Into The Past

Part 9

When I opened the box, I instantly moved back with shock as I saw an ugly looking doll, come out of the box, "What the....."

I trailed off as I realised what it was and why it was there,

'You know what, you loved doing pranks on all of us, you were strict while working in the office but so much like a naughty child when at home, there was not even a single one us whom you had never pranked and we all always made plans to prank you but miserably failed most of the time, the house was a constant site of prank wars' I remembered what Emma once told me when we all were sitting in the garden with our morning tea.

I realised, it was just a prank item that they might have given to me to get their revenge.

I moved my head side to side with some faint laughter escaping my lips, now I get why these guys were never able to prank me, like how could they prank me with this childish item. I chuckled at the thought of what would have happened at that time and kept the box back on the table, heading towards the bed to get my much awaited sleep.

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Next morning,

I woke up from my peaceful slumber as I felt the curtains of my room being opened and the bright sunlight falling on my eyes, ruining my beautiful dream with my ladylove, I turned and lied on my stomach, hiding my face in the pillow to avoid the light.

I was in no mood to get out of my beautiful dreamland and the warm blanket anytime soon but the voice I heard made me jolt out of the bed within a second, can you guess who was the owner of such a melodious voice?
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Ofcourse, it was none other than Naira.

I rubbed my eyes, trying to make sure she was really here or it was just me still in my dream.

She smiled at me and forwarded a cup of coffe, wishing me a 'good morning!'

I was so engrossed in admiring the beauty standing infront of me that my ears refused to listen to anything she was saying, nor did my lips move to respond to any of her words.

"Kartik!" I came back to my senses as she shook me hard, "Are you even listening to me?" she narrowed her eyes at me and all I could utter was, "ummm.....a....y...yes.... ofcourse I was!" I smiled nervously.

"Then tell me what was I saying?"

This was the time when I knew that I was caught, I looked towards her, blinking my eyelashes, making a cute puppy face, trying to melt her and change those angry yet cute expressions on her face to a completely cute one but I failed.

"Come to the hall, after freshening up and don't be late for the breakfast!" She said in a strict tone and moved out of the room while I quickly rushed out of the bed after finishing my coffee to get ready fast and go and passify the beauty who just left my room with an angry pout on her face.

As soon as I came down I saw that everyone was on the dining table except for my 'special one', my eyes roamed around the large hall to catch a glimpse of her and after sometime they did, she was working in the kitchen with the staff, 'ufff! this lady of mine, is always in her work mode....' I moved my head side to side, sighing in disbelief.

I moved towards the kitchen and eyed the staff to go out which they did but Naira didn't notice it as she was too engrossed in her work....

I tip-toed towards her and stood just behind her caging her petite frame in my muscular arms, as my hot breaths fell on the back on her back, she gasped and turned around with wide eyes....

"What are you doing?" She asked as soon as she realised that it was me.

I made a cute pout and mumbled a nothing while shrugging my shoulders lightly, then I pointed my index figer towards her face while she gazed me with those confused eyes and a pout on her lips that made me want to smooch them with mine but I controlled my urge and pressed my finger onto her forehead, she raised her eyebrows asking me what was that and I told her casually, "Nothing! Just turning off your work mode!!"

She just laughed at this, and trust me this laughter is the most beautiful thing in the world for me, this sound of her laughing heartily is just as soothing as music to my ears or even more. I stared at her and after a while she stopped and smiled looking at me, "Can you guess what was I making?" Now this was my time to be confused, she took the food out of the oven and my eyes sparkled seeing my favourite cupcakes, I love it when she makes these, although whatever she makes is tasty, but this remains one of my favourites always.

I smiled widely looking at her and she took one of them, bought it closer to my mouth and I happily took a bite out of it, 'my favourite person making me eat my favourite food!!' I smiled as she put it in my mouth with so much love and then I took the same cupcake from her hand, making her take a bite as well.

We stared at each other, our eyes conveying all the love and speaking volumes of unsaid words that we both were afraid to confess. We stayed there with each other for a few more minutes, enjoying each other's presence, before going to the dining table.

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I was going back to my room after having a walk with Naira in the garden, that I heard a sound coming from George's room, i don't know why but I felt something was wrong so, I followed the voices and overheard their conversation.

John: Thank god you saw it on time!

George: Yaa! We need to be careful, leaving it there was a big mistake, what if he had seen it?

John nodded

What are these guys talking about? I was already skeptical about George's behaviour after the last incident and now, they were talking this, I saw them indulged in their thoughts with a serious expression. I don't know what got into me, at that moment all I wanted was to know what they were hiding, I had a kind of gut feeling that it was something related to that strange behaviour he showed when he saw that box in my room, but why, that was just an old prank item!

I barged into the room,"Whom would have seen what?" I didn't intend to sound rude or accusing, I can never be rude to any of these guys but right now I can't think of anything else except for the feeling that they are trying to hide something from me.

Both of them looked at me with a shocked expression.  My face was a little devoid of emotion just a hint of confusion as my brows were furrowed together.

"It's..it's nothing..." said George.

Lines of suspicion were clearly visible on my forehead.

Before I could even say something, John said...

"It's ok George let's tell him.... It's just that one of us by mistake left some important documents in the conference room where our rivals could have easily accessed it, that's it...George saw that file lying there and quickly bought it back, don't know who was so careless to leave it there...."

His  genuine expressions, soften mine as the lines on my forehead reduced and an instant wave of guilt passed over me......'how could I doubt them, why did this thought even come to my mind??"

I cursed myself for letting such thoughts seep into my mind and make me behave rudely towards them.

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