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PART : 14
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Hello girlies. I don't know what to say. I m truly sorry for making you wait. I m out of station now. Here my modem is not working. I don't know the reason. But I m really sorry girlies. Especially to those who asked me continuously for update. What to do in this alien land.LOL. Here is the next part with dramatic dialogues. Take a look.
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"Marry me Manvi"
And I heard the clear and shocking sound of his thrilling voice that moved so confidently through the air. At first I felt like he didn't say it. I just imagined it. I liked it without understanding and was momentarily overwhelmed by his words. It sounded like a promise of my magnificent dream with everlasting print of affection in my dreamland path, which I'd never known in real. I took a moment to adjust myself to this word. When I did, I realized what he had said and a sense of fear filled in my mind. Cause saying these words Virat reminded me of my father. My father might have said these words to my mother to make her fall into his trap. At the end all this was a big lie. And I couldn't let this happen to me. So I'd decided to deal this with my mind rather than my heart.
"Marriage…. Professionally…. Have you gone crazy?" I responded simply. Marriage… where did that come from all of a sudden?
"You finally understood" he said enigmatically. I couldn't understand his words at all. Sometimes he acts maturely like he was a person from another era. And sometimes so childish. That's a part of his charms though. Unfortunately, what he had in mind didn't require a multitude of charm anyway. But whatever he was thinking I had enough pride to cover my emotions.
"I will find a way to solve my problem. Let's pretend that you never said it" I said and started moving towards the door taking a sort of initiation into a life where betrayal could not follow me.
"Mom doesn't know about it. Does she?" he questioned me or in other words he stated it firmly. As soon as I heard it, I stopped my steps abruptly and turned around to face him. She didn't know about it and I did not consider it important enough to give her a pain of losing it. I worked very hard in my own way to save it. But seemed like I'd failed.
"I m going to tell her now" I answered briefly without giving much attention to him.
"Okay… But she is a heart patient. Keep that in mind" he commented as he imperceptibly raised his right eye-brow and crossed his arms against his chest. There was a faint irony in his voice. From his words and expression I understood that he was trying to make me agree for this marriage.
"That will not make me a willing bride" I said clearly rejecting his proposal. I didn't look at him but I could feel his stare on me.
"That will. Cause she doesn't have enough strength to bear this and you don't any inheritances to save this. So I m the only available and best option for you now" his voice exquisitely modulated and his lips curled slightly while saying this. And then I knew that I was on delicate ground. He completely locked me up there.
"Are you blackmailing me?" I asked him. It was a foolish question. Wasn't it? Cause he was literally blackmailing me and still I chose to ask this.
"I m explaining you" he replied as if I didn't know all these things before. Few seconds the room filled with grave silence.
"You said you will do anything to save your house. So consider this as a business deal and say "yes"" he said finally breaking the everlasting silence in the room. Marriage… I shuddered at the thought of marriage. In a way Virat reminds me of my father. The thing is I liked him as much as Einstein liked physics. But I didn't want to be close to him. It was easy for me to like him from the distance. And our intimacy makes me insecure.
"Why do you want to marry me?" I asked him out of curiosity.
"You know the reason well" he replied indirectly saying that he loves me. I knew that. But I stayed in a fear that my father had created for me. The more I tried to free myself from this; the grip grows harsher than ever. And here love came to me as a lie. A lie created by me. So I doubted his true intentions.
"But I don't love you" I said quickly as if I rehearsed it. Of course I liked him. Liking a guy to death but not making it obvious. Isn't it a girl's specialty?
"I never asked you to" he answered. This unsatisfactory reply disappointed me in a strange way. He didn't want my love. I felt a sad relief.
"Marrying a girl who doesn't love you is utterly senseless" I retorted angrily.
"Marrying the girl whom I love is completely reasonable" he retorted back with the same intensity. I heard that "it's hard to beat a person who never gives up". He was an example for this. I was strong but he was stubborn.
"You will get hurt at the end" I tried to show some concern. But he didn't seem to take any of this.
"I've decided to drown myself in sea, then why would I care for its depth" I heard him saying this and for a second I felt compelled to get close to him. His words really had some effect on me. I was oddly attracted to his personality.
"But I can't ruin your life just because you love me" I said bringing back my mind from all the distractions. Is a girl more important in a man's life? Are there not more precious things in life? I questioned myself but before I get any answer he started to speak.
"My love is my personal. You don't have to take responsibility for that" he answered honestly. This time an impressed silence filled in the room. I didn't know what to say. There was no other logical thing to be done with him. So I simply asked him "Then what do you want me to do?".
"Make me proud by accepting my love..." he paused there for a minute and then added "I mean this deal".
"I have some conditions" I said indirectly saying "Yes" for his proposal. I can't say why I was convinced but words broke from my lips. He suddenly looked radiant with happiness as soon as he heard me. And this made me uneasy.
"Conditions" he repeated after me with a surprised expression.
"You said this is a business and in business conditions are obvious" What made say like this? There was no quick explanation. Things got worse and soon it would become a complication. So I wanted to prevent it.
"Go on then" he said shortly as he relaxed his body a bit and leaned on the table.
"The money which will be used to save my house, I will treat that as a debt and I will pay you back soon" I paused and looked at him.
"Okay" he said quickly and started moving towards me.
"I m not finished yet" I interrupted his move which made him look at me with more attention.
"Once I clear this debt..." I paused a little longer, gaining all my courage to say this and then continued "I will divorce you".
Yes…. I initiated the divorce. It wasn't planned. It came out as a fear. I had a reason for that. I could not make him happy. Carrying fear and insecurity, I would not be able to trust him. The thought of not able to trust the person I like made me miserable. Sometimes the best gain will be found in the perfect lose. He had got on so long without me so he would go on without me for the rest of his life. My feelings for him never be expressed in words but If he ever sees through my eyes, I pray to god that he would not be able to realize for whom it was for. He didn't know about my feelings. So I wanted to keep it that way. "The house was on my name. So when I get it back I would take another loan and with my little savings, I would pay him back soon" I thought.
When he heard the word "Divorce" his expression changed. There was shock, surprise, anger and helplessness on his face but he quickly replaced all these with a determined look.
"And" he said slowly. This reassured me and I continued with more confidence.
"I don't want to be your real wife. I mean I will not come to your house and I will not do any of those duties which a normal wife will do. And we will not share any personal wife and husband relation. I don't want everyone to know about our marriage. So just keep it to ourselves" I finished. I really wanted to keep our marriage a secret. He was a celebrity. No one knew about me in his life. So I wanted to shield him from public scrutiny. I slowly shifted my eyes over him. He was looking at me with divided expression. He probably got scared of my craziness I guess.
"It's not like we are Janam-Janam saathis. So I just wanted to save your… I mean our image in public" I clarified.
"Janam-Janam saathi… Why not? Who knows you might fall in love with me at the end" he stated as if he figured out my heart.
"You are expecting a miracle" I said steadily.
"If a miracle is needed to make you fall in love with me, I will make one for you" he stated and I instantly mesmerized by it. I forgot to blink for a moment you know.
"Ahhh…. I will do it later. First let's go to the bank" he said and left my cabin in a blink. I quickly followed him without arguing. This was so unlike me na. Effect of his charms.
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I came out of the office, tried to find him. Sky was gray with clouds and the wind was harsh carrying all the dust with it. When I was about to close my eyes unable to bear the dust in the air, I felt his hand on my eyes. He covered my eyes with his hand to protect from dust. I didn't realize his arrival even. I slowly touched his hand with my hands feeling his care and protection. I heard that "Mind reacts faster than body". But when something happens in his presence his body reacts faster than my mind. He was really protective. He somehow managed to the bank in that weather and we finally reached there.
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We talked to Mr. Bhatia and completed required formalities. It was so quick than I imagined it to be. And Manager went to bring the documents of my house. We were waiting there standing at the entrance of manager's cabin. I was so desperate to get my house back. So I left his cabin first and stood at the entrance. He simply followed me there. He was looking here and there out of boredom and stopped his eyes on a girl. At least I felt like he was staring at her. Typical girls mentality. Isn't it? But the girl was staring at him shamelessly. She wasn't at fault either. He really has a gift of fascinating women. Most dangerous gift indeed.
"If you like her so much. Go and take a chance" I tried to sound cool but It came out in a different way.
"Ahhh…. I don't like girls in the day time" he said and shifted his gaze to me. After a pause he quickly added "You are an exception of course". May be he was trying to make me jealous.
"I know you are that kind of guy" I shot at him.
"What kind of a guy I m" he asked coming close to me publicly.
"Shameless and charming. A perfect playboy" I replied proudly.
"You are insulting me. But why does it sound like a compliment" he commented jovially.
"It's a defect of playboy's brain" I answered.
"Seems so" he said. He made a face as if I stated one of the facts from Gita. He looked so funny with that expression which made me smile slightly and I looked at him nodding my head in approval.
"Zara sa haske jo dekha tune main tera bismal ho gaya. Gulabi ankhen.." he sang lightly in a low voice coming back to his casual flirtation mode. What kind of a person he was? Few days back I didn't even want to see a guy. Now I agreed to marry him. He was a person who shattered my freedom of hating men.
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