This is a different Short Story, continuing post Vandana's marriage to Vaibhav.
The sight of her glowing face was irking.
That khann khann of her wedding bangles was deafening.
And that sindoor...it was blinding him.
Kunal couldn't help but glower as Vandana skipped around the office, on her second day of marriage.
He didn't want to think, that Vaibhav had used her love.
He didn't want to ponder what her husband was doing with her sister, behind her back.
The thought made him nauseous.
His failure sickened him.
He had failed this girl. She had signed up for the worst ever heartbreak.
He didn't want to imagine the pain she was going to be in. Because one day, Vaibhav was going to abandon her. There was a reason why that duo had not eloped. They had definitely planned something.
So lost he was in his thoughts, that he forgot to skip the step ahead, stubbed his toe against it, stumbled next and hit his knee against the pillar.
"Shit!!" Kunal groaned.
Vandana, who was busy admiring her mangalsutra was alerted by the murmured profanity, and turned to see him sitting on the stairs, nursing his knee.
"Kya hua, sir?!" Shouting, she rushed to him and dropped on her knees to look at him.
Kunal grumbled, "Am fine. Go do your work".
Complying immediately, she stood up but stretched her palm towards him.
He glared at her hand, and then at her, "NO! What part of it, do you not understand?" He snapped.
He turned his face away then, only to see Vaibhav and Mrunal's reflection in the glass. And his temper flared recalling Vaibhav's warning to maintain 'samaajik doori'.
Not wanting to be fired for the transgression of offering help, Vandana turned to go back to her seat but paused when Kunal spoke, "Haath do".
Turning her head, she saw his waiting palm and scrunched her face in annoyance.
His brow shot up in response, and sighing, she clasped his palm in hers and pulled him up to his feet. Kunal stumbled then, his feet disbalanced as Vandana wrapped her hands around his torso and he found his cloaking around her back, for support.
So, when Vaibhav and Mrunal stepped inside, they found Kunal and Vandana in embrace.
"What the hell is going on?!" Vaibhav thundered, as Vandana pulled away from Kunal and Kunal scoffed.
'Jiska khud ka zameer nahi hai, vo dusro ko raub dikha rha hai!'
"Nothing Vaibhav, Kunal sir fell so I was just helping him", Vandana replied innocently.
"Aur kitna girenge, Kunal sir!" Vaibhav mocked while Kunal rolled his eyes.
"Competition hota toh meri haar pakki thi. Kyunki kuch log toh itne gire hue hain, ki unhe uthaya bhi nhi jaa sakta!"
Having earned a tick from Vaibhav then, Kunal proceeded to move towards the recording room but winced and limped, as his knee jerked. Immediately, Vandana came to his aid, throwing his arm over her shoulder and wrapping hers around his waist.
Their gaze met then, and for that split second, everything ceased to exist. She didn't deserve this. Oh, how he wished he could protect her!
A very pissed Vaibhav walked up to the two then, and broke the trance as he spoke, "Let me help him, Vandu". But as he moved to take Kunal's hand, the latter raised his other palm upfront, to stop him.
"Who allowed you to come inside?" He shot a scornful look at Mrunal making her flinch.
" And...did I allow you to touch me? Kunal Malhotra aksar logon ko paas nhi aane deta aur jinhe allow karta hai..." He looked at Vandana then, "unhe jaane nahi deta".
He glared at Vaibhav then, his hold on her shoulder tightening, "Get me into the room Vandana and bring the list of trainees, for longlisting".
Nodding, she mouthed a sorry to Vaibhav and helped Kunal wobble into the room. And while the door of the recording room was slowly being shut, Kunal glowered at Vaibhav and as the other man's face reddened, Kunal realized what he had to do.
Keep Vandana close, and drive Vaibhav so over the edge that his facade would crumble sooner than later. So that Vandana wouldn't be blindsided much longer.
Recalling the 'act' Vaibhav had put up when Kunal had barely touched him that day, Kunal was determined to take page out of Vaibhav's book.
Her heart was going to break anyway. He would rather it happen in a manner that would spoil Vaibhav's and Mrunal's nefarious schemes for good.
Love,
Erza
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