Fates

Part 114- New Feelings

"That'll be all for today everyone." Rakshit said as he dismissed all the employees from the conference meeting that they had been having, everyone except Rakshit getting up to leave the conference room.

"Ms. Sood." Rakshit said making Drishti who had been trying to leave the room unnoticed, freeze by the door with an 'oh shit' expression on her face.

"You're taking my file again." Rakshit said with a hint of amusement because Drishti was trying to cover her face with the said file as if he wouldn't be able to see her when she did that.

Drishti realized what Rakshit was saying was true, and silently walk back to the long conference table, wordlessly putting the file in front of Rakshit, beginning to leave again, Rakshit frowning a little at her silent treatment.

"Ms. Sood... about what happened... just forget about it." Rakshit said with awkward pauses in between, realizing the reason behind Drishti's aloof behavior.

"What happened today? Nothing happened today." Drishti said sarcastically, pausing by the door once more, and turning around to face Rakshit.

"You know the..." Rakshit said trailing off mid-sentence.

"You can't even say it, but yet you want me to forget about it, wow, double standards much?" Drishti asked sarcastically.

"Ms. Sood I-." Rakshit began to say as he got up from his chair to stand in front of Drishti.

"No, I don't want to hear it." Drishti said raising her hand in a stop gesture before she rushed out of the conference room.

"Drishti wait." Rakshit said worriedly, as he spotted something on Drishti's wrist, following after her.

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"Wow, do you actually think that this will fit me? You know since..." Riya said teasingly, trailing off mid-sentence for dramatic effect, all of them still in the living room.

"Since what?" Prachi asked sternly, having already changed into dry clothes, and raising an eyebrow as if daring Riya to complete the sentence.

"You know since you're so short, Munchkin." Riya said with a chuckle.

"Hawh. Give me that. You're also not getting a change of clothes like Ranbir, since you think that it won't fit." Prachi said making a face, as she took the pant and shirt that she had given Riya away from her.

"Hey, why do you have to involve me in it? She's the one who called you short." Ranbir said in his defense.

"What? I'm just stating the facts." Riya said jokingly.

"Now you're definitely not getting it. Become an icicle for all I care." Prachi said making an annoyed face, and clutching the clothes tighter to make her point. But Riya just stared at Prachi and stared some more, and more, her bottom lip wobbling as if she was shivering, looking at her with puppy dog eyes.

"I hate you. Here, go away and change in Mom's room." Prachi said annoyed at herself for melting under Riya's cuteness trap.

"I love you too, Pikachu." Riya said victoriously as she took the clothes from Prachi and happily walked towards Pragya's room.

"But what about this icicle, over here?" Aryan asked teasingly gesturing towards Ranbir, while he made a face at him.

"He can shiver all he wants, he deserves it." Prachi said jokingly.

"Okay fine I don't need a change of clothes anyway." Ranbir said annoyed.

"I actually told someone to get you new clothes, just wait for a little." Prachi said now concerned when she saw Ranbir slightly shiver because of the cold, while Ranbir shot her a grateful smile, both of them becoming lost in each other's eyes.