Chapter 80 - I want to be with you

"I am fine!" going after Vihaan, Shanaya tried her best. Opening the door, she found Vihaan sitting on the couch waiting for her. "I am okay" standing in front of him, she looked at him, but not in his eyes.

She had no strength and reality to saw in his eyes.

"Why did you shout if you are okay!" anger evident on his voice, Vihaan spoke out, challenging Shanaya to prove him wrong.

Taken aback by his voice, Shanaya took a minute to say anything. Deep down, she knows he was reasonable and, anyone would get angry on not getting the answers after asking several times. But, she could not just let the truth slip.

"It was an unexpected touch, so I freaked out. That was it" trying to speak in a soft and low volume, Shanaya tried not to freak Vihaan out. .

"What happened that day, Shanaya? You changed your dress not because you spill something on it, but, because something happened which you are not telling me! So, tell me what happened!?"

Shanaya took a moment to think.

And, that exact moment told Vihaan he was guessing correct. Something had happened to her.

"I told you what happened that day. There is nothing more or less." Shanaya spoke emphasising on 'nothing'.

Standing up, Vihaan walked toward Shanaya and looking in her eyes with his red eyes spoke with the same angry tone " Last chance, Ms Shanaya. What is wrong?"

Looking at the angry Vihaan with her thumping heart, every cell of Shanaya body advised her to tell the truth, but all she spoke was " I am telling the truth. I am fine."

Cursing in anger at no one, Vihaan walked toward his chair and sitting on it, spoke "You can go" taking back the closeness he had shown to Shanaya.

Looking at him all resigned, Shanaya spoke again in an attempt to open the path of 'closeness' they shared " I am okay."

"Okay" looking without at her, Vihaan spoke.

"Nothing happened!" not liking Vihaan's behaviour, Shanaya spoke again.

"Okay"

"Mr Vihaan, why are you reacting like this when I am saying I am fine!"

"Okay, Ms Shanaya"

"He hurt me" tired of hiding the truth, Shanaya blurted out. Also, she could no longer tolerate Vihaan acting like a stranger.

"Okay".

And that was when Vihaan lifted his eyes.

"What did you just say?" disbelief in his voice, Vihaan's eyes got narrowed in shock. Walking toward Shanaya at a fast pace, he gripped her shoulder and spoke with urgency" Tell me everything, right now."

Telling him would be like sharing a secret. It would become their thing.

And, she knew very well the meaning of having a 'thing' with Vihaan.

But, the look in Vihaan eyes made her compelled to tell and, the words came out of her mouth like a river flowing" He touched me without my consent."

She felt the grip of Vihaan's hand on her shoulder tightening, but, she could no longer dare to look in his eyes. She felt disgusted at herself for being touched by Aniket and, all the emotions she had suppressed erupts out.

"Fuck! fuċk!fuck!" giving not a damn about his language, he leaves Shanaya's shoulder, his hands now plucking his hair out and pace around the office like a crazy man.

Vihaan had no idea what to feel, what to say. All he could hear in his mind were Shanaya's word' He touched me without my consent.'

The urge to kill Aniket by his hand was so prominent he gave a minute to the thought of consequences of it.

He wanted to kill someone, wanted to punch someone, wanted the uneasiness in his heart to go.

Looking at Vihaan pacing like a lion on a hunt, Shanaya reduced the distance between them and called his name softly.

Her body was afraid of unknown contacts and, that solved the mystery about his birthday night.

Vihaan was not a stranger to her in any way. Her body knew his touch more than her heart and mind.

"Tell me everything, please" leaning closer to her, he pleaded.

"I want to. But, I can't. " with a shaken voice, Shanaya continued" I can't dare to describe what a terrible evening it was. I can't tell you with words how much he ruined Ms kriti and me."

Patting her arms with his hands, Vihaan spoke softly" Then, show me." and continued when he saw Shanaya looking at him with confusion" I know you have the CCTV footage."

"How?" was all Shanaya could ask.

"I knew something is wrong the moment you meet us that day with your changed dress. It was not your style! Then, the change in your behaviour, the fear in your eyes and the missing CCTV footage confirmed my suspicion."

Shanaya could not just ignore the fact Vihaan knew her dressing sense and, it made it more difficult for her to do as she promised.

And, she wondered will she be able to forget him.

She knew the answer without even thinking and, it was a simple 'No'.

Taking out a Pendrive from her bag, she gave it in the waiting hands of Vihaan. She walked toward the office door when she saw Vihaan busy with the Pendrive and had just opened the door when she heard Vihaan" Where are you going?".

"I think I should go" speaking while expressing herself with the help of her hands, Shanaya looked at him and then at her legs.

"I want you to be with me," stating it without giving a thought to what he had uttered, Vihaan signalled her to be beside him and opened the video the moment he felt her near him.