Chapter 39 - Future

The silence freezing the washroom was more horrible than some harsh words to Shanaya at that moment. Looking at Vihaan, who, was looking at her with no expressions and yet full of expressions was terrifying her.

She back away a little when she saw Vihaan closing the distance between them and stop breathing when he caged her in his signature style.

"I will ask again, Who is Saar?" with determination and a sense of ownership in his voice, Vihaan tried his best to ask as calmly as possible, his eyes gazing her right side neck fully in view of him due to Shanaya's act of turning her face toward her left.

But, he felt it hard to be calm. Not, after witnessing someone's name on her skin.

He heard his mind taunting" It's none of your business. She can do whatever she wants. She can choose to write anyone's name on her skin. Who are you to ask her?" but, he simply ignored it. .

Shanaya had never thought she would encounter a person whose closeness would affect her at that rate. She was fully aware he had no right to ask her anything related to her personal life and, she need not tell him anything, yet, she felt the tension in the atmosphere and knew there was a bond between them that was above all that.

She knew she had to say something to him.

"You need not know" gulping down the fear, Shanaya spoke.

Closing his eyes for a minute, Vihaan opened them and look at her who had turned her face straight, with no traces of anger in them. Speaking as calmly he can, he spoke, once again" Do I know him?"

Confused by his demeanour, Shanaya kept looking at him, giving no care to anything. She knew he was referring to Saaransh at that time and, it was necessary to clear the situation.

Replying with a single word"No", she passed through him and collecting her dupatta from the bed of the room, exit the room.

"Hello, Shanaya" grabbing her attention, Keshav spoke.

"Ohh, hello" with a surprise in her voice, Shanaya replied, even though her body was telling her to stay away from him.

There was something off in Keshav and, Shanaya's body and heart could feel it.

"I think you are a magician, Ms Shanaya" blocking her path in the first-floor corridor, Keshav spoke in sarcasm with his evil eyes all over her.

Shanaya was knowledgeable enough to understand his intentions, and in an attempt to get away from him as soon as possible, she faked the smile and spoke:" It's an honour" and, tried to sneak past him when she heard him saying"I was noticing how well you have settled yourself with this family" and, she turned herself to face him.

Passing a mysterious smile, she closed the distance between them and spoke with a charm and an attitude she always had" Should I take it as a compliment, Mr Keshav?"

Far away from them, Vansh was ordering the helpers when he noticed Shanaya with Keshav and without wasting a second, moved toward them at a fast pace.

Interrupting the dangerous silence, Vansh spoke:" Hey Keshav bro, can you please help me?" and looked at Shanaya to see any kind of distress on her face.

Vansh saw Keshav passing a knowingly smile at Shanaya and heard him saying "Sure bro".

"Do not get involved with him in any way, Shana" was the first words Vansh spoke to her as soon as they were left alone.

Looking at him, Shanaya probed "Why?"

Glancing at Keshav's disappearing figure, Vansh leaned on the corridor stone railing and spoke with a warning" He is not like us, Shana. He is evil, dangerous and does not give a damn what people think of him."

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Lying on her right side on her bed, Shanaya's eyes fluttered showing the sign of her awareness of the surrounding, but deep inside, she was recalling, the incident in the Washroom.

The scene of them together, his eyes boring into her, their shared breaths was troubling her mind with her heart and, she tossed and turned to her left side.

"Trouble in sleeping?" looking at her forcefully closed eyes and furrowed brows, Riya enquired.

Opening her eyes to look at enquiring expressions in her eyes, Shanaya whispered:" No, just thinking something."

Lying idle with her open eyes, Shanaya kept looking at nowhere particular, when she asked in a low voice" Do you think someone can actually love me?"

Passing an encouraging smile, Riya put her phone down and spoke looking at her"Yes, in fact, he will consider himself lucky to have feelings for you, your devotion and loyalty is the best trait."

Smiling at her attempt to encourage her, Shanaya changed the direction of the topic by asking" What about you? You really like Zarun?"

Taking a deep breath, Riya spoke the truth" Right now we are in the phase of knowing each other. Yes, I like him but not in the way a girl should love a boy. I have a year for my feelings to develop, let's, see what happens in the future."

"Ahmed chacha(uncle) choose him?"

Shaking her neck in denial, Riya replied to her"No, he liked Sammer, the other proposal and thought we would be comfortable with each other due to our religion, but I did not like him."

"hmm, let's wait and watch what the future has for us" ending the conversation, they wished good night to each other and doze off.

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