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Angad was very busy in his office. He was working on the
merger of Khanna enterprise with the Mallik hotels and resorts. They had
chalked out the terms of the merger very easily as he and Armaan, who had
inherited the Mallik hotels, had been friends for years. They had been very
good friend through out college. They parted ways when they had joined their
fathers businesses each but had kept in touch never the less. Angad knew that
the Mallik hotels were going through a tough phase when Armaan had taken it
into his hands. He had tried all the tricks in the book to revive the business
but in hospitality business bad reputation went a long way. Whatever Armaan
tried he could not pull back the customers they had lost due to his father's
mistakes. Senior Mr Mallik had developed a taste for Alcohol and it had become an
addiction that still had him in its grips. Armaan was dedicated and talented.
Angad needed to expand. He had thus shook hand with is long time best friend
for mutual benefit.
Kripa worked as the house keeper and she worked hard. She
took care of every little thing in the house. True as what Dadi had warned
taking care of Angad was actually her main job.
She had to look after Angad as if he was a 6 year old. The
fact remained that he was not. He was a grown up, handsome man who behaved like
a 6 year old. He was strikingly good-looking, with deep focused eyes, chiselled
jaw line, a firm mouth and athletic physique. Add to that he had a dangerous charm about
himself. His eyes were his best asset according to Kripa.
She had to help him in anything and everything until he left
for office and after he was home. While he was in office she would do the chores
of taking care of his room which he messed up every evening in a matter of a
couple of hours. He had a cup of his favourite herbal tea every evening in his
room which Kripa had to give him. Sometime he would binge on beer instead. He would never ask Kripa to get him his beer
though and she appreciated that.
One such morning
Kripa walked up the stairs to his room with his breakfast. Normally he would
have his breakfast with Dadi, Riddhi and Kripa but since Dadi was on one of her
trips to the Ashram and Riddhi was staying over at her friends he had decided
to have his breakfast in his room. Kripa knocked at his door. There was no
reply. She knocked again yet she got nothing back. She hesitated but pushed the
door open and peeked. She found the room empty so she nudged the door further,
walked in and put the breakfast tray on the side table. She looked around and
sighed at the usual mess he had created. She bent down to pick things up and
was startled with his voice.
"Kripa! Good morning. Wow breakfast …God I am hungry!" He touched his bare stomach. He had walked out
of the bathroom with only his track pants on. His upper torso was bare. His
eyes looked tired she noticed immediately. With one hand on his grumbling stomach
and other wiping his freshly shaved jaw he looked at her.
All thoughts that had occupied her mind suddenly left her.
Her head felt hollow and her stomach jittery. She looked away just when she
realised she was staring at him. She turned away. Angad smirked. He knew he had
some effect on women. Heck! he had women throwing themselves at him all the
time. But this woman in his room who took care of him was different. And he liked to tease her. It was becoming a habit
lately. She walked around the room picking things from here, placing things
there... completely at unease. His eyes followed her everywhere. He was amused
by her discomfort.
"There is too much furniture here. Don't you think" he said.
"Too much clutter of wood and metal. I mean, in evenings I just want to lie down
and watch TV but I have to sit on this stupid sofa. No place to stretch my
arms, my legs" He did the stretching movement now to emphasise.
"Hmmm" she replied. The state she was in after looking at
him like that she had heard him but could not react. When she had turned her
back to him a thousand thought had flooded her mind. All were of him, sinful
yet delicious. When she had closed her eyes to clear her mind his half bare
image had appeared in front her closed lids. But he looked unaffected. Did he
not know what effect he could have on women?
He repeated himself walking towards her. As he came closer
and closer her heart raced, it would burst into million butterflies she imagined.
All blood drained from her face …lower and lower. He suddenly cupped her cheek
with his hands "Are you okay? You look pale "with his touch all the blood raced
back to her face and turned her face pink. Thoughts rushed back in her empty
mind.
"No! It's nothing? The room …yeah! I will move some furniture
and make some space" she looked up at him and saw worry in his eyes. She was
touched.
"You have your breakfast Mr Khanna" she bit her lip "Angad…"
she corrected.
"That's better" he winked and walked back to his closet. "I can't
find my blue tie" he said with ease. Shuffling the clothes she had so neatly
arranged.
She almost ran towards him "I will give you" …don't mess it
up again she wanted to add but didn't. She had just set it right the day
before.
He moved aside and waved his hand towards the cupboard. She
stepped into the open door of the closet. She reached up to a compartment where
she had lined up all his ties together. She picked the blue one and turned
almost bumping into his broad chest. She gasped in reflex and the aroma his
cologne took hit her sense. She felt heady. He took the tie and went to the
bed, picked up the clothes he had chosen for the day.
"Have a nice day Mr Khanna." she said before leaving. Her
head dizzy with his cologne, she walked out of the room.
"You too. Ms Sharma" she heard him say in a sarcastic tone.
She ran out of his room and into hers. Once in her room she held he head, sat
down and had a glass of cold water.
He whistled and hummed with a stupid grin on his face while
he dressed up and left for a hectic day in office.
Kripa had known her share of men in her life but none like
Angad. She was pretty young girl and had had her admirers through her college
days. Some who followed her all around the college, others who wrote anonymous
notes to her and left them on her desk in her class. Some who stalked her and
some who even scared her. But no one was like her boss Angad Khanna. She didn't
exact understand the effect that Angad had on her. She brushed the thought
aside and went to his room yet again to comply with his request of rearranging
his room and its contents. The moment she entered the room his image from the
morning played on her mind and she strived to concentrate on the task at hand.
Angad had had a long
hectic day with his meetings in the office all he wanted now was a quick shower
some good food and sweet slumber. He opened the door to his room and was taken
aback with what "Ms Sharma had done to it again" his book shelf and TV unit were
in place but the sofas and the centre table were gone. In its place she had
arranged some gaddas (cotton mattresses) in the Hindustani baithak (lounge)
style, with lots of pillows arranged neatly over them. The centre table was
replaced by a plank of rather unfinished but elegant looking wood with an
antique looking, wrought iron stool under it to give it some height. A small
side table with drawers was placed besides the bed to store his things like
magazines, remote controls etc. He loved it. Now there was place to stretch his
long limbs while he watched TV. He could sprawl on the gaddas and read he
imagined. Kripa was a gem he thought. He freshened up and went downstairs to
look for some food. He had dinner with Kripa that evening but in silence as she
seemed to just answer him with a nod or otherwise.
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Days passed Dadi had returned from her ashram trip and found
her home in perfect order. The house keepers that they had earlier would call
her at the ashram often with some query or the other. And she had to solve a
lot of problems over the phone worrying about her grandchildren. But Kripa was
different. When she had called Dadi once or twice it was only to let her know
that all was well at the Khanna mansion. And also to let Dadi know how much
Kripa missed her.
The girl took care of Khanna mansion like it was her own
home and she took care of Angad like he was her….suddenly Dadi eyes glittered
with hope. She thought it would be perfect if she could get them both to marry
each other. But she will have to deal with the issue carefully she thought. She
knew Angad would disagree immediately and was worried of how Kripa would react.
It would be better to discuss it with Ridhima first and then of course with
Naina and Dilip; after all they were Angad's parents.
msme
PS: Next chapter will be somemore Angad Kripa moments and the wedding plan...right now only Kripa is feeling the Angad effect but soon Angad will feel it two....it takes two to tango..does nt it.
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