SwaRon FF: Ishq wala love||Chapter18 Page 143|| - Page 19

"This is your house" Rey said looking at a small apartment which was less than half the size of his mansion.

"Yes..Now if you permit, shall we go inside??"Swayam said half heartedly. None of his friends, not even school friends had seen his house after his parents died in an accident. His life was way easier before that. He had everything he needed.

Swayam rang the bell. It was his aunt who opened it. Swayam's aunt saw Rey and she fortunately had some civic sense which instructed her to keep her anger to herself and pour it on Swayam, later.

She was a plump woman with a fair complexion who looked unduly dominating.

"Swayam, dear..here you are..I was so worried. You are just in time for dinner. Come and your friend, I guess I have seen him somewhere..I dont remember..Whats his name?"

Rey introduced himself before Swayam could.

"Reyaansh Singhania."

"Aren't you the one.." Swayam's aunt began but couldnt complete because a firm manly voice called out to her.

"Shahitra, is the dinner ready??"

"Yes..I'll just warm the food..Swayam is here too with his friend" she said.

"Ok"

Rey and Swayam entered the house. Swayam's grandmother was sitting on the sofa. She had her spectacles on. She was busy reading something meticulously.

"Hello Dadi, I am Rey..Swayam must have told you about me.." Rey greeted her.

Swayam's Dadi looked at Rey and replied with a smile on her face. "Oh yes. Reyaansh, right?Swayam has told me about you."

"Dinner is ready." Swayam's aunt called out and came in the living room. The dining table was placed in one silent corner of the room. She placed the vessel on it and called out to Swayam's uncle and cousin.

A well built tall man with a non dominating appearance came. Following him was a short heighted boy of 19 who looked smug and snobbish

"Reyaansh.."his aunt began "Come and sit here..You will love the food.."

"Thank you aunty." Rey said politely.

"Swayam, she is sweet, not the way you described her. She looks a bit scary but just look at her attitude, its nice.." Rey whispered to Swayam.

Swayam just gave him a look and Rey read from his expression that he was saying "As if!!how much do you even know her..??"

Rey didnt pay much attention to his expressions and went and sat on a chair. Swayam sat near him. After swayam's aunt finished serving food to everyone, she put up a brief conversation with Rey.

"So, I wanted to say, you are the son of the business tycoon, Aditya Singhania na?"

"Yes aunty." Rey replied.

"Swayam, dear you didn't tell me about this.."

Swayam found the fact pathetic that she was calling him "dear" again and again. He put up a fake smile.

"Shahitra" Swayam's dadi began and that act of his dadi, Swayam thought, was a savior.

Swayam's aunt looked at her questioningly.

"Swayam is not interested in getting diabetic...are you swayam?"

Swayam, subtly let out a smile on seeing his granny talk to his aunt like that. "Payback time" he thought.

Swayam's aunt didn't pay attention to her and continued talking to Rey.

"So, I have seen your photo in many page-3 parties..your house was shown once too, I guess, when it was your father's birthday."

Rey smiled meekly. He began thinking that Swayam's aunt was odd.

"And, I must say, it has got a majestic look to it.."

"Congrats to your dad for opening another branch..Saw the photos of the inauguration..They were posted on the net..."

She kept blabbering for the next 10 minutes and poor Rey, he was listening to all the nonsense stuff..He still managed to put up a brave face.

Swayam's dadi sensed Rey's troubled face and decided to intervene.

"Shahitra, stop buttering."

"What?"

Rey, Swayam and Swayam's aunt looked at her in astonishment. Swayam understood and he was dancing mentally in a joyous manner. Anyone who taunted his aunt was a saver, according to him.

His dadi was among them.

"I mean stop applying butter to the paratha..save it for the breakfast." She quipped.

Swayam's aunt understood what she was saying and gave her a glare.

"Aunty, actually, Swayam wanted to come for a party..In the college..Its a farewell.." Rey changed the topic and thought it was a perfect opportunity for him to convince Swayam's aunt.

"He didnt tell me about anything.."

"So, aunty can he come??"

"Of course, my son!!He can come..He didnt tell me..Swayam, you can go..when is it?"

"Tomorrow" Rey said and gave Swayam a "I can make the tables turn" look.

Swayam knew that all this was happening just because his aunt had an odd affinity towards rich people.

"Aunty, I am done..I'll get going now..."Rey said after he finished his dinner.

"Ok beta, come again..We'll love serving you again.."

Rey gave another of his fake smiles and said bye to Swayam, his dadi and to the rest of the family members and went from there.

Swayam let out a sigh and said good night to his dadi and went in his room to sleep.

His aunt cleared the table and no one spoke anything else. His dadi went to her room too.

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"Come on Swayam, she is not that bad..." Rey said as they submitted the assignment to the professor, the next day.

"you barely know her. She is a hypocrite." Swayam said.

"Swayam, yaar...She is.." Rey was interrupted by someone.

"Hi Rey.." someone said in a sweet voice.

Swayam and Rey looked towards the source of that voice.

"Oh hi Sharon..." Rey said and gave her a hug.

Swayam felt odd on seeing Rey hug Sharon.

"Hi swayam" she said after she broke apart with rey.

"Hi" Swayam said palely and walked off from there.

Sharon felt said, yet again. Her expression drooped. Her face grew pale.

"Rey, I'll meet you in the evening..You are coming to pick me up right??7.30??" Sharon said and changed her expression.

"Yeah, sure my love.." Rey said.

Sharon smiled weakly and she went from there.

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It was 45 minutes past 7 and Rey was still not there to pick Sharon up. When she had lost all the hopes of him, coming, a car zoomed by and came to a halt.

Rey came out and Sharon gave him a look. He mouthed a "sorry" and opened the door for her.

They chose to remain silent throughout the journey and reached the college. Rey, like a gentleman opened the door for Sharon.

Rey's phone rang at the same time. He stayed out and attended the call while Sharon went inside the college. It was a coincidence that Swayam entered at the same time. Both of them entered together and their hands brushed again. Swayam said "sorry" this time, thought he felt a current pass through his entire body. It was not a different thing for Sharon. She felt the same. Swayam looked at Sharon. She was looking absolutely angelic, wearing a blue halter neck dress that ended just above her knees. She was wearing silver colored pencil heels and diamond studded earrings. Swayam couldn't take his eyes off her. Sharon was looking at him too. He was looking really handsome with his hair that was untidy and in a way, one of a kind. She liked it that way. He looked handsome. She so wanted to play with his hair and wanted to know if his hair was as soft as it looked..That's when Rey entered.

"Sharon, shall we go??"

"uh-huh" Sharon managed.

"Swayam..you are here too..Sharon lets go." Rey said.

Swayam looked at Rey and then turned to go inside. Sharon was still upset about his "I dont care a damn" behavior.

Sharon and Rey went inside too.

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The party was going on in full swing and Kriya was trying to get extra cozy with Rey. Rey didnt mind that but Sharon did.

Outraged by this, she went to the bar counter and ordered a soft drink. Swayam judged her insecurity but he chose to stay quiet.

Kriya had already gulped down 2-3 glasses of wine. She was not in her complete senses.

"Rey lets dance" she said sub-consciously.

And she pulled Rey's hand and took him to the dance floor. Sharon was well in her senses. But she didnt see Kriya or Rey.

"Rey, you are so cute!!" Kriya said in a half drunken manner.

Though Rey found it odd, he was enjoying the proximity with Kriya. That's when Sharon saw both of them and in an infuriated way, walked towards her. Before she could push Kriya and Rey apart, Kriya crossed all the limits. She planted a small peck on Rey's cheek and said that he was the most good looking person alive.

Rey seemed kind of okay with the fact that Kriya had kissed him but Sharon was blazing with Anger.

Looking at Rey's carefree expression, she blurted "Rey" in a highly exasperated tone.

Rey looked at Sharon. He was not drunk. Swayam was watching all this.