13| She likes Mr Doctor

Started writing on 21st June 2020.

Completed on 22nd June 2020.

Word count : 3014 words

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- D I V Y A -

"So Divya. I want each and every information. When did you fell in love with your husband and married him?" Natasha asked. I'm just pissed off with this question. Everyone just asks the same question, 'when and how did we fell in love?'. I mean what will they do after hearing our story.

Create your own story dude. Aah! I'm being pissed off.

So Natasha asked me on a coffee in evening after completing our respective works. Not that we're dating and stuff. It's just a normal friendly coffee talk. Well, dating the same gender is now legal in India so...... I thought that you all would think the coffee meeting like that. But to clarify I'm already married. My nuptial chain hanging in my neck is a big fat proof, what more do you need to know.

"Well, it's a long story. What would you do after listening that story?" I said.

"I just want to know. I'm your best friend and also your batchmate." She clarified adjusting her glasses onto her nose. She's an actress, so wearing a mask and glasses is just normal daily routine.

"You are my batchmate? You're an actor and I'm a CA."

"I mean I just dropped out from the course. That doesn't mean I was not your batchmate." She took her goggles and mask off. "You know I tried the CA course but it was a little too hard for me. You should understand my feeling too." She said the last line with puppy eyes. She really hasn't changed a bit. Seven years ago she was the same girl and now also she knows how to get her wishes fulfilled.

"I know I know." I waved my hands. "Well Natasha, I never thought that you would get in this stream, I mean it's just a surprise for everyone. How did you get a thought about acting?" I asked.

"You know I couldn't get my focus on studies those days, so I just dropped out. And then one day there was an audition. I went there and my luck really came good. And see where I am now. India's beauty. You should be euphoric to see my and talk to me personally. People die to meet me." She winked.

"If people die then how do they meet you? After becoming a ghost?"

"Ghost? Why would I meet ghosts? Wait, you're fabulous in changing the topic. Now tell me how you both met" she said "and with full explanation."she ordered.

And I told her everything I could make up at the moment. I told her that we were classmates which is true. We were each others' enemies and fought each other's presence which is also true. Then the lies started : I met him in the office and we fell in love and bla bla bla.........

"So cool. It would be a great storyline for shooting. Your story is really great." She said and all I could say was nothing.

'Our Story'. Huh. Who wants to make a story with him. Disgusting.

"Divya...." She said in a low voice and I knew something was wrong. I just hummed sipping my Mocha. "You're so lucky that you got a guy. See me." She shouted in fake cry and I looked towards her as she asked me to do so. No offence.

"You know when we were in our teenage, I got a dozen of proposals and you were single and studied in all of your time. I was sure that I would marry earlier than you. But now, what's happening? I'm still single." She started her fake crying once more.

"But you're a star. Every guy would be willing to marry you, then why are you still single?"

"Why am I still single? What do you think? Will I marry everyone who like me? For God's sake, I'm a star. I won't marry a no-one. I want someone who's as good as I am. I'm Natasha. Natasha Mehta!!"

"Okay miss star. Then wait for you Mr right. One day he would definitely enter your world." I mentally consoled her.

"Opppppaaaaaa. When will I meet you." She screamed in her fake sad voice. This girl is killing me.

"Who's oppa?" I asked.

"Oppa." She chuckled. "Well you should watch some k-dramas. Then you'll know what it means." I rolled my eyes.

"Let me take you somewhere." She held my hands and pulled me out of the cafe, not before paying the bill. After a long ride we reached a place. A dark glowing place. It looked pretty mysterious.

"Come fast." She said and dragged me inside the dark room sliding the curtains in the path. It was a dim lighted place with lots of Halloween stuff. And suddenly I felt hot breathing behind me. Who's there?

I turned back in a jerk and saw a big scary face with eyes popped out close to me. I just lost my breath and screamed on top of my lungs. "Aaaaaaaaah."

"Divya, calm down." Natasha said. The strange man backed two steps and went to sit on a chair behind a table covered with bright florescent cloth.

"What's going on women?" The man asked.

"Aa-aah. It's nothing. We actually came to meet you. I've heard a lot about you, can you please enlighten me about my love life in future." Natasha asked.

The strange man strangely studied our faces and nodded his head. Natasha quickly sat on one of the chairs and dragged me to sit too. The man asked for Natasha's hand and she did it non-hesitantly.

What's with this girl? What if he's a pervert?

"I'm not a pervert." He said looking towards her hand. How come he know what I'm thinking? I quickly turned my head towards him in surprise.

"You are single from the time your were born. But you were always an eye candy for boys. They tried to date you but you always denied their wishes. You are rumoured to be dating a lot of men but the reality is quite different and you know it too." He said confidently studying her hand and left it.

"Ohh God!! You're really a genius. Please tell me about my future and my love life." She shouted like a person mad in love.

The man took out some cards from the side drawer and started shuffling them. Then he placed the cards inverted on the table and asked her to choose three of them.

"According to this you're very serious about your career and that's what makes you successful in your career but leaned back in love life." He said after looking at the first card and Natasha nodded. I was constantly looking both of them one by one.

"This card shows that you're going to meet the one soon. But this won't be easy. He won't be into you but you'll instantly know that he's the one. He would have that aura." He said looking at the second card.

"How much soon?" Natasha asked.

"Why are you being so crazy girl? You'll meet him soon and that's what I can say." He replied looking at her curious nature. I bet he's also irritated by her talks. Poor man.

"But you can atleast tell the timeline."

"One week." He replied irritated and she smiled. "From this third card I can say that it's not going to be easy girl. Your have to struggle hard in order to get him. But in the end your hardwork will pay you well. Just don't lose hope and run after your to be man."

"Thanks for the information." Natasha smiled and looked towards me with her face having a thin smile showing that something crazy is in her mind. Through my eye motion I asked her 'what' and she just closed her eyes confirming that everything is safe.

"She too." She said to that man.

"What? I don't want to be." I quickly said.

"I know that in the deep of your heart you want to know about your future with your husband." She said and the man started putting the cards inverted on the table. He asked me to choose three of them and then he started.

"You're a terrible liar. You're lying about something only you know. Your should try to speak the truth." He said and after looking into my eyes he continued watching his cards. "The love of your life is near you yet you can't feel it. He's trying to get your attention but you don't give a damn to him. He's clearly near you all the time but you are not sensing it." He says and averted his gaze to my eyes.

I know that I'm lying all this time about our non-existent love to everyone.

I quickly lowered down my eyelids in second hand embarrassment.

"Try to accept your love towards him instead of running away. You like him but can't accept it due to personal ego. Best of luck!" He said and we moved out not before paying a long bill. All thanks to miss Natasha.

But he said that he's near me all the time and is trying to get my attention. And I like him too. Who's he? I closed my eyes to think of the person and the only face which came into my mind was his, Ayaan's.

Nooo. I don't like him.

"What's going on? Lying, having an admirer and you like him too? Are you having an extramarital affair?" She shouted the last line. I held her mouth with my hands trying to stop her shout.

"I think I've to tell you the truth." I said seriously and she nodded curiously. I explained everything to her: from his blind date to the misunderstanding which led to our wedding.

"Oh my!! You're really good in hiding things." She exclaimed.

"I know but I didn't want drag anyone in this nonsense story. You know that our families were really happy for this arrangement and that was the first time I saw them this happy. I couldn't help but hide the truth. And yeah, we're really not in any kind of love. So, from now on don't ask me any question regarding our relationship progress." I confessed and she nodded.

××

"Where were you all this time?" Ayaan asked me as I tip-toed in the house late at night. It wasn't late actually. Delhi doesn't sleep at 11pm.

"You're awake?" I asked.

"Yeah yeah. I'm standing here in front of you which means I'm awake." He nodded. "But where were you?" He asked and came towards me.

"Out with a friend." I answered.

"Male or female?" He asked instantly.

"Female." I answered his question instantly and he sighed.

"Are you alright." He turned me all around 360° like a child playing with his doll and inspecting her whole body. But till now I haven't seen a boy playing with dolls.

"Yes I'm fine." I said after he stopped turning me all round. He once again sighed in relief and instantly hugged me.

HUGGED ME!!

HUGGED ME??

'The love of your life is near you yet you can't feel it. He's trying to get your attention but you don't give a damn to him.'

Is he the one?

'You like him but can't accept it due to personal ego.'

I like him? Noooo. It can't be possible.

"A-ah. You're applying a lot of pressure." I said and he backed off instantly with his face filled with......

I think embarrassment.

"You should have atleast informed me about your activities. I was so worried." He said with anger. He was worried? About me? This is the first time I'm seeing him worried. Never in his life he has felt worried, not even in the times of exams.

"But why do I need to? I have my own life and you have yours." I said him. Just three days ago he said the same thing when I asked him about his outgoings.

TIT-FOR-TAT! Mr Ayaan Chauhan.

"Okay. I regret my behavior of that day." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Sorry." I ordered.

"What?"

"Say sorry." I ordered once more.

"Me?" He enquired.

"Yes you. I can't see anyone else here. Is there anyone?" I fake shouted.

"So-so-so" he stammered and can't move away from so- due to his clashing ego. I encouraged him to say more. "So-Sor-Sorry" he finally said.

"That's good. You should learn to say sorry." I said and moved inside the house to sit on the sofa. I took out my phone to check my notifications. He just came and stood in front of me for almost five minutes. What's going on? "What?" I asked tilting my head up.

"Have you eaten?" He asked and I nodded looking back into my phone. Why is he acting so strange today?

"So then go to sleep. What are you doing here? You'll sleep late and then won't wake up. And who'll be at loss? Me. It would be me." He said more like ordering. What's with him now? And how would he be at loss?

"How would you be at loss?" I asked.

"You're asking how. The place where you work, works under me and if you would be late then my work would be at loss...............

Do you understand?" He said after his long speech.

"Yeah I understood. I'm going up." I said and quickly climbed the stairs to my room.

What a long day it was. Phew! Let's just change and go to sleep. I quickly changed into my soft night dress and tossed upon the bed half asleep.

××

"What's going on?" I asked Ayaan looking at our house in the morning. The house was completely a mess, according to me. But for party lovers it would be a great spot. Who cares?

"Party planning. It's good right?" He asked me.

"Party? Who's having party?"

"I'm having small party. It's been a long time away from all the hustles but tonight it would be a rocking time." He said and moved away looking into his so-called preparations.

Ooh. So that's the reason why he was behaving strangely yesterday. Typical saying : Men will be Men.

"I've called only Shrey as I don't have any other good friend here. You can call your friends too." He said and I hummed.

He should have said 'you have to call your friends'. Who calls just a single person in party. Leave it. The day went on in office as usual but it was a little short today as we returned early to celebrate 'God-knows-what'.

I informed Maya but she disagreed because of her child.

I informed Natasha and she was ready as usual.

And Shrey especially requested me to invite Diya too. Not to leave, he said 'his Diya'. So I informed Diya too. She was reluctant as rock at first but after my constant invitations she agreed. But she's still in her hard shell. Shrey may have a hard time.

Everyone reached the party spot- our house. And to my surprise I saw a lot of people especially from our neighborhood, around twenty. Dhruv too. When did he start attending parties? I asked Ayaan who was in his full party mood and he said that he knew that I won't be calling many people so he invited some more to fill the mood of party.

The party went almost good and everyone went back their homes safely. Thanks to the no-alcohol party.

I was sleeping peacefully in my room when a call disturbed my beautiful sleep. Who the hell is it? I didn't gave any respond to the ringings and decided to continue my sleep.

But the person on the other side doesn't want me to sleep. The phone kept ringing and ringing and ringing.

WHO THE HELL IS THIS?

YOU WON'T GET MARRIED IN THE COMING YEAR! I clearly cursed the person.

"Who are you and what do you want?" I shouted picking up the phone. I didn't check the caller ID.

"Natashaaaaaaa!" She shouted. Ohh, its Natasha. I think I gave the wrong cursing to her.

"What do you want at this time?" I said, my eyes half closed.

"I've met him. He's the one." She said in happiness.

"Who? Your Mr right?" I asked and this time my eyes wide open.

"Yes. He's so amazing. I searched his name on internet. He's such a great person. He's a true gentleman and has earned a good name and a lot of certificates in his work. I'm so happy that I've finally met him. The tarot cards spoke the truth. It's not even a week and I found him. I'm so happy....." She shouted on the line. I know that she's happy but atleast she should have taken my sleep into importance. How can someone play with my sleep. Now my sleep was already gone so I decided to ask her a bit more.

Are the tarot cards really true?

"Who is he, an army chief?" I asked as she told that he's a great achiever and all that.

"No. He's a doctor. A pretty charismatic doctor. I met him tonight-" seriously. It's already two,"Sorry yesterday night and he has that aura. But you know, he didn't even gave a damn to any girl in the party. Not even me." She said and I chuckled.

"So you like Mr doctor." I asked, more like a teasing and she nodded.

"But as that man said, I've to work hard to get him. What will I do? And when will we get married?" She asked about her fate.

"I think an year later." I said.

"And how can you say it?"

"Just five minutes ago I cursed you that you won't be marrying this year." I said hesitantly.

"Divyaaaaaa!" She shouted on the other side and I quickly cut the call.

So she likes Mr doctor. But who is he? Wait! Only one doctor came to the party.

DHRUV!!

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TIED TOGETHER BY LOVE 💍

Precap : Is he the ONE

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