Chapter 2

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Rishab and Prerna were walking towards Rishab's car to attend a business party.Suddenly, the pain in Prerna's foot made it difficult for her to walk straightand she was about to trip but held Rishab's hand, who was walking ahead of her.

"You're okay?" Rishab asked inconcern.

"Yeah."

'Attitude of this girl!' He shoom hishead.

"Oh, do you like to hold my handthen, Miss Sharma?" He smirked
looking at their entwined hands.

"Oh please!"she said annoyed."That would be the last thing I would like. I slipped at the bathroom thismorning, but as you said we have to attend this at any cost, here I am with abroken foot. Huh!"

She left his hand but unable to balance,she held him again.

"Why don't you just accept that youare looking a chance to hold me?" He again said with a smirk.

Before Prerna could protest, he liftedher in his arms and walked towards the car.

"What are you doing?" Sheasked.

"Shhh!" He had a concernedvoice. "I don't want your pain to worsen. I do not want the absence of myonly secretary in the office."

He winked as he placed her on the seatand tied her seat belt.

"Are you flirting with me?" She asked suspiciously.

Rishab smirked again, seeing her worried.

"Why, you want me to?" He asked teasing her.

"I think we have reached." She completely ignored his words.

Rishab joined the male colleagues and Prerna stood with the ladies who had with glasses in their hands. She was not alcoholic but a social drinker. They had a casual chit-chat when Arjun, the son of their investor offered her a dance. She agreed and joined the dance floor.Arjun was really a hearty guy and he danced well. Prerna just couldn't stop laughing after each joke he cracked. Suddenly she realized that Rishab wasbmissing.

Standing in the balcony with a bottle of what it seemed to be like tequila that was caged in his hand with brutal force almost as if he was suffocating it, he admired the view that was presented before him. He could faintly hear the music of song that was currently played in the party downstairs. Leaning towards the railing and shifting some of his weight to it, he placed his hands on it, following those luminous city lights that were twinkling before him.

"What happened? Why aren't you atthe party?"

A sudden familiar voice called out. He observed her slightly bent figure as he sauntered in her direction.

"I came to find you"

Her breathy voice hit his like stones.She was completely oblivious to all the things that were running in his mind,fogging it with clouds of doubt. His dark mahogany orbs shinned under the twinkling lights as stepped closer to her.

"You go, enjoy." He said as he tried to ignore her.

"What happened, Mr. Bajaj?" Prernawas taken aback from his harsh tone, there need to be something awfully wrong with him. She couldn't just pin point.

"Go, get cosy with your new foundfriend." He spurted out in a jiffy knowing well where this conversation was heading. Yes, he was jealous. He didn't like her getting close to some other man.

"It was just a dance." A lookof confusion smeared over her features. Words were stuck in her throat and nomatter how hard she tried ,she couldn't get the words to spit out from hermouth.

"I didn't like it."

His words vibrated ghostly against herears. She slowly pulled herself from his grip, making him raise his eyebrow ina questioning way. Bringing his face down to her level, he slowly placed his lips on hers for barely a second and withdrawing her completely from his grip.

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Rishab knew her when she was really small. He used to go to play with Arush at their place when they were kids. Prerna was always a kid for him. He felt a lump against his throat while recapitulation the incident. He wondered what she must be thinking of him.

Prerna stood under the shower as the water drops falls on her wetting her hair and face and most importantly her lips. She got the flashes of how her lips touched Rishab's and she felt the sweetness of his lips. Along with those flashes, her hands were constantly moving on her lips. Not able to control herself, started crying aloud. Alongwith the shower drops water, tears from her eyes started rolling down. How can he just steal her first kiss? She had saved her first kiss for the person whom she will love the most. She had a cat-mouse relationship with Rishab and how can he be the one to do that? She decided to avoid him.

It been a week after that party. Rishab went towards the window to look at her doing her works. He knew she knows that he watches her everyday. There are times when her eyes collides with his. Buthe never saw any response other that some blank expressions and sometimes she made him feel that he doesn't even exists. What should he do?