Part 12 - Curse

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***Arush's P.O.V***

As soon as Reyansh took off, Sahana almost ran away from there, leaving me smirking. Oh boy it's going to get so interesting!

A constant smirk was plastered on my face as I walked back to my car and parked it at my usual spot in our office basement and made my way to the office.

Though it necessarily doesn't fall in my way to my cabin, still I took a little detour and walked past Sahana's cubicle, just to gauge her expression. Though her head was bowed, I knew she had sensed my presence because her whole body seemed to stiffen and I could almost feel her shiver which only made my smirk grow wide!

In an attempt to make her look up at me, I cleared my throat, which made her jump {quite literally!}

The poor girl looked up at me through eyes as wide as saucers, biting her lower lip.

I felt something stir within me as I saw her bite her lip. The feeling was something I've never felt before, and hence I couldn't exactly point out what it was and I continued to hold her gaze like she held mine.

"Ms. Agarwal... I'd like to see the progress of your project by today evening" I said, pulling back myself just in time.

Sahana's eyes went wide in fear and she shivered as she stuttered a very feeble "Y..y..yes s..s..si..sir" making me frown.

Usually, someone stuttering in my fear boosts my confidence, but Sahana stuttering like this somehow didn't settle well with me! I wanted to hear her angelic voice, not her stutter!

I shook my head to brush away all these thoughts - something is wrong with me...why do I care if she stutters or whatever?

Lost in thought, I walked to my cabin and had just settled down when I heard a knock on my door.

Frowning, I looked up to see a very nervous Sahana outside my cabin, awaiting my permission to enter. She looked extremely appealing to my eyes, dressed in black today! Black might just be my new favorite color!

I put on my best intimidating face and smirked as I nodded my head at her through the glass door. 

Sahana tried to act confident and chilled out, but her slightly trembling form, and the way in which she was fidgeting with the ends of her duppatta gave away the fact that this brave lioness-face was just an act - she feared me!

But why? I won't pounce on her! 

It'd surely be great to just pounce on her and have my way, right?!

What the fuck?!

I cleared my throat to clear my mind, but my poor lioness jumped at that - aww she's so adorable?!

What the heck is wrong with me?!

Again, I shook my head and looked up at Sahana who was standing in front of my table now, eyeing me nervously.

I had barely opened my mouth when I heard her angelic voice as she rambled on - "I'm so sorry sir...I didn't mean to....it just...Riya is in a really bad place and she's under so much pressure...her family doesn't want her to work in corporate.... they're putting a lot of pressure on her and on top of that even Kabir keeps suggesting that she work here under his friend and he'll influence a bit 'n stuff...Riya hasn't been herself. Kabir isn't trying to understand her situation...and on top of that her parents...and they've started searching for a groom for her too....she's really stressed....she keeps talking about stuff like running away from here...and Kabir is just adding on to her tension! I know life isn't easy for anyone and stuff but that madam doesn't want to talk to Kabir regarding any of this... Hence... I had to.... Um... Ahem... I had to... Kabir has seen me a couple of times in this office and Riya also told him that my boyfriend works here.... And well... At the moment I saw Kabir and you together I didn't know what to do and well.... I just blurted it out.... I'm so sorry"

Sahana was almost gasping for breath by the time she completed her monologue. A mixture if guilt and fear on her face and her trembling hands fidgeting with the ends of her duppatta, Sahana bit her lip as I continued to give her my best cold look because I just remembered one thing - she called me khadoos...that's how her brother knows I'm a khadoos right?!

"Ms. Agarwal I don't like to waste time in chit-chat. I think I'd asked you to do some work and definitely not the reason why you called me your.... boyfriend... You may leave now" I said, not looking at her.

I didn't look up as Sahana walked away from my cabin, leaving behind her intoxicating perfume.

The whole morning I tried but failed to concentrate on my work - Sahana's face, the way she was giggling in the morning and how she became all silent as soon as her brother left - all these things swam in my mind.

"Hey Arush....are you gonna be curt and cold with me too?" came in the voice of the person that I had least expected, breaking my trail of thoughts and making me whip my head towards the door in shock.


***Sahana's P.O.V***

Remember my words when I'd introduced myself?! I had said 'He who loves no one has no woes'?!

Even though the great-know-it-all-almighty Buddha has made no changes to the statement, I'd like to add something to it-

'He/she who has single friends has no woes....he/she who has committed friends - get ready to get fucked without any lubrication'

Trust me!! Having committed friends is like getting waxed in your private area for the very first time - and probably spraying acid over the freshly waxed area!

{P.S - the author would like to add that she has no experience in the above comparison - this is just from what the author has read online, and of course, the information obtained from close pain-in-the-ass friends. The exaggeration is common sense duh!}

Riya should have been single like me - but no!! She had to get committed!!

Fuck my life she should have been single - ah the joy of checking out guys with your single bestie and passing comments on them like 'dude check that guy at your 12 o'clock'  or 'check that hot stuff over there!' or 'dude my crush commented on my Whatsapp story...does it mean he wants to marry me and grow old with me?!'

But no!! Madam had to go and accept the proposal of her good friend whom she met at someone's wedding!

Ugh!! 

Normal single life is like shaving those unwanted hair - no pain and only gain - silky smooth skin!! But my single life is like getting waxed in the most painful way ever, probably spraying a pepper spray over the waxed area too - just to increase the pain!

But no... my woe doesn't get over here guys! I could have had a good man {a little good looking doesn't harm anyone!} for a boss - did I ask for a hot guy?! NOPE!

But no!!! I had to get a hot ass fucking egoistic bastard for a boss, who is a sadist, and loves to intimidate his subordinates! 

And wait there's more - my best friend's boyfriend happens to be this sadist egoistic asshole's best friend! The one whom Kabir had been referring to as 'pain in the ass but a really good friend Arush' is none other than my asshole boss Arush!!!

Oh the matter gets worse - I called the asshole as my boyfriend!!! Okay maybe this is my fault, but is it my fault that Riya is dating my boss's best friend?! And that boyfriend of her's has seen me in this office so many times and assumed my reason of visiting this office because" my friend who works here" to mean as "my secret boyfriend works here" !?

Why did I have to call my boss as my boyfriend?! You know I have a really strong feeling that my mind is a real bitch and my mind and tongue are plotting against me!!

I've seen Riya in the past month - the one who used to laugh like no tomorrow and have a constant smile etched on her lips now hardly ever smiles!

When under a wrecking personal life, usually people like me avoid facing the personal life's issues by immersing them-self in their work, or maybe working out.

But poor Riya - she has this gang of dictators for a family, who want her to do a job that is 'suitable for women' {their words, not mine!} and by that it's something like working in a bank, or becoming a teacher, or max taking up a government job.

Working in corporate is for whores and men, not for 'women from good families' {again, their words not mine!}

Everything was okay until our office got changed - the long travel isn't something her family approves of. Yeah like a government office or for working in a bank she wouldn't have to travel at all!!

And on top of that, Kabir is pestering her to ask her to change her office location to this building {because he thinks she works at another place..no she's not told him that she works here} so that he could pickup-drop her, and also that using his friends' influence to some extent, he could reduce her workload a bit, thus decreasing her tension to some extent.

I do agree that he means well, but okay maybe it's Riya's fault that she's not making Kabir understand her need to be independent!

And add to that the pressure from her family to meet 'eligible guys' for her marriage, and how she's to tell her family that she's dating Kabir - Riya sure is in a very slow-cook pressure cooker!

Why am I blabbering all this to you guys?! Well, usually I'd have blabbered all this and cursed Riya since it's her doing, but well, looks like that madam is on leave today, so all I got is you guys!

My blood boiled again as I remembered how my dear boss didn't even hear my explanation for today morning's incident - he's a true pain in the ass!

I was really shocked to see the way how my Hitler-boss Arush spoke to my dear bhai! He smiled and was normal and everything! To be very honest I thought he was going to actually blast me, or throw a bomb on me, or probably burn me with just his glare when I told Kabir and bhai that he's my boyfriend! 

I felt a different expression pass through my pain-in-the-ass boss Arush when we had that eye contact today morning! But well, as they say - Kutte ki dumm kabhi seedhi nahi hoti, tedhi hi rehti hai

{translation  - a dog's tail can never be straight, it always has a bend to it; curved!}

Still simmering with rage, I made my way to the canteen with Kinjal and her gang of friends. I have to simmer in rage because I can't tell anyone about this until I leave office and make a call to Riya! 

And speaking of Riya - that madam isn't replying to my messages or answering my calls. She's not been online since last night. There's only two explanations for this - either she's having her menstrual cramps, or she's caught up with some family crap.

I so hope it's the first one and not the second one! Apart from not wanting to face any more drama, I know how much Riya and Kabir love one another and how devastated they'd feel if they couldn't end up together!

I was so lost in thought that I didn't even see where I was walking and hence ended up walking straight into someone, thus imbalancing myself.

I thought that my poor bum is going to come in contact with the hard floor any second now and closed my eyes expectantly {well look at me - I am a normal person and this is real life! As if some prince charming is gonna come out of nowhere and catch hold of me just in time, thus saving my poor ass from a lot of pain!} but well, looks like I've spoken too soon, because my ass didn't come in contact with the hardass floor, and instead, I felt a warm something around my waist, and warm minty breath fanning my face.

The silence that followed told me that probably everyone in the cafeteria had their eyes glued on-to me and my savior. The musky cologne that filled my nostril told me that it was some dude that saved me from a lot of ass-pain.

I slowly opened my eyes to meet a pair of hazel orbs staring at me, and unconsciously my eyes roamed all over my savior's handsome face with a pair of very beautiful lips that had curved into a smile.


To be continued...

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