The Invisible String

Chapter 17. Clumsy

"Ruhaan Lavanya and everyone, enough of playing now, get back to your rooms and get fresh. We need to get ready for the Chura ceremony and obviously for the wedding." announced Madhu Chachi (Aunty)

Ruhaan holds my dress from behind like before and signs me to go ahead.

Gentlemen?

Don't know as he wasn't this gentle with me in our first meeting.

But after that he never treated You without any gentleness.

But-anyway that's true.

Due to soaked Clothes the weight of my clothes Went like double and I am slipping very badly inside the palace but Ruhaan hands are firmly holding mine As he grabbed those in front of the entry gate.

Great Lavanya couldn't even hold your balance.

"Careful. Don't look anywhere else" He command
I nodded.

"I can go from here" I said as I took the first step of the long stairs.

"Let me. I don't want my bride limping or injured because of her clumsiness" He said Bluntly

One thing at a time.

First My bride!

Clumsiness me?

I Gasped, what is he? God or my father? What I am supposed to be Happy that he metioned me his bride or Angry because he called me clumsy?Assuming things are not good Mr.Mehrotra!
While taking another Step I said "How can you call me clumsy?"

"Because I Know"

"How can you know, you don't even know me properly!" I said, rolling my eyes.

Instantly I was pinned by Ruhaan, both of us were standing on the stairs with just the help of stair holds. Everything happened in a Snap of fingers that I couldn't process what just happened. His hands held my wrists firmly and held either side of me supported by the stair side holds.

"What are you doing?"

Our faces are inches away. His breath faints in my face, making me go blushing. His after shave fills my nostrils, unable to handle his gaze I avert my eyes and see if anyone sees Us or not, it would be damn shameful. His cologne imprinting his smell In my mind.

"Don't ever roll your eyes on me again!" He commands with his heavy voice but not the harsh tone.

"Why? Does that make you less angry?"I blurted

His face changed from the angry bird to softener but his lips did twitch and a smile was about to happen but this grumpy man bite it down, I can see it.The chew in his inner cheek was vividly clear. But he instantly shook his head as if he was distracted from his reason.

"Because I don't like it" he said sternly again.

"Fine Mr. Angry Young Man Now let me go. I have to get ready!"

Shit!

His brows creased together at my remarks. And my eyes got wider. This slip of my tongue will Be the doom of me today. Not that He will do something but he might lose his mind and say something that might work as a key to breaking my heart. Or what If he does something eles?

"What did you just call me?" He asked amused

"Nothing"

"Mr. Angry Young man?" He repeats

"Is that a new name for me?" He said and backed off and I instantly felt the warmth of his touch missing. And I hate to admit it, I liked it.

"I didn't mean to-"