Chapter 36 - Pleading

Riya...Riya, listen to me" asking for the attention of a girl in her '20s of wheatish skin and mid-length black curly hair wearing denim shorts and white fitted top, Shanaya in her olive-green regular fit solid joggers and white long sleeves tee put her hands on the attractive girl's shoulder and plead with her eyes the moments their eyes locked "Please do not."

"What's going on? Shana tell me what's all this?" ignoring the curiosity of Vansh in his night-black dress, standing behind her, Shanaya keeps pleading with her eyes to the girl and answered him when she was sure the girl would not tell anything" It's nothing Vanshu, Riya was just curious about something."

The girl, Riya, did not utter a single word but, her big beautiful eyes were enough to send the secret message to Shanaya" The discussion was not over."

"That's what I am asking Shana, what was it that she wished to tell me about you." with a hint of anger in his voice, Vansh enquired again.

Five minutes earlier, when he was about to retire for the night, he saw Riya, Shanaya's friend he was supposed to pick up at the airport, rushing toward him with anger masking her face and stopping in front of him to accuse him" What kind of a best friend you are if you do not even know what's going in your best friend's personal life!."

Before he could understand anything, he saw Shanaya rushing toward them and stopping Riya from saying more..

Looking at Shanaya, he was surprised to see her state, her face was full of tension, and she was not in her usual chirpy mood. It was his first time to, see, Shanaya pleading with someone and, he knew something was happening for sure in her life, of which he was not aware.

He came back from past when he heard Shanaya saying with a fake smile" It was nothing Vanshu, she was just trying to prank with you. That's how she is." and saw her leading Riya toward their room, without wishing him good night and his doubts need no other reasons.

"Riya, why can't you understand me!" moving here and there in her room, with her hair resembling a nest due to her constant roaming hands in them, Shanaya looked at Riya sitting at the edge of the bed.

Scoffing a little, Riya busted "What Shana? That jerk is messaging you and, no one knows about it!"

"Yes, because he is no more important to me!" shouting at her full level, Shanaya continued" I do not care anymore about him, that's why I told no one about him!."

"Swear on me and say you fuċkɨnġ do not love him!. Your body has his name tattoos and, you are saying he is not important to you!'

Standing from the bed, Riya moved toward Shanaya and keeping her hands on her shoulders, continue"I know you, Shana, better than anyone, better than Vansh."

" It was I who saw you crying for him like a mad girl, happy when he would tell you something about him, sad and upset when he would ignore you. It was I, Shana" cupping her face to ċȧrėss them, she continues"who would hug you in nights to console you, who had seen your sleepless nights, who had seen you ruining you and your studies for him, you just can't lie to me."

Drinking down her tears at her miserable, past, Shana could only say to Riya" I will not ruin myself again, so, just do not tell anyone about it. Please Riya, I promise you, I won't let him affect me in any way."

"Please Riya, Avni dee is getting married, I do not want her to get worried over me. She has done a lot for me, Riya. She has taken care of me like a mother, I, can't let her feel betrayed. Vansh, my vanshu has protected me like a father, friend and brother, I won't be able to see his shocked face."

"Shana, I do not think you will be able to do it, even you know it, do not you?" the questions Riya asked her straight went in her heart and, she no longer knew what to say.

Their eyes met with each other, pleading with each other to understand each other. Seconds passed and, Shanaya withdraws her gaze when she could not face the truth in Riya's eyes.

Moving toward her wardrobe, Shanaya pick her handbag, collect earphones and mobile charger from the desk beside her bed and stuffed in it.

Riya saw her doing all of it silently, but she too knew she had done her best. Saying more would be interfering with her personal life, and Riya knew where to stop.

"I am going to the office for Dee's wedding dress. It's going to be a surprise for her, so no one knows about it." standing with her face toward the door, Shanaya turns the doorknob and continued" I will be back within two hours, so, just keep the door unlocked, no one would disturb you and, you need not worry about anyone."

Shanaya had opened the door when she heard Riya"I don't trust this guy Vihaan, he is same as Saar."

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Passing through the corridor of Shana's office, Vihaan saw her office's lights switched on and, he look at his watch to saw it striking one in the morning.

Wondering why she has not returned back to the home, he looks inside to saw Shana with her back toward him, adjusting, the red dress on the mannequin. Seconds later, he opened the office door when he found no response after knocking twice to see her ears covered with earphones.

Standing with his back supported by the table, he crossed his arms around his ċhėst and focused his attention on her busy figure. He smiled a little when he saw her tapping her right foot in sync with the tone of the music and kept on observing her.

After an hour, Shanaya bends her neck in all directions to release the stiffness and with a little force squeezed her shoulders. She had just taken her earphones out when she turned her shocked face toward the source of the voice and in the process had almost knocked down the mannequin" Beautiful."

"What the..." calming her pounding heart, she removes the tiny droplets of sweats formed on her forehead and spoke," What are you doing here?"

"Admiring your work."

Looking at him with some suspiciousness with her narrowed eyes, she further enquired" Why did not you knocked?"

"I did, twice, but you were engrossed in your work, you did not hear it."

Looking at her watch, she gasped when she saw the time and mutter"Shit, Riya will be angry" and hurriedly start collecting her bag and other things. She looked at Vihaan who was standing at the same position and asked him" What were you doing at this hour?"

Chuckling at her audacity to ask him, he reduced the distance between them and spoke with an aura of dominance" It's my company, in case you have forgotten."

Not getting offended by his comments, she replied" No, I have not forgotten" and continued while looking at him in the eyes" But, the owner too must have some reason if he is in the company at one in the morning."

Giving no response, he continued challenging her to withdraw her gaze, but he was not amazed when he saw her not withdrawing her gaze and, a mischievous idea struck him.

He saw the surprise in her eyes and saw her taking a step back when he diminishes the distance between them and the process came to a halt when her back collides with the table and, she had nowhere to escape.

"Ouch" she winced but, her gaze did not break away.

Placing his hands on the table around her, caging her in, Vihaan spoke with authority in his voice" No one asks me about my decisions". His eyes moved from her innocent and beautiful eyes to her tempting red lips, causing him to turn his hand in a fist and, with his hard breaths, he ended the sentence"Ms Shanaya."

Shanaya heart was being crazy would have been an understatement, for she was sure she would die of heart attack if she ever saw him reacting like that again.

Cursing her heart in her mind for behaving stupid, she gathered her courage and spoke"Good for you, Mr Vihaan" and tried to escape the cage when she heard him asking" What happened with Riya?"

He saw her looking at him with confusion in her face and spoke again to explain himself" I saw you three talking seriously."

"In case you have forgotten, I do not share my personal things with just anyone" snapping back at him for making her remember the sėnsɨtɨvė issue again, Shanaya said irritatingly "And, is this how you talk to everyone?"

"How, Ms Shanaya?"

Tired of his plays and his moods, irritated with him for triggering her sėnsɨtɨvė issue every time, she, could no longer control her emotions.

Glaring at him, she spoke while pointing the space between them" This is what, I am talking about, Mr Vihaan. Is this how you react with your employee or any girl you came across?"

"Yes, Ms Shanaya. Do not you know I am a playboy?"

The thought of him, sharing the intimate space with other girls made her furious and, before she could control her emotions, she blurted out" I do not fuċkɨnġ care what you are! Do not ever try to cross the limits with me again."

Pushing him with force, she took her bag and hurried over to the door before her falling tears could be seen by him and said without looking at him" And, I do not fuċkɨnġ like anyone to see my work without my consent."

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