Hello guys- yes you guessed it- I got generous again!! 😛 Anyway, so yesturday I called my dad to pick me up from the bus station, and he answers the phone and says 'Hello Harshad Ki Deewani' 🤣 It was the most embarassing yet most hilarious thing- I couldn't stop giggling after it- I still cannot stop giggling!! 😳😆 And I have another story- Today I saw a dog poop and then eat his own droppings- It was not a pretty sight I can tell you that!! 😆 Okay, back to the update- here is chapter three, enjoy!
Chapter Three
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer, their bodies almost touching. She smiled as the source of her smile bent down to whisper in her ear. 'Now, is the music making you smile, or is it something else?' he asked huskily, knowing full well what the answer to that particular question was. She turned her head slightly and their noses touched, and he decided to make his move. He did not think that anything could spoil this moment, yet suddenly out of the corner of his eye he noticed something. Letting go of Reena's wrists, he retreated towards the door and peered his head out simply to see the corridor empty. He was pretty sure that something or someone had just soared past the outside of his room and that something had caught his eye. Of course, he had been too occupied with Reena to realise that he had carelessly left the door wide open. He should have been more careful about these matters, considering his mother was back home. Determined to find out what that flash of scarlet was that had captured his attention, he ambled downstairs to see Lallit and Gayatri thoroughly engaged in a conversation.
'Hello beta, where have you been all day?' asked Gayatri and patted the empty seat next to her, hoping he would spend some time with her.
'I was busy sorting out a deal' he lied fluently, 'Uh...was someone upstairs by my room a while ago?' asked Prem simply. Lallit and Gayatri simply looked at each other and shrugged.
'No, beta- but why are you asking?' asked Gayatri.
'Oh nothing- I thought I saw someone. Anyway, excuse me, I'm quite thirsty so I will just get myself a glass of water and then get back to my work' he said and left for the kitchen.
Lallit suddenly patted his forehead, 'Oh wait- I just remembered- that must have been Heer up there' he said.
'Heer- who is Heer?' frowned Gayatri. Lallit reminded Gayatri of their search for domestic help and made her aware of his decision to hire Heer Mann, the daughter of a distant relative of his. He assured Gayatri that he trusted Heer with all his heart and was sure that she would not let them down as Roshni had done. Heer had sadly lost her parents as a teenager in a fatal car crash, leaving her and her younger sister Meher with little to survive with. With her younger sister Meher depending on Heer as her only support, Heer desperately needed this job to provide for the only family she had left. Lallit had grimaced over the fact that he hadn't known about the crash earlier, otherwise he would have been able to help the girls, but Heer, being the steadfast self-respecting girl that she was refused to take any money without earning it. Therefore Lallit employing her was the only way he could directly solve her problems. He had even offered to keep Meher in the house also, yet Heer insisted that Meher should continue her studies abroad. For Meher was the only person she lived for, she made sure to send her sister money every month, she was happy doing odd cleaning jobs here and there, as long as she secured her sister's future.
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Prem sauntered towards the kitchen feeling parched. He was just towards the door when he heard the faint sound of a certain female humming. The sound grew louder and louder as he edged forwards, the soft low melody of her singing intriguing him. She had her back faced to him, as she placidly moved her body in harmony with the beats of her jingle. He smirked as he watched her shake her head to the rhythm, fully absorbed in cutting the vegetables, lost in her own world and unaware of everything else around her. Fascination washing over him he impulsively reached his arm out and placed his hand on her shoulder 'Hello?' he hesitated.
Startled by his touch and the sudden interruption of his voice into her thoughts, Heer jumped and accidently struck her finger with the knife. The realisation of pain did not appear until she noticed the red liquid trickle to the surface of her skin. She held on to her finger and whimpered in pain as Prem immediately began spluttering into a wave of apologies. 'I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have startled you like that' he said and hurried for the first aid box. Without thinking, Prem grasped her hand and cleaned her wound with care and began bandaging her finger. All the while Heer gazed at him in awe, surprisingly feeling no pain as she watched him gently wrap the cotton bandage around her finger.
'Are you okay?' his deep sensuous voice cut through the air, bringing her back to planet earth as she looked up to see him gazing at her with an inscrutable expression that almost scared her. She simply nodded, finding her concentration levels slowly falling as she met those intense russet eyes. After the stark realisation that her hand still settled in his grasp, she slowly pulled away and her eyes darted to the floor.
'You can stop crying now' he said. In response, she raised her hand to wipe her tears. 'I am guessing you are Roshni's replacement, right? What's your name?' he asked, a desire to know more about her strumming away at him.
'Heer, sir' she answered, keeping her eyes fixed on the floor, afraid of looking up again.
'I apologize again for scaring you like that- I didn't mean for you to get hurt' he said genuinely.
She stared at her bandaged finger and shook her head. 'No you don't need to apologise Sir, it was an accident, and I wasn't concentrating' she said meekly.
'Well, I just came to get a glass of water' he started. Heer immediately scuttled to the fridge to take out the mineral water and poured her new boss a glass of water. He expressed a small thank you and left to finish off what he had started. At this moment in time Prem did realise that this woman had left a lasting impression on him.
Please let me know what you thought of Heer's entry- I hope it met your expectations!! Don't know when I will be able to update next, so hope to see you guys soon and take care!! 😃
Love Zahra xx
(*EDIT ADD* By the way, when I say that Heer is the daughter of Lallit's distant relative I do not mean that Prem and Heer are in any way blood related- because that would just be eewww!! 😆 She is like way distant- Just wanted to clear that up!! 😆)
Edited by Pyari_Zahra - 16 years ago
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