Beyond the Mask

16.I like You

"Didn't you try talking to your parents?" I asked.

"Yes, I went to my hometown to clear misunderstandings but ........ I sort of got...... kidnapped again." She said looking down.

"WHAT?" I asked. 'Why everything should happen to her' I thought.

"I don't want to talk about it right now, I am not comfortable with this," She said looking down.

'Maybe I should say her that I am his ex-fiancé and I can solve problems between her parents and her. Maybe then she will trust me and tell me what happen.' I thought to myself.

"TANUSHRI KIDNAPPED YOU AGAIN?" I asked.

"No," she said.

"Then who?" I asked.

"My uncle," She said in low voice.

"Uncle? why?" I asked.

I was internally battling with myself whether I should tell that I am her ex-fiance.

'Yes I should tell her'

'Maybe some other time'

'Man up Zakir tell her now'

'Yes'

'Yes'

'No'

"Yes tell her"

'come on'

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"Now it's my turn to question" Veronika said changing the topic.

"Don't think I am blunt or harsh, I want to ask this question for a long time and this question is eating me up." Veronika said.

"Okay shoot," I said.

"You're so harsh on me when I started my work. I mean you used to give me ton's of work and never used to appreciate my hard work. What happens suddenly that you're being friendly with me? Now you even appreciate me to call you by your name 'Zakir'." She asked.

'What should I say, should I tell her truth?'

"Veronika" I cleared my thought before continuing.

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"I am your ex-Fiance"

Veronika POV:

"I am your ex-Fiancé." He said.

'What'

'Whaat'

'Whaaat'

'Whaaaat' This is the only word going in my head right now and I was just staring at him with wide eyes.

"Veronika" He called me even though I am sitting right in front of him.

"I am your Ex-Fiance" By seeing still no reaction from me. He said, "I am you're Fox." He said with little hesitation. This Fox thing made me get out of the trance.

'Oh my god he is my Ex-Fiance'

'Oh my god he is my Ex-Fiance'

'Oh my god he is my Ex-Fiance'

'Wait'

'Then why did he pretend like he didn't know me when we met in Amjal(name of the city I created myself)'

'Does he faking all the time, as he doesn't know me'

'If he is not then, how can he get to know it is me, NOW'

'When I met him at Amjal, I was my usual self even without makeup'

'Now I wear wig with short hairs which cover's my forehead totally, I have different color eyeballs with the help of lens and eyeglasses'

'Except my name, my external appearance is changed totally'

'Then how did he got to know it's me' Many thoughts were functioning in my head.

"When I first heard your name in the conference hall, I checked your profile, the address in your Voter I.D is same as my ex-fiance," He said.

"Ya your guess is right, I was not interested in the marriage and I too haven't seen your photo, I just Knew the name of the bride is Veronika Shah"

'Now it makes sense, when I met him at Amjal I didn't reveal my name, he just called me Cinderella and I called him Hulk.'

"I was so angry with you?" He said.

"Why?" This time he got my reaction.

"Why!!" He said with a cold tone.

"Hearing that you ran away, my dad got an almost heart attack, he was in the hospital for almost one month after you ran away," He said deadly.

"But I didn't run away"

"Ya, I know now," He said in a soft tone.

"How is he now?" I asked.

"He is healthy as a horse now." He said with a chuckle.

"So, you hate me." I wanted to ask a question but it came out as a statement.

"Yes, I mean No, I mean I hated you then not now," He said looking into my eyes and holding my hands.

"Why, What changed ?" I asked.

"I tried to hate you? But I can't Veronika because I..I..."

"Because of what?" I asked.

"I like you, Veronika." He said staring into my eyes and sincerity dripping in his voice.

'what'

Sorry for late update, as I am busy with project work.

I know this chapter is small but that's all for today. Next week I. will be re editing the previous chapters.

See you soon lovelies.

Have a great weekend.