LOVE BEYOND BORDERS

Indoor and Outdoor game, tit for tat...

Ammu couldn't control her sobbing and in between her sobs with quivering voice she said , Fu... Fuzhi they won't accept cash here we should have made the payment in the head office. How will we reach there in 15 minutes. What will I do now.

Fuzhi knows that even if he arranged cash and make somebody else to make the payment, his brother will sill find any excuse not to accept the cash.

Fuzhi patted on her back and said Ammu relax..

Ammu hugged him tightly and did not leave his chest. And two cold eyes were watching them from kilometres away....

Seeing them hugging Lin got disturbed,his mind echoed why she is clinging onto his brother's chest ,why she had to do that.

Moreover he also got agitated seeing Ammu being consoled by his own brother, and calling her by nickname added fuel to his anger.

Yong noticed Lin's sudden change in expression and he doubts why boss is looking at them angrily, he should be happy that they couldn't make the payment on time .

Lin didn't notice that his fists were ready to punch anybody,the veins were bulging out of the skin and as he gritted his teeth an angry groan escaped from his mouth. Yong frowned with bewilderment and stood with a confused mind seeing the sudden glimpses of emotions on his stone hearted boss's handsome face.

Fuzhi received a call and when he saw the name on the screen,he got angry. He understood that they are being watched, he looked straight into one of the nearby camera and answered the call..

Fuzhi : Hello second brother

Lin gritting his teeth asked " Tired from helping your friend? "

Fuzhi : brother, it's your kingdom you can do anything, but as I said earlier, remember outside your office I have no barriers in helping her. I will go to any extent to protect her.

Lin : Then be prepared my young brother, the indoor game is over and the next level is outdoor. Remember Iam your brother and is superior to you in all aspects. I warn you again,stay away from my matters so that you don't lose your face in front of your so called friend.

Fuzhi : brother Ammu.. ( Ammu on hearing her name being said raise her head and looks Fuzhi and she gets back from the hug feeling embarrassed tucking her hair strands behind her ears.

Lin angrily shouts at Fuzhi before he could complete his words..."shut up, don't call her Ammu in front of me anymore. "

Fuzhi frowns and replied" brother she is my friend and I can address her in any name if she is willing"

Fuzhi holds Ammu's hand and said " come Ammu let's go"

Lin : Fuzhi don't provoke me, behave yourself . I can very well stop you from calling her by nicknames in your entire life,.

Fuzhi felt funny with his brother's behaviour and so did Yong. What is it with his brother if he calls her Ammu.. After all it is a sweet name. Yong surprisingly witnessed new unknown expressions reflecting on his boss's face but he nodded off his weird thought in disbelief as he knows how much Lin hate Ammu.

And Fuzhi on the other end again called Ammu by her nickname not once but three times to irritate Lin before disconnecting and he succeeded...

Ammu... Ammmu oh.. my dear.... Ammu don't cry." Fuzhi said holding her forearms.

On hearing Fuzhi's words Ammu kept a few distance from him and rolled her eyes at him.

Fuzhi told that he will drop her to the apartment, on the way back both of them didn't speak. After they reached her apartment, Fuzhi told Ammu that he needs to speak something serious and asked her to listen patiently to him.

Fuzhi : Ammu if you want to go back to India, I will help you.

Ammu : No Fuzhi, you know my problems I can't go now. I don't want to break my grandparent's trust on me. I don't have the guts to drop my marriage and go against my grandfather's wish. I need some time for preparing myself for that,not so soon.Please help me Fuzhi ...please.

Fuzhi : Ammu marriage is the only solution to your problem. Either be in China or in India. You chose where?

Ammu : What do you mean?

Fuzhi : Ammu, bro..( Fuzhi stops mentioning his brother).. hmm your company is very much stringent with their rules if you doesn't get married within three days you will have to face the law which will be severe. Ammu I would have arranged a fake marriage certificate if it had been in any other company but broth... I mean here they will trace it easily as now they might have investigated on you.And to make the situation worse you also have given the single certificate to the company from your country. So Iam helpless. Please think on it carefully, are you ready for a marriage.

Ammu (whimpers): Fuzhi I don't know what to do? If I prefer Arun Iam cheating myself and my life will be ruined forever. How can I become somebody's source of wealth, let them take my wealth and leave me alone.

I dont know how to convince my grandparents that after marriage neither me nor them would have a peaceful life.Arun is too scrupulous, he will do anything to get grandpa's consent and support.Iam not able to take a decision now.

Fuzhi : Ammu, you think about it and let me know your decision. Whatever is your decision make it by tomorrow morning. Give me a call okay.Don't worry,everything will be fine ,Take care Ammu, we will meet tomorrow.

Ammu sat alone in her apartment feeling exhausted from all that happened in a day.It was much more what she could handle. Later she received a call from an unknown number and she answerered it with hesitation. "Hello who is this".

The strong male voice hit her ears "It's me Wang Lin. "

Ammu gets stunned and took few seconds to get back her into sense . She stammered " Hello Li....Lin, why do you call me".

She spoke in a very soft and humble voice .Her guilty mind unknowingly made her to lower her head as if she is avoiding to look him on his face.

Lin : I came to know that you are in China, can we meet?

Ammu felt dumbfounded as well as confused and her reply was a combination of exclamation and question..."you want to meet me!"

LIN : Yes, is there a problem.

Ammu : No..no, it's fine. Where do you want me to come.

Lin : I will come to your place to pick you by 7:00 pm.

Ammu hesitated to go out during evening hours as she was not used to go out late after 6:00 pm. Ammu denied his request politely "Lin it isn't convenient for me ,Iam sorry, can we meet tomorrow."

Lin : Why, are you busy, can't you spare a half an hour.

Ammu : Lin to be frank Iam not used being out after 6:00 pm, I feel uncomfortable to be out in late evening. So please excuse me, can we meet tomorrow.

Lin hates to hear "No" to him. When there are girls queued up to receive a call from him,he couldn't believe this ugly jerk denied him on face as if he had called her to hangout during midnight.

Her attitude is really at the peak ,7:00 pm is late hours for her, which jungle is she from. Lin thought to himself .

Lin (coldly): if you ar not willing then forget it, Iam busy tomorrow. If you can spare half an hour then we can meet today and I will drop you back to your apartment.

Ammu accepted half mindedly. Ammu thought that she needs a distraction from her current mental stress and after settling her issues with Lin she can make a fresh thought over her future plan with a relaxed mind.If she thinks now with all this complication in her brain , she may end up with nothing.

Moreover Lin was the only person in her life whom she humiliated and misbehaved to, so he deserves a sincere apology . And now he had taken the initiative to meet her, so she should grab the opportunity to make a humble apology to end their ego war.Now she knows his family members too, so she should treat him well for their sake. She prayed to God that everything should be fine. She took a quock shower and got ready to meet Lin.

Lin came at 7:00pm and Ammu was waiting outside for him. A black limousine came near her and Yong came outside to open the door for her. She smiled to Yong and got into the car.

When she got in Lin was doing some work in laptop and did not notice her. She looked at him to give a smile but he just instructed the driver to drive.

Ammu felt awkward and waited patiently for him to speak. After 20 minutes of driving the car stoped and Lin got down and so did Ammu. He didn't say anything to her and walked into a restaurant. Ammu stood where she was staring at his back frowning,

Yong came to her and told "please follow boss to inside. "

She looked at Yong with confused eyes... "why is he not telling me to follow him, how will I know if he just go without speaking. "

Yong smiled "Ms Simi kindly follow boss without further delay",

Ammu : Mr.Yong, I don't want to go inside. Let me go. Please tell me where it is. This place doesn't seems familiar to me.

Yong : No worriesMs.Simi, we will drop you home safely.

Ammu (hesitatingly) : alright. But he had already gone inside ,how will I find him.

Yong : You go inside the people there will help you.

Ammu walked through the entrance and a middle aged man came and said to her something in Chinese and he gestured his hands as if to walk.

She smiled blankly and pretending that she understood all what he said, she followed him into a lounge. Her eyes searched for Lin everywhere and finally saw the table in the corner where Lin was sitting and now digging his head into phone with a grim face. Ammu heaved a sigh and strodes towards him.

She observed that it was a Vip lounge and only there table was occupied . She felt isolated and when that manager left closing the door behind there was pin drop silence . She looked at Lin and thought he has no time even to raise his head from laptop or phone atleast to glance at her and he said he is free.My goodness did I made a mistake in coming here to start afresh. Anyway let him speak I will wait and she kept her busy watching outside views through the glass window resting her chin on her entangled palms with elbow placed on the table.

She saw people hurrily walking through the streets, boarding busses, getting into taxis to return to their homes after work.

That view brought out the memory of her routine when she was working in India. After work she will rush to home to reach before evening otherwise grandma will scold her saying girls should not wander in streets at late hours as it is unsafe for them. Even while working in metropolitan cities she still adheres to such traditional ethics. Thinking all this she didn't know how long Lin's cold gaze was on her.

When she saw Lin staring at her , she smiled, but he kept on his cold look so Ammu held back her smile halfway.

Lin : Ms.Simi , I just called you to ask one simple question. What is your relationship with my brother.

Ammu loosing all her hope on that single question from Lin and pathetically looked at him with regretful heart .She regretted to come over to compromise to him and her mind filled with all inner thoughts .He just put all this attitude to repeat the same history, what that happened in Dubai. How I will make him understand that we are friends. OH Lord Shiva, why this omen is following me like hell.

Lin brought her out of her inner talks with his arrogant tone "speak out you..."

Ammu with all her patience said "Lin why don't you understand we are just friends. "

Lin : Are you trying to fool me. Aren't you both getting married tomorrow.

Ammu : What! are you insane. Lin You really need to consult a psychiatrist.

Lin with anger fuming in his eyes snapped at her "Mind your words lady,otherwise I will rip your tongue out."

Ammu : it's no use of talking to you.Iam a fool to believe you again and came here for this stupid talk. Iam leaving Lin,this is too much.

Lin stopped her by holding her wrist firmly and pushed her to the wall, immediately the waiter came in with juice and a drink for Lin. The waiter didn't dare to raise his head and he just kept the two glasses and snacks over the table and darted out as fast as he could.

Ammu wriggled in his arms to get rid of his tight hold, but was in vain.He could easily squeeze Ammus slender and smooth palm just like a Crisp. She writhed out of pain and her eyes became moist.

Lin pulled her hand and forcefully made her to sit. He bend and reached near Ammu's face and talked sneering "what ,are you not angry now" . Ammu panicked and he'd eyes gazed at the firm hands holding her wrist and met his sharp eyes .She asked pathetically "Lin, what are you doing, leave me, please......"

Oh ,so you know how to plead as well , don't you want to pour water on my face, saying this Lin took the glass with the drink and splashed over Ammu's face....

She coughed intensely to catch her breath as the smell and strong sourness of the alcohol entered her nose and mouth. She closed her eyes tightly as her eyes itched. It took her some time to become normal. Lin watched her actions enjoying like a cat who plays with it's prey.

When she came back to her sense Lin asked smirking "now do you understand how I felt when you splashed water on my face. Sorry I have a bad habit of giving back double what I have received,a tit for tat... So I used scotch. I hope you enjoyed it"