Aditi's point of view

I was biting my lower lip to calm down the nervous which is building inside me. Dhruv was reading the report which I made on our last visit to the near by Village and Dhruv asked me to made the report on their problems and solutions of them. Though my report was not the final but he wants me do it for my experience. The last report I submitted to him, he was not very much pleasant of that as I miss many important points in them. He guided me with the reports and asked Shastri ji to help me.

I tried to read Dhruv's expression but they were blank. Shastri ji was looking nervous like me because he is the one who helped me in this report. It's a question of Shastri ji reputation in front of Dhruv. I think he is more nervous than me. Shastri ji took out handkerchief from his trousers and wiped off the sweat from his forehead even though, the A.C. was on full.

I looked at Dhruv and now he was looking at me with his bossy face. He leaned back to his chair and keep looking at me like that, giving a shivers to me.

Even though he himself asked me to be my friend then why so bossy man?

Soon his lips curled up and he gave me his beautiful smile.

"Report was fine. You did the great job. I may consider your report as the final one." He said with same smile and relief washed over me. I saw Shastri ji also took a relief breath.

I looked at Dhruv in confusion when he started finding something on his table.

"What happened sir?" Shastri ji asked him.

"I don't know Shastri ji but I lost my pen a lot now days." He said while keep looking for his pen between the files and pages and I stopped biting my lips and looked at him with wide eyes.

I don't know that Dhruv is very considered for his pens.

I think this is the time to tell him, I was the one who was stealing his pen from his cabin. I took a deep breath to get some courage to confess my sins.

"I'm sorry, I was the one who was taking your pens. You can take it back." I looked down in shame and forward his pen towards him.

There was a pin drop silence in the room. No one said a single word and my heart was beating faster in nervousness. But suddenly I heard throttle laugh. Shastri ji was laughing. I looked at Dhruv and he has the smile on his face. He chuckled softly while shaking his head in amusement and I can see the dimple on his right cheek.

"You know Aditi dear, What is the best thing in government offices? You get the free pens but seems like your are still unaware of that fact. Don't worry I will tell someone to get you pens so you don't have steal from Sir." Shastri ji laughed and walked out from the cabin, leaving Dhruv and me alone in the cabin and left me alone in a very embarrassing situation.

"So you are the one who was stealing my pens." He looked at me and amusement was dancing in his eyes but soon he covered it with poker face. I no more able to read his expressions.

I nodded my head and keep looking down in shame. My cheeks are red embarrassment. I could not dare to utter a word in front of him. He got up from his chair and walked to me.

"You know that stealing is a bad habit. You should ask first." His voice was heard and blank without emotions.

"I am sorry, I won't do that again." My voice was shaking and lips were querying. I was near to cry. If Dhruv shout at me I am going to cry like a baby. He never shouted on me and I don't want him to get angry with me again. We just become friends.

Suddenly I heard him laughing. I looked up and he was laughing whole heartedly.

"Oh! God look at you. You turned pale. I was just messing up with you." He said between his laugh.

"Dhruv.." I punched on his chest playfully but he caught my hand and put it there. Here I was getting afraid that he will shout on me but this idiot Malhotra was messing with me. My cheeks turning into red and I glare at him but a playful smile tugged on his lips and his eyes were filled with mischievousness.

"But seriously pens..."

"Ddhhrruuvv..." I free my hand from him and put my palms on my face, hiding my embarrassing ass from him.

"You are making me more embarrassed." I said between my palms and a real smile crept on my face. I was laughing too but I did not remove my hands from my face.

"Okay..okay..stop hiding yourself behind your palms but I don't know we have little thief here in my office...." He said the first line with amusement but when he said last line, his voice low.

"....But a cute and beautiful one." He slowly removed my hands from my face and I let him. I was smiling and blushing at the same time but I still keep my eyelids down.

He hold my chin with his thumb and forefinger and lifted up. I slowly lifted my eyelids and looked at him. His eyes were showing so many emotions.

"You look beautiful when you smile from the heart." He whispered and tugged a loose strand of hair behind my ear and caressed my cheek.

He was looking at me like he was seeing me for the first time. There were a adoration in his eyes but not the ordinary one. He is looking at me like a lover see his love. Our foreheads are almost touching and my heart was thumping loudly, that I am sure he could hear it beats.

"If I know you are the one who was stealing my pens, I would have buy a whole pen factory for you." He said while caressing my right cheek with his thumb and there was a beautiful grin on his his face. Smile still does not leave my face and my cheeks are getting more red if that's possible.

"Nice jock Malhotra." I said while looking directly into his eyes but soon realisation hit me hard. My eyes went wide and I put my hand on my mouth in shock. Dhruv's grin went wide but he was looking little confused and again amusement came back on his eyes.

"Did you just call me Malhotra?" He asked me with mischievous grin and in confusion.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean that. It just came out from my mouth." I apologised to him and he again started laughing.

"Do you have any other nick name for me?" He asked. Mischievousness was playing in his eyes.

"No and I think, I should go now." I took my notepad and ran to door but before I could cross the door....

"Aditi.." I stopped and turn to him when he took my name. He was leaning back to his table, shoving his both hands inside his trousers pockets.

"I was serious about the pen factory." He said loudly.

"We will see...." I said between my smile and walked out from his cabin before I make myself more embarrassed. When I turn and peek through the slightly open door, I heard him chuckling while shaking his head in amusement and again went back to his chair.

*****

I again found myself sitting in a cafeteria, looking at the people enjoying their lunch. I don't want to come here but I have to as I was hungry and I was trying to feed my stomach looking others having their lunch. Dhruv is not here in the office. He had the conference meeting outside so he left early and didn't come yet.

Dhruv asked me to be his friend. I know I promised myself that I don't want yo get attached to anyone. I don't anyone to come into my life but I could not resist myself when Dhruv asked me for the friendship. In childhood, every night I pray for him, I want Dhruv to be my friend at least and now he himself asked me to be his friend.

My stomach grumble again reminding me that I didn't have anything from last two days because of Aahana and her new tricks to make me suffer and starving. I already drank two glass of water but still, I wanted to eat something. My head was aching like someone playing the drum inside. I was feeling dizzy also. It was like if I don't have anything right now, I pass out right here.

I got up from the chair and went back to my department. I saw the leaves of money plant. My stomach grumbled again and this time louder than before that it hurts and I winced in pain. I looked right and left and there is no one here as everyone went for the lunch I walked to the money plant, broke two leaves from it. I took the mud from the flower pot, fill it between the two leaves and make a sandwich of leaves and mud.

Tears welled up in my eyes when I looked at my lunch but I have to eat it to calm my stomach. I don't know if I get the food today or not. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and let the tears freely fell from my eyes. Without thinking anything I bring my food near to my mouth and was about to take the first when...

"Shit...." I heard someone cursed. He snatched the mud sandwich from my hands and throw it away. I looked at the person who just thro away my lunch and I come face to face a very angry Dhruv Malhotra.

"Dhruv..why did you throw it away?" I asked him angrily.

My vision was getting blur due to unshaded tears. I wiped them with the back of my mind and looked at the mud and leave scattered on the floor. I was not in my right state of mind. I am hungry, my legs and hands are shivering in weakness because I didn't have anything in past two days. After lot of courage I made my mind to eat it but ruin it.

Why is everyone behind my food?

"What the fuck do you mean? Were you planning to eat that fucking shit?" He shouted on me and asked me while shaking me by my shoulders.

"Yes, I was planning to eat that. I am starving. It was my lunch and you ruined it." I broke into his arms. He was holding me, saving me from falling but he was shocked and stunned to say anything. I pushed him away from me and faced the other side while crying. I should not have said that. He must be thinking wrong.

Why I could not control my emotions when he is around?

Why every time broke down in front of him?

I gasped when suddenly Dhruv hold my wrist in a tight grip and drag me towards his cabin.

"Dhruv...what are you doing?" I asked him but he didn't say anything. His jaw was clenched and grip on my hand was tight. He closed the door with a loud thud and leave my hand.

"Sit there..." He pointed towards the couch in the right of his cabin.

"No.." I looked at him furiously but he was looking at me with double rage.

He caught my wrist again and throw me on the said couch. I fell on it but before I could got up Dhruv hovered over me and hold my both hands above my head and tangled my legs with him so could not use them to free myself. I was lying in the couch and he is above me.

"If you tried to move an inch from here, I will have my way with you." His jaw was clenched when he whispered out the words.

My chest was heaving up and down making soft boobs brushed to his hard chest. He put his whole wait on me now pressing my boobs completely with his chest. If someone come into his cabin now, he must have misunderstood us because of our compromising position.

We both are glaring at each other but more than mine Dhruv's gaze holds the more power. None of us ready to put down our guards and we both are acting stubbornly. My heart was beating really fast and I can feel the heat was radiating from my face. My cheeks must be red by now. His heart is thumping more loudly because his upper body was press to mine and I can feel it.

Suddenly he leave me and I lost the warmth of his body. He got from the couch, walked to his table and dial someone from the landline.

I also sit straight and adjust my clothes which was misplaced by him. I crossed my both arms on my chest and shoot the daggers in his direction through my eyes. Suddenly he looked at me, still talking someone on landline and pinned me with his gaze. I looked away from him when he did not avert his heating gaze from me.

"Send the lunch in my cabin for one person." He hang up and leaned to his table, crossed his both arms on his chest and keep looking at me. If I was not angry on him, I must adore this site of him but right now, I am very very angry on him.

After sometime, someone knocked on his door and he the permission to enter the person in his cabin. A peon entered in his cabin with a tray of food. Dhruv gestured him to put the food in front of him. Peon did what Dhruv said to him and then he leave, closing the door behind him.

I was glaring at Dhruv and he was glaring at me. Non of us here behaving maturely. We both are being stubborn.

"Eat..." He ordered in a flat tone and keep looking at me.

"No..." I matched his tone and held my head height.

I am no less than him. He could not ordered me what to do.

He pinched his nose, try to control his irritation, he us feeling right now because of me.

"Fine, you asked it for yourself." He said started walking towards me. He removed his coat and throw it on the couch, then he folded his sleeves up to his elbow and loose his tie. All the time his eyes didn't live mine and I was looking at him shock.

"Wh...what are you..do..doing?" I stammered and looked at him in shock when he started opening his shirt's button but I took a breath of relief when he stopped on the third button of his shirt but I can see his bare chisel chest and my cheeks are getting red, every step he took towards me.

"You didn't listen to me now I'll do it in my way." He sit beside me, not just beside, he was sitting very close to me.

"What do you mean by yo..." Before I could complete my sentence he shoved the spoon with full of food, into my mouth and tears welled up in my eyes when I tasted the curry and rice after five years. I don't know what is the curry of but my taste buds tasting a curry and rice after so long. I chewed slowly taking my time to feel the taste for long. I don't know when will the next time I get such food.

Dhruv again make me eat the another morsel of curry and rice and I accepted it gladly. All the time I was looking at him with my tear filled eyes and he had the small smile on his face when he again make me eat another morsel.

How could someone to be this nice with me when he knew I was abandoned by my family?

How could not he loathed me?

I was happy that I have food after five years from his hand. I never thought, one day Dhruv feed me with his hand. He was about to feed me another morsel when I put my hand on his and stopped him.

"I will eat myself." I said through my tears.

"You will eat all the food from my hand. I won't stop until finish all the food and I don't trust you in this." He said while wiping my tears but again I broke into series of tears. My shoulders dropped and I started crying loudly. I again broke in front of me.

"Hey, why are you crying?"

I shake my head and wiped my tears but it was no use as they keep falling from my eyes.

"I tasted the curry after five years. I forgot how it tasted." I put my hand on my mouth to control myself. Dhruv was looking at me with concern.

"Then what you eat?" His voice was nearly a whispered and his eyes filled with worry.

"Two chupati at night with salt and chilly powder." I broke down again in tears and covered my face with my hands so that he could not see me.

I don't know why I am telling him all this. I should not, I know but I can't control my emotions in front of him. He always have this effect on me especially now when I am vulnerable and weak and he is the only one who is close to my heart.

He slowly removed my hands from my face and I let him but I keep my eyes closed.

"Aditi...open your eyes. Look at me, please." I heard the plead in his voice. His own voice shaking in emotions.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him. His own eyes were filled with unshaded tears and I felt guilty to see him like this only because of me.

"Why...?" This is only thing he whispered.

He was demanding the answer but what should I answer him. The people I was living with, don't treat me as human. My condition was worst than animal in that house.

I feel the bile risen up in my stomach and I feel the sudden nausea. I gagged while outing my hand on my mouth and run towards the attached washroom in his cabin.

"Aditi.." I heard him calling me in concern.

I stopped on the washbasin and throw up. My hair was falling on my face but suddenly pair of hands pull them behind my back and I know it's him. I throw up again and he was keep rubbing my back to calm me. My stomach started hurting when I throw up again.

"Don't looked at it. It's disgusting." I said and throw up again. I gargled with water. My whole energy was drained from my body.

"Don't worry about that just don't hold yourself." I closed my eyes and He put my head on his chest while caressing my head. I hold him closer to me because I was still feeling nauseated.

But when I think I was fine, I feel a sudden strong nausea hit my head. I pushed Dhruv away from me and I throw up again, empty my whole stomach but after that my head started spinning. Everything arounds me was spinning in full speed. My eyelids started getting heavy and it was getting hard for me to stand still. I tripped on my legs and was ready to kiss the floor but two strong arms held me and save me from falling.

I opened my eyes slowly and saw that handsome face which I love since my childhood.

"Aditi..." His eyes were fill with concern when he whispered my name.

"Dhruv..." I whispered his name and then closed my eyes, welcome the darkness.

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I hope you like the chapter.

Aditi is opening up with Dhruv slowly. She let him see her pain. I hope you like the way I described it.

I was planning the meeting of Raghav and Aditi in this chapter but the chapter get lengthy already and you guys have to wait long for the wait if I write all in one chapter. So you guys have to wait for one more update for Raghav and Aditi's meeting.

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