Demon's Secret Wife (COMPLETED)

Chapter 20

MUKTA
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I kept splashing water at my face non stop till my tears subsided!!!
They were adamant just like me!!!
I didn't even know why was I crying???
The cause of it!!!
Humiliation? Or Humiliation from HIM?

The question hounded me as in why was HE making such swirling emotions go alive making my insides flare up like that?

How long do you know him Mukta?
20-25 days???
What is making you so vulnerable to this man Mukta???
I couldn't stop my tears and kept splashing more and more water and ran into one of the cabinets and began crying my heart out by closing the toilet seat and sitting on it. I cried to my heart's content. But I couldn't get answer to this stupid question?

I slowly pulled out my little purse and opened its back zip and pulled out the little nuptial chain which he had put across my neck that night. Yet another time I wanted to dump it into the dustbin but something within me couldn't let me do that!!!

I wiped my tears as they kept rolling down helplessly.
I knew by now that I was attracted to this man for sure but then I knew my mission is bigger than these stupid hormones.

I didn't know if it's because of those two days and two nights we travelled together??? Is it because of those phone calls he made to me regularly for a week when I stayed with Kaya or if it's his outrage to destroy Harry and Kaya for trying to lay a finger on me??? Yes I knew Omkar wanted to handle it his own way. I had heard him talk to Commissioner Sandesh about him in the police station and honestly that's what made my heart swell for him. For the first time I felt home. He was my home. After Baba's death it was the first time I felt protected. I am not a weak girl! But it feels good when you feel someone cares for you and everytime he referred me as his wife
.. consciously... unconsciously!!!
It made my heart slam hard against my ribcage!!!

Wiping my tears for sure I concluded to myself that yes I am attracted to him but I want nothing more from this man. How could he behave like that with me? It's my roots which doesn't let me destroy something as pure as this nuptial chain, so easily but that doesn't mean I tolerate his shit.

I am a strong woman. I want to earn a living for myself to be able to get back our home in Phulvaspura. I had a big dream to fulfill Baba's dreams. Baba's ayurvedic medicines must make noise around the world. A good noise!!!
I knew my dreams were big and my wings so small but I couldn't stop!!! I had to keep fluttering my wings till I make it up to the sky myself. I couldn't let this man and his words stop me.

A month more!!! First salary in hand and I find a rented room for myself. I decided.

Finally calming my insides I went back to the desk and started working on the reports. After sometime there was a cup kept next to me with a smiley drawn on it. I lifted the cup and saw it had chocolate milkshake. I lifted my head up and saw Kalindi smile at me.

'Its fine Kalindi...see these designs' saying I showed the desktop screen to her while she held my shoulders and said...
'Mukta...O.K isn't so bad... he's just a bit on the punctual side' while I turned around and said her...

'And I purposely didn't intend to get late Kalindi. The elevator got jammed. I was stuck. And I have anxiety issues. I feel claustrophobic!!!' I added and she was shocked. She took her chair and held my hand in hers saying...
'Its ok Mukta...I am glad you are fine' and I smiled a little.

Just then her eyes flickered behind me and I turned around to see Omkar standing with some files. He looked at me intently but didn't say anything to me.

'Kalindi...can you please give me a hardcopy of the plan please. I need to do some physical markings' he said while Kalindi nodded and moved towards the printer. I sat there while my back still faced him and I didn't bother to turn around. I was mad at him. But suddenly I feel a hand on my hand which was tracking the mouse and my hands tremble at his touch. Before I could react I feel his hot breath on my earlobes and in no time his bearded chin grazes my left shoulder leaving me in splits!!!

I closed my eyes and stayed in the same position while still trying to calm my brains but suddenly I recalled the humiliation and stood up all at once on my desk and said.

'There is an anti harrasment board in this company is what Rudra Daada told me' and in one go he stands up straight while his red eyes meet mine. He simply walks into his cabin angrily while I sit there trying to control my tears.

Day passes and it's my logout time. I recall that as part of my daily duties I am supposed to present him a daily report. Initially I try to send him an email but I get a ping from him on my desktop saying...

Please present the same by EOD.

Regards,
Omkar.

I didn't know what to do I tried my best killing time while Karthik and Sameer came onto my floor and asked me to join them for a coffee break. I really needed one so I joined them. I thought we are going to the pantry because I hated the cafeteria since today afternoon's experience. But they dragged outside the tech park to a small stall where a old man sold fruit juice. It was a squeezo machine which squeezed out orange juice. He added some black salt and lime to it and although I was skeptical I tried it and unexpectedly I loved it. It was delicious...cost us just 15 bucks a glass and was refreshing. Sameer kept cracking lame jokes while Karthik either kept giving counter sarcastic dialogues to him making me chuckle or roll his eyes. These both were like Tom n jerry. I had begun to enjoy their company.

Just then I got a call from an unknown number and I saw it was Kalindi. She sounded worried as she asked me about the presentation. I told her not to worry and that she could leave if she's getting late and that I would give Omkar the daily status report. I was trying my best to avoid him but my duties were something I couldn't run away from so I decided to keep my personal emotions seperate from my professional commitments.

I knocked on his cabin door but I didn't hear him asking me to come in. So I waited patiently. After another 15 mins I again knocked at the door, again getting no response back from him. Clock had begun ticking 7 pm and I noticed there were a very few folks on the floor. I was getting restless. I had been waiting since last one hour but there was no reply from his side. Finally I decided to push the door slightly and say...
'Excuse me Sir...may I come in?' and I heard him say 'No...I am busy...' and I muttered a 'Sorry' but before I could leave I heard a hearty laugh from his cabin and I turned around to see Manisha sitting on his couch and sipping coffee with him.

Ohhhh!??? So he is busy with this???
This coffee date of his???
I felt a sudden fitting anger within but I closed my eyes and walked out.
I sat on my seat waiting for him to call me. Almost everyone left the office while Asad was the last one to leave he asked me if I wanted to leave and that he could present it to Omkar. But I somehow wanted to stay. I didn't know why. Maybe I wanted to know what was so interesting happening on his 'so-called' coffee date. So I stayed.

Clock ticked 8:30 pm and I saw his cabin door open and I heard them giggling and a few words fell on my ears...

'Omkarrrr...you are so funny..I didn't know you had such great sense of humour'

'Oh come on Manisha...you are no less...you are humorous, talented and gorgeous.' he said leaning towards his cabin door.

My jaws tightened and my hands crumpled the papers in my hand without caring that I was supposed to present it to him now.

She waved him a bye and he showed her all his 32 bright teeth for a display and without even sparring me a glance spoke up...
'Miss Joshi...in my cabin!! Now!!!' and I pressed my lips hard and thin.

'Yyyessss Ssssirrrr!!!' saying I stomped my foot and walked into the cabin.

I gave him the hard copy of the reports and also played the slides on the projector screen in cabin but even before I could explain he shouted..

'Rejected!'

And I was shocked.