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Chapter 5

Arjun's pov:

I didn't know for how long I was gawking at her, my time froze. My phone has been vibrating for the past few minutes but my eyes betrayed to get off from her.

In a fraction of second she turned to me, blinked twice. When realization hit her, her eyebrows arched and her eyes went wide.

She looked cute!

The very next moment she turned towards the screen and concentrated on the movie triggering my anger, my nostrils flared with temper.

She did remembered me even though planned to avoid my presence! If I stayed a second more I didn't know what I would do, so I planned to leave the place.

Clenching my teeth, I stood up but to my utter amazement, she held my hand and pulled me back to my seat.

Then, it was my turn to look at her widening my eyes.

"Hey! Please wait just five minutes. Give me five minutes!" She told me still looking at the screen.

She didn't remove her hand from mine, her touch left me all warm and cold at the same time. My heart beat increased and I was unaware of that feeling.

No no... Arjun get out from there right then!

"Listen miss, your five minutes is over. I am leaving.! " I told curtly and stood up only to get pulled back by her again.

"Another five minutes, the film will be over! Pretty please! " she pleaded me not taking her moisten eyes from the picture.

I looked at her astound, I didn't know why couldn't I ignore her? Her soft hands felt delicate, her flawless smooth skin was radiating beside me with the little source of illumination from the screen.

I felt as if I could watch her like that for eternity. I was brought back to earth when she waved her fingers in front of me.

Her hand which held mine left and I felt drowned in the pool of misery.

"Listen, now don't be mad at me. You already look like a giant with that bulging muscles and brooding body of yours, trust me I will definitely faint if at all you raise your voice at me... I know... I know....I am at fault, I shouldn't have yelled at you in first place but just try to put you in my shoes. If at all you were chased by that stray dog and someone laughed at you, how will you react? It was all too much for me... Do you know I ran almost across three streets my legs started aching and at last I took all the frustration on you." She told everything at a stretch without breathing and bowed her head, slumping her shoulders while catching breath.

On the other hand, I felt electrified with her words, the way her hair swayed in air, the way her lips danced, it was like one full swoop for me.

She looked at me with that big doe eyes of hers and mouthed a "Sorry! " I didn't say anything, I sat there looking at her, letting something struck up in my heart.

She waved her hands again at me bringing me back to reality. "It's okay. " I stood up and turned to move.

" Siya! " told her.

I turned back to her and asked "What? "

"I am Siya Ramakrishna and you are? " she introduced herself and stretch her hand towards me.

That was not good for me, what was I doing? Why I even talking to that unknown girl? I shouldn't encourage that.

I gave a nod and turned to move out, the crowd disappeared and we were alone in the theater. I was about to get out but my heart avouched to look at her once.

I turn around to see her stand clammed up in the same place with her head low.

Why?

I claimed down the stairs and went close to her. "Everyone left, are you planning to stay here or what? " I asked folding my arms.

She kept her gaze down while her hands played with her dress. "I said, I am sorry! And I know you are still mad at me. "

Seems she was not satisfied with my nod. I took a long breathe and extended my hand " I am Arjun.... Arjun Khaleja. "

She smiled and shook my hands, my heart told me that I could do anything to keep that smile on her face while my brain screamed to get away from her.

"On a token of gratitude, I'll get you something, it's my treat. Hmmm.... how about pastry? " before I could protest she dragged me out of the theater to the food court.

I settled on a table, whereas she went to fetch the pastry. "What am I doing?" I closed my face with my hands. My heart told me she was way too innocent and my brain told me to run away from her.

She came back with a tray " I got black forest for you, I don't know what you will like, so please adjust! "

I hesitated a bit then started having it. I didn't want her to feel guilty anymore.

"Seems you talk so less!" Told her and I continued eating just giving a nod.

"What are you? I mean what are you doing? " she asked me.

"Eating! Can't you see? " I was getting annoyed.

"No, I mean what are you doing for living?" she asked with curiosity.

"None of your consern! " I told but that instant my heart hollered 'she is not your men Arjun, behave. '

She looked taken aback then I composed myself and told her " I am a businessman... CEO of Khaleja group of companies. "

"Oh... You mean you are The Khaleja..? " she asked surprised.

"Didn't I tell my name? " I asked her just when my phone rang, it was Surya.

I attended his call " Yes, Surya.. Ya... You go and take care of it.... Yeah... I am coming in a while... Bye! " I cut the call and stood up.

"Got to go. Bye !" with that I abruptly left the place. I didn't even bother to look back at her. Avoiding my stupid heart, I let my brain win and reached the exit.

There was a big commotion outside. I called the security and enquired, he told me there were protest and riot outbreaks throughout the city due to a politician arrest!

Damn these people!

How would she go home safely? I left her inside. Then, where would I find her? But my instinct told me, she was there, somewhere around me.

I scanned the whole place around me and found her trying to get cabs but her luck was not on her side.

I went to the parking and took my car, stopping in front of her I opened the front door, I asked her to get in but she was a little reluctant.

"See... It's not safe for you to travel alone. So trust me I'll drop you home! " I assured her and she got into my car without any choice.

The car ride was filled with her blabberings.... her dad, her friends, office etc etc., a part of me started liking her company and I didn't know why the bloody hell her voice sounded like a melody to my ears?

"We came to the place you told, Where should I go now? " I asked her.

"Take the second right and third left. " she told me and I followed her directions to reach her house.

Peace! I could feel that in that place. There were a series of Villas, calm and serene eventhough filled with people.

"Thank you so much for dropping me Arjun! " did she just told my name?

I felt as if I was named Arjun only to be called by her. I haven't got that feeling with anyone. I was in daze and didn't notice when she pulled me out of my car and dragged me to her house.

"Siya... Darling, your dad is not coming home today! He was staying in his friend's house because of the riot, do call him first. It seems you didn't pick up his call, he sounded tensed. And here is your house key. " a lady in her late fifties came from the opposite Villa and handed over the keys to Ms.Help .

"Thank you deepa aunty! He is Arjun, he helped me to reach home." She introduced me.

She touched my shoulder and told me "God bless you man! Thank you for bringing our Siya home. " I closed my eyes in oblivion.

Why am I feeling that way? Many of my feelings buried deep in my heart started showing up. I had to leave quick.

" Hey! Come inside have something and go." told Ms. Help.

"Hey! What are you? I mean you will call any man into your house just because he helped you. How could you invite a random guy to your house withal being alone?" I snapped at her and went to my car.

When I was about to open my car door reality hit me. What the hell I have spoken? Why did I yelled at her?

She looked at me with that big eyes full of tears that broke my heart. She ran back to her house and shut the door.

She was hurt! I hurted her.

How could I say those words to an innocent girl like her? God, I indulged her feel like a whore. Damn it, I hit my car wheel with my foot and drove away.

I was trying to divert my mind from Ms. Help but her tearfull eyes flashed in front of me every second.

For the first time in my life I regretted yelling at someone. I was wrong. I had been twisting and turning in my bed but all I could think about was Ms. Help. It was two in the morning still I couldn't sleep.

I knew what to do!

I took my car and drove to her house, once I reached her place there was death silence in the street. Everyone must be sleeping.

I trespassed her compound wall and climbed on the pipe to reach the balcony, luckily it was her room.

I didn't know what I was doing? But, I would do what I wanted. I have always done what I wanted. But today something inside me was urging me to go to her.

And why was she so careless? Anyone could enter her house. I meant it was very easy to break in.

She was on her bed, the only source of light in her room was the side lamp. My eyes trailed over her perfect body and stopped at her face. I could find tear stains on her cheeks.

"She must be crying!" I muttered shattering my heart into pieces.

I made her cry, my hurtful words made her cry! I just wanted to hit myself. How could I say those words to her?

Minutes passed and I kept looking at her. It gave me a sort of placidity.

"What have I done? "

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Siya's pov :

I ran into my house and closed the door behind me. Who was he? How could he accuse me like that? Was I looking that desperate?

'Come on Siya don't bother about him, he is a stranger don't let his words affect you. He is no one to you so calm down.' I brain tried to console myself but I couldn't.

I didn't feel like eating, so I retired to bed after calling my dad. He gave me a full lecture of about twenty minutes for not picking up his phone and then cut the call.

I had a heavy feeling in my heart and couldn't sleep. I sat and took my mom's photo from the drawer.

"Momma... You know me right? I am not that kind of a girl. How can he snap at me like that? Momma.. That day, I was really scared when that dog chased me, he laughed at me and I yelled in response. You know how guilty I felt after that. Today, I saw him again so decided to apologize. I didn't fake acted momma.. I was being me, I was being Siya. I didn't do anything to seek his attention. But he was too much rude and arrogant for my own liking.

You know he offered to drop me home and in return I offered him to visit our home just for a formality. If he didn't wanted to come inside he should have said not interested and left the place.

But why momma? Why he said those words? And why his words affecting me so much? Am I really looking that floozy? I don't wanna see his face momma. I don't wanna meet him again in my life. I don't like him momma.

I DON'T LIKE HIM ! " with that I kept my momma's picture back into the drawer and cried to sleep.

What did he think of myself a flirty middle class girl who tries to get a rich man's attention. "I am not like that Mr. Arjun. Arrggg... why am I crying? "

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