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~Chapter 9~

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Adhira

After almost forty five minutes, I was finally done for the day.

I quickly closed my laptop and called it a day. I'm honestly very tired that I won't mind sleeping on the desk, but I need to get back home.

As I went outside I realized that everyone has already left and there is not a single soul in the office.

If I die here, will anybody notice?

I quickly brushed the thought and exited the office. I looked at my watch to see the time and it was freaking 8:30 in the night.

How am I even going to find a bus at this time?

Deciding to take a chance I went to the bus top, but the man there informed me that I'm not going to get a bus at this time, because the part of the city where I live, it's pretty uncrowded, so buses don't go there after 8.

Finding no other option, I started walking towards my home.

My home.
Oh, it feels great!

I was walking looking straight when a car with black Windows stopped beside me.

It scared me cause as far as I know, black cars are for kidnappers and all sorts of criminals.
I just did a little chanting and walked fast, behaving as if I didn't see the car, when it honked.

It made me still for a second and before I could do anything I heard a voice,

"Ms. Mehta, shall I drop you somewhere?" The person asked and i turned around to find that he was my boss, The Ritvik Malhotra.

"Oh it's you. I thought--" I was about to say when I stopped after suddenly realizing what I was about to say.

"So, do you want a ride? " He asked as I reached near his car.

"No sir. It would be extra load for you. " I said declining politely.

"No, it's fine. Anyway you won't find anything to go, come I'll drop you. " He said unlocking the doors which left me with no option other than to accept.

As I sat inside the car and he began driving, we heard something beeping.

He looked at me and I immediately said, "I didn't do anything. I didn't even touch a thing, I don't know from where the voice is coming. "

"Calm down, Ms. Mehta, it's because you haven't worn the seatbelt. " He explained.

As he said, I realized that he is implying that I need to wear the seatbelt. I thought that it might be easy so I tried, but failed miserably.

"You haven't been in a car, have you? " He questioned and I shook my head with embarrassment.

"I mean I have, but I always sat on the back seat, so I never wore a seat belt. " I said shrugging my shoulders.

He gave me an amused smile as unbuckled his own seatbelt and put it back on showing me how it is to be done.

I started to replicate it but fir some reason it was just slipping from my hand.

"I told you sir, it's just a time waste for you to drop me. Let it be, I'll go walking. " I said.

As I was about to open the car door he stopped me, "Ms. Mehta, sit back. It's not as hard as you are making it, let me help you. " He said.

As he came close to help me with the seatbelt, my body stiffened for a second. And why wouldn't it, it was my first time alone with a male in such a confined space, with addition to closeness.

You see, from where I come, if you're close to a male, you are either his sister, girlfriend, wife or a whore.

Since I was nobody form it, I didn't really stay close to any male.

"See, it's done. " He said bringing me out of my memories.

"Thank you sir. " I said and for the first time ever, he gave me a smile.

So he does know how to smile. I thought his face was used to it that he would react a frown to literally anything and everything.

As we started reaching near my neighborhood I asked him to stop the car.

"Why here? I'll drop you at your place. " He said, politely.

"No sir, I live just nearby, I'll go walking. Anyway it would be just too much of a load for you. " I said and got down before he could react.

"Thank you sir. Good Night. " I said to which he replied the same and went away and I started going towards my home.

Even though my home is quite far from here, I didn't want the people there to know anything about my workplace.

I already have a lot on my plate, I can't afford to add doing favors on it.

As I reached home, I immediately sat down on the one chair that I had. To exhausted to even move and prepare something to eat, but I had too.

Since I didn't eat anything since the morning, I had to put something in me Or I won't be able to work tomorrow.

Thinking of that I got up when I realized I was in such a hurry that I didn't even attach the gas and cylinder.
Dammit!

Having no other option I had to again go out and buy bananas.
They're cheap and filling.
Perfect.

I had two of them and before I could realize I had already fallen asleep on the chair.

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Ritvik

It's been two days since mom told me to get married.
If it was for me, I would've gotten married to literally anyone just to make her happy, but now I'm talking about Arth too.

I can't just dump a stepmother on his head without even properly checking the background.

I'm scrolling through the endless list of women on dating apps and Matrimonial sites. I matched with all of them until the parent thing.

I'm not surprised that I didn't match there, I'm surprised that I matched everything before it.

'You never understood me! You can never get a woman who would love you'

'You're pathetic. I don't know how I fell in love with you. '

'I'm telling the truth, he really forced me.'

all the words and memories started coming back in my mind, but I managed to make all of it go.

I know that marriage is nowhere in my list, anywhere future.
But if someday, I get someone who would give Arth, the same love and care as a mother does, I'll get married.

Only for him.
Only for my Arth.

Because he's my reason to live.

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