Chapter 22: Chapter 22

Parth's POV

I picked up her phone to check it.

What are you doing?? It is wrong. My soul said.

I know, but I am intrigued by her. She is hiding something and I need to know about it.

But why?? If she is hiding it, that means, she doesn't want you or anyone to know it. Why do you want to interfere in this?? Everyone is entitled to have some privacy don't pry into it. My soul scolded me.

No, it is not natural to behave like this, I think she is in some kind of a problem.

Parth it is an invasion of her privacy. My soul said

But I ignored it and opened the phone. There was no lock??

Who does that?? She was so simple.

I looked through it. I saw many old but beautiful pictures of her. She was beautiful beyond my imagination. Then why was she taking the extra effort to diminish her beauty?

I needed to know if she was in some kind of problem.

I checked her messages but there were none. Then I saw her call log but there were only 4 numbers. Her mom, dad, Tanvi but the fourth number was not visible. It was from some private number.

Who was it?? Her boyfriend?

But then why would he use a private number?

Was she in some kind of problem?? Yes, I saw her getting scared when her phone rang.

I would help her but I needed to know everything. The rain had stopped, I thought of ways to open the doors and an idea came to my mind.

Our balconies were touching each other, so I went to my balcony to see if the door or window in her balcony was open.

Bingo !! One large window was open.

I jumped into her balcony and squeezed myself into her bedroom. It was beautiful just like her but her things were a bit scattered and unkempt. I shook my head and smiled. Clumsy girl!

I looked around and saw her laptop opened and getting charged. I touched it and saw that some eBook reading app was opened.

Oh, so she loves reading... I could not control my urge to know more about her likes and preferences. So I read a few lines.

Ooohhh! What???

It was a romantic book... Very unpredictable. She looked as if she doesn't know anything about all these things. I read a few lines... It was very romantic and subtly erotic. I liked it too.

Oh, la la!!

She was not totally unaware of these feelings. So I checked the name of the book and platform. I would read it and see what kind of books she reads.

I looked around and came back to my home. I could not tell her about my little adventurous trip into her home, in her absence.

She was sleeping peacefully on my couch hugging my pillow. Lucky pillow and couch. The duvet was lying on the floor, I picked it up and tucked it around her.

I wanted to keep ogling at her but it was not right for both of us. So I went back to my room and slipped into my bed.

I was still awake so downloaded that app on my phone and started reading that book.

It was hot and romantic. Amazing!!

The most amazing thing was that the cute and clumsy girl next door was reading it.

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Riya's POV

I turned in my bed and fell off it. What??

I looked around and was shocked to see that I was not in my home. But then, I recalled what happened last night.

It was about seven in the morning, and we were supposed to go to the hospital but I could not go like this. I needed to get the door of my home opened.

I thought of making some breakfast for us so made veg upma. It was light, healthy and nutritious. Perfect for breakfast.

" Ummm!! What an aroma... a perfect start to a beautiful day. Thanks, miss clumsy. I am glad to see that my kitchen is still in its original form. No harm done. " I turned to see Dr Parth standing with a smile on his face.

" That was mean, Dr Grumpy. But I am glad that you are smiling first thing in the morning. " I retorted.

" Grumpy, hunh? Don't forget, you are my assistant. I will make you regret calling me that. " He said with an eyebrow raised.

" I am clumsy, I can do anything and blame it on my clumsy nature. " I smiled at him.

" Dangerous girl!! Let's have this hot breakfast and then we will open the door of your home. " He said with a grin.

" You called someone to open it?" I asked with a big smile.

" I found a way to do it. Don't worry, I will open the door. Come with me. " He said and I followed him to his balcony.

" What are you going to do?? " I asked.

" See the window in your bedroom is open, I will jump into your balcony, then go in through that window and open the door. " He said and I was shocked.

" Are you out of your mind?? No!! Call someone who can open or break the lock. " I said immediately.

" It is so simple. Don't worry, I will do it in five minutes. " He said and he started going towards my balcony.

" Wait!! Please don't do it. We are on the fourth floor... What if you fall?? No!! It is too dangerous. " I said and he smiled.

" Dangerous? Well, now that you are saying it, it looks dangerous. But anything for you. After all, you are my neighbour, assistant and now a friend too. " He was about to climb the wall of his balcony when I caught his arm.

" Let it be, please I am scared. You might get hurt. " I said holding his arm.

He turned and pulled me to his body. All of a sudden, I was in his arms. He patted my back to assure me. I liked the feel of his strong masculine arms around me and my hands were on his chest. It was as hard as it looked. My heartbeat increased and I raised my head and looked at him.

" Don't worry, nothing would happen. No one cares for me other than Sid, thanks. " He was smiling... My heart skipped a beat. His face showed no other emotion except that friendly smile.

I wished he was not gay. But what was the point, I knew he was.

I had to keep my heart in check so I pushed him on his chest. He loosened his arm and moved back with a smile and went towards the balcony.

" Dr Parth!! Please don't do this!! We will call someone to break the lock. Please... You can't go in through that window. It is too small. " I said.

" You want to come with me. Then you can go in through the window. " He asked with a cute smile.

" No!!! I am scared of heights. Please drop the idea. "

" But you can't go to the hospital in my clothes. I don't mind though, you look cute in them. " He winked at me and jumped to my balcony. My heart skipped a beat.

" Don't worry, I am fine and going in and will open your door." I opened my eyes and saw his grinning face.

He managed to squeeze himself through the window and hopped in.

I ran outside his home and within a minute he opened my door from inside and I took a deep breath. He came towards me and raised his eyebrow.

" Thank god you are safe!" I said and he gave me my key and closed the door.

" Why are you closing the door? I asked.

" Because we are going to have our breakfast together. Let's go, I am famished and dying to have the hot home cooked food.

He went in pulling my hand with him till we were in the kitchen. I served the breakfast and made tea. We both enjoyed the breakfast and then I went to my home to get ready.