Part 33

 

Shoes in hand, and toes dug into the sand, Kripa walked barefoot along the beach. She was lost in her thoughts when her cell phone rang interrupting her thoughts. "Hello" she spoke absent-mindedly.

"Hey sweetheart how is it going?" Angad asked.

"Its going good, the deal is almost finalized, three more days, missing you of course" she replied smiling. "You?"

"Well, without you, I am bored out of my mind, right now I am waiting in this huge popcorn line while Neha and her boyfriend are enjoying the movie, I feel weird around them, I mean, they are a couple I am by myself" he said almost whiningly. Kripa smiled to herself.

 

 "Aww poor you Angad… I sympathize with you honey, I really do"

"Yea yea, anyways, tell me you love me"

"Wow that was random…hmm, I love you…..sike" she said laughing.

"Kripa" he whined. Kripa was about to reply when someone swooshed past her, making her loose her balance. The cell phone fell from her hand, but strong hands prevented her from falling. She immediately opened her eyes and moved away, afraid to be in a stranger's arms. But when she saw the guy's face, all the fear and uneasiness left, and she jumped to give him a hug with a shriek. "Eddie!!! What are you doing here??! It's been so long!!"

 

"I am good, and how are you? Never tried contacting me? Forgot me already? And when did you get here?" the guy asked.

"Yea yea I am sorry, I was too busy. And forget you? I would never forget you. You are closer to my heart than anyone, my best friend in the whole world."

 

On the other side, Angad could hear bits of the conversation, and was getting jealous. He wasn't that insecure, yet, the thought of Kripa being with any guy besides him made him jealous, he was very sensitive when it got to her, and wanted her all to himself. He had heard the last line said by Kripa, and it had hurt him terribly, but his heart knew that she was all his, she loved him, and he could see it in her eyes. As he walked away with popcorn, on the other side, in London, Kripa sees her fallen cell phone on the sand.

 

"Oh crap!!" she shrieked. She quickly picked it up and started apologizing.

"Oh my god baby I am so sorry I didn't mean to do that,  the cell phone just dropped from my hands,  and I was so shocked and into talking I didn't realize it and--"

Angad cut in. "Its ok love, I understand, I'll talk to you later, by the way, who startled you like that?"

Kripa noted the hint of jealousy and possessiveness in his tone and smiled. She could imagine the look on Angad's face at the moment, the emotions in his eyes, the way his forehead would be crinkled, if only she knew what he was wearing. She chuckled at her thoughts.

 

"A friend, a very close friend, I'll tell you about him later, you go enjoy that movie, and we'll talk soon, okay?"

"K" he replied uneasily.

"Love you" she said, grinning. She loved how he was jealous, and it just made her proud that her man cared for her so much. Grinning, she hung up as he told her some lovey-dovey things before signing off. She turned to Eddie, who was staring at her with questioning eyes and an amused look on his face. "So are you going to tell me who you were talking to?" he asked with a wink.

"You're gonna be heartbroken!" she replied teasingly.

"I already am!" he said, putting a hand on his heart, with a fake sad look.

Giggling, Kripa put her hand around his and started to tell him everything that happened during her U.S visit.

 

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Eddie, short for Edward Corwin, was Kripa's best friend from London. They had met when she had gone there, and over the first few months, he had supported her a lot. He helped her find a job, and slowly, she was able to tell him about everything in her heart, her feelings for Angad, her family, and especially why she had left. He had sympathized with her, and helped her out. Without his convincing, she would never have gotten the guts to go back and face anyone. He was her age, yet she felt as if he was her big brother. He would flirt with her many times, but in a friendly way, because he knew that she belonged to Angad, and she would never look at any man that way again. He had supported her in everything she did, and now he was going to help her cope from her haunting past that was coming back at her, very soon.

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The days had passed quickly. Both Angad and Kripa were missing each other very much. It was the day for Kripa to arrive back from London. All the documentation was complete; she had handed her boutique to her best friend, and had left all traces of herself from London. She would have another fresh start. The flight arrived at the airport, and Kripa got out the door, with her luggage. She looked around at the expectant faces of people waiting for their loved ones. It was hard to spot Angad in the crowd, and at first she totally skipped him, but then did a double take. He was standing in the middle, an alluring smile on his face, staring right at her. The most altered thing in him was his outfit; the outfit had totally blown her away, because she wasn't expecting it. He was wearing a grayish-black Armani suit, with a white shirt and striped pink tie, his hair gelled back, a sexy business look that caught the attention of all women around.

 

With an astounded look, but one bursting with pride, she went up to him and gave him a peck on the lips as he twirled her around in his arms. They walked back to his cars, arms interlaced. Then began their chatter, as they happily chatted about all the happenings and pining. Once seated in the car, Kripa turned to Angad with an enigmatic smile that she couldn't control. "What?" Angad asked, looking at her inquisitively.  She kept on looking at him and smiling which irritated him. "Is something wrong with me? Am I missing out on something here?" he asked between concentrating on his driving and trying to decipher the look on her face.

 

"You're looking very handsome today" she remarked. He waited until he had to stop at a signal before looking down at his outfit. After carefully observing it for flaws, and checking himself out in all the mirrors within reach he replied, "That was quite random" The signal then turned green, and so he missed the look on her face, but curiosity got the better of him and he stopped the car at a nearby strip mall and turned to her. "So…"

 

Kripa looked at him quizzically. "What happened?"

"Why were you smiling like that, do I look weird?" he asked anxiously.

For a minute, Kripa was confused, but when she realized what was going on, her laugh was unstoppable. Angad just looked at her annoyed, and perplexed. "What?" he asked. She answered by giving him a kiss on his cheek. "Oh so, the Mrs. Khanna- to be is feeling romantic"? Angad asked.

Kripa giddily laughed when he moved forward to kiss her on her lips. Before he could, she put her hands on his chest and pushed him back. "Who wouldn't feel romantic when their sweetheart is dressed in such a hot outfit that all the ladies are swooning over him?"

 

"Oh I see" Angad replied naughtily emphasizing the "oh".

"Do I sense some jealousy then?"

"Jealousy?" Kripa sniffed "Why would I be jealous?"

"Because" he replied.

"Because?" Kripa asked, not looking at him.

"Because all the ladies were checking me out, duh!" Angad replied modestly. Kripa just shook her head and chuckled playfully smacking him.

"Ok, now, drive!" Angad obeyed and began to drive while Kripa asked about his outfit. "So… what's with the outfit?" Kripa asked, rolling her tongue in her mouth while glancing at Angad. "What do you mean?" Angad teased.

 

Irked, Kripa gave him a look. "Come on Angad! Stop joking; you know very well what I mean" Angad rolled his eyes, "gosh woman can't a guy tease?" Exasperated she threw another look his way. "Stop changing the subject!"

"Okay, okay" Angad replied. "So…well, I had this thing today, and I had to dress up because I was required, and Neha and everyone else pushed me to wear a suit…. "

Upon hearing Neha's name Kripa stiffened, but ignored it and curiously asked, "So there was a thing today? Wow that explains a lot" The sarcasm in her voice was quite clear. It was bothering her that he was jumping around the bush, she just wanted to straight out here what it was, there was some jealousy involved, because, well, Neha knew about it and she, Kripa- did not!!    

 

"Uff yeh gussa aapka (Oh this anger of yours), hume to mar he dalega ek na ek din (is gonna kill me one day)" Angad said in hindi. Kripa looked at him, annoyed yet surprised, he'd never spoken hindi with her before. "Shut up" Kripa replied getting emotional, "stop talking about dying" She turned her head away to hide her tears. Angad realized his mistake too late, they had arrived at Sharma mansion and Kripa was already heading towards her house, leaving Angad to get her luggage. He just shook his head and smiled, whistling as he took her stuff in.

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 I didnt edit this part at all, so sorry if tehre are any mistakes. Thats all there is to say, i cant think of anything else!! lol!! i know the part is short, and awful, I am going to try to get this story back to what it was, its getting pretty lame at this point, and for me, a bit too serious, you guys know I love to pout cute and funny stuff in tehre.. so yea.. will try continuing soon, though I think it will be Mansi continuing the next part!! I hope she does!! Please encourage her to do so, and especially to consider starting her own ff!!

Thanks for reading, and keeping up with my slow updates!!