'THE ONE ' For Her

14.Bhumi Pujan

"Hello Miss Malhotra" Aryan was the first to approach her, sensing the awkwardness,as he looks at both of them staring at each other without saying anything

"Hi Mr Deshmukh" rumi replied with a small smile, tucking a strand behind her ear.her ears are all red and she is unaware of it 

Rumi looks towards him to say something but he just nods and walks out

She frowned at his behaviour, she felt bad,

" What the hell are you thinking rumi" she whispered to herself,taking a long breath she moves forward

They all are sitting down facing the panditji, today's Puja are going to be done by abhimanyu and rumi as they are the CEO's of company

Sitting beside each other, rumi looked at him,who is listening to pandit ji with outmost sincerity,''he look good in traditional,she thought  as her eyes trained downwards seeing him in white kurta pyjama and a black watch''  her eyes got wide at her thoughts she quickly looked at front trying to moved a little from him

" Now please you both offer ahuti to ganesha" the priest said,

As in Hindu rituals, whenever someone has to start something new, they worship,god Ganesha before starting any auspicious work.

Abhimanyu moves forward his hand waiting for rumi to hold it but she is looking down, playing with the hem of her kurta

"Rumi, hold my hand" abhimanyu called her softly,looking at her, sideways who is lost in her own world

She got startled at the voice,she looked at him who is looking at him with his hand a little forward as she can keep hers there,she nodded at him, keeping her palm in top of it ,they both realize at they are little away from the agni kund,sensing this abhimanyu hold her wrist and pulled her towards him , she came a little close to Abhimanyu as their knees are now touching each other .

She looked at abhimanyu with wide eyes and realized that his eyes are trained at the front only The difference is now the little smirk is playing on his smile,shrugging it off, she looked at the front

This scenario didn't go unnoticed by aryan,whose face is adorned with  a devilish smirk now 

As the puja is done everyone is happy except mr malhotra who is burning with jealously seeing doing rumi all this which is his rights but he is bounded with some promises but not for long as he thought. 

"See you both at the party then," Mr randhir singhania said to Mr Malhotra

"For sure Mr singhania it's a big day for us and you all are heartily invited at the Malhotra mansion" he said  a last part with a smirk looking towards Rumi and she heard him her breath got  hitched, she becomes pale all of a sudden

She glared at her father who is now shaking his hands with abhimanyu,'did she heard it right' she thought

As the singhania's taken there leave,
"Why this party is happening in that house" she yelled at her father, clutching her kurta tightly trying to calm her fast heart beat

"Oh, my lovely daughter I thought my little bird was missing her nest that's why" he replied with an innocent face but his eyes are showing a rage, rage to destroy her

"That house can never be mine" she looked at him with the same intensity and the same rage

"Tsk tsk" he whistled and moved towards his car not without showing her two fingers,

And the moment she saw it,her breathing became uneven she ran to her car and sat inside

" It's okay,it's okay, you are fine" she whispered to herself keeping her head on the steering wheel, clutching her hair tightly,her breathing is uneven her heart is about to come out of her chest

"Breath Rumi for mumma at least" she  shouted at herself, her eyes are red there is no tear no emotions on her face they are void of one, long back ago she stopped showing them,

She is currently sitting at her penthouse, on a video call with kritika who is selecting her party dress which Rumi is regretting seeing her best friend's done face looking at her clothes

"For god's sake it's not a business meeting,it's an announcement party of your venture and you are the CEO of that company" kritika yelled at Rumi seeing her business suit scattered at her bed

" But it's a formal party" Rumi tried to give an excuse,(keyword-try)

She knows that kritika will choose something western and she is not ready with this

" Rumi Malhotra,I'm sending you a dress and you are going to wear that only that's it" kritika said, with the final verdict leaving no room for argument

"Arghhhh, hate you" Rumi said with annyonce, making a puppy face

" Love you too babe" kritika replied with cheeky grin

" Party is at the Malhotra mansion" Rumi said with a serious face, and her face became blank like always

" That fucking bastard," kritika groaned in anger,she knows, that place is where her traumatic past is attached.

" Are you  sure Rumi" she said, looking at her with questioning gaze

Rumi nodded her head slowly," I will be fine"

" I'm just a phone call away" her bestfriend said with a painful smile

In return she passed a small smile and cut the call.

Singhania mansion

Abhimanyu was standing in his balcony looking at the green lush trees outside his room deep in his thoughts,he closed his eyes in frustration,her brown eyes and her face came to his view and he abruptly opened his eyes

He is the person who thinks what he wants to see, his whole life is controlled by him only, no outer force can control his emotions but today it's going all wrong he doesn't want to think about her but he can't stop it

" Why she is affecting me so much and why those eyes are showing so much emotions which her face lack to show" he said in frustration, clenching his jaw

" Sir your outfit for tonight is here" his trance was broken by a servant who is holding a packet in his hands,

He gave him a curt nod

" Today many things are going to change" he said to himself looking at the bare tree

After a long time but the next one is going to be the most interesting one  for sure.......

See you all soon...

~~~Oshi