Off-Script

Chapter 31

"Where are you?" Her fingers trembled as she typed her question on the message board.

Biting her lower lip, Helly kept her eyes fixed on her phone screen when was interrupted by the cab driver.

"Destination ma'am?" Asked the cab driver.

"Just drive" she said shortly when the driver stared at her from the rear-view mirror. His suspecting eyes were fixed on her, but Helly simply chose to ignore.

Right now she just wants a reply to her question. She kept her phone aside when it beeped up. She hurriedly looked at it to find her long awaited answer is here.
"At my place" she read his reply and gave the driver her destination.

Tapping her finger she waited for the road to her destination to end.
As she reached, she nearly jumped out the car.

She rushed towards the entrance gate and was about to hit the switch to door bell when suddenly the door opened.

She stood there astounded to see the tall figure she was dying to meet, had the same desperateness marked on his face.

"Rrahul..." She whispered out his name when his strong pair of arms engulfed her petite structure into a hug.

"Helly..." He whispered out breathing hard. He pulled her inside without breaking the hug and closed the door behind her.

"His call at such odd time did make me suspicious" Rrahul said and Helly tightened her grip around his torso.

"I shouldn't have gone there. He tried to..." She blabbered nearly sobbing.

"You are safe" he said tightening his arms around her waist.

After a moment Rahul tried to get out of the hug, but Helly urged to stay. She gripped his T-shirt and buried her face more into his chest.

Respecting her decision, Rrahul wrapped his arms back again, until she calmed down completely.

"Feeling better" he asked the trembling structure crouched on the sofa. He handed her a glass of water.

Nodding her head, Helly took a sip of it.
"Thank you" she murmered to him. And Rrahul kissed her forehead.
"Thank you Rrahul. Thank you so much. If you wouldn't have read my message at that moment.... I don't know.." her voice broke while droplets left her lower eyelid.

"Shh..." Rrahul pulled her into a hug while Helly rested her head on his shoulder.

"Why didn't you go with me, if you had suspected already?" Asked Helly in the same broken voice.

"Was it appropriate?" Asked back Rrahul and Helly let out a sigh snuggling more into him.  

"I wish I had never met him" she mumbled making Rrahul let out a chuckle.

"Who was proud of him?" Rrahul asked with a glint of sarcasm.

"I was never proud of him..." Helly retorted immediately, she raised her head off his shoulder and continued, "....I never said I was proud of him. Even I was never sure of him" said Helly and Rrahul's eyebrows knit closely.  

"Then why did you accept his marriage proposal?" Asked Rrahul astonished at her General manager's deeds.

"I...I had no choice" she said licking her lower lip.

"He threatened you?" Rrahul's eyes from confusion immediately turned into a glare. His voice took a heavy tone while face soon became stone hard.

"No.." Helly replied holding his arms. The glowing eyes settled slightly.
"...He proposed suddenly in front of entire media, so I couldn't deny. But later on when I charged him, he convinced me that he truly loves me and I should give him a chance"