"dont you call me stupid!... You, you..." dilip failed to finish his sentence and instead chose to shove virat against the white wall.
Virat was having none of it, the desperate calls of mallika to calm down became distant sounds as he shoved dilip hard into the table sending pasta all over malikas yellow dress.
Dilip tried landing a few weak punches against virats chiseled jaw but was too slow and was soon sitting in the middle of the chocolate gateau with virat slamming his head repetitively against the table with fury in his eyes.
Virat only managed to gain his senses once he glanced at a horrified manvi who was staring at the mess with nothing to say. He felt mallikas delicate hand pulling at his arm and was automatically embarassed as he realised what he had just done. He allowed her to lead him away from the mess and to his room.
'have you gone crazy?' malika asked concerned... Cleaning the cuts on virats knuckles that had been caused by the broken plates on the table.
'crazy in love' virat replied, amused by everything... This night was not what he had thought it would be, not by a long shot.
Malika looked at him questioningly for a few moments... Both hope and wonder making her big eyes glitter.
'you ruin everything!!!' came manvis infuriated voice from the door.
Malika and virat both stared at her, unaware how long she was standing there.
'dilips gone and its all your fault!!, i hope you know that he will be back...' she continued threateningly
'i love dilip and only dilip... You dont stand a chance and wont ever stand a chance no matter how important you think you are' she said almost to herself.
The words pierced virats heart lyk an icy dagger...his heart broke a million times and He felt his body freeze up, but this time, he wouldnt allow it... Not like before.
He put his hand over malikas who had been holding his bruised fist.
Slowly he turned her face towards his and stared into her questioning eyes keeping her hands in his totally ignoring the puzzled looks manvi was shooting his way from the door.
'as i was saying baby... You make me crazy in love, i need you everyday by my side to make me laugh, to make me smile, to make me sigh...ill be here to wipe your tears, share your fears and most of all ill be here always trying to prove my love to you... Will you be my wife malika?'
Malika jumped into virats arms, enveloping him in her love... 'always and forever' she replied smiling with tears in her eyes... So wrapped up in her bliss that she didnt recognise that virat wasnt listening to her answer and instead had his eyes plastered on the girl in the doorway.
Virat realised how manvis eyes widened in disbelief at the question he had just asked, he wished she understood how much she affected him... But things had now gone way out of his control.
With malika still hugging him, virat looked at manvi standing helplessly in the room again...
Was it a horrible nightmare or Had she really heard right? And most of all, Why did she feel like her world had just collapsed around her?
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