HIS LOST BELOVED

CHAPTER TEN :- In her arms

Abhay

Thud.

I jolt awake in the middle of night, on the noise of something falling.

"Who's there?" I ask groggily and immediately reach for the switch.

As light fills in, my blur vision clears out and I finally see my surroundings.

"What happened", I look aghast at Neitra.

She is sitting on the floor, beside the couch caressing her head. Her hair disheveled and eyes still half closed. Her night gown is bunched around her knees giving the view of her slender white legs.

Ahem! Ahem!

"Did you fall down", I ask reaching her, helping her stand on her legs. It was her turn to sleep on the couch today.

She nods still caressing her head.

Appearing so cute just like a little squirrel, still in half sleep.

If everything was fine between us I would have pulled those puffy cheeks and kissed her hard.

"Does it hurt?" I remove her hand and caress her head with mine. It has no swelling.

She nods.

Aww.

"It's okay, you go sleep on the bed I'll take the couch", I watch at the clock it says half past midnight.

She scans the bed still in half sleep. "The bed is huge for both of us", she mumbles.

My soul does a happy dance however I try not to be too excited. "Are you sure?"

She nods.

I take the left side of the bed while she occupies the right.

"Goodnight", I say but she starts snoring softly as soon as she lands on bed.

Must be tired.

I throw the comforter at her and watch the rise and fall of her body under the white sheet.

A cute little baby.

Sote hue hi achi lagti hai. Varna kaatne ko daudti hai.

Why am I being so cringe?

I lay down with my back towards her not wanting to make her uncomfortable.

But my heart nearly stops as I feel her hands wrapping around me. Her head against my back and I feel her still snoring .

My breath accelerates and I smile pushing my face into my pillow. I try not to move much.

I keep smiling widely till the clock stricks four in the morning.

I didn't sleep.

How could I be able to when such soft arms and legs are enveloping me. Holding me close. And too tight.

It takes a lot of inner force and determination to get out of her arms. And a little heartbreak too.

Stop exaggerating!!

But I don't want to leave her.

I do it anyway because she gets up at five, even on a Sunday morning. And might feel awkward.

My expression hardens as I run faster on the treadmill. And think about work.

That son of a bitch!

Rohan! Menka bua's son.

They never liked me and I knew that. But trying destroy my career, and my father's name, I'll let that happen over my dead body.

The investigation says that the caskets transported to our warehouse were switched with different drugs on the way. The bottles just had our tags, the packaging material was entirely different which makes sure they were exchanged with different medicine.

And after some time, Rishi came to know my people were bribed by him.

Rohan and Menka bua hold thirty percent of our shares and he works in the HR department as head.

I need to clear it with him. I swear I'm going to kick him out of the company before I'm given the post of CEO. But I'll need to prove it in front of Papa.

"You're going to work?" My doctor asks. "On Sunday?"

"Just a important meeting with someone. Will be back in a few hours." I'm glad we are getting comfortable with each other.

I saw her smiling at me for the first time after she cracked the Rajma Chawal joke last week. And yesterday night was a bliss.

She nods in understanding.

"Don't miss me too much", I wink at her and move out with my car keys. Scared of her reaction.

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I see Rohan puffing out smoke, leaning on the balcony of my office cabin. "Hello brother", he smirks.

My head fires and I just want to beat that smirk out of his face.

Traitor!!

"You did it?" I ask.

"Did what bro?"

"You very well know what you did?" My hold on the railing tightens, preventing me from pushing him down the 20th floor, killing him.

"So you know?" He laughs. "You can do nothing."

"I'll definitely show you what I can do? I'll push you out of this company and to the level you can't get up. How dare you betray the company that sheltered you and your manless mother?"

"Oh really?" He crushes the ciggerate under his foot. "You and I both know we worked equally to bring this company where it stands. And you get the position of CEO while I get nothing?" His expression darkens.

So I was right. All this for becoming the owner of my Papa's hard earned company.

"I'll prove that you're not worthy enough for that position." He seethes.

"And I'll prove how hard you worked to destroy this company in the last two years. Every loss in profit and asset. Every lost deal. I'll prove it." My voice gets louder.

"Try your best little brother", he laughs again. "Well I would advice you to spend time with your newly wedded wife rather than plotting against me. Otherwise she may leave you like your parents did."

It feels like this sudden heaviness that is crushing me underneath. That's what he is only capable of, hitting on the weak spots.

"You seem to care a lot about me", I grit my teeth. I can't lose calm right now. Everything can be against me for making a simple move.

"Ah. Ab itni Sundar doctor biwi milegi to insan to baar baar bimar padna chahe. Kis chiz ki doctor hai tumari biwi vaise?"

"A fucked up cunt's. Do you have one big brother.?"

He tries to launch himself on me.

"Tsk. Tsk. Don't even try. There are cameras in my cabin big brother." I mock.

I give him a last pathetic glance before moving out of my cabin.

My mood is devastated. And my mind keeps bringing my past to me sucking out every bit of calmness.

I drive fast breaking the speed limit. My anger getting the best of me.

I throw the keys to the guard for parking before entering my home.

Every bit of anger, every bit of anguish, leaves my body with the carbon dioxide as I exhale hard.

The scene in front of me brings a huge grin on my face and my soul does a happy dance again.