Solace of love

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Vihaan got out of the car and made his way inside a restaurant to have a coffee after attending a monthly meeting.

“One normal coffee, please," he gave his order to the waiter.

He was waiting for his coffee while scrolling through his phone when he heard commotion and looked up to see a girl shouting at another girl.

“Bloody cheap people … now who is gonna pay for my dress that you spoil, stupid girl. And who let you enter inside, huh?"  The women keep on shouting at the girl, who is trying to wipe the coffee from her top while repeatedly apologizing.

Suddenly the girl slightly moved her head making Vihaan's eyes stop at her face. He blinked his eyes as he saw Shidya.

He looks at her face to see her crying while apologizing to the woman who is just humiliating her in front of everyone.

Shidya felt herself shivering, feeling embarrassed and humiliating in front of so many people.

“I don't do it intentionally, Ma'am…I am so sorry…" she whispered in a heavy voice, controlling herself from sobbing.

In nervousness and panic, she took some tissues and about to dab on the wet strain of the lady's dress but she glared at her and pushed her away making Shidya stumble back and the back of her knee hit the chair making her lose her balance.

She closed her eyes tightly as her body fell back but before her body touched the ground, she fell someone's arms around her and pulled her to himself.

She fist the cloth fabric and open her red teary eyes to see a man holding her protectively in his arms.

Her lips part slightly as she stares at him innocently as he is the same man she met in the exhibition and the man who has been keeping her mind occupied since last month.

Vihaan looks at her for a moment before he steps back from her.

“Are you okay?" He asked her. Shidya blinks her eyes, coming back to her senses and looks away from his face.

She nodded and took few step away from him and said,
“Thank you,"

Vihaan gives her a glance before turning to the woman who is glaring at Shidya.

“Miss, let me pay for your loss. She didn't do it intentionally. It's a mistake. Please tell me the cost of your dress I will pay," he calmly said to the woman and pulled out his wallet.

Shidya looked up at him in shock.

“It’s 10k…" the lady told him.

Vihaan looks at the lady then at her dress suspiciously.

While Shidya's eyes widened in disbelief at glance at her dress with frowns.

“Can you tell me your Id so I can transfer the amount in your account," Vihaan said as he took out his phone.

"She was lying….” Shidya turned to Vihaan as the lady walked out of the place.

“And why did you do that? You don't have to…" Vihaan just looked at her as she told him.

"Because you are not doing anything,” he told her, making her lips shut.

"But I don't have money to return the money…” Vihaan smiled slightly as she pouted sadly.

“It's okay, you don't have to. Consider it as a little help from me," She shook her head and took out her wallet from her bag and pulled out money that she had.

Vihaan watches her in amusement as she counts the money with a cute frown on her face.

“For now I have only 500, please take this…I will pay back the remaining amount soon. And thank you so much for helping me out," She smiled at him and forward the few notes of hundreds and fifties.