Chapter 121 - Hide and seek

Standing in front of the full view mirror in one of the best hotel's suites, Vihaan looked at himself for the nth times.

The suite was the same Vihaan would book whenever he would have a lot of work and, he would not be able to work it out at home or office.

Fundamentally, it was his suite.

And, it was the same hotel suite he was staying at for the last fifteen days.

Not like he was busy or something. It was just the fact that he could not bring himself to go back to the place where Shanaya had left him, or where he had taken something from her, the friendship of her with Avni and Vansh.

Apart from Shanaya's issue, he could not forget the feeling he would get whenever he would think about Saaransh and his friendship.

He had never wanted to hurt him, but, he also could not tolerate Shanaya with him. .

Yes, he was selfish to think about himself, bad to hurt his friend, but that's what he was. He was simply a human who was in love with someone, and yet, he was unaware of it.

And, maybe that was the beauty of his feelings.

Roaming his hands in his hair, he once again looked at himself carefully from head to toe and sigh in satisfaction.

He was looking his usual, handsome, hot and sėxy in a black suit, messy but decent hairstyle and a stubble beard.

Yes, he was ready to see Shanaya.

"Yes, like she will even glance at you." replied his sarcastic mind and, he cursed.

He was well aware it was going to be unpredictable and, he had no idea how Shanaya was going to behave.

Hell, it was the first time he was judging his appearance as if it would help him catch Shanaya's attention and would help her forget everything.

"I am sure I have never seen someone more fool than you!" his mind spoke again and continued" Do you think she will talk to you or look at you?"

Keeping his right hand on his furiously beating heart, Vihaan wondered why he was so nervous? Why was he thinking about his reaction once he would meet Shanaya?

Confused about his feelings, he kept wondering many things.

He let his mind asking questions such as ' How will Shana react? Will she look at him? Will she ever forgive him? Will she ever talk to him?'

His heart knew the answers. His mind knew the answers. His soul knew the answers, and yet, he was not ready for any of it.

After all, he was the great Vihaan Singh Rathore who had always got what he wanted.

And at the moment, he wanted only one.

And, he was sure to have Shanaya back in his life.

Far away from him, Shana was looking at a beautiful girl staring back at her from the mirror.

The girl or the reflection of Shanaya was wearing a red long trench coat with denim jeans and a white top. But, the red lip colour was what was outstanding her.

She had always heard how the slightest lip colour or lipstick changes a person's appearance but looking at herself, she, knew it was not just some rumours.

She had no idea why she had applied lipstick but, deep down, her heart knew.

She was getting ready for Vihaan.

"Oh shut up!!' cursing at her heart, she spoke out loud and taking some cotton, she removed it.

She was back to the natural red lips Shanaa and back to the person she always was, the Shanaya who hated Vihaan and was never going to let him hurt her.

Looking at her reflection, she saw her eyes determined to forget Vihaan and, to never let his fake promises, sweet talks, hot touch, make her a broken girl, again.

She had learned her lesson, the lesson that had stolen her happiness, her youth and her belief in love.

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"Come on! Look at me, just once! Just a glance, pleaseee!" looking at Shanaya, seated in the presentation room two chairs away from him, Vihaan was continuously praying.

His mind was nowhere in the presentation and had no idea if the ideas presented were even good for the company!

As if he does not exist!

Well, they had not actually met as he had thought.

He had thought he would get the chance to look and talk to Shanaya in privacy. But, the moment he had arrived at the office, Erina had told him about the meeting and, the presentation room was the area he had seen Shanaya.

And, the moment he had seen her sitting on the chair busy on her phone, he could feel the world stopping, or it was his heart that had stopped breathing. He could not decide.

Before he knew, he was scanning her from head to toe, meanwhile feeling the heat forming inside his body.

The moment his eyes saw her lips, the images of him kissing her against the wall and floor came running and, the urge to take it to his office and to kiss the hell out of her was so much, he turned abruptly, breaking his eyes contact from her lips.

Looking all beautiful in her red dress, she was like a prize, a prize which only had the claim of his.

He was going to make sure not to let others even be the participants of the competition, the competition of having the beautiful, hot, sėxy, intelligent, witty and caring Shanaya in their life.

God! how much he was resenting himself for blowing off everything!

Unaware of any of Vihaan's thoughts, ignoring the buŧŧerflies in her stomach, sensations in her body, thumping of her heart, Shana was giving every bit of her not to look at the handsome devil.

Even though she was sitting far away from him and they had no contact, her body was aching to feel him in any way.

Her body was remembring being against him, his touch that had made her melt.

Her lips were still feeling the warmth and dominance of his lips, lips that had felt heaven to her.

"Shut up, Shana! Are you crazy! You are such a cheap girl!" turning her hands in a fist, she tried to control the ŀust and dėsɨrės her body had suddenly started feeling.

Three hours ago, before entering the office, she had promised herself not to look at Vihaan at all.

She was vulnerable at the moment and, she no longer trusts herself and, she was not a fool to not to accept the reality.

But, the excitement of seeing him again, the curiosity to look at him just once was so overwhelming, she looked in his direction but, the moment she saw the shadow of his broad shoulder, the pace of her breathing increased and, she withdraws her gaze, immediately.

She could only guess if the shadow of his shoulders can affect him that much, how much his whole body could.

And, the answer to it was making her more regretful.

How was she going to face him every day when the slightest sight of him can make her heart run a marathon?

The only answer she could find to it was not to look at him, ever, but, considering her curiosity, she knew not to count the idea at all!

"I need to be strong! I am not going to let him hurt me, again." chanting it as a mantra, Shanaya could only pray for it to happen in reality.

All she could pray to God was to let her feeling for him vanish, like a miracle.

But, she knew, very well this miracle was not going to happen ever.

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