Entangled {With Slaves Of Persia} (Book 2)

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Rahul's P.O.V.....



The dullness on Meera's face was clearly visible to me. I could not start a conversation. I still don't have that good rapport with her... I kept listening to my favourite music all the way to Agra. Meera hardly spoke anything so did I. During the site visit I noticed Meera admiring the monument with much concentration, I did not wish to disturb her but had to, all those agreement papers were with her in that file which she was hugging.

leave that stupid file aside...hug me instead...

As I finished my work, on our way back to Delhi around seven we had dinner. There also Meera did not say anything about which type of food she loved to eat. I ordered something simple. When I was back in my driving seat I noticed Meera closed her eyes and was fast asleep. While an hour later, she started groaning holding her stomach making me worried.

'Meera are you okay?' I asked her parking the car on the shoulder.

'Hmm....no, my abdomine is hurting she said without opening her eyes.

'Why? Is your stomach upset or something?' I asked her touching her forehead that was not warm confirming to me that she had no fever.

'Having periods' the answer she gave me somehow made me a little shy or may be I was a bit embarrassed. I never had any encounter of this kind ever in my life. Her face was partially covered with short strands of hair that which while pushing behind the ear, I saw a scratch of over two inches long on her neck with dried blood around. Parking the car on the shoulder, I pulled out the medical kit from the glove compartment, I covered her scratch with a plaster. All through this, Meera did not even move a little making my work easier.

i'm sorry Meera, i didn't know about all this...now i understand the reason why Pam Aunty told me to help you...shit!! why didn't I grasp this...you should have at least told me....

I thought while I was till admiring her beautiful neck that I wanted to kiss.

not like this...if i kiss her now then there wouldn't be any difference between me and the bloody morons who physically abuse women...i'll wait for the right time to express my love...

Anyways, it was too late for all the guilt or regrets. I needed to drop her back home as soon as possible, that was the best I could do. Dropping her back home, I reversed my car and was back home. A strange feeling was still haunting me. Learning about a woman's body physiological functioning... was a bit different for me now, I studied while in school but did not feel this way and the thought about Meera's condition made me feel sorry for troubling her.

how would i know? she had to tell me...

A tussle broke out between my ego and my conscience, with lot of argument going on, I could not even lie down on my bed. I wanted to find out if she was okay.

she knows how to handle herself...it's not new to her...

My ego won the battle, it was then I could lay on my bed and had a peaceful sleep.

i must not purposely hurt her anymore....women already go through a lot of physiological and psychological difficulties...

That was my motto from the next day onwards. I tried my best not to be rude with her, if I was angry I went far away from her but sometimes I had no options, with my unpredictable temper I still may times hurt her with my words allowing tears to flow out from those big beautiful eyes. Another month passed by. I was away for lunch with a banker one afternoon. Back to office I saw Raj touching Meera who was pushing few strands of hair from her forehea and seeing which I lost my temper again.

'Is this why I am paying you?' I said holding Raj's collar.

'What? What have I done sir?' Raj questioned me.

'This' I said showing him Meera's face while Meera stood up and was about to say 'Sir...sir..don't'

'You just shut up' I shouted on her face still holding Raj's collar, dragging him out of the cabin I took him to the corridor and pushed him on the floor. Meera followed me. 'You are fired Raj' I yelled at him.

'On what basis are you gonna fire me Mister Rahul?' Raj questioned me to which I replied 'For misconduct and physically abusing a lady, which I cannot allow in my office'

'You are blaming me for that which I have not done' Raj tried to defend himself. Hearing him, I turned back, 'Come here Miss Trivedi' I was loud to which she jerked a little and stood besides me 'Did Raj ever touch you even when you did not like?'

Meera wasn't answering, she was looking at Raj who was just back on his feet.

'Answer me dammit' I yelled at her.

'Ye..yes...sir' she replied.

'Don't you succumb to his pressure Meera, tell Mister Rahul I never did that to you' Raj tried to persuade Meera against me with his innocent looks and sweet talks.

'Enough Raj...' I said showing my left palm on his face 'leave now. Don't make me lose my properness any further' I said with bit of threat, pointing my left fore finger towards the elevator. All of the staff on that floor were staring at me with their eyes wide open, I noticed few of them even biting each other's ears.

'Now what are you all looking at? If I see anyone of you here the next minute, half day salary of yours will be cut' I knew how to control them and the situation very well. I even knew that my employees think that I am a bad person, they even might have given mbea few nicknames which I don't bother at all.

may be a little...

'You're gonna pay for this act of yours Mister Rahul' Raj warned me.



'Oh yeah!! What is it that you're gonna do to me?' I took few steps ahead towards Raj challenging him.

'You'll see! What I can do! You'll regret for all this one day' Raj warned me and left the place.

bullshit..what is he gonna do to me...

'Don't you have any sense. Why did you allow him to touch you?' I asked Meera while walking back to my room. Meera was behind me, I did not get any reply from her.

'Did you not hear what I just asked you?' I said turning back.

'Yes...yes sir' Meera said with fear clearly visible in her eyes.

'Then answer me dammit'

'Sir....he has been helping me ever since I joined here' she replied to which I lost control of my anger and gave her a speech.

'It was okay if he helped you but how could you allow him to touch you. You could have given him a treat or something for the help he has done...this is not truly being proper...it's called prostitution. Just because he helped you, he has no right to touch you but you allowed him to do so...that's your fault. I must fire you too!!' I was very very angry and talked so much so that I saw Meera's eyes filling up with tears and she did not speak any further.

why do i talk all nonsense....?

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