Writer's view
As days went by Sharav was continuing to grow overprotective of Akruti. He felt like she was his sister. 'His doll'. Sometimes he would go to her cabin and chat with her. One day he also told her the reason why he was staring at her.
"I'm so sorry Ms.Arora if you felt so anxious that day. I didn't mean to. Well, you see your eyes look like my sister, so only I was staring at you. I didn't have any other intension, trust me. Can I call you by your first name, only if you like?" said Sharav.
"No. I don't have any issues. But I'm afraid Mr.Je- sorry Mr.Khanna won't like it", She bit her tongue realizing what she was about to say. Sharav laughed at her.
'She's so naive like her', he thought to himself.
"Don't worry. He won't do anything. I promise you that I won't tell him that he has a nickname too. It's a jerk I guess", he asked her chuckling. She nodded her head shyly.
"I'll make sure he doesn't get to know this. "
"So you told me my eyes are just like your sister's. So what her name and where is she now?", Akruti questioned him. You see the curiosity kills the cat. The same goes for her.
"Her name was Sara"
"Was?"
"Yeah, she's not there."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm really sorry."
"Hey just chill. It doesn't hurt me. Others say she's not here. But trust me, She's living somewhere, I just don't know where? You know, there's a bond between siblings. It's the same here. So I'm waiting for that day when I'll meet her again", He told her, whilst her eyes had glistened up.
"And I'll pray for that day to happen", she replied smiling at him.
After this conversation, they both started growing close to each other. On his request, Akruti started calling him 'Bhai'. Daksh, Nila, Mr.Senior Khanna, Sharav, and her sometimes hangout after their working hours. They even called Viren to join them, but the stubborn one he is, he didn't join them saying he didn't want to get distracted from his work.
Hearing his reason the boys along with dadu started laughing leaving the girls clueless. Once Sahil accompanied Akruti for her lunch which she had planned with Sharav. Sahil and Sharav got well acquainted. They always created some memories when they were together.
Akruti and Viren tried their best to avoid each other. They both were unaware of the feelings they both felt, whenever they were together. Sometimes they share an eye lock, sometimes they meet each other in an awkward intimate situation. They both were avoiding each other literally like a plague.
The fashion show of the wedding collections was a hit. All the people who witnessed the show praised the company for their works. Since the show was a hit they all had a small party to celebrate their success with their business associates. The women of the company were asked to dress either in modern wear or traditional wear. And the men were asked to wear party clothing. All of them were elegantly dressed.
All the members of the Khanna family were there. Preeti and Dadi were so eager to meet Akruti since the day they came to know about her. All of them would tease Viren mercilessly. Sometimes they teased Daksh too. So now all were eagerly waiting for the two important women so that they can see them.
Viren was dressed in a navy blue blazer with a v-neck white T-shirt pairing it with black jeans, whilst Daksh in Khaki blazer with the same v- neck white T-shirt pairing t with dark blue jeans. Sharav was dressed in a maroon blazer with the same v-neck white t-shirt pairing it with lightly washed blue jeans. The three were looking handsome and hot, while the single women in the party were trying to hit on them. But they cared less.
The boys along with dadu, dadi, and Preeti were talking to when suddenly Daksh stopped talking and glanced at someone who was behind Viren.
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Viren Khanna
We all were chatting, suddenly Daksh stopped talking and was looking at something behind me.
"Wow", I heard Preeti say.
"Is she the girl?", Dadi asked to no one in common. I was about to turn when Daksh snapped at Dadi.
"No, she's not", Daksh replied in a haste.
"Oh is she Nila?", hearing this I turned and my head saw Ms.Nila entering the venue. She was looking pretty, dressed in yellow-colored georgette saree which had mirror works at the border. Apparently, she was searching for some people, it's probably us.
Sharav raised his hands to call Nila. On finding us, she made her way through the dozens of people to reach us. I turned around to look at Daksh, whose jaw was hitting the floor.
Sharav, dadu, and I glanced at each other and smirked. To bring him, back out of his la-la-land, Preeti elbowed on his stomach. Coming back to his senses he blushed lightly, seeing this we burst out laughing.
"Stop teasing my poor grandson", dadi chided us and turned towards Nila. "So you're Nila, you're just the way my husband mentioned".
Hearing this Nila flushed and was looking at the floor. This time we chuckled at her reaction. Lifting her head she saw Daksh and they had an eye lock for a minute. Seeing this dadu cleared this throat.
"Ahem ahem...", hearing this they immediately broke the eye contact and started blushing.
'They do have something for each other, why can't they accept it', I thought.
'Says the one who couldn't accept his feelings', my mind retorted.
'Guys will you shut up', I said to myself.
It's true that I've started to develop some feelings for Akruti. It's like I can't control my heart beats when she's near. Sometimes I stare at her from my cabin. I know it's not civil, but I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked. The way her eyelids open and close just like the birds flap their wings in slow motion, how her baby hairs irritate her, the way she pouts, that wants me to kiss them, she's sure making me pervert day by day.
It's just I don't know what to do or how to feel. My heart says to acknowledge it and go with the flow, whilst my mind warns me not to. It's like a conflict going on between them. For now, I totally ignored my thoughts and tried to focus on the things others were talking about.
After the introduction of Nila with dadi and Preeti, they glued up instantly. "Where's Akruti, Nila? I thought you guys will come together?", Sharav asked her. This guy is growing overprotective of her. I just sighed at the thought.
"Well Anna (brother), even I thought the same, but at the last minute, she called me and told me that something important came up, and asked me to come here by myself. But Akruti being Akruti, felt guilty that she left me behind, so she booked a cab for me so that I can reach here", Nila answered. A small smile made a way to my lips.
Typical Akruti.
"Typical her. Can't see someone suffering because of her", Daksh replied smilingly, whilst Sharav and Dadu nodded their head.
"When will she arrive? I'm eager to meet her", dadi squealed like a five-year-old who's gonna get a favorite candy bar. I shook my heads at the thought.
"She told me she'll be here in ten minutes", replied Nila. We were standing in a circle with my back facing the foyer. I saw all my staffers enjoying their time with their colleagues. Satisfaction was spreading out from everyone's face. It's because of the accomplishment. They worked their ass off to make this event a blow. They totally earned it.
Abruptly I felt my heart starting up to beat rapidly. Like because of something or someone. I saw that everyone in the venue was turning towards the foyer, while some gasped loudly too.
I heard dadi, Nila, and Preeti's gasp and heard them whispering 'wow'. While dadu's, Sharav's, and Daksh's jaws lowered on the floor. I even heard people muttering and murmuring 'she's beautiful' 'Is that her' 'My god she's so pretty'.
'Now who the hell is her that everyone was praising?', thinking about that specific 'her',  I turned around to look at 'her'. This time it was my jaw which was hitting the floor. All I could say was,
'She's gorgeous'.
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