"We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents"

- Bob Ross

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He followed her. He could sense that she is not happy and is feeling guilty. Her guilt is making him to feel remorse.

He knew he didn't force her to do it, but he took the responsibility. He felt as if he snatched her innocence.

He stood near the counter.

"Order please" she whispered. He could barely hear her voice.

"Here." he extended his hand to give her a cheque of 50 grand.

She froze on hearing his voice. She didn't lift her head up. After that incident, she felt ashamed of herself. Now she doesn't have the guts to look into his eyes.

"What is it? You paid me enough." he actually paid what she required. But she forgot about the last part of the dealing.

"I won the exhibition. As I promised I brought you 10% of the prize amount."

She wanted to refuse, saying that she doesn't need any money. But she remembered that, she refused the first time he asked saying that, she has enough money, but next day itself she was in front of his house begging for the same money.

But now she really didn't need money. She will be needing money to pay for her exam fee, after that she will get a job as an architect in some company. Then there won't be much of financial issues.

He could see her contemplating over the money. He took her hand and placed the cheque.

"You deserve it. You completed my art. Take it as me thanking you." he said.

Unknowingly he reminded the topic which she wanted to erase from her memory.

A traitorous tear fell from her eye. She nodded and placed the cheque in her bag.

"Order please?" she asked once again. Indirectly indicating him to leave.

"Espresso please."

She expected he would say, no thanks and leave the shop. Now she has to bare him till he finished the damn coffee.

"Your coffee." she placed in front of him and turned around to leave.

"Why don't you sit with me?" he asked politely.

"I am at work."

"Your boss is not around. Moreover there isn't any other customer too" he wanted to sort out the things bothering her.

"It doesn't matter. I can't betray him" saying that she left the place.

He looked at her amused. He kept looking at her. He know it is creepy thing to do, but he can't stop notice the damage he has done to the innocent soul. After having the coffee, he left the place.

When clock stroked 1 'o' clock she left for lunch. Since it's weekend, she used to work for morning shift and evening shift. Afternoon, she will be doing her college works . She walked out of the shop to witness him waiting for her.

She turned around and walked in opposite direction.

"Hey, come on. I have been waiting for you almost 2 hours on this sunny day, you are leaving just like that." he trailed behind her.

"Because, I don't want to talk you." she kept walking. Man, she is walking too fast.

"But I want too." he pulled her hands to stop her from walking.

"What?" she asked him annoyed.

"I want to talk to you."

"I am not interested in giving another pose." she whispered looking down.

Suddenly she looked vulnerable at the mention of posing.

"I don't want to either." he clarified her thoughts.

"Then why are you following me?" she asked him suspiciously.

"Umm... I want to take you out"

"What?" she shrieked.

"I mean, just like friends going out?" he corrected his previous sentence.

"We are not friends." she corrected his sentence.

"Yeah... but... Diya, just forget about the past. Consider me as a good friend. Please." he pleaded.

"I am sorry." she said and walked off.

Many days, has passed, still he was trailing behind her.

She know he is not dangerous, but whenever she sees him, she starts to feel guilty and ashamed of herself.

So each day, she started to feel worse. To end all of them, she decided to speak to him.

"Fine, I will come with you. Only one day." she put forth her condition.

"That's enough. I will pick you up tomorrow. Be ready." he said.

She woke up on hearing her door be knocked on.

She went to open the door, to find him standing there.

"How do you know my address?"

He shrugged and came in. Actually barged in.

"Get ready soon. Till then I will wait here." he said coolly without any guilt of barging into the house uninvited.

Nerve of the jerk! she thought and left to get ready.

He studied her room. It was neatly arranged. Then he came across a picture frame kept on the table. He could understand, that her parents are no more. He kept it as it was placed before.

"Let's go." she got ready and stood in-front of him.

He looked stunned looking at her. Even though she dressed casually, he liked her attire. Many days, he has been following her, but never once her really looked at her. He cleared his throat, and walked to his bike.

"Get on." he gave her a helmet.

"Where are we going?"

"Have patience darling." he could imagine her rolling her eyes.

"I hope you don't kidnap me." she muttered.

"oh, please, I know you have pepper spray with you. So don't act innocent." he replied. He couldn't forget the first encounter with her. Truth to be told, he actually started to like her after that incident.

He stopped in-front of exhibition.

"Uh-huh." she mumbled.

"Why? You don't like exhibition?" he looked worried. He thought she would love this.

"Well, whenever I think of exhibition, all I could remember, Final destination movie, which involved the exhibition part." she shrugged.

He laughed. "Seriously?" he looked at her amused.

"Don't take that seriously. It will be fun. If you want we can skip the roller coaster." he winked.

"Thank god." she sighed in relief.

"Come let's go" saying that, he intervened her hand with his.

She froze with the connection, but she brushed it off, saying, 'it is for one day only.'

She has never been to exhibition. She asked her foster family to take her to exhibition, but they refused to take her. She always craved for it. So when she entered, it all seemed new to her. She looked just like a child who has got his favorite candy.

But soon, her happiness was dissolved, when that jerk took her to the place he promised he wouldn't take.

"Where are you going?" she shrieked. She tried to pull her hands from him and run away, but he encircled his hands around her waist and pulled her towards it.

"No no no no." she started to whisper yell as she didn't want to gather attention.

"Sorry, baby." he stuck his tongue out.

"No way I am riding this."

"Come on. It will be fun." he grinned.

He didn't leave her any choice, soon they were seated on the roller-coaster.

"If this roller coaster didn't kill us, I will definitely kill you." she muttered.

"Ha Ha." At beginning she was nervous. He caught her hand and squeezed it giving her little confidence she needed.

"Open your eyes Diya. Stop confining yourself " she opened her eyes which she kept closed.

"Enjoy the moment." Slowing the roller coaster got to the top, after few seconds it is going to get on the slope.

"Nothing is going to happen. Okay?" he whispered. Jerk! I would have happily sat in my house, who asked for this? She wanted to cry out. Before she could curse him, the roller-coaster entered the slope part and soon all started to shout, some in excitement like Hritik, some in bewilderment, like Diya.

Only for first down slope, she was tensed, later, she started to enjoy herself. Now and then she looked at him. He turned to look at her, 'Enjoy' he mouthed.

Soon the roller-coaster ride came to end. Actually she started to love it.

"Liked it?" he asked. Thank god she didn't throw up. He remembered first time he rode this, he almost threw up on the seat itself.

"Loved it." she corrected.

"Diya, stop confining yourself. Don't let past experience to bind your present." he said which he wanted to tell after that incident.

She nodded her head, thinking he was referring past to the movie part. She felt better.

Next she saw a stall, where they hit the balls correctly, toys the people ask for would be awarded.

"I want that teddy bear." she pointed out.

"Great, go and play."

She glared at him. "Usually boys should play for the girl. Go and play for me."

"Aha, you watch too much of films. The boys do that to impress the girl. Do I have to impress you?" he raised his eyebrow teasingly.

She groaned in embrassement. "No thanks. I will play myself."

She threw the the ball once, but it hit none.

She sighed.

"Focus." he whispered behind her ear.

Suddenly it brought tingles to her. In that distraction she threw another, and it failed.

She came to know that she missed the target, when he groaned in frustration.

He kept his hands on either side of the waist and pulled her straight to the target. He directed her how to hit the target.

He kept on saying how to hit the target, but she got herself immersed in his scent. Soon after roller coaster, she felt the attraction towards him growing. That's why she asked him to get her the teddy.

Somewhere corner, she wanted him to impress her, but what she forgot was that, he did impress her already.

"Got it?" he asked bringing her out of her dream zone.

She nodded furiously. Actually she didn't even hear anything.

Praying to all gods, she threw it. And finally she got it. It hit the target. Well it was purely luck.

She happily got the big teddy.

They passed many stalls and rode many rides. She enjoyed each one of them thoroughly.

She missed all of them. It may be a small thing, but these were the things she wanted to enjoy when she was young.

Thinking all these, happy tears formed in her eyes. Hrithik noticed them, "Diya what happened?"

"Nothing, it's happy one. Thank you. I loved the day." she said looking at his eyes first time without any fear or feeling ashamed.

"Why? Why you wanted me to go out." she asked him.

"I will tell you next time we meet." he said and drove off.

"What? Next time?" she mumbled. Even though she enjoyed his company, she is afraid that she might lose herself in him. And in the end she would be the one getting hurt.

"No, there mustn't be another time." she looked at the retreating figure with teary eyes.

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Hi guys! Long time? Well I was busy updating my other story. *Holds my ears and looks at you with puppy dog eyes.* forgive me.

Will update next chapter soon.

How is the chapter?

Well I know this story is not like my other stories. This is going to be plain, simple love story without much of twist and turns. So it might be little boring. Plus this boring unromantic author is writing a romance story, which is very difficult, so please do bare with me for few more chapters.

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