chapter 19

Cinnamon in coffee???..... Rishabh after being rejected for coffee is now in his cabin working upon a project..   his mind was still caught up with her words : I am Sorry I don't like eating out....  and then she left without even glancing him for once....              Rishabh was feeling annoyed and thought to himself I was so dim witted to ask her out , what she must be thinking of me ..the way she looked at me today makes me feel that I am a jerk or something,well I am not one  of those who approach girls to join me for Coffee ...nor it was a proposal or something ...I just wanted to make a decent conversation to sort the differences between us...but she rejected it like I was being desperate to be with her.. maybe I was right about her she is nothing but an attention seekers,she may have said yes to me but she rejected the whole thing saying"No Sir I don't like eating out" I mean who will not like eating out at this era....she must learn to socialize...well she is good to everyone even at the meeting when Mr Rathod tried to demotivate her idea ,she was sweet to him....but God knows what happens to her social skills when I am around , in most of our conversations she either mocks me  or use sarcastic terms...I think I am living in a dillusion I made a fool of myself asking her for Coffeewe are good with our differences atleast we have a reason to fight but here I am flummoxed now...why am I being angry ....it's nothing major but just a No from her side...He was mumbling angrily ..I am the boss here , and look at me here I am bearing with the tantrums of Sukh,his breathing hitched when her name came out of his mouth he shrugged the idea of calling her by her pet name despite he said I mean Ms. Mehra....Just in time Sukh came to his cabin with a tray which has two cups over it in one hand and with other hand she was scratching her non itchy noseHe looked up and granted her the permission to come in .... Sukh came in with a small smile on her face with clear expressions of confusion and said Sir you wanted us to have coffee together so I bought it for us...Hearing her Rishabh repliedbut Sukh I mean Ms. Mehra you just rejected me saying  you don't like eating outSukh replied that's true Sir so I made this for us and it's different from other coffeeI hope you will like it if you want we can have it together now..  in a sweet tone*Well this was the first time she had a gentle conversation with him else he orders her or she snaps him...either the two fight 😅Rishabh nodded her head in response and gestured her to sit at the couch   of his cabin....Rishabh joined her at the two were seated together at some distance from each other.. Taking the first sip if the coffee a bright smile appeared on his face and he complemented her saying not bad... actually it's quite different but good different....Sukh chuckled and responded can you guess the extra ingredient in it...Rishabh though was a decent cook and had an idea about the extra ingredient , but he wanted her to answer so he plainly refused shrugging his shouldersSukh replied it's Cinammon....Rishabh choked on the coffee and smiled weirdly at her sayingCinammon!!!!Sukh yeh ingredient koi bhi nahi add karta hai Coffee mein...(nobody adds Cinnamon in Coffee)Sukh retreated him with  an annoying look and said that's the way I prefer my coffee to be likeand that's why I hate eating out ,I knew it; you will laugh  like this  but trust me .....she was about to say something when Rishabh placed his finger upon her lips saying...it's one of the best Coffee I ever had....They both had an eye contact ...Sukh's heart was pounding hard in her chest even Rishabh can feel the jolts of electricity when he touched her soft lips....they both continued staring each other for few seconds when Sukh blinked her eyes,her face turned red and she blushed slightly even Rishabh was unable to face her , he too had a chunk of pink glow on his face...They finished the remaining Coffee in silence , and after that Sukh went up and collected the two mugs and made her way towards the pantry....Rishabh made his way to his desk....it was  while Sukh was about to leave his Cabin when Rishabh finally complemented her saying Ms. Mehra it was good ... . Sukh turned around facing him and said Sir you already complemented my CoffeeRishabh shrugged his head in  No and said well I was talking about the ideas you shared at the Conference ....Sukh chuckled at this and saidSir do you want to say I am impressed!!! blinking her eyes with a smile and matter of fact toneRishabh was so obstinate to agree to her and said No  Ms. Mehra I meant to say ....She cut him off sayingit's Ok Sir you don't need to compromise on your conceit with a cute smile and turned towards the door....Sukh turned once again facing him and said Sir you can call me Sukh I am not used to be called Ms. Mehra I will be glad if you do so....and turned towards the exit.....         Rishabh turned to his Computer screen , trying to mask his emotions he almost face palmed himself in order to hide the smile which appeared on his face involuntarily...After an hour of continuous working on his screen he decided to take a break .. words of Sukh crossed her mind autonomously....He was reminded of storeroom's inciedentHe reminisced that I was supposed to confront Lavanya about it ....without wasting a second he called her to his cabin....She arrived after 5 mins and without even knocking entered his cabin .....Rishabh got angry at this behavior and asked her where were you....Lavanya answered I was here just outside your cabin Rishabh..in a kind of seductive voiceRishabh glared at her and said Lavanya you were hired for this job just because you were my batchmate in college and Professor Sharma's daughter it doesn't mean you have the liberty to behave  inappropriately....Lavanya was startled at this and said what's wrong with you is everything alright are you stressed....He cut her off saying listen I trust you as a friend and nothing else remember I value people..may it be anyone....and the things you just did now doesn't suit the office decoram...Lavanya murmed Sorry!!! under her breath on which Rishabh gave her a sympathetic look and saidlisten Lavanya I don't want anyone to live in dillusion of me being biased or fake , I hope you get it..  you may leave now...Lavanya got up from the chair and was about to leave when Rishabh saidI am very happy about the storeroom's sorting how have you managed to do it...Lavanya replied happily Rishabh you know I worked really hard along with the clerk's to sort the files I can show you the work in 5 minutesRishabh gave her a disgusting look and said I saw the work and it was not you who did itShe smiled sheepishly and said No I asked the clerk's to do it....Rishabh glared her and said Clerks or Ms. Mehra???Lavanya gave him a expression which states like someone stabbed her....she stammered how come you know about it does she said you all this... Rishabh she is plotting against me I swear...and started shredding her crocodilee tears...Rishabh's heart melt at this and he said she didn't uttered anything to me but you did gave me a reason to not to trust you again blindlyI don't know what are the difference between you two and I am least interested to know about it...You need to understand that we are not in college anymore .... I hope like adults you will sort them by apologizing to her...you don't need to mention my name this time just go and apologise gently she is a part of our office Community now .....Lavanya didn't uttered a word at this and went straight to her deskShe faked her a smile and said Ms.Mehra I wanted to apologise actually there was a misinterpretation of Boss's order the work was not for you....and embraced her into a hug.....Rishabh was watching everything from his cabin and smiled genuinely....Lavanya returned to his cabin and said any other work Sir .....he smiled to her and said well I guess I too need to apologise to my friend so let's spend this weekend together....Lavanya smiled to him cynically then said Ok we will go shoppingin which he easily agreed and dismissed her ....At lunchtime:....Dhruv came to the Head office for some signatures when he saw Sukh engrossed in her laptop....He came to her and greeted her by a Hii!!Sukh too greeted him back with a sweet smileDhruv said dramatically...Sukh it hurts holding his chest near the heart....she got worried at this stunt of his and said are you Ok..... Dhruvji should I call a Doctor or ambulance wait let me inform Rishabh Sir ....she rushed out ....when he smiled nastily at her and said keep calm Sukh I am kidding ...Sukh slapped his hand playfully and said I was worried you should not do this stupid stunt of yours ... the feeling of being worry evident in her voice....Dhruv smiled back to her and said hey let's change the topic are you done with work let's go out for lunch.....Sukh nodded her head in No and said No some work is left , and moreover I don't like eating out and you know that ....He gave her a smile and said that's why we are going to eat here ....he took her lunch box and started eating from that....        Rishabh was giving one of his assistants dictation when his phone beepedwell it was nothing important so he didn't attended it....he noticed the time at the clock which shows it's time for lunch....he dismissed her staff saying it's time for lunch we will continue from here later  ....He thought of joining Dhruv at lunch so he decided to go to the adjoining department.....The moment he went out of his cabin he heard the two smiling happily....and munching over something....Rishabh thought to himself she has a nice smile, she just said she don't like eating out and lookI know Dhruv, he never wants homemade food so what is he doing here they must be sharing pizza,why is she so uncertain I shouted upon Lavanya for her despite she was my friend let's check what are they doing.....He went to his desk and saw Sukh still working upon desktop...while Dhruv was munching over something in a lunch box....Rishabh asked him what are you having Sukh anxiously rose up from her chair and dropped the stuffs at her lap.....Rishabh was about to say something else when Dhruv  stuffed his mouth with her lunch ...Rishabh was startled at first but as he munched over it he liked the taste of it .....He complemented the food saying the food tastes good thanks to our chefs....Dhruv confronted it's a treat and  it's specially cooked for me,  actually I requested Sukh to get this cooked for me ...Rishabh flipped saying oh that's why it tastes odd ; it's Good but not great and left from there grinning.....Sukh felt offended at this and saidI made it and I know it's best .... she started walking behind him....he suddenly turned around facing hershe fumbled on her way ,lost her balance and was about to fall ,she closed her eyes waiting for the pain to occur which she never experienced ,         She looked up and saw that he got a hold  of her her hands and saved her from falling....She was about to say something when he let go her hands...she fall on the ground .....She gave him a look of exclaimation while he was smirking to her ....he left from the place without even glancing her for once while he was grinning widely from inside.....Sukh stood up from there ......she was glaring him angrily while he made his way to the cabin.....Dhruv came to her giving a helping hand which she didn't accepted.....they both went back to her desk and enjoyed the meal.....Sukh was angry on him she couldn't make out what is wrong with his mood swings...she gave him an other tag today "Sanki"(moody)....That night ....Sukh and Roohi  were in there room after dinner.... Sukh was braiding her hair while she was narrating her today's whereabouts in SchoolShe was a part of this school since five years and now she will be missing them...there are only few months left for the session to get over.... for her every moment counts.... and also she is enthusiastic about the Science quiz  so her babbling never gets over....  while Sukh was listening to her unattentively....Sukh was thinking to herselfwhy is he (Rishabh) so uncertain...one moment he snapped at me the other moment he complemented my coffee...one moment he held my hand to save me from falling and the other moment he dropped me....why is he having an impact on me...why can't I let his thoughts go away from my mind.. why does my heart ponder hard whenever I am near himwhy am I unable to say or think something clearly when he is around, why it happens that I am myself around him ....why can't I resist myself from fighting with him ...Aahhhh!!!!!!God knows what is going on in my head .... thank God it's weekends ...I guess I will be over my stupid infatuation during the duration.....Rishabh on the other hand was thinking about her .....he was amazed how he can be be guile to a girl whom at the first meeting he thought to be his sworn enemy who was so outspoken..who said No to him....        Rishabh thought to himself that was so stupid.... I dropped her today I don't know what happens to me when I am around her....Like other girls she is not tons of makeup she is always sober ,her smile is so beautiful...her eyes reflect honesty and kindness I was insensate seeing them ... beautiful brown orbs with golden strokes...today when I held her hand this was the first time I was so close to her..Whatever; she is messy combative and crazy for sure... else who adds Cinnamon in coffee???...I think I am thinking too much about her... she is not the last person around....I have a lot of work to do tomorrow , it's going to be a long weekend...______________________________________It is said that a lot of things start with a Cup of Coffeelet's see what it brings for the two...will they realise that the feelings they are having now are starting of new beginnings.....Hey guys we are at the end of this chapter..Hope you all Like it....Don't forget to vote and comment**See you all in the next update till then Smile 😁😁😁😊😊😊😊This is me Signing outBye......:) :).....