Stay Away

8- Yes I have changed

Manvi pov:

                      I was arranging all my files and keeping it inside the shelf as I  planned to go back home. My heart beat was still not under control.

I was yearning for my mother's hug as that was the best medicine. I took my bag and phone and ran towards the car parking.

That was when I realised that I gave my driver a day off and he was not there to pick me up.
Oh my god!

I immediatly took my phone and made a call to my father.....

"Appa where are you?" I asked.

"Hi dear. I am in our village. Me and your mom have come here to attend a function. What happened?" He asked.

"I need to get back home. My driver is on leave today." I worried.

"Oh sorry dear. We thought you won't get back home today. I even tried to call you but you never picked up your phone."

"I was a bit busy. So how will I go home now?"

"Sorry my baby girl. Please somehow manage today alone. We will be back by tomorrow morning."

"Ok pa. Bye. Enjoy. Good night"

"Good night." He said and hung up the call.

It was already late. The sky had turned dark. All employees started moving out. But I knew nobody here to ask for help. I can not even walk back home. I kept staring at the entrance gate hoping for some good idea to strike.

"You are still here? Any problem? Can I help you out?". I heared the very familiar voice. A strong and base voice. 

There he stood staring at me. His honey brown eyes was melting me like honey. But I managed not to blush. I controlled myself.

"No thanks Mr. Shah. I will manage it on my own." I said eventhough I badly wanted somebody to help me.

"Ok then. Bye." He said and turned towards his car.
 
'Should I ask him to help me out? Will that make me fall for him again? NO. Just let me be strong and ask him out...'

"Mmmm......rrrrr.Shah . One second."

He turned again to face me. But I stood still. I just could not ask him help as my ego hurted me badly. I heared him speak up again.

"What do you want? Feel free to ask. I will not just eat you." He said with a giggle at the end.
I gave him a death stare and tried my level best to pull out words from my mouth. Finally....

"I....... . The fact is...... I ........"

"Come on."

"I need a help from you." I asked out breathing heavily.

He started laughing. His laughter made me freeze.

"That's all.....   Just a help......   My god." He laughed again.

"I think you made it much better and faster even when you said 'I Love you Vidyut' ".

I just froze. He gave that statement so normally but it made me weak. No words came out.

"Ok tell me what it is. I will do it if I can." He started up again.

"My.....uh...actually....... my driver..... is on leave today. It is already late. So.......... can you just..... drop me in my house?"

What the hell situation was that? I was moving back home to avoid him but he was only the one to drop me back home. This  was such an awkward feel. I found it so odd to ask him help me out.

"It's my pleasure. That is just a small help. I will drop you in your home. Why do you feel so strange to ask?"

"Hmmmm. Thanks ." I said ignoring his question.

We both moved towards his car. His driver was just waiting for him. The driver opened the door to let us inside. But before we got in Vidyut took the keys from his hand and said

"I will drive back home. You just leave."

"Ok sir" the driver replied and left the place.

Oh god! Just both of us?

As the driver left the place, Vidyut opened the passenger seat for me to get in.
"Thank you." I said and got in. My heart beat started rising. I felt so strange and homely at the same time. I put on the seat beat and tried hard to make myself feel comfortable. But all my efforts went in vain. I was unable to be calm. He walked to the other side of the car and sat on the driver seat.
His hands moved to the ignition and he placed the key in. His legs pressed the accelerator and the car started to move.

After then slowly comfort came in. I felt smoothing. There prevailed an absolute silence. But the closed windows and the full swing air conditioner kept irritating me. I tried myself very hard not to ask to open the windows.

'But it will take atleast 45 minutes from here to reach my home.'

When I was trying hard to keep my tongue under control, I saw the windows opening and the air conditioner getting off. I turned my face to look at him in shock. He had a small smile on his face which said me ' I am always yours even when you push me out.'

He still remembers. He is still thinking for me. He opened the windows for me eventhough he likes to have it closed. He never likes to have them open while driving but it would always be open only for me.

Thinking about all these, tears started rolling down my chin. I quickly wiped it off not letting him notice it.

"Are you shocked to see me as the same Vidyut? I am always your's. It's only you who have changed. You are not 'my maan'. She is not so weak to cry thinking of the past. She keeps moving towards the future."

The car stopped in front of my house and I sat still not wanting to move out. I want this time to go on without any end. But that can never happen.

"Yes I have changed....... You made me change. You made me cry. You made me keep thinking about the past. You don't allow me to think about the future.The fault is on you but you blame me."
I cried and ran out of the car. I took the spare key from my bag and opened the door. I just shut it behind me just not giving him a last look. I ran to my bed and just jumped on to it. Everything was still. I just don't know when his car left. He made me cry again today. The same never ending pain......

The pain of a true love.... a failure love.

Author note:

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