Chapter 22: Chapter 22

*Satvi Pov*

“What are you doing?” I heard a question coming from behind me.

“Playing cricket!” I replied without turning around and continued to play.

“Really?” he asked in a sarcastic tone and then sat in the chair which is directly in front of me and a table is dividing us.

“Yes! Want to play?” I asked him showing my mini bat and ball I made with flour in the evening.

“Have you lost your mind?” he asked, shaking his head.

“That is your profession and sorry to say, but I feel that profession very boring, so I never showed any interest.” I replied smiling sweetly and placed the wickets properly.

“Will you play or not?” I added playing with the ball in my hand.

“No! I don’t have time to waste on these kind of things.” He said and started getting up.

“Why? Are you scared?” I asked him smirking hearing which he sat down.

“Scared? I am best in cricket. Are you?” He asked arrogantly.

“No! But I at least have dare to play and also have dare to lose. Do you have that… Dare?” I asked him back mockingly.

“Bring it on!” he replied removing the coat and opened the buttons of the shirt near hands.

“Catch!” I said, throwing the ball towards him.

“It is so small.” He said and I can see that it is small even more in his hands.

“Tomorrow bring tons of flour and then I will be able to make a big ball just for you.” I said, rolling my eyes and carefully held the small bat in my hands.

“Game on!” I said and waited for him to throw the ball.

After half an hour, I stood up and shouted “And the winner is Mrs.Satvi Choksi.”

“And the sore loser is Mr.Rohan Choksi.” I added smirking at him.

“You cheated!” he said, accusing me.

“Like I said such a sore loser.” I said, waving my hand boringly.

“How can you win when I am the best at this?” he asked getting up.

“Exactly! You were the best so you need perfect ground, perfect ball and bat. But for me, anything was ok. So I won and you lost and I deserve a treat.” I replied walking inside the kitchen.

“What do you want as a treat?” he suddenly asked when I put my hands on the ice cream box.

I looked up from the refrigerator to see him standing there with his hands in the pockets. I actually thought a treat as eating some ice cream, but here he is asking what I need.

“Movie!” I replied, not wanting to is this golden opportunity.

“I figured.” He said sighing and took out his mobile before typing something.

“What did you figure?” I asked him frowning.

“That you would want to do something outside.” He replied not looking up but continued to type.

“Duh! I would take the offer even it is for five seconds of the outside world.” I said shaking my head.

“Go and get ready. I got the tickets.” He said looking up and walked outside the kitchen.

I shrieked before running towards our room and started getting ready. When I covered my head, he entered the room and turned me around.

I looked at him confused, but he calmly put some necklace around my neck. When he removed his hands, I saw that it is black beads necklace.

“We are going outside.” That’s all he said and then put a bag near me.

I opened it to see wonderful scarfs and I can see that they are costly. I frowned and again looked at him for some clarification to which he shrugged.

“You want to cover your head so I thought at least to make you do it with some good ones and not by cheap ones you are using.” He said and walked towards the washroom.

I scowled at his back before removing the cloth from my head and threw the bag of scarfs to the side. If he thinks he will get humiliated by cheap scarfs, then let him get to me not using them at all.

My wound got healed properly and even the hair is growing so I have no problem with going like this, but I just got used to doing it every day.

“Let’s go”! I said when he walked downstairs while I waited for him near the door.

“Close your eyes.” He said, placing his hand on the security password.

“Nope!” I said not taking my eyes away from the device.

“Ok!” he mumbled and before I look at him with confusion and surprise, he pulled me towards him with a force making me press against his body.

My eyes widened with the proximity, but then I remember the password, so I turned my head slowly to see, but he moved my face towards his with his other hand and slowly leaned towards me.

I gulped and closed my eyes when I felt him moving his lips towards me but after a few seconds. I opened my eyes, hearing a throat clearing and saw his smug look.

“We will get late for the movie.” He said and I immediately moved away from him feeling more than embarrassed.

This is all his fault! I don’t have any say in this so I am not the reason for this. I chanted this in my head even when we were walking towards his garage.

Even though I was lost in my thoughts, I actually saw the password he typed and memorized it hoping it would help me someday. Then, even more of an offer is there are three cars inside and the keys are hanging on the wall.

Looks like this is my day, I thought sitting in the passenger seat and he took the driver’s of course. When he started the car, he glanced towards me and asked “Did you forget your scarf?”

“No! I am not going to wear them anymore.” I replied and waited for him to say anything.

“Ok!” that’s all he said. Why does he hell bend to give me these shocks? I thought, frowning and looked outside to see the cars and just enjoy the time outside.

“Do you want to call your sister and her husband?” he suddenly asked.

“No! She needs to rest at this time. I will meet her after ten days right for the check-up, then I will meet her.” I replied still looking outside.

“For now I want to be alone.” I added.

“Excuse me! I am also going to be there so how can you be alone?” he asked in a confused tone.

“Do you even know how to enjoy a movie or how to talk? No right! So even though you will be there, you will be not there for my mind.” I explained and after that he too didn’t utter a single word.

“Wow! My favorite star movie.” I said, looking at Sharukh poster.

“Even mine!” he mumbled from beside me.

“Finally, something is there in you which shows that you are a human.” I said grinning to myself.

“Don’t forget that I have the tickets and it is housefull.” He threatened making my eyes go wide.

“Sorry!” I said, looking at him and he nodded before walking inside.

Throughout the movie we didn’t talk to each other, we didn’t say any word. We actually just watched the movie and that’s all, which I am very used to so I am more than happy because that’s what I want.

When we walked outside the hall, we saw that there are many people and very less space. He just held my waist protectively and walked towards his car. Throughout this I stared at nothing but him.

After some time he stopped in front of a restaurant, and I glanced at him with questioning eyes. He shrugged, saying “I am hungry!”

“Order anything!” I mumbled, looking around the restaurant to look at people and feel satisfied before going inside the prison.

We had dinner in silence too, and I can feel the awkwardness between us. I ignored it and calmly asked “Why did you bring me out? What if someone sees me?”

“The people who saw my wife are not from this area, and even, if they come then I can hide your face with the scarf like I did yesterday when my Mother came. And I gave you treat to prove that I am not a sore loser.” He replied.

“But I didn’t bring my scarf.” I said frowning.

“I did!” he said, moving his coat and then I saw a scarf in his inner pocket.

I shook my head and finished the food before getting up for the washroom and he immediately stood himself without finishing the food.

“I will not run.” I said, hoping he will believe me.

“I will not trust.” He said and I sighed before walking towards the washroom along with him.

“When I got to know that you will not hurt me, I am not going to run. Why don’t you believe that?” I asked him when we got inside his car.

“Do you believe that I will not hurt you completely?” he asked back snorting.

“No! But...” I started saying, but he cut me off saying “Even if I have to do this the whole life I will lock you like this. I will never believe that you will not run away.”

“You know I am really sorry that you lost her, but you will not get anything from all this. Please leave me alone and let me go.” I said, placing my hand on his when he stopped in the garage.

He suddenly turned towards me making me move back and he filled the space between us saying “I will not!”

“But…” I started saying, but he cut me off again like every time.

But the only difference is with his hands on my waist and pressed me on the door before leaning his face towards mine. I gulped searching for the lock on the door with my hand while he tightened his grip on my waist.

“Don’t ask me to leave you alone again because that will worsen the condition of yours near me.” He said and immediately threw his body away from me before getting outside.

I too with trembling hands got outside and rushed towards the main door, following him. This time I didn’t concentrate on the password, and we both walked inside.

He stopped when he saw a parcel on the floor. He picked it up and opened it to see a small paper inside it. I leaned on his shoulder and read “How was the movie?”

“Dammit!” Rohan shouted before crumbling the paper and threw it away.

“I will be late.” He said and walked outside before I can say or ask anything.

I picked up the paper and opened it to see the words again. I can see that the envelope must be slid through the space near the main door.

Who must be it? Some stalker or what? I thought looking at the paper and decided to save it as there is nothing other than this.

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