Beyond the Mask

10. Avoiding

As it said every action has a reaction, my cheeks become red as his lips color. I lowered my eyes and turned around to leave but couldn't move as he caught my wrist. I turned around, my eyes met his eyes and we stared each other for few moments in silence, then he broke the silence.

"What about you"

"Hunnn" as I didn't understand his question.

"I mean have you had your food" in reply I shook my head.

"Bring your food here and have"

"Okay," I said. He was staring me with feeling in his eyes, that I can't quite catch.

I said "okay " again as he is not leaving my hand.

"Okay?" He said in a questioning manner, I brought my hand up and said

"Mr. Zakir my hand "

"Oh," But he didn't release my hand.

"Okay, but on one condition"

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"Call me Zakir from now onwards" He didn't ask, he demanded.

"May I know why these changes suddenly" He didn't reply for a few seconds.

"As we are friends now, " he said casually.

"From when onwards we are friends " I teased.

"Can't you just say, OK Miss. Veronica " he said with little frustrated.

"Then you should also call me only Veronica, " 

"Deal" he smiled.

"Friend can you leave my hand now" I teased him as he is still holding my hand. With that, he left my hand. I went to the kitchen and brought soup for myself and ate by chatting with Zakir.

Later in the evening, I retired to my apartment.

The whole week went as usual, except the thing that I am avoiding seeker at any cost. Even if I have to get the sign I will send my secretary to get it. You know why because he is really trying to be my friend every day he asks for lunch and dinner and I politely deny it making an excuse. By his expression, I can say he never buy my excuse also he never forced me to come. But what can I do my mantra is

"no smiles, no socializing, no pleasant gestures" 

"no smiles, no socializing, no pleasant gestures" 

"for the sanity of my professional life"

I know I like him, but "for the sanity of my professional life", I should stay away from him. Who will stay with me once they get to know that a devil is behind me? I really want to be friends with Zakir but I don't want the relationship with lies as I can't say my past, so it's better to avoid anyway, I am leaving this company, this city and him in two months. 

Today is Friday and as expected he came to my cabin asking for lunch, which I denied again with a tug in my heart. It hurts me to deny him every time, but I can't help it. Today I am having a feeling that something is going to be wrong. My sixth sense is always right whenever I get this feeling. However, I brushed it away and completed my work early, today is Friday, so as usual, I will be going to clubs to meet the guys last week I had missed it because of an emergency. I gathered my stuff with my coffee cup and went to the parking lot and I saw her whose face I never wanted to see ever.

I saw her talking with Kartik my blood boiled with rage by seeing her that too with him. With rage, I crushed the coffee cup in my hands and the cool coffee fell on my hands and then on the floor. I looked away controlling my anger and walked to my car and drove away, I don't know what I would have done to her if I stood there even for a second.

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