《Rebirth: I Hate My CEO Husband》


 Chapter 1 - My rebirth ???

    That day was our marriage anniversary , Alok and I got married two years ago. It was a arrange marriage. My family always cherished me . So in return to fulfill their wish I got married to him. He is CEO of Kulkarni business industry. He is very handsome.


    He always hated marriages , And he was forced to be in one by his parents. His parents were worried about his future , My in-laws loved me and thought that I will be his perfect match. That may be , I could change him. I don''t know how but now I am in love with him.But the thing is he never even looked at me .


    I want him to love me cherish me, I know its so silly of me to hope that. As a wife I could wish it right?


    But at least we can be friends. We can start our life newly. Might as well he will start to like me . I will start to understand him better. So now its confirm I am going to tell him my feelings. Not right now I will ask him to be friends first, (that is how I used to think until that day).


    How about this ??? I will cook his favorite lunch for him , I will wear his favorite red color saree and visit him in his office. If he agrees we will go for a candle light dinner ....


    ohhhhhh my god, I am so nervous. Oh silly me why am I even nervous for? He is my husband but still it is my first time confronting someone. I prepare his favourite Veg Biryani. Wooww it smells good~ Now is the turn to do some makeup . I am wearing a red coloured plane silk saree ,which looks quite good on my fair skin.


    I am 5''6" feet tall and with curve on the right places so the saree looks good on me. I apply some maskara and eyeliner on my big brown eyes, And apply a faint shade of red lipstick on my naturally pink lips, With maching ear rings and bangels .


    I let my waste length curly brown hair to fall down my back freely . And after first time trying to do my makeup and all. I am ready to go , Wait for your beautiful wife hubby~~


    I am so excited and nervous at the same time, As I don''t have much experionce in this things. In my college days I never liked anyone as I was always focused on studying.


    I never much go to his office as he is always so busy. He must be working so hard ... He is workoholic ... My poor hubby~~ I am at the door of his office .. I try to make myself less nervous and more charming .. Breath in breathe out I repeat this mantra for five times. And chanting ''I can do it ''...I open the door slowly.... Booom ...


    I can''t believe my eyes ... My husband is in middle of s*x with his secretary. She is bent over table and he is at her backside. The lunch box in my hand spreads all over the floor... Tears are streaming down my face .


    After coming to my senses I shout at Alok ,"What are you doing Alok? How could you do this?". He looks at me a sudden realization of shock crosses his face but soon it is replaced by smirk.


    Instead of leaving her and apologizing me he says darkly, " Did no one teached you to knock on the door??Do you not have manners ?". This is the first time I sensed wrath in his voice . Deep down I always knew it was present but I never realised it.


    Today the seen I saw from my eyes really opened my eyes ,I am ashamed and pained at the same time. Mom Dad died ,I was already half dead half alive till now..


    The only reason of my existence was the hope that Alok would love me someday , But the expression and behavior of his today made me lose my all hopes .I don''t have any future if it''s without him...


    "I came here because it is our anniversary today. I made your favourite Biryani, Wore your favourite colored saree . Just so that I could tell you that (sob) that I love you. (sob) I love you Alok .. I beg you please don''t do this to me... Please don''t leave me you know very well you are the only reason I''m alive.. Please don''t break me... " (sob sob)Piya


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    " Don''t show me that disgusting look as if I am cheating on you. I told you this marriage means nothing to me . And you my dear wife has nothing to do with my private life.Be obedient good wife and get out of here. Don''t make me pity you ", Alok said with his mouth full of venom.


    I couldn''t tolerate it anymore so with my remaining chastity , I looked at him once and for the last time and started running out of his office...


    I always loved him, Always cared about him , He was my whole life. But today he rejeced me. I saw his hatred towards me the disgust for me in his eyes, He broke me into pieces. I would never be able to join in this life.


    A suddden realization hit me that with his rejection my life had ended, There is nothing to live for now. The only way out of this pain is suicide, I turned towards stairs and started running for the terrace.


    If I can''t have his love in my life then I don''t want this h*ll of life , I jumped down from the building .God the person forgive me, for the person I loved the most turned his back on me , I have nowhere to go


    so I''m coming to you.


    Ahhhhhh~


    What is this pain in my head ?? Am I in heaven??


    "You are awake ?" ;Mom said from beside me . "Are you feeling ok? Is their pain in your head ?" ;Dad asked. I could sense consern in their voices . " I am fine dad and mom" ,I told them .


    But the pain feels real... But didn''t I jumped from building just . How is it possible that I am alive. And dad and mom died half a year ago..And this scene was from four years ago when I was sick for a whole week... Is it possible?? Does this really happen?? ... Am I reborn???

 Chapter 2 - I will live my life ....

    ''I am reborn?? How could it be possible ?? I jumped from the building . I was supposed to die ,Why am I even alive ? And that is even four years back ???''


    I was having lots of questions but their was no one to answer. If I told this to mom and dad they will think I lost my mind due to fever. So no I can''t tell anyone , if I don''t want to end up in a mental asylum.


    " Earth to Piya .." ;mom said worrying about me .I guess she was talking to me, while I was spacing out. I could see the concern in her eyes, I looked at dad and saw the same expression from him.


    I was happy that I could see them after so many days, I missed them so much... They loved me a lot. I was their little princess .


    ''I am gonna live for them. If god have given me such a wonderful opportunity to live my life , Then I am gonna live . I will live my life , I will change my fate..'', I made the vow to myself.


    I smiled at both of them and ?ssured them, " I am fine mommy , I just have a little pain in my head. It will be fine after I get some rest."


    " Ok take some rest , And tell me what do you want for dinner ?"; she questioned me . I can''t express my happines , I missed the food made by her . I was always a foodie, I loved the food made by her most though . "Anything mommy makes Piyu likes "; I told her cheekily like a spoiled brat.


    " Ok my little princess "; mom said . "Take some rest. I will wake you up when dinner is ready ", dad said, And they left my room together .


    I loved Alok cause I knew he was a really good man at heart , there was something in his heart he wasn''t telling anyone. When I asked my mother in law she told me, That there was one girl he loved a lot. When she died he became like this. But I don''t know the details, She said you are better off it. There was this darkness around him, He never let anyone come closer to his heart.


    But I don''t think like that anymore....


    First I thought may be he would change someday, But he didn''t. I tried to make him happy by being obedient. But that never happened.


    Its of no use now, I am no longer his wife right now. He*l he doesn''t even know me now , Cause I am back to the past, I am free from those things. I should make a good use of my freedom.


    '' Ok ummmm so what am I going to do in my new life ? How about this I will fulfill all my dreams , I will change my fate that''s for sure .So to decide what to do in future I need a break , I want to forget about my devil husband .The marriage will not take place , I will make sure of it .So now I should go for a holiday trip , I am gonna talk to mom about this holiday '' , With that thought I drifted to sleep.


    " Wake up Piyu dinner is ready " ,Dad said to me affectionately. "I love you dad , I missed you so much " ;I said while half asleep.


    " I love you too beta, But wake up Sleeping Beauty dinner is ready .Your mom made our favourite Palak-Paneer, And I am very hungry" ;Dad said .


    I woke up when he said the word Palak-Paneer and said, " I will get fresh up and come downstairs dad.. You go first " .


    " ok piyu " , dad said and left.


    I got fresh and went in dinning hall , It was like I was floating on air, with the delicious aroma of mom''s cuisine. I started eating like a hungry person, I was definitely in heaven "You are the best cook mom .. I love you ", I said. Over which she rolled her and said; " I know I am , now eat."


    She doesn''t like praises , while I can''t help but praise her . After I was done with my eating finally, I noticed the presence of my family members.


    We don''t have a big family , Just me mom dad and my younger brother Priyansh . He is so cute, He looks a little like me. Priyansh is 6 feet tall already even though his age is 19 . He has same brown eyes and brown hairs like me, He is a bit on styling side. As he is always obsessed with his appearance. He styles his hairs differently everyday.


    We both got our eyes and hairs from Mom. I look more like her than Dad. Though I feel she looks more beautiful than me. She likes to dress herself as like Indian culture. She always wears Saree like a typical Indian woman.


    Dad on the other hand is more freely.. He had black hairs which are turning gray now. With beautiful black eyes. Mom always complains that he had spoiled me.. And Dad would say she is my daughter of course I will spoil her.. But the truth is they both had me spoiled..


    In my previous life Mom Dad and Priyansh , were coming to visit me in his new car. Unfortunately they met with an accident and all of them died. That was the worst day of my life.


    I looked at them as if I was seeing them for the first time in so many days. This time I will make sure the same thing doesn''t happen. "Mom graduation is completed .. And I am bored at home... How about we go for a family holiday??", I asked them nervously....


    " No piyu your dad is having a important business meeting this week ,And I cant leave him alone ", She said while glancing towards dad.


    "Mom I also want to go .. I am also done with my exams ... ", Priyansh said in a pleading tone. " Ok both of you are grown up now, I will arrange your plane tickets and hotel.. You and your sister are going", dad said.


    " Yeahhhhhhhhhh we love you dad ",me and Priyansh screamed in unison . " Ok on one condition you both will take care of each other . And behave well Priyansh ,Dont be naughty and create problems for your sister " , Dad warned both of us mostly Priyansh.


    "Okk dad I promise ,I''ll take care of her " He said . Dad nodded his head .


    May be I would be able to put all my thoughts at the back of my mind .I''ll try to forget all the things happened in this few days including him , I guess I''ll be able to plan out my future or fate ...

 Chapter 3 - We are married just because of my parents forced me to

    After dinner dad asked us where do we want to go, and after a lengthy discussion between me and Priyansh we decided on Goa. Goa was once owned by Portuguese people , which has a slight out of India presence to it still now. It has a really beautiful beach , I love beach and sea.


    In this life I will fulfill all my dreams and wishes , Dad booked our tickets for W hotel . He said this hotel is really good to stay , We chatted alot like we met after a long time.


    But they don''t know I really met them after a long time , As our flight was for tomorrow afternoon mom told us to sleep early .We said our goodnight and I returned to my room.


    Dad is boss of our company , We have our own family status in society .But Alok was one of the richest person in our whole country with status higher than us . Though it never mattered to me , I was a type of person who liked peoples character not money.


    I reached my room which was decorated by my taste , I like liveliness so my room was full of life .It is decorated with the theme of pink-purple-white color, Their is a big fish tank on the left side of my bed. My queen size bed is in middle of room with white-purple theme, On right is my study desk with my closet next to it .


    The balcony of my room presented the view of a forest which I love the most , Birds chirp in the morning to wake me up. I missed everything in this room , I missed everything in this whole house . Our house was located near a forest area, Not that there are animals in the woods.


    It is two story villa which is designed by Mom''s taste, There are lots of plants planted in the garden. Most of them are different types of roses, There are also various types of flowers .It is simply heaven for a nature lover like me .


    I could have visited this house after the accident in my previous life , But it was very painful to be alone in this house. So after their funeral I never came back to visit this house , Without them it was only shallow walls of bricks and cement .They made it home ...


    I was laying on my bed thinking about my past life and present when I remembered the day we got married. It was a court marriage as Alok never liked the crowd and rituals of marriages .


    After signing the papers , there was a small reception so that our close friends and family would know about our marriage .It was all quick ...


    On our wedding night ,We were supposed to complete our marriage , we were supposed to become one .I was really nervous as I never even had a boyfriend, So it was all new to me .


    I was waiting for him in our room on the bed with full bridal makeup , It was past 12 at night now. Still there was no news of him , I started to panic as I thought may be he met with an accident .


    Is he ok ?? Where could he could have gone ?? So I thought of giving him a call to check if he is ok then, may be he is busy in his work ...


    I called him the phone rang ,He didn''t pick it .It caused me to panic even more , I called him again on the last ring he picked up the phone .


    The voice sounded like a drunk man " Why are you calling me at this hour ?? Don''t you have manners ?? Who the he*l do you think you are ??" , He started screaming in the phone "I .. I ... am sorry .. It .. it ... is our wedding night today .. You didn''t came home ... so ...so I thought you ...", I stuttered , As no one screamed on me ever in my life ...


    "What did you thought? ?Is my new wife missing me ?? If so let me tell you bit*h this marriage means nothing to me .. We are married only because my parents forced me to... Or I would never even have glanced towards you ... So be nice and stay away from me ...", With that he hung up on me , I was shocked to hear that and, on top of it on the first night .


    I was badly hurt by his words , On my wedding night I was alone crying for the whole night .I was trying to find what was my fault ?? Why god did this to me ?? Why Alok behaved like this ?? I couldn''t find the answers to my questions ,I don''t know when I drifted to sleep while crying .


    So he never touched me, and I was a v?r??n still after getting married for two years .This was the reason I had respect for him, I knew something was there which made him like that.


    But he never showed his gentleness to others including me , His heart seemed like a coconut to me hard and unable to break from the outside. But once you break those hard walls you will feel his sweet love from inside, But I failed to break those walls so miserably.

 Chapter 4 - One night stand with the CEO ....

    Their was chirping of birds ... A really good morning ... I woke up with a big smile plastered on my face ... Today I am going to Goa ... Goa I''m coming !!! ... I got showered and wore my favourite Black T-shirt with a pair of denim shorts ..


    I packed my luggage And went to meet mom downstairs .. Priyansh was also ready with his luggage ..we ate our Breakfast ... Mom gave us so many instructions about what to do and what not... Dad came to drop us on airport ... We boarded the plane and in a short time we reached Goa ....


    Priyansh was so bubbly ... He always wanted to come here .. But dad and mom never let him come alone as he is very naughty.. We booked a cab to reach our hotel


    Priyansh :" Piya we will go to beach this afternoon "


    Piya:" No Priyansh ... Today we will stay in hotel .. And I promise we will go their tomorrow"


    Priyansh :" Don''t be a old lady piya ..."


    Piya :" No means no ... We should get familiar with the hotel first .. And if you want to swim their is swimming pool in the hotel too. You can go there ".. I said in warning tone.. This little brother of mine never listens to anyone ... (Sigh)


    Priyansh :"Ok ok don''t sigh... I''ll listen to you.."


    I nod my head ... He knows his way through words very well... ''Little trouble maker ''... I rub his head affectionately and he gets annoyed for his hairstyle .. I role my eyes at him ... And we both burst into laughter... Soon we reached the hotel check-in.. We both are having different rooms ... We settle down in our room... Wowww my room is beautiful with a big window view of the pool side..


    I went to Priyansh''s room which is next to mine and he is having the same view.. I like this hotel... He is very happy... At evening we went for dinner... We were both chatting and enjoying our dinner when the manager came to our side ...


    Manager :" Mam... I hope you are enjoying our service??? If you have any problem feel free to tell us "


    Piya:" Oh... this hotel is really nice.... We don''t have any problems.. " I ?ssured him in a gentle tone...


    Manager :" Thank you mam.. Today their is a party at our hotel and everyone is invited.. You are also invited would you like to come? "


    Before I could say anything....


    Priyansh :" Of course we are coming.. Where and when is it?? "


    Piya : " " .. How could he say yes??


    Manager : " It is today sir.. At 10 PM.. At the bar of our hotel.. "


    Priyansh :" Sure sure.. "


    With that the manager left...


    Piya:" Hey how could you accept any invitation just like that??? "


    Priyansh :" Don''t be a bummer Piya.. we didn''t go to beach.. At least come to the party.. We are here to enjoy " ..


    I pout and say...." OK but we are not staying late "


    He chuckles and say " OK my grandma " ..


    And we both burst into laughter... After dinner we both get ready for the party.. Priyansh strictly warns me that I am supposed to look like a girl and not his granny... So I am wearing a blue full-length gown and a little makeup.. I leave my hairs down on my back.. And I am ready to go..


    Priyansh is wearing his ripped jeans with a blue T-shirt matching to me.. Totally handsome... I tell him you look good .. And he complements me... '' That I at least don''t look like his nanny ''... ughhh... And we make our way to the party...


    The party is in bar... So their is loud music.. people are dancing drinking and chatting.. . I am not very good at socializing so I sit near the drinking booth and order my drink.. Priyansh as a little trouble maker left me to go on dance floor.. He is very handsome so I could see girls dancing around him are checking him out... .. I shake my head in a way while smiling to myself..


    I am not very good at drinking so I ordered wine.. I am sipping my wine while looking at the crowd.. I am quite enjoying this... I ordere another wine and gulp it down... I think I saw a familiar figure in the crowd.... I try to find that person but he is nowhere to be seen... I guess the booze is doing it''s work...


    The next morning I woke up with a heavy hangover... Awww my head hurts .. I try to get up from the bed but I couldn''t.. Someone''s holding me around my waist.. Wait..... what ????????


    And where are my clothes ?? I am n?k?d .. I am shaking from inside out... With fearful eyes I look at the person next to me... I could feel that he is not wearing any clothes either .. I look at his big strong hand holding me .. I forgot for some time what is the situation looking at him...Cause now I am admiring his strong body with open eyes...


    Moving my eyes above .. Now I could see his ?h?st and stomach ... He got really good body .. He got full six packs ... He must be working out .. I move my eyes more above struggling with myself .. Cause for some unknown reason I can''t seem to get enough of that beautiful body ..'' Stop drooling over his body '' My inner voice scolds me .. Oh ok ok .. He must be handsome too .. So I look at his face .. Really Handsome ..And Why wouldn''t he be ?? Oh god please kill me again .... I am in a big trouble...


    I had a one night stand .. But that is not the main problem here ....the biggest problem is I had s*x with the one person I was so determined to stay away from ..The person whom I was trying to forget until now ... Lying next to me is the devil Alok... CEO of Kulkarni business industry...

 Chapter 5 - Lets get out of here first...

    I try to calm myself .. OK breath in breath out... yeah just like that now let''s get out of here first ... I free myself from his hold and try to find my clothes which are everywhere on the place.. OK got it.. let''s put it on... Wait where is my p?nt??s??


    They are nowhere to be seen.. At the same time their is some movement on the bed .. I hold my breath in.. with fear that my presence will awake the sleeping demon beauty...


    Ohhh that''s good he slept again.. Well is that my pink p?nt??s below his leg?? If I try to take it he might woke up... And I am not ready for the storm... So for now lets forget about them.. By the way he looks really handsome when he is sleeping ...


    I almost never saw him sleeping.. In my previous life Mom(mother in law) told me that he can''t sleep peacefully... There must be some reason about that... Sigh.. Why am I so concerned about him?? Even if he did all those things?.. Get out of your ugly thoughts Piya... This isn''t the time thinking about him...


    I quickly dress up and leave the room ..


    After I reach my room I undress and step into the hot shower.... As the water hit my head memories of last night came flooding in my mind... .


    As I was drinking in the party I got drunk.. May be I drank too much. .. After that I remember I was flirting with the bartender.. And that guy was blushing very hard.. How cute.. Someone sat next to me and ordered a whisky...


    The voice was really velvety and smooth.. And a bit familiar.. I turned to the direction of the voice and that person was Alok...I wasn''t afraid of him.. May be the booze helped me.. He was wearing a black suit.. His eyes the color of dark chocolate.. One would melt in the depth of those eyes.... Straight sharp nose.. And red lips ~you would feel the d?s?r? to kiss them .. His facial features were very sharp.. He was 6''2 feet tall.. With a build in his body.. Any model would feel ashamed in front of him.. ..


    I guess I am really drunk right now.. I am seeing things.. I start to get up from my sit but stumble with my gown.. Alok caught me in right time from my waist.. His touch Ignited a fire inside me I didn''t know even existed..


    Alok: " Hey beauty.. I guess you are drunk.. need any help?? " He asked me with hoarse voice.. I could feel d?s?r? in that voice..


    Piya: " Yeah handsome.. come to my room to drop me.. will you?? " I say batting my eyelashes.. Trying to seduce him.. Whats was wrong with me?? My mind was really not working.. And the connection between my heart and mind was broken..


    His chocolate eyes turned deep shade of dark.. He noded his head in agreement and grabbed me from my waist.. We made our way towards his room... He opened his room.. And the second I enter he locked the room from behind me..


    He started removing my clothes... I removed his coat.. And started unbuttoning his shirt.. He left my lips making his way towards my neck.. He kissed me bit me on my neck making me m??n.. He lifted me and made his way to his bed... His lips never leaving mine..


    . He placed me down removed his shirt and pants.. Then he removed my dress.. slowly taking in my every part with his eyes he removed my bras.. Exposing me in front of him.. He climbed in the bed on top of me.. Kissing me once again as his hands reached my br??sts...


    He cupped both of my br??sts with his both hands massaging them.. He then kissed them taking my right br??st in his mouth he squeezed my left br??st making me shudder .. " You taste really good baby.... " He told me to which I responded in a m??n.... After devouring both of my br??sts one after another..


    He placed himself between my legs his hard member inside me.. It was painful so I screamed..." Don''t panic it will end " He ?ssured me.. he covered my mouth with his .. He was moving inside and out of me.. Making me gasp for air.. We both were breathing hard.. He increased his pace making both of us ?um at the same time..


    He got off of me.. And pulled me closer to him.. He was asking me something... But I was so tired that I slept nudging him in his arms...

 Chapter 6 - Dad I want to be independent......

    "Piya Piya where are you ???"... Priyansh screamed from the door of my room...Which pulled me out of my thoughts . " I ...I ... I''m here ..Inside the shower " ,I replied my voice shaking from the memories.


    I don''t know how I got the guts to be with him last night...May be because I loved him before ...But not anymore I am not allowed to love that bastard ...I don''t want to face him..."OK after shower come to my room.. .I want to talk to you " ; Priyansh said in anger ....


    " OK" I reply.. I think he was concerned about me last night ... Probably for whole night ... Trying to find where the h*ll I was ....I am so ashamed of myself ....How am I going to face him??? H*ll how am I going to face mom and dad ???


    I step out of shower and get changed .. First thing I have to do is return home.. I don''t know if he will try find me or not .. But I can''t stay here anymore...With that thought I go to Priyansh''s room .. He is really angry but more than that he is concerned about me ..


    " Where were you for the whole night ??? Do you have any idea how concerned I was ??? I was trying to find you in this unknown city like a madman...What the h*ll were you doing ?? What the h*ll were you thinking ???" ... The moment I enter his room he roars in anger ... asking me so many questions at the same time...


    Piya : " sorry .. I am so sorry ... I didn''t mean to do that ... It just happened"


    Priyansh : " What happened Piya ?? Why are you crying ??? Is everything ok?? Are you hurt ??"


    Piya : " Last night I was drunk Priyank ..And didn''t know what was happening... I am really sorry ..I didn''t do it on purpose ...I am really very sorry".. With that my voice started breaking ... I was shaking and sobbing at the same time ...


    Priyansh : " Don''t ... don''t worry Piya everything is fine ... You are alright nothing else matters ...We will find a solution for this ... I am with you ...Don''t cry please"... I think he got what I was happened to me ..


    Piya : " I want to go home Priyansh ... I don''t want to stay here ..."


    Priyansh : " Alright alright ..calm down.. everything is fine.. I''ll book our tickets for today ... we will leave here as soon as possible ... I ordered breakfast lets eat it first then go and get ready.."


    This is the first time I realized my normally childish brother has already grown up... I nod my head and try to calm myself...


    The rest of the trip to home passed by in a blink of a eye .. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn''t even know when we reached our house... I don''t want mom and dad to know about this ... They will get very concerned ...


    Piya : " Priyansh before going inside the house promise me you won''t tell about this to anyone..."


    Priyansh : " Why Piya ??mom and dad have right to know about this ..."


    Piya : " No .... please no Priyansh I beg you...They both will get very concerned ... Please don''t"


    Priyansh : " Ok if you think so I won''t tell them... I''ll I wasn''t feeling well So we came back ... Is it alright with you"


    Piya : " Thank you .."


    We enter the house and after meeting with mom and dad I go for my room...


    ...Its been a full week to that incident .. I was really very depressed .... Mom asked me a lot of times but I shrugged saying I''m not feeling well...I am looking out side my balcony window but I couldn''t see a single thing ..


    Everything that happened in past few days was roaming in my mind like a whirlwind ...I caught Alok cheating on me on our anniversary.. He broke my heart ... I decided to end my life.. But I got reborn ... I went to Goa... And had a one night stand with the devil... My mind was a big mess with all this thoughts .. I couldn''t think straight ..


    No I can''t go on like this ... I need to have a control on my present and future ... I will have to do something ... I will have to plan my future ... Only then can I change my fate ..... And the first step will be doing some job ...I have to become independent...


    At dinner time ... Everyone is eating in silence .. The chatter and happiness between the family seems to be disturbed .. May be I know the reason ... sigh ...


    "Dad I want to be independent "; I declare breaking the silence ... Everyone stopped their spoons in midair and turned to me with shocked expression ... In the past dad always nagged me to do some job ... He always cared for my future .. But I was a spoiled brat .. I was wanted to be a house-wife .. Like those in the novels ...


    I was wanted my husband to love me ... Have a family a happy family ... But those things only happens in novels .. Not in reality .. Real life is far more cruel than any novel.... I got my peace of mind ... My sudden change in attitude shocked everyone at home ....

 Chapter 7 - I am moving out.....

    "Dad I want to be independent.." I said knowing full well what my words mean... Dad was the first one who spoke " Are you sure about it ???" .. Dad was the type of person who respects others decisions ..


    Even if he loved me his Mantra was '' You will learn only when you will fall''.. That is to say Failure is the first step of success .. " Do you even have any idea what are you talking about?? "Mom argued greeting her teeth ..


    " You never even went to out of the house alone ...And now you are talking about being independent all of a sudden ???" ....I sighed knowing full well what she means ... I was a shy type of a person before my rebirth ... I was always depended on others ..


    Before marriage it was my family and after marriage their was my in-laws ... But now things are different ...


    Piya : "I know what I mean mom .. I want to study further .. I am moving out of the house .."


    Priyansh : " Piya don''t be impulsive .. Whatever decision you make think about it carefully .. It is not easy to live on your own..." My little brother said in a big brother tone ... Trying to warn me of the difficulties I''ll face ahead..


    Piya : " I did thought about it very carefully ... Its just that if I want to achieve something on my own I will have to do start somewhere ...


    This is not the ending this is just the start of my new life.. I promise I will be careful ...Dad please ..",


    I plead dad cause in this type of situations only he will help me...


    In his twenties he did the same thing .. His company is built by himself so he might help me to accomplish my dreams ..


    Dad : " Piya if this is what your decision is I agree to it ... But before that you will have to agree on some conditions ...."


    He said in very serious tone ..I was delighted because now I was one step near to my dreams..


    Piya : " What conditions dad ?? If you let me move out of the house I''ll agree on any of your conditions.."


    Mom : " Samrat(Dad) you can''t say yes to any of her silly wishes just like that.. ".. Mom said glaring at dad ..


    Dad : " She is 21 years old .. She have full rights to make her own decisions now ... We should not stop her but encourage her .. She can''t depend on us for her whole life Manasi(Mom) .."


    Dad replied her calmly


    Mom : "Well you are right in a way .. But I care for her ..But our daughter is spoiled by us .. How will she manage to live by herself ??? " Mom said worry creeping her eyes ..


    Piya : " Mom I know you worry about me but trust me I will manage everything .. I am not your naive little princess anymore .. I am changed.. Have faith in me; will you ??" I said trying to make her understand


    Dad : " She is right Manasi .. Can''t you feel our baby girl had grown up already ??"


    Mom : " OK .. But take care of your self .." Mom said in a I''m not really happy tone ...


    Dad : " OK so it is settled now ... And the conditions are ...."


    With that dad started his long list of conditions .. Let me tell you it was really not helpful but if you want something you will have to loose something .. And when I Piya wants something I''ll do everything to gain it .. So the list is ~~~


    1. I am staying at our villa in Pune (Cause theirs where I am going to stay move.. And their is no room for discussion )


    2. I am not allowed to drink (As if after what happened that I will ever touch alcohol ... )


    3. I am to stay away from bad boys (Dad please you know full well that I never go near boys .. Ugh ok right right only when I am drunk don''t look at me that way.. )


    4. Even if I am moving out of the house I am to go to my house at before 10 PM ...(I roll my eyes ... sigh .. seriously guys ??)


    5. I have to visit home at least once in each month (Of course I will )..


    And bla bla bla That is to say even if you move out you don''t have much freedom .. pity me ...


    And now my enthusiasm for moving out is decreased by 25 percent...


    The blossoming flowers are about to fall ...


    Priyansh : " So you are going to study at Poona''s Fergussan college for Computer Science ??"


    Piya : " Yeah I completed my diploma in computer science so that is the further study ... I want to become a developer .. And I will be doing a job at the same time to pay my bills ... "


    Priyansh : "Did you get any job ???"


    At this time in my previous life I was ranked first in the university so various companies asked me to join them ... Infotech company was one of them from Pune ..


    A very good company with a nice pay .. I think I''ll join that company .. I told him about it .. Now he also seems quite happy with my Idea... Which encouraged me more..With that the flowers in my heart started to blossom again...

 Chapter 8 - Who was that girl ???

    Alok''s point of view ....


    In Kulkarni business industry Mumbai...


    I was sitting in my office doing my work .. But ever since that night in Goa I couldn''t focus on work much ...


    My mind kept wondering about her .. Who was that girl ?? Why did she looked at me like I was her long last love??? On that night I was on my friend''s birthday party in Goa .. Although I don''t visit such parties I went their that day cause he was my close friend ...


    Girls were roaming around me like honeybees around honey .. That was the normal part of my life now ...But I could care less .. I wasn''t going to stay for long .. So I met my friends and had some drinks with them .. I was about to leave there when I saw her ..


    She was sipping her wine .. their was a warm friendly aura around her.. It was like she could spread happiness wherever she''ll go .. I felt like I saw a ray of sunshine in my dark cold life...My heart which was like a frozen Ice now felt a longing towards her..


    She was wearing a blue gown which looked really good on her .. Her brown curly hairs was left loose on her waist ... One look and you could tell she was naturally beautiful.. She was wearing very light make-up ...I was getting pulled towards her ...


    Then I saw her flirting with the bartender .. I don''t know why but anger started boiling in me.. It was like she is only mine and no one is allowed to see her ..I gritted my teeth and did the first thing that came in my mind I went near her and that was my first mistake ..


    Cause the second I went near I got a overwhelming urge to touch her .. To feel her to make her mine ..To distract myself I ordered a whisky .. And she turned in my direction ... Her whole face lit up when she saw me .. I felt her warmth engulfing me ..


    Her eyes were big and brown in color ... Her small straight nose was red may be from the booze ... Her face was about my palm size .. Her plump little lips was the color of pink rose ...


    she looked delicate yet alluring ...She was checking me out with those beautiful eyes ...


    She started to get up from her sit but tripped on her leg I simply caught her with my hand and that was another mistake cause her rosee sent hit my nose


    " Hey beauty .. I guess you are drunk .. need any help ?? " ,I asked her yet again trying to distract myself but failed miserably .. As she was really close to me ..I could feel her warmth... She didn''t had any idea that she was in danger ..


    " Yeah handsome .. come to my room to drop me .. will you?", She asked me trying to seduce me .. But it didn''t suite her .... One look at her and you could tell she was not the seducing type of girl ....


    She was the shy type .. The one who would blush when you smile at her ...It was the booze who made her like this .. Anyone would know the hidden meaning of her words ...If I was sober I would have been running towards the opposite direction now ...


    But I wasn''t .. And I was more than happy to obey her ..I was wanted to feel her warmth..At least Once I was wanted to forget about my dark past ..And she was looking at me like she know me .. She would trust me blindly.. That she loved me ... I was wanted to make love to her .. And I was wanted to make her mine .. Instead of taking her to her room .. I took her directly to my room .. And I told myself I''m not sober anymore...


    I made love to her ..I was wanted to know more about her.. Her name and all about her .. I asked her but she was so tired after our lovemaking that she slept snuggling me .. I covered both of us in a blanket and slept with her ... After so many days I slept really peacefully that day .. It was like a lost part of me joined me again ...


    The next day I woke up she was nowhere to be seen .. All those things happened only because I wasn''t sober .. I try to tell myself.. But still I was disappointed It felt like the only ray of hope I got left me yet again... If I wan''t to then I could find her with just one word .. But I don''t want to ..


    I don''t want her to come in my dark world .. I don''t want to taint her soul ... If she is happy in her life then I don''t want to be the sadness in her life .. She is better off me .. I can''t give her the love she''ll have right of ....Cause my heart is only for one person who left me ...


    ''Aastha Deshmukh '' was her name .. She was my love my life .. ....

 Chapter 9 - Everything was perfect .....

    Alok''s point of view ....


    I still remember that day when I saw her for the first time That day we was done playing basket ball ... Me and my friends were sitting on the benches looking at the people playing on the ground ..


    Jason suddenly started to laugh .. We all looked at him confused .. Samantha looked at me like '' Is he gone crazy?? '' .. " Hey Jason what are you laughing at ?? " Sandy asked him .. Jason started laughing even more hardly and pointed to where he was looking at ..


    We all turned to that direction at the same time ... There was a girl trying to play badminton in a group of girls but failing miserably .. she couldn''t even hold the racket neatly ...


    She was wearing a purple tank top with black shorts .. You could see her long shapely legs ...Her short black hair was tied in a ponytail.. She was really acting funny .. She would trip on her own ..


    The ball was never her aim ...Even if the ball touched her racket by mistake it would fly to the opposite direction ... seeing her our whole group started roaring in laughter ..I was laughing too.. She was really messy missy ....


    Unknown to me I started looking for her.. My eyes would follow her on their own ... She was always like that really messy .. She really had the ability to trip on her own ..


    One day after lectures ended I went to college underground parking lot to fetch my sports bike .. There she was her back was facing me.. Is she dancing ??


    I went more near to her .. Their was only two of us .. she didn''t know I was present their ..She had ear-plugs in her on.. She was even singing or you may say shouting the lyrics of the song


    '' ~~order what you want girl, it ain''t no problem ~~~~.got so many features tell the creatures just to beat it now~~~ ... ''


    I was laughing so hard at the moves she was making ..


    It was making no sense at all .. She was moving her h?ps and arms ... Dancing she turned at my side .... She saw me and ~Bammmmm... She tripped again .. That made me laugh even hard ..


    " I am sorry ha ha ha ha I am really sorry.. It wasn''t my intention to you know disturb you ... Pfhtttt....Ummm you really seemed to enjoy it .. Carry on I am going anyway .." I said to her playfully laughing in between .. She looked at me dumbfounded .. Still sitting on the floor .. I helped her to stand up ..


    She was beautiful .. This was my first time seeing her this closely .. Her skin fair skin was flawless .. Her almond shaped eyes was of gray color .. Their was a diamond nose pin in her small nose .. Her lips was deep red color .. I was mesmerized with her beauty ..


    " Uhh thanks .. I''m sorry I didn''t know you were present here " ,She said looking at everywhere instead of me..


    ''''It''s ok .. I really don''t mind ... Anyway I got to see you dancing and singing .. You dance really good ", I said trying to hide my laughter .. I''m sure I was greening like a fool .. Which made her blush ..


    "Uh -huh ok ... i am going first then .. Bye .." She said before running out of the parking lot .. I scratched my head foolishly.., I started falling for her ...


    I told my friends about her ..I asked Sandy to find her name cause he would tell know everything about anyone ..


    Sandy made search on her and told me her whole history.. She was 20 years old Her name was Aastha Deshmukh studying Hotel Management .. Next to our Business Management building ...


    I started courting her ..I sent her request on facelook ..My friends would call me Aastha playfully ...


    She accepted my request .. ..We started to chat with each other .. Whenever we would cross path with each other we would fix our gazes on each other like no one existed beside us ..


    One day me and my friends made a plan... We were going to go in her lecture room.. That day it was a chemistry lecture in her class and we were familiar with her chemistry teacher Miss Shobha mam..


    We told her that we wanted to attend her lecture.. And she was a really good teacher... She was more than happy to let us in... So we entered her class room... But she wasn''t present I was disappointed..


    I knew where she sat usually.. It was the first bench in the second row.. The seat next to her seat was empty.. So me and Samantha sat there.. and Sandy and Jason sat behind us.. Her friends circle was present in the class.... They were seated in her row..


    Apparently next to my row.. I guess they knew about me liking her.. So they started calling her phone.. I could still hear them.. .. The teacher started teaching the lecture.. I was getting bored..


    About 5 minutes later.. the door cracked.. And opening it followed by a small black head.. She was their she asked for the permission to come in .. And entered the room.. Our whole group started chatting and making strange sounds..


    She sat next to me.. And we were looking at each other for the whole lecture without turning our heads or breaking eye contact.. It was confirmed that day.. .She was having the same feelings for me ... She was really very cute and gentle.. .I was starting to fall head over heels for her .....


    We started officially dating that day.. .We would talk for whole night .. We would ride on my bike ... We would go for Movie ... We would eat her favourite ''Panipuri''.. She was so simple ... She would like street food over fancy food.. She would like cultural things over western things..


    Making her happy wasn''t difficult at all.. She wouldn''t ask for High fashion clothes or food.. Give her a rose or chocolate and she


    will be like'' you are the best ''.. This was the qualities I liked about her more.. Which made me love her even more...


    One day we were watching a Horror movie and she was so scared that she was clutching my shirt tightly ..


    I built up my courage and put my palm on her face making her look at me .. I moved closer to her looking at her lips and then her eyes to take permission from her .. She nodded her head slightly nervous .. I moved even more closer our lips now touching each other .. I kissed her she kissed me back.. It was my first kiss and her too ..


    I put my forehead against her and proposed her " Aastha the moment I saw you I started to fall for you .. I like you... I love you .. I promise I will give you everything .. I will love you till the end of world ... Be my wife .. will you Marry me ??" I looked at her gray eyes ... I was nervous wanted her to say yes ..


    "I love you too Alok ... of course I will marry you "She chuckled revealing her cute dimples.. I was so happy that I kissed her again..


    We told our parents about that .. They were also happy for us .. Everything was perfect.. After graduation I joined dads company .. I remember everything that happened between us clearly .. Our dates together ,,.. Her silly talks .. Our kisses .. Our lovemaking ...

 Chapter 10 - She left me ....

    There was only a month left for our marriage.. We were preparing our marriage in Indian ritual.. She liked those rituals a lot and if she liked it Then I loved it... It was always like that... That day I was sitting in my office doing my work.. I liked my work a lot..


    Sometimes my love (Aastha) would complain about it that I don''t give enough time to her.. But I couldn''t help it.. If I would keep my mind off her then it would be only when I was working... My iPhone ringed pulling me out of my thoughts... It was a call from Aastha.. My whole face lit up when I saw her name....


    Alok : " Hello Darling ! Missing me already?? " I said romantically


    Aastha :" Hello love, Yeah missing you very badly... come to meet me " She said copying me...


    Alok : "Believe me I really want to.. But there is lots of work to do.. can''t help it.. "


    Aastha : " Ohh ?? okk then .. Their was a surprise for hubby .. But if hubby doesn''t have time for me.. what can Aastha do ??"


    That worked on me .... She knows how to handle me ...I arched my eyebrow


    Alok : " what surprise love ???"


    Aastha : " Ohhh leave it .. You have very important work right ?? Do your work then ???" She asked pulling my leg..


    Alok : " Oh please Aastha .. Tell me baby .. You know I don''t like surprises much ..." I said impatiently


    Aastha : " Before that tell me one thing " She asked a hint of nervousness in her voice.. I am damn sure she is chewing on her bottom lip now.. It was her habit and whenever she''ll do that I''ll get a overwhelming urge to kiss those rose petal like lips...


    Alok : " What is it?? " I asked her coming out of my fantasies...


    Aastha : "Give me a honest answer okk?? Do you like kids ???"


    Alok : " Umm yeah I like kids .. But why are you asking that ?? " I asked her back .. not knowing where she was getting to...


    Aastha : " Would you like to have one of our own ?? ".. She asked ignoring my question ..


    Alok : " Of course I would ...We are going to make a entire cricket team of our kids ..."


    Aastha : "Well okk then ..the first member of our team is on his way ..." She said laughing through the phone...


    Alok : " Do you mean we are ??? No you are ?? No their is ?? " I was so happy that I was talking nonstop...


    Aastha : "Yes Alok I am pregnant ...We are going to have a baby soon.." She completed my sentences for me ...


    Alok : " Where are you ? Are you ok ?? Is my baby ok ? Did you visited the doctor ? Are you having pain anywhere ?" I started to bombard her with questions


    Aastha : " Calm down baby''s daddy .. Baby is fine .. I visited the doctor .. I am at the gate of City Hospital right now ..." she said chuckling


    Alok : " Ok wait for me over .. I am coming to take you.. Don''t go anywhere .."


    Aastha : "Ok I am waiting for you with our baby come soon "


    Alok : "I love you Aastha .. You don''t know how big gift you have given me ..." I said each and every word through my heart


    Aastha : "Love you too Alok ...Come soon .."


    With that I hung up the phone ...That time I thought ''this is the best day of my life ...'' But I was wrong ..


    I drove the car with the fastest speed I could manage without breaking rules .. I was like happiest person on earth .... It was like I hit a jackpot .. I was getting everything I loved .. I was going to marry my love ..


    She was my first love ... She became my everything .. And now to add more in it their was our baby .... I would love him .. I will cherish him like a Prince or if it is she then like princess .. I will give him everything he''ll before he asks ...


    I dreamed everything of our future in that sort drive to the hospital ... I was at the opposite side of hospital ... I stopped my car and called Aastha .. She received in the first ring .... I could see her walking out of the gate ...she was wearing a pink saree ... Her black hairs were falling down her back ..


    She was beautiful like always .. But today she was looking more beautiful ..I walked out of the car and told her to wait at the opposite side of the road .. I was going to get her from across the road .. I was crossing the road but in excitement she also started to cross the road .. She was focused on me ....


    Suddenly I heard the honking of the car I looked in that direction and the car was in a speed its breaks failed .. The driver was unable to control the car ..It was aiming at Aastha ... I screamed to her to get back to safety but she was anxious that she didn''t heard me ..


    " Aastha get back .. " I screamed .. But she didn''t heard me ... I was running like a madman to save her ...


    BBAAAMMM!!!


    ... " Nooooooooo~~~"


    She got hit by the car with force ... In just front of me .. I was 3 meters away from her.. she died in front of me ...


    When I reached her staggering on my feet..I saw a pool of blood beneath her head...She was lifeless but I couldn''t admit it.. She was alive just 5 mins ago.. I talked to her.. She just told me that a new life was present inside her..


    We were going to have a baby... I saw her beautiful face full of joy just now... How could I except it??With my shaking hands I lifted her from the ground placing her head in my ??p


    " Aastha wake up Aastha .. look I am here ...You look really beautiful you know??Don''t play dead with me ... You said you will wait for me .. You said our baby is waiting for me .. The baby is alright OK.. you ate alright .. Wake up Aastha ..


    You have to wake up .. We have to make a cricket team remember ?? You promised me you will marry me remember ?? We are going to marry in a month Aastha ,.. Don''t joke with me OK.. I hate this types of jokes... You can''t do this now you can''t go back on your words ... I won''t let you go .. Speak up Please Pleaseeeee ~~..


    I promise I will give more time to you and our baby ... Do You know I dreamed of our future with this baby ?? Look baby how your mommy tortures me .. Bad mommy doesn''t talk to daddy ....She doesn''t speak to me .... Aasthaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~Wake up Aasthaaa don''t leave me like this ... Please I beg you ... "


    I was crying...I was screaming at her hugging her in the middle of road large crowd of people around me ... But she didn''t woke up ... She left me alone..... She left me taking my everything with her.. My baby ... My happiness ,,, My smile ... My love ... My life ...


    End of Alok''s point of view ;


    That day the loving and caring person lost his d?s?r? of existence ..


    After her funeral he locked himself in his dark room .. He started drinking .. His happiest life became the worst in front of his eyes .. His parents tried everything to make him come out of his grievance but he couldn''t .. He would rarely come out of his room .. Will eat only when forced to .. He became a living dead person ... He would never utter a single word from his mouth .. Even if it did the word would be '' Aastha'' ....


    His parents started worrying about him .. They thought he might try to kill himself ... Their companies stock prizes started to fall .. The Kulkarni Industries were on the verge of going bankrupt .... One day his Dad came up with a idea .. They knew very well that Alok was very dedicated to his work ... If they somehow make him start to work again ..


    He might become normal again .. They convinced him to work in the company by telling him the current situation of the company ...


    This company was developed by his Grandfather whom he loved really dearly.. After their death this company was the only thing which would make him feel his presence .. So he loved the company dearly .. Not wanting to loose the company too he started working in it ....

 Chapter 11 - My neighbour ...

    It''s been a month since I moved out to Puna... It''s really nice here... My house is two story building it''s a bit small than our house in Sundarban... But I liked it here ...Dad made everything according to my test.. It''s walls from outside have white and sky-blue color.. with various types of flowers and plants in the garden around the house.. .


    Their is also a Armchair placed in my small garden.. I will spend a lot of time in this garden.. Inside the house has a same combination.. There is not much furniture as I am living alone.. One bedroom, guestroom, kitchen, bathroom and a hall .. But it feels really good to stay here... Everything is so peaceful.. Although I miss my home too.What will be mom and dad doing?? .Sigh..


    In my previous life I never stayed alone much..


    It was only after marriage that I started to stay alone .. Cause Alok would never want to come home and spend time with me.. . And my In-laws were at there village house.. They wanted to give us some space as a married couple.. But we were married only in name I guess..


    I wanted to know more about him.. About his life what he does .what he likes ..what he dislikes and all. .. But may be I failed to know that persons heart.. Why does it feel that the person in my previous life as my husband was different than that night?? Why did he felt lonely from inside? Like he was someone else and became someone else.. Was it all my hallucinations?? I knew he doesn''t like marriages but what was the reason behind it??


    I think I should stop thinking about him.. I don''t want to be with him in this life again.. It''s better to stay away from him.. But why does it ache in my heart when I think about it??


    Well anyway .. It''s Saturday today.. College is not started yet.. And the company didn''t called or message me to tell me about my acceptance till now.. I am getting a bit bored at home.. At start I went to see this whole city..


    But after going to all the places .. I want to stay at home.. I am more of a homely person.. Now time to go for shopping.. Let me see groceries I need to buy! Refrigerator is almost empty.. So I have to buy some veggies bread and milk..


    Let''s go shopping!.! I change from my pyjamas into Shorts and green T-shirt.. Which has a cute barbie doll on it.. Yeah I still like Barbie and cartoons.. Instead of watching drama I go for cartoon..


    The grocery shopping market is close in this area.. So I''m walking over there.. With ear plugs in my ears and my favourite song playing.. I''m ready to go..


    I walked out of the house and saw my neighbor throwing some suitcases out of the house.. Their is a girl behind her arguing with her about something that I can''t listen cause the music.. That girl is her daughter but she clothes herself more like a son..


    Yeah she wears boys clothes with her black hairs cut short like guys.. The first time I saw her I almost confused her over a guy.. But when I heard her sweet voice it got confirmed that she is a girl..


    Even if she keeps herself like that she still looks really beautiful.. She obviously doesn''t wear any makeup and her fair skin is flawless .. She is over 6 feet tall.. Although a bit taller than any normal girl.. She is a bit skinny..


    If you ask me her special feature then I would say that it''s her eyes.. That makes her stand out of the crowd cause her eyes are green in color and big in shape..it''s not common in India.. I like those eyes of her which makes her look more innocent but I know she is not... she is very mischievous.. I''ve seen her a lot of times in my short stay here..


    Either quarreling with her mommy or neighbors.. Her mom looks like the old version of her with grey hairs and a little plump body.. Well I don''t think whatever is happening there I should interfere in it.. It''s her family matter anyway.. With that thought I went to buy my groceries..


    On the way of returning ...I saw she was sitting on one of her suitcase with a sad face.. Should I ask her what''s happening? Should I help her? I was still thinking when she saw me coming... Her eyes which were dull just now suddenly lit up.. And I got a bad feeling about it..


    " Yo girly!! You are the new neighbor right?? You see my mother kicked me out of the house and now I don''t have anywhere to go.. Now you''ll think I could go to my relatives but I don''t have anyone besides Mom.. And my friend is out of India now.. " ,She said pouting with puppy dog eyes which were full of hope...


    "So you want to stay in my house for the time being?? " ,I asked her completing her sentence.. She nodded her head with eagerness


    " You know it will be night soon And I am hungry too.. I will do work in your house I promise.. And I will pay the rent when I will get money... Please let me stay for some time.?? ", The way she looked at me made me remember Priyansh..


    Whenever he would want something he would behave exactly like her..


    " Umm but I don''t even know your name " ,I told her sincerely.. I was considering letting her stay in the house.. I will not be lonely with her.. And she has this aura around her which makes me happy..


    " That''s very simple girly.. My name is Jessica.. But call me Jess ..I don''t like that girly name.. I completed my graduation two years ago.. And I am 23 years old now.. I don''t work cause I can''t do any work which is suitable for a girl.. I want to be car mechanic.. Cause I like fixing cars..But my dear Mom doesn''t let me.. I don''t have any boyfriend so you don''t have to worry about that..Mom kicked me out cause I don''t listen to her .. She wants me to start working or get married.. And I don''t want to do both of this things..It''s kinda weird to imagine myself in a wedding Saree.. Or girly makeup.. Can you imagine it?? .. Ewwww that''s really disgusting.. ", she said making funny faces.. telling me everything about her at the same time..


    I burst into laughter.. It''s really weird to imagine her in a Saree .. But if she let her hairs grow she will pass for any model easily..


    .. I know everything she said is true as it shows in her eyes..And even if she is a bit weird I know she is good in her heart..


    " Well OK... Let''s go in.. My name is Piya by the way " ,I said unlocking the door to my house..


    " Thank you so much girly.. I mean Piya.. I don''t know how to rest your kindness.. Should I repay with my body?.?.", She said chuckling..


    " Don''t ever do that.. I''m not into girls.. " ,I said laughing.. I know it''s stupid of me to let her in even if I don''t know her.. But I can''t help it.. She is a girl and I can''t let her stay out of the house at night it''s dangerous for her.. Besides she doesn''t look like she will harm me in any way.. Other than doing some childish mischievous..


    " Oh f*ck girly.. Your house is really huge and good from inside..I loved it her.. You sure you don''t want me? ", She exclaimed excitedly.. I ignored her last sentence .


    " Thanks..Make yourself at home.. The room next to the mine is guest room.. You will stay there.. What will you like to eat?? " , I asked her rummaging through the fridge.


    " Yo don''t be so nice to me.. Or I won''t leave your house .. Make whatever you like but just make more.. My appetite is really big.. May be that''s why Mom kicked me out.. " ,She said laughing at her own joke..


    well a for a girl who is kicked out of the house she is sure happy.. Not at all sad .. I am starting to like her.. I don''t feel bored with her anymore... Life is getting interesting now....

 Chapter 12 - Got the job..

    " Ok Jess what about Kheer Paratha would you like to eat it ?" ,I asked her to make sure that she if she is ok with it .


    "Wow girly you can make that ? I really like it .How did you knew that ?", She was lying on the sofa now munching chips and watching cricket .


    "Well I like to cook so I know a lot of recipes . ", I prepared the dinner and keeping the thought (She probably eats a lot ) in mind made a lot of food.


    "Dinners ready Jess . Help me serving it" , I asked her through the kitchen door. "Coming coming", She came inside and almost took everything in her hands .


    In her one hand there was plates and Parathas in the plates . In other she placed Kheer and walked in the leaving room .


    "This is really delicious girly , Why don''t you open a restaurant ?" ,Jess said with mouth full of food .I just shrugged .


    We finished our food watching live one day cricket match . It was really fun watching her going crazy on all sixes and fours for our team .


    "Jess can I ask you something?" , I asked her doubtfully . "Hey don''t ask such lame questions to me . Come straight to the point " ,She replied mocking me . I face palmed myself . Why did I thought that I can talk seriously with this girl? Ahhhh " Well why did your mom kicked you out?",


    This question was nagging at me from the start so I couldn''t help but ask.


    She sighed ,"Girly I don''t talk about my emotional sh*t. But I guess I owe you this explanation. ", she took a deep breath and continued .


    Their was no playfulness in her eyes . I have a feeling what I am gonna hear is not good .


    "Mom and dad loved each other. Before marrying she got pregnant with me . That ?sshole told mom to have an abortion but mom didn''t want to . So he left her . Mom loves me very much .She never got married only for me . She never hides anything from me .But the realization of the fact that because of me her life is a mess was very intense.


    I made a vow to myself that I will never let anyone hurt her again , So I made myself strong . So strong that no one could break me . I want to be like a fire that no one would dare to put his foot on me .


    Mom wants me to settle down and get married but I don''t want to . I want to stay with her protect her from everything. She is so kind . I want to open my own car repair shop . My friend is gonna help me with that . She doesn''t like this idea so she kicked me out . She thinks this can make me change my plan. But she is wrong . "


    Her sudden confession made me look at her with different light. This stupid girl is suffering so much from inside but never shows any tress of it . Her determination also made me realize how idiot I am . I had everything at my finger tips but I chose the wrong path again and again. My stupidity made not only me but everyone near me suffer .


    "Whatever decision you make I am with you Jess . Your making a good decision", I told her wholeheartedly . "Thanks Piya . I need your backing . Now lets watch the cricket . This is the last ball and I''ll kill you if I miss it ," She said directing her attention yet again to the match .That made me laugh .


    She could hide her true emotion so easily . I need to learn that from her. The rest of the night went by like that.


    The next day I woke up at the ringing of my phone . I picked up the call without looking at the caller ID.


    "Hello I am the receptionist from Infotech company . Can I talk to Miss Piya?", That made me fully awake .


    "Hello this is Piya . " I said somewhat excited to know whats will happen.


    "Good morning Miss Piya . I called you to tell you that your application to join the company is accepted . We are more than happy to have you in our company . " She said very gently .


    "Thank you so much Mam. When can I join the company ?", I asked politely .


    "Miss Piya If you don''t mind we would like you can join from tomorrow morning at 9 AM sharp ." She told me . I was more than happy to start working . Finally I am gonna start working .


    "Of course . Thank you so much." With that I hung up the phone . OMG I''m so happy today. I got the job . With that I started daydreaming about my future . I was grinning from ear to ear like a fool .


    I need to tell this to someone . I told mom and dad about this and I could almost feel there happiness and excitement coming out of the phone .


    I was on the seventh cloud when I heard the doorbell . I went to open the door but the person kept on pressing the bell . What the hell?


    I was so pissed of at whoever it is . I opened the door to see a very handsome guy standing there . He had dyed golden brown long hair which reached to his neck . His eyes the color of deep blue and a manly body . But the look on his face was like he was finding someone very important .


    "Who are you ? And what to you want ?", I asked anger still in its place.


    "Hello Miss, I am Manas Joshi . I am here to find my boss err sorry Jessica . Your neighbors told me she is staying with you ? "


    He asked his eyes trying to find her past me . Before I could answer him I heard Jess talking . I turned to see her .


    "You dork . Where were you when I needed you yesterday?How many times I called you f*cker, Why didn''t you answer me ? " She started swearing the moment she entered . I motioned him to come in as I didn''t wanted others to see the morning show .


    "I am so sorry Boss . I was out of India on a business meeting. I came early morning today ." He replied panic clear on his face. Jess narrowed her eyes but nodded her head.


    What is going on here ? Who is this guy ? And why is he calling her boss? I looked at Jess for explanation. She got the hint and said,


    "He is the friend I mentioned yesterday . He is a business man . He is gonna help me open my car repairing shop . ",She answered my unspoken questions .


    "She is our new neighbor I told you about . She helped me so I''m staying with her for some days ." She explained it to him.


    " Ok I''m preparing breakfast . You should join us too Manas ." I announced making my way towards kitchen . "Thank you miss Piya", He said after me . After breakfast I told Jess that I got the job and will be working from tomorrow.


    She was also happy to hear that . She told me that as now Manas is returned she will be opening her shop in few days . He was gonna help her financially .


    I also offered my help but she rejected it straight away saying I''m already doing a lot . The day went by in a blink as we both were planning our future .

 Chapter 13 - My first day at work..

    I woke up at the sound of alarm. Shit I am gonna be late. I can''t be late on my first day it will leave very bad impression of me. I took a quick shower. Now for the dress I am gonna wear a full length black skirt with white shirt and a black coat.


    I pull my hairs into ponytail and apply a little lip gloss. And I am ready to go. I don''t have time for breakfast so I''m gonna drink a cup of coffee. I know the directions as I googled it yesterday night. So I get my car and head towards the company.


    I am excited, nervous, happy and so much . This is my first step towards future I want give my best to all this . When I reach the company It is like wow!! The company building is very huge . My future is looking very bright from outside lets see what we got in the inside.


    When I enter the building I am greeted with a very warm smile from the receptionist. "Good morning! I am Riddhi Garad. You must be Miss Piya . " She greeted me ,


    "Yeah I am Piya Patil. "


    , I told her.


    "Welcome to Infotech company. I called Eesha she is bosses secretary . Boss wants to meet you in person . She will show you the way . " , I thank her and there comes the secretary .


    She is really beautiful . With the body like a model why does she works in a company huh?


    "Hello I am Eesha and you must be the new employee Piya ", She says smiling at me . Why does it feel like everyone knows about me already ? "Hello Isha ", I smile at her .


    She tells me to follow her and we reach the bosses office . She introduces me to everyone on my way to the office and I greet everyone with a smile plastered on my face .


    She left me in front of the office . When I lift my hand the memories of my previous life comes flooding in my mind. Which makes me freeze on the spot . I don''t want any same scenario this time please god. I gulped down my nervousness and knocked on the door . "Come in ," a deep velvety voice answered from inside the room .


    I entered the room and looked at the person sitting on the chair.He glances in my direction and signals me to sit on the chair opposite to him . He is typing something on his apple ??ptop. Which give me time to admire his beauty. He is really very handsome in a way more handsome than Alok .


    Cause you cant feel any coldness or shadow around him but warm and pleasant air . He has a deep set of almond eyes with hazel color . His thick brown hairs are jelled in a professional way. With sharp facial features like straight nose and full pink lips . I am somewhat mesmerized by his beauty .


    I face palm myself in my mind . Very good Piya this is your first day at work and you are openly drooling over your Boss, Well done ! It won''t be long when he kicks your bu?? out of the office .


    With that thought I try to look away from him. His cabin is very big . With necessary furniture. With a wall size glass window. The same velvety voice pulls me out of my thoughts .


    "Good morning Miss Patil . Welcome in Infotech company. " He speaks with a kind of smile you will do anything to see.


    "Good Morning sir, Nice meeting you " ,I say not knowing his name yet . Its his Dad''s company which he joined recently so there is no much news about him.


    "Kartik Patil , Nice meeting you too . I see not only are you intelligent but also punctual . I appreciate that. And hope you will be like this in future also ," He says to me .


    "You are flattering me Mr. Kartik . Its my job to be on time ." I reply to him as I feel a little shy . He chuckles and says "Ms Eesha will show you around and tell you your job , "


    With that he calls Eesha . And I am back to normal again . Weird how can he make me feel shy and all with just few words ?

 Chapter 14 - Welcome party..

    The day went by smoothly without any difficulties. It was nearly five now soon I''ll be home. It feels good to work actually. Although I didn''t do much I''m still happy. I was adding some data on the computer in my cubicle when Eesha came.


    "Hey newbie any difficulties? ", She asked with bright smile. I''m damn sure no one would get tired in her presence. In this whole day whenever I see her she is always shining and smiling.


    "Thank you , I''m OK ", I replied. Her presence making me feel fresh. "That''s great. You see Piya there is a welcome party arranged for you tomorrow " , she told me excitedly ." Ohhh welcome party? Wow I never knew that. You also had one? ", I asked her excitedly.


    " Not really. Let''s say only the employees who are special have welcome parties. And you are more than special here. ", She said . Huh ? what special employee?


    "What do you mean? ", I asked her somewhat confused over her statement.


    " Ehem , Well you see you are asked to join the company. Where as most of us interviewed and got the job. Your abilities are better than us. " , she said that but I don''t know whom actually she was telling that , me or herself?


    I raised one eyebrow. Something is fishy. Everyone seems to know about me, even if I''m asked to come here it''s not that big of a deal. Or is it? I shrugged that thought and said ," I''ll come tomorrow. Thanks for the party" . She smiled and went to her work.


    I did my work and got ready to go. I was waiting for the lift when I felt someones presence at my back. Even if it was time to go everyone in the company was doing there work. I was new and was given less work. So I was alone . I looked back to face the boss.


    Doesn''t he have a private lift? why is he waiting here? " Hello miss Piya, we meet again. " , He said with a genuine smile. I smiled back but in a professional way and said , "Good evening sir " . " Evening! How was your first day? I hope it went well , if you face any difficulties feel free to ask anyone. The employees here are all helpful. "


    " Thank you sir, I''ll definitely ask when I have problems with work. " I replied , What a friendly boss ! The bell rang indicating the arrival of lift. Thank God ! It''s really awkward for me to talk with boss.


    I went inside and was taken aback when he followed me inside. Most of the time I didn''t spoke much , So it was like that awkward silence. Should I say something? But I''m not much good at talking with unknown people.


    Besides it doesn''t look good to talk with your boss. Leave it be why am I thinking so hard. When the lift reached the ground floor , I thanked God and prayed never to be in same lift with him.


    I stepped outside when he coughed lightly , I turned to look at him to see if he was OK. "Miss Piya I hope secretary Eesha told you about tomorrow''s party. And you are coming? " , He asked and raised one eyebrow.


    " Yeah she told me about that. Thank you sir , but I don''t feel the need of party. " , I told him what was in my mind. " Well it is necessary and I arranged it , You are new here and don''t know much about work and colleagues . So I want to introduce you to everyone .And it will be small business party. Is there any problem? "


    Well what Eesha said back then I didn''t mind much. But now it seems like something is really going on. I mean which boss arranges a party for a new employee? And he seems concerned about me. Is this my wild imagination or he is really a nice person?


    Whatever I need to make sure I don''t face any problems. I nodded my head indicating I''m OK with it. We said our goodbyes and I drove my car to my house. Stopping by the vegetable market to buy some veggies.


    When I reached home , it will be a understatement if I say I wasn''t concerned. Concerned for my house as to what I will face now. Jess doesn''t seem like a person who will clean the house. And I was a clean freak.


    I opened the door with my spare key and made my mind to face the storm.


    But hey there was nothing. Everything was arranged in a very nice ordered better than me. wow man I''m impressed , at least my decision for taking her in wasn''t wrong. I smiled to myself and entered the house humming my favorite song.

 Chapter 15 - You did the work ???

    I was happy that Jess cleaned the house . I entered the leaving room humming a song to myself , all the stress and panic vanished in the thin air when i smelled fresh ginger tea . Wow ~~


    "I''m home , Jess where are you ? ", I asked even though i knew she was in kitchen . " Welcome home, I''m here on the sofa ", she replied making me confused . Huh ?" On the sofa ? Then who is in the kitchen ? ", I asked but before she could answer me someone came from the kitchen.


    " Good evening Miss Piya , I just made tea would you like some ? " Manas came out of the kitchen wearing a pink apron . Ewww how could a guy wear that ? And why is he in the kitchen? What the hell is going on here ?


    I composed my posture and said, " You made tea ? why ? ". I asked him but looked at Jess for answer . She was looking everywhere but at me , I narrowed my eyes.


    "Oh Miss Piya , Jess was trying to help you by cleaning the house but as she never worked before she made a mess at home . She called me in the end and asked for help , so I came and did all the housework , she was having a headache so I made tea for her ", as if trying to defend her . I looked at him dumbfounded ,"You did the work ? What are you her servant ? " . I asked confused as to why would a reach and handsome guy like him work at someone else''s house? Does he work in his house too ?


    "No Miss Piya you got me wrong , I was just trying to help her out " , wait a minute ,why does he keeps calling me Miss Piya ?


    " First of all you don''t need to work in my house whatever is the cause , not even for helping her . Its not like I don''t like it but i don''t want strangers working in my precious kitchen not even you Jess . And secondly for god sake stop calling me Miss Piya just Piya , it annoys me when you keep saying Miss Piya ", I was so worked up that I lashed my anger on him . How could he work in my house ?


    But when I saw the puppy dog eyes he made anger flew out of the window in a millisecond , " I ... I appreciate your work its just that, I don''t like males working in my house they make a big mess in the kitchen . I''m sorry " I was feeling guilty .


    " No need to say sorry to him , he just likes to work in the house . Just because he is the young master in the house no one lets him work , and guess what ? He loves cooking , so i just let him work whenever I get the chance ", Jess said not feeling guilty at all . This girl (sigh) firstly she makes him work in the house , and then like a ungrateful brat makes him take all the blame .


    "It''s ok Miss Piya sorry only Piya , I don''t mind ", Manas said pouting in a tone like I stole a favorite candy from a kid. Could he be more childish ? How old is he ten ? " Oh ok you can work in the house , Just don''t make a mess I really hate it . I also like cooking and I will love it if we could make new dishes", I said trying to lighten the mood in the house .


    His mood lighten up and he looked at me like seeing a goddess for the first time , seriously how old is he ?


    " Thank you so much Miss Piya ,Jess you heard that ? I am so happy finally I will get to make my own dishes ,I''ll make very delicious food for you all . Here is your tea Miss Piya errr Piya . I''ll make Chhole Bhatore[1] for dinner ", He was bubbling with excitement and soon the dinner was ready made by him.


    For the whole time I watched every move of him, he made all the dishes very perfectly and neatly . But the thing which got my attention most was he kept looking at Jess after every ten minutes , as if confirming she was there .


    It was as if she was the most precious person in his life, and even if she was close she was miles away from him .


    The look in his eyes , I know that look very well cause I was in that position before too. He loved her but she was unknown to it , he was afraid that he will lose her so he kept looking at her .


    Boy don''t do this if you really love her then confess her, but don''t give her so much attention that you will lose yourself in it .


    But who am I to say that ? Ugh leave it be I don''t want to go there again . The dinner he served was really delicious more better than hotels .


    [1]Chhole Bhatore is a Punjabi food made in India .

 Chapter 16 - We meet again.....

    I wasn''t able to sleep well that night, thinking about the way boss behaved made me uncomfortable . There were two options in front of me either he was really a considerate person or something was really fishy. ''I don''t know the answer but I don''t want anymore problems in my life either , so I am gonna be more prepared in front of them. Yeah that''s what I am gonna do .''


    I woke up next day and as usual went to work , today was the day of party so after work I changed out of my work attire into a simple yet elegant black gown. The party was hold at the five star hotel named Starbucks. Isha and I went together she was beautiful as usual. Nothing much happened at the dinner party as , everyone introduced themselves to me .


    Mr. Kartik ?ssigned me to work under a project , the manager of that project was Mr. Imtiaz Dharkar a Islam guy . He was of my own age and was very fun to be around , always cracking jokes and making people laugh. I for one also got happy to know that work won''t be difficult and boring when around him. Everyone started drinking but I wasn''t going to drink as you know what happened before , so it''s better for me to stay away from it.


    I excused myself and went out into the garden of the hotel, it was quite peaceful out here. The soft breeze of cool air brushed past me making me smile in the way , this is the first time after being reborn I have felt peaceful myself. Everything is in it''s place at last, my life will get back on track, whatever difficulties I''ll face from now on I''ll never back out. Just like this full moon shining in this beautiful clear sky and this shining stars making it more pleasing to the eyes , I''ll also shine in this life making Mom and Dad proud of me.


    I was lost in my dreams when I felt someone''s hand around my waist , following with the deep voice, " We meet again beautiful " . I jolted up in fear , cause no way in hell I could forget that voice and that touch which made me shudder.


    No this couldn''t be happening, this mustn''t be happening , I never met him in my previous life before our engagement. How is it possible that I keep bumping in him in this life? Despite wanting to run away, I couldn''t run cause my legs turned into a jello that I feared I might fall if I take a step further. So I did the only thing which was possible by me, face him.


    Taking a deep breath I cast a look at him , "Excuse me sir , but do we know each other?".


    I know it sounds ridiculous to even hear that after our one night stand but I have to behave like this in order to make him leave me. I removed his hand from my waist , to which he arched his eyebrow at me. " How many people do you sleep with that you don''t even remember their faces? " , it hit me straight to the heart where it hurts the most. Never in my whole life I was so humiliated.


    "Hey mind your language , I don''t know you and I don''t feel any need to remember a person like you who doesn''t respect women. " , I said trying to control my anger but failed to hide my emotions.


    "Oh you don''t remember me? Let me remind you then Miss, one month ago in W hotel of Goa we spent the night together. You were the one who started to seduce me and you were the one who left me in the morning . If you want proof I could show you your p?nt??s which you left behind. " , He said holding my chin in his hands , he was extremely close to me looking in my eyes as if trying to see my soul.


    " That.. That night was a mistake, I.. I was drunk and couldn''t control my emotions. And I don''t remember what happened that night either. Let''s forget about that night , pretend nothing happened. Now leave me ~~ " , I said stammering on my words and trying to get free from his hold but it was of no use, he was strong.


    " Do you know no shame? If can''t handle alcohol then why drink it in first place? What''s over I can''t forget that part , I liked your body and your touch especially your m??ns. So forget about the idea of getting away from me , and be my woman . I''m ready to pay any price you name, you just have to be my woman and no one else is allowed to touch you except me." , he said that in a seductive way but it felt disgusting to even hear that and for a second I felt disgusted to myself that I ever loved this man.


    How could I be so blind to fall for a guy who treats women like a piece of shit ? Who does he think I am his personal whore? That I would be his woman for some nasty sum of money ? I couldn''t tolerate it anymore I raised my hand and slapped him hard across his face. He was shocked to see that and under the dim light I could also see the faint fingerprints on his face, which made me satisfied by my creation .


    " I am not a whore for your kind information Mister , and never in my whole life I will ever be. Remember that for your whole life and please for God sake leave me don''t show me your ridiculous face ever. ", with that said I turned away and ran in opposite direction from him in my desperate attempt to get away from him.


    In my previous life he hurted me badly but it was hurt that I felt , cause deep down I knew that it was only one sided love and I couldn''t expect anymore from him. But those words of him just now hit me hard and made me to see the person he is clearly for the first time. No there won''t be love in my heart anymore, if there will be anything then it will be hatred.


    Hatred for the guy I loved so dearly in my previous life. You just wait and watch Mr.Alok Kulkarni I will pay you ten folds back what you did to me. Till now I always thought about running away from him, running away from my past. But not anymore I will make him taste his own medicine now .


    I Hate you my CEO husband....

 Chapter 17 - You are important to me...

    I was in a bathroom, cleaning the mess I had made of my face while crying my heart out. When I heard some girls gossiping outside the bathroom, I could see them but they can''t. I remembered them they were the new interns in our company.


    First girl :" What is so good about her that sir arranged welcome party for her? "


    second girl :" Obviously her looks, she looks like a Barbie doll. I''m sure she must''ve seduced the boss "


    First girl :" But everyone said she got the job because of her high ranking. She is topper of their college. "


    Second girl :" I don''t believe that, have you never seen how the boss looks at her? It''s like she is his long lost love. And did you forget the meeting arranged by him?"


    First girl : " Yeah I remember, he specifically told us all to take care of her and never hurt her, or we all will be fired. "


    Second girl : " Yeah that was weird , I think something is going on between her and Boss . But we should keep our mouths sealed in case she became the Boss''s wife. "


    They both laughed at that and rolling there eyes went out in the hotel. Leaving me there alone, my brain couldn''t work on the information I just received right now. Exactly what is going on? Why is he doing all this things? Holding a meeting just to tell them take care of me? A welcome party for me?


    Now now whatever it is I need to know that, and before it is too late I might as well have to resign from this job. I don''t want any crazy boss. I said my goodbyes and went home , staying there for even a second was like suffocating. For the following week I observed him closely whenever got the chance , and I got the conclusion that the boss was sure giving special attention to me.


    He would order lunch for me, he''ll make sure that I won''t have to work much , he will stole glances at me , once I got hot coffee spilled over my hands and he was panicked like I was on my death bed. I decided that I don''t want to work here any longer, I was b?r?ly able to get free from my past and now this?


    I typed my resignation letter and went to his office, "May I come in Sir ?" . I said and knocked on the door . " Yes come in " , came the reply shortly afterwards. I opened the door and went inside, I was nervous for sure but more I was more determined to get away from him.


    " This is my resignation letter sir, I am sorry but I can''t work here anymore. " , I said keeping my head straight. The smile on his face slowly turned to confusion , " Is today the April Fool day ? " ,He asked arching his perfect eyebrow . " Not April Fool sir, But I''m serious. I am leaving. " , I said trying to maintain my composure.


    " Care to tell me the reason? Is the pay not good? Are the other employees giving you problems ? Exactly what is the problem? And don''t you think it''s too soon to judge something, you''ve hardly worked for half a month and your giving me resignation? " , his calm smooth talking changed into anger by each and every word.


    " Everything is perfect sir, or one might say too perfect for a new employee like me. " , O was now getting angry too remembering the conversation between those two interns at the party and his behavior till now.


    " What do you mean ? What exactly do you want to say? say it clearly stop beating around the bush. " , he said now rising from his sit .


    " Oh so you don''t know anything? What is with all this extra care you are giving me? What''s with the party and meetings hold for me? What am I supposed to think about it? Now you care to explain? ", I was already on my edge from that encounter with Alok and then those employees, so I released all my anger on him.


    " You are important to me... " , he cried out in anger.

 Chapter 18 - I love you..

    " You are the most important person to me ..", he said that making me freeze to my place.


    "What do you mean? What important person and all? " , I said not getting where the conversation was getting to. Do you ever feel that your inner voice is trying to say something? I felt that at the exact moment , it was saying run Piya , run away from him the answer you are going to hear is not something you could digest. But I was tired of running away, I wasn''t going to run anymore now not anymore.


    "Listen to me, I don''t wanna hide it from you anymore. Cause I never did the wrong thing, but you have to promise me one thing " , he said coming closer to me .


    " I am sorry, I can''t promise you anything without knowing what are your true intentions", I told him honestly what I felt .


    " I promise you that, I mean you no harm . Hell I would die before thinking about hurting you . I want you to promise me that you won''t leave me, at least be my friend but don''t hate me ", he said practically begging me .


    " I will think about that after you tell me everything, and I mean everything", I wasn''t going to promise him anything before knowing his story.


    " OK listen then ", he said and started telling me ...


    I was the top student of my school before a girl transferred to our class , cause after that she was the topper always and I lost my position as a topper. But it wasn''t the only thing I lost, I also lost my heart which was stolen by her .


    It was the love at first sight , I fell for her on the first look of her. She was like a angel to me, after that wherever she went my eyes would automatically follow her. She sat in front of me, that girl was always studying . Sometimes I got envious of the books, what is so good about them that she never even looked at me?


    One day I was taking a book from the library shelf , but when I took that book, I saw her she was exactly in front of me. But she didn''t notice me, I touched her hands unconsciously and she looked up directly in my eyes , it was only for a second before she turned and left.


    But that was the happiest moment of my life, cause my crush until now had turned into love just by meeting her eyes.


    I didn''t wash that hand which was touched by her for almost a month . Once she left her hair pin, it was a cute little rose which I have kept till now.


    It was a fun fair day in school, and she had opened a stall of books. But I could see that she wasn''t happy, cause there wasn''t any customer on her stall.


    I gathered all my friends and gave them my all savings , told them to buy her books. I lost my savings ,but the happiness in her eyes and her joyful face was more precious to me than any gem or money.


    My friends pressurized me to tell her about my feelings, and also gave me the confidence that she will say yes.


    That was the day of Valentine''s and it was our last year in school , so it was my best chance to tell her. I decided everything, from what I will say to her , what will be her response and I even prepared a rose bouquet for her myself.


    But I wasn''t able to propose her on that day , as my father died in a car accident. It was all in a rush, our company was falling apart and I was the only heir. So at the age of eighteen I became the boss of this company, I gave the exams externally and completed my studies.


    But believe me when I say, that there wasn''t a single second in this years that I haven''t thought about her.


    "Do you want to know who is that girl? ", he said now he was standing in front of me.


    I know who is that girl, and I don''t want him to tell me that, my inner voice was right I should have ran away from here. I shaked my head indicating him that I don''t want to know, but he still told me.


    "You are that girl Piya, you are the person I am madly in love with since childhood. I can''t forget you, when I close my eyes the face I see is yours . I Love You Piya, I love you", he said and raised his hand to touch my cheek.

 Chapter 19 - Can we be friends???

    At the same night at Piya''s house,


    Piya was cleaning the dishes, but was lost in her own world. It was like that since she returned from her work, Jess who was observing her was like, '' Did she left her brain at work or something? ''


    Jess was feeling kinda weird, that the always calm and collected girl who whatever was the matter never lost her cool was acting like this today.


    At last she thought, ''Enough is enough, for how long this big sister of mine is going to wash the same dish? Girly at least consider the feelings of that dish ,which is being washed for almost half an hour now.''


    " Yo girly I''m going to open the store next week on Monday, almost everything is done preparing. You will be coming for opening ceremony, right? ", Jess tried to start yet another conversation with Piya.


    " Oh OK, I''ll take leave on that day. " , she said and went to her own fairy land again , at least that''s what Jess thought.


    Piya''s pov :


    ''Taking a leave? Am I even going to work there after what happened today? ''


    When Mr. Kartik lifted his hand to touch me I flinched, and stepped back. But the disappointment and sadness in his eyes didn''t hide from me, so I averted my eyes.


    No I don''t want to feel this same thing again, I know what it feels to love someone and then loose that person. I know the pain, the endless torture of night, the suffering of not getting loved back.


    "Piya I know it''s sudden for you, but believe me I''m not asking anything in return from me. I loved you through all my heart, I don''t want you to love me back. .. But please don''t... Don''t hate me for all this, just stay by my side as a employee or something else. I''m not a bad person, I promise you I''ll worship you like a God. Don''t leave this company, you don''t know how much I''ve suffered in your absence." in his speech and in those words was the sincerity and the promise of never betraying me.


    And in those same words of his I saw myself, when I was begging in front of Alok . I know if I say know to him now how much he will break from inside. But I know that too If I say yes to him and stay by his side, this time I won''t be able to join the peaces of my heart.


    I didn''t know when tears started streaming down my eyes, I only knew that when he got panicked and said, "Hey Piya please don''t cry, please if you don''t want this you can say no. It won''t hurt much but your tears and silence is killing me slowly, please stop crying. Or I''ll start crying" .


    With that said he really started to cry but in a child like manner, and with loud noise.


    " Haha hahaha hey, stop it your nose is running" , I said unable to control my laughter.


    He stopped crying and smiled at me, "Piya you don''t know the effects you make on me. When you laugh it feels like all the world is turned into a beautiful scenery of roses. And when you cry it feels like a knife is piercing through my heart , making it bleed slowly. "


    My laughter died with his words, I said " Sir I can''t, I can''t love you I''m sorry. I''m not the same girl you loved you when we were in school. That girl was pure, and full of happiness. I''m not pure anymore, so much has happened in this years. Please forgive me. "


    " You are the same girl Piya , no matter what happens. And don''t say that you are not pure, you are as pure as the lotus in a mud. The dirt can''t touch your heart, even if you grow in it. And I don''t want you to love me back, just don''t resign from this office." , his words were like the exact thing I wanted in that time .


    "Thank you sir, I''ll think about the resignation thing and tell you later. I''m gonna go now. ", I said and started to get out of his office.


    "Piya, I know it''s a bit weird and crazy. But will you be my friend? I promise I won''t ask for more, just consider it. I was hoping to be your friend since the first time I saw you. Please consider it at least. " , he said sheepishly , scratching his head .


    A boss of such a big company is acting like a teenager. "I''ll consider it, Bye. ", I said and came out of his office .


    I never thought out of all the things ,this things would happen, my mind is a mess now. I don''t remember much of the things which happened in that day , and for how much time I was conscious.


    What should I do about him? Should I accept his feelings and be his friend ? or pack my emotions in a luggage and resign from work?

 Chapter 20 - New project..

    I never had friends in my previous life, and after the death of my family I was utterly isolated. May be that was the reason for my miserable ending by myself ? I don''t want to repeat the same mistakes again, so I''m gonna try to be happy. Make friends, enjoy my life, enjoy every beautiful thing and the love of the people who love me. I am not the type of person who will take revenge on someone , but I won''t late anyone bully me either.


    Thinking about what Mr. Kartik said, I was like that too. So I can really understand what he is gone through. And having him as my friend is not a bad idea either, but I don''t think o would ever be able to love someone. My heart won''t beat for anyone again ,And I am probably gonna beat the shit out of myself if it happens.


    I accepted his friendship and didn''t resign from work. I felt relieved and happy too, work didn''t seem to stress me out.


    "Piya about the new project, did you do the presentation I asked you for? ", Imtiaz my superior in this project said. We were doing a new project, it was my first project and important one.


    "Yes sir , the presentation and the system analysis is done.", I said.


    "OK this are the requirements of the customer, and remember the customer is from a very big company. And there will be a meeting on Saturday, prepare everything I asked for without any mistakes. ", he said. He was a very capable person. And worked with all his sincerity.


    " Point noted sir, I''ll start the work of basic coding of the software. ", I said and he winked and left.


    He trained me on how to develop codes and taste the software efficiently in just a week. I was done with my work and there was nothing special to do now, so I scrolled through the internet.


    "Hacking ", was the word which got my attention. Since I was a kid I always had this weird dream of hacking someone''s computer. And dunno why but I felt like I should see this now, it''s gonna be useful. So for the next three hours I completely learned how to do hacking without getting caught. I''m really excited to try this on someone.


    I went home after work, and met a very tired Jess. Her car repairs center had started from this week , and it was working like a pro. The results is how she looked at the evening ,Like a lifeless chicken . Though if you put a car in front of her even if she is asleep she would repair it like a professional.


    Manas helped her in her work a lot, he will make lunch and dinner for her. And sometimes I even feed her, when she is half asleep. I ate the dinner which was made by Manas and helped her in some of her work.


    Saturday came like a second passed, I was very engulfed in my new project. If this project becomes successful then my future is as bright as a star in the sky.


    I prepared myself for the meeting and made the best presentation I could. Something is missing though, I don''t know the company''s name I''m gonna work with.


    "Mr. Dharkar what is the name of the company we are going to make this software for? ", I asked Imtiaz.


    "It''s the number one industry in India, Kulkarni industry and Mr. Alok Kulkarni will be coming to this meeting by himself. So do your best, wish you luck. ", he said seriously.


    I looked at him as if he was making some sort of joke, but he didn''t looked like it. Guess what, my fate is playing some dirty tricks on me. Like hell Man, is this how you make me suffer God? But wait a minute, this is the best opportunity to have my pay back.


    And Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni needs to learn lessons ,so that he won''t dare to cross paths with me again . Gahhh I''ll make sure that the fruits of your Karma taste bitter than anything and you Mr. Bastard remember me as your worst nightmare. I wasn''t the person of taking revenge but now the word revenge on him tastes sweeter than Mango.....

 Chapter 21 - Rat for the experiment..

    I went inside the conference room, all the employees related to this project and other supporters were there. It will be a understatement if I say I wasn''t nervous but I was excited too ,Weird mixture of emotions .


    The head sit on the big conference room was empty cause Mr. Alok Kulkarni wasn''t present till now. I was just thinking when I heard the tapping of boots. Ah speak of the devil....


    Something is changed, I don''t feel the same way I used to feel before. Before even if thinking about meeting him will make me excited and jittery , but now I feel nothing . ''Good job Piya, you are one step ahead to meet your goals'', I patted to myself.


    I quickly went through my presentation , when I felt someone staring at me. I looked up to meet those familiar set of eyes staring at me intently, but do you know what is the catch up?


    He was entering when he saw me and stood rooted to his ground, and everyone present their was looking at both of us. Gahh Man!! can you act a little normal?


    I averted my gaze and I guess he also got his conscience back, cause he went to his sit. Imtiaz started the meeting by giving a speech and basic introduction. He then called my name and told me to start my presentation. I gave my presentation and the full introduction about what the software will be like.


    After the meeting came to end Imtiaz asked Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni about his opinion . But but this guy''s mind was wondering elsewhere , do I need to tell where?


    "Ehem.. Mr. Kulkarni what is your opinion about this project?", he asked yet again.


    "Uh oh, yeah not bad. The idea is unique and fresh , it will make us work on the software efficiently and smoothly without much complications. But I have a condition, Miss Piya will be working on it under my guidance. And I want her to manage this project on her own. ", he said looking at me .


    Again, what''s with this guy? In my previous life he would never come in contact with me and flee away from me as far as possible. But why is he being so clingy now? But hell and damnation if I don''t grab this opportunity. If you want destroy a tree you should cut it from it''s roots.


    Imtiaz looked at me to ask about my opinion and I nodded my head in a yes.


    "That''s a wonderful idea Mr. Kulkarni but she is new at work, so she doesn''t have much experience. I hope you don''t mind ?", he said .


    "Oh I don''t mind it, I''ll describe her everything in detail.", he said all business like.


    I rolled my eyes, yeah I know what you mean by that. The meeting ended successfully and I walked out of the room, as soon as possible.


    BAM!!!


    I bumped into someone and fell on the ground,


    "How clumsy, can''t you see where are you going? Are you blind? ", it was a girls voice. I looked up from toe to head. High heels probably five inch high pencil heels, followed with long shapely tanned legs , big booty and narrow waist and big Boobs . And the dress was black which reached her th??h and showed a little too much of a cleavage. Was that a hickey on her neck? I just looked up at the face of this awful beauty, guess who was she?


    The person I never thought I''d meet Mr.Arrogant Kulkarni''s secretary , the same b with itch whom I caught with him that day. My hands were itching to slap her till she spits blood from her mouth. But no no no, never be so reckless Piya. I bent down to grab my phone but there were two , and an instant idea came to my mind.


    Now I''ll be able to listen to conversations through her phone, I can read her messages, and see all the data inside her phone. I did the quick victory dance and went to return her phone, cause I am a very generous person , see!!


    I was passing by a empty corridor when someone grabbed my arm and pulled me inside the store room.

 Chapter 22 - When I saw her...

    Alok''s point of view :


    After that wild night I couldn''t take her off my mind, it was like whatever I do her face will appear in front of me. I''m going crazy....


    There was a business meeting over dinner in Starbucks in pune that day, and I was tired because lack of sleep and work for the first time.


    After the meeting ended, I dunno why but I was pulled towards the garden . So I went there , where I saw her again. She was looking up at the stars with a faint smile on her lips, looking oh so gorgeous.


    All my tiredness went out of the window when I saw her. It was like she became the medicine of my pain , but the next moment I saw something which caused me pain . Because she looked lonely and pained herseld , I had an urge to go there and hold her in my arms making sure she won''t leave me again.


    Her p?nt??s which were left by her , I kept them as her reminder. I know all it will only bring me pain, but before I could think and stop myself it was too late.


    I was already holding her by her waist, and the scariest part was she was trembling under my touch. Which was unusual for me, cause now I was the playboy. And girls would roam around me ,like bees around honey .


    And I was too much of a coward to tell her my real feelings for her, what if she left me yet again like Aastha? So I did the only thing which I am ashamed of myself too, I asked her to be my woman and offered her money.


    But her response was the total opposite unlike all the girls, cause my dear girl slapped me in my face. I was both happy and angry at that time , happy cause she wasn''t a bad girl and angry cause she left me .


    I don''t know what to do, there are to options either run after her and make her mine or leave her and stay alone like always. I chose the later one, cause it won''t hurt her in this process.


    After that day I tried to forget her, erase her memories from my mind. But I couldn''t do so, that girl made a special sit in my heart for herself that couldn''t be empty .


    I made myself busy in work trying to divert my mind, it worked for sometime. Note down the word sometime , cause all my efforts went vain when I saw her again.


    I was late to the meeting because my secretary was busy in her wild make out session with my employee. But I don''t care about her personal life or whatever she does , cause she is good at her work and that''s all it matters to me.


    It was a meeting in pune, it was a project which wasn''t much important but I felt I should go there.


    I was still talking to my secretory about some work when my gaze travelled through the meeting hall and fell on her.


    It was like all the surroundings stopped working, I could only see her and no-one else. She was looking really good in her office clothes , she was wearing a white bu??on down shirt and blue pencil skirt. Her hairs were pulled back into a ponytail, and a loose strand of hair fell on her chicks.


    God knows how I stopped myself from reaching her and touching that smooth and brown lock of hair. She was unknown to my presence and was reading something in her ??ptop.


    She looked up and our gaze mate her brown eyes looked like chocolate , it was only for a second before she looked away. And the spell broke, I sensed all the people were looking at us.


    I tried to maintain my composure and went to take my sit, but my mind was nowhere in the meeting and the presentation they were giving.


    At the time of her presentation I listened to intently, she was really good at her work. So I decided that she will be the head of this project under my guidance. Of course there was a hidden agenda, that I''ll get to spend some time with her.


    When the meeting ended she fled from the hall like a chicken, I couldn''t catch up with her .


    I was still trying to find her when I saw the same white silk shirt and blue long skirt. She was all alone , so I did the only thing that came to my mind.


    I pulled her inside the room which was likely the store room , and locked the door after us.


    Her breathing was uneven , I looked at her lips which were begging me to touch them.


    So before she could say anything I pulled her into my arms and claimed her lips with mine. I kissed her making sure that I touched all the corners of her lips.


    She was shocked I could sense that, but my sanity was nowhere to be around me. All my frustration and anger I forced into that kiss , letting her know that I wasn''t going to let her leave me this time.


    Last time it was actually hard for me to let her go, cause I thought that I would harm her. Or she will hurt me , but this time no matter what I won''t let her go.

 Chapter 23 - Stay away from me....

    Piya''s point of view :


    Someone pulled me inside the store room , when I turned to see who is it, it was Alok . What does he want now ? I was getting agitated, but before I could say something he kissed me.


    He f*cking kissed me, I was beyond shocked. I tried to free myself from his hold but he was too strong, so I did the only thing I could do, bit his lips.


    I bit his lips till I could taste iron.


    "Sh*t , are you a cat or what? Why did you bite me?", he said loosening his grip and touching his lips.


    Gahh Man!!! You f*cking bastard .... My temperature rose like a rocket and in that process I slapped him.


    "Do you still have the face to ask me? You freaking animal, how could you kiss me? Seems like I wasn''t clear about myself that day , Let me tell you again. Don''t you dare touch me again , or I''ll chop you in small peaces and feed them to my dog. ", I said anger rising in me with my every word.


    "Oh? Let me tell you something too , when I like someone I won''t let them leave me no matter what. And now I like you, so you have no other option than liking me back. And this is the last time you slap me , I won''t threaten you I''ll do it directly. ", he said that coming closer to me.


    " I don''t like you, and stop day dreaming I won''t ever like a pervert like you . Even if you are the last person on earth , so stay away from me.", I pushed him and opened the door to leave.


    "Well I''ll make sure you fall for me Miss Piya , and it doesn''t matter if I''m the last person or not I won''t let anyone come closer to you. Cause I don''t like to share.... ", he said in my ear when I was about to leave.


    I didn''t answer back, and left there. I don''t like to share, Humph!! We''ll see..


    I went to my cubicle to do the work, for the rest of the day I was on high alert. It was like he''d come from anywhere, finally the day came to an end and I gave out the sigh of relief.


    "Tired? ", I bounced in my sit when I heard it abruptly .


    I looked for the source of the voice and it was Kartik , after that conversation with him I hardly saw him ever . May be he was trying to give me some space, he respected me.


    But I didn''t wanted to talk with anyone at this moment so I just told him some random lie and went home. Home sweet home ~~~


    I wasn''t in the mood of eating dinner and I was wanted to relax my mind. Jess was going to stay at the store as she was having some important car to repair by tomorrow and Manas was going to accompany her. Sometimes I wonder does this boy have nothing to do besides tagging on her like a tail? Whatever, but he is really sweet.


    I took a hot shower and changed into my pajamas. I''m going to treat myself to ice cream today, I played some random movie and ate my favorite bucket of Choco chip ice cream while sitting on the sofa.


    After eating the bucket full of ice cream, I watched the movie but it was boring like h*ll and I was dozing off to sleep, when I suddenly remembered that I had hacked that secretary''s phone.


    I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone, attached it to my ??ptop and went through her data.But My little heart like a teenager couldn''t bear the contents in it anymore .


    Do you ever feel to die because of seeing something? Well I felt that and it was like I died five times seeing it already. At the end I just stopped looking and switched off my ??ptop.


    What kind of woman clicks her pictures while kissing some random guys so passionately? And who in the hell sends those types of dirty messages? Yikes!! But I got something helpful too, let''s see if it comes to my use...

 Chapter 24 - She helped me...

    I was sleeping soundly when I heard the ringing of doorbell. I looked at the clock and it was five in the morning.


    I ran downstairs and looked through the peephole of the door, it was Mama''s but he wasn''t alone he was carrying Jess in his arms.


    I opened the door, "What happened? Why is she in your arms? Is she OK? " . I bombarded him with my questions.


    "I''m sorry, she is sick and have fever. Because of the workload she couldn''t get enough sleep and food. ", he placed her in her room and was looking at her like a lost puppy.


    "What? Why didn''t you take her to the hospital? ", I asked concerned.


    "My friend is doctor and he checked her, he said she will be fine when she''ll get enough sleep. ", he said putting a blanket over her.


    " Did she ate anything? ", I asked.


    "Yeah we had a pizza take out but she ate very little . I''m concerned about her, can I stay by her side for tonight and take care of her? Please Miss Piya .. ", he said not moving his eyes away from her.


    "No you can''t, it''s inappropriate for you to stay here. Besides you should go and rest your self , I''ll take care of her. ", I said thinking it thoroughly.


    But he seemed reluctant to go.


    I fetched cold water and a cloth to help her minimize her fever. And saw that he was still standing there like a statue .


    "What''s the matter Manas ? I''ve observed you from the start , do you have feelings for her? ", I asked in a gentle tone , cause I couldn''t hold it anymore.


    "Is it that obvious? Yeah I like her in fact I love her. She is like my life saver , my knight in shining armour. ", he said sheepishly scratching his head and blushing.


    What a weirdo but he is still cute, " What''s your story? " , I asked trying to distract him and myself from the night.


    "Well my story... I was a bastard child ofy dad after mom passed away ,he took me in as I had nowhere to go . I was always those week type and students in our school bullied me.


    I never got the confidence to fight back. I was in seventh standard ,one day some bullies were hitting me at the back side of the school. No one helped me , I was bleeding and screaming for help.


    I was about to faint when she came, she was like a hero you know? She actually fought with all those big guys and helped me. She was never like those cute and innocent looking week girls.


    She was always daring, never showing her true emotions on her face. I started to like her from then on, I gave her chocolates as to thank her. Can you believe what she said? ''hey cut the crap already, don''t give me that sh*t like chocolate instead fight those guys back. Only then you will be the true Man '', her words effected me alot.


    I got my confidence back, no one bullied me after that. We became friends, I was rich in money but poor in love. I don''t know how and when but I started to love her.


    But I''m too much of a coward to tell her my feelings , what if she leaves me ? I''ll not only loose my love but also my dearest friend , there won''t be anything in life if I loose her too. " , he said while spacing out.


    Today I saw at both of them in different light. The always smiling and shy guy was in love with a tomboy girl. And that girl was unknown to his feelings. What a weird love story, but cute at the same time . Though I want to solve their problems and gave them a happy ending, I can''t. I can''t interfere with someone else''s life....


    "You know what Manas? Loving someone and getting the loved back by that person is the best thing in life. But don''t say such absurd thing as there''s nothing else besides that person in your life.


    Even if no one loves you, start to love yourself. You are the most important person to yourself , and if possible try to know her feelings too.


    If you want me to help you in this matter then I''ll help you remember I''m with you . But don''t make any nasty decisions. Am I clear? ", I know I gave him a long speech, but I don''t want him to repeat the same mistakes I did.


    "Thank you so much for your advice Miss Piya , I''ll keep that in mind always. And thanks for supporting me, You are very kind ", he said all smiley smiley.


    We both took care of Jess, as he didn''t go. And I also didn''t had the heart to tell him to go.

 Chapter 25 - Its for work...

    It was Sunday that day, an off day from work. I was up early in the morning taking care of Jess, so I was dozing off on sofa.


    It was past nine in the morning when my phone rang, I woke up with a sleepy head. "How annoying, who''s there this early in the morning? " , I wasn''t in the mood of talking so I spoke up without seeing the caller ID.


    "Oh Good morning to you too Miss Piya, wake up sleepy head" ,a deep voice came through the phone which jolted me awake.


    Gahh Man!! "How did you get my number? ", I said annoyed by him.


    "Did you forget that we are doing a project together, and I''ll be the lead? It''s reasonable to have your number dumbo ", he said calmly which annoyed me even further.


    " Ok whatever, why are you calling me early in the morning? ", I said rolling my eyes at no one in particular.


    "Well well Miss Piya, we are gonna have our business together and I want to discuss some plans about the project with you. ", he said with somewhat sweet tone.


    "So? What about that? ", I said yawning not getting what he meant.


    "Your yawning? Seriously it''s nine in the morning you are still sleeping? ", he said suddenly.


    "Mr. Arro errr Mr. Kulkarni will you please get to the point? And it''s Sunday today I''ll sleep for the whole day and it''s still none of your business. ", I can''t believe this guy. Gahh Man!!!


    " Ugh yeah, We are going to have dinner this evening , it''s a business dinner. So don''t be late , I hate the people who doesn''t value time. And always remember that", he said getting to the point.


    And why in the hell did I thought he spoke sweetly before? "Who is going to have a dinner with you? ", I wasn''t going to spend my only Sunday to meet with him. I was having more important things to do, like sleeping or sleeping. For the whole week I didn''t get much time to sleep because of work.


    "You my dear, and remember I''m the Boss. And Boss is always right, don''t be late. I''ll message you the timing and place. ", before I could argue anymore he hung up on me.


    ''This Bastard , what does he think he is? Some kind of king or what? Don''t be late, I''m the boss. Humph!! Boss my a$$. I swear to God if I don''t make this dinner your worst dinner , I''ll change my name. '' I spoke out to the phone.


    I was so annoyed that I didn''t heard the small chuckle first , when I looked around I saw Jess. She was awake, I rushed towards her and checked her forehead for fever. She was back to normal ,"Are you OK? Do you feel thirsty? ".


    She nodded her head, I fetched her water and made her drink it. She gulped it down in one go, she looked pale and week.


    "Hey Jess please don''t over work yourself, take care of your health too. You''re becoming week ", I told with concern.


    " You look cute when you are annoyed, and Yeah I''ll take care . By the way Did that dumbass go home?", she asked looking everywhere.


    "Yeah, he was here till seven in the morning, he took care of you for the whole time when you was in coma. At first he was reluctant to go , but I told him to come after shower. He''ll come soon though. ", I told her watching her reaction closely. But as usual she didn''t show much emotion.


    "Thank you Piya, I''m going to my room now. I''ll sleep for some more time . ", she said walking towards her room.


    "OK take care, I''m going to make something for you to eat I''ll wake you up when it''s done ", I said after her.


    I got showered and made Khichdi for her as it was good to eat in the flu. She was still sleeping, I woke her up and served her. And gave her some pills.


    I made tea for myself and went into my small garden to sip it. But it wasn''t much pleasant, guess why? Cause my mood was already destroyed by Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni.


    Dinner meeting huh? Does this guy know how much I earned for a single dinner with my dear husband?


    Who never came to have dinner with me , when I always made dinner and waited for him to return home? And now when I so much as to hate him and don''t want to be near him, he is asking for a dinner. How childish Plays fate plays with us..... Huhhhhh

 Chapter 26 - Sista and Broda...

    Manas came shortly after that, so I said " Hey Manas , Jess is sleeping so I thought you should go home and rest as well. "


    "uh-huh well you see Miss Piya, today''s holiday and I don''t have anything else to do. Besides I''m not gonna rest at home either, can I stay here instead? ", he said making puppy dog eyes which I couldn''t refuse.


    " Oh OK", I said.


    "Oh then let''s do the cleaning, everything is a bit messy here. ", he said suddenly becoming cheerful , I looked at him with wide eyes.


    "Are you kidding me? You want to do cleaning of my house ? Gahh Man!!! I can''t believe it.", I said still gaping at him.


    " Oh I''m sorry, you don''t like this idea? ", he said looking like a lost puppy.


    How can this guy change his mood so quickly? I mean wow... I''m at the loss of words here


    " Oh no not at all, I mean shouldn''t you be lazing around on Sunday? besides you are the prince of your family so how can you work here? " , I said trying to tell him my inner thoughts.


    " No I like to work , didn''t I tell you before? And I feel like I''m at home when I''m here, so can I Sista? ", he said looking a bit sad.


    "What did you call me? ", did he just called me Sista or was it my imagination?


    " Si.. Sista .. Did you not like it? if not then I won''t call you that. ", he said stuttering .


    "Of course I like it, call me Sista it''s cool. Can I call you Broda too? ", I asked my eyes were beaming with happiness.


    He turned red instantly and said, " Yeah. I like it three". I really like this guy, my new Broda .


    "Let''s start the cleaning then", I said energetically.


    For the rest of the day we did all the cleaning of the house from floor to ceiling together and laundry too. It was all bright like a new house, "Wow it feels so refreshing after cleaning the home, but I''m tired though. ", I said to him while he gave me lemonade made by him.


    We were drinking the lemonade and chatting about this and that when my phone beeped. It was a message from Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni telling me about the location and time of the dinner.


    It was at 7 o''clock in the evening, hey are you kidding me? It''s 6 o''clock now.. How am I supposed to be there this early?


    And wait all my work clothes.. Shit they are washed and wet till now. What am I supposed to wear now?


    Ah wait why am I so worked up? It''s not a worked day today , so I don''t need to wear work clothes anyway. And let him wait for me, why should I hurry over there?


    I took a shower because of the sweat and dirt I changed into a Punjabi suit which was of sky blue color with pink embroidery and pink Dupatta. My hairs were still wet so I left them loose on my back.


    Wearing diamond earrings and a watch I am ready to go. I''m not doing any makeup cause I don''t want to look good in front of him.


    I wore my favourite hills and told Jess that I''m going out, her dinner was ready and her fever was also down so there wasn''t much need to worry about her.


    I was about to go out when I heard Manas say, " Sista where are you going? I''m also going out so I can give you lift".


    "Well I''m going to Foodie restaurant as I have a business meeting there ", I told him.


    "Are you? That''s my restaurant , I''m the boss of there. Let''s go I''ll take you there. ", he said getting his car keys.


    While I was having a very fantastic idea, If he is the boss then everyone will listen to him. Wait for me Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni , this will be the best dinner of your life. You wont forget this even in your worst nightmares .. ihahaha!!


    I got into his car and told him my plan, Manas being Manas didn''t agreed to it at first. But when I called him Broda with puppy dog eyes it actually worked. He instantly blushed and agreed to my evil plan.


    I was greening from ear to ear like a fool thinking about his response when we reached there. I was fifteen minutes late but who cares, I entered the restaurant and looked for him.


    Our eyes mate ,he looked me up and down and I''m sure his annoyed expression changed into astonished and then dazed in one second. And I was like what a weirdo...

 Chapter 27 - The one you drugged???

    If everything went according to the plan then I''ll be able to take my revenge on him, though it won''t be the cruel one but still a pay back.


    I was sitting in front of him around the round table. This hotel is quiet nice, with white and sky blue color combination. A grand but still peaceful and elegant restaurant , it was crowded with people.


    I didn''t want to spoil my mood by starting any argument with him, so I was ignoring him by looking everywhere but at him . Where as he was busy checking me out, Gah Man!!!


    "You look beautiful in suit , you should wear them often", he said startling me .


    Oh do I now? I just smirked at him and said, "what was the business you were talking about? ".


    "The presentation you gave wasn''t bad, but I think there are some flaws in it. And about the software I don''t want any bugs in it, so you will show me every changes made in it. I want you to work in my office for the time being, I''ll provide you all the necessary equipment and resources. The coders and designer will be also working with you at my com-", he was still talking when I interrupted him.


    "Have you really lost your mind? why in the world I''ll work from your office? Who in their right mind goes to work to the customers office to work instead of their workplace? ", I shouted at him, who does he think he is?


    "I''m the boss here, don''t make me repeat my words. And boss is always right, besides you agreed to work with me. So stop whining like a kid and do what I say", he said with full arrogance and poker face. Oh ,How I wish to punch that arrogant face his .


    Calm down Piya, he won''t even be able to show his face till the end of the night. I grinned the devilish grin at the thought of it and said, "Oh yeah Boss is always right, let''s order something to eat boss",.


    He asked the waitress to come over, which was actually stilling glances at him from the start. And the face she made right now was like she won a trophy or what, bending down a little she said, "what would you like to have sir? "


    I could nearly see everything from that dress of hers which showed her cleavage . I''m damn sure this pervert is gonna end up with her tonight, but for my surprise he didn''t even glanced at her.


    "What would you like to have? Italian? French? Chinese? ", he said looking down at the menu .


    I looked up and saw he was just looking at be bewildered, "What? is there something there on my face? ", I asked.


    "Nothing, you can eat all that? Wanna share with me? ", he said doubting me.


    "Oh no thanks, I don''t like to share my food. And yes I can eat all that, so order your own I''m not sharing with you. ", I said .


    Humph! share with me? No way, I didn''t have much time to eat my favorite food in this week because of work. Today I''m gonna eat all my share , besides he have a special food waiting for him.


    He ordered his food and I messaged Manas to do his share of the plan .


    We chatted about the project, or rather he told me his plan, And I was listening to him.


    The food arrived but this time it wasn''t the same waitress but my special waiter, Manas himself. He winked at me and placed our food in our plates.


    To divert Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni''s mind I said, "That waitress just now was looking at you, Ehem ! I think she likes you ".


    He just smirked like it wasn''t new to him and said, "She doesn''t like me, all she likes is the money I have. Rather all the women are same, all they want is money nothing else. "


    I started eating my share of Food, while looking at him waiting for it.


    He took the first bite and the expressions, Oh my God!! He turned red and was about to drink water when I accidentally knocked it off. Oops!


    Smoke was coming out of his ears, and he was going crazy as he couldn''t rich the water. "Ah oh, so spicy. Waiter give me water", he said while getting up from his chair.


    He was about to walk when he slipped and was falling when a guy bumped into him and the cake in his hands fell on Alok''s face.


    Oh no no!! His handsome face was smeared with cake , he didn''t have the chance to do something before he fell on his back in the restaurant full of people.


    Oh my gosh," Hahaha haha hava haha, hey watch out haha haha hahahhhhaha", I was laughing so hard. Seeing his misery, everything went according to the plan.


    Piya score = one ,


    Alok score =zero,


    At the same time at the same restaurant, a group of people who were sitting in the corner of the restaurant also turned to look at the commotion. By looking at the four of them, they looked like the rich playboys who were total jerks.


    The one who looked like there Boss with the name Samrat said, " Indeed she is, she slipped from my hands that day. But it won''t happen again, I don''t leave any work incomplete."


    The guys gaze darkened when he looked at Piya....

 Chapter 28 - Memories of my past....

    It was fun teasing him and playing pranks , but this is just the beginning.


    It was Monday that day, I was at work . I will have to move to his office tomorrow, so I was completing all my work here.


    The workload was too much, I''d be staying late for sure. I was just thinking about it when Eesha came, She advised," Hey Piya, Your going to get old soon if you work this hard."


    I chuckled and said," I''ll be going to Mumbai to complete my project tomorrow, so I need to complete the work of here soon."


    "Yeah, I know . You did very well at the meeting, Congratulations on your first project. By the way Big Boss asked you to meet him in his office, see ya~", she told me left.


    Mr. Kartik wants to meet me ? well this is gonna be hella awkward, cause after that day we hardly talked to each other . Nevertheless I''ll have to talk to him sooner or later.


    I knocked on his office door and went inside, and greeted him," Good afternoon Mr. Kartik ". I was standing in front of him , while he was rummaging through his files looking as cool as always .


    "Good afternoon Ms. Piya, Mr. Kulkarni talked to me about your project. He wants you to go to his office in Mumbai to work on it. And you agreed to it, this project is very important for our company and I believe you won''t disappoint me. Good work and congratulations on your first project, let me or Imtiaz know if you face any difficulies.", he said in a professional manner but I think I could sense his care for me in it.


    " Thank you so much Sir, and I''ll try very hard to not disappoint me", I said .


    "Ehem Piya , I know you are busy with work , but you won''t be here for the next weeks. So can we ..", he said in low voice fidgeting with his files.


    " Can we what sir ? ", I asked confused .


    "Can we go for lunch together ? Just the two of us ?", he asked doubting if I''ll say yes or no. I was actually tired from working my a$$ out from the morning, why not take a break? Besides I''m hungry~


    "Oh ok sir", I said cheerfully .


    We went to the nearby restaurant and ate lunch, Kartik was happy and was very talkative unlike his usual self. The awkwardness I felt earlier dissipated in thin air, and I was back to my joyful mode. We talked a lot about each other and our school together. Just avoiding the subject where he liked me , though it was fun knowing a total new side of him.


    The rest of the day I spent on completing my incomplete work, it was late now and I was the only one in office. Don''t know when I fell asleep on my work table, It was chilly and dark. I felt someone kissing my forehead and mumbling '' I love you'' softly in my ears.


    I woke up instantly but I was alone and a coat was draped around my shoulders. I''ve seen this coat , Kartik wore it today . Did he say that he loves me? I know his feelings, but still it feels warm in my heart. I shrugged that feeling before it could touch me again , No not again Piya ,Not again... I said to myself and went home .


    The next day I woke up and left home early ,Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni and I was going together to Mumbai on his . My lips twitched when I saw him on airport, I still can''t forget his misery from that day .


    "Good morning Mr. Kulkarni , I hope you are fine ?" , I said teasing him .


    "Yeah I''m fine , you don''t need to remind me", he said grumpily to which I chucked .


    He just ignored me , we boarded into the plane and arrived at Mumbai in less than a hour . Mumbai was next to Pune , so it didn''t take long to arrive . This is the same city where Iived after marriage, never thought I''ll actually come here again . All the memories from my previous life came flooding to me , including our marriage, my loneliness , his betrayal and my death . I was week before but not any more , I''ll make sure he will be hurt double times as I was in my previous life.


    " You will be staying in the hotel for the time being, its near to my office and all your expenses for the stay will be payed by the company.", he told me pulling me out of my thoughts .


    I nodded my head, I don''t even remember the trip to the hotel. "Get off, we are here", he said . It was a grand Taj hotel , but I wasn''t in the mood to enjoy the luxury of this hotel .


    " What are the two rooms for ? " , I asked him. "One for you and one for me, of course", he said shrugging his shoulders.


    "But you have a villa here, why are you staying in a hotel ?", I asked confused . "I don''t want to stay their , do you have any problem with that?", he said again grumpily but with a darkness around him.


    Gahh Man!!! I don''t care .. I was agitated so I took my keys from him and went straight to my room on the fifth floor, I was just opening my door when I saw Mr.Arrogant Kulkarni opening the door of the room next to mine.


    Wow! just wow .I don''t have words to describe my feelings now . I just went inside the suit and took a long shower ...

 Chapter 29 - Broken ...

    When I set foot in his office again, till now I was only focused on making him suffer the pain I suffered.


    And let me tell you, I did make him suffer. In this past week I used my skills and intelligence to my fullest.


    Firstly by hacking his ??ptop and sending his companies secret data to his secretary .


    Secondly I sent those secret data to the opposing company, by using her phone which was previously hacked by me.


    Did I mention the part that she worked in that opposing company before? No? oh let me tell you one more thing she had a boyfriend in that company too.


    Which by any doubt makes her the one to blame. I killed two birds in one stone. I''m such a smart-ass, you know can''t help but praise myself.


    Because she is fired from the company with a red mark because of which she won''t be able to work in any company for her entire life. And and his companies shares dropped to the bottom and now he is at last and the least company in India.


    Ohh la la!! I''m doing my victory dance, and he is clearing the mess I made. Wow man! it feels so great. I''m gonna treat myself to myself to a delicious dinner tonight.. m


    But it isn''t that much, I want to suffer pain in his heart now.. Am I being greedy? Oh man , can''t help it but I''m gonna do that. Cause hell this feeling is so good when he suffers.


    I saw him on the interview this morning, he looked cool and calm on outside but hell I know what a big mess he is inside. I was grinning like a devil when I saw his face .


    I saw him directly next day, by the look on his face I could tell he didn''t slept and was working and dealing with the mess. I just snickerd at him not that it showed on my face , I''m not the ohh you are my enemy type of person. I''ll do everything without letting them know, and I''m oh so proud of it.


    I was in his cabin talking to him about our project when his phone beeped and a message showed up , I couldn''t read it as I was away from his phone.


    Don''t know what happened in just a second but suddenly he was in front of me, he grabbed my head and kissed me. I was so stunned by it that for the first five seconds I was completely blank , but before I could push him away suddenly the door opened.


    Their standing was a girl , she looked really cute. But that wasn''t the point, she looked hurt. And all I could remember was the same scene from my previous life where I caught him with his secretary, which for some time made me freeze on my spot.


    That girl begged him, asked him why he did that when they were engaged. But he just made a snarky remark, I was furious by then. I was so gonna hit him in his face till I see his bones.


    Before that the girl surprised me by slapping him herself and calling off the engagement. Which shocked me first but then I actually admired her courage. I wasn''t able to do this in my previous life as I was too much of a coward. But not again....


    When she left I actually slapped him again which stunned him further. "What was that for? ", he asked glaring at me. "You ?sshole, you still have the audacity to ask me why? after what you did? ", I asked back with the same anger.


    "Oh that, she was my fiance. My parents forced me to be engaged with her, she came today without telling before so I grabbed the opportunity and you know further. So she broke off the engagement.", he said lost in his own world.


    What is it supposed to mean? That it was all an act, just to push her away? Or that he doesn''t have the courage to fight back to people and tell them to fu*k off?


    Was that the same thing in my previous life?


    Now this is all the more reason for me hate him. I just so fu*king hate this guy, and now I really wanna see him broken. Broken till he won''t even be able to join those peaces back together....

 Chapter 30 - It wasnt accident...

    I was about to argue with him when he got a call, he left in hurry after the call ended.


    When I got back to the hotel, I checked his ??ptop again. This time I checked the pictures, and to my oh so not surprise there it was.


    Pictures of a girl, a lot of pictures. Her pictures with him, them holding hands together, looking at each other affectionately. You can practically see the undeniable love between them. She was a pretty girl with grey eyes .


    But the actual surprise was the guy in the picture. He didn''t look like the present Alok Kulkarni at all , instead he looked like the happiest man on earth. A warm hearted and kind person . Like the person who can do anything for the girl he loved. His eyes were glowing with love and care , Care for her.


    If I want to do something about him I need to know about him, about his past and about her.


    After having access to his ??ptop it wasn''t difficult to know about his past. ''They loved each other and were going to marry, but before there marriege exactly one month before she died in a accident . And that''s even in front of him . But by the look of it something is more to the story, something hidden.


    After digging in it, I got some answers. First is that she was pregnant with his child and they only got the news before the accident.


    It''s been two days, and I''ve not seen Mr.Arrogant Kulkarni , Not at office and neither at hotel. But I for one is relieved to know that, in this case I can actually dig into his past without any difficulties.


    According to my knowledge ,she didn''t die in the accident. She was murdered, the accident was planned by someone. But I can''t seem to get the information about that person...


    It was evening by them and I was hungry again, so I was going to go down and eat something . It''s actually boring in here to eat alone.


    I was passing by the corridor when someone bumped into me, I looked up . But before I could see anyone a strong smell of alcohol hit me.


    Reluctantly I looked up, and to my dismay it was Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni. He was drunk, but more than that he was tired and hurt may be. When looking closely I could see dark circles around his eyes, and stubble on his face. You can''t think that this is the same man, The CEO of Kulkarni industries.


    Right now he was someone else, a complete unknown person to me.


    " Did your company go bankrupt? ", I asked him. To which he just shaked his head, and pulled me in a embrace.


    "Are you nuts? Let me go ", I said struggling to get away from him.


    "OK let''s go inside my room, we will talk then", I said freeing myself from him. When we went inside he sat on the sofa, looking like a lost person.


    "What''s the matter? ", I asked him yet again. I didn''t think he would answer me but he did. After a long silence,it felt like eternity he started talking .


    "I was going to be dad, Astha just told me she was pregnant. I was happy very happy, when I went to meet her at the hospital she got into an accident. She... she died in front of me, with my unborn baby. But that''s not the end, I asked my detective to study the case. She was killed, it wasn''t accident it was all planned out. She wasn''t the type of person to offend anyone, so it was likely she couldn''t have any enemies. It took them two years to find it out, to find out that the one who killed her was no one else. No one else than my own mother. She killed her, can you believe it? She killed her own daughter in law and grand child ", he said crying. I could see through my own eyes, that he was broken , More than what I expected.


    I never expected this to be the truth , I was more shocked at it. She was the person who loved me like my own mother, how could she do that? Is this a misunderstanding? But I don''t think Alok would misunderstand something as big as this.


    Did she really killed Astha? But why?

 Chapter 31 - Why did she do that?

    "Why? Why did she do that? ", I asked him. Though deep down I felt like I shouldn''t, but I have to know. That was also related to me in one way or another.


    "Aastha was from poor family, and her Mom and Dad were divorced. Rumours were that Astha was a illegitimate child of her mother from another Man. Mom never liked her from the start, Dad persuade her to agree to our marriage. I thought once she marries me Mom will accept her. Mom got the news that she was pregnant before me. So she planned that all, when I asked her about it today.


    Do you know what she said? That she was going to stop the marriage anyhow , but when she knew that Astha was pregnant she couldn''t tolerate it anymore. She said that the baby in her stomach was the scum of earth, the dirt. She didn''t want to have my baby from her , so she killed her with the baby. My baby was the scum of earth ? my baby!? Can you believe it? ", even his words can tell how much he was hurt.


    Loosing someone you love hurts, but knowing that the person who made you hurt is someone you love hurts the most. Both this things happened with him, I myself don''t think he deserved that.


    Is this the reason he was like that in my previous life ? He knew she did all that? But he still loved her, I remember he never talked to her. But he didn''t punished her for her sin either. Exactly what kind of man is he?


    After listening to him I didn''t say anything, it was like I couldn''t say anything. His mother was all lovey dovey type , but sometimes she would get angry on any small matter. She always sweet talked to me, and told me about Alok all the time. Telling me how good he was, Alok this and that. Did she deceived me? Was I the pawn of her game? What am I supposed to make of this family ?


    Alok fell asleep on the couch mumbling how cruel his Mom is , and how much he loved her. But I couldn''t fall asleep, everything that happened in my previous life kept roaming in my Mind. From the start of my marriage till the end, and how he behaved in this past few days in this life.


    Everything was hazy and dark , it felt like I was leaving a false like in my past. But one thing is clear, I don''t want him in my life this time. I won''t fall in love with him again, this isn''t a romantic serial where I''ll forget everything and be with again, never ever .


    The reason? Their were choices, first choice he could''ve chose not to marry me. second was to tell me all this things after marriage and we could''ve either tried out our marriage or became separate. And the third one which I don''t think was possible that was to forget the past and behave like a kind husband. But he chose to be the ?sshole and treat me like that. So no their is no future between us ....


    The next day I woke up to be covered in a blanket on my bed , which I''m sure I didn''t get. Alok was nowhere to be seen , after last night I don''t know how he will behave.


    When I went to office to do my work, first I didn''t saw him. But when I did I regreted it, cause the present Alok was more colder than the Alok till now . The air around him was thick and dark, his face was like a stone. He was more arrogant and devil right now.


    Anyway I don''t have to see him again now, cause the project will come to an end in two days. Bye bye Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni.


    But I''ll have to make sure of something before I go, that he won''t marry any other girl and make her life miserable again. I''m gonna do something about that...


    And one more thing I nearly forgot, if it''s the same like my last life. His father will ask my parents about my hand in marriage next month.


    So now I need to work hard for this two things, so that I can change the past from repeating itself . Yeah Piya fighting!! !

 Chapter 32 - Im going with you...

    I was in a elevator, and was off from work. When I received a message from Kartik, " I''m in Mumbai now tell me where you are staying I''ll come there."


    He was here because there will be a meeting tomorrow in office ,which will declare the official completion of our project .


    "I''m staying at Taj hotel", I replied to him.


    "Well I''m gonna check in there too", he replied instantly.


    "Oh OK", I replied not knowing what to say else.


    The elevator stopped showing my arrival at downstairs , I was still looking at my mobile . When I bumped into someone I was about to fall when two strong hands caught my waist , which stopped me from falling on my bu??. But I was pulled into a wall like ?h?st, "Ouch!! I''m so sorry , I didn''t saw you just now. And thank you ", I apologized and looked up.


    Guess who it was? None other than Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni himself. I know I should feel pity or something for him , but I can''t . I just couldn''t...


    He smirked that smirk again , he wasn''t like how he was yesterday at all. Forget it, who am I deceiving? I know how he better than anyone else. What was I even expecting him to do? Show those emotions again ?Or smile at me and say, ''hello sorry I disturbed you yesterday and thanks for taking care of me? ''. Never...


    "Are you blind ? Can''t you see ahead when walking ?", he said arrogantly but still holding me.


    "I said sorry already OK?", I said trying free myself from him but this guy''s grip was oh so strong.


    "What do you want? Leave me", I said annoyed by the fact that he didn''t let go.


    "Who are you texting to that you are so lost? Your boyfriend? ", he said pulling me closer. I sensed an unusual emotion on his face. Perhaps was that jealousy?


    Not again Piya, I said to myself.


    "That''s none of your business, and leave me for the name of God", I replied him greeting my teeth.


    He loosened his grip on me and I pushed him freeing myself , I left him without turning to look at him again.


    Kartik was waiting for me at the entrance of the hotel when I reached the hotel. I don''t know why , but I didn''t felt the uneasiness around him again. Instead he felt familiar and soothing, he was a good friend indeed.


    The thing I liked about him most was that he never forced himself on me, even if he told me about his feelings he was patient and willing to wait for me. Unlike certain someone...


    "Hello Kartik, and no I''m not tired at all.", I replied to him cheerfully.


    "Oh if that''s the case , would you like to have dinner with me? I''m hungry after traveling here", he said sheepishly.


    "Of course I will, wait I''ll just go up and freshen up . Oh by the way where are you staying?", I asked him curiously.


    "Well um the room next to you", he said a bit nervously and with a low voice.


    Well, I take back what I said before. He is really gullible sometimes, like a glue.


    "Oh OK , I''ll be back in a second ", I said and went to my room to freshen up.


    At the same time a certain someone had witnessed all this conversation between those two and was very angry.


    "Why is she smiling and talking to her boss like that? Doesn''t she know how to restrain herself ? And why does it feel like she is like a sweet little kitty in front of him and like a wild cat in front of me? ", that certain someone said to himself.


    Though he himself didn''t knew why his heart ached when he saw her smiling and talking to other men.


    She didn''t wanted to spoil her mood by talking to him, so she ignored him and walked past him fastly.


    Alok also noticed her walking past him but he didn''t say anything and just smirked at her silliness.


    Soon Piya realized that Alok was following her, but she pretended that she didn''t know.


    She was getting agitated by his behavior she was just thinking about asking him about it when she heard Kartik.


    "Hello Mr. Kulkarni, it''s my honor to have dinner with you", Kartik said to Alok when he saw him coming out of the elevator.


    Piya was clearly stunned by what he said and asked, " What do you mean by dinner? ".


    "It means I''m going with you... ", Alok said shrugging his shoulders like it was obvious and I was dumb to not realize it.


    But I was concerned about something else and it was ,Dinner with this two? How would it end?

 Chapter 33 - Dinner..

    "I saw Mr. Kulkarni and asked him to join us for dinner, I hope you don''t mind", Kartik said to me after making sure Alok won''t be able to listen to us.


    ''I am minding it OK?'', I thought to myself. I wanted to have peaceful dinner at least but now it seems like it won''t be happening..


    Never mind, I pouted and said,"Yeah I don''t mind, why would I mind him?".


    Alok was talking something with his new ?ssistant. He said his good bye and came to join us. The look in his eyes was like he was saying to me ,''You want to get away from me? in your dreams''.


    But he didn''t know that I''ll do anything to stay away from him. I loved you but not anymore, I don''t know what happened in this time that made him change his mind .


    And why he is acting like a jealous wife right now, but whatever it is I''m not gonna be the same Piya I used to be in my past.


    We were sitting in the restaurant Alok on my right side and Kartik on the left side. Gyah Man!!! They are talking about business non stop. Hey! can we have a good dinner at least? I want to eat peacefully. Why can''t they understand?


    When the food arrived I was like wow, Let this two talk about business I''m gonna eat everything.


    "Leave my hand ", I whisper yelled at him. How can he stop me from eating my favorite food?


    "No, it feels better when I hold your hand let me hold it for a while? ", he said in a gentle but pleading tone . And for the first time in all this years, I felt like he was lost and lonely. That he wanted to someone or that he wanted me?


    I stomped on his foot, cause I wanted to get free from him. (Or you wanted to free yourself from these feelings?) , someone said from inside me.


    He didn''t even twitched, not to mention didn''t let go of my hand. I was getting angry now.


    "What happened Piya? You don''t like the Food? ", Kartik said with a concerned voice.


    "No it''s not like that, I like it very much ", I said and started to eat with my left hand , although I was right hand person .


    And trust me guys it''s not easy to eat with left hand unless you are lefty.


    Alok was enjoying the situation too much that he was smiling like a fool for the whole dinner.


    "I didn''t know you were lefty", Kartik said . Which made me flinch, I don''t know how much this guy knows about my habits.


    "Is it? I ordered your favorite dishes , I''m glad you liked it", he said pleased to himself. This guy really cares about me I guess....


    "Do you two know each other? ", Alok asked looking irritated all of a sudden but he was hiding it with a forced smile .


    "Yeah we were class mates in school time, And we are friends so we know about each others hobbies and like-dislikes", Kartik said smiling like a teenager in love.


    And Here goes nothing...


    "Oh really? I''m glad to hear that. Tell me more about what Miss Piya likes, will you Mr. Kartik? ", he asked him with the fake smile again but it seems like Kartik couldn''t notice it.


    And why would he? He isn''t the one whose hands are gripped tightly , is he? Gyah Man!! why can''t he leave my hands out of it?


    And just like that the two of them talked about my likes and dislikes, like it was the most interesting thing on earth . And I was surprised to know that Kartik knows about me more than myself. He knew every detail about me, that I don''t like tomatoes or that I like to wash my hair with only strawberry shampoo, That I like to drink coffee more than tea.


    All those things were true...


    When the dinner was over only then Alok loosened his grip on my hand , and I was more than pleased to get free from his hold. We said our goodbyes and I went to my room.


    Now for the wedding proposal I know what I want to do....

 Chapter 34 - Visiting home ...

    The project completed today, it was a really good experience.


    I tried to have as minimum contact with Alok as possible, so that I won''t have to be all pitiful about his miserable life.


    I will be leaving here today with Kartik, and there''s this thing that I haven''t seen Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni for the full day.


    It''s not like I''m complaining or I wanna see him, it''s just that it''s sort of different from his usual annoying self. Gyah Man!!.! Whatever...


    There was a knock on my door, I turned from my mirror to look at who it was.


    "Hey Piya, I hope I''m not disturbing you or something", Kartik said with a little politeness and a little blush on his chicks, which I guess he was trying to hide.


    "Um no, not at all come in", I said and gave him space to come inside, after he came I locked the door.


    He seemed a bit unsettled , as I carefully observed him. He was shifting from one foot to another, and was looking at everywhere but at me...


    After waiting for about five minutes , I couldn''t take it anymore...


    "Uh-huh, well will you think it''s weird if I asked you that I wanna come with you to your parents house? ", he said slowly like it was the hardest question of the day.


    But it caught me off-guard, I don''t know why would he want to come with me. There''s no reason for him to tag along, is there?


    "Why do you want to come, I mean look I don''t mind you coming with me. But why do you want to come? I can''t understand that. ", I said a bit confused.


    "Well ,I want to know the parents of a girl whom I love the most ", he said it in a hurry ,after which he made the face like ''oops I spilled the beans''. Which was really hilarious, even though I couldn''t laugh.


    After what happened in my past life and knowing about Alok''s past, now I kinda don''t want to be in this love thing. It''s creeping me out to even think about ''Love''.


    I don''t I''ll be able to fall in love with someone yet again...


    "Sorry um I didn''t mean it like that, it''s actually that I''m also on vacation for this next week like you. And I don''t want to visit my home, so I wanted to ask you if I could tag along. I won''t do anything improper or even let them know that I like you. So please can I come with you as a friend? ", he said with that puppy dog eyes and a ''Please say yes to my request'' , kind of smile.


    I think he knows that his puppy dog eyes works on me, he seems to do that a lot nowadays..


    "Well OK I won''t mind you coming with me ", I said reluctantly.


    "Yeah you want something? ", I asked coming out of my trans and trying to break the uncomfortable silence.


    "Uh-huh, no I mean yeah , I want to talk to you about something alone", he said in a tone which showed that whatever he was saying it was important and I must obey him.


    "What is it? You can say it here", I said not wanting to be alone with him at all.


    "No, whatever it is it''s really urgent. And I want to talk to you alone please ", he said.


    He said please? That''s really unusual for this Mr. Arrogant Kulkarni. I looked at Kartik in a questioning glance, to which he just nodded his head and left saying he''ll be right outside the door. He nodded his head at Alok and left, to which Alok didn''t react at all.


    "Well now, spill the beans ", I said looking at a I''m lost type of looking Alok.


    "Do you know that our parents are trying to engage us together ?", he said with a doubtful look in his eyes.


    "What? When? How? Who told you this? ", I asked him in surprise. Even though I knew it was going to happen, but there was still some time before I knew about it in my past life .


    "My Dad told me about this, After the previous engagement was cancelled he came up with another marriage proposal. Mom is threatening me by saying that I''ll loose her if I don''t marry this time for real. I am forced to marry you, if I don''t do that she''ll suicide", he said with a thick voice.

 Chapter 35 - New Plan...

    The moment he said that my mind went completely numb ~~


    It was like everything stopped moving, I was the main focus of the universe. Everything that happened in my past life filmed in my vision like a movie, from the start of our marriage to the day I wanted to confess and to the point where I committed suicide. It all played in my mind one after another ...


    No I definitely don''t want to end up with the same fate, not when I''ve got the chance to live my life again.


    "So what do you think?", I asked him despite everything he did to me. I know I''m an idiot to even have hope , but their is this small silly part of me who wishes that may be . May be he wants me now? May be he has changed ? I remember him holding my hand that day on dinner ; I remember him kissing me aggressively that time in the office ; I also remember that night we spent in Goa.


    So is it possible ? Is it possible that he have fallen in love with me ? Only for a tiny bit ?


    There was a long silence ; I thought he won''t answer but he did. "No. I don''t want to marry you"; this time I felt like the whole world came crashing upon me. Like the God was laughing at my foolishness. And was saying,''How many times? How many more times do I have to prove you that this man is not worth your trust? When will you understand my dear child ?''.


    Like seriously whom was I fooling ? This guy in front of me thinks of everyone as nothing but the mere tools for his entertainment. And I yet again became the puppet of his hands . Nope not again ; Not this time. I thought that I wanted to live my life again, like a new person and by forgetting what happened in the past. But not anymore, ''I WANT REVENGE ''.


    I want to make this man feel hundred times worse than what I felt in my past. I''ll make it hard for him to breath ; I''ll make sure that he will feel the pain of betrayal and lost.


    This time I''m gonna make him fall in love with like I loved him. This time I''ll make him feel how it feels to be betrayed by your loved once. And this time he will know what makes you feel that dying is way more better that leaving this life alone . He lost Astha but he is still standing on his two feet all calm and rational; but when he''ll loose me he won''t be able to walk or think. And I''ll make sure of that .


    SO PLAN CHANGED


    "Eh? You want to marry me ? Are you gone insane? Wasn''t that the same you who ran away from me as soon as you saw me ? I thought you hated me ", He said with the confused look .


    "Aww who told you that I hate you? I''m hurt (with pout)~~ How could I hate my future dear hubby? I can''t wait to marry you(and make your life miserable) Dear~~"; I said faking my billion worth smile.


    "Besides we already slept together, you should take responsibility for taking my v?r??n?t? "; I said while holding my golden card , which was sure to work.


    "Is that what you really want? Marrying me won''t be easy , think carefully "; he said still acting like an arrogant bastard. Sure it''s not easy, and I don''t like the easy things . And by the way you will be the one to pay the price not me .


    "Of course I want to marry you. "; I said looking as delighted as possible. Oh and there was also my mother-in-law who needs to reflect on her actions ; if not me who will make her understand that you must not play with people''s lives?


    "Think about it carefully tonight . Tomorrow we will go to meet your parents, I''m coming with you. " he said and left.


    "Hey wait why are you coming with me? I want to go alone"; I shouted at his back.


    "If you want to become my wife we''ll have to go and greet you parents "; He replied without turning his back.


    ''You are gonna regret it ; you are so gonna regret it''; I thought to myself while looking at his back ....

 Chapter 36 - Notice ...

Dear Readers I''m gonna complete this book and update it at once .


    So >_< I need some time , I''ll update it around end of the next week , so please wait for it ^_^.


    Believe me I''ll give you a satisfactory end.


    Your Author Yaoyao.

 Chapter 36 - 36

    I had a very strange dream that night ,which seemed like some forgotten memory from my past life.


    It was the first time after marriage that I met Alok, actually it was my first time meeting him. As our marriage was arranged marriage and we never actually talked alone before marriage.


    He said he wanted to talk to me, and I had some silly little hope in me of our future. I thought he was a big boss of the company , and maybe he was just a little busy so he never came back.


    Which made me think how pitiful my hubby was~~~


    So we agreed to go out to talk. The whole ride from the house to the restaurant was quite. I was a little excited, so I kept stealing glances at him.


    When we finally reached the restaurant, he booked a table which was isolated from the crowd.


    He politely told me to sit down and sat himself on the opposite chair. I wasn''t in the mood to look around us as I was a bit nervous about our first date?


    " Ms. Piya I don''t want to waste time so I''m going to be on point. This marriage was not something I agreed to, it was forced by my parents on me. I know you are a very pretty and generous lady, and I don''t want to spoil your life. I wanted to stop the marriage from the very start but I was unable to do so.


    Believe me I never had the intention to cheat on you. However we are already married, so I would like to discuss about future with you instead of past.


    I don''t think I''d ever be able to love you as a husband and I don''t want to half heartedly carry on. So I would like to propose divorce."


    I was just too shocked that I woke up from that dream ,I looked around and reality downed on me .


    ... It was very strange cause I seriously don''t remember that day. Why? why don''t I remember that divorce part? It felt like it was something I forgot , but how could I forget this important part?


    It was still early in the morning but I couldn''t sleep afterwards, I tried to remember what happened after that but I couldn''t.


    Then I tried to remember every part of my past life, when


    I was married but I couldn''t remember some events.


    It was strange, too strange cause my memory was very sharp. I could remember everything from even before ten years .


    I was still thinking about this when I heard a knock on the door.


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