Chapter 34: Chapter 34

Riya's POV

" Isn't it the same bunch which I threw in the bin? " He asked.

" Hmmm! " I smiled.

" What are they doing here, I threw them? " He asked and picked them to throw them again.

" Wait!! What are you doing? " I asked.

" Throwing them. What is it doing here? " He shrugged.

" You have no right to throw them. They were meant for me. So I got them here. " I said and pulled them from his hand.

" I don't want to see them. " He said making a face.

" Ok, I will keep them in my room. " I said.

" Why this sudden change? You wanted to throw them in the morning. " He asked.

" I didn't know, who sent them at that time. " I said and smiled at him.

" What? But to know, who sent them, you had to read the card, but you never bothered to read it, even when Disha reminded you. " He said.

Oh, God !! I don't want to tell him in this mood.

" Oh yes, the very smart, intelligent and perfect Disha reminded me but I thought someone else sent them so I didn't want to accept them. Why could you not give them to me directly?? " I said.

" In the hospital?? " He raised his eyebrow.

" Could have given me at home..." I said.

" Would you have accepted them?? " He came closer to me.

" Of course!! " I said with a smile. He. Started smiling immediately.

" So you thought, they were from someone else. Right? Mind telling me, who do you think, sent them to you?? " He took another step towards me and I stepped back.

" Let it be ... " I said and he took a long step and came very close to me again.

" No! I need to know. Tell me." He said placing his hands on either side of the kitchen counter.

" Dr Parth..."

" We are not in the hospital. " He said bringing his mouth very close to mine.

" What do you mean?? " I got confused at what he said.

" I am your neighbour here. Call me by my name. " He said, there were only inches between our lips and I don't know why, I wanted him to go ahead and kiss me.

" No!! " I said.

" You call Kunal by his name, accept flowers from Vidyut. But can't do the same with me, right? " He was getting angry about that.

" Hmmm, you can smile at Disha, laugh and joke with her, but only shout at me, joke about me and make sarcastic remarks. " I said

" Uff!! Are you jealous?? " He smiled all of a sudden and asked.

" Are you jealous that I call Kunal by name and took flowers from Vidyut?? " Instead of answering him, I asked the same thing.

" Why would I get jealous?? "

" Of course, why would you?? " I said and pushed him.

" And see you called even Dr Vidyut by his name. Why? He is your senior too, then why? "

" Leave me alone! "

" No ! Tell me who did you think, sent those flowers to you? Kunal? " He asked looking into my eyes.

It is better if he thinks like that.

" Y..yes, that's why I wanted to throw them. " I said.

" Ok, good. But next time, read the card first. " He said with a frowning face but a smile came on his face immediately.

My heartbeat increased again.

" Will there be a next time?? " I asked.

" Umm... maybe. " He smiled.

" Then give them to me directly or I will not accept the flowers. " I said looking into his eyes.

" Ok, I will keep that in mind and don't worry about Kunal sending you flowers, he would not dare, or I will beat him so much that he would be admitted to the hospital. We will send the same flowers to him in hospital with get well soon card attached to them. " He said with a devilish smile and I nodded.

" So, let's have food, I am famished. " I said as my cheeks were gaining colour under his gaze.

" Me too... " He said looking at me as if he was thinking of me instead of food. My cheeks became almost red at the thought.

Shit!! Me and my over wild imagination.

" Are you having a fever?? " He touched my cheeks all of a sudden.

" No, why?? " I asked.

" Your face is turning red as if your temperature is rising. The Red hot Riya... " He said and laughed. I loved his laughter. So I kept looking at him.

I wish, he didn't love Siddharth, I wish, I could tell him that I love him...

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I served the food I made for lunch as well as the one I prepared now as I was very hungry.

" So much food?? Disha is also coming??" He asked with a naughty smile.

" No, she is not as close to me as she is to you... " I knew he was teasing me but I could not stop myself.

" Yes, she is very friendly and..." He was saying with a smile, I wanted to wipe off that smile.

" Yeah !! I know how much you wished her to be here... sorry to burst the beautiful bubble of your imagination, but Vidyut and Kunal are coming. " I smiled and said.

He stopped smiling immediately and glared at me. It was my chance to smile.

" Kunal would not dare, and who the hell is this Vidyut to you? How are you on first name basis with him ?" He asked with annoyance.

" Friend... "

" Ok, then have food with him... Why have you called me? " He said and started getting up to go. But I pushed him to sit down.

" Sit down !! You started it. " I said and he made a face.

" So, tell me about this new friend of yours. " He asked me.

Oh, God!! Why was he after Vidyut now??

" He is not my friend... I just know him. " I said.

" When did you meet him? And how did he become so close to you? He was behaving as if... " He asked with a frowning face.

" He is Tanvi's first cousin. Formally, We met yesterday for the first time, but I have seen him a few times at her place in Meerut. I am not at all close to him but he is trying to be very friendly and overprotective all of a sudden. I don't know, maybe he treats me as he treats Tanvi. " I said.

" No!! Are you crazy? He is not treating you as he would treat a cousin. I don't like the man. Stay away from him. " He said hotly.

" Now you are being overprotective. " I smiled.

" I am serious, Riya. " He said.

" Let's not talk about him, please let's have the food. See the lunch and dinner prepared by me are waiting for us to enjoy them. " I said and he smiled at that.

" Food told you that it is waiting to be eaten?? I was right about one thing... You are absolutely mad. Which mental asylum are you from?? " He asked.

" That is for me to know and you to find out. But for the time being, I can't ignore my food. Please have it. " I said.

We served the food on our plates and started enjoying it.

" The food is amazing, I am regretting not eating the lunch. I am being glutton now. Want to eat all of this but I can't. " He said and I smiled.

" So tell me more about your friendship with Siddharth sir. "

" I have already told you everything about him. My grandfather lives in Rajasthan, he is the only one alive, with whom I have a blood relation. "

" You love him?? "

" Of course, I love him a lot. "