CHAPTER 4
Time was flying. It took no time for the whole office to submerge in total solitude. Roli and Sid were still working like hell. Rithik had asked Roli to call every hour, but he himself was calling every half an hour to make sure that his sister is safe and sound. Roli was little embarrassed by Rithik's gesture, though it made her feel so special and warm. Sid was smiling as Roli's phone beeped each time and as Roli mumbled "I'm fine..don't worry..." and hung the call. Around 7, they still had a really long way to go with the project. Roli had just received another call from Rithik. She said her usual dialogue and hung the call. "Mom???" asked Sid. "No bro..." said Roli as she smiled. "Maybe he feels that I will eat you up..." said Sid chucking. "Not that... I'm his only sister and he loves me so much...so just concerned..." said Roli as an explanation. Sid feeling that he has annoyed Roli said "Sorry sorry...i didn't mean that...i was just kidding..." "It's okay..." said Roli as she smiled. Sid wiped his face with the hanky again. "It's damn hot in Mumbai...i can't survive with this blazer anymore..." saying this he just removed his blazer and kept it on his chair. Roli was little embarrassed as he was looking a bit too hot to handle. His rugged torso made her pretty sure that he was of the kind who works out regularly. Sid wasn't drooling at Roli, but he lazily passed his eye through her features and a smile spread on his lips. There was silence for a while. "Let me a get a cup of coffee Roli...it's high time to have something..." said Sid as he moved to the coffeemaker in the cabin. Roli watched with a smile as he returned with two cups of steaming hot coffee. "Here..." he passed a cup to Roli. Roli brought it with a smile and just fidgeted on the table. "The coffee is to drink...not to see..." he teased her. "it's not to see; I agree.." by then Sid had already sipped a bit from the coffee and backed as it was too hot. "this will happen if you don't sit and wait..."said Roli with a playful smile. "Okay...getting back to work..." said Sid closing his eyes in embarrassment. Roli bit her lips and tried to hide her smile seeing his flushed face. Soon they were again engrossed in to work. "So tell me about your family..." begun Sid. "My Bhaiyya..." said Roli. "Bhaiyya..." Sid asked as if to continue. "Bhaiyya...that's all...He's my only family..." said Roli with a smile. "Oh...I'm sorry..." said Sid as if apologizing "So..What's your bro doing?' Asked Sid amongst his job. "Advocate...Rithik Dwivedi...he's well known here..." said Roli. "Oh that's good..." they ended up the conversation for a while and continued with the work.
Much later, around 9. "Roli...i don't know when it will finish...it's already nine..." said Sid. "Ya...I'm too thinking that...but be positive...i think we can complete it soon..." said Roli inspiring him. "Hmmm..Let me order for dinner for both of us...what do you eat? I mean, veg or non veg?" enquired Sid. "veg...Pure veg..."said Roli. "Oh...Okay then I'm too veg for the time being..." Sid said letting a chuckle out of his lips. He called and ordered for lunch. Roli was trying for network in her phone but strangely it was nil. "What the...no network here!!!" said Roli cantankerously. "That happens...Here...try with my phone..."Said Sid giving her his phone. "no...It's..." began Roli. "It's not okay...here take and call your bro..." he must be worried..."said Sid. Roli with a smile took his phone. The wallpaper was a quite cute baby. "Your baby?"enquired Roli admiring the kid. Sid seemed surprised at the question. He rested his chin over his arms and nodded no. "Not yet found a mommy for the kid..." said him making Roli look elsewhere. "Means...you can see that I'm not married...if I was married I would have been exactly similar to Ashok..." said Sid playfully. Roli was amazed at this. "Why???' she asked. "Areyy see...Girls like you, I mean, jumping to conclusions after seeing a matter..If someone like that comes in, it would be a real trouble to maintain her...So my mood will also be cranky enough...'s aid Sid. Roli rolled her eyes in anger whilst Sid laughed and let the matter go. "I was joking...you're not that bad..." said Sid. "Not so funny..." complained Roli. They heard a knock on the door and found their order arrived. Sid asked the guy to leave paying him. Roli tried her best to pay for the food, but Sid is Sid, his decision is final. "Now leave the work Roli...my stomach is crying..."said Sid. They walked to the small table in the corner of the cabin with the food and started their dinner. They could get a clear view of Mumbai city at night. "Wow...it's so beautiful.. ." said Roli. "ya..it is..." supported Sid as he helped himself with the food. They finished the food with similar jolly talks.
Soon they were back to the work, but a new problem encountered them, the power went off. "What the..." said Sid tempered. "Oh no!!! Now how we'll work?" asked Roli. "They don't have an inverter here?" asked Sid. "Yeah...but it's in the other side of the lobby, next floor..." said Roli. "Oh shit...well..Let's go and see..."said Sid. "Okay...we'll..."said Roli. They reached the stairs as lifts won't be working. "Roli...be careful...the torchlight is dim...don't trip..." warmed Sid. Roli nodded. They walked down the stairs. But Roli felt something against her leg and lost her balance falling directly in to Sid's arms clutching his shirt tightly.
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