FEATHERED LOVE

Chapter 3

Are all the people in Italy this beautiful? or is it just my luck to be blessed with such a sight?

Outside my door stood an Indian guy, tall, handsome, and unquestionably mesmerizing. He was not so tall that he had to stoop low to enter the doorway, but he was tall enough that he filled in the doorway and made it look small. He had a well-proportioned body, the kind that you get from doing labor-intensive jobs. No fancy-looking muscles, yet there was not an ounce of extra fat on him. He wore an ordinary black shirt and black jeans, but on him, that dress looked regal, as if they were created only to fall on his body.

But what took your breath away was not his body but it was his face. A face crafted with much care by the crafter. An angular jawline with a little fuller cheek, a sharp nose, and lips that were not too full not too thin. Soft black curls nestled on top of his head looking a little messy as if he had run his hand through them a few times in frustration, yet they fell perfectly in place to adorn his face. And his eyes oh his eyes, one look into them and I knew I was done for. His eyes were a shade of black that looked like a pool of melted abyss that was inviting you to take a dive inside. And at this very moment, those dreamy eyes contained a trace of irritation which seemed to be increasing per second.

Irritation? What could be possibly causing this ethereal entity displeasure?

A low cough sounded as if trying to get someone's attention. Then I realized that the cough was from Mr. Ethereal trying to get my attention. Why cough you might ask? It was because I was so mesmerized by his looks that I had forgotten that I had been staring straight at his face for the last five minutes.

Manners Maya, you always seem to forget those things exist when you meet beautiful people.

"I am sorry about that; I was just lost in my thoughts for a minute. Please keep the delivery on the table. I am sorry I really did not mean to make you uncomfortable."

I apologized and moved to the side to allow him room to go to the table and keep the things. I looked at him, and he continued to look at me with a doubtful gaze. I did not understand why he did not make a move to do as I said, then I looked at his hands, and I realized that the only things he was holding in his hands were a pair of sunglasses. There was no coffee nor, there was a packet for delivery. As soon as this fact registered in my brain, I quickly lifted my head to take a second look at him. I realized that he did not look like a delivery guy by any means. Though his clothes were plain, they cost enough that it would take at least a decade of food delivery to afford that. And on top of that, there was no logo present anywhere on his clothes to indicate he was delivering for anything.

Blood rushed to the top of my head in embarrassment, and my skin felt warm. Thanks to my Indian origin, my blush was not that noticeable. I had just gotten smitten by a stranger and then stared at them for so long that they felt uncomfortable. On top of all of that, I even assumed that they were here for delivering. I really wished the earth would just open and swallow me whole.

Wait, if this guy was not here for the delivery, then who was he, and why was he here?

So, there was a complete stranger in my new office room that I allowed to come in without any rhyme or reason, and I was not even asking why they were here. I did not know what expression to show anymore. Whether I should be scared or embarrassed to death. I really wish I were an ostrich right now.

I slowly turned towards Mr. Ethereal, who was still standing at my office door looking at me incredulously. Well, if I was at the receiving end of my stupidity then I would be pretty pissed off with myself too.

I took a deep breath, composed myself, and asked him, "There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding going on. I am Maya Singhania, how may I help you?"

I let the years of training take over and allowed a cordial smile on my face trying to salvage whatever impression of me I could in front of him.

As he was opening his mouth to make introductions, the voice of two people sounded from behind him.

"It looks like Ms.Maya is too busy in her rendezvous to come and make formal introductions to her superiors." The piqued voice came from a slightly older man who looked to be angry. He was being followed by a nervous Nadia. I immediately recognized him as my boss, and things weren't looking particularly good.

The handsome man stepped out of the doorway allowing both my boss and Nadia to get into the room. As soon as my boss entered the room he did a once over of both me and the guy and then inquired," Ms.Maya if you don't mind me asking would you like to tell me what is an unauthorized person doing in this building? I would very much like to request you to keep your private affairs out of the office premises."

It's really wonderful to see how many good impressions I was making on my first day.

I cleared my throat, a little uncomfortable because of the unwarranted accusations."Good morning, sir I was just about to go up to your room for reporting after tidying up my room. I am not familiar with the gentleman here. I was waiting for my coffee and mistook him for the delivery guy." I explained all the while trying to appear confident and unafraid while I was scared shitless on the inside. No one wants to create a bad impression on the first day.

After hearing my explanation my boss's expression eased a little and then he looked towards the guy as if he was waiting for an explanation. Mr.Handsome was suddenly at the center of everyone's attention yet as nonchalant as ever he looked over the room and started speaking," I am Captain Abhimanyu Srivastav. I was here to collect a parcel that was due to be delivered to me but hasn't arrived yet. The lady at the front desk told me to come to the secretary for further inquiries."

The lady at the front desk is really hell-bent on making my life miserable.

As soon as he spoke the first word, my mind instantly drowned in his deep baritone. All I could hear was his name, and the rest turned into a string of blab bla bla. I regained my senses when I noticed my boss turning towards me and speaking something.

"We understand your problem Mr.Abhimanyu, but I think the receptionist advised you to meet the wrong person. Ms.Maya joined the department just today. It would be better if you would come by my office, and I can look for that missing package of yours."

"Thank you, sir I would head over towards your office right away."

My boss turned to leave for his office, and before leaving he turned towards me and said before leaving," Ms.Maya you should also head towards my office after finishing your work here as there are quite some formalities to go through."

"Yes, sir, right away." I obliged. As they began to leave my phone rang and I turned around to retrieve it. It was a call from the coffee place explaining that they needed to cancel the order due to some issues in delivery and the money would be recovered within a day.

So much trouble for a bloody cup of coffee.

After cutting the call I sighed in irritation. I made up my mind to finish my work before going for my cup of coffee. I kept my phone back on the table and twirled around towards the door. My nose hit a solid chest upon turning and I lost my footing. Before I could fall down, strong arms held me up and pulled me through. I was so close that I could basically smell his perfume. He smelt something like the ocean and fresh pines together.

I looked up to find him looking at me. His eyes looked much more bewitching up this close. As soon as he saw me looking he let me go, and I steadied myself. He looked at me and said," you should be careful about who you let inside your room Ms.Maya or it can be really dangerous." He took his sunglasses from the coffee table and then went out of the door.

By the time he had gone out, my heart hadn't yet calmed down from its frenzied beating. I kept looking out of the door towards his fading silhouette.

If I were to fall in love at first sight ever to, then I think it would feel less breathtaking than this.

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