RishBala TS: Flechazo (Completed + Epilogue)

Part 1

"Madhu give this coffee to Rishab dear." says Padmini to her only daughter.

"Maa, why me!" ask the ever strong girl with fear and stress for the first time.

"I told you yesterday that Rani mausi is on leave for 2 days."

"I was not in my state to hear you Maa!" muttered Madhu under her breath.

"Did you say something?"

"Nope!" shaking her head.

"I'm preparing lunch dear, please take it to his room." pleaded Padmini.

"As if I have a choice!" telling this she takes the tray and headed toward the stairs.

"What am I going to do?

First time going to see HIM face to face!

May be I saw HIM in childhood but don't remember anything.

My heart has to listen to my mind!

Ahhh! Why is it difficult?

HE is a stranger. I'm going to hand over this coffee and get out immediately.

Why didn't my college start last week or yesterday?

Why HE has to come now and not after one month?" blabbering all her thoughts, she climbs those stairs which makes her feel like hiking a mountain.

Her stress is justified as she is going to meet HIM for the first time in person. HE is not unknown to her, she knows HIS likes, HIS dislikes and HIS favorites. Why wouldn't she?

Living not far from this Kundra's mansion, having both her parents working under this roof, she can't neglect the only heir of this family.

The Kundra family is like a second family to her as she has spent most of her time here.

Listening to her mother talks since childhood, sometimes she felt like she is not her child but HIM, which leaded to jealousy until once she heard how caring HE was towards her mother in her absence when she was needed.

The main reason for envy HIM is her mother who ignores her whenever he comes for vacations. HE becomes her priority.

And one more thing that she doesn't like is when her mother is on cloud nine for whole day when HE addresses her as Padmini Maa.

Her mother tells her that she feels connected to HIM and responsible of HIM since HE lost HIS mother in a car accident when he was 12.

Being away from parents for few months or years is nothing compared to be away from parent(s) for a life time, she tells her daughter at least once a day.

Luckily her father is not HIS fan, as they have just formal talks between them and nothing more or less. Those talks are like:

Hi!

Hello!

How are you?

How are your studies going?

Enjoy your holidays!

Her father, Malik, personal driver and assistant of Mohan Kundra since the day the latter has become CEO of Kundra Group of Companies, few decades ago. He is MK friend cum right hand.

Coming back to Madhu, few years back she concluded that the envy and the jealousy are the reflection of her possessiveness for her mother. And her mother will always keep her above this world in her universe.

Even if she doesn't like to be stressed for small thing, she is going to see the man she has been drooling over with those photos in HIS room and some other places since ages.

From the moment her mother told her "Rishab is shifting permanently here! He is coming here tonight.", she was in a state of shock due to which she couldn't concentrate on her mother's conversation about her associate, Rani mausi's absence. It's with the mention of her favorite uncle she came out of her shock but it didn't last long as another bullet hit her head which is that she is asked to be there for lunch.

It's not the first time she is asked to be there but it's the first time she will be there in HIS presence.

Standing in front of HIS room door, she thinks if she is going to see the angel in the heaven or to be a prey in lion's den.

"What is the need to send me when HE said HE will come down and take HIS coffee himself? I think Maa is becoming deaf in love. Moreover, he said, no he ordered to not bring it to HIS room. But Maa is Maa, she is pampering him a lot!"

Gathering all the courage to face him without letting the firecracker sound of her heartbeats cross her mind, she knocks the door which slightly opens. She peeps her head inside to see if there is someone. Hearing the shower, she sighs in relief and mutters "Thank god!". But the next second, the room is calm, no sound of shower, no sound of someone present.

She quickly went near the coffee table and put the tray on it. Keeping the courage in hand, she tries to open her mouth but it went in vein as she heard HIS voice from bathroom "Who is there?" in an American accent.

All the courage went into drain and her stress shoot up.

Muttering "Leave! Leave! LEAVE!", she started to go out of the room until she heard the bathroom door open and the person asking her to stop.

Madhu stopped near the door with one hand on the frame while the other holding tightly her kurti with her heart in her hands and her back to Rishab.

"Who are you?"

LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB ... No answer

HE started to near her.

"Answer! What are you doing here?"

LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB ... No reply again.

Having enough of her silence, HE asked her to turn but it's of no avail.

"If you don't turn now, I will make you turn and face the Devil!" in a warning tone.

Gulping down the lump that had formed in her throat and closing her eyes with no options left, she turned to face HIM.

Seeing the beauty in front of HIM, HIS breath was caught in HIS throat.

Time froze for second, even for minutes before the silence is broken by Padmini.

"Madhu" Padmini called her daughter to come down.

Hearing her voice, HE came out of HIS trance but it was Madhu's turn to be hell shocked, or can be said tempted as she opened her eyes which got the pleasure to fall on half naked person in front of her, just with HIS track pant and wet hair.

Her jaw dropped to ground and eyes stared at HIS body.

He chuckled seeing her reaction.

Before he could say anything Padmini once again called her daughter.

Without wasting a second, Madhu rushed out of the room as soon as she gains back her presence of mind leaving the man in his own land.

"Madhu Hmmm! See u soon Darling!" with a smirk

*****

At the dining table, Padmini is serving lunch to Mohan who is like a brother to her while HE enters.

HE, The Rishab Kundra, UK return young, handsome, one of the most eligible bachelor in India and future Managing Director of Kundra Group of Companies and CEO when the time comes.

"Morning Dad!" addresses his father coming down the stairs with his eyes scanning the place.

"Afternoon Son!" replied MK.

"Didn't change!" MK just smiled facing his son who has taken a seat on his right side.

"How it feels to be back home after 17 years?" MK asks his gold medalist son with pride in his eyes.

"Dad, I have been here at least once a year!"

"It's different now. You are a permanent resident here." he smiles affectionately at his son before continuing "By the way, don't forget that it has been 2 years last I saw you."

"I had my internship to do, Dad." He continues before MK could say anything "And 5 years back, I had a bike accident and you were there for one week to see me. So there is no fault of mine in all these."

Now it's Padmini's turn to not let MK speak.

"Bhaiya(Brother), let him have lunch first. After that, you can have a talk."

Rishab mouths "Thank you!" to her.

"Padmini, Call Madhu to join us!"

Hearing the name itself HIS face lit up.

Hesitatingly Madhu comes towards the table fixing her eyes between Padmini and MK all the while fidgeting with her knotted fingers.

Rishab excitedly smiles at her but she is sure in her mind to not look at him from now on. What the poor soul can do when her heart is not listening to her mind.

"Come Dear!" MK ask her to take the seat on his left.

"I'm..I'm not hungry!"

"Since when you started to eat only when you are hungry, Dear?" asked MK a little sarcastically to his dear girl.

"Uhhh"

"Come and have lunch!" MK said firmly.

Padmini with her eyes asks her daughter "What's wrong?". For that Madhu just shook her head and took her seat.

Padmini served Rishab all his favorite and went to serve her daughter.

"When is your college starting Dear?"

Rishab is of full ears and eyes for Madhu since the moment she stepped in front of him but she has only eyes for MK, Padmini and her plate.

"In one month!"

"Isn't this your 2rd year in MBA?"

"Yes!" still her heads shifting between MK and her plate.

"Are you free from Monday?"

"Uhhh"

Seeing her questioning look, MK repeats

"I asked, do you have any work from coming Monday?"

"Day after tomorrow?"

"Yes!" the simplest answer MK could give.

She simply shook her head and went back to her plate.

MK turns toward his right and calls him "Rishab!"

"Yes, Dad!"

For the first time since he saw her near table, he is diverting his attention towards someone else than Madhu, but not fully. Still his gaze is on her from the corner of his eyes.

"You remember that coming Monday you are taking your position in Kundra Group of Companies?"

"Of course dad!"

"Madhu will come with you to the office for the coming one month! She has done internships in our company and she is trained well to help you in your work."

Hearing his father, his face lit up more than before. But Madhu eyes widened as if seeing a ghost.

Turning towards Madhu

"You know that in future you will be one of the board of members and the 2nd Managing Director after Rishab?"

She just nods, so he continues.

"Hope this one month at company will be useful for you."

She mutters "Sure!" and goes back to her food world.

"Bhaiya, hope you have finished your office politics in dining table, let them have their lunch peacefully! Rishab has just came, so let him rest!"

MK shakes his head showing that she is too much to control him while someone in the table is planning mischievously whereas the other is trembling thinking about Monday.

Finishing or pausing the topic there, they headed to finish their lunch.

Unaware of what is coming next, Madhu was picking and playing with her food. Suddenly she jumped in her place, seeing her shocked face MK and Padmini got worried.

Rishab smirks seeing her face, their eyes met for the first time for few seconds only to be interrupted by MK.

"What happened Kitten?" MK asked

"No..Nothing!" she stammered.

"Kitten, So sweet!" Rishab thought but wanted to play his role.

"You seem disturbed." Rishab said with glint of mischief in his eyes.

Madhu struggling to answer, shook her hear negatively.

******* FEW MINUTES BEFORE *******

Madhu was not in mood to be seated here in front of her crush. Her first crush, her first love with whom she spends her all nights dreaming. But now, being here, her heart is beating like a drum, she is feeling butterflies in her stomach and stressed to face him.

Being not interested in having lunch, she was playing and picking her food when suddenly she felt something on her right feet, something caressing her.

No there can't be something like domestic animals here as no animal is allowed inside this mansion.

Coming to the conclusion, she looks up to face the smirking Rishab. Now she is sure that it was not something but someone who is caressing her feet. And that some is none other than Rishab.

She tries to give him a murderous look while trying to free her leg but all goes in vain as she feels his feet move upwards which caused a tingling sensation and she jerked in her seat. It's of no use as her right leg is hold between his in no time.

******* NOW *******

Madhu have finally managed to finish her food but couldn't free her leg.

Rishab on the other side was in no mood to leave the chance he has got.

Unknown to the struggle her daughter is going through, Padmini asked her daughter what she is doing still siting when she finished her lunch.

As an innocent boy, Rishab said "I think she is waiting for us!"

"Since when you started to wait for us Kitten!" MK laughed a little and continued

"Never judge a book by its cover Son. Madhu never waits for anybody when it comes to food and sleep."

Madhu felt embarrassed while Rishab was amused.

After few seconds of struggle, she felt her leg was free, so escaped from there.

After biding bye to MK giving excuses, Madhu went to her house.

She felt her excuses to be lame but what can she do when her mind is fighting with her heart instead of helping her.

Whole day went in a blink of eye for Rishab as the tiredness took over him. Whereas, Madhu made plan to convince her parents to not come to Kundra mansion and finally she succeeded in it.

The next day is not different for Madhu as she is still planning but for other motives: How to avoid Rishab? How to overcome her feelings, No No, her fear? What can she do to keep distance? ...

She was pulling her hair in tension.

The whole day, Rishab waited to get a glimpse of Madhu.

He can't ask Padmini about her daughter's whereabouts.

As MK left to Delhi office for Monday's meeting, he felt free to communicate with Padmini. So while having lunch he asked her about Madhu like "I think Madhu comes often to help you, Padmini Maa."

Padmini feeling Rishab is concerned about her family gave the answer he wished for "Whenever she is free, she come to help me but today she couldn't make it as she is preparing for tomorrow!"

Sensing he is the reason, he felt happy to have an effect on her. So he played his second card which is to drop Padmini at her house as Malik is with his father.

And BINGO! Padmini accepted without any hesitation. Why would she hesitate when he puts tons and tons of butter and ice to melt her?

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- Maithili