Besabriyaan

Chapter 21

N A N D I N I

"Thank you so much for being here with me Mr. Shekhawat. Really nice of you." I formally smiled as the car halted outside my apartment at 2 in the night.

"If you really wish to thank me then you've to thank me properly." I scooted farther slightly.

My cringed brows relaxed seeing him laugh.

"Relax woman! I meant if you want to thank me, then upgrade me from Mr. Shekhawat to Randhir. So simple." I heaved hearing him.

"Okay. Randhir." I stressed on his name and his tired eyes just shone beautifully. Had I not fallen for Manik, I surely could be smitten by those eyes.

"I just want this mess to get over the soonest it can, I'm so exhausted already." I whined.

"Relax." He placed his hand on mine before locking his eyes to mine "These legal procedures take a little longer at times but I'll see to it that you get out of it as earliest as possible." The assurance in that tone was overwhelming.

As reality shook me, I realised I had been looking into those eyes for quite some time and quickly looked away removing my hand.

"Umm..." Nervously, I tucked a strand behind my ear "Di-did Manik sir send you for me?" Suddenly, his shining eyes dulled as he looked down from me to the steering wheel and then back at me.

"Ahh...yea. Yea." He nodded feebly before seeing me blush. But why was he so hesitant if he was saying the truth?

Manik cared.

"Umm... Mr. Shekh.. sorry Randhir, can I make a phone call from your phone because the battery of my phone is drained." I wanted to call Manik because the last time I saw him, he seemed worried. So...yeah.

"Of course." He handed me his phone.

In the next moment, I dialled Manik up but the call went ringing. I dialled again and it had the same fate.

"What happened?" Asked Randhir as I returned the phone.

"Unanswered." I plainly smiled.

"So thanks a lot, Mr. Shek...." I bit my tongue "Randhir. Sorry, it'll take some time to get habituated. Anyway, I'll get going." After he agreed I smiled and unlocked the door.

I stepped out of the car but a sober thought stroke me. A formal one.

"Randhir, do you want to come inside?" I hovered over the window edge.

He smiled "A midnight date eh?"

I blushed "forget it." I walked a little away nearing my gate until I heard him call me back.

"Change of mind?" I raised my brows and he nodded a no smiling heartily.

"I promise you a night full of coffees and conversations, soon." My lips parted in amazement.

Coffee and conversation. Sounded okay. Maybe more than okay.

I waved my hand before he pulled the gear and left.

❃

Grey Petals,
7:30 pm

I did shut my laptop down and started arranging the files orderly. The entire day was a bore as there was no sign of Manik. The entire office was empty as Cabir Dhawan invited everyone to his birthday party barring me. Everyone including a peon was invited there excepting me. Truly, I had no problem with it. He had some unknown problems with me and thus didn't invite me, sounded right. On the contrary, had I been invited it'd have been disturbingly awkward for both of us.