Desire 10
For khushi,
it was hard to start living like before and acts like nothing happened in the
last few days. However, she tried her best because she decided to forget
totally about that fairytale and concentrate only on her work and life.
Her pink
anarkali makes her look even more innocent and she tied her long hair into a
bun to that she could type her article in the laptop. The office was busy as it
was Monday morning. Khushi is working in an economic magazine. She’s liking her
work too much and giving all her best to succeed professionally. Still, she was
in her beginning…there is a way to go.
While
typing her article, his image was there in her mind; his dark eyes, intensive
gaze, smile, smirk, touch, care, roughness…
The way he
made love to her (oups! “Fu*k her!” Like he said)
The way he
kissed her lips
The way he
pinned her against his hard chest
The way he
sleeps, he eats; he prepares dinner, he walk, he talks…
-Gupta!
Khushi
gasped hearing her old but insane boss crying out her name…
She gets up
instantly and looked up at him…
Huh if he
thought that his white beard will impress her!!!
No! but
she’s seriously fearing her old boss, Mr. Mehra, she wants to impress him no
matter what!
She saw her
boss standing in the middle of the cabin, full of trainees and beginners among
them khushi and he looked at them, his eyes travelled from desk to desk and so
from face to face.
-a famous
businessman, a tycoon is in his way here, to our humble magazine local! which I
find a bit suspect! …but it’s been years that we are behind his secretary team
to obtain one single interview and here he’s coming to us!...be prepared, he
will by himself choose the journalist who will make the interview with him…
Khushi
could hear impressive sounds all over the office and saw her boss discreet
smile…
-prepare
your questions! One of you will join my office soon to do the interview with
ASR!
Mr. Mehra
said so and left the office…
-but who is
the business tycoon?
Khushi asked
her mate
-you don’t
know? Our profiles and CVs are already with him, from this morning! I heard
that he never present any type of interviews, let alone, be present in some
humble economic magazine local like this!
She
answered her
-we don’t
know anything about him!
Added
another employee
-I really
wish I could be the lucky one!
Her mate
said smiling and blushing
Khushi looked
at them, she’s not interested anymore, they continue talking but she stops
hearing anything…she will just do her job correctly to avoid Mr. Mehra lamentations
but she’s not really in the mood to work seriously
She’s
thinking about him only and wishing to be right in between his arms…
But she knows
it was over from the moment he drops her before her apartment door and wished
for her good evening (maybe in his heart, he wished her good luck for her life)
, she invited him for a last cup of coffee but he said that he has to go to his
office for an urgent work…from that moment, he doesn’t call…she thought he
would call but no!
She should
forget him!!!…she starts writing the classical questions that could be asked to
a famous business man: how he starts? The main secret behind his fortune? The
role of his family in his success…some specific questions about the economy and
the marketing
She wasn’t
really able to concentrate
She wants
to learn some information about him to write the private questions…
-he’s
married?
She asked
her mate…
-oh please!
Gupta! Do you even hear about what we are talking till morning? He’s not!! and
that’s why we are crazy, he’s so handsome, successful and he’s single!
Khushi
immediately typed her next question: “how it comes that a successful tycoon as
important as you never thought about marriage?”
He maybe
thought about that!
“How it
comes you’re not married?”
Seems so
rude!
Khushi kept
the first option…
She checked
out her phone…why she keeps thinking he would call?!
She worked
more on her interview and finally sent her questions to her boss; she was more
than sure that she’s not the journalist who will be chosen to realize the interview!
And that’s good!
She’s
really tired and her mind is connected to something else!
She went to
the washroom and adjusted again her dupatta to hide some red marks, the witnesses
that the last days weren’t a dream…
She’s
looking pale…she wasn’t able to sleep well, so, she puts some make up on…
Her
lipstick has peach’s taste and she really like it…
She looked
at herself in the mirror, repeating in her mind that she should forget him and
then she gets out from the washroom
-Gupta?
You’re here?
Again face to
face with her boss?!!!!!
She can’t
believe she’s that much lucky to meet her boss twice a day
-I’ve been
looking for you!
-what? Me?
Really?...
Her boss
was the kind of men who is unhappy with any behavior but he was a perfect
journalist with lots of experiences and wisdom! But him? Looking for an
employee??? It was so wired!
Khushi
liked him despite all…
-Mr.
Perfect tycoon picked up your questions list! He’s waiting for you in the meeting
room! You go and rock!
Khushi’s
eyes widened instantly
-No!
-are you
kidding me?
-I mean…
-you go and
do your job!
She nodded
nervously
How can she
be so careless?!!
It’s her
job and she doesn’t prepare the interview properly but she has to obey her
boss…
She walked
to the meeting room with hesitant, slowly steps!
If only…
If only she
prepared it well…
How that
business man chooses her list of questions among all the other ones!
She should
be confident, her boss handed her his own file concerning this business and she
should rock…
She opens
the door of the meeting room slowly while opening the file containing all the
information needed about the person she will meet right there and then…
She doesn’t
believe her eyes when she looked at the first page she meet where there is a
big photo of a familiar face, a so familiar expression, a necktie that she
knows, a white shirt that she very well know and maybe unbutton (it is the
same?)
She
shivered when she read the title: Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada (ASR)
The file
falls from her hands the moment she enters the meeting room!
The man who
is admiring the view from the window there doesn’t turn to look at her trouble…
Facing his
back, khushi keeps wishing he’s not him!
It’s
unbelievable!
She leaned
to pick up the file and when she stands back…
He turned
and their eyes meet…
It was him
-lock the
door!
What?
Please! Not here! Not in her work place!!!
Her mind
advices her to run away but her hands obeyed his each word: she locked the door
with the key…
She was
about to talk, to fight his sudden presence but she wasn’t able to utter one
word as he walked towards her
-are there
any security cameras or anything here?
He asked
No…they
aren’t in some of his luxurious conferences room!
She nodded
negatively and then she couldn’t feel his feet on the floor anymore…he was so
close and:
He picked
her up in his arms…the files fall all over them…
And then
she could only feel his lips ravaging hers…
His tongue
demanding, insisting…his lips pressing, urging…
-why?
Why…why you’re here?
She asked
in a breath, against his warm mouth
He kept
looking at her with his intense gaze…drinking her, eating her up with his
maroon chocolate eyes
-you can’t
come here! I’m supposed to work!
-you’re
working! I’m your work!
He answered
seriously
-no…no…we
can’t!
-all the
way till your apartment, yesterday, you’re only talking and explaining that “we
can’t”!! “we can’t!”! we can khushi! and here I’m!
He
whispered next to her ear and her hands encircle his neck for a support
-I missed
you and I came just to have my morning kiss!
-no! no!
please! I have to ask you questions! Please! It’s my work!!! All are waiting
for this interview!
-we are
going to do the interview but not here and not now! Is there any problem with
this?
He pauses
her and again her feet touched the floor…
She looked
numb
he leaned
and picks up the file containing the information and her questions and handed
it to her…
she’s
blushing furiously because of him, her anger against him and this sudden visit
and kiss!
His gaze,
his discreet smirk…
When they
get out and meet with Mr. Mehra, Arnav checked his hand
-sorry but I
have to go! I need to be in my office for some urgent work! The interview will
be done tomorrow, 9 in the morning in my office and by Miss Khushi Kumari
Gupta! Is that alright for you?
Mr. Mehra
nodded
-yes! Yes,
sure! Of course!
She saw him
leaving and she couldn’t believe that he’s messing with her job, he just come
and kiss her
-I was sure
he’s really busy but Gupta! You heard it right? Tomorrow! his office! He said by
nine!!! You will be there at 8! You will wait! This interview is so important
for us but also for your career!
Khushi
nodded but she was really shocked
So, He’s
playing!!!!
She spends
all the day getting the angrier just by thinking that he fools her boss and all
the employees who spend the whole day talking only about him, just to come here
and take a kiss from her!!!
She knows
he will give the interview but she knows what he wants too!!!
After her
work, she takes a taxi and returns immediately to her apartment!
She’s
living alone after the death of her parents…
In her
apartment, she felt always lonely but after spending some days with Arnav’s
company, she felt the lonelier …
She takes a
shower like usually and then prepares a mug of hot tea and switches on her
laptop
Of course,
first thing to type on Google was Arnav singh Raizada
She went to
the pictures and verify them one after one…
Like that!!
She’s
angry…no! she’s fuming!...now what if her boss or any of the employees know
something about their relation?????!!!
She then
typed a message: “I hate you”
And send it
to him!
She regretted
after that!
She bitted
her lower lip
When she
doesn’t receive any reply…she becomes more insane and kept her phone in her
hand waiting for any sign!
But nothing
Nothing for
an hour
Khushi lost
any hope to receive any reply and then she heard her phone bip message and
breathed finally, she opens the message up to read it and was hell shocked:
“open the
door”
Which
door?!!!
Oh no! her
apartment door??!!!!
No!!
She walked
slowly to the door and hesitated before opening it!
Another
message comes:
“khushi! I
know you’re inside your home!! Just open!”
“why you’re
here?! Go, please!!! I’m alone and if some neighbor see you…!”
She sent a
message
“no one is
here! And if you don’t decide to open! I will be just standing here!”
He sends
back…
Finally,
she opened
-how could
you…
She starts
but he pushed her inside and closes the door behind
-why you’re
here? You just can’t come and torture me everywhere…
She felt
his palm shutting her mouth
-torture
you?
He asked
and she nodded negatively…
-why you’re
so nervous khushi? You have to tell me!
He takes
his hand off her mouth to let her speak finally
She takes a
deep breath and winked cutely before she could answer
-Arnavji…this
is so complicated and so, I don’t want you to interfere in my work, please! And
not here!!
He felt
hurt!!
For the
first time of his life, Arnav singh Raizada is rejected like this!!
-why?!
-because my
work is so important and you can’t mess with it!!
-I wanted
to surprise you!
He said as
the anger starts taking place in his mind, heart and eyes!
-and I’m
not messing with your work, khushi! I really want to make an interview to clear
up some points but it’s ok…I will just cancel it and it will not be your
fault!!
He was
about to leave but she held his hand…he turned to see her
-look! It’s
not about the interview! It’s not a problem! I’m just talking about the fact
that you came like that to the magazine location! You shocked me! and now, you
came here…which is inacceptable!
-khushi!
it’s ok! You’re right! We can’t! It’s as simple as that! It’s over!
He said
seriously
-yes!
She said
proudly
-exactly!
He continues
-please! Let’s
get over this!
-of course
khushi! you don’t even need to ask for this! We are over!
He said
coldly
-alright!
She said
indifferently but trying not to cry…
-ok!
He finally
said and get out of her apartment…
