"Is this the way someone treats her boyfriend!!!....." Helly heard Roaan barking out after a minute of silence, "...No calls, No messages and what did you reply on asking??..." Helly immediately face-palmed on questioning, rubbing her face hard she heard him further saying, "Yeah.... I am dancing on the beach"
"Look Roaan..." She tried to interrupt him, while suppressing her chuckle but Roaan didn't seem to be in the mood to hear a single word.
"You listen to me Helly!! If you are so into your new environment, cut ties with me!!!" He barked out and Helly felt a pang in her chest, her suppressed smile vanished.
"Has this man been drinking since morning?!?! What is he saying, is he hearing himself?!! How dare he cut ties with me?!?!" Gritting her teeth hard Helly screamed out at him, "Shut up Roaan!!! Just because you are in a relationship, don't think yourself as a king... I am not sitting here as your slave!! I am in my office here to work, not on a vacation. You need to think. If I am not answering, I have some reasons. You know what Roaan..." She continued thrusting a medium thick strand of hair behind her ears, "...this is why you are not fortunate when it comes to relationships. You think too highly of yourself" Helly completed and the other side was occupied by dead calmness.
"I guess you are right...." Said Roaan after some time, "...I should have used my brain. But Helly you know how short tempered I am you should not have answered with such sarcastic words" Helly could feel his tone changed to a much softer one than before as if trying to pacify her.
Spitting out her anger, Helly said, "Sorry my bad Roaan. But try to understand. There was this sudden plan of meeting and I was very busy"
She could hear Roaan's sad 'hmm' in response and then immediately came up with an idea, "Okay listen to me. Let's go on a date. Tonight at 8:00?" She asked excitedly.
"Oh wow!! My girlfriend can rhyme" said Roaan and Helly nodded her head in scepticity but then gave warm chuckle on phone, "Stop it Roaan" she said chuckling.
She opened her mouth to ask him to cut the call, but Roaan insisted on talking further. He asked in a very subtle tone,"Why do you call me Roaan? Give me a nickname, like other couples do.." and Helly felt like banging her head on the table.
"Uhh.." she breathed out as if thinking but scrunched her face in annoyance,
"If he wouldn't have been mad at me.. uhh!!!" She screamed inwardly in frustration, "Tanya was right. Relationships aren't meant for me. What nickname should I give now?!?!"
"Come on" said Roaan and Helly snapped out of her favourite wonderland, "Like I give you Helly baby" and crevices on Helly's forehead widened, "Fine then. I give you Roaan baby" she said and then squinted her eyes, "Roaan baby... Uhhh!!!!"
"So where you gonna take me on date Helly baby?" He asked in a babyish voice and Helly rolled her eyes.
"Appetizer restraunt" she replied.
"Okay. I'll be ready" he said excitedly and they cut the call saying a bye.
Giving a loud sigh of relief she took a seat placing her hand on her forehead. How much Helly try to deny but her mind knows that Roaan is more of a task for her than a boyfriend. And the problem is she can't break out of it, atleast not now.
She was in a deep relaxed state when Rrahul marched in, "Ms. Shah we are waiting for you" he said frantically while putting his arms out in annoyance.
"Sorry Sir. I'll be there" she said and immediately shot up from her place and wrapped up her things hurriedly.
"Is everything alright?" Asked Rrahul taking his phone from the table while noticing the tiredness on her mush.
"Uh.. Sir can I leave early today?" She asked hesitantly rubbing her fingers against each other.
"Why though?" He asked back shoving his hands inside his pocket intensifying his gaze on her.
"Uh..." she looked away from his eyes and shifted her hands behind her back, "...My friend Tanya. She is in certain problem. If you give me half day I can see her" she said and Rrahul nodded his head, "Okay. We don't have much work later today. You can leave" he said and Helly gave a wide smile.
"I hope you are joining now?" He asked and the exclaimed girl nodded briskly.
"I will. But will leave early" she said and Rrahul nodded his head in acceptance.
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"Where are you Roaan?!?!" Tapping her black stiletto-covered foot impatiently, the elegant yet irritated lady waited for her angry boyfriend.
Her hairs falling back in straight lenghts upto her waist, while some sections from the front twisted and clutched with silver butterfly pins contemplating well against her black hairs.
Pacing from right to left, she huffed with ever minute passing by, "I said sharp 8:00 Where the hell his?!?!" Helly gritted her teeth in annoyance thus flushing her cheeks red due to vasodilation, matching with her red knee-length one piece having white floral prints highlighting her narrow waist.
Her perfectly black lined doe-eyes against the matte skin-coloured shadow yearned for the familiar car while her cherry red lips blowing out airs in impatience.
Helly is very much a punctual girl and hates indiscipline, even if it's a date. She loves to reach her destination markably before time and very much respects it and not to mention she dislikes the one who don't fear or respect time.
She was busy waiting for Roaan when her phone beeped up. On checking it out, she read her Boss's message, "How is your friend now, Ms. Shah?"
Helly instantly typed her answer, "Major problem Sir. It's very urgent for me to stay here" biting her lower lip she sent the message.
"Why does it feel so wrong lying to him. Every employ lie to their Boss" she tried to consolidate herself but the pit of her stomach churned even more.
"I have been cheated a lot" his words started ringing inside her head and Helly hands reached her forehead in stress.
Her phone beeped again, "It's okay Ms. Shah, take your time. I'll that the guests on your behalf"
Furrowing her eyebrows she asked, "Thanks for what Sir?"
"Your appreciation. They can't stop appreciating you" she read and a smile crept on her lips.
"Do tell me if you need any kind of help for your friend. It will be my pleasure to help you" and the smile faded away.
Replying an 'ok' she thrusted back her phone in her purse. The more she could feel his sincere trust on her, the more her heart is churning.
The motion of her pacing increased as the anxiety started hitting her, "WHERE THE HELL IS THIS ROAAN?!?!" She bursted out inwardly when she heard the most awaited voice, "Missing me baby?" and immediately turned around to find her boyfriend walking towards her.
"Black suits him" the thought appeared making her give a blush smile. All her anger frustrating anxiety just vanished. His looks really do have an effect on her.
"Rrahul" her mind took the name making her fluttering heart sank down again. She walked up to him holding hard her cool, making herself remember, "Roaan is my boyfriend. He matters the most to me...."
Poor Helly, she is in guilt. A small lie is making the inside of her go topsy turvy. I wonder what would happen when Rrahul learns about her lie? More than him, I'm wondering her reactions... 😅😅
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Mystery / Thriller"Rrahul Sir, this is your new General Manager, Miss Helly Shah" said a female voice who entered his cabin giving a slight knock. As he raised up his head from the laptop, his eyes met a hazel brown ones. With a stern look on her forehead and dete...
