You never know

Part 8

    I got back to my work after giving him a small smile. After half an hour or so, Neha came to me and invited me to join her for lunch to which I agreed and headed towards the canteen. While we were heading there, I narrated all the things which happened from yesterday evening till today morning. 

" You know what Vihaan said was right," she said.

" You should give him a chance !" she added. As she said this Vihaan also joined us for lunch.

" what are you talking about? " He asked playfully and grabbed a seat. 

"NO, I just told her about the morning thing," I said. 

" ohhh," He said. 

" so what have you decided ?" He asked 

" Well, I have decided to follow your advice !" I said and he smiled. 

" But now what? Neha asked.

" Well, I guess we should wait and see," Vihaan said and ordered the food. 

                                  After finishing my lunch I got up from my seat and said " OKay so you both continue I will leave as my work is pending".

" yeah sure sure," Neha said 

" But Ananya don't come to me if you have any doubts because I am very busy," Vihaan said and smirked.

" NO sir, I will not, " I said and blushed. 

" OH MY GOD! She is blushing " Neha exclaimed and Vihaan laughed. With that, I went towards my desk and resumed my work. After a few hours, I finished my work and I headed towards his cabin and knocked. 

                                         After hearing a low " come in " I went inside. As I entered inside, I saw him resting back on his chair with his eyes closed. 

" SIR ?" I asked in a low voice. 

"Yes! How are you? " He asked with his eyes still closed. 

"Sir, I have completed the work " I stated, ignoring his question and he opened his eyes. 

" This is not the answer to my question " He replied and I looked at my feet as if a movie was going on there. 

" I am fine," I said in a low tone. 

"hmmm! Okay so let's wrap it up for today as it already late and I am dropping you today " he said in a stern tone. 

" But sir- " he cut me off and said " No arguments". I muttered a small okay and left his cabin. I packed all my stuff and headed towards the parking lot. 

                                I sat in his car and he started driving. I sat with my eyes closed as he was driving the car. 

" Are you okay ?" He asked after a while and I smiled. 

" Yes, I am fine just a slight headache. I badly need a chai ( tea ) " I said and he chuckled. 

" hmmm so let's have tea, " He asked more like stated.  

I wanted to say no but I remembered the chat with Vihaan. 

" Okay," I muttered. 

This is going to be interesting.

   " So where you would like to have tea ?" He asked while concentrating on the road.

" um Sir actually can we have chai from a tapri ?" I asked back hesitantly.

" What ?" He asked with a surprised look.

"yeah! I like the tea from there " I replied.

"okay! So let's find a tapri " he stated and started looking for a tapri . After looking for a while we found the tapri .

"You wait here, I will park the car and come, " He said and I stepped out of the car. After parking the car he came and we headed towards the chai stall. He ordered the tea while I grabbed a seat thinking about the whole situation. I was brought back from my thoughts when He sat next to me and passed me the tea. I held them up in my hands and in inhaled the aroma of the tea.

" So hows it ?" I asked the moment he took a sip.

"It's nice " He smiled and said.

" You know I never thought that I would be chai with you that too from a tapri, " I said looking at my tea.

"lie," He said smirking and my head shot up in his direction with a look of shock on my face.

The situation is itself awkward and this guy is just making it worse.

I just smiled and continued having my tea. After we finished having our tea, he paid the bill and we headed towards the place where the car was parked. We walked in silence as his hands brushed mine which was quite intentional. A smile appeared on his face when I didn't pull away my hand. After a few moments, he entwined his fingers with mine and I blushed profusely. 

I do not have words to describe the protective feeling it gave me. It was somewhat similar when small girls catch their father's hand while crossing the road for the very first time.

As we reached his car, he released my hand from his grip and a sense of disappointment rushed through me. We both got into the car and he started driving.

" Do you mind if I turn on the radio ?" I asked after a long awkward silence,

" yeah sure," he said and I turned on the radio and the song started ...

"Mere Haath Mein "

As this song started playing, I was remembering the incident which happened when we were walking back to the car. I did not dare to look at him directly but I was looking at him from the corner of my eyes and I could see a faint smile on his face which told me that he was thinking the same.

I turned off the radio and looked outside the window to hide the blush which had crept up to my cheeks.

Brilliant! All these things are just adding more fuel to the fire.

The rest of the drive was a quiet and a very awkward one. As he dropped me at home, I muttered a small thank you and rushed towards my building. I covered my face with my hands when I heard him laugh behind me.

idiot !!