PAST
Priya was walking in the huge corridors of her newly found friend's house, Jhanvi's mother had informed that she is in her room and Priya could go upstairs to meet her friend . When she reached the first floor she couldn't help but stop by and look at the beautiful wall pieces hanging around.
But she had forgotten to ask which was her friend's room.
So she clicked her tongue at herself and walked in the first room she saw open. The water was running in the bathroom so she thought she'd sit in the room and wait for her friend to come out. Sitting on the couch she was looking at her phone when she heard someone whistling.
She couldn't believe her eyes for a moment . A man had emerged out of the room , only in a towel hanging low at his hips. His chest bare , fine and toned abs. She thought it is a sin to be this beautiful. Her black eyes shut tightly for a second as if she had seen the unthinkable. The man still unaware of her presence , combing his hair in the mirror.
riya tried to act cool as if his presence did not affect her but the racing heart of her said otherwise . She was surprised at how fast her heart was beating .
'This has never happened to me before ' like that she thought.
Unaware of the intruder present in his room , Arjun turned to the bed to pick up his dress shirt. But what he saw next made him stumble upon his steps.
" Who the hell are you ?" He shouted , annoyed by the person who is trying to invade his personal space. He saw Priya , and his mind instantly admired the way her big black eyes widened in surprise but went back to normal within the next second.
" Relax boy , I am Jhanvi's friend and stop shouting ." Priya replied back and looking anywhere but at him. She tried not to look at the tiny water droplets which were dripping down from his unruly strand and making its way straight to his broad chest.
Priya was completely flustered .
" So , what are you doing here ? "
Arjun asked his tone a bit low then his previous one .
" I don't know which is her room and I saw this room's door open and I thought it would be her." She said as a matter of fact.
"Couldn't you ask any staff over here." Arjun was having a hard time trying to get her out of his room. He did not approved of people intruding.
"I thought she was in the bathroom." She bit back.
He found it amusing that she had no idea how her back answering was entertaining him. He was more affected by the fact that she did not even look at him properly.
Girls worship the path he walks and this girl right here was outright arguing with him.
"Or you were waiting to see this body." He stepped towards her and played his safest bet. He knew she couldn't resist to admire his body .
"What body ? Are you hiding a body in here ? Oh, my God ! Are you a cold blooded murderer ? Is it under the bed. Were you wiping off the blood on you in the bathroom ?" She acted out innocently. She knew he would have never thought of such a reply to his flirting.
"Shh ... I am referring to this princess ." With this he held out her hand and kept it near his abdomen. Priya's resolve to irritate this man almost melted when he called her princess.
Both of them were startled by the course of sparks which they felt at the touch.
Priya pulled out her hand from his grip and acted as if nothing had happened.
" You wish ! I've seen better. Even Hagrid has better muscles than you."
She lied and internally apologized a million times to God for lying.
Arjun was pissed off now. He didn't want to stand this irritating girl anymore.
"Jhanvi's room is on the second floor, first left. And now out of my room." He said to her.
His mind told him he did the right thing , his heart told he should not have been this harsh on her.
All mischief from Priya's eyes disappeared hearing him and she walked out of the room.
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PRESENT
Priya sat on the chair of this five star hotel fiddling her thumbs beneath the table. The man in front of her made her edgy and uncomfortable. She was thinking of ways to leave from here .
In the same hotel's control room. Arjun sat with his friend who is the Head in-charge of the crime branch observing the CCTV .
Priya nervously looked up and immediately tilted her head back.
The man she was meeting was Sumit , the landlord where she currently stays with her family.
" So , Priya , I have a proposal for you ."
" What proposal ?" She dared to ask.
" I know our parents decided to marry us. And I think it's the best decision . But I would like to know you better in all the ways possible ." Sumit said and raked his eyes all over her body .
Priya was alarmed now. But she couldn't do anything .
" I don't understand what you're talking about ." She said honestly.
" What I mean to say is , darlin' I will marry you and that house where you are staying right now can be yours forever but on one condition ." He smirked and Priya cringed at the way he called her darling.
" I would like to go back home , Sumit . It was nice meeting ....." Before she could complete her words and get up to leave Sumit had held her wrist prohibiting her from going. She was twisting and turning her hand to get it out of his filthy grip. Priya was disgusted and didn't know what to do. People around them had starting looking .
"Don't you want to know what my condition is ?"
" What ?" She spat in anger , not bothering about the surrounding anymore.
" Spend one night with me , let me have this beautiful body of yours for a night and then if you make me feel good I'll make you my wife ."
Priya couldn't believe her ears. Never in her whole life did she imagine someone asking her something like this . It was becoming hard for her to breathe and she couldn't stop the tears that streamed down her face.
"Aww , sweetheart there is no need to cry." As Sumit stood up to wipe her tears four men with guns surrounded him .
" Sumit Gandhi you are under arrest for dealing of drugs ."
One of them said. Priya's breathing became shallow and she saw black dots clouding her vision and was about to fall on the floor but someone was quick to catch hold of her and cradled her in his arms.
Arjun was the one holding her.
He never knew he would meet Priya in such a situation.
When his friend had informed him that the Crime Branch had an information about a drug dealer coming to his hotel , he was happy to help his friend. But never could he imagine to meet Priya today. When he looked closely , he saw her tear stained face and knew something was wrong.
Giving his friend an assuring nod he carried Priya to one of the presidential suite. She was looking so pale and her hands were cold. As soon as he made her comfortable on the bed , he covered her with blanket and asked his PA to send the doctor immediately.
He sat next to her on the bed.
The doctor arrived and examined her.
" How is she doctor?" Arjun asked looking over to her sleeping form.
"Mr. Rawal she is bit shaken up maybe because of something she heard or may have seen . She has a low blood pressure too and she's suffering from hypertension." He said.
"Anything else , doc?"
" I have prescribed these medicines for her and make sure she eats properly and no stress."
" Okay."
" I'll take my leave now." With this the doctor left and Arjun handed the priscribed letter to one of his gaurds standing out of the room.
When he returned back , his phone starting ringing and he bolted up to grab it so as to not wake her up.
" Arjun Rawal , speaking."
"Arjun man! It's me , thanks for helping."
"It's alright Sid. " He spoke softly and moved away from the bed .
" By the way , I will have to send someone to interrogate the girl who was last seen with Sumit." Sid informed him.
" Sid , you can do whatever you want , but she is not going to be interrogated ."
"What ? And why is that ?"
"Because I said so !" Arjun snapped.
" Woah ! Calm down dude."
" Sid , she's lying unconscious right now because that fucker did something to her." Arjun was barely managing to keep his temper in check.
"Arjun, by any chance do you want me to tell something?" Sid tried his luck on his stubborn friend.
" Indeed . Tell Sumit , Arjun Rawal is going to pay him a visit soon . "
" OK. I think I'll hang up before you do anything ." And Sid hurriedly ended the call smirking to himself as he came to know that girl means something to his stubborn friend.
What he felt for that girl only time would tell ...