TANGLE OF LIES

7. Fake boyfriend?

"Will you be my boyfriend?" The words slipped out so easily from my mouth before I could even process what I was saying.

If somebody had told me a week ago that I would be proposing my landlord to be my boyfriend I would've laughed on their face but today here I was really asking this question to somebody who I had just met today and know nothing about him except his designation and that he has really pretty champagne colored eyes and messy hair that I wanna grab while- no wtf am I thinking.

Fate was really a bitch. who could've imagined in their wildest dreams that I would ask him out of all people to be my saving grace. I can't even think about dating someone i don't like. Why does it have to be him. But I guess when you're at this point in life where I'm standing right now you would be willing to go to any length.

He was just sitting there opposite to me expressionless and motionless as if time had stopped after I popped the most difficult question as if it didn't really matter to me .

I was getting really anxious as seconds were passing by. I couldnt take the growing tension anymore so I chose to break the silence.

"Are you gonna say something?" I whispered so that it was only him listening.

"Huh?" He seemed to be in some other world as if he hadn't heard a word I said .

"I said will you be my boyfriend?" I repeated my words and this time fully aware of my actions.

"What?" He asked in disbelief .

"Fake boyfriend i mean" I rephrased.

"mujhe lagta hai tum sadme mein ho aradhya" he said. it was the first time he had spoken to me informally and my name sounded really different with his tamil accent. Good different.

"do you want me to take you to the nearest hospital" He said with a very serious expression.

"What? No off course not. Mein bilkul theek hu." I replied

"And I'm serious" I replied in a serious tone .

"Are you out of your mind Miss Aradhya?"

"No just think about it for a moment please"

"I've already thought about it and you really are out of your mind"

"I'm being serious Mr. Nair, just think about the advantages, I can be your PR manager for free and if you know about my company's background you must know that I'm one of the best PR managers out there." I said trying to convince him

"I don't need a PR manager, Miss Aradhya. Our company already has one of the best agencies working for us."

"Maybe we can workout some other arrangement, one where we're both benefitting from each other."

"As irresistible as the offer sounds, unfortunately I'm not interested in committing and neither do i have the time so I'm sorry but I'll have to pass. But i sincerely hope you'll find someone who will accept your terms."

"But it's just a fake arrangement you wouldn't actually have to commit, it'll just be a one time thing I promise"

I heard him whisper something like "that's the whole problem" under his breath but I was sure I misheard him.

"I really have to decline, Miss Aradhya. I'm not the right person for this"

"Yeah you're right I was really asking for something impossible, I'm sorry for taking up your time Mr. Nair."

And just like that I got up from my seat and left for the door without sparing him another look leaving him hanging, giving him a taste of his own medicine.

Now that I had left and was walking towards my car which was parked at the curb I thought to myself that I just lost the only chance I had of saving myself from this whole nuisance .

I was now sitting inside my car rethinking my life choices.

As I watch her leave the cafe I can't help but think how stupid I am for letting this offer go. But I couldn't accept it. I didnt deserve her. She was better off without someone like me in her life. She deserved to have a normal and peaceful life.

She deserves someone who will love her just the way she wants, even though just thinking about another man being close to her rips my heart out. The more I want to keep her away from me and my life the universe keeps pushing her towards me.

I am not a selfless man but when it comes to her I'm willing to become the embodiment of altruism.

If I wanted to make her mine there wouldn't be any mountains left for me to climb . There wouldn't be anything on this earth that I wouldn't be willing to do for her.

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