A/n pov:

Harsha was standing shocked while watching the building..she thought it was going to be an apartment but it turned out to be a penthouse..

???: Ma'am please

He signalled her to go inside

Harsha: wait a minute are you sure this is the right place..

???: Yeah ma'am... please let's get Inside

She nods and goes inside while the man drags her luggage following her
She entered and went to the reception to be greeted by the receptionist..

Receptionist: hello ma'am are you harsha Malhotra?

Harsha: hello yes I am

Receptionist: here are your keys ma'am.

She hands over the card and continued

Receptionist: ma'am your floor is the  14th...the first one Sorry ma'am we are not allowed to go on that floor so you have to go on your own

This made Harsha feel more weird but she didn't show it.

Harsha: okay.. thanks

And with that Harsha was about to go but turned back

Harsha: well can you tell me who owns this penthouse?

Receptionist: ma'am we are not suppose to reveal any information..

Harsha: oh....okay thanks..

The receptionist bows and Harsha went towards the lift..

The lift opens on the 14th floor and Harsha goes towards her respective apartment...

She scans the card and the door opens to reveal a beautiful interior...She enters and starts checking the place..

Everything was well placed...the carpet was of her favourite colour.. pastel blue..

Pastel blue themes sofa while royal blue themed wall..

A bonsai plant placed besides the TV and tulips and orchids were shining under the sunlight

Everything was her favourite...or more seemed like personally designed for her...it was good but mostly creepy

Harsha: ye-

She was about to speak when her phone rang and she quickly pulled out to see it was none other than Yatharth's call...

A smile appears on her face and she quickly accepts the call

OTP:

Harsha: hii

Yatharth: hey Harsha how are you...tum pahuch gai na ache se..

Harsha: ha aap kaise hai?

Yatharth: main thik hu...bas break Milte hi tumhe call Kiya..

Harsha: oh..you should have taken some rest at least

Yatharth: tumse dur reh k mujhe rahat kaise milegi..

Ye sun k Harsha ka dil warm ho jaata hai or yatharth bolta hai

Yatharth: anyways yeh batao apartment kaisa hai..

Tabhi Harsha ko dhyan aata hai or wo bolti hai

Harsha: yatharth inhone na apartment ya quarter nahi diya hai.. in fact yeh ek penthouse hai..

Yatharth: waah! Penthouse for a  teacher

Harsha: or toh or yahan saare mtlb coincidence kahiye ya kuch aur par house ka theme bilkul mere preference ke according hai like meri kya pasand hai usko dhyan mein rakh k banaya ho- you know - well...

Harsha Thora nervous hone lagti hai or yatharth yeh sense kar leta hia..

Yatharth: hey relax relax it's okay..maybe tumahare new employer ki pasand bilkul tumhari jaisi hi ho aab zaroori thori na hai ki jo cheez tumhe pasand ho woh kisi or ko pasand na ho..

Harsha: I know but..tulips, orchids and bonsai?? Yatharth yeh meri favourite combination hai..

Yatharth: look calm down okay...aise coincidence hote rehte hai..tum bekar hi soch Rahi ho..tumhare agar mind meim yeh combination aa sakta hai toh kisi or ke mein kyu nahi...hai toh aur log bhi insaan hi na..you got it?

Harsha: yeah you are right...main bhaut overthink kar rahi hu..

Yatharth: yeah so relax and fresh yourself

Harsha: yeah..waise aap bhi der raat Tak awake matt rahiyega...chup chap so jaiyega....aisa na ho ki aap mere na hone ka fayda uthaye..

Yatharth: don't worry wifey I promise jaisa tum chor k gai ho waisa hi rahunga..okay??

Harsha: okay...

Yatharth: now take rest I'll call you tomorrow hmm?

Harsha: yeah..

Yatharth: bye wifey

Harsha: bye

And with that she cuts the call..
She looks around one more time and went towards her bedroom

Time skips~

She was drying her hair with a towel while thinking about this place

Harsha: something is definitely off with this place...

Suddenly she heard a sound of pop up message and she went towards the phone.

She unlocked it to see it was from yatharth... A smile appears on her face
She puts the towel on the couch and sits on the bed while replying..

She smiles while turning off her phone and switching off the lights..

She pulled the blankets and went to sleep..

Meanwhile~

Yatharth was in deep thought thinking about what Harsha said.. definitely she was right about some points which is also making him suspicious..

Yatharth: I have to go to the roots of this matter carefully without letting her know...I can't let her get panicked definitely not when she is alone there....

Time skips~

Harsha woke up yawning while the sunlight was hitting on her skin..she looked towards the large glass window and a smile appears on her face..

She remove blankets and comes out of the bed and went straight towards the washroom

Time skips~

Harsha was getting ready while applying lipstick...after wearing bangles she looked towards her mangalsutra which was hanging through her neck..

She smiled and removed it and picked up the locket which was given by yatharth and wore it..

After all this locket means much more than that mangalsutra because it gives the feeling of his presence more than anything..The engraved letters gave her confidence and made her feel his love...

Her look:

After getting ready Harsha sat on the bed and unlocked her phone to see yatharth message. She replied back

When she reads the word meeting a sudden flash of Raj's memories comes inside her mind which sends chills down her spines..

What if she meets Raj if she goes out..

Nonetheless she replied back

She locks her phone and closes her eyes..

Harsha: he is right.. living in this damn big place is much more scary than exploring outside..and I am sure I'll not cross paths with him..he must be in the USA..yeah..USA..he told me once that he will leave south korea for overseas business preferably USA..I shouldn't overthink

Time skips~

The lift opened on the ground floor and Harsha came out.. she came inside the lobby and her gaze went towards the location sketch of the building..

Her eyes caught the 15th floor which was the top floor and there was a garden too..

Harsha: garden at 15th?? Who lives there...

She went towards the receptionist and asked

Harsha: well there's a mini garden on 15th floor right?

Receptionist: yes ma'am

Harsha: can I go there??

Receptionist: sorry ma'am it's kinda private part of the building

Harsha: who owns this though I thought it's public..?

Receptionist: the owner of the building..he lives there..well not frequently but yeah whenever he comes here..he spends his time in his garden... actually the 15th floor belongs to him..

Harsha: ohh..

Receptionist: if you want to go there then you have to take permission from him.. usually no one asks to go there..

Harsha: oh okay Thanks..

The Receptionist bows and Harsha turns around

Harsha's thought: staff is not allowed to go on the 14th and 15th floor this is definitely weird..

Time skips~

She was now walking on the xyz street while admiring the flowers and bushes..

This used to be her favourite place..

She came across the coffee shop and suddenly nostalgia hit her the creamy delicious aroma of coffee she used to drink here..

Unable to control her excitement she enters and the same smell hits her nostrils

Harsha: it's still the same..

She walks towards the counter and is about to order when suddenly a familiar creepy feeling hits her..

Feeling of someone watching her..the same thing which she experienced back then  3 years almost four years ago...

Her heart started to thump loudly and for a moment she seemed frozen.. completely forgetting her surroundings

- to be continued