Dear Arjun

Chapter 20: Yes? Mrs. Arjun Malhotra

Seher's POV

"Now get down here before I lose my patience..."

All of a sudden, I felt my throat going dry at the undeniable authority that his deep voice held...it felt as if I just couldn't bring myself to say no to that voice...as if that voice casts some spell on me...it seemed as if I would say yes to anything...only if it was him asking...for some weird, unknown reason, his voice just seemed so compelling.

"Seher...?" He called out and I swallowed the lump in my throat, biting down on my bottom lip.

"I won't repeat myself"

It's time to make up your mind, Seher.

If you go down to him right now...then keep in mind that, in a way that'll also be a yes to his proposal...if you obey him and go down to him right now, you'd also be accepting him in your life...you'd also be allowing him in not just your life but also your heart.

But I guess the 'allowing him into your heatt' part is besides the point anyways, because we both know that he has already managed to weasel his way straight into the deapths of your heart and soul already...and he didn't even need to be allowed or anything...it just happened, the little voice in my head pointed out in a rather low voice.

But anyways, if you just hang up and don't go down to him...then that'll also be an answer itself too...a loud enough answer...an answer that I guess will push him away for good.

But the elephant like question is that...do I even want to push him away?

It's all down to just one decision now...and that one decision is only and only up to me.

I stared down at him for a moment before saying...

"I'll be down in a minute..." My voice low and more timid than I would have liked it to be as I took my decision.

"Be quick" A smirk graced his face as he mumbled before hanging up and I shut my eyes close for a moment, feeling as if some huge weight just got lifted off my shoulders.

Yes it is then...

Surprisingly, for some reason, it wasn't a hard decision to make after all, it was quite simple one in fact, contrary to what and how I believed it to be.

Opening my eyes, I looked down at him, only to find him already staring up at me and as much as I tried to suppress but a small smile did manage to curve up the corners of my lips and soon I chuckled as at the same time tears slipped down my eyes, but this time the tears were different, before I shook my head and turned around quickly rushing out of my room, only to pass by the full length mirror in my room and stop a few steps away from it.

I took a few steps back, to stand before the full length mirror and smoothened my hair down before wiping my tears off.

I was still in the same pink saree that I wore for mine and Shubh's supposed engagement. And crap! My eyes looked so puffy and red, it looks like I've been crying since forever. Ugh! God! How I wish that I had the time to fix that but apparently I didn't because...

Now get down here before I lose my patience...

I won't repeat myself...

And...I didn't know what would happen if I did defy him and make him wait purposely, and as much as the rebel inside me wanted to test his patience, test how far he would go before losing it all if I did choose to disobey him, and as thrilling and exciting it seemed to be, but I couldn't bring myself to do so, for some reason I felt like right now was not the moment that I wanted to play such games with him, so shaking away the thoughts, I rushed downstairs.