*Anusha Pov*

"That will be a problem for us." Jay stated the moment I explained them about the call I got this morning.

"Why? It is a good opportunity for us to get a brand name directly from the top people." I pointed out and he nodded smiling.

"You are right! And I also know we have full capability to win it, but it will be a problem." He repeated again before glancing at Satvik and then at me.

"What will be the problem?" Yash asked with an irritated expression.

"The competition is about making an advertisement in thoughts before presenting that to the judges and make them accept it. That can be done only by two people from the four of us. And those two people for sure can't go together for this trip. Even if just one goes and takes either you or me, the chances of winning will reduce. And the people limit is just two people. So, tell me whether there is a problem or not?" Jay replied to Yash and I stilled.

How did I miss that? I was just so excited after getting a call from our old client saying it is best if we participate in this fest and I just rushed to tell them without thinking anything.

"Let's just leave it." Hearing Satvik say that brought me out of my thoughts.

How could he say that? He wanted this venture to be successful and he thrived in it and now he is letting go the best opportunity?

What should I do? I don't think I can go with him alone and be rude to him when inside it is killing me. Why can't I just hate him? Why do I even believe his words that he didn't want me to leave the house but just the place? How was I able to believe that?

"We will go!" I said, standing up and started walking away to reach the door.

"We need to leave in two hours if we want to reach the place within time by car." his voice reached me.

"Flights will be costly to book now." Yash mumbled and I sighed.

"Fine! I will pack my stuff after scheduling my appointments for the time after we return." Saying that I opened the door and walked off from the room before reaching my cabin.

The first thing I did was to call, Bhai and let him know about the trip for the next few days and as usual, he got worried but somehow he was fine with it but not before instructing I just need to call him if I need anything.

After one hour I got everything packed and reached downstairs to see him already waiting with his bag.

"How did he get it so soon?" I mumbled and turned to see Yash looking at me smiling.

"He has most of his clothes in his cabin only. He does not go home that frequently and sleeping in his cabin." He explained.

"He asked us not to get involved between you both, but... but I just want to say that I think he hates himself more for whatever he did than you can ever hate him. I have known him for so many years and I accept he took Laksh's battle too much into his heart and changed which even shocked us. He was never that angry no matter what happened and suddenly he became one lava mountain. I am not giving excuses, but just wanted to say that whatever he did is not him. Just think about your both happiness." He added while I just stared at him.

"You don't know anything, Yash." That's all I said and walked off to reach Satvik.

"I am sorry! I know I should have told you before, but this is sudden trip. I won't be able to visit you until I return from this." He talked and then hung up shaking his head.

Then he called someone before saying, "Mom! I am going for a trip and won't be home or even in the city for a few days."

That's all he said and hung up while I felt the shock the way he talked. First, I thought he was apologizing to his Mom and wanted to roll my eyes, but then he talked so rudely when he actually called his Mom. Who was he talking to first? I thought and immediately slammed the door. Why am I thinking all that?

"I want to meet my friend before leaving. Her shift will finish within one hour and as we are ready quite early, I want to go to her place." I said the moment he turned around.

"Her place?" he asked and then frowned before rubbing his neck and suddenly he shook his head.

"You can meet her at the hospital. It will be on our way and we actually don't have that much time like we thought." He said making me frown.

"Wait! How did you know... right! How can I forget that?" I mumbled, shaking my head and nodded for his suggestion.

We both reached the hospital and I asked him to stay in the car only before getting down and reached the entrance just to see Kirthi walking out of the hospital.

She immediately hugged me and I explained to her about my trip plan but suddenly some man reached us and stood beside her whom she introduced as her boss and my doctor.

However, when I was shaking his hand, I heard the door slam somewhere and I so know who is the culprit behind it.

I introduced Satvik as my boss and felt his stare which I ignored thinking why did he even have to come here when I was just shaking the doctor's hand.

All the thoughts left when this doctor suddenly talked like Kirthi and him are a couple. Oh god! She moved on? But what about my Bhai?

Then the doctor started talking about proposal and I felt my heart stop. Proposal? My Bhai will not even think about such thing to offer right now, which will make this doctor more than a tough competitor.

I started feeling relax when Kirthi straightened out the doctor, but gasped when she said she is in a serious relationship. If Keerthi says she is then she must be. She never lies, right?

"You heard her! Now, just leave." Satvik said and after a few seconds her boss finally did, but not before whispering 'sorry'.

"Whom are you dating now? And you already forgot my Bhai?" I asked staring at her.

"Sha!" Satvik whispered and suddenly I turned around to look at him trying to control the anger at my parents for doing this to my Bhai and made him lose Kirthi like this.

"What are you doing here? You said I can talk to her for ten minutes, then why? Can't I have at least that time without your presence?" I asked staring at him.

"Right! I will... I will just go." Saying that he walked off and I turned around with closed eyes.

"If it is giving you that much pain, then why to talk like that?" she asked holding my hand.

"I didn't mean to but I just took everything on him." I whispered and she sighed.

"And he also wants to get back together." I added covering my face.

"But you hate him." She mumbled and I opened my eyes, saying, "I don't hate him. I can never hate him."

"Then..." she trailed off and I shook my head.

"I am sad and hurt and even disappointed, but hate I can't do when it is him with the question." I whispered.

"Leave all that! Now, tell me what is this all about. You already forgot him?" I asked her, hoping this is all not true and maybe she actually lied.

"You lied to him! You will never enter a relationship so soon and it is not that easy to forget my brother." I continued when she didn't say anything so I started babbling whatever came to my head and hugged her before leaving from there.

I sat in the car and just stared ahead while Satvik started driving the car. Kirthi can never lie and that just means she is really in a relationship. No! This can't happen to my Bhai.

Shaking my head, I glanced at the person beside me to see him holding the steering with a tight grip and his expression is also blank. I sighed, shaking my head. I don't know what is happening to me. Why am I taking all my anger at him these days? I should stop doing it and I don't have any right to do it.

After some time not able to stop myself, I called Bhai and talked to him about the doctor and not about the words Kirthi said.

"Yeah! He is telling everyone that they both are couple. If you don't do something then..." I trailed off and he immediately cursed.

"Wow! He sure knows how to curse." I mumbled to myself after hanging up.

"He cursed?" Satvik asked in a confused tone.

"But why would he..." he trailed off, shaking his head with a confused expression.

After a few minutes he mumbled, "You brother and sister can never hide anything from each other can you?"

"Except..." he added the word and paused while I glanced out not wishing to dwell into all such things.

"We have never gone to honeymoon, right?" he suddenly asked making me look at him sharply.

"Say such thing again and we both will be seriously injured for whatever I am planning to do." I warned him and he just chuckled.

"Please continue to talk like that. I am feeling tired with all this driving." He said smiling and I realized he is driving from the past few hours.

"We can stop for lunch and then I will drive." I mumbled to which he shook his head.

"We will stop, but after that I will be fine. You take some rest as you have a lot of talking to do. I am not going to talk to anyone." He explained and stopped before a restaurant we finally found on the highway.

We walked inside and ordered the food before letting the silence surround us as usual. But then I found him staring at me and I turned to frown at him.

"You want both of them together very strongly, right?" he asked and I nodded, not understanding why is he even asking that.

"Even after he left her for your parents in the first place?" he asked and I stilled hearing his question.

"He immediately went back to her realizing his mistake." I replied and started having food when it arrived while he just gave me a look and started eating.

When we both returned to the car and sat inside, he leaned over me to get the seat press back while I stilled not breathing.

"I ran all over the city going mad, Sha. I wanted to kill myself right that moment entering each hospital and returning with them saying there is no patient with a bullet wound. Was I feeling guilty? No! I felt like I can't breath anymore and I can do that only when I find you and see that you are fine and then make you slap the hell out of me." He mumbled pressing a kiss to my forehead and moved back while I stayed like that sprawled back.

Then he spread some bed sheet over me taking it from the back seat before starting the car and I continued to stare at the ceiling of the car.

"Sleep for some time, Sha." He whispered and I did close my eyes, but not before repeating his words in my head.

"We got side by side rooms." He announced returning from the manager and I nodded holding the welcoming gifts from the management.

When we both walk inside the elevator, he moved me aside and stood beside me when many people entered. I glanced up to see him rubbing his eyes and I shook my head at his stubbornness of driving all the way by himself while I slept off. And he didn't even wake me up until we reached the hotel.

"Have dinner and sleep. We need your brain tomorrow." I mumbled and he glanced back at me with a smile.

"I know you are excited about this and I will not let you down." He said and I opened my mouth but closed it.

I am excited? But that was for the company and he is supposed to be damn excited, but he is behaving as if doing me a favor here.

"Why are you not?" I asked, not able to stop myself.

"We are doing fine." he replied, shrugging and I narrowed my eyes before ignoring him.

When we walked near to the rooms, he calmly asked, "Do you want to have dinner with me?"

"No! And just get some sleep." Saying that I walked into my room with my luggage and closed the door behind my back before leaning over it.

"Good night!" I heard him whispering and I closed my eyes tightly.

"Let's not lose in the first round, okay?" I asked, taking a deep breath when we were called and he chuckled before following me.

When we were given the product, he just stared at me without looking away and after a few minutes explained his idea. I smiled and turned towards the judges before presenting it in proper words before returning to our places.

"Your idea was great." I said holding his hand in excitement, but when he turned it over hold mine back I stared at him with wide eyes.

But he just stared ahead to hear the other participants without leaving my hand and then started tracing my palm with his finger.

"Stop it!" I mumbled, looking around not wishing to make a scene and he just ignored me.

Even while clapping, he took my hand along with his to do it while I glared at him. Finally, he let my hand go when we got the break for lunch. During the lunch I tried to talk to as many people as I can while he just stood beside me silently.

After the evening session, we were asked to wait for some time and we both stood little aside when I said I need to talk to him.

"What are you doing? At least talk to them a few words and it looks like you are some bodyguard for me and not a potential client if you keep on glaring at the person whoever is shaking my hand. I do that all the time when I was meeting our clients too." I pointed out and he frowned at me.

But before he can say anything the names were being called regarding the ones who are going to the next round. When I heard our names, I laughed and turned around saying we did it before hugging him.

Realizing what I did, I started moving back, but he hugged me tightly not letting me go. I struggled a little and he finally released me.

"Sorry about that." I mumbled, but he just shook his head.

"You want to have dinner with me?" he asked and I shook my head before walking away while rubbing my arms feeling the shivers passing through.

I have gone mad! I decided and asked myself where is my anger when I need it the most?

Four days passed the same way with me getting excited whenever we get selected for the next round and doing something stupid like holding his hand or hugging him.

Finally the final round is going to start today and I am quiet nervous but this man is as usual calm about it. Where was this calm when it was needed?

No! Don't think about the past when we need the good rapo to win this. I gave myself a pep talk and nodded at him, to which he nodded back.

"Come! We will have lunch. We already finished our part." He said holding my hand.

"Let's wait for the results." I mumbled but he just dragged me off and I pulled my hand back forcefully.

"Just because I was fine with you these days for this competition doesn't mean you can just drag me like this." I shouted and immediately looked around to see people looking our way.

I shook my head and moved to the corner so that no one can see me and he too stood before me but not with a smile like the past few days.

"You need not have to be fine with me because of this, Sha. I would have done my best no matter what." He mumbled.

"And I now you didn't had breakfast feeling nervous, so I was dragging you." He added and I closed my eyes shaking my head.

"Satvik!" I whispered his name and he stepped closer.

"Call me again." He said which I totally ignored taking a deep breath.

"I didn't mean my words like that." I mumbled to which he moved his hand to trail his fingers over my cheek.

Before I can step away, we heard the announcement of the winner in the speaker hearing which I shrieked and jumped holding his hand.

"We won! We actually won this. Can you believe it?" I asked laughing to which he held my face between his hand which I am still holding.

"I won after hearing your laugh, Sha." Saying that he dipped his head and pressed his lips to mine kissing them making me still.

Like I thought to myself, I really got mad because next thing I know, I am kissing him back and my hands moved to his face before reaching his hair. I tugged him to me more and kissing him with such an abandonment that it surprised both of us which also caused the spell to break.

I jerked back and pushed him away breathing heavily and covered my mouth with my eyes expressing the shock. I shook my head and ran away from him ignoring the people around me along with the announcement regarding some party in the evening where the winners will be awarded.

I just dashed through the people and reached the stairs ignoring the elevator and within a few minutes I reached my room. I just opened the door fumbling with the key still with other hand covering my mouth. The moment door opened, I got in and closed it back and groaned leaning on it before sliding down.

What was that? What happened to me and him? It was... it was not just that we kissed but that we never kissed like that before. God! What am I even thinking? No! I was not thinking and that was the problem. I closed my eyes pressing my mouth with my hand even more tightly and hugged myself with the other hand.

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