"Oh, you are back! Where had you been? People were asking for you" Avni exclaimed as soon as Shanaya reached them.
"Umm, I got a call from Riya" lying, Shana tried her best not to get trapped in her web. She added," But, why were people asking for me?"
"They wanted to have a chat with you regarding some events" Avni explained and was about to say more when she was interrupted by Vansh.
"And, one of them asked us if you are single, as he wanted to suggest his son for you" laughing, Vansh teased her.
"Shut up! stop mocking me!" Shanaya faked anger.
"He is telling the truth" siding with Vansh, Avni added and flashed a teasing smile at her.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Avni asked hurriedly" I forgot to ask! Have you told Riya about the wedding?".
"Ummm..." not sure what to say, Shanaya looked, here and there, and when she saw Avni expecting an answer, she itched her right ear and said, "umm, I forgot to inform her, but soon I will".
"Leave it, I will inform her personally!" Avni stated.
"come on! I will" Shanaya said immediately.
"I just thought it would be good if I inform her." Smiling, Avni justified her statement.
Vansh, who was listening to them, asked curiously " Is she the same Riya whom I know briefly?".
"Yes, she is the same Riya. I must have told you I met her once when we came to India from London during our Vacation. She is damn funny and lovely!" excited with the mere thought of her, Avni giggled.
Shanaya had just uttered" She is" when she noticed Vihaan presence behind her once again and, she stopped suddenly.
Vihaan noticed Shanaya was not looking at him, instead was not looking at any one of them, as if she was hiding something. He chose not to mind it but, his eyes flickered back to Shanaya, and he noticed her appearance, was somehow different. He could not pick up the difference, but he was sure about it.
Shanaya felt Vihaan's eyes on her, but she did not look at him.
When she felt that gaze to be gone, she looks at him under her eyes and notice his hair wilder as of his hand was there many times. Her eyes travelled more to her left to saw someone else standing along with Vihaan and, she gasped when she noticed the other man appearance.
He was the same man she had called 'Hot and sexy'.
"Do not tell me, GOD, he is here to validate my statement" prayed Shanaya.
She felt her prayer answered when she heard Avni speaking with full of Sarcasm"Finally! Someone got the time to meet me".
"Ohh sweetheart, I didn't come here to meet you, I am here to meet this lovely lady," pointing to Shanaya, that man said and smiled at her.
"His smile is enchanting!" admitting to herself, Shanaya smiled back at him and laughed when she heard Avni" Go to Hell" saying to that man and saw that man smiling with mischief.
"Really!!!, I must consider myself special and may I know what deeds I have done for this pleasure," Shanaya flirted back and felt two unbelievable gazes directed at her.
It was a shock for sure for Avni and Vansh, for they had not seen Shanaya flirting with anyone since ages.
Vihaan expressed no emotions, but his gaze shifted from that man to Shanaya with something different in his eyes.
The other man had just opened his mouth to answer Shanaya when they all saw Avni interrupting him and saying "You should consider yourself lucky that you even got a chance to say something to her."
Laughing his heart out, that man went to Avni and back hugging her lightly, said" I should have some perk for being your lovely Brother-in-law, isn't it?" and kissed Avni on cheeks as a symbol of adoration and respect.
"Stop buttering me, you are a shameless person, who flirts with my friend in front of me" slapping that man lightly on his arms, Avni complained.
This time, it was Shanaya's chance to get shocked as she had no idea of him being Avni's brother-in-law.
"Thank god!, dee didn't know whom I called' hotty and sexy'" sighing, Shanaya's gaze travel to Vihaan and, she immediately cursed herself"But he knows that and now I came to know the reasons behind his unusual stares. God!!!! you have trapped me in which situation? I mean you have to embarrass me in front of this jerk only!now what will he think of me, that I flirt with anyone. I do not mind him much, but he is someone I will have to face for the next fifteen days and from what I know his looks do tell you what he is thinking of you. How will I live here with this looks in his eyes?"
Shanaya was too engrossed in her thoughts such that she could not hear anyone and, was jolted awake when she heard someone clearing his throat.
Awake from her imaginary world, Shanaya looked toward the source of the voice to see 'hotty' looking at her as if he was expecting something.
"I am so, sorry! My mind just got drifted away. If you do not mind, can you please repeat yourself?" feeling sorry, she asked that man politely.
"Hey, It's okay, you need not feel guilty, I just told you my name," Smiling, that man replied.
"Oh, I am really sorry, give me the chance of introducing myself to you" bringing her right hand forward, she handshake with that man and added "Hello, I am Shanaya Malhotra but, you can call me Shana," and smiled naturally.
"Pleasure to meet you Sana, and my name is Saransh Bharadhwaj, but you too can call me Saar," shaking firmly with Shana, that man replied and smiled.
Standing there, she could see him smiling and other's expressions, but she no longer felt anything as her heart got busy in beating at a speed she had not felt from a long time.
She felt two sets of eyes looking at her with concern, but without her consent, her mind allowed her heart to miss 'him'.
She passed a smile to Saaransh but deep down in her heart, a storm was blowing.
"I miss you Saar" she mentally whispered and, her heart gave a beat on his name and ached with a pain she thought she had cured and healed.
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Smiling with pain, Shanaya nodded to something Vansh said, unaware of the context of it. She was there, physically, mentally but not emotionally. Within a minute, her eyes had lost the shine they had, her heart had lost the happiness she had felt, for some days, her face had lost the smile and, her body had lost the strength of standing. Listening partially to what all were talking about, noticing Vansh and Avni's concerned looks, ignoring Vihaan's gaze, nodding to Saaransh, she just wished to be somewhere alone, somewhere she could overcome and can heal herself. She did not hear Avni asking Saaransh"For how many days you will be here?" or Saaransh answer"For a month" but, her attention shifts to the conversation when she heard Saaransh asking "Are you okay, Shana?". In haste, she spoke,"Ummm? Oh, yes! perfectly fine
A minute passed, with she trying to get free and he trying to restrict her struggle. When she saw him in no mood of uncovering her mouth and, not having any other solution, she bites his palm and, arched her brows when she saw, his eyes looking at her with shock. But to her astonishment, he neither yelp nor he flinches but, for sure he removed his hand. "What the hell are you doing?"she spat as soon as her mouth got uncovered but quickly shut her mouth when she notices how loud she had spoken. Looking at her surrounding to make sure no one heard her, she looked again at him and waited for his reply. "I should ask the same. For god sake, you bite me!"looking at her while hiding his amusement, he whispered. He mentally whispered "She is beautiful" when he saw her face destitute of any makeup but radiating as always, her average-size
Thud thud thud thud thud thud Shanaya...Shanaya...Shana??? Lying on her bed, Shanaya could neither hear the bangings of the door nor the voice of Vansh and Avni who were calling her name for the last fifteen minutes. She was not in the waking world at the moment. Distanced away from Shana just by a wooden door, Avni, wearing Blue jeans and red shirt, hair tied up in a pony and Vansh, wearing Black pant with a white t-shirt with messed up hair, glanced at each other, outside of Shanaya's room. The looks on their face were enough to state the condition of their heart. Looking doubtful and concerned, Vansh was the one to break the silence"Are you sure, she is okay?" Avni, who did not approve his doubtful voice, spoke immediately and sarcastically"What do you mean by 'is she
Shanaya needed no help to know what she was referring to, but she had no idea how to respond to it. She just nodded her head when she heard Vansh"You know beautifool, you can talk to us, right?". Smiling at him, Shanaya whispered"I know, Vanshu"and turning her face to Avni, continued"Dee, do not worry, I am okay". "Are you sure?" "Ofcourse" "Okay, so everything is good then. I was wondering if I should act as a mediator between you and one of the hot boys from the party. You know, many of them asked for you, like what's your name? Are you single? and so on." Vansh lied and looked at her to see no responses. He had guessed it correct. She was pretending to be okay. "Shana, you can cry!
Want to go out for to eat something spicy?" standing in the middle of the room, checking his glimpse on the mirror, setting his hair by his hands, Vansh asked Avni and Shana. "No" "Yes" "What you mean 'No'?" glancing at Shana, Avni asked. Stretching herself and relaxing her body, Shana stood up from the bed. Going toward the table, she picks up the glass, pour some water on it and said after drinking it"Guys, it's such good weather! Why waste the feeling of it by driving." "Exactly! It's such good weather and, you are wasting it by sitting in the home" taking out his phone from the back pocket of the pant, Vansh continued"I am going to reserve the seats, Get dressed". "Vanshu!"stopping him in bet
Enjoying the night full of stars and the moonlight that was illuminating Shana's face, she turned and tossed, her mind full of many things that were not letting her sleep. She could not digest the information of Saarnash being Vihaan's best friend. "How can they be the best friend when they are totally opposite?? How can someone so cute, sweet and polite befriend with that angry, rude devil" asking herself in disbelief, Shana turns to find a comfortable spot. Her gaze fell on the table clock and, her eyes widened to saw it showing one in the morning. She cursed herself"On god's name, why the hell I am even thinking about him". She continued changing her direction to let sleep overcome her but to no avail. "Okay, just chant God's name and, you will sleep Shana" consoling herself, she lied on her back, closed her eyes, and, started chanti
The sound his tongue made when he whispered"Mine" made Shana feel hot. She felt the word spoken with lust, possessiveness and command and the sudden urge to be surrounded by ice, a lot of ice, made way in her mind. Several thoughts interrupted her mind and, in the midst of all, she tried to understand the meaning behind his word. The silence surrounding them was awkward, far more than it, but, they remain in the same posture. A second seemed like minute and minute turned into hours, but the perplexing situation did not cease. Clearing her throat after minutes, Shana muddle, breaking silence"What?" "The Apple, of course",coming out of his thoughts, Vihaan answered, but it seemed his mind was somewhere else. Shana frowned and spoke with liberty, the same way Vihaan had claimed it "I touched that
"Sir, this is the only way we can get Singhania's deal" nodding to what his head of finance department, Mr Anil, a short man in fifties with a round face, his black-white hair missing from several parts of his head, was presenting, Vihaan was deeply immersed in the conversation, not aware of the calls he was getting on the phone. Sitting in the conference room on the leather chair with his elbows resting on the table and right hand supporting his chin, in a white shirt with folded sleeves, revealing his muscular forearm, the top button of the shirt opened up showing a few inches of his white upper chest, his black and silky hair gelled up backwards and his lotus shaped black eyes covered with black classic way frame glasses, he was looking no less than a Greek god. His chin along with well-defined jawline was covered with a stubble beard, giving him a rough but sexy look. Giving a tired sigh, he turned his neck in all th