Destiny or Coincidence?

Athira Patel

I was about to say yes when his mobile started ringing making us get back to the current stage from our dreamland.

"Goddammit… " he cursed getting back a little from me and pulling the mobile from his pocket. Once he saw the caller ID he lifted his call and spoke with them for a few minutes still not leaving a gap in between us. 

I think it was an office call because his body language immediately changed to a serious one while listening to the other end of the call so intently. 

All the while I was watching his handsome face closely remembering every inch of his face. His cute little lips which are always red, his straight sharp nose which shows how much he might get angry, his little beard which is still growing, dark chocolate brown eyes, thick eyebrows and a small scar near his left chin. I was busy capturing every detail on his face that i forgot to register that his call has been over and was watching me with amusing eyes.  

"Like what you see?" he asked suddenly making me come out of it and look at him with big round eyes. I cursed mentally for gawking at him like that and averted my eyes away from his face and looked here and there not knowing how to respond to it. 

I am such an idiot. Now he will think so full of himself. 

"Don't worry your little brain of yours darling. I am all yours to look" he said winking at me that I blushed looking down without responding. 

"Can I tell you a secret?" he asked raising my head with his finger and resting his forehead against mine while I just nodded my head in approval looking at him.

"I think you might be shocked listening to it but the truth is I know you from before the Pub episode itself. It was you who saw me there for the first time actually, but not me. I saw you a long time ago" he said lifting his head slightly so that he can look into my eyes while I looked at him with surprise that he was willing to tell me this secret.

Yes, i got to know about this from Riya, but I didn't think that he was going to accept it. I was both surprised and shocked that I just kept silent to let him continue. When he was sure that he got my total attention, he continued it.

"I was your senior in the college Athira. I used to watch you every single day from the corner of the cafeteria, standing at the entrance near the tree in the morning just to see you enter into the college with your gang, and even i used to follow you till your house every single day without missing. Of Course, I used to maintain my distance so that you won't get suspected. I used to watch you get inside the house and spend your time with your father, and every other single thing about you." he said dragging me slowly to the nearby couch and making me sit on it while he just sat in front of me on the floor with his knees folded and took hold of both my hands in his and kissed them gently making me smile. Then he looked up emotionally making my heart skip a beat because of the depth of feelings inside them. 

"I used to observe every little thing about you. The way you laugh, the way you smile, the way you get angry when anyone tries to pull your leg, the way you act and react, the way you cry when you think that no one was observing you, and mainly the way you feel uncomfortable around unknown people. I observed every single thing, dear. Many times i just wanted to punch that douchebag of your ex-boyfriend for making you cry and hurt but then again I stopped myself from doing it because i know that you won't like it. It used to hurt me a lot seeing you suffering from there but I was so afraid to come and talk with you that i always used to hide from you babe." he said painfully by placing his palm on my cheek and brushing it affectionately. I can see his true feelings swirling around his eyes which are making me so emotional making it stir something within inside me. 

"You could have spoken to me you know" I suggested whispering even though i am not so sure if I was going to talk with him when he tried. 

"We both know it clearly that you would have avoided me at any cost if I took the first step. You were hurting because of your breakup love, and you didn't trust anyone around you to get closer. It was not the right time for me. So i just stayed in the back and used to watch you." he said looking at me with sad and painful eyes. I can see how sad those eyes are at present. I can't even imagine how much torture it would have been to him by just watching me from distance but was unable to do anything in return. 

"I am so sorry Abhi, I didn't know that you were there in our college. I know i am so oblivious to many things around me. I am so stupid. It was all my fault that I hurt you" I said apologising to him truly because now I realised how much I have missed all these days due to my stubborn decision. 

"No, don't be. It was not your mistake that you got hurt. So don't apologise. I am happy that you are here and fate brought us together again just to give me one more chance" he said smiling so cheerfully that I too smiled in return with him. He was so happy about it that it made my heart warm looking at him. "Thank you so much for giving me a chance dear," he said kissing my forehead to which I just nodded my head smiling. 

"I like you Abhi. But I am scared that I might get hurt again. And I am even more scared to lose you." I said hugging him feeling insecure and emotional all of a sudden. 

"No babe. Please don't cry. I promise you that I will never let you cry or get hurt because of me. I even know that it's all so overwhelming to you at present. So we will take slow steps one by one. And i am ready to wait until you are ready" he said hugging me back tightly and kissing my forehead. His words were so touching that I felt myself believing each and every word of him. 

I don't know if I am lucky or not but I am going to try this new feeling and relation with him. I know when he said that he won't hurt me, then he won't. I still don't know many things about him but still, my heart is ready to trust this person who is in front of me.

"So cutie pie…" he suddenly changed his voice and dragged it in a singsong way making me furrow my eyebrows in confusion because i can feel that he is going to say something idiotic to tease me. "I am so glad that you think I am handsome and I am even more glad that you wanted to share it with your friends, I never knew that you were very fond of me" he teased looking at me mischievously and smirking at me.

Urghh…. This idiot… I thought he had forgotten about it…

"Yaa… It was just a common thing. No need to boost your ego" I dismissed as if it was nothing. But I don't think he is going to leave the topic looking at his expression.

"Ah Ah... I don't think so. For the first time, you accepted that I am handsome and you think that I am going to leave the topic like that? No way babe.." he smirked looking at me.

"Urghh.. What do you want then?" I asked getting irritated and pouted at him by folding my hands in front of me like a child.

"I want you to say that…." he dragged raising his eyebrows teasingly while i was just sitting there and listening to him thinking about what he will make me do this time "My Abhi is so handsome that I cannot take my eyes away from him" he said trying hard not to laugh and making me shoot up my head in shock listening to his words. 

What? Is he real? No way in hell that I am going to say those words. I shook my head denying it.

"No way that i am going to say those words… Go to hell" I said turning my head in the other direction chewing on my lips.

"Oh really? Then i will ask Sahana directly that if you have accepted me being as handsome or not" he said suggestively making me looking at him with big eyes with shock and mouth open.

I was opening and closing my mouth like a fish unable to get a word out it in shock. He laughed looking at my reaction and closed my mouth by placing his hand under my chin. That made me come out of my trance state and look at him with glaring daggers. 

"You wouldn't dare…" I said still glaring at him while he just smirked at me.

"Oh I would do anything to make you say those words dear," he said smirking even more that I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face and punch him so hard. That idiot and his ego boost. He won't leave until I say it...

I debated myself for sometime whether to say or not but I don't think he is going to leave the topic that easily and I don't want him to go and ask Sahana. She will tease me like anything. What have I gotten myself into…. I cried internally for this day...

"Fine… You are handsome" I whispered looking down while biting my fingers and cursing him with so many colourful words in my mind.

"What? I cannot hear you" he said showing his ear by acting innocent that i want to punch him. I gritted my teeth in annoyance.

"I said you are handsome," I said loudly making sure that he heard it clearly. 

"Oh, but I don't think that was the same line I have asked you to say if i remember," he asked referring to the line he told me to repeat and was acting as if wondering making me even more irritated. 

"Fuck you," I said getting up and took my file in my hands and started walking in the direction of door while he started laughing wholeheartedly looking at my angered and frustrated face. 

I huffed annoyedly and threw a book in his direction only to make him catch it with a smirk. It raised my annoyance even more and I turned to leave when immediately he dragged me to the nearby wall beside the door by slamming me to it by catching hold of both of my shoulders. 

What is it with me and wall today? It's the second time today that he cornered me to a wall. 

"Abhi leave me…" I said gritting my teeth feeling anger and embarrassed at the same time. 

"Nope. I won't" he said as if it were the most obvious thing to say.

"Leave me Abhi or else i will…" I warned him looking into his eyes seriously to convey the same.

"Or else what dear?" he asked coming closer to me making me forget the reason for my anger.

"Or else i… I will…." I was unable to complete it since he came very close to me that i gulped looking at him.

"Ya… You will… say it, babe. Or else you don't even know what to say?" he taunted me which made me come out of my trance state and looked at him with equal anger again.

I pushed him out of me with a great effort and made some distance between us. Good. Now i can think clearly. But i know that he let me do it since there was no way that I can push him back with my energy.  

"Look Abhi…" I said pointing my finger in front of him which he took it in his mouth sucking it by making me gasp with open mouth and watch him like an idiot. He winked looking at me that I blushed and rushed out of his office in fear of melting there itself. I can hear his laughter while closing the door which made me blush even more and darted to my cabin immediately. 

Oh god… When did he become this playful and flirting? He doesn't have any shame.

And you liked it. Commented my brain immediately. 

Ha, welcome girl. You will always be ready to taunt me. 

I know that i liked it. No need to taunt me. But I didn't think that he can be that flirting which surprised me. That's it. 

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In the evening Sahana dragged us to the shopping mall since she claimed that she doesn't have a good outfit for tomorrow's event. Charitha too agreed with her and we all went to the mall after the office leaving both the boys.

After searching for one hour in the complete mall Sahana chose a dress which is golden colour frock with a bare neck. It has a slit to the left side of the leg making it even sexier. Overall it was a beautiful dress which suited her very well.

Charitha bought blue colour frock which reaches just above her knees an open back and round neck on the front. Whereas i bought a peach colour full-length dress with a netted material. It fits tightly until my waist and flows down in swirls from there which has a back zip with an oval neck. 

After we are done with the shopping we went to a restaurant and ate dinner chatting about our office and about Karthik matter which she forgot to mention it in the morning. They too questioned me about Abhilash where i told them about the almost-kiss moment and they started teasing me again. 

Tomorrow is going to be a hectic day with the office and then this party. But I am looking forward to seeing my handsome at this party since he has asked me if i am coming to this party or not. When I asked him why, he said that he wanted me to come since it was my first time meeting the CEO. so i too gladly agreed accepting it. 

Dad was leaving tomorrow morning since he didn't have many leaves but promised to visit soon whenever he gets to leave. I became emotional not wanting him to leave this soon so he made me sleep on his lap and was singing to me like the old childhood days. 

Dev was busy with his training that he was in the bedroom doing his task. He said that he will wear something from his previous dresses for tomorrow's party. And Casper slept beside me on the couch snuggling closer to me as if I will leave any moment. 

I thought about our moment from the morning and slept peacefully like a baby in my dad's lap. 

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Hello everyone,

As promised, here is your awaiting chapter. I know this chapter is little boring since it's just a fillup. But i promise the next one will be interesting.

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