Chapter 60 - Changes?

1 Hour Later

"Finally!" sighting Shanaya, Vansh waved his hand in her direction and stopped when he saw her moving toward them.

But, something was not, right, he could feel it.

She was Shanaya and, she was not.

Coming toward the table, Shanaya passed a mild, smile at Vansh and Saaransh, and hugged Avni and Anubhav and sat down opposite to Vihaan. She did not look at his direction, as a matter of fact, she did not look at anyone.

She lifted her face when she heard Vansh saying to her"You are late" and without keeping her eyes on his face, she pretended to be busy in her bag, while saying" Yes, some work."

"Is everything okay? Are you okay?" looking at her, Vansh enquired.

Before the question could attract other's attention, she spoke" Yes, Vansh, I am fine.." and gave him her usual smile.

It would have been foolish to say Vansh did not realize the changes in her, but what happened within two hours since he left office was hard to say.

Keeping the matter to himself, he thought of asking her after the dinner and the movie they were supposed to watch and let it go.

Even though Shanaya was sitting with them, laughing at some things and replying to them in minimum words, she did not feel the positive aura in her anymore. She could feel she was not in her usual self, and before anyone could point out the exact thing, she tried to be more participative in the conversation.

But, she was glad for having no attention from Vihaan at that moment. Since her arrival, she had seen him busy on his phone, bȧrėly lifting his face and, she could hardly feel his gaze on her, but she was grateful for his lack of attention.

The night passed in her own speed, letting them have fun and lots of talk, but Vihaan did not look at Shanaya at all. The thought of having her with someone else was crushing him deep inside, but all he could do was to accept the uncomfortableness in his ċhėst.

Since Saaransh had talked about his feeling and he had felt selfish to think about Shanaya as his, he felt bad to think of hurting Saaransh in any way and since then he had been busy in thinking of all the thing that would stop him from hurting him.

He spoke to himself he does not love Shanaya, and all he had for her was some attraction or to be precise, ŀust. He reminds himself how she hates him, how they both keep on fighting and are no good to each other.

After thinking for an hour, having no idea what was going on near him, he finalised one thing,

He was going to stay away from Shanaya.

Feeling relieved at his decision, he finally lifted his eyes to look at her for the last time with admiration and all the thing he had for her when he blinked his eyes in confusion.

Something was different!

The Shanaya seated opposite to him was wearing full sleeves white top with a colourful scarf and, he could swear she had a tiny amount of makeup on her face.

Not at all the Shanaya he knew!

"Really! a moment before, you spoke to yourself not to even look at her" he ignored his mocking heart and kept his eyes at her during dinner and later during the movie.

At last, when the movie ended and, they were to go back to the home, he listed thing he had found about her. He found her quiet, in her own world, taking so long to reply and that too in minimum words, not enjoying the night, anxious, nervous and not chirpy.

All he needed was some confirmation which, was given when he heard Shanaya" Which one of you are going to drive my car?" and saw her asking from Vansh and Saaransh.

Shanaya loved her red Audi A4 like a baby and being a car lover himself he knew how much efforts it takes to let someone else drive the car.

He was sure she feared something or someone and thus was in need of a company.

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Yes, Shanaya was nervous and was glad to be with Vansh. She feared to be alone and, she was no fool to underestimate the danger that had surrounded her after the incident in the office.

Her eyes looking at the sides of the road, sitting on the passenger seat in her, Shanaya spoke at the low voice "Ms Kriti is on leave as of today".

She turned her direction to the driving seat and found Vansh driving it slowly and carefully, making the gap between the others and them wider.

Vansh wanted to have the time with Shanaya and, that was only possible if he keeps driving at the low speed, which he did.

"Any emergency?" feeling her gaze on him, Vansh tried to keep the conversation normal and spoke while keeping his eyes on the road and driving safely.

Shanaya took a minute to reply and, when she did, she tried to make it appear true" Her daughter was missing her."

Noticing the short and up to point replies by her, Vansh took a left turn on the road and spoke when the road was straight " The time might not be the correct one."

He had never expected the reply he got at all. He had never heard Shanaya yelling, but " Why the hell everyone keeps telling me what is wrong, what is not!" made him experienced that too.

"What the hell Shanaya!What is wrong with you??" applying the brakes, halting the car, Vansh shouted back at her and came face to face with the angry Shanaya.

"Stop asking me things!" having no idea why she was getting irritated at this question, Shanaya shouted back before she could control herself.

"Then tell me yourself what's wrong with you!" matching her voice, Vansh too yelled.

"Do you want something bad to happen with me!! I said I am fine!!!" without realizing what she was saying, she kept on shouting but, something on Vansh's face must have given her the clue, for she closed her eyes at the regret of shouting at Vansh and cursed herself.

"Sorry" she heard herself saying, but she did not hear anything in response and sensed him starting the car and driving in silently.

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