U And Me Will Always Be Together

Chapter 7

Santhosh was pacing to and fro in the cafeteria, trying to remember when he had met Rishika's father.

Rishika sat in a secluded corner with Meera and Rahul by her side trying to console her after coming to know what had happened.

Santhosh rewinded the entire previous day in his mind for umpteenth time.

His asking kids to destroy Rishika's bike, routine work at hospital, her crying and fainting in the evening, he taking care of her, she yelling at him when she woke up and he apologizing till she accepted. 'When did I meet her dad? Do I walk and talk in my sleep? Do I have any twin?' he tried out many options but nothing seemed to fit in.

All of a sudden, something stiked him "Shit !!! He was your dad?" he jumped bewildered only to get a furious look from the other three.

"Basket look, yesterday I was interrupted by a person when I was ……….i was….haan…..begging you for apology. I was just pissed off at his stupid question about u and so I said…."

He stopped and looked at their faces. He found curiosity in two pairs of eyes and a mixture of fear and anger in the other pair. He gulped and continued "I said…..said……. no I blurted out that you are my girlfriend" he closed his eyes and completed it only to hear a "WHAT?" from them.

Santhosh opened his eyes and slowly looked straight into Rishika's eyes. She didn't speak. Big fat tears escaped her eyes and moreover he saw hurt and beep hatred for him in her eyes which somehow pained him.

He rushed to her chair and kneeled infront of her "Believe me basket. I had no idea that he was your father. And moreover I swear I didn't mean it. It's just that it slipped out of my mouth because of frustration.

Please don't cry. I will talk to your dad and……." He tried to convince her but in vain. He looked helplessly at Rahul and Meera who were trying to figure out something.

"What will you tell to my dad? That you told I am your girlfriend just by mistake? Do you think he is a fool to believe you? Why don't you accept that you only know how to create problems in one's life?

And because of you my life and my dream is shattered and I wish to die now. Oh, why do I bother to talk about life and dreams to a spoilt brat like you? You have everything you want around you so you are left with no other work but to interfere in other's life. Isn't it? And….. "

Rishika spoke to him for the first time in the last 30 mins, with her voice full of disgust and hatred. But she was cut in midway by Santhosh.

"Enough. Just shut up. I am quiet because I knew I made a mistake but that doesn't mean that u may talk what comes to your mind.

It's not my fault that your father doesn't believe in you." Santhosh retorted back at the top of his voice. Rahul and Meera were shocked to witness a battle of words before them.

Silence took its place for a few moments. Santhosh composed himself and spoke again "Fine Basket. I accept it was all my mistake. I had created a problem in your life. So I'll solve it."

He quickly took the details from Rishika about Sanjay and stormed out of the cafeteria. After making Rishika have some coffee, all three of them went back to resume their duties.
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It's a pleasant night for many of them, but not for Santhosh and ofcourse Rahul. After their duty, instead of retiring in their respective homes, here they stood, at the  sanjay's literally counting seconds as they passed by.

"Did you decide something?" A nervous Rahul asked Santhosh for more than a 10thtime. Santhosh, one more tensed soul only shook his head horizontally to answer him.

After enquiring about Sanjay , Santhosh came to know he was a young and ruthless businessman. Too afraid to go and speak to him alone about Rishika, he begged Rahul to accompany him after few sorts of blackmailing.

Santhosh dragged an unwilling Rahul through the security checks and waited in the study of Mr. Sanjay holding their breaths. "Santhosh, please be careful in whatever you speak. Because I am not sure of our survival from here if you make any mistake."

Rahul spoke in his almost shaky voice glancing at his surroundings which only added to the tension in the air. "Just shut up Rahul. Let me think." Santhosh retorted back in a whisper glaring at him.

"Yes guys. What can I do for you? So you are Rishika's friends right? I am Sanjay" a tall and well built man in his late twenties and greeted the two tortured souls in his study.

As a reflex Santhosh stood up and shook hands with him while Rahul was deeply engrossed in calculating the probability of their escape from the place. "I am Santhosh…. and this Rahul.."

Santhosh quickly introduced themselves to Sanjay and sat on the couch opposite to Sanjay. "So what do you want to talk about?" Sanjay asked them putting his revolver on the table beside.

Rahul stared at the revolver and then Sanjay and then to Santhosh, then again to revolver and Santhosh finally pleading him with his eyes.

But Santhosh only remembered the slap he received that morning and turned to Sanjay. "Actually…. We came…..to request you to… to…. haan…… request you not to marry Rishika."

Santhosh stared at Sanjay to take a note of his expressions that changed from surprise to shock then to rage and finally settled at confusion.

Rahul froze at his place listening to those words. He was convinced that it was his last night on earth.

Sanjay smiled lightly. "May I ask the reason for it?" He said taking the revolver in his hand looking straight into Santhosh's eyes.

Santhosh gulped and when he opened his mouth, the words were stuck at his throat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to speak again but in vain. Sanjay shifted in his seat and aimed the revolver at Santhosh's forehead "I guess this will help you speak." He said with a grin.

Santhosh was beyond mortified to even react something and speaking was just out of the question.
"I am waiting…..umm… Santhosh right?" Sanjay's voice echoed in his ears which convinced Santhosh that he was still alive.

He warned his mind to cook up something but it seemed to be dead. "I am patient but my revolver is a very impatient one" Sanjay spoke again which made Santhosh go numb with fear.

After a moment Rahul almost had a mild heart-attack listening to the words uttered by Santhosh.
"Because Rishika is in love with me." Santhosh said holding his breath, with his eyes tightly shut, waiting for the revolver to do something.
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so how is it guys? sorry i am late as i was a bit busy as my cllg got reopened.
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