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As she left the school, she noticed
Harish standing there with the car, waiting for her as he is usually did before this week.

She thought it would be rude to walk past him, so she acknowledged his presence with a smile and was about to walk away when he stopped her.

"Ma'am, Sir has asked me to drop you." Gita thanked Harish but told him that her cab will be here anytime. Harish's face begged Gita to not put her in such predicament, he has to follow his boss's command.

She received a message on her phone from her dear husband that read : Take the fucking car. Can't argue now, meeting starts in 2."
Unknowingly, she smiled at his message. Although it was extremely rude, she smiled at the words 'can't argue now,' they both knew if there was no meeting, they would have been arguing right now.

She looked at Harish and the car. There was no problem in taking the car plus she didn't want to put Harish in an uncomfortable position. She got in the car and asked Harshi to drop her at the NGO first.

She shook her head knowing very well why Anand would send her the car. He must have known about her taking cabs last week and not booking luxury cars. Ofcourse, the comfort of his child comes first to him. He thinks only luxury cars would provide comfort while travelling. Gita wanted to roll her eyes, what would the baby in the womb even know about the difference between normal cars and luxury cars?!

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She smiled at her students who were waving and saying bye to her. She got in the car and asked Harish to drop her home when he mentioned that Anand wants to meet her. Gita asked him to take her home as she will talk to Anand about it.

"I am not coming to meet you." Gita texted him.

"You sure about that?" Anand replied her five minutes later. How is he so free, she wondered. He never responds quickly to texts.

"Positive." She texted back.

"You will come to me, wife. See you soon."  His message came instantly this time.

She hardly understood the meaning behind his message but didn't bother and went home. She thanked Harish for dropping her home while he shook his head saying this is my job. This girl's humility will always surprise him. He thought his boss was marrying the typical arrogant brats who had no respect for someone who works for them but Gita has been wonderful to him and he has grown to see her as his younger sister or child almost, and not his boss's wife.

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Gita was reading an article on how to make lessons interesting in class, innovative methods to teach children concepts as well as teach them to apply it in the real world. Her concentration was disturbed when she got a phone call from Isha.

She picked up the call to hear Isha in panic. "What has happened? Calm down and tell me." Gita was unable to understand Isha's words.

"Bhai stopped Rohan's dad treatment for a while." Isha said.

"What?" Gita was shocked! "But how?" She asked further.

"This hospital belongs to Bhai's closest friend's family. You know Rohan was struggling with the money payment, but he was paying it. But last night, they told him that they can't continue the treatment until he pays the full amount. His father's condition is very fragile, they stopped everything, not caring that they are putting a life in danger. I was in flight and Rohan couldn't connect to me in those hours." Isha was upset with her brother, "Gita, he knew I would be on flight, that's why he chose this time. How much vindictive can he be?"

"Isha, please just move uncle from that hospital." Gita said with concern.

"I can't. His condition is fragile and the doctors from other hospitals also need to see his reports. It can't happen today but I am trying." Isha said.

"How...how is Rohan?" Gita was almost ashamed of asking this question due to Anand's deeds. He let a life hang on a thread due to his stupid revenge.

"He is handling himself well. What can he say when these things are done by my brother? Please talk to Bhai, Gita. He will listen to you. You can't deny he has a soft spot for you...." Before Isha could say more, Gita interrupted her.

"A man who loves his pride can't love anyone else. He may have soft spot for me, as you say it. But it doesn't come before his ego. Isha, you hurt his pride when you didn't show up at the engagement. You humiliated him infront of the Khanna family. You crushed his pride by choosing Rohan instead of Vikram. I don't think he will listen to me."

Isha cried on the call, "Please talk to him, Gita. I am ready to apologise but he must stop this." The helplessness in Isha's voice broke Gita's heart. She promised Isha she will talk to Anand.

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Gita was surprised to see the car parked in the building and Harish sleeping inside on the seat. She went and knocked on the window to ask him didn't he go home. He informed her that Anand had asked him to wait at Gita's building, incase she needs to go somewhere. She told him to take her to Anand's office.

As she looked at the busy roads and the cars passing by, she remembered his message in the morning. He knew after learning about his deeds, she will come to see him. Ugh! His behaviour angered her.

She entered his office building through another entry made especially for senior management and big clients. She took the elevator and pressed the button to his floor.

His floor was the most quiet. She could hear her footsteps echoing. She opened the first door where Priti and Prakash worked. She walked past them, not greeting the both of them and went towards Anand's cabin door when Priti stopped her.

"Gita, he is in a meeting, you will need to wait here." She asked her to take a seat on the couch.

Gita stood there and asked, "how much longer?" Priti and Prakash both shared a look. She always talked with a smile and was never so rude.

"He will be available in some time. What happened Gita?" Priti asked as she felt Gita was angry and upset.

"You really don't know?" Gita asked looking at both Priti and Prakash. She took a seat on the couch and saw Priti shaking her head at the question.

"Good. You guys are all great at pretending you don't know things when you are the root cause of it." Gita was aware that Priti and Prakash not just help Anand with business meetings but also in his execution of 'other' plans. If he wants to get something done, Priti and Prakash are the ones to get it done by contacting the concerned people Ofcourse, they knew everything.

"I thought you are Anand's personal secretaries because he saw the drive in you that he has, he saw the ambition and efficiency but yes, he also saw how conniving you can be." Gita had a low voice but she was firm in blasting them.

"Gita, calm down." This time, Prakash tried to handle the matter but Gita glared at him.

A few moments of awkward silence passed. Gita put her hand on her forehead and tried to reduce the headache. She looked up to them and said, "I...I shouldn't have said all this to you guys, after all you are just following your boss's orders. Just don't try to act nice and naive the next time. I don't appreciate it." Both Priti and Prakash nodded at that and continued working after ordering sandwich for Gita.

Gita knew Anand must have made her wait intentionally. He must be making her wait since this morning she was confident that she doesn't want to meet him. She wondered if she should barge in but if he was indeed in a meeting, he would be enraged to have his work interrupted.

One hour later, Priti informed Gita that she could go inside. Anand had asked Priti and Prakash to not let anyone disturb him when Gita is in his room.

"Welcome, wife. I knew you couldn't stay away from me." Anand was sitting on his chair infront of his Mac. Gita went near him and folded her hands on her chest. Anand got up from his chair and pecked her on the lips. He looked down at her stomach and gently placed a hand on it. "How is my little one doing?"

Seeing Gita's stoic expression, he removed his hand from her stomach. He had an idea about what she came here to talk about. He settled in a chair and gestured her to talk.

She wondered if there is any point in explaining him? He looked so carefree, no guilt evident on his face.

"Not even mildly guilty of what you did, are you? You are doing all these things because Isha humiliated you, then what about me? How much ashamed are you going to make me?" Gita asked. Even though she asked apology from Isha and Rohan, she was ashamed of what Anand did. "Do you even realise the consequences of what you do? No! You do things your way. Have you ever thought about others?" Gita raised her voice a bit, not understanding how can he be so chill.

Anand leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes. Ofcourse he knew his wife will come here to give him moral lessons. "I have a better question," he interrupted her and sat straight on the chair. "Don't you get tired? I mean in the school you have the kids to lecture and here, it is me. Our kid is going to have a hard time with you." He laughed as if he cracked the best joke. "I just realised! You are going to be one of those parents whose kid come to them to tell a joke and they turn it into a lecture." His smile stopped when he looked at the unamused Gita standing infront of him.

He took Gita's hand in his and made her sit on his lap. She moved to get up but he held her, "standing for so long isn't good for you. Okay?" He whispered in her ear. His lips trailed from her ear to the neck and he sucked her neck at a particular spot.

"An- Anand.." her words drowned in the pleasure. She managed to get a grip on herself and said, "Anand, this is inappropriate. It's your office." In response, Anand just bit her neck lightly. "This is my cabin and you are my wife. I don't see anything wrong." He stopped kissing, at her request and put his chin on her neck and held her by her waist. This moment was peaceful amongst the chaotic days.

"Does it kick so young?" He asked curiously. She shook her head, "Not yet. It's too early." He knew she felt awkward to do anything in his office cabin, but staying far from her has been difficult for him and in this moment, he didn't care. He continued his earlier actions and kissed her neck.
A few minutes later, she stopped him and turned her neck to look at his face. She wanted to get up from his lap but he stopped her, "whatever you want to say, sit here and say."

"What is the use of saying things when you don't listen? I want to leave."

"Oh? No more lecture?" He sarcastically asked. "When will you come home?" He asked the question that was important to him.

"Seriously? After what you did, you have the audacity to ask me this? First, you need to apologise and only then we will see." Her cheeks were red in anger. To him, she looked like a tomato.

"Ah! But darling, I warned you all. It's you who took me lightly."

Gita had an expression of disbelief on her face. She jerked his hands from her waist and got up quickly. "Someone's life is not be played with. You knew his dad's condition, what ..what if something had happened?"

"But nothing happened! Plus, it is only right for the hospital to throw them away for not paying bills. Besides, I had told Isha I will make that guy suffer." He promised, he delivered, it was that simple for Anand.

"Isha is ready to apologise to you, as she did to Vivek." The moment after the big drama has happened, Anand had apologised to Khanna's saying he didn't know Isha had fallen for someone else, even though he knew it very well. The week after the engagement day, Isha had apologised to Vivek and his family.

"Okay." Anand said debating things in his mind. "But along with her apology, I want you home and a promise that you won't leave our home, ever. Otherwise, this may continue."

"Thodisi bhi sharam hai?" (Have you no shame?) Gita's voice broke asking this question. "You always want to control things your way and I would have accepted them, if you were right. Not this time, Anand. It's you who should first stop this, then apologise to Isha and Rohan, and a promise that you won't do such evil acts, only then I will come home."

She thought he never used his twisted ways after what he did with Nandini's husband. But, he still uses his evil ways to get things done the way he wants! He needs a reality check for his behaviour. Not all things can go his way.

"Why do you insist on making simple things complicated?" He was irritated with her moral policies. Hasn't he told her that he wants her home and he will stop?

"I am not making things complicated. I am asking you to mend your ways because karma is real. Only do things that you will be able to bear consequences of." She threw her hands in air, trying to explain him why she thinks he should stop his acts.

He had half a smile when he heard her words. "Are you cursing me, Gitanjali? Well, this sounds a lot like you are." He looked the other way trying not show his hurt self. "It's nothing new. Curse me, just like my mother did." He took a pause for few moments. "Leave. I want to be alone and thanks for proving it to me that attachment is indeed a wretched thing. Getting attached to you was wrong." He sighed rubbing his hands on his face and then looked at her, "Leave now. I gave you enough time."

She left from his office and didn't go home. She wanted to go somewhere quiet. Her thoughts were all over the place. She didn't know if she wanted to keep quiet, scream or just cry. She didn't know which of these would make her heavy heart feel light.

She went to a restro bar near Anand's office and ordered a pasta for her. A plate of good food relaxed her mind. As she finished the sauce in the dish, she felt a gaze on her but shrugged it off. She paid her bill and left the restro bar. As she walked a few steps, somebody kept a hand on her shoulder. Her steps stopped and she turned out to see the person she was least expecting to encounter.

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11/6/22

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