His P.A. ✔️

7. Shattered Hearts

N A N D I N I

*flashback continues*

Well, it wasn't just another day. It was two days since I was here, trapped at Malhotra Mansion. It was two days since the game. It was two days since the kiss.

But, nothing has changed between me and Manik at all. Like, nothing. We're still in that same comfortable friends zone. He goes to office in the morning comes back early in the evening. I work from home at that time. We spend some time together, have dinner, and then we have our personal date with the stars every night.

But today was different. It was late evening and Manik had not returned. I had called up in the office and the receptionist informed me that Manik had already left at 5pm while it was 8 now.

My mind was getting restless but I knew he was safe. I didn't want to call him up and act all clingy and nosey.

I sighed. I had no work to do. I had completed and checked all the files and that's exactly what I'm doing since Five hours. I amn't a person who can waste time on their phone.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. My eyes lit up.

Finally, Manik!

Why was he knocking to come inside his own room? Since when did he become all gentleman and not barge inside?

I limped to the door and opened it to be visited by a man who's face was covered with a bouquet of lillies, white lillies.

White Lillies were my mother's favourite and that's where I got the fondness for them.

I snatched the big bouquet away to be greeted by the most unexpected person- Aryamman.

"Hey, whats up?" I beamed side hugging him as I tried to hide my disappointment. I had expected Manik there, but again, Manik and gentleman-ness don't go together.

"How's my sick, pretty lady doing?" He asked me as I kept the flowers aside.

"I'm doing amazing, and these flowers are so gorgeous....", I said taking in the fragrance of them. They reminded me of my mother so much and I didn't realise as my eyes welled up.

"Hey baby, why're you crying?" He asked me slowly as he came to me and wiped the emerging tears off my eyes.

Baby? Did he just call me baby?

I pouted but I nodded negatively with a weak smile.

"Would you mind if I call you baby? I mean you're so cute that I can keep pulling your cheeks and you're so small....", he said showing a distance of three inches with his two fingers.

"I am not so small!" I said mimicking him and he laughed.

His laugh was so contagious and heavenly that my anger just flew away and I smiled at him as we both settled ourselves on the couch near the balcony.

"So, aaj aapko meri yaad kaise aayi?" I asked.

"Actually Manik got a little late at office today, so he asked Cabir to sit with you but he was also called to his RJ office with Navya so here I am....", he said with a smile.

"Manik is in office?" I asked and he nodded in positive.

But the receptionist said that he had left a few hours ago.

Why was he lying?

"So, how do you feel here? All caged!" He asked playfully and I pouted.