𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓷.

Chapter - 22

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Shivanya ~

The next morning, the reality of everything hit me like a tornado. I had said yes, to him, to Vihaan Raichand, to my boss, to the man who had lost the wager.

"Shivi, what were you thinking last night? What?" I questioned myself, burying my head in the pillow but my mind kept drifting back to his words on the terrace, his steady gaze, the gentleness in his touch.

Hardly having an option, I threw myself off the bed, freshened up and made myself a cup of coffee.

I clutched my cup, staring blankly at the view outside my window. The sun was shining, the world was alive, and yet I felt strangely disconnected from it all. My phone buzzed on the table beside me, a message from Radhika lighting up the screen.

"Hey Di! Tell me everything. Every single detail!"

I sighed. Trust Radhika to be full of excitement even when I was in a mess.

I was about to pick my phone to type when my impatient little girl called me instead of waiting for my text.

I hesitated for a moment before answering but did eventually.

"Shivi di! Are you there? You can't just leave me hanging like this!" Radhika's excitement was hardly contained, even through the phone.

"Di, when I reached back home, I realised the biggest biggest biggest perk of you marrying him. Di we will like the next door!!" She exclaimed without waiting for me to say anything.

I couldn't help but chuckle at her enthusiasm. "Radhika, slow down! Last night at the terrace, something came over me and I said yes."

"But Di think about it! We can hang out all the time! You and Vihaan will be just a wall away! It's practically perfect!" she chirped, the energy radiating from her words brightening my morning a little.

"My Doll, did you not hear what I just said?," I asked, a smile creeping onto my face.

"I don't want to hear anything Di, I really think Vihaan is perfect for youuuu." She sang but then she stopped for a second and I realised that she was processing my words.

"WHAT? YOU DID? YOU SAID YES DI?" She literally screamed in my ear.

I winced at the volume of her excitement, but I couldn't help but laugh a little. "Yes, I did. But hold on, it's not as simple as it sounds."

"Not simple? You just agreed to marry Vihaan Raichand! The man whose name is known in every corner of this city Di!" she exclaimed, her voice rising with infectious enthusiasm.

"Yes, Radhika, but he is still my boss, and I've just said yes to something that I'm still wrapping my head around," I replied, trying to be a little more practical and making a little assessment of the situation I had put myself in.

"Okay, okay, I get that. But you've got to admit that's pretty epic!" she said, trying to keep her excitement in check now. "You have to tell me everything. How did it happen?"

I told her the details of our conversation and I could practically hear her swooning and Taran continuing to ask what happened in the background.

For the next twenty minutes, I heard her rambling about how perfect this is going to be and how we could only stay away from each other for just two months.

As I got ready for work, my phone buzzed again, a message from Vihaan.

"Morning, Sunshine. Head straight to the court today. We're presenting the Mahesh Rana case you researched. Courtroom 2."