# Book 1
Aadrik Ranawat, a member of an underworld society who thrives for success, power and money. His life was only filled with the scent of blood and money. Will the girl with lotus scent change his world? She enters his life like an ocean and c...
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"Hey Chaitra, wanna join me for a coffee" Vishal Khanna asked me as I was about to get in an elevator.
"I am good," I said and pressed the 15th floor.
He placed his hand between the elevator door and entered inside and said "I changed my mind, I don't want coffee anymore."
He has been bugging me ever since we signed the deal, to join him for lunch or coffee or parties.
Initially, I thought it was an attempt to get to know me but his advances have made me extremely uncomfortable.
He knows I am married yet he does those things. One thing I have learnt from movies and books is a man running behind a married woman is no good news to the married woman.
I thought he would try to initiate a conversation but he was busy on his phone. Thank god.
Suddenly the lift stopped but the doors didn't open. I raised my eyes to look at the floor number we were at and it was still at 9.
I pressed the emergency bell. There was no signal in the elevator for me to call Abhay or security.
"Don't worry, someone will notice and call for help" he said.
I sat down on the floor. "Sit down" I told him and he complied.
"So Chaitra you don't remember me?" He asked looking at the elevator door.
I move my graze from the elevator door to him.
"Have we met before?" I questioned.
"You rejected me in school in front of everyone," he said casually.
My eyes widened in shock. He is that guy and that guy is him.
When I was about to say something, "Don't say anything. You were right to reject me back then. You didn't even know my name. I was stupid. How could I propose to you without even introducing myself first?" he said in a single breath.
What do I do now? It can not get any more awkward.
After his confession, there was complete silence. Time passed by and there was no sign of help.
I pressed the emergency bell quite a few times but still nobody responded.
Two hours passed by and still nobody came to our rescue.
Slowly it was getting hard to breathe.
I was struggling very much to take a single breath.
Vishal Khanna moved closer to me and placed his hand behind my back and said "Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth." I did as I was told.
It felt better.
He started rubbing my back. I wanted to push him away but I had no choice but to bear with him in present circumstances.
