This update is thanks to the young lady on twitter. I promised her an update... So here it is.
Chapter 30
Ragav walks Avantika to the door of his office... Looks at Kalpi for several seconds debating whether to call her in or not... "Kalpi," he calls out, "in my office please" and walks in without a backward glance. Aprrehensive, thinking that Ragav is going to berate her for her earlier behaviour, Kalpi walks in hesitantly.
She sees Ragav resting his hip on his desk, his legs stretched in front of him... Crossed at the ankles and his arms crossed at his waist... His eyes gesturing for her to have a seat on the chair by the desk... Near him... His gaze filled with mischeif. Kalpi stands there frozen... Her gaze drinking him in... Her heart skipping a beat... For he looks sexy in this pose.
Ragav calls out, "Kalpi... Kalpi.." Frowning he walks up to her, grasps her shoulders and shakes her slowly.. calling out softly, "Kalpi..." confused to find Ragav standing next to her, Kalpi whispers the question... Fear foremost in her mind, "have you slept with her?" Reading the vunerability... Fear for the worst... As she waits for him to answer. Ragav stares into her eyes... shakes his head, whispering back, "no, I have not." She lowers her gaze, hiding what she is thinking. He places his forefinger under her chin... Lifts her face... Their gaze meeting... Hers filled with disbelief... His with remorse.
Lifting his other hand... He slides it across her face from the forehead up... Stopping as his palm covers her eyes. "Ragav, what are you doing," Kalpi says... Startled. He replies softly, "I can't bear to see you look at me with distrust." He closes his eyes as he rests his forehead on hers... Silent tears fall from Kalpi's eyes... She whispers, " I don't trust you." He replies dejectedly, "I know." She whispers brokenly, "I hate you." To which he sighs whispering, "I know."
He stands straight, seeing her tears, he lifts his hand... Using his fingertips to wipe them, pleading softly, "help me... Please help me... Tell me how to win your trust back." Kalpi stares at him, steps away from him... Wiping the remaining tears with the back of her hand. Narrowing her eyes with suspicion, She says in a strong and determined voice, "more fool you if you think I will believe a word you say... Or any of this." Her heart crying out, "I will never let you hurt me again."
She walks up to his desk, her eyes blazing with anger... Anger towards herself for having a weak moment... Staring at his desk, she asks coldly, "why have you..." Stops and stared at a document that is partly hidden as she unconsciously reads the words upside down... Marriage certificate... Ragav Sin... She squeaks, "you are married?" leans forward to take the document. Ragav seeing this.. Quickly strides forward and snatches the offending document from her hand before she reads it... Cursing himself for his negligence... With a mask of calmness... He says, "it is nothing." As he tears the document into small bits and drops it into the bin by his desk... His heart panicking.
He looks into eyes filled with silent accusation... She repeats in disbelief... As she stares into his eyes... Glimpsing his near panic... "You are married!" Needing distance from him... She walks out of his office. He watches her walk away with a heavy heart, thinking sadly, "what a mess I have made of everything!"
Tears falling uncontrollably, Kalpi heads straight for the ladies room... Locking the door behind her... Not wanting anyone to see her at her weakest... She bawls her heart out as she realises to the extent Ragav played her... Her heart breaking into tiny pieces... Screaming in agony... He does not love me... He can never love me... He is married... He is married.
Her mind's eye races away reminding her of their time shared together... Laughing with her... Of him smiling at her... His gaze so soft, So loving... Of him caressing her... Of him kissing her... Of him making love to her...
She stares into the mirror... Whispers heartbrokenly... "Nothing was real... Not the twinkle in his eye when he would grin at me mischievously... Nor the care in his gaze when I was in his arms... Nothing was real..." "Argh!" She screams as she hides her face with her palm.
Moments later... Calmer... She looks at her image in the mirror and says, "no wonder he discarded me after the accident. He was never emotionally involved... It was really all about revenge. He... He never cared for me... I was only aai's daughter to him... I never existed for him... Even today... It is all about aai... Nothing between us was ever about me... About us."
Laughing hysterically, she thinks, "I can't believe that deep down I was hoping I was wrong... That somehow... Magically Ragav loved me too... That the sadness in his eyes is real... Him asking me not go was real... More fool me... Nothing is real... He is married..."
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Ragav walks back to his office after attending a conference call... Frowning when he does not see Kalpi at her desk... Wondering where she could be, he enters his office... Stops and stares in disbelief as he watches Kalpi sit under his desk... Going through his trash. He smiles at the cute picture she makes as he unconciously pats his pocket... Secure with the knowledge that she will never find what she is looking for.
He walks up slowly towards his desk... Not wanting to alert her of his presence... Bends down and says in mock surprise, "Kalpi, what are you doing under my desk." Oblivious to his presence as she focuses in trying to piece together the different bits and pieces of paper that was in his dustbin... His voice startles her... Reacting reflexively... She stands up... Noticing this... Ragav quickly places his hand over her head... His palm resting over her head...and yelps out in pain as he takes the brunt of the force... His palm cushioning her head as she bumps into the desk forcefully. Shaking his hand reflexively, he bites out, "damn it Kalpi. Be careful, you will hurt yourself."
She comes out from under his desk... Careful not to bump her head... Stares at Ragav in horror... Pain etched on his face... Feeling a momentary sense of satisfaction over the pain she caused him... She Clenches her fist so as to not offer aid as she battles within... Instead says coldly, "of course... I would never dream of taking that honour away from you." Angry and frustrated with their situation... Ragav snaps... reacting instinctively... Wanting... Needing to claim her... To hold her... He grabs hold of Kalpi by her shoulders.. Pulls her roughly into his arms and kisses her... Wildly... Passionately... Aggressively... Releasing all his pent up emotions from the time he thought he had lost her forever... Thinking he would never see her again.
Edited by angelpureness - 10 years ago