part 2
Six Months Ago
"ri,ri !" snapped aayesha shaking my hand. I gasped turning around and
wiping my eyes quickly. The blood in my was boiling as I rushed to the
front door. aayesha ran after me telling me not to do anything rash but it
was too late. I had already loudly banged on the door.
I heard laughter from inside and closed my eyes taking a deep breathe. I
should have known aayesa wouldn't have lied to me. She was the only
one I could trust right now.
The door opened and instead of seeing anu I saw a tall girl who
was glaring down at me, probably for ruining their intimate moment. Her
buttons on her top were undone and held by only her arms crossed over
her chest.
"Can I help you?" she snapped looking down at us with her stupid
pointy nose. Who the hell wore heels in the house?
"Is anu there?" I asked mustering up the most strength I had in my
body. She frowned looking me up and down,
"Who's asking?"
"I should be asking you that" I snapped. I heard ayesha whisper
something from the side and I ignored her.
"I am his girlfriend, who are you?" she snapped. If I thought it couldn't
get any worse it just did. it was like someone else took one of this
baking sticks and shoved it through my body. My breathe tightened and
I took a step back closing my eyes.
"riya ?"
I looked up to stare into the pair of blue eyes I had grown to love. He
looked confused as he stared at me.
"Enjoy work," I muttered before turning around and walking as fast as I
could. aayesha followed behind me as I kicked the gate open and sauntered
out. I could hear footsteps behind me, whether it was aayesha or anu I
didn't want to know.
I broke into a run into the tram stop and jumped in right before the doors
closed. I sat down on the empty seat and leaned down with my head in
my hands. The only thing visible was his face, the one I never wanted to
see in my life ever again.
Present Time
To be honest I wasn't sure what to expect. aayesha had always fawned over how
lucky I was to have such a good looking husband but I had never glanced at the
papers to realise what he actually looked like. I mean did I really need to? There
was a picture of him as a kid on the wall but I guess he was probably only ten
back then. Oops
He was over six feet, towering over the driver and crossed his arms. He had a
muscular toned body and his stance screamed power and authority. He had
black hair that was darker than mine, which was pretty hard to believe.
Wearing a simple but perfectly fitted white button up shirt and black suit pants
he looked stunning. He had a strong jaw was what I could tell by the way he
talked and sharp cheekbones. I was just waiting for an older more unattractive
guy to step out and say ta-da, this is me or something.
He was so young, but then again so was I.
The butler and maid hurried over greeting him and I stood like a statue unable
to move. He turned around the other way to talk to our butler and I saw the flash
of bright brown eyes that were prominent and stunning in his face.
I was definitley waiting forhis gf to jump out, there was no way this was
arjun . He was much more...handsome then I remembered. But then again I
did focus more on my running away part at the wedding than the guy that was
standing in front of me.
He grabbed a file from the driver and walked in, right past me and aayesa , not
even glancing up at us.
Well... that was the welcome I was expecting.
What was I thinking to imagine it like in movies where they both were happy to
see each other. We barely knew each other. Correction, we don't know each
other.
"Well that was a warm welcome," I muttered turning around and heading into
the house,
"He's probably jet lagged," said aayesha in his defense and I shot her a look
heading straight back to the back parlour room. I might as well spend the rest of
the day there like I did every day in my own dream world of what could have
been.
The door opened and Maria our maid walked in smiling. She was an old lady
that was more like a mother than a maid to me.
"Hello dearie, dinner will be served soon. Don't worry dear, you and arjun will
have plenty to talk about then. He's just tired," she said. aayesha nodded her head
vigorously and I sighed nodding.
"Did you want help Ma?" I asked. maria had wanted me to call her Ma the
moment I had stepped in. She was my mother, a real mother not like one my
mother was like.
"Perhaps not my dearie, arjun might not like you doing the chores and helping
out anymore." she said with a sad face. I knew where she was coming from, it
would be disgraceful if anyone found out I helped out with the chores but that
was the only thing that killed time these past months.
If I thought I was nervous when he arrived I was even more nervous sitting at the
table Maria has set up for us. It was small and quiet, in the private dinning
room rather than the large and exquisite dinning hall.
I played with my napkin as I waited for him to arrive and as on cue as soon as
the clock stuck six he walked in with files in his hand.
I frowned, who brings files to dinner?
He placed them on the coffee table near by and walked up taking a seat in front
of me not even glancing at me. I looked across at the mirror on the far wall,
nope I was still very much visible.
The cook and Maria came in carrying the dishes and he looked up at them
giving them a warm smile and talking with them. well the man wasn't all robot,
he could talk at least.
The moment they left we were plunged into a silence, the only clatter the cutlery
as we ate out chicken and corn meal. I sneaked a glace at him and his eyes
were on his plate, no where else.
Should I say something?
No why should I? He was the man she should start! Okay that was very feminist
but still what was I meant to say? Hello darling did you have a nice trip, or
maybe, darling do you remember me?
Desert was even more quiet, I was anxiously glancing at the clock to when I
could finally leave, dinner had taken more than two hours and he still hasn't said
a word. Instead after the main course he had grabbed a file and submerged
himself into it.
I saw Maria walk in with a deep frown and I smiled at her.
"Was everything fine?"
"Of course Maria , that was wonderful," his deep voice rumbled as he stood up.
He gave her a small smile and picked up his stuff walking out.
"Well that went well," I said standing up leaving my apple pie untouched.
"Go after him," said Maria giving me a push.
"Me?" I asked staring at her open eyed. Maria gave me a slight push.
"The boy needs a push, he's a quiet one," she said. I frowned but decided hey
what could I possible lose? I walked out of the private room and towards the
stairs nad upstairs to where the bedrooms were. I saw him just disappear and
mustered up my courage calling out to him.
"arjun !"
I thought he hadn't heard me till he stepped back out and turned to face me and
I looked away from his bright eyes. I hadn't realised how intimidating they were.
"Oh yea, miya was it?" he asked.
My eyes widened and I looked at him, miya ? I think at that moment he had
just lost every ounce of respect left in me.
"riya ,its riya ," I muttered my fist clenching.
"Oh yes something like tht ," he said his eyebrows knotted, "what did you
want?" he asked crossing his arms across his chest, another intimidating
move.
"Um-" I said. What did I want? Maybe I should start by telling you that my name
is not miya but riya . But what did I want? Well nothing now he
looked at me like I was barely existed.
"Look me coming back doesn't change anything. Just carry on like you were
before and I won't be in your way. we'll just act like the couple in social events
alright." he said. before I could respond he turned and walked into what I found
out was his bedroom.
"Incorrigible jerk," I muttered as I walked to my private room at the end of the
corridor. The master room was between ours but hasn't been touched or
entered at all. I didn't even know what it looked like and I probably wouldn't
either.
I should have known, good looking rich man were always jerks.
miya , I scoffed. Can't even remember a name, how was he to manage a
business?
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