When bad girl meets the mystery guy

CHAPTER - 10

CHAPTER - 11

'Don't worry Kiara it's just a date. A small date! There is nothing to worry about so just calm down.' I told myself for the millionth time but still my legs were shivering like a fish outside the water. No girl would be worried if she got a chance a to spend some 'alone' time with her fiancee and on the other hand I was scared like hell. Please God let my car met with a accident or the restaurant where we are going get collapsed. I don't want to go with him alone. Last time he almost kissed me when everyone was at home and now there will be no one, I don't know what he will do. I can't ask anyone for help when my father also want me to go. What can I expect from a father like him. I don't have anyone with whom I can share my pain. In a house full of dozens people, I was all alone.

I looked myself in the mirror. I was wearing the dress which Ashwin send me for tonight. He has selected a red coloured skater dress making sure that major part of my skin would be visible to his everytime hungry eyes. I felt like I was a walking piece of meat designed to feast a beast, to be consumed slowly - slowly. I hold my purse tightly close to my chest and walked towards the car. Not that I need it, just I would have something to hold.

"Gray, let's go." I said while opening the back door of the car.

"Don't you want to go alone?"

"Please come with me, I will feel secure." He nodded and sat on driver's seat. Gray was of my age and most sensible person in my father's staff. As a children we used to play together as his father was my father's bodyguard. After his death Gray took his father's place. Everything changed after that. He was not more my 'friend Gray' instead he became my 'bodyguard' but still he is polite towards me and he always tries to hide my mistakes from my father, only when Max is not around.

"What will you do now?" I felt strange as Gray was talking to me after long time

"Ummm! About what?" I was not sure what he was asking

"About your marriage of course. I know that you don't want to marry Ashwin."

"You know the reason behind it, Gray. Don't you?"

"I know that he is not good for. I know about all his black secrets which are more darker then you know. That's why I'm asking this."

"What can I do? I will marry him. There is no place where I could hide from these two monsters in my life" his back tensed when I mentioned 'monsters' word "Please Gray you know that what I am telling is truth. These guys are like a curse on life. I can't run but you can. Leave this job and go somewhere else where you can spend your life in peace. You should not be here, with Ashwin, with my father."

"Neither you deserves to be here, Kiara. I am not able to do anything but at least I can protect you, as much as I can. I promised you that I will always protect you, don't you remember?" As he said those words I remembered that day when I was playing in the park with him and accidentally I stepped on tail of a dog while running. I started running due to fear but that dog also chased me. Then Gray came running there and rescued me. I was so much scared by that incident that I hugged him and drenched his shirt with my tears, then he said those words.

"I will always protect you Kiara, no matter what." A smile crept on my face after remembering that incident

"You still remember it?"

"Of course. Who will forget that miss Kiara Serena was scared of a little puppy."

"Shut up Gray, it was a dog. A big, giant dog." And we burst into laugh. We reached there in no time.

"Don't worry Kiara I will be near the car. You can call me if he tries to misbehave." He passed me a warm smile. How will Kartik look when he will smile, someday?
'Shut up stupid mind. I'm here in middle of a problem and you are still thinking about Kartik.'

I entered the restaurant with slow steps, thinking it would buy me a few seconds. But it didn't work as Ashwin was already there smiling like a frog, no maybe like a fox. Who knows?

"Gorgeous as always, darling." He said while slipping his arm on my waist 'Ugly as always, monkey' I thought "You smells more delicious then the food here. Can I have my desert first?" His disgusted breathe fanned over my bare shoulder. I hate strapless dresses.

I started walking before he could say anything more pathetic. He was matching my pace. I was about to sit on a table in the centre but he held my arm.

"Not here sweetheart. I have booked you a special table." Saying this is dragged me towards a glass door. He had arranged a table in the garden, in the most isolated place.

"Do you like it?" He asked when we sat on our chairs

"Like what?"

"This decoration darling." Then I noticed my surroundings. It was all white from chairs to candle stand, this pig also know about my favourite colour. Decorators had really did a commendable job. Everything was just perfect and beautiful. This night would have become perfect only if in place of Ashwin someone else would have been there, Kartik maybe?

"It's beautiful" I gave him a plain answer and before he could say anything I called waitor who was waiting for us to place our order. I don't even remember name of the dish which I ordered. I was lost somewhere else. I was trying hard to concentrate on Ashwin and his stupid date but my mind was taking me back to the incidents happened in college that day. I keep on muttering hmm to every question Ashwin asked without even listening what he was saying. Food was tasteless or Ashwin's presence was making it poor I don't know. After listening to senseless talk of him for more then million hours I get up to leave. But how can he leave me without playing his dirty games.

"Babydoll your kiss is still pending." Saying this he hold my hand. He tried to kiss me but my hands lifted automatically and pushed him backwards. He fell on floor. My mind was still not working so without thinking much I start running towards the gate from where I entered. As I reached the gate I saw Gray standing out the car.

"Gray start the car." I shouted and almost all eyes snapped in my direction. I didn't care all I know that Gray instantly started the car and now we are heading towards the home.

"What you did today?"

"I pushed him and he fall. I just hope he will not tell about this to dad."