CHAPTER 5
The game didn't of course end there as Roli is Roli and Siddhant is Siddhant and both don't leave things that easily. Couple of days later at the RP mall. "Aarav...Are you sure? Will Siddhant be here?' asks Roli as she talks over the phone. "Haan baba...He'll be there for sure...Today it's an off and I'm sure he'll be there for his monthly shopping...' says Aarav as he keeps shaving looking at a mirror while talking over the phone. "Pakka na?' asks Roli again to confirm. The story is, seeing no way to tame the great Bharadwaj who is hell bent on his decision, Roli joins her hands with Aarav to get him on her way. Well...Aarav is completely happy with the deal, as Roli has promised him a chance to appear on a TV show as an anchor. What more to please him? "haan Roli...' says Aarav replies affirmatively to Roli's questions but accidentally cuts the skin on his cheek with the razor. "Ouch...' he cries. "What????' questions Roli. "That's a big story...' says Aarav as he wipes the wound with a piece of cotton. That is when Roli spots Siddhant walking through the sixth floor like a matchstick figure. "Will hear your story later...' says her as she quickly hands up. "Gone???' ask Aarav as he looks at the phone. He sighs, and continues to dress the wound.
Meanwhile, Roli reaches the floor via lift quickly as maintenance works has been going on, on the escalators. Knowing that it's most likely for Sid to use the lift to reach down, she quickly runs to the other lift taking a look of him who is busy paying at a gadgets shop. But reaching near the lift, she is on a fix. There are some four people; two adults and two kids, probably a family already in line for using the lift. How will I talk to him alone if all these people get in lift with us, thinks her. She looks and finds Sid walking towards the lift too. Suddenly it dawns on her head. She just runs to a lady who is waiting for the lift and holds her hands leaving the lady surprised. "Didi..Will you do me a favor?' she asks making all four of them surprised. "Ya...Tell me...' says the amused lady looking at her husband who nods. "Are you seeing that guy coming here wearing that black shirt?' asks her looking backwards. "Yes...' says the lady's husband. "He's my boyfriend...We're on a fight since last week...He is hardly talking to me and picking up my calls or messages...So I want to patch u with him...' fakes Roli trying to look maximum truthful. "Awww...What we can do for that?' asks a boy in mid teens, probably their son. "I mean...I was planning to talk to him at the lift...but how can we, when...' she pauses and shrugs her shoulders as matter of fact. The lady looks at her husband and gives a blushing smile may be remembering their love story. "It's oaky dear..we'll use the stairs..' says the lady. "thank you Didi...' says Roli with a beaming smile. The man nods warmly whilst the kids give her thumbs ups. "best of luck Di...'says the girl who was silent all the while. Roli smiles at them as they walk off and sighs in relief as they disappear from her sight. "What all lies should I cook up to get an interview god!!!' she murmurs under her breath. She then notices Sid getting nearer and quickly enters the lift.
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