OS Amarprem Chapter 60 Part 2 Page 2 - Page 2

Pratigya looked at krishna , not knowing what to say, her brain buzzing...she has to get money somehow...its now or never!... 'oh! Purse... even i forget! Pls go n get ur purse remya... n i think i will take his card n leave my purse here ...' said pratigya casually , her heart beating in her mouth... remya smiled at her n walked towards the room as krishna stopped dead in his tracks to his room... did he hear what he thought he heard? He turned sharply to face her, his eyes blazing in anger... u r a fool KST! The bitch has upped her game! First she deliberately didn't bring her luggage n now! Ofcourse , that's her target! His money!...how easily she manipulated the whole situation to her advantage !!!! ... pratigya tried to suppress the shudder running up her spine as she met his eyes ... she said , as soon as remya went inside the room , before krishna could open his mouth...' I don't care a damn about the party or anything ...! i just need clothes ! ...but u do care a lot about that party, I know...'... she watched with her heart hammering as a muzzle pulsed in his jaw, his stare cold... he smiled at remya as remya stepped out of the room...' why don't u wait outside in the lobby so that I can finish my goodbye chat with my wife...u see, u interrupted us rather harshly , mrs...er...' ...remya turned red in embarrassment n shyness as she said ...'remya...! ofcourse thakur sahib!...' she hastily went out of the room , not noticing pratigya who had gone pale in horror...

before pratigya could gasp in panic krishna has closed the distance between them , his hand coiling around her hair n pulling her against his body, his other hand cupping her chin brutally , his face inches from hers , his eyes boring into hers... 'u do know that last evening , a girl's body was disposed off from here , the most prestigious hotel in Mumbai? '...he snarled at her...pratigya could feel her jaw hurting as her eyes widened in fear , her hand trying to prise his hand off her ... 'it would take me mere secs to finish u off n vikram just a matter of minutes to send ur carcass packed off to ur pathetic father!' krishna said , his tone cold , anger ruling him...n hurt... why r u feeling hurt? ... didn't u know that she is after ur money, all along!... pratigya could feel pain gripping her , not physical, but emotional... 'but no! i won't let u die so easily... what's the fun?' krishna hissed at her, anger n hatred in his tone... 'i will have u beg for death n even then u won't be killed !' he said as he pushed her away from him to the floor... he pulled out his wallet as pratigya moaned in pain , looking up at him , fighting her tears...why r u feeling like crying ! ... krishna threw the card infront of her with a cold laugh ...'here, take it maid! Let me see how u look covered in my money!!!...' he fixed her with a mocking stare n turned n walked to his room, slamming the door shut... pratigya watched him , her body shivering in anger n pain... she just asked for a little money to buy dresses ! who the hell did he think he is? ...she took several deep clam breathes , forcing herself to think about her mother as she stood up slowly, clutching the card... she shuddered as she heard something break inside his room ... her head was spinning... the images of last night n morning n the words swirled in her mind as she forced herself to walk out of the apartment ... one moment he seemed ...caring...n the next moment he was cruel... ruthless ... she was trying hard to keep her mother alive n here's what she gets!... humiliation! All the time! N death threats !... no! she jolted as she found that she has reached the lobby, climbing down all the way from 9^th floor...what r u doing pratigya? U were supposed to get into his room by tonight! N u r busy riling him up so that he is contemplating to kill u off!... she smiled mechanically at remya , who dragged her to her car , apologising profusely... pratigya smiled sadly , feeling hatred at herself as she thought of her friends n this nice girl, to all whom she was lying...

Krishna sat down on the bed, fuming in anger... n hurt! ...all the while he was stupidly dreaming about that bitch n she was planning how to trick him! ... she cornered u effectively KST, n here u r , sitting like a fool...! but...but...why the hell was he feeling pain? ... she was damn right! He do cared about the party! Just so that his family honor may remain intact! ... he will have to decide soon what he will do with her, after the party!... he gritted his teeth as images of the night n the morning bombarded him...

Remya took pratigya to a branded shop n the manager there served then cold drinks , trying to impress pratigya in particular... pratigya nodded n smiled mechanically , feeling as if something inside her was dead... she slowly came to her senses when remya thrust a peach gown on to her hands , indicating her to try it on... pratigya blinked ... what!!!... gowns! ... 'er...remya, I will go n look at the salwaar section ...i don't wear gowns...' she said, trying to walk towards the salwaar section... remya pulled at her hand , accidently pulling the shawl too as she exclaimed 'oh no pratigya!...u...' she stopped as her eyes fell on the sore skin over her neck ... pratigya couldn't help but blush even as she felt hatred at herself at her ability to do so... remya giggled ...'Oh! I know that ur thakur sahib didn't let u out of the bed all this time , but don't tell me that u don't even know the dress codes tonight's party?' ... pratigya blinked, confused n dreading ... 'what kind of dress codes?' she asked stupidly ... remya rolled her eyes ...'gowns for women n suit n bow tie for men!' ... pratigya's eyes widened in horror... gowns! ... she haven't worn any kind of dress other than salwaar in her life, unless u count the frocks during her childhood... 'no! I mean...I haven't worn a gown ever in my...' she began but remya cut her short with an exasperated smile ...'oh come on pratigya! This is how u will be trying out new things in life! ... u r the chief guests for the party! Don't worry , I will help... n...' remya lowered her voice dramatically...' i am sure ur thakur sahib will love u in a gown... n btw , i thought u will be buying a lot of night clothes , not that u will be needing a lot of them! But with a husband who keeps ripping off ur clothes, well...' remya giggled harder...' Where r u planning to go for ur honeymoon ?' she asked pratigya, gently smacking her elbow ...

'er...' prratigya stuttered , trying to stop from blushing but failing ...'no...we r going back to UP in the last flight tonight...' she said , averting her eyes ... 'what? No honeymoon!' remya looked at her in shock n disappointment ... 'but ofcourse , ur husband is such a busy man... all this meetings n stuff... k, select one fast ... I have selected according to my jewellery... which one do u think will suit me?' she asked holding up 3 bluish red gowns ... 'hmmm...right one' said pratigya , her treacherous mind busy picturing his eyes as he looks at her in these kind of dress... no!... she closed her eyes , clenching her fists , but remya has already gone to the green room... pratigya opened her eyes to find a sales girl asking her whether she needed water ...'yes!' she said , sitting down on the couch even as the manager nodded at the remaining sales girls to show her their best collections n went to attend a call ... pratigya said to a girl hastily ' I would need a salwaar n a pair of bras n panties please ' ... she gave her size n the girl went to fetch them as pratigya stared at the vast collection of party gowns ... she clutched at the card in her hand , feeling tensed ... she selected a comparatively cheaper one , which covered her fully n was trying to get into another green room when remya caught her hand from behind ...'what's this pratigya? U r the chief guests !... I get that u r really simple n humble n all that , but this definitely won't do!...here come with me...' pratigya tried to protest n remya would have none of it ...after a friendly persuasion n various curious glances from the sales girls , pratigya settled to let remya take charge ... she didn't even try the horrendous gown remya selected for her , her heart hammering in panic... forget sleeveless , she was sure it will show her cleavage !!! she tried to talk sense to remya , but to no avail as remya bustled pratigya out of the gown section after submitting their cards ... pratigya waited at the main hall for remya to arrive with their shopping n cards, tensed to the core... 'ok, so let's go to my house... I have phoned avinash n he will be picking up krishna ji personally ...is that OK for u or do u want to go to his apartment first? I mean its already 1 pm now n ma called me to say that arjun is refusing to eat till he sees me!...' said remya...'oh! Er...' pratigya said, her mind still struck on the bill amount ... its better she faced him alone after some time... 'ok, i will come to ur house...can't wait to see arjun...' she said, smiling n feeling a lot better as the face of the child filled her mind...

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Krishna watched TV for an hour , surfing through channels just to keep his mind off her when Vikram knocked on the door ...he had instructed avinash to look up his credit card usage data n was simmering in anger even as he felt odd... she had bought herself something ...for the first time...with his money!... krishna grunted in reply , trying to keep his anger at bay...'sir'... avinash began in undertone , presenting a printout of the transactions... Krishna's looked down at the sheet , surprised to find that she wasn't a spendthrift as he suspected her to be...atleast by his standards !... 'sir, mr, avinash sinha wants to meet u ... he is outside, in the corridor...' vikram continued ...krishna gritted his teeth in frustration as he turned off the TV n went to meet avinash, smiling broadly ... 'so nice to meet u again , thakur sahib...! shall we go then?' avinash asked , shaking krishna's hand... 'go? Where ?' krishna asked in confusion before he remembered that remya had invited them for the lunch ... 'oh! Right! I remember ...' he smiled at avinash ...' its so nice of u to come to our house... i didn't know but my papa told me that he n ur father, mr, sajjan singh ji are kind of business friends ... never in ur league , ofcourse , but we do have substantial reputation...' avinash smiled at krishna politely ... krishna returned the smile , this time genuinely ...'there's no league in friendship...' he said, nodding at vikram to give him the car key... 'I want u to be here ...there might be some important calls n u need to check the events later tonight...' Krishna said to vikram as vikram pulled up the blazer along krishna's shoulder from the back ...' right sir!' vikram nodded as they went out to the corridor ... Krishna kept his face inscrutable as the lift doors opened n he got in after avinash ... images from last night kept replaying in his mind n a muzzle pulsed in his cheek , waiting for the lift to halt so that he can just jump out of it...

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'welcome to my home , KST'... avinash smiled friendly as they stepped out of their respective cars , held open my servants ... Krishna brushed down his blazer , looking at the house n smiled at avinash ...he could feel his heart beating double speed even as he climbed up the stairs... he could feel anger simmering , but also that unknown feeling of wanting to see her again...just see her! ... the servant near the double doors bowed to let them in to a spacious hall n krishna's eyes came to rest directly on the most beautiful sight he had ever seen till date ... he stared , rooted to the spot over the steps down to the hall , at pratigya , laughing like a kid as a small child was pulling at her cheeks n romping over her lap n belly with his small cute legs ... it was the only thing he could see...as though suddenly the world around him had shrunk rapidly to just her n her laughing face n the cute child ...

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