Chapter 25.

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Shishir's POV.

I grabbed my phone as the message tone sounded. It was from Paresh.

"Boarding- in a few minutes."

Yes! At last they are on their way. I quickly dialled his number. I have been going crazy since yesterday trying to speak with Suvi. The stubborn girl is not answering my calls!

"Hey Paresh All in control right?"

"No! She stamped all over my new shoes! I mean come on! That is childish-"

I slapped my forehead with my palm. Why did I think this was going to be a fruitful conversation?

"Paresh! Can you be serious? I will buy you a new pair! Branded ones." I said trying my best not to lose my temper.

"Gucci?" He immediately negotiated.

I took a deep breath. "Yes. Fine, Gucci."

"Yes! And yeah all good .We are about to-"

"I want to speak to Suvi." I said cutting him off mid sentence.

"She won't." he said right away" She is really pissed." He whispered the last bit into the phone.

I twitched my lips on that. "I know that. But please- I-" I ran my hand in my hair desperately " I need to hear her voice."

"Ahaaa." Came the cheeky response in a sing song voice.

I could have happily strangled him right now. "Paresh." I warned.

"Okay chill bhaiya. Let me think." he said laughing. "Yes! I have a plan!" he said sounding triumphant.

I don't like the sound of that now. These two and plans for each other can never be even close to being sensible, I knew from experience since childhood. And last few days have proved they are still the same.

"Paresh what do you have in mind?" I asked him, feeling worried.

"Wait." I think he was trying to walk away slightly so Suvi would not be able to hear him. He said softly into the phone.

"Which will be better, pulling her hair or pinching her arms?"

"What??" what was he talking about?

"You want to hear her voice right? So when she screams-"

I raised my hand up in despair. Why am I not even surprised at his crazy plan?!

"Paresh. You.will.not.do.any.such.stunt." I said slowly, between gritted teeth. "I want to talk to her.

"Are you like kidding me bhaiya? Right now she is like a bandit queen and I her hostage! How will her I get her to come to the phone?" he said sincerely.

Yes, he was right on that. I do feel for him. An irritated Suvi is bad enough, but Suvi tricked and cornered to a spot is lethal!

But I need to talk to her!

"Paresh, a Gucci wallet with the shoes." I said beginning to feel bad about this.

"Are you trying to bribe me bhaiya?" He accused.

Damn! That was low of me.

"If you are- then I will tell the deal details." Came the brats voice filled with laughter making me chuckle. I should have known!

"Tell me." I smiled.

"Sunglasses too? Along with these." He pleaded.

I burst out laughing. "Deal."

"Okay. And bhaiya. I am doing this because I love you. These things will be just loving gifts not bribe" He said tongue in cheek.

I laughed. But what he said out aloud next took away all the traces of smile from my face.

"Hey Suvi! Rahul wants to speak to you. He is on the phone with me."

What.the.crazy.hell!

Did he just pretend I am Rahul? And Suvi will come to the phone to talk to him but not me?

"Hey Rahul! What's up?" Came the happy voice of the girl I had been desperately wanting to talk to.

I had my answer. Yes, she will. I Felt like breaking something right then!

While a part of my heart was dancing around on hearing her voice the other part was tearing in rage and jeal- No! NOT jealousy! Shishir  Mehrotra does not get jealous. Ever. I don't need to.

"Hello? Rahul? Are you angry with me? I can understand if you are. I am sorry, okay?" Suvi continued, making my blood pressure reach an all time high. She is apologising to Rahul?

"Listen, I know I was supposed to meet you tomorrow and we were supposed to go and-"

"What? You were going out with him?" I hollered into the phone, not able to contain myself.

"Hello? Who-? Rahul?" She said sounding unsure. "Shishir! You both tricked me again! Don't you two ever give up?" She shouted sounding pissed again.

"Paresh! Quit imitating Donald Duck and come here." I heard her say loudly and smiled to myself. This was Suvi! And Paresh was in deep trouble.

"I am not imitating Donald duck! This is my sexy pout for selfie! Girls love it! What would you know?" I heard Paresh's retort and laughed silently.

"You are using my phone to click these silly selfies."

I could hardly wait for these two to reach here.

"Suvi. Suvi. Listen to me. Please?" I said into the phone, hoping she was still holding it.

When I was met with silence I knew she was still there. "Suvi, I know you are angry. But please understand, I needed to do this." I continued.

"Okay." She said softly making my heart jump in joy. "But I am still angry with you." She said making me smile like an idiot.

"You can punish me when you reach here." I told her softly, a grin plastered on my face.

"You bet, I will." She said. I don't think I have ever looked forward to get punished ever before!

"Bye." She said.

"Hey! Don't disconnect yet!" I objected.

"Shishir bye!" She laughed. "We are on our way to boarding now. See you soon."

" I Can hardly wait." I said sincerely.

"Bye." She said and disconnected.

I smiled and kept down my phone. "Suvi Suvi" I muttered to myself with a smile.

"So you are interested in a car dealer ?" I heard from behind me making me spin around.

"What do you mean?" I asked as I noticed Danny leaning on to the wall as he eyed me.

"SUV- SUV car dealer?" he said pointing towards my phone.

Hell, no!

"Not SUV. The name is Suvi is- Suvi. pronounced  Soo-We, A girl!" I said in a rush.

"Oh Thank God! We were beginning to worry." He said as he sat down. I walked over aand sat on my chair.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"The way you have always steered clear of any women attention we were thinking either you are gay or a monk."

"What the hell! You people have been talking about me?" I asked appalled. Don't my office people have better work!

He shrugged "So how long have to known her?" He pried further.

"Since childhood. " I said not looking into his eyes. I was feeling silly at their thought.

"Childhood sweethearts! "Danny said his eyebrows raised.

"Shut up!" I said as he burst out laughing.

Suvarna's  POV.

We have landed! I am in London! Though I have been tricked into this trip I can feel excitement course through me.

I looked around happily as 'I pushed my trolley.

"There he is! Bhaiya!" Paresh shouted as he went forward.

My heart started it's crazy prance even before I saw him. I caught my breath as my eyes saw his jeans and a dark T shirt clad form. He had a slight stubble. He really took my breath away, making me forget to be angry. Making

His eyes met mine as he returned Paresh's hug. He smiled at me making my heart melt away. Suddenly I felt shy at the way he was looking at me.

Suvi! What is wrong with you? I chided myself feeling silly.

"Hey Suvi." He said giving me a warm smile as his face roamed over my face. He engulfed me in a hug before I could respond.

I felt his stubble on my cheek and blurted "Why haven't you shaved." Not knowing what else to say.

"I was busy." He whispered as he slightly pulled away, but still did not let go of me. A good thing because I don't think my legs would have supported me right now. They seemed to have converted into jelly! Shishir rested his forehead on mine as he continued "First I was busy thinking how to get you here, then I was I too excited waiting for you to get here to think of doing anything else."

I took a deep breathe. Suvi take hold of yourself. Don't get all excited at this. He sees you as a good friend. Don't read anything else from his words. Don't raise your hopes.

"Hello Charles. How are you?" I heard Paresh greet someone. Shishir pulled away but still held on to my hand. "Come let's go home." he smiled.

I nodded. My tongue was seeming pretty useless right now to be used.

I smiled and greeted Charles he was introduced to me and then we were on our way.

As we pulled outside an apartment block I almost gasped. This looked so posh! Shishir lives here?

I looked round in awe as we entered the bulding and could barely speak the entire trip on the elevator.

If the exterior impressed me, the interior left me speechless. This place screamed money! It was like a place out of the magazines showcasing the custom built houses for the rich.

I would be too scared to even breathe hard or walk around here, lest I break something!

"Welcome home Suvi." Shishir said looking at me intently.

"And me?" Paresh chimed in.

"You need to be welcomed?" Shishir laughed at him as he pumped his arm playfully.

Shishir's POV.

Paresh  was looking at the two things intently as we sat in my living room after eating a delicious early dinner cooked by Charles.

I had spent the whole day getting Suvi to relax. I could see she was tensed as she moved around. This slightly pissed me. Why does she need to worry? I don't want her to behave as a guest!

Now I had taken out the two things that I had got from that envelope. Paresh was stunned. I saw the look of anguish on Sumo's face and fisted my palm in a tight ball in my attempt to control my temper.

When I found out the culprits I am going to make them regret they were ever born.

"I - was returning after - visiting the orphanage." Suvi started saying quietly. "The- auto-rickshaw I had taken broke down."

I could feel her pain as she talked. But I had to know the details. "Why Auto? Why didn't you take your car?" The lawyer in me asked automatically.

"It's too far, on the outskirts. And I don't usually tell at home- that- that - I-" I nodded and reached out and squeezed her hand in understanding.

I knew she did not tell at her house during most of her visits to the orphanage. They had reacted hurt most of the time, not realising her intention for visiting the children there

"It - was near that factory. The abandoned one. Since it is in an isolated stretch I thought of avoiding it. But just as I reached the other turning, someone grabbed me." I felt her shudder and closed my eyes. Paresh was sitting with his head bent. He probably knew some of it.

Her body raked in silent sobs, she said something between gulps of breathe, not very clear. "Suvi, it's okay. We will talk later." I said putting my arm around her.

She nodded." I managed to wrap an old sack around my-" she said closing her eyes as tears flowed down her cheeks.

The thought of some hands tearing at her cloth made me lose it. I got up and stalked out of the room.

"Shishir!" I heard her voice. I was too enraged to stop.

I went into my gym and slammed the door shut behind me.

I could hardly think straight as I pulled my T shirt over my head and stood in my vest. I reached out for my boxing gloves, no longer able to contain my urge to hit something.

I was also at fault. I should have been there for her

Suvarna's POV.

"Paresh! Sishir left the room almost twenty minutes back. Do something!" I glared at him as he sat watching a movie and munching popcorn.

"Do what?" he said as he shoved another fistful of popcorn into his mouth. I snatched the bowl from his hand.

"Paresh!" I shouted.

"Relax Suvi. He is angry. He will come once he burns up all that anger." He said grabbing the bowl back from me. "You do know how his anger works." He said glueing his eyes back on the screen in front.

I pushed at him in irritation as I got up and went in the direction Shishir had gone.

I know he had been angry. I had been telling about the details of that night and he had got up, his face livid with anger and marched out of the room.

I gasped as I opened the door to the room Shishir had disappeared into. The room was not that illuminated but slowly my eyes adjusted to the sight in front of me.

I saw him now as he relentlessly punched at the punching bag in front of him. I stared wide eyed as I entered. I have never seen him this angry.

I took a few steps backwards and I moved to turn around and leave when I suddenly felt my hand being yanked and I was pulled into the room.

I stared mesmerised as Shishir pinned me to a wall and loomed up close to me. He was panting heavily and had beads of sweat running down his forehead.

He put both his hand on either side of me, making it almost impossible for me to move, without pushing him. "I had wanted to wait." He said slowly. "But now I think we have already missed out a lot in the past years due to situations not entirely in our hands."

I looked on confused. He bent his head closer, his mouth near my ears. "Suvarna Sharma, will you be my girlfriend?"

I felt my eyes widen as his breath fanned ears and his mouth hovered close to my cheeks.

Did he just say that? No no! Of course not, he did not. I closed my eyes trying to check on my racing heart.

This must be a dream. It has to be a dream. "Suvi! You have gone mad dreaming about Shishir and are now hallucinating." I muttered with my eyes still closed.

"You dream about me?" I heard Shishir's voice, sounding gruff as his bristled jaw brushed against my cheek.

I snapped my eyes open! It's not a dream! I felt my breath shudder out of my lungs.

Shishir pulled back slightly and looked into my eyes. His intense gaze held my eyes as I stared back not able to look away. I barely noticed as he removed his hands from around me- till I felt them clasp both mine.

I gaped opened mouthed as he lifted both my hands and placed them around his waist, making me wrap my hands around him. This made me get pulled closer to him.

He wrapped one hand around my waist and placed other around my neck as I stood looking up at him.

"So Miss Sharma, will you give me the right to take care of you? To pamper you, to look after you. Will you? "He whispered.

Joy seared through me at his words. For no reason tears pricked my eyes and streamed down my cheeks.

He wiped them off tenderly with the pad of his thumb. He nodded at me questioningly directing a tender smile at me.

I managed to nod my head once, feeling too choked up to utter a word. The smile he gave me filled my heart. I don't think I have seen a happier smile.

He dipped his head down and brushed his lips on my forehead before moving to either of my cheeks.

"Oh my Virgin eyes! Guys take care you have an innocent being living with you!" Paresh's voice broke into the room before I heard the door slam shut as he went out.

My cheeks flamed as Shishir chuckled at his idiocy.

"He saw us!" I squeaked covering my face with my palms.

This made Shishir laugh louder. "He better get used to seeing a lot more than this."

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So Shishir has an answer! This chapter was of various emotions guys. Hope you all enjoyed.

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