"What?"
"You love someone?" He arched his eyebrows at her and she darted her eyes elsewhere before looking back at him. Again Nervous
"No."
"You lied ?"
"Yes"
"Why?"
"So that you can say No which you haven't said till now." His lips tugged at the edge which made her grit her teeth
"So you loved someone?" He tried hiding his cards but the killer expression on her face made him lay open.
"Are u a sadist ?" Can I say I love her guts !
"No."
"Then just say No to this wedding."
"I am thinking of saying a Yes." His words made her gape at him and her eyes widened in shock.
"Are you really Raman Kumar Bhalla?" He let out a chuckle
"Yes."
"Then are you actually so dumb or pretending to be ?" His smile widened as she sat with a satisfied expression on her face.
Tit for Tat !
"I was pretty much brainy but Ms.Iyer ruined me." He knew how to pull the strings and he did. He watched her intently, her face was turning red and he couldn't mistake it to be a blush.
"Wish there was no punishment for killing someone." She picked up her bag and turned to leave, purposely banging the door loudly. Raman shook his head in amusement when someone poked his head in his cabin.
"May I?"
"Yes."
"Are you fine?" He looked at his friend's face and then back to his file.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes Mihir. Do you need any proof?" His one look and Mihir understood that he might be unwell the next moment.
"Someone barged into your cabin, disrupting your online conference and then left by the intention of shattering your glass door into pieces but look at you ! You seem as cool as cucumber. "
"Ok, then ?" He asked, closing his file and relaxing back.
****
Why God ! Didn't you find anyone else to torture ?
She cursed herself again for messing up a situation which could have been tackled in a better way. But wait ! Its he who messed up, not me ! She grumped as she punched the lift buttons."I was pretty much brainy but Ms.Iyer ruined me." she repeated mimicking him. Two day, two days trip to hell ! Only she knew how her mother danced around her the whole time, chanting about Raman Kumar Bhalla. Bhallas didn't revert the call for a Yes but then positivity took better of her mother as they didn't say No either. Her Appa tried to be a peacemaker but was thrashed from both ends.
So, finally she stepped into his awful empire and storm into his office in anger, only to be greeted by astonished yet amused Raman Kumar Bhalla. And again her planned conversation went down the drain with his very first question itself. The beep in the lift brought her out of reverie and she moved out contemplating her next step, unaware of pair of eyes watching her leave.
She dragged herself inside when her Amma's voice reached her "Ishu where were you ? Kitna call kiya tumhe."
"Amma was busy somewhere." She said dropping down her bag on the sofa
"Raman se milne gayi thi?" Her mother's eyes gleamed in joy
That Idiot couldn't contain this much! Gossip monger.
"Amma ! Please I am tired of hearing his name again and again." She said annoyed.
"You think I am your enemy, Ishu?" Her mother furrowed her eyebrows at her
"You are not being a friend either. " she complained before striding towards her room.
*Knock*
"Amma, please not right now."
"Ishu?" Her father's voice and the next second door flunged open.
He moved inside, settled on her bed and she rested her head on his shoulders.
"What did Raman say?" She smiled faintly at her father's word
"We started off on a wrong foot and the actual talk didn't happen only." She quietly said
"Is he that bad?"
"there is nothing good." She honestly confessed.
"Ishu, ek baari socho iss baare mein. Aacha ladka hai." Ishita looked up at him
"Am I being punished for failing in love?" Her words made her father look at her astonished
"Ishu ? Why did this thought even crossed your mind ?" Ishita looked down as her eyes welled up
"Appa, I don't want to get married to someone unknown."
Ishita lifted her eyes as her father side hugged her.
"Ishu, not every relation is a failure but every relation stands at a cliff at some point and thats the testing time. I can't promise you that Raman will be exactly like your prince charming but one thing I can surely say that he will never leave you in tough situations."
"How can you say that?" She looked at him inquisitively while he smiled
"Call it sixth sense."
"But-"
"I know nothing is finalised and nothing is confirmed but just thought of sharing my opinion about him." Ishita smiled and hugged him back.
"He is a sadist." She pouted and her father burst into a fresh bout of laughter.
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