Shades of Life

First Touch

I woke up next morning with the worst headache. I couldn’t sleep the whole night, his eyes haunted me like the ghost in Nun movie.

As soon as I recognized who he was I ran. I got into the elevator and rushed back to my apartment. The whole time my heart was racing 1000 miles per hour. I couldn’t shake the chill I got when I looked at him.

Why?

I mean why him?

Why am I embarrassing myself in front him so much?

If I was in his place, I would have thought that I was spying on him from the terrace when in reality I didn’t even know he stayed in penthouse or the fact that he was the owner of this apartment.

Stupid Akshu! Why do you get yourself stuck in this kind of situation all the time?

I don’t want to face him today; I can’t imagine what kind of talk he would give me about yesterday.

I sighed at my helplessness but it did take my mind off my family issues.

I got ready tediously already dreading the ‘Talk’ with the CEO. On the way to the office, I brought Starbucks coffee which helped my anxiety. I have been in this office for two freaking days and my life is already f****d up. I parked my car and went to the elevator slurping my cold coffee. I pressed the button and stood in front of it slurping away.

I felt a presence beside me so I looked at my left to see Varun sir standing after pressing the elevator button. My eyes widen when I saw him, as soon as his eyes met mine I slurped my coffee too fast that I started coughing.

Damn it.

I kept rubbing my chest to calm myself down but my coughing intensified when I felt another hand on my body. I looked up to see him standing beside me with a frown on his face and rubbing my back.

“Are you okay?” He asked looking at my eyes, I hate staring at other eyes straight out but with him it was exhilarating.

I stopped coughing, my eyes were filled with tears. I nodded calming myself down. He removed his hand and nodded back at me. After sparing me a glance, he got into his private elevator. I stood there stuck to the ground trying to analyze what the f**k just happened?

Did the CEO of the company who hated my guts just help me?

What the hell is happening in the world?

I need an ibuprofen.

I reached my floor and went inside my cabin ignoring someone’s good morning.

My head was reeling in. I was expecting him to shout at me or accuse me of spying or invading his space but he was actually good to me. I sat in my chair remembering his hand on my back and goosebumps appeared all over my arms and legs very different from the one’s I got in other two days.