Destined To Be His

Chapter 14 : A Stab At Knowing Arjun.

Chapter 14: A Stab At Knowing Arjun.

"Really? How are you related to him?", I asked playing with my fork.

Arjun looked up but didn't answer.

He was busy gobbling down the noodles.

"He's your friend, isn't he?", I asked taking forkful of noodles and put them in my mouth.

Still no reply.

"He's your friend", I said stating the fact and shoved another forkful into my mouth.

He looked up and set his plate aside. He studied my face and said, " what? Don't look at me like that and answer my question! "

"He's my first maternal cousin!", he said and I choked on my noodles, I was now coughing hysterically.

Arjun got up from his seat and was patting my back. He got me a glass of water and resumed his seat opposite me.

I looked at him astound at the new found information.

"You see, I wasn't kidding, when I told you that I've seen you somewhere! ", he said and I recollected the day when he'd told me that I was familiar to him and I'd regarded that as a pick up line.

But if he's Ranveer's first cousin, then how come, I didn't notice him in my engagement ceremony?

"But I didn't see you anywhere in the engagement party?", I asked totally confused.

"I had not attended your engagement ceremony. Radhika had showed me the pictures wherein I happened to see you in the pictures clicked by her".

"Oh! And who's Radhika? I didn't even see her? And why had you not attended the engagement ceremony? ", I asked setting my plate aside.

"Radhika is my elder sister and I didn't attend your engagement ceremony because..........I don't get along well with that toad faced fiance of yours! ", he said and motioned me to complete my noodles.

Once, I was done, I took our plates to the sink; I was about to clean them when Arjun said, " you need not clean them. My maid will clean them in the morning".

"That's not a problem! I'll do it-".

"It's the first time you've come to my home and I won't let you do that stuff! ", he said dragging me to the living room.

We settled on the couch on the either ends. My mind was still not accepting the new found information. There were too many questions that Arjun had to answer. But I just was confused and.......hesitating to ask him?

As if sensing my inner turmoil, he said, " I know, I've got to answer the questions that have been playing in your mind so...... Shoot!".

"I don't know whether should I ask this or not but.....where is your family?"

He sighed and took a deep breath. I was now growing more and more impatient with every passing minute.

"Remember, I told you, I don't get along well with my mom?", he asked and I nodded in approval.

"So, I moved out of their house and now, I live in the house solely bought by me", he said playing with the frills of the pillow.

"Really? You bought this house on your own? What about your dad? And most importantly what about Radhika? Where is she? Show me her picture! I want to see her! "

"I've got Radhika's picture in my phone along with her-"

"Wait, I'll get your phone from your bedroom! ", I said and skipped to his room. I went running inside, fetched his phone and came sprinting towards the couch. With a loud thud, I sat on the couch and handed him his phone.