chapter 7

Henlooo!! Here starts the actual story forgive me for all the crap I wrote till now!! smiling nervously!! ❤️❤️❤️It was early in the morning when I received a call from Gautam saying that we had an important meeting regarding the reports of the company we had prepared earlierI sighed and quickly dressed up, I got out of my room and went down quickly without having my breakfastI informed my mom about this sudden meeting and rushed offI grabbed a caramel frappuccino on the wayI was dressed in the clothes I was supposed to wear for the lunchI was wearing a white kurti along with blue jeans, I let my hair open with loose curls and wore oxidized loops earrings, and put on a wristwatch along with a bracelet which was gifted by my parents on my 18th birthday, I topped all of this with a leather sling bag(P.S) - only for referenceWe reached the office earlier and sat in the room waiting for ArjunHe entered the office and sat in his chairWe stood up and greeted him and he gestured for us to sit downI showed him the reports and he took a deep glance at themHe was carefully observing my report and I could see his expression getting deep every other secondHe looked at me and threw my report toward meI was startled at his actionsIs this the way you prepare a report, you have messed up half of the things! this report is good for nothing! he said in a harsh toneBoth of you may leave he gestured towards the door irritatedlyArjun's POVI held my head in my hands and mentally scolded myself for scolding themWait.. was I feeling guilty for the first time?!But why was I feeling guilty for a mistake they made, I mean as an employee's boss it is my duty to correct them but I never felt so bad before, why do I always feel like I have known her before?!Just then Mr. Kabir entered the room with a few files in his hands and informed me about the meeting we had for a very important deal, I nodded and left for the conference roomThroughout the meeting, my thoughts lingered around what happened in the morning while Ria and Gautam explained the projectAnd trust me the clients were lost in it! they loved the way Ria explained it along with Gautam's helpAnd yes we got the deal!!I came out of the room and walked towards Ria and was about to put my hand on her shoulder, just then Gautam called her and she walked towards him without noticing meI thought of stopping her but then something stopped me midwayI turned around and my phone rangI read the screen, DADIt was my dad but why was he calling now? He would never call me unless it was urgent, guess what happened now?!I answered the callHello I saidHello beta, how did the meeting go? did you get it?Yes, dad! I answered happily and my guilt increased even more thinking about Ria againCongratulations!! come home fast!! we have surprise guests for you, you would be really happy to meet themI was confusedwho were they and how I be happy meeting them, I hate all these family gatherings until it was someone very close to me or my friendsAh! ok I answeredI cut the call and went to sit in my carRia's POVIt was eleven in the morning and I had to reach for lunch, I and Gautam were walking together to the metro stationHe was such a jerk today! even though he looks the best he is really arrogant I twisted my lipsOh no, he is in a bad mood today Gautam replied quicklyHow do you know? Did he tell you?! I stopped in my tracks and placed my hands at the sides of my waist facing towards him and my angry eyes looking at himFine, never mind you seem to be in a bad mood let's change the topicBy the way, I know it's not the time but you look extremely adorable when you make that face, and made puppy eyes saying thatHuh I sighedBy the way, the other day you were telling me about your last love right? continue it today and promise me you'll tell the entire storyOk fine!So...That is how I met Arjun, all of us used to play badminton together. Me, Arjun, Praveen, Gagan bhaiya, and Sonal were my new friendsI enjoyed playing with them more than anything, those two hours I was with them made my day, I enjoyed it more than anything, the entire day I only used to wait for the clock to strike 4 and I would run out of the houseThat was when I was getting out of my depressionWait?! you had depression?? How??Oh god, that's another story some other day?Sure continue now he said listening patientlySo, I had come to Delhi because my dad had a few health issues then and was suggested to eat home-cooked foodSo I had tuitions on Wednesdays and Fridays and couldn't play on those days, I still remember how I used to make lame excuses just to end up playing, but the thing was that they never workedSo I went back to Mumbai for a few weeks and came back again and this time I had a huge crush on my not so interested in girls friendWe literally never spoke on my first visit and by the time I went again Praveen had left for his college, during my second visit that was when actually things started to beginPraveen started flirting with me but I gave him no chances, he would even make a few sexual comments but I could do nothing but listen since he was my only hope to get to ArjunBut somehow he still made out I crushed on Arjun that was maybe he was his bestie and knew everything about him or he was obsessed with meI would rather choose the second possibilitybecause he was really crazy about me, even though he was eight years elder than me, he had the audacity to propose to meSo somehow he got to know that I crushed on Arjun and he promised to help me, I swear I didn't tell him since I knew he would get hurt but he promised meSo all this happened on Christmas and I was told to act normal, I still remember how I used to pray to god that Lord please give me Arjun forever but none of that happened of courseI still remember how he was staring at me on Christmas that day, and he looked unbeatably handsome in his shirts and pants that was the first time I saw him wearing something else rather than track pants and t-shirtsI was wearing a peach and white striped mid-thigh kurti and light brown jeans, I kept my hair openI still remember I bought a new lipstick just to impress him I laughedThat day on Christmas, it was the first time he came close to me, I was standing with my bestie, and he walked towards me looking straight into my eyes and nowhere elseOnly I knew how fast my heart was thumping that dayHe slowly took the Chocolates from my hands and ran awayand phew! all that finished even before I could gain my sensesThat was my first Christmas with him and I had his memories, his gaze only on me with an equally looking beautiful girl beside me I felt so happyI used to share all this with my newly found bestieafter that, it was time for me to leave Delhi since I had a few exams to attend toJust then Praveen started flirting even more and one day he just crossed his limits and I stopped talking to himI never thought I would ever go back to Delhi because of the drama I put up last time I started crying when it was time to go and made a sad face the whole day and went very reluctantlySo my mom told me on my second last exam that we would be going back to Delhi only if I won't put up drama like the one I did last time and I nodded excitedlySo, this time I was even more conscious and noticed Arjun stealing glances at me again and againI was definite about him having a crush too unless someone dropped a rock of truth that he had a girlfriendI cried that whole day, but me being me never believed it, I believed in my own world that he was lying and likes meEventually, my father was finally getting transferred this was the reason I cried last time because I thought I would never meet them againSo yeah, I thought of proposing to him but the only thing that stopped me from proposing till now was that I was scared of rejection and it's afterlife, like I was even more scared of how to face him every day if I get rejected and also I was scared of my father more than anything and by any chance if some moron spread a rumor I would be thrown out of the house so these two things kept me at bayBut now that knowing I would never meet him and I was a little confident also that I trusted him a little more on thatSo I went happily and performed this gut-taking stunt when it was only two of us on the badminton courtArjun... I wanted to tell you somethingYes?I'm leavingg right.. so I wanted to tell you something... I don't know how but I was dragging my words that dayYea I know thatI...'ll miss youOh nno! what did I blabber!!I'll miss you too he said with a tiny miny smilehmm I smiledActually, the thing isIs? he repeatedNothing! Just like thatBefore I could say anything his phone rang and he leftThat was the last time I met himSo this was the end of my love storySad one Gautam said with a frown on his faceHmm I noddedWhat a pervert though, who stared at you even though he had a girlfriendI don't know my bestie used to say the sameBut I never felt that perverted gaze on me, he could have openly flirted with me but he didn'tHe was hiding something but I guess I'm over it now so yeah...I'll leave my station has arrivedBye! I waved at GautamHe waved backHenloooo!! how was the story?! sorry for any typos guys, this was the longest till now hope you liked reading it!! love ya'all ❤️❤️❤️