PURPLE LOVE

3.HELIOTROPE

" Helloooo !!! , are you there ? " , Shija waved her hand in front of me .

" Wh.... What ? Why are you.... here ? " , I tried to cover myself with a banket .

" Don't worry , nothing happened yet ... "

" Huh!! ? , And how did you end up in my bed "

" Calm down ,Ruhaan , Don't you remember ? " .

My mind kept oscillating and struggling with my own memory , " I ended up in bed as soon as I reached here ,so how ? , Wait a minute " , An uncanny flashback appear before me .

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Ruhaan was asleep until his doorbell rang , At first he ignored it but the continuous noise kept tormenting him , So he outrageously opened the door and saw a stranger .

" Yes , Who ???" Ruhaan sounded grumpy with his half opened eyes.

" Ruhaan , Are you kidding me , like don't you remember?, Leave it, First of all congrats , Can I come in? , Let's go inside" a young women probably in her 20s appear next to him , Before Ruhaan could even react both of made themselves comfortable as if they were relaxing in their own drawing room , Ruhaan was very sleepy at that moment but was still trying to recollect his memory his eyes sparkle , he know that man .

" Vipul is that you ? " Ruhaan became bright after recognising his college friend, " It's been a while but you here at this hour , Is everything OK ? And how did you know my place ?" He completed his sentence in one breath and hugged Vipul .

" Everyone know you Ruhaan and by the way I have a favour to ask , please huh its really urgent " , Ruhaan was happy to reconcile with his old friend but somehow had a bad feeling about him coming with a girl late at night , He took a side glace over her face again

" Don't tell me she is her ? " He thought .

" Nice to meet you again , Ruhaan " , he turned towards the direction of voice .

" She is really her!!! " , He was confused in his head , and lifted his eyebrow questioning Vipul .

"She is my artist " , Vipul clarified .

" You mean you manage her " Ruhaan again looked at both of them .

"Actually there is no room left in our agency's hostel as she arrived late "

"But why are you telling all these to me ".

" Please Ruhaan , let her stay here ".

" Are you mad !!, I don't even know her , and first of all I love my privacy more than anything , I'm not going to allow this in any case".

" See bro , it's already 11 pm and my house is two hours apart from here and even I will stay in the office tonight , all nearby hotels are booked already , She is an actress we can't let her stay anywhere , her safety is important no ".

"But how can she stay alone with a man " .

" I don't mind if that's you Ruhaan " , Shija gave him that same smile and looked at him with flirtatious eyes .

" See , She is comfortable here , and I know what kind of a person you are " .

" But . "

"Ok , so it's final , I am leaving her in your care , bye , Vipul got up from his seat and evaded like an air .

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As I recalled the previous night , I understand the situation " But wait a minute , even if that is the case what is she doing here with me",I look at her again with suspicious eyes .

" It's not me it's you Ruhaan " Shija finally spoke.

" Huh !!! " I couldn't react " what is she saying " , I thought .

" Don't you remember ? , You were supposed to sleep on that sofa while I was using this bed " .

" Why would I sleep on that ?" my eyebrow raised with a forhead squeeze as I looked at her .

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" Right one is my room , you can use this room" ,Ruhaan suggested Shija as he unlocked that room but was stunned realising how bad condition the room was as the books were strewn all over the floor and old newspapers were piled till the door .

" I don't think it's in good condition right now " , Shija expressed giving an awful look .

" I can sleep on the sofa " , she suggested .

" No , you can use my bed , I will sleep on the sofa " .

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" I'm so sorry .... I ...... " I panicked .

" No , it 's okay , I don't mind if that's you " , Shija leaned towards me .

" Huh ???? " I turned red and gulped ,my throat felt sticky as I started blinking nervously .

" You are really cute " , Shija winked and her lips curled up into a smile .

Before I could react , her phone started vibrating , as she was talking to someone I took the chance and ran in the bathroom to calm myself down , " What the hell is happening ? , Why am I reacting like this ? " , my inner voice questioned me as I looked into the mirror , " I need to talk to her " , As I mustered the courage to make her understand the boundaries which must follow be followed if she wants to cohabitate , suddenly I heard banging on the door .

" I'm getting late Ruhaan " , Shija complained but again with that smiling face and sweet voice .

" I don't understand why she is cheerful always " , my inner voice whined .

" Listen Ms. Shija I have to talk about some rules of this house , if you wanna stay here so .. "

" Can we discuss this later on , I 'm getting late for my first shoot , While I'm taking the shower get ready , Ok ???" .

" But why am I suppose to get ready ? , I don't think I have an appointment today " .

" Yes you have , I don't have a car and my manager is still in the office , so you have to drop me " , she got inside the bathroom without waiting for my response .

I hated such thing but somehow I didn't had an option, so I put my casuals and was waiting for her while making coffee .

" Actually , I have to discuss about the terms of staying togeth.. " before I could finish I noticed Shija , who was looking completely opposite of her yesterday's avatar , a yellow daisy print wrap around dress was complimenting her curves without any excessive makeup or any sort of heavy jewellery she was looking divine , her loose brown wavy hair and her purple pendant were enhancing her beauty .

" Let's go , we can drink coffee outside , I'm getting late " , She rushed outside .

While sitting on the driver's seat , I took a deep breath and start the engine , " Ruhaan you know how to drive right ? "

" Yaa of course , Its not a big deal , and I had cleared my driving test last week so you will arrive there on time don't worry ." the car had left parking lot and was on streets now.

" What !!! , last week ?? , Are you serious ? , Let just change the seat I will drive , Ok ? " .

" Trust me Shija , it will be fin..." , Before I could gave her an assurance with a sound of bang my car bumped into a truck coming from the opposite direction ,The whole "time slows down" and I remember very clearly thinking through my options and making a choice , but it was so sudden that I couldn't think of any , blood was drowning me , I tried to check Shija , but before I could my mind became blank and a sound of siren was all that I could hear , slowly my eyes were closing , I was trying very hard to stay awake but there was only one colour which I could see-' Black' .

" Hey !are you okay ? , A new voice was there which came into my ear .

" We have to leave this place , Wake up man " , As I opened my eyes I saw Chirag who unlike our first meet was looking completely different in black clothes , which were weird it was long and like a dress worn by kings in the history books.

" Chirag !!! , why are you weari.. " .

" We don't have time for this and by the way who is Chirag ? Don't tell me you have gone insane after bumping your head , He touched my forehead , " Take this cover your face we can't risk showing it to them" .

The next moment we were being followed by a bunch of men all dressed up again in strange clothes with swords in one hand and rifle in another " What the hell ! , Can you please tell me what is happening and where is Shija ? Is She okay ? " My breath gasped .

" Shija , who is she , Have you gone mad Kabir ? "

" Kkkkkaabirrr ? " .

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