Yours to revenge

Just Us

Arjun POV:

The entire day tiredness or the 3 longing months seemed to be never of a concern when I was greeted by her smile. Her smile is so infectious. I so missed her twinkling eyes, this smile of hers and the whole of her.

"Hello, you must be Ms. Sawant "her eyes reflected a moment of surprise but soon replaced with slyness

"Yes. And you are?" this time huge grin broke out in me seeing the way she is playing along.

"Um Kriti should have said about me. I am the new client you are expecting. By the way am Arjun Desai "I outstretched my hands entering the threshold.

Dressed in a full sleeved floral churidar and her usual lime fragrance surrounding her she was already taking breathe away.

She greeted my outstretched hands to be pulled in for what people say as bone crushing hug. I held her to assure myself that she is not a fragment of my imagination, or my early morning dream. She is in standing in front of me. Full in person. Her arms encasing my neck she was living her moment. Having her in my arms is what I say as Bliss.

We parted after few minutes, her smile is jubilant and I am sure she would say the same about me too. Not a single word exchanged from the minute I crossed the threshold, sprawled across the couch I held her tight to me. She was playing with my shirt buttons and let out the first word "How ?"

I looked at her to see she was too much in thoughts. I kissed her forehead and mouthed "It was Kriti." At that said she sprang up and sat straight with a don't kid me look .Pulling her to me and tightening my arms around her I let out a warning "Stay here just like before if you want me to explain further"

Seeing her quiet in my arms I continued further "It was a month after you left, and I was helping your Bua in wrapping things up with Dhore constructions. Out of the huge scandal on Dhore's all the big concerns walked out of the merger when Adhvik, Kriti's fiancé stepped in for the merger as he was interested in global market reach. By then Bua has finalised with the penthouse she wanted to gift Kavya and reached Adhvik's advice on Interior decoration. Adhvik suggested Kriti as she was his head designer in interior decoration. I took over the job to contact Kriti for suggestions. She sent me few templates which I and Bua discarded to the fact that didn't match Adi's and Kavya's taste.

So Kriti suggested to try this new technique to decorate and personalise the home with their portraits, and also mailed some freelancer's portraits which turned out to be of my Chand's" I said winking at her when she still had this confusion etched on her face

"But how did you know that it was mine?"

"Haa you often think am so Buddhu Basanti which am not. I have seen your portraits always have this half-moon sign at the corner so does all those sent by Kavya had. It was tough to persuade her to get your details but then she didn't budge until I revealed who I was. She had warned me of worst consequences if I get to hurt you anymore. From then on she used to keep me updated about you and occasionally converse with you while am on call so I could listen to your voice. She helped me to push this three months. If not for her and not for your voices I would have gone insane Basanti" I said the entire story of how I get to find on her whereabouts.

She was about to get up once again when I just pulled her close to me if I can anymore and whispered "Am sorry Basanti. I am sorry for being a jerk. I am sorry for saying those words. I am sorry for planning a revenge. I am sorry for not being there when you needed me and I am sorry that I didn't come soon to your life to make it bloom with happiness. "My voice lined with the grief of this 3 months.She nodded her head with tears brimming in eyes and hugged me.