BOUNDED BY FATE [ ON HOLD ]

CHAPTER - 2

ANISHA POV

I sighed leaning back on my chair before checking my wrist watch which was showing 1: 57 pm. I closed the computer in front of me and stretched my arms getting up from the chair. It's been 5 hours since I am working on my story without even any coffee break. I was stretching my arms when I heard a knock on my cabin door.

" Come in "

I saw Bhoomi entering my cabin with her purse hanging on her shoulder.

" Bhoomi I have told you many times to not knock the door when you are entering my cabin " I said sitting on my chair while she sat on the chair infront of me.

" Yeah but some formalities you know " She said and I nodded.

" Well... Let's go for lunch " She said and I nodded taking my purse and helmet.

Living here alone we both are so lazy to make lunch so we always have our lunch outside in a restaurant as the lunch break is for 1 hour. Even we both sometimes have our dinner outside too. Living alone sucks but what else I can do? I don't want to go back to Delhi or you can say I can't go back .

" Sit Anu what are you thinking? " Bhoomi broke the chain of my thoughts and I sat on the scooti while she started the engine driving to our favorite restaurant in Bengaluru.

We are going to that restaurant for 5 years . Now even the staff know us so well. The owner of that little restaurant is like a mother to both of us.

When I came to Bengaluru leaving my family and friends behind and surviving through a mental breakdown then I met Bhoomi in my college. She was the one who became my first friend even though I didn't share everything with her in the start but she still cooperated with my feelings and cope up with me. I am very thankful to her. We both met when I came to Bengaluru to make my career as a Writer. We both were learning English literature together. We both aspired to be writers but somehow she turned out to be the chief editor for our publishing company and I am the main writer for our publishing company. All of my books are published under the name of our company but I get the credit as well. Overall conclusion is that I am so happy with my life.

She stopped the scooti in front of the restaurant. It's a little restaurant with Indian decor which makes me feel so relaxed. We both get off the vehicle and made our way inside the restaurant. The door opened with a bell ringing and Mrs. Ramanathan, the owner of the Restaurant looked at us and immediately a smile appeared on her face and we both returned the same smile to her before taking our favorite seat which is near the window.

" What you want to eat today my children? " She asked caressing our hair.

Actually she and her husband don't have any child so they treat us like their own child and I also miss my family here so I also find a mother figure in her .

" Umm... Idli Sambhar will be good right Anu? " Bhoomi asked and Mrs. Ramanathan's and her attention shifted to me.

" Yeah it will be good "

Mrs. Ramanathan nodded and left while we both were discussing some office stuff.

" Here is your idli sambhar "
Mrs. Ramanathan uttered placing the plates in front of us with 5 idlis in one plate . Our eyes widen seeing these.

" Aunty... These much idlis? " I asked looking at her.

" Yeah complete all the food " She ordered and left while we both sighed as it's the daily routine for her to stuff our stomach more than enough .

" So are you planning to avoid going Delhi this year too? " Bhoomi asked dipping her idli in Sambhar .

I stopped eating my food and looked at her.

Actually it's not her fault I am avoiding going to Delhi for whole damn 5 years and my family is also disappointed with me for not meeting them and I am missing them too. So this year will be different.

" I am going this year " I said and she clapped in excitement .

" I am happy atleast you understood that only because of that incident you can't cut your relations with everyone " She said and I nodded.

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Me and Bhoomi were working in my cabin regarding the new story which will publish in few months when our boss Miss Singhania entered and we both stood up in order to respect her.

" Sit down girls " She said and settled on the couch and we both also sat down.

" What happened Nisha? " Bhoomi asked her .

Actually Nisha Singhania, our boss is as same age as us so she doesn't want us to address her as our boss instead we are very good friends.

" Actually Bhoomi there is some problem in Delhi branch so I am transferring you there for some days and you can permanently work there if you want "
Nisha completed and Bhoomi nodded.

" Nisha I wanted leave for some days I wanna visit my family " I said and Nisha straightened her back .

" That's good you haven't met them for years. Go " She said and we gossiped until 5 pm before leaving for our respective houses.

AVINASH POV

I stepped out of my office solving the problem which was regarding the new project. My driver opened the car door for me and I stopped him.

" I want to drive today. You can go " I said and he nodded.

I placed my office bag on the passenger seat and sat on the driver seat. Buckling up the seat belt I started the engine of the car and soon the car started running on the busy roads of Delhi. Even though it's 11 pm but the roads of Delhi are still crowded. I stopped the car as there is traffic. I gazed out of the window remembering my college days when I used to roam here with my friends late night without any tension of life. Now I am here after 5 years with a new Avinash.

Me, my life, my personality has changed fully. I got anger issues and I have become a cold person when I used to be a carefree young boy who was fun loving and loved a girl truly but she is the one who broke my heart and made me a heartless person. I hate her. I fucking hate her. I slammed my hand on the steering wheel getting irritated of everything around me out of a sudden. This traffic, lights, car, people everything is irritating me now.