When the Camera Stopped Rolling

Chapter 3

It's been a month since that day. After that I did quite a few interviews and I strategically gave some hints about my encounter with Ravi. Shalini says the media is going crazy over my lover boy. Sure.

Ravi invited me to be his date at a party for the opening of his new hotel. So currently I am standing in front of my mirror as my makeup artist applies some body glitter on my shoulder and chest. "You look sexy in this dress." She compliments. And I winked at her. Malika always cheered me. Even if I am in my pajamas. Shalini was kind of a pushover when it comes to her job, other than we three often spent a girls night.

Malika often chose my dresses for parties, even though she was a makeup artist, she always knew what would look good on me. She brought this black deep neck dress that reaches down to my ankle. It showed the perfect amount of cleavage. I powdered my under eyes again to hide my bags and looked at Malika then gave her a dramatic swirl.

Malika gives a thumbs up when my watch man calls, "A car is here to pick you ma'am." He informs.

"I'll be there in a few." I looked at Malika one last time. "Where's my kala tika? I need protection from evil eyes. " Malika nods in understanding and uses my kajal to strategically place a tikka on my neck near my hairline. "Thanks, love ya." With that I leave.

I get into the car and see Ravi smoking while looking out of the glass. As Ballav closes the door behind me he turns to look at me. His eyes darkened as he checked me out. "You look extremely gorgeous, Mira." He says. And I blushed. "And that's the savory compliment." He chuckles.

I looked at him confused about what he just meant, "I didn't get it." I say. Ravi let out a beautiful laugh at my confusion.

"You'll get scared if I tell you that, little dove." He says and pinches my cheeks. Is he making fun of me? I looked at Ballav to see him smiling while driving.

"What makes you think that? " I ask trying to hide my confusion this time.

"Don't worry about it little dove. I'm just messing with you." He smiles. Then he looks at me intently, "Sometimes I feel like you are too uncomplicated to be around someone like me." He whispered. That's true.

We reached our destination and Ravi got out first then take my hand and leads me out. We walked towards the gate was paparazzi surrounds us. We both struck some pose then walked towards the entrance. Suddenly someone called me from the crowd I looked there to see a girl struggling to shake hands with me. I never rejected to shook my hands with my fans. I reached over the ribbons and grab her hand. "Be careful in the crowd!" I screamed at her and shook her hand . She smiled and pulled back. Suddenly I felt something pierce my skin. I looked at my hands to see it drip blood. She had a blade between her fingers.

Ravi rushed towards me and looked at my hand which was covered with blood by now, "Shit!" He curses. He wraps his arms around my shoulder and quickly leads me inside. "Don't worry we've got first aid inside." He reassured.

"I'm alright, it quite common for us." I say softly, trying to ignore the increasing pain.

He ignores everything that I said and rushes me to his office. I sit on the couch as he brings out a first aid kit and start bandaging my hand. "I guess that taught you to not to shake hands with anyone you see in the crowd?" He asks. And I nod looking at my lap. If I was careful enough this would have happened. I feel his gaze on me for a while then he says. "Hey, come closer." I did as I was told. He pulls me on his lap again, and I look at him in confusion. He smiles softly then pulls me into a hug. "You are such a baby." He rubs my back.

I hug him back. How is this the same person who looked at me like a predator looking at his pray a while ago. Now it was nothing but adoration. He pulls back and looks at my face. "Can I kiss you again Mira?" He asks tenderly. I nod. He pulled me into a slow and deliberate kiss. His hands cups up my face as he deepens the kiss. He pulled back, and said "You are gonna be the death of me one day, little dove."

"I.. I should go..." I huffed. The kiss was supposed to be a one time thing. I looked at him to see him staring at me intently, enough to give me goosebumps all over my body. His fingers lightly grazed my cheeks down to my shoulder and then to my cleavage. His hands stopped right before the mounds of my breasts and looked at me with a smirk at my flushed situation.

"You are so cute, little dove."he chuckles. I immediately get up from his lap and walked towards the door of the office. "Mira, stop right there." Ravi's voice echoed through the room making me stop at my place. "You will will stay by my side when I bring you to one of my parties , no matter what." He states to which I nod.

He straightens his suit and then leads me outside. We then talked to many people, in fact he introduced me to Akash Rauth, who is an producer. Some time while talking to others I'd feel Ravi's gaze on me, and that made my shrink internally.

After dinner we both leave together, and I was extremely tired. We both got inside the car and I let out a long suppressed yawn. "Let's go home, or else I'll fall asleep in the car." I say. Ravi chuckled and loosened his collar and cuffs.

"You can fall asleep actually, I'll wake you up when we reach your building." He says.

"I can't sleep in a car." I replied. It was the truth, i couldn't even sleep while standing but sleeping on a car was a pain.

"In that case I can ask you a few right?" He asks, to which I nod. "Why are you afraid when you are alone with me?" He looks at me dead in the eyes.

"What do you mean? Why would I be afraid of...." Before I could finish my sentence he pushed himself towards me and scoot back until my back hits the door while shutting my eyes close.

"This is what I mean, little dove." He says as he traced my left shoulder blade with the back of his hand. I shake at the sudden closeness between us, my tears urged to spill out. "You act so confidently in front of others, almost intimidate them, yet you act like a wet kitten in front of me." He fingers plays with the straps of my dress, until he pulls it down slowly. "Seeing you like that makes me want to some certain things, that you won't like." He whispers in my ears as he pulls down my strap until my left breast popped out. He leaves my strap and moves his hands to the left side of my stomach, and stares at my breast. But he didn't touch it. Good thing the divider was up otherwise Ballav would have gotten to see me like this too.

I whimpered as tears ran down my cheeks, "Please stop." I whispered. "I'm not like what you think, I'm not really comfortable with all these." I pleaded.

He looks into my eyes, "Probably that's why everything inside me wants ruin you. You are too good for being with people like us, little dove. And people like me loves stain white little things like you." With that he pushes himself off me. I immediately pull up my strap as the tears continued to fall. I seat as far as I could seat from him. I was mad, extremely mad. He says how he loves my innocence then goes on exploiting me using my desperation.

I stay quiet the rest of the ride back home. I could often feel him looking at me but I chose to ignore his total existence. The moment the car stopped infront of my building I opened the car door before even Ballav could reach my side. I get off the car, and hand Ballav a thousand rupees note then stormed inside my building without bidding goodbye. To hell with decency. I'm done with Ravi once and for all.

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Ravi might have pressed the wrong button ....... But a part of me screamed "Go girl!"
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