The Cage (Completed)

Chapter 27

"From a committed girl to a player! Pain does alters personality "

"The auction went pretty well! " Trisha said as we sat around the table at Aarav's after party.

"Indeed! But if he would've  sold his masterpiece, it would've been more amazing! " Ahana said.  " He still hasn't  shown it to anyone!  Who is he gifting it to?"

"God knows!  According  to his manager,  he hasn't  told anyone. " Rian said plopping down at one of the seats.

I sat there quietly listening  to their talks.  The auction  was amazing but the after the party was even more grand.
All the famous artists and art lovers were present. Aarav was surrounded by media or people continuously.  We never talked to each other just a few eye contacts and awkward smiles. 
How long is this going to go?

"I'm done for tonight!  I should leave!" I said slouching in my chair.

"So early?" Sam asked raising  her eyebrow.

"It's  almost midnight." I said rolling  my eyes.

"These parties last till dawn! " Rian said sipping his champagne.

"I'm  tired.  I'll  just bid goodbye  to Aarav and leave! " I said getting up .
I bid them farewell and started walking in search for Aarav.
I will just say thankyou for inviting me and leave.  He won't  even notice, he has other people around him.
I took a deep breath and scanned my eyes in search for a certain someone.
He was at the door saying goodbye to someone. 
Great, I will be able to leave immediately after bidding him farewell.
I walked towards Aarav and our eyes connected.  There was something  strange about his stare.  It was cold and held no emotions.  He had never looked at me like that.
With my heart beating at an irregular pace, I walked towards him and said,

"T-Thankyou for inviting me."

"Hope you liked the exhibition" he said formally.  His voice was robotic and straight.

"Yess!  It was amazing.  Umm..  I guess, I should leave! It's  getting pretty late!" I said giving him a small smile.

Fuck!  This soo awkward!

"you're  going alone this late? " He asked looking around to see if anyone is accompanying me.

"yeah, I'll  just call a cab! See you later! " I wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible.  I turned towards the door and started walking.

"Kia!" his voice made me stop.  His voice was different now, it wasn't robotic.  The way he said my name told how much he missed me.

I turned around and looked at him.
His stare was intense but he still had that cold facade on.

"Yeah? "

"Umm.. Do you have a minute?  I've  gotta show you something? " He sounded nervous and well excited?

"Sure! "
He gave me a smile and started walking asking me to follow him. 
He walked through the crowd and he took me to a deserted hallway.  I thought  he'd  stop there, but he didnt. He continued walking and lead me to a stairway.

"Where are we going? " I asked suspicious.

"I'm  not going to kill you!  Trust me! " he chuckled and I started climbing the stairs.  After passing four doors he stopped near a wooden door which wrote 'Aarav Sinha's Suite'
He opened the it and we both entered the very expensive suite.

"Wait here! " he smiled and disappeared into one of the rooms.

This was the drawing room of the suite.  A sofa was placed in the middle with a table at the front.  Beautiful paintings hung around the wall and  there was a glass wall through which you could see the beautiful garden.