Chapter 13

Srusti's POV " Er... Would you please tell me your food preferences, I would make food accordingly? " " I am sure, I would like anything you make... " " Please, it would be easier for me to make food, if I know about your likes and dislikes. " I said and he smiled again. He told me about all that and then I asked him what type of food he prefers to take to the office. And he said he has had so much junk food in last month that he would prefer Indian food for quite a few days now and I nodded. He said that he might send someone from the office for his lunch, so I didn't have to make everything early in the morning. I smiled and nodded and after flashing his beautiful smile, he went to his room. I did some preparations for the next day and wound up the kitchen and went to my room as well. I was thinking about his offer. It was really good. I just had to make 3 meals in a day and I would be living and eating here in this beautiful and elegant home. I felt safe here with him. And I would get the whole day free to practice my singing. And that piano was like a cherry on the top. I would make the most amazing food for him. He had offered his home to me when I had nowhere to go. Who helps a stranger like this?? He seemed to be a very nice man. He was very easy to talk with and his smile... Oh my God !!! I just loved his smile. Mohit's POV I had that amazing food and I came back to my room. My mood was good after the amazing food. She was a good cook. Well, at least there was something good in my life... I could not pretend to forget the elephant in the room any more. I was worried about what mom and daadi threatened to do... I was so confused about what to do that, could not marry someone else while I had feelings for Robin. I even tried to date other people to see, if I felt the same with them but I realised that, I felt something deep for him. I called Robin but he was really busy for the last three days. So I called him again. I wanted to tell him that my parents were pestering me again. But he was with his friends, so I couldn't tell him. I just said that I would call him later. I couldn't sleep so I went to get a drink for my self. I just could not find a way out of the situation but I couldn't even get myself ready to get married. I kept drinking, till I lost my mind. Srusti's POV It was morning and I had prepared onion Uttapam and coconut chutney for the breakfast and filter coffee to go for the drink. He had not come out of his room till now. So I started working on lunch. He came out of his room and wished me a good morning with a small smile. He sat down at the table and I served the breakfast to him. He smiled to see it and then took the first bite. The smile on his face became bigger. He took a sip of the coffee. " This is truly amazing... Loved it. Please make it frequently. " He said and I nodded. He looked happy with the food and started eating it with gusto. I liked to watch him eating. He was enjoying it His phone was ringing. He looked at the screen and picked it up. " Hello, Maya... What ??.... How??.... What happened??.... But she was fine yesterday??..... Yeah, I know but I can't do it in one day... " He wiped his hands on the napkin and then rubbed his hand on his forehead and eyes. Who was Maya?? What did she tell him? He was in such a good mood just a few minutes ago and looks so stressed out now. " Maya, please try to make them understand... This is absurd... Sheer emotional blackmailing... I will not meet anyone she wants me to meet. Maya... You got to help me." He was sounding helpless and desperate. I got up from the dining table and went to the kitchen to give him privacy. I didn't want to see him like that. When I didn't hear his voice again, I thought that his call was over and I came back to the dining room and I saw him picking up the car keys. He had not finished his food. He had eaten barely 4 bites of the breakfast. He looked tensed. " Have Breakfast before going... " " I am sorry, but I have to go... " " Shall I pack something for you?? " " No, I am not hungry anymore. " He said and left the home. I didn't like his sad expression. What happened, all of a sudden?? Mohit's POV Maya said that mom is not taking medicine and is insisting that I have to meet a girl who is a close relative of her best friend. She was adamant about getting me married in a month. What do I do now? I tried to talk to her but she didn't want to talk to me either. I told Maya to talk to mom but all in vain... I went to the hospital but she refused to talk to me. Maya told me about the girl I had to meet. I just nodded and said that I would meet her. But later in the day, when I met her, I felt that she was just too fake. She was trying to pretend to be something else. And she was already trying to seduce me. The girl was giving me a creepy feeling. I felt suffocated with her within 10 minutes, so I told her that I have a meeting in 20 minutes and left before she could say anything. I switched off my phone and went to my office. Instructed Harry that if anyone calls for me, he would say that I was not in the office and had gone for the meeting. I kept working to keep my mind off the matter. Harry came and asked me, " Shall I order lunch for you?? " But I refused as I was not in the mood. I was not sure how to get out of the situation. I knew my mom would be annoyed with the way I left in the middle of the meeting. But I was feeling as if I could not breathe with her around. Ultimately, I planned to tell them that I prefer to be with men and I loved Robin. I wanted to finish it once and for all. It was the only solution to put a stop to all this. At the worst my dad would shoot me, as it is, I was fed up with all that pestering. I went back to my home I wanted to take a refreshing bath and change into my comfortable clothes and think over it once again with a fresh mind. I wanted to tell all of them and get it over with forever. So, I reached home by the time it was 7 PM. The girl in my home looked worried and concerned about me. She came to me immediately and asked if I had breakfast and lunch or not. I just shook my head and went to my room and took a long and refreshing bath to clear my mind. When I came back outside, the girl was standing there with a food tray in her hands. " You have not eaten anything since morning, please have this, I will serve the food in 15 minutes. This is broccoli soup. " I started having the soup and the soup sticks. I was really hungry and it was very good. The girl was laying the table. She had prepared Rajma, Jeera Aaloo and an assorted veg salad along with roti and rice. As I felt better after taking bath and having soup, I switched on my phone. There were at least 32 missed calls from mom or Maya. Oh, God !! Mom must be angry with me and would start shouting the moment I talk to her over the phone. I served food on my plate thinking that I would call them after having dinner. Or after my confession, there would be such repercussions that I would not be able to eat at all. I started eating the food very fast, it was very good. But I was too hungry to say anything about it. The girl, I couldn't even recall her name at that time because of the stress, came to me with water.