chapter 5

Dev! no please don't leave me!! no! please dev!! stop!! I pleadedcome on Ridhima let's leave!and they both walked off,no! stop!! dev! wait I cried and crieduntil my sleep broke and I gasped for breath, I realized it was just a nightmare, I drank water from the bottle kept aside and drank half of the bottle, I could feel my heart racingit was only 1 am or else I would have planned to stay awake but I wanted to sleep since tomorrow was my first day at the office, but I couldn't! I decided that I had to divert my mindI took my mobile and switched on my data, and just then I saw a Facebook notification pop uphi!I didn't know who it was and decided to check outIt was someone with the username "idiot", I wondered who had such stupid usernames and repliedwho?!weren't you sleepy?! how are you still awake??ok! wait was he spying on me?I am still sleepy but how did you know?I know everything about you!and I know nothing about you, would please bother to tell me your dear name?!nah! he repliedwhy?!you know me, guess who I am?!!Gautam?!OMG! How did you know?! you stalker!!Oh please, these idiotic usernames can be only of one person and that is you the great Gautam, and well aren't you the stalker, stalking me in the middle of the night and sent him an unamused emojihehe, well I wasn't sleepy so thought of checking out!ah, that's okwell why are you still awake?I was sleeping until the past 20 mins, I had a nightmarewhoops! ok then go sleep or else you might end up late tomorrowyeah, goodnight!!goodnight and sweet dreams he repliedI turned off my phone and went back to sleep againI woke up the next day at 7:00 after snoozing my alarm thrice, I woke up very reluctantly, tied my messy hair up, and went to brush my teeth, after scrubbing my teeth without any breaks and huge efforts, I looked at my teeth in the mirror and made a wide smile showing off my clean white teeth, I remember when I was a kid everyone used to tease me because of my teeth, but then after I got my braces everyone was like Omg! You are so beautiful!I took a quick shower and put on a black shirt with blue jeans and topped it off with a belt, I wore a high ponytail and made sure to stick all the flyways, I wore my diamond studs and a cute little chain, and my dad got me those diamonds when I was a child and I love them a lot, and the chain was gifted by my great grandmother, so I have a very deep attachment to these ornaments...I went downstairs to eat my breakfast and just then Adi came out of his roomWe both sat down at the table and mom bought her home-made palak parathasI mean who on the earth makes palak parathas!! Ok, I understand I hate palak but who tries to feed it this way, seriously my mom is a genius!What are you looking at? Eat your breakfast!You know I hate palak why did you make this? I said making a faceRajeev!! Your sweet little daughter is not eating palak, please come here!Yes, one-minute dad repliedSoon enough dad reached the dining table and sat downRekha! My coffee, please!Yes yes, one minute!Yes, so what is the problem, Ria?Papa, you know I don't like palak!Yes, but you also know that you are my sweetheart and I can't let my sweetheart fall sickSo eat it or else I'll feed youOh no thanks, I'll finish itIf my dad wants to feed that means he will feed me twice of what I eat, so it's better to eat by myself rather than stuffing away all the foodMom bought dad's coffee and dad started drinking it, he took a sip and pausedThis Sunday we are going to one of my old friend's houses, so all of you dress well!Whose house are we going to papa?? Adi interruptedWell, it's a surprise and you'll get to know that on Sunday! Chalo go get ready I'll drop you at schoolI finished my breakfast and left for the metro station, this time I had all things in check, I grabbed a cold coffee on the way and sipped it all the way, I saw Gautam in the metro and we both sat togetherBoth of us got busy on our phones and then chatted a littleAfter a while, we got down and walked a little, and reached our officeWe both went to Mr. Kabir and signed all the documents related to the workMr. Kabir guided us the way to where we were supposed to sitI was on the 19th floor along with the HR head and a few other employees, this floor was specifically for the HR departmentOur desks were right in front of the HR head's cabin and we could see him a little through the glass windowsWe were soon assigned our work and we started typing...It was almost three and I was very hungryI decided to take a break and ask Gautam if he would like to join meHey! I'm hungry, shall we go to the canteen??Um.. just one sec let me finish this off he replied adjusting his computer glassesUh ok, I'll wait!I started scrolling my feed and suddenly found Arjun's post on it, I paused there for a minuteHe was looking so handsome, I saw the likes and comments which were 2,29,036 and 20,000 comments!Women were drooling over him in the comment sectionI on the other hand had some 25k followers since I had a page related to music, I used to post guitar covers wearing a mask so that no one would recognize meMeanwhile, Gautam peeped into my phone and saw me stalking my own accountHe was so surprised to see me like thatDo you know her? He askedBefore I could reply he addedShe sings so well!! Doesn't she?! I'm a huge fan of hersOk, wait! Does my own friend listen to my songs?! And that too he says he is my fan!!I whisperedWhat if "she" is me?Omg is that actually you?!!! I kinda guessed it, your eyes look like hers apart from the fake contacts you wore he saidAh ha yes that's me, I smiled proudlyGuys!! Everyone pay attention this girl sitting over here is the secret singer with 25k followers on InstagramDo you want her to sing??Yes!! Everyone answeredCome on you have to sing now!Now I asked confusinglyYes! Now!!Ok! I said nervouslyI sat down in the chair while everyone gathered around and a few started to record videosDil charkhe ki ik tu dori (x2)Sufi iska rang hayeIsme jo tera khwaab piroya (x2)Neendein bani patangDil bharta nahinAankhen rajjti nahin (x2)Chahe kitna bhi dekhti jaaunWaqt jaaye main rok na paaunTu thodi der aur thehar ja soneyaTu thodi der aur thehar jaaTu thodi der aur thehar ja zaalimaTu thori der aur thehar jaaI was now officially famous in the office tooOkkk!! So if you are done shall we go?!! I'm hungry I stammeredYes yes.. come on let's go!!We went down and saw Kajal thereHey!! What's up! I hugged herShe hugged me back and saidHelloo! Where were you guys I am seeing you now after the entire day!Well we have different departments don't you rememberOh yeah! She smiledCome on let's have some samosas today Gautam interruptedI would go with a sandwich Kajal replied and I ate samosas along with GautamWe finished our lunch come snacks and went back to our floorsI started doing my work againAnd was able to finish it soon enough when Gautam decided to leaveI asked him to wait since I would be joining him as wellI finished it soon and we left together, it was almost seven by the time I reached home, so I quickly took my shower and went down to eat dinnerI came upstairs and continued reading Sherlock Holmes, this was my favorite book and I must have read it at least 20 times till now but I still love to read it a lot!!I read a little and decided to sleep...Henlo!! That was it for this chapter hope you liked it!! ❤️❤️❤️ Love you all!! See yaa again!