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34. Shivani

"I am going to the office, going to collect some documents"
I said as I grabbed my bag.

All I could hear was an 'ok' that too in a low-pitched voice.
I barely even heard it. it was as light as a feather.

it's been 3 days since I got to know a big secret and I haven't been able to sleep since.
there are a lot of foreign feelings, between me, advit, and my relationship with stress.
to sum it up it has been an anxiety-filled 3 days

I am debating if I should tell him or handle it on my own.
Since it's my client I should confront him myself first but on the other hand since Advit is my husband and it's his company I should tell him, and also let him handle it.

I shouldn't keep this secret to myself.
I should tell him.
What if he misunderstands me???
What if he thinks that I had a hand in all of this?
What if.....

.........
(Flashback)
I was lost in my train of thought when I heard my driver
"Ma'am we have reached"

I got out of the car and headed to my office.
It sure was a long walk to my cabin so I had to greet a lot of people even when I didn't want to.

Come on don't judge me, not everyone likes everyone.

"Ma'am!"
Ava called me from her cabin, it was just adjacent to mine.

"Oh, hi Ava!
Haven't seen you in a while"

I greeted her with a pleasing smile, she was my favorite so I always had a smile on my face while talking to her.

She came forward, I didn't notice before but she was tensed.
Her face was all sweaty and she was doing the thing with her hands she did when she was nervous.

"What happened?"
I was tensed, seeing her anyone would be.

"Ma'am I think you should head to your office"

"OK...but"
Before I could say something she pushed me towards my office.

'Did someone say something to her'
I thought

I shook my head to get rid of all the unnecessary thoughts I had.

"Do we .....tell her?"
I hear my client whisper to his manager.

"Tell her..or who what"
She replied taking a sip of water that was kept in front of her.

"Did Ava hear something"
That was the first thought I had as soon as I heard that statement.

"Tell Shivani...about our plan"

"No absolutely not!!, her husband is our enemy l, what if he gets to know"

('What plan')

"I thought just......I should tell her that all my documents....are fake"
He whispered the last part into her ear but I could hear it somehow.

('What!?!?!??!?!?!?')

How could he??
How could he do something like that??
I have to tell him!!!

..............
I came back home and every time I came back home the only thing I thought of was that secret I was keeping.

I could tell advit was tensed seeing me tensed.
I think I have and I would like to believe he too has warmed up to me.

We have become......friends.
Yeah, I think that's what we are but honestly, I don't have time to think about anything else right now.

Why am I even stalling to tell him??
If I am being honest I am starting to think he's not that bad but I still don't know why he left unannounced then ......

Don't go to the past Shivani.
My conscience warned me

For the past 3 days, he kept asking me what was wrong.
He couldn't help it, my face gave it away.
Today it may have affected him as well.

He was frustrated and the words that came out of his mouth confirmed it.

"Why can't you just talk to me"
He yelled in a frustrated tone taking a seat beside me on the sofa.

"Just tell me what's wrong!"

"I----"

"Shivani please, just tell me what's wrong, seeing you like this daily has been freaking me out"

He kept asking, in frustration and confusion I got up and paced to the kitchen.
He followed me like a loyal puppy, which might have looked cute some other time but it did not right now.

I know, I know I am the one at fault for not telling him sooner but my conscience is again and again warning me not to tell him.
I feel like something bad will happen if I tell him but I have to it's not right.

"PLEASE!"
"OK, FINE YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, ITS MY CLIENT.
I JUST GOT TO KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN CONSPIRING AGAINST YOU"

"against me??"
he said that in a very low-pitched voice, like he felt betrayed like it was something he wanted to come out of someone else's mouth.
he looked at me with so many emotions in his eyes.

"yea"
I tried to match his pitch of voice
"he.. I heard him while I was outside the office"

"Did you hear him??"

"Yea"

"i---i wanted--"

I could see the emotion in his eyes clearly, and I didn't know what to do. he was right I should have told him.

He surely said something but it was so faint I couldn't hear a word.
He was just pacing around the room.
his fists were continuously banging his head in stress and he started taking small steps all around the room.

it was my fault, I thought I could fix it on my own but I was wrong.
I should start to think of others' emotions sometimes.

"I-- am sorry"
Words barely came out of my mouth.

"I don't understand, where is all this coming from, i---"

"Can--"
Before I could say something, he said

"please tell me you are not involved in this, please tell me that you just got to know and you immediately wanted to tell me.
I didn't wanna suspect you but that's the only think i can think of."

"I know what it looks like, I know you don't understand but this is the truth."

I finally built the courage to say that out loud.

We need to talk!!!"
Words were shaky coming out of his mouth.

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Double update..
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