Hrudayam

Rivals

Siya's pov

"Dad, what's happening? Are you going somewhere?" I asked.

"Yes, dear. I am going to Jaipur with the King and his family to celebrate the princess Jaanvi's 15th birthday. And don't worry you are coming with me, now go and pack your things."

"Dad...there's something important I want to tell you...I failed my test." I blurted out, closing my eyes.

"Oh...was it important?" He asked calmly.

"Yes...but I excelled in my other tests," I replied.

"I am glad, you told me the truth and it's okay...now go and get ready we have to leave in two hrs." He smiled.

"Okay, dad." I nodded and ran to my room.

After packing my bag, I dressed in my favorite yellow suit and tied my hair, leaving a few loose hair strands framing my face, delicately. A car halted in front of my house, I peeked out of my window and noticed Yash uncle descending from the car. I picked my bag and went downstairs.

"Yash Uncle, are you going with us?" I asked.

"Yes dear, go sit inside the car until I and your dad come." He said opening the car door for me, I smiled at his gesture.

"YOU?! What are you doing here? I asked when I noticed him sitting in the back seat and plugging his earphones.

"OH HI. Miss crybaby!." He smirked widely, making me furious.

"Move aside, I need the window seat," I said ignoring his stupid smirk.

"You can take the other window seat, I can't move since you can see I have already put on my seat belt."

Without saying anything I walked around the car and opened the car door before I could enter he moved to this side too. " What's your problem?" I asked balling my fist in anger.

"Sorry, did you say something?" He said, removing his one of earbuds.

"Ughh...GOD such a man-child!" I said under my breath.

"What did you just say?" His eyes narrowed.

"You are a Man child!" I smiled wickedly when his facial expression changed into a pissed one. Before I could comprehend anything, he came out of the car and pinned me, on the car.

 Staring intently at me with fury. "What do you think of yourself!?" He asked in a husky voice and coming dangerously close to me. I pressed my hand on his chest, his heart was beating rapidly. he moved his head and glanced at my hand which was resting on his chest. 

'Why does his heart is beating so fast? and why I can't remove my hand? ' 

I tried to push him but he was too strong for me, he instantly caught my hand with his and pinned it near my head. 

"What happened now? Cat got your tongue?" He raised a brow. I opened my mouth but no word came out. When he raised his hand, I closed my eyes, he gently removed a hair strand and tugged behind my ear. I looked at him in confusion and he just smiled at me like he saw something amusing. I didn't like it when he looked at me like that...

"Ouch!! did you just pinch me?" He rubbed his arm flinching in pain.

"Yeah! you deserve it. Now please get aside....thank you, sir." I smiled and sat inside the car.

Shortly, My dad and uncle came and sat in the front seats. To ignore Mr. Irritating/boring, who was sitting next to me, I plugged my earphones and closed my eyes.

Aditya's Pov

My arm was reddened, where she pinched me earlier, digging her long nails...She has temper issues I guess. I mean who behaves like a wild cat.

'She's sleeping so peacefully, while I am dealing with this pain. I need my revenge!!' I glared at her.

Awhile later we reach the railway station. When I was lifting my luggage, my dad held my arm and asked. "What happened to your hand?!" From a corner of my eyes, I saw her chocking on the water when he said, worriedly looking at my hand. I smiled.

"Ah..nothing dad! It was a cat. A wild cat!" I said glaring at her.
"Oh! Did you put antiseptic on it?"

"It's not that big wound, it will heal before I know it!" I said walking with the luggage along with my dad and uncle followed by the wild cat!

'Now you wait and watch wild cat!'

"Dad where am I going to sit?!" She asked.

"Let me check...these are our seats you can choose any of it, okay?"

"Alright." She smiled.

She started to walk toward a window seat before she could sit there, I ran and sat comfortably, ignoring her.

She scrunched are eyebrows, and rolled her eyes before sitting in front of me.

"Are you not going to attack me?!" I teased her.

She placed her nose in a book and ignored me.

One hr later she was still reading the book. I got bored, my dad and uncle were sleeping this whole time in the seat across us.

"Hey, Beautiful!" Two guys sitting on aisle seats next to us commented. She barely paid any attention to them.

One of them in white shirt stood and sat next to her, Siya shifted uncomfortably in her seat when she noticed him peeking into her book.

"Go back to your seat, before I make you!" I said controlling my anger.

"Or what? You will fight for me?!" He replied.

"Trust me you don't want to know?!" I smirked.

"You think you are strong?!" He grabbed my collar, behind him Siya gasped in shock.

"You made a mistake!" Before he could blink I slapped him and he landed on his seat holding his left cheek, in fear.

"Delhi station is coming in 10 min. I want you two to be gone, okay!?" I pointed my finger at them. "Yes Sir!" They both nodded in unison.

"Good! And also! Always respect every woman. Okay?!"
"Yes Sir." They repeated.

"Your welcome!" I said to her.

"I never said 'thank you' ?!'" She replied. "I could have handled it myself better!" She opened her book again, I rolled my eyes in annoyance and snatched her book.

"He inched his face close to me and—

"How dare you?!" She snatched back the book and glared at me angrily.

"You like this kind of book?!" I laughed.

"What you mean this kind of book?!" She narrowed her eyes. "I like reading and this first time I am reading a romance novel, alright?!" She placed a bookmark inside the book.

"Oh really?! I thought you only read-only romance book!" I stated. "Tell me, miss Verma, Do you have any lover?! Have you ever kissed anyone?! Or...did something...maybe more?"

"What?!" Her mouth fell open and her beautiful eyes stared at me in pure shock...I enjoyed this look on her face for some unknown reasons...

*******To be continued....

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