Chapter 15

• Sagar's POV
• " Great !! Now that everyone is happy about it, so let's just get down to work and chalk out all the things and then we start working on it as soon as possible. " Samar said with enthusiasm.
• " That's what we all are here for. You already know all the terms, conditions and policies. You just get the contract ready. Please add that Ms Damini would be the official architect of our project and would be working till the end of this project. Well, Samar you are a lawyer, so make the contract and we will sign as soon as possible. " Sahil said to him.
• " Sure, I will get it done in an hour. We all should sign it today so that we can start our work as soon as possible. By the way, have you selected the land Sahil?? " Samar asked.
• " Oh yes, we will get it by tomorrow. It is perfect for our project. " Sahil said.
• Mr Mathur nodded and everyone else looked happy except Damini, she looked tense.
• " So Ms Damini, from where did you complete your studies? " I asked her looking at her directly.
• " Uhh, from the USA... "
• " Great !! You were born and brought up there?? "
• " What?? No. "
• " Oh no beta, She went there about 10 years ago. Then after she became an architect, she went to Dubai. "Mr Mathur said.
• " Oh! I see, Great !! Just great. " I smiled at Mr Mathur and her. She looked very uncomfortable.
• " Excuse me, I need to go to the washroom. I'll just be back. " She said not looking at anyone, got up abruptly and left the room. It was my chance to get her alone.
• I picked up my phone and pretended to make a call and went out.
• She asked someone, where the restroom was. I followed her and when she went to the corridor which had the restrooms, I caught her hand and pulled her to a room which was a storeroom.
• She was shocked and she tried to get herself free, but I couldn't afford that. I held her prisoner between the wall and me. Her heart was pounding like anything and I could hear it even from the distance. I was looking at her after such a long time. I wanted to just look at her without any tension or anyone between us.
• " What the hell?? What is this
• Mr Malhotra ?? " she looked furious.
• " Oh !! Mr Malhotra??? Like really ?? "
• So now I am Mr Malhotra to her. I have been going mad about her for the last decade and she wants to treat me like this. Fine, I will tell her. I took another step towards her.
• " What do you want?? " She asked me. She was looking very beautiful, even now when she was furious with me.
• " Oh sweetheart, I want you. You know that... " I said with a smile.
• " What nonsense?? Be serious or I will call uncle or Samar... " she tried to threaten me.
• In normal conditions, I would have laughed as she was looking so cute, but the moment she said she would call Samar, I got irritated. I had not even thought about any other girl. Never even looked in any girl's direction and here she was saying she would call another guy to save her from me.
• Me??? Who was madly and crazily in love with her? So much in love with her that I lived like a zombie or a machine without her. I even lost a year of my life without her... and have been searching for her all over India.
• " Oh yes, Samar... So who is he to you? Do you think he can fight me?? " I was furious too now.
• " What is your problem?? " she almost shouted
• She was very angry now. But why was she angry?? I am the one who should be angry.
• " I need you to give me answers. Explanation... "
• I said with my teeth clenched. I did not want to get angry at her but when she said she would call Samar. It broke my heart. So he is close to her.
• " Oh!!! You need an explanation? Are you kidding??" She said as if she didn't expect it.
• She looked surprised but why?? Everyone in the school knew about my feelings for her. I even told her once. I had been looking for her for almost a decade. Of course, I needed explanations.
• " No, I am not kidding. How can you even ask that??? Of course, I need an explanation. You went away without saying a single word. What do you expect from me?? " I took another step towards her.
• " I don't expect anything from you. I don't want to talk about it. I don't owe you any explanation. Just let me go. " Her voice was dripping with sarcasm and disgust.
• But why???? How dare she get sarcastic in this situation ?? She ran away. While I was going crazy looking for her...
• " Not, till I get one. How could you go to the USA without saying anything to me?? You knew my feelings for you. "
• " Listen, Mr Malhotra, I don't know what you are talking about. "
• Here she called me Mr Malhotra again. It blew my mind. Means she can call Samar with his first name but would call me Mr Malhotra. So, I am like a stranger to her. ok...
• " Oh, Is that so ?? Let's see then... "
• I was going towards her when my phone rang, I looked at it, it was from Sahil. I was a bit distracted and she pushed me and ran out.
• I stomped my foot on the floor and picked up the phone.
• " WHAT??? "
• " Don't do anything stupid, Sagar. You need to keep calm. I know what you are going through, believe it Bhai. Please, calm down!! Come back to the conference room. "
• " Hmmm "
• I switched off the phone took a few deep breaths and combed my hair with my fingers. I came out of the storeroom and went to the conference room. Mr Mathur, Samar and Sahil were there but Damini had not returned yet.
• I took my chair and started reading the contract that was prepared. Samar had already signed it. It was good so I talked to Sahil. He was ok with it and then we both signed it too.
• She came to the room and took the chair next to Mr Mathur. Her face was still a bit red, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were avoiding looking at mine.
• Whenever she was not looking at Mr Mathur or Samar she was looking downwards her long, thick and dark eyelashes seemed to be like a beautiful black fringed lace adorning her face. Her lips looked very soft, plump and very kissable.
• " ... Sagar? Sagar?? " I came back to the conversation Sahil and Samar were having.
• " Sorry... I was thinking about something else. The phone call... Sorry, what were you saying?? " I said turning to look at Sahil after giving a quick look to Damini.
• " I said, that the land is quite good. It is a very big just the way we want it. Right, Sagar? "
• " Absolutely. It is very good and is best for our upcoming township. It lies somewhere between Chandigarh and Panchkula. Just 2 km from Chandigarh. It would be the hottest place once it is completed. The land itself is at a prime location and when our township is completed. It will sell like hot cakes... "
• " Oh !! you are talking about the land next to the IT park? " Samar asked.
• " Hmmm "
• " Wow!! That land and location are just too good. How did you get it? Many construction companies were after that land... "
• " Well, we have connections you see, our family has been in real estate for so long. It belonged to someone close to our dad. We gave him the market price and he could not refuse."
• " Wow!! Perks of having connections. You can get what you want. " Samar said.
• " I have promised myself, that I will get whatever I want. " I said looking at someone and she glared at me.