AShlok FF - Fifty shades of Shlok Agnihotri - Part 1 to 15 - Page 36

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Part 7

Astha came back from work, still immersed in thoughts about Shlok. It was past eight and she was walking back to her hostel. At times she felt like walking the 3 kms from her work place to her hostel. Today she needed to clear her head and she walked all the way just to do that.

As she was nearing her hostel, she thought she saw someone like Shlok standing by a car. In her interest to see the man, Astha didn't look at the road. She would have almost been hit by a car if not for the pair of male arms that lifted her.

"Astha, watch it!" Before she realized what happened, Astha was bodily lifted and turned against a very warm, male body. She hid her face against his chest and knew even before she looked up that it was the one and only Shlok Agnihotri.

"Shit! You could have been badly hurt. What the hell were you thinking?" Shlok's voice sounded frantic. Strangely Astha was detached from the whole panic mode. Her body was already reacting to his presence and she didn't even care she had a near death experience. Shlok tipped her chin to look into her eyes. He murmured "Astha".

Astha looked at the beautiful pair of dark eyes and knew she felt something special for him. Her lips parted a little of its own. Astha's body language begged him to kiss her. On her lips, hard and fast! Shlok moved away slightly at the sway of her body.

Shlok felt sick when he realized she could have been knocked down by a car just like that. He felt an overwhelming need to protect and cosset her. What if something had after all happened? What the hell was he trying to achieve with that damn agreement?

"Astha..."

"What?" Her voice was faint and slightly husky.

"Will you come with me?" His voice was equally soft. Instantly Astha's eyes hardened. She thought he had forgotten about all that. Now it all came rushing back. Astha moved away from him slightly and started withdrawing herself when he stopped her.

"I..I don't want any damn paper or any agreement. Shall we just be who we are and see where this goes?" For the first time Sholk looked uncharacteristically hesitant.

Astha felt confident enough to question his offer. "What exactly are you asking me Shlok? Do you want me to come with you? As what?" Astha's voice betrayed her anger and confusion.

"This is not the place." He led her to his car and both of them stood there. "I don't know, I don't know where this is going and what this is exactly. All that I know is that I care enough to not let you walk alone in a street where any car could hit you. I don't know what to name this. Can you take this chance with me?"

Some deep part in her heart was slightly thawed at his words. At least he accepted he cared. She was in a fix. Astha knew that she wasn't the type of person to just get on with any guy. Yet she instinctively knew that this was not any relationship and Shlok was not anyone. Could she take the leap of faith?

"I...I don't know if I am ready for a relationship. I don't even know you for long for heavens sake." Astha looked away, unable to metamorphosize her feelings into words. She wanted to desperately take his offer. Yet she wasn't a person who could just give her body like that to anyone. It was all or nothing for Astha. A small voice inside her taunted Is he not everything to you?

Shlok was now angered at her words. Why was she behaving as if she hasn't done this before? How long had her ex-lover known her before he had lured her? He wanted to lash at her but stopped himself at the last moment. Shlok didn't want to continue this unending torture anymore. He definitely did not deserve that.

Shlok sighed and ran his hand impatiently through his dark, silky hair. Astha was glued to his movement. How she would love to do it herself. Astha blushed at her thoughts and looked down to hide her betraying eyes from his shrewd ones.

"Alright. I am asking you one last time Astha. Will you come with me and live with me? No paper work, nothing. We will see how it goes. Take it or leave it. If you deny this now, I will never come near you again. Never." The last word was almost harshly uttered by Shlok. His expression was completely serious and she knew he meant every word that he said.

Astha's heart squeezed at the thought of never meeting him again. For the first time in the twenty two years of her painful existence, she felt something. Astha didn't know if she had the heart to crush it even before giving it a chance.

"Okay." Her voice was small and hesitant.

Shlok's eyes were surprised and triumphant. He had meant what he said about not coming near her again. And he was deeply thankful she didn't ask him to do that.

"But..." Shlok frowned as she continued.

"What?"

"I...I need some time to...you know..." Her face turned red and she was unable to say it out.

"To have sex you mean?" Shlok's voice was amused and dry. "You can say the word Astha. You won't die." He drawled the words in amusement.

She blushed harder at his words. Astha looked down at her feet and nodded, not knowing how to take it forward.

"How long?" He sounded genuinely interested.

"I have my final exams next month. Can we wait till then?"

"Hmm..okay. But you move in with me immediately." He stopped her even before she could speak. "No, we will have separate rooms till your exams. But you will get used to me and I to you." Shlok reluctantly accepted her request but he was waiting for the month to get over quickly. And then he would show her who the boss was.

"Alright."

"So c'mon lets check you out of this pigeon hole."

"What? Right now?" She was shocked. Astha thought she would at least have a few days time to get used to the whole idea.

"Yes. Right now." Shlok's voice was firm and determined. He held her hands and forcefully led her into her hostel. Astha's heart was thudding painfully in her chest. She was at a loss for words. Her inner voice spoke You couldn't wait to say yes so how does it matter whether it's now or a few days later?

Shlok patiently waited in his car, already speaking to someone over the phone while she hurriedly packed all her stuff. Thankfully she was an organized person with minimum clutter. Astha had no problem in packing all her stuff. She worried what she would tell her girl gang about this sudden movement.

Astha decided to worry about that later and continued to pack her stuff with a one track mind. She had a month's time. A month's time to convince the cynical Shlok Agnihotri that roses and chocolates were worth it and he could do it for the right woman.

Astha desperately hoped and prayed she would be that woman for Shlok. Astha knew she was wearing her heart on her sleeve. She was taking a big risk but sometimes one needed to take a chance and live life to reach happiness. And what she had with Shlok, she doubted if she would ever find it with anyone else in life.

Shlok asked her not to bother with the lifting. He said one of his men will carry her stuff back home. Shlok asked her to just take her essential stuff and come down to the car. She did as he said and stepped into the car with both excitement and fear.

Astha was in the middle of the road with "The Shlok Agnihotri", and he was holding the door open for her. Praying this should not be a dream, Astha sat down with a satisfied expression on her face. Her heart was at peace after a turbulent few weeks. This was what she had always wanted and now she was going out to claim the life she had always dreamt of.