Chapter 7
PAST-
Her boyfriend.!!
Those words brought out such rage which he himself didn't knew that existed in him. He had managed to tame it down while at the party, but all he wanted was to stop her from leaving.
But now in confines of his home, he vented out all his anger on the punching bag. The only thing he could concentrate on was that his Riya was with someone else. Yes, she had become his within the two times he had seen her. For two meetings was all it took for him to recognize that she was made for him. Speaking to her today confirmed what he had felt when he saw her first. The way she spoke, her view points and even her smile set her apart from anyone else. No other woman had come even an inch close to making him feel that way.
A part of him realized that it was ridiculous and not logical to fall for someone in such a short time but logic had no place in matters of heart.
He had been in such peace while conversing with her that he had let his guard down but the last thing that he had expected was for her to have a boyfriend and for her to proclaim the fact in such an open manner. But it doesn't matter whether she has a boyfriend. Because I won't let anyone come between us. No one can stop me from getting to her. Arjun Suryakant Rawte for the first time shoved his conscience aside. He wanted to make sure that no else stood a chance to come between them. Not even her boyfriend.
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Riya couldn't help but sigh as she stared at Abhi. There were many who had already talked to her about him being not the correct guy for her including her father though not directly .He wasn't rich or the most handsome guy she met , but none of this mattered when she was with him. There was a comfort level with him which she cherished. Being brought up together they knew every detail about the other.
"How was your trip?" She asked him while leaning against his shoulder. Both were sitting in the outside garden. This was their place, where they first they met as kids and nearly every important moment they shared happened here. The very place where there friendship had take the course of love
"Not good Riya...things aren't working out the way I planned."
"Things will work out Abhi." I know one day they will she added.
"You deserve better than me." He murmured against her hair. "You deserve the best. Sometime I think I am not worthy of you ."
"Enough !" Riya protested. "I don't want to hear any of those. Firstly tell me why you couldn't make it to the party."
"You know very well I can't stand any of those snobs?" Anyways did anything exciting happen at there?"
Quickly forgetting her anger, Riya started to talk excitedly. "Oh you wouldn't believe who I hung out with ACP Arjun Suryakant Rawte
"We talked and talked for so long! I am sure I bored him with my chat, but it was nice talking to someone that intelligent and surprisingly he wasn't at his angry Avatar as I had heard about
Abhi rolled his eyes at her. "Riya I am sure he wasn't bored.
"He is not at all like how I thought he would be. There is something about him that sets him apart. A bit of raw charisma...a sort of hidden charm and power that seems to draw everyone to him. You know some sort of aura that surrounds him. He definitely is handsome as he is described, but there is so much more about him
Riya truly had felt this way about Arjun. She wasn't the one to be easily impressed but Arjun was special. She had known that he was unique from the start of their conversation but she also felt he was someone she could relate to. She had been truly surprised by how easy it had been to connect with him.
Abhi smirked and pulled her closer. "Miss Dutta, should I be jealous? So much praise for a stranger "
"Well to be honest Mr. Choudhury,if you weren't in the picture, something could have happened between the two of us."
"Well in that case I better make sure that I am always in the picture."
I hope you always stay with me as well.
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Present
As she stood in the party, watching both the men she couldn't help but appreciate the irony of life. She had grown up with Abhi; they had gone through nearly all phases of life together and had shared each other's secrets. Yet there were things about him she never knew .While she had know Arjun for a much shorter time but she knew every detail about him. She knew what he looked like in the early hours of the morning and how his voice sounded when he was just about to go to sleep. She could recognize the smell of his musky cologne before anyone else. That was what he had done to her. The irrational part of her brain definitely said that it was pure black magic which he had cast but she knew the truth
"She had always been attracted to him"
The way her husband's jaw was set and his eyes ablaze she knew he was taking in the situation in front of him.
"Dance with me." The determination in those words meant she couldn't refuse
But Riya knew him too well . "Of course."
Edited by sips_crazy - 12 years ago