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Chapter-8
~All About POV~
~Draupadi's POV~
I quickly moved out from the prison struggling to hold my tears anymore. I looked back to the straight face which was filled with concern some momemts ago.
"Sorry for making everything complicated."
I whispered while a teardrop strolled in my face. Chitra came and hugged me from behind.
"Hey you okay?"
"Don't act like stupid lesbo Chitru!"
I slapped her arms playfully and she giggled. My tears dried up till now.
"Well must be happy seeing your to-be-husband huh?"
I wiggled my eyebrows while a red crease appeared on her face.
"Stop your teasing sessions please!"
She looked down the floor biting her lowered lip.My crazy sis from other mother was acting like a typical bride! But the worst was yet to come. Till date I only clicked photos and took interviews this might be the first time all were after me! The flashes irritated my eyes a lot. Suddenly one arm wrapped me inside it and digged my head in his chest averting all the flashes of light. Yes. I was him again! Why do be keep favoring me! I don't know. Why does he do it! He dragged me clenching my wrists tightly and stood with a stern face.
"Sit on the car."
I was taken aback by this. Why he was offering me a lift even!
"Wh-why?"
I stammered digging my nails in my jeans.
"Because I said so!"
"Why would I go with your words?"
My feminist was hurt by his dominating words.
"You have so many owing to me, Ms. Agnihotri. Quitely sit in the car."
Yes. I have everything owing to you. Thats only my mind whispered. I sat one the car like a scared cat. I went to the back seat while his masculin voice again thundered.
"In the front!"
I quitely sat there. Where was my feminist, my rebel! Eveything seems drowning in him. My lips were hurting for any other talk. He took a first-aid kit and softly applied it on my bruise like a feather. All I could do was shutting my eyes in bliss. But that was momentary I knew. Maybe he deserves better than me. Who will not ditch him for bloody past like I did.
"Why did you do this?"
I raised my eyebrows and his face was the same. Straight.
"I don't feel to answer."
He said casually as if it was nothing! He doesn't know his single gesture urges my wish to sit on time machine and rewind it to the past! All I can do is cursing myself. Dammit.
After he was finished he started driving. The media still haunted after us. He covered me with a coat lying behind his sit and drove off as if it was nothing. God. How can I forget he is an army man! We swiftly sneaked out from there. For the first time saw him chuckling.
"Media escaping from media... shouldn't it be world record?"
He mumbled under his breath but it was audible to me.
"Heard it!"
Suddenly his smile vanished from his face.
"Don't think police won't come to investigate. You have got a big trouble coming! Mahatey is not gonna spare you."
I gulped in fear. Why is he saying like that! What he will do? Well better kill me. I don't want this foolish life.
"Poor Mahatey..."
He laughed to himself. He had to many secrets to unfold I say.
"What troubles?"
He accelerated his hands in the wheel amd kept tapping it with one hand.
"Well you will know it. You have a investigation next day. You have mingled yourself in a BIG trouble which is beyond your imagination."
I hope it is not true. I hope he is joking. But he doesn't. That's the problem.
We went to the Ranawat Mansion with much to my wonder.
"I will go in my home."
I said boldly.
"You may go. Don't blame me after you collide with medias in road and home."
He casually brushed off me like an insect and started running his hand in his hairs. He is such a jerk! Practically blackmailing me. I had no option but to stay there till something can be sorted out and can go to my home peacefully. It is a drastric day! Don't know what is in more to store! And staying with Mr. Ranawat is something I don't admire. His mother looked rather shocked seeing me after long time. She knew we broke up for a reason but never blamed me for it. I didn't tell her the cause it could have made her a lot guilty.
"Seeing you after a long time dear!"
She came from the kitchen questioning Arjun from her eyes. He looked other side and started to walk upstairs. How rude!
"Don't worry. I know what happened."
She pressed my shoulder while I gave her a struggled smile.
"Leave it!"
Her face beamed with smile. She loved me a lot. Perhaps she was ready with platter to take me in her room anytime. Her bad luck! I wish some magic works and all are perfect the way it was before. She look me to the guest room and made me sit there. I looked around. I actually didn't explore this house much. My only way was to his room. Now I don't wish to go there and make things complicated. We chatted for like ages and then it was almost noon when Swadheenta arrived.
"You're still here? Don't you need to go to the Lunch Party of Bipra Banarjee?"
Shoot. I now remember we have to go to Chitra's house. And she finalised me permenantly as bridesmaid. In which trouble I am! And the whole Banarjee Mansion would be full of medias which I totally want to avoid.
"Don't worry there is no media. It is a simple family party."
Arjun came down to the hall. Gosh. How breathtaking he looking in a royal blue Kurta and sleeves rolled up. You need to control your hormones, Krishu. Freedom smiled at me warmly and suggested to wear her dress.
"I don't have good collection, but you can choose and you would fit in!"
Her smile brightened. This was a bad idea I think. But I had no option than this. She led me to her room. It was sophisticated, beyond any girlish things. Just like my room. I just hate those girlish tantrums! I looked at one casual white shirt and at one black denim. Perfect! I took them while she smiled bigger.
"This is my fav!"
"Hope you're not giving me forever."
We both had a big laugh while she vacated the room for privacy. I put them up and went out of the room where all of the family members gatgered. It was rather awkward to be among not much known people. Arjun's irritation was visible and he avoided me as much as possible. This is good enough! I wish I had a chance to clear up everything. And I thing it is all gone. His mother noticed my uneasyness and said to me to call up my sister. It sounded good enough. I called her up to come Ranawat Mansion and told them to go before in case if I break down before my family. They left from there and Arjun looked quite relieved.
"Your bad luck, mister. Cuz we're gonna confront soon again."
~Arjun's POV~
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All I want to is jump off in a well. How it feels to confront your ex! And where she particularly cheated to you. Well I don't know what made her do all the things in past, but I feel cheated. She may have had valid reasons, but I don't wanna hear those. All I want to is escape from her. But as a human, she needs my help. Joan of Arc, this is the title I can give her.
I felt so awkward to give her a lift in MY house, but what to do. She was a damsel in distress. So as a human I had to rescue her from those clicking medias. They never leave your way!
What she does, only she knows. We offered her a lift to Chitra's house but she might have felt awkward. Well, good for me.
It took only 30-40 minutes to reach Chitra's house. No doubt, the house was very beautiful, well-furnished and simple. Bipra Banerjee was hot topic in Delhi now for having a house full of buerocrats and IAS officers. They were very sophisticated people and hailed from Bengali family and they ought to teach them Bengali traditions despite living in Delhi. I only thought how a Punjaban and Bengali is gonna mingle. It will be spice in lassi! But nonetheless, Jeet and Chitra were good and understanding. Chitra came and hugged Swadheenta and greeted us in her house. It was beautifully decorated with a regal off-white color. Soon after Jeet andhis family also came. He smiled like a jerk when he eyed to me. Stupid. What he is thinking! Well I need to avoid this girl. My luck, I have to bear her for whole evening. What could be worst that this!
I realised after 20 minutes that it was really a family party announcing the marriage date. Jeet looked so lovey dovey stealing glances and glares from Chitra. And Satya was no less in roasting. His only job was to irritate both of us as much as possible. And the time was Jeet.
Disaster. She finally came with a smile plasterd on her face. How can she smile after all those? Maybe I couldn't know her properly. She was elegant, all I could say. Maybe thre was something more she qanred to say to me, I feel her avoiding me. That is better I think.
"Arjun what say let's throw a party there!"
Satya spoke handing me a glass of coke.
"Where?"
My mind got distracted thinking about Ayaz. How his wife must be suffering. How can I party now.
"Somewhere girls can't go."
Jeet winkd back.
"What do you mean by girls?"
Chitra looked back dramatically with one hand on her hips. Both were drama queens. A perfect drama couple.
"Here she goes."
Jeet murmured under breath and excused himself from there. Looks like he will have a disaster.
The date of wedding were finallt finalized after 2 months from now. Chitra's father didn't want to delay and the Yearly Seminar created a problem. We had it after one week and it was really, really important for me at lewst. Praying Pranab gets hooked in ths new trouble I think.
"See you in the seminar!"
Chitra flew him a kiss when he sat on his car. Wait. Seminar? Chitra? Shit. Drau!
TBC...
A/N: Well you all will see many new entries in next coming chapters. I know it will be little abrupt, but I will be changing the Title and instead of one main pair, you'll see MANY leading pairs and all of them will have their different BUT connected roles in this story. This is not a story with simple scenes, if you read it carefully, it has a central point, and many things to unfold.
And about the second parallel main lead, can you guess, who could be the hero, I guess none can even think it😉 who guess gets a virtual gift😆
Added Characters: Harshad Chopra as Atif Ayaz Hussain
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