∞ Chapter 18 ∞

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Ayesha's POV

I came down when I saw him standing facing his car and his back was towards me

I patted his shoulder and spoked

"Neil....

I was just speaking when he quickly turned and engulfed me in a hug

My eyes widened upon his actions and I completely froze

His one hand was clutching my waist and the other one was just behind my neck

I...I was not in the state of speaking anything

I could feel his hold tighten around my waist and I was feeling all those butterflies in the pit of my stomach

His cologne hit me and made me feel all weak.......this is the very first time that a man is this close to me , I have hugged boys before , a friendly hug offcourse but being this close.... then no I haven't but rather than feeling displeasure or any discomfort it's giving me goosebumps also it's not feeling like a bad touch it's not making me uncomfortable and I...I don't why

"I am sorry" , he muttered slowly still with me in his arms

"I...I am really very sorry Ayesha I shouldn't have behaved like a jerk to you" , he spoked making me frown

"Aaa...ahmm Mr. Malhotra" , I said and tried to move out of his hold and he too reciprocated it and left me

Once I was out from his hold I took a long deep breath to calm my heart down and said after a while

"I....I didn't understood I mean ahmm why are you sorry"

He let out a sharp breath and took my right hand in his left one and spoked

"Come with me"

"Ahmm what"

I spoked being all shocked

I mean what

"Don't worry Ayesha I am not a monster who eats human.... please may be not as a friend but as the one who needs your help.....you always help others na so here I am the one now who needs your help please"

He said and I could really really feel something not good with him , it feels like he really need someone , he is in some kind of pain and it's really stabbing my heart seeing him like this because I have always seen him in power this Neil is somewhere different and vulnerable

He was patiently waiting for my answer but when I didn't spoked anything his face fell down and he replied

"It's ok Ayesha my intentions were not to make you uncomfortable and it's also ok that you don't trust me afterall we don't know each other and don't be sorry for not coming it's ok"

Saying this he turned to go when I grabbed his arm

Tch this man huhh always goes to the wrong direction

"No...no it's not like that......... you are taking it wrong Mr. Malhotra , you are not making me uncomfortable and also I trust you because I know..... you are good person.....well you are arrogant and rude sometimes but it's ok though I don't know you much but whatever I know about you it's very clearly that you can be trusted" , I spoked looking into his eyes and he looked amused by my answer

"Just give me 5 mins I'll just come"

"Why anything wrong" , he asked

"Ahh no I need to change my dress I can't come like this looking like a zombie" , I replied

He laughed a bit and said

"No you aren't looking like one"

I smiled and went up to change

I changed into my suit , made my hair quickly and applying just lip balm I came down running

"Let's go" , I said

I looked at him but he didn't spoked anything and was looking at me

I cleared my throat in order to get his attention

"Ahmm Mr. Malhotra"

Finally he came out of his trance

"Aa...yes" , he spoked scratching the back of his neck

I bit my inner cheeks to control my smile

"Shall we" , I asked

He nodded and opened the front door of his car

Flashes of all those incidents again came in my mind making me stiff , how in his fun he made me scared and even after my continuous request he didn't stopped

What if......if he does that again

It seemed that he already read my thoughts and sensed my nervousness as he closed the door and came towards me

Wiping off the sweat beads from my forehead which might have been formed due to my nervousness , he said

"I know Ayesha what are you thinking it's was really so absurd of me to do anything like that , that day I don't know what came over me and I really did a big mistake please forgive me"

His words were so genuine that my heart really wants to trust him but my past is over ruling my mind

Even Aaru hurted me still I forgave her then I should also forgive him for once

"I promise I won't do it ever again , I can understand that it's really difficult for you to trust a person who has always been a jerk to you but please I too deserve a chance"

I nodded smiling because at this point I don't know what to answer so I agreed to my heart

He smiled and opened the door again

I sat inside , he too came inside and started driving to god knows where

"Where are we going Mr. Malhotra"

"Just to a place which gives me peace"

I frowned but thought not to interrupt him much and watch where were we leading too

It's very true said that Mumbai never sleeps even at this time the road is all full of vehicles

In 40 mins or so we reached it was an isolated area , a cliff from where the sea is visible it was full of trees away from all the hustle and bustle of the town with no noise of the vehicles just the nature

Smilingly I came out quickly seeing the beautiful view in front of me

I closed my eyes feeling the night breeze , cold wind passed through my body making me shiver.......the feeling is so fresh here

I already love this place and now it's going to be my favourite too

"Liked it" , he asked

I opened my eyes smilingly and replied

"Loved it"

"My choices are the best you see" , he spoked being Neil Malhotra again

I laughed and shaked my head in defeat

"Wait I brought something , I'll just come" , saying this he went back to his car taking something out from the back seat

"Here" , he forwarded me a bag

"What's this" , I asked

"Look yourself" , he said and smiled

"Muffins" , I shouted

He smilingly nodded

"That too chocolate truffle muffins" , I said being all excited seeing it

"You like it" , he asked and I nodded

"Thank God you like it I just bought it but I was in so much confusion that wheather you would like it or not but hopefully you like it" , he said

I smiled and took out one muffin from the box and kept the rest inside again

"The entire box is yours" , he said

"Tch I know , I can't eat all this now" , I said and laughed while he made an understanding face

"Want one" , I asked

"No I don't eat it contains a lot of sugar so my diet doesn't allows it" , he said while I made a boring face

"Come on Mr. Malhotra eating one day won't do any harm atleast try once"

I replied in an expectation that he would agree but no , about whom I am talking even , the stubborn child

"Ok no problem but let me tell you , you are missing the best dessert"

I spoked and moved past him towards his car and sat on its bonnet

He too came and joined me

"Ahmm I sorry" , I spoked hurriedly and stepped down from his car

"What happened" , he asked being shocked

"Wo I , I am really sorry I.....without your permission sat on your car , I would have asked you" , I said feeling weird of my act

"You are really impossible Ayesha" , he said and I frowned

"That day you didn't said sorry for taking or one minute snatching the auto rickshaw from me even after my constant request to leave it as I was getting late and today you are saying sorry for doing nothing" , he said and I looked down

"Aa...that I too was getting late and.....wait what did you said constant request" , I asked and he nodded like an innocent child

"Are you for real Mr. Malhotra , seriously request when......like to order someone to leave the rickshaw and find an another one that too in that hot sun is called request I didn't knew" , I said narrowing my eyes while he replied

"You know that's my style to request..

"Order" , I shouted in between

"Anyway though you took that rickshaw but I was one who came first" , he said simply shrugging off

"No I came first" , I resorted back

"No it was me" , he again said

"It was me"

"Me"

"Me"

"Ok stop it" , I shouted when he was about to speak something I glared him

"Are we going to fight upon that day like who came first hahh"

"I was just... , he tried speaking when I cut him off

"Mr. Malhotra what's the matter because till now you have successfully ignored the matter about what we are here to talk but now you have to tell" , I asked and hearing me his body stiffened and his face showed no emotions

Like just a minute ago he was so cheerful and just now.....

Seeing him all quiet I spoked

"I really want to know what happened....... because I really can feel something off within you , I have always seen you in power , though you are pretending very well that you are absolutely ok with everything but you are not and I really can see it in your eyes.......

May be not as a friend as you said before but as a well wisher I really want to know and do whatever I could do for you to feel better please Mr. Malhotra"

I completed when he grabbed my hand and made me sit again on his car's bonnet just beside him

He looked up towards the sky thinking something

"I am listening" , I said smiling

"Ayesha I am a very weird person , the world calls me arrogant ahmm bossy , rude and whatever....in some part they are true , I always thought that I could do anything , I could achieve anything just at my one order , I thought I could do anything make anyone down in front of me which I could really do even now , I hold that power..........but when today I saw Adwik lying in that condition my sweetheart crying I....I really felt weak....I....I felt defeated Ayesha it's like I lost my battle.....tears are the very last thing which I could see in my mom's eyes....I just can't see her crying , I can't see her in that condition broken , shaken from inside , the fear within her of loosing her child , I can't......it's just like all my power all my position are of no use when I can't even protect my family

It feels like it's my fault my mistake that I couldn't protect both mom and Adwik.... Seeing that monkey there really stabs me the one who isn't quite for a minute have not spoken a word since 20 hours , my sweetheart whom I always like to see smiling is all silent and this is all because of me I couldn't protect them...I couldn't"

I was not able to react a man like him who isn't afraid of anything is so helpless now.......... is so broken now

"And you know Ayesha what's the worst part .....the worst part is that I can't even cry....I can't even express my feelings to anyone because if I would fall weak then who will be taking care of my mom , for her I had to stand strong and would happily hide all my emotions.... but it's difficult for me....I am too a human....I too have emotions but the thing is....... like normal people I can't just show my emotions because I don't like people calling me weak"

He completed when a tear slipped out of my eyes

"I...Ayesha why are you crying" , he asked being panicked

I shaked my head in negative but my tears again betrayed me and slipped out of my eyes

"Ayesha please don't cry" , he said wipping of my tears

"There my mom is crying and here you , please don't cry.....I don't like you both crying" , he said completely wipping off the tears from my face

"No... it's....it's just that I know what you might be going through....the fear of losing your loved ones , the fear of losing your family I know it well so I can make out what might be going inside you" , I spoked sniffing

He looked suspicious with what I just spoked but not willing to take the topic on me , I spoked once I was normal

"You know what....you are the strongest person I know so far , you are not weak you are the most strongest person and please don't blame yourself , nothing was because of you it was all planned by him" , I said pointing towards the sky

"Everything in life is not always according to your wish and our will , life is not a fairly tale or bed of roses , it has thorns too , it has ups and downs too but the best part is God is always with us , agar wo hame musibat mein dalte hai toh wohi nikalte bhi toh hai na , or waise bhi aache logo ke saath ahmm hamesha toh nahi but at the end aacha hi hota hai"

He smiled at bit on this

"You are very strong Mr. Malhotra that you can handle your emotions but this case is not with me , but what I feel is khabhi khabhi roo lene se mann halka hota hai and also baat karne se bhi so from now be a little bit less rude and arrogant" , I laughed at the end while he glared me

"What...it's truth or sach karwa hota hai" , I said inocently and he just turned his face to the other side but I caught him smiling

I too smiled seeing him atleast he might be feeling a bit better now

Till now I know him that he is not a person who shares his feelings and emotions easily with anyone and I think this might be the very first time he opened up so now it's my responsibility to make him feel better

"Mr. Malhotra I know you love your family the most in this world and you could do anything to make them happy but that doesn't mean that you would blame yourself for anything bad that happens , if they are your strength then you too are their's strength so never ever let yourself down ok" , he nodded and I smiled

"All these things were going inside me when you came and asked am I ok or not which didn't favoured my condition that time and I talked way too rudely with you but seeing your drown face made me instantly guilty upon my act so I made my mind to ask for your forgiveness" he spoked

"But I wasn't upset with you I totally understand what your situation was at that time then how could I be angry on you ahmm ? " , I replied

"Or waise bhi now I know how to handle this Rude Malhotra" , I spoked way to slowly not wanting him to hear it

"I heard that" , he spoked and I passed him my best fake smile

"So Rude Malhotra ahmm ? " , he asked and I looked everywhere except him

Changing the topic I spoked

"So how is Adwik now? "

"He's better now may be till tomorrow he would gain consciousness "

He said and I nodded

"Everything will all good" , I said and smiled

"So...you call your Mom Sweetheart right" , I asked and he nodded smilingly

"She is my sweetheart"

"So Are we friends now" , he asked out of nowhere

"Ahmm....what"

"What...what , I asked are we good to be friends now" , he spoked and looked at me

"Offcourse we are friends" , I replied smiling to my fullest

"Friends"

He said and brought his hands towards me for a handshake

"Friends"

I replied and gave up my hand on his shaking it

Smile not leaving any of our faces anytime soon

"So shall we go back" , I asked and he too agreed on this

"Ahmm wait.... I want to ask something" , I spoked

"Yes" , he replied

"From where did you got my number" , I asked narrowing my eyes at him

Putting out his shades from his pocket and wearing it he replied cooly

"I have my ways"

He spoked way too in style and pinched my nose

I slapped his hand and glared him which he didn't even spare a glance

"Now will you come or will stay here all night" , he shouted from the car

I rolled my eyes and went inside

This man can never change huhh

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