Ritika's POV:

My one week's holiday has turned into a disaster, people love holidays because they get to do things which they aren't able to do in the holidays but in my case, I'm exhausted handling phone calls from Amir. He doesn't know shit about Ishita I just got to know that he had been in a secret relationship with Ishita. Which was quite surprising because he knows nothing about her not even things from her past. Thankfully Ishita broke up with him within three months and now she's married to the hottest man in the business industry.

Besides this pain in my ass, my boyfriend Amit just broke up with me saying that I don't have a job and won't be able to pay my bills. Ishita told me not to tell anyone in the company that I'm on break or have got a voucher card for personal use. I kept it from Amit also saying that Ishita put be on break searching for a new assistant but the thing that came from his side was unexpected. He was living with me and within one week I look like a burden to him.

We have been together for more than two years but I wouldn't deny the fact that I'm mostly out of work. Sometimes even between our make-outs, I have to rush back because Ishita got herself in trouble or she needs to bring something for her. But I can't blame her she pays me well for it so I think this breakup was expected it took long enough because he never got time to break up with me even.

Whatever happened has happened but his words were quite painful and harsh. Maybe he said it in anger but it made me feel insecure about myself. It's not like I'm all perfect but I have worked hard for the position I'm in because working at Mehra Group is many people's dream job. I have seen Ishita kicking out the most qualified toppers of college saying that they are geeky nut jobs. Yeah, she said that on their faces I salute her confidence which I can barely match but working for her I have to gain some fame and power myself in the business. I never wanted to do this my dream was to be a black coat lawyer solving cases at low cost winning most of them having control over the law.

Staring at the sunset from the top floor of a hotel I took a deep breath it kind of felt good until someone tapped my shoulders. I looked up at the person it was Aditya, "Um... Hi..." he mumbled I raised my brows, "Hi... come sit... do you need something?" he shrugged sitting in front of me, "Well nothing much... I was sitting two tables away from you. I couldn't stop the urge and dropped here to say hi." I smiled at him. Does he really have a crush on me? I don't believe in Ishita's words because he's a rich dude and I'm a working girl born at brought up in a lower-middle-class family.

Aditya snapped his fingers in front of me, "What happened? Why are you so lost in your mind? Is something bothering you? You can share it with me I'm a great listener." I looked up at him and then sighed because I don't know what to say and what not to. "Thank you..." he raised his brows. I cleared his confusion "Thank you for asking Ishita to give me a break and free swipe card to use endless but I have just used it at a few kinds of stuff." He smiled awkwardly, "Ah then I guess she would have told you things more than that..." I nodded he leaned forward, "And I'm not going to deny it, the truth is I like you and your way of living." I felt a Lil dazed by his confession about what he thinks of me some sort of shining that he likes.

"Um..." he cuts me off, "And I'm not going to force myself on you for a relationship or anything at all." I opened my mouth but he spoke first, "You might think it's weird but trust me that endless use card idea wasn't mine. She has definitely trapped you in my lovely play of hospitality that she will use later to blackmail you." I knit my brows, "Hey it's not..." he raised his hand and spoke in between, "I know she's your boss but she's stingy, and trust me she will do it. Wanna bet on it?" I kicked him under the table, "Shut up... Let me speak..." he placed a finger on his lips and sits back, "Okay... no need to get aggressive women."

I left a sigh, "See... I'm not offended that you like me but I'm sure self-conscious because we both aren't a match to think about anything big further in life. And I'm not a Netflix and chill kind of girl if I ever want to be in a relationship with someone, I need the other person to be serious or fuck off." He smirked, "Won't you be double dating because I heard you have a boyfriend... to be more specific a liven relationship boyfriend." I gave him a look then utter, "Well I guess it's your lucky day because we just broke up." He gasped and moved forward, "Really... I'll pay that priest two hundred rupees as a bonus."

I looked up and down at him, "What!" he waved his hand, "Nothing I just gave a priest a hundred rupees and asked him to chant some mantras that your boyfriend breaks up with you or you kick his ass out so I could try my luck." I stared at him in disbelief and stood up subconsciously, "You did not..." he looked up and down at me. I picked up my handbag and started hitting him with it, "You bastard... how dare you?" he stood up and defended himself, "Aae... you crazy... I didn't think it works but then I gave it a try...".

He ran around the place hiding under a table or whatever thing he got but failed everything. In rush he ran outside the hotel floor towards the elevator, "I will kill him... how could he do such a thing... I HATE YOU..." I yelled following him outside. The hotel staff looked at us not knowing what to do but I didn't care about anyone and got inside the elevator in time. "Haha... you think... you can run away from me. I will break every single bone in your body." I panted breathing heavily. He gasped and took deep breaths, "Look I'm sorry it's just my fault that I liked you so much. After that dinner with you, I could stop thinking about you. I felt the kind of pressure you feel working under Ishita at such a young age. Yeah, I'm weird and I like you more than I should but I can't help it... you know like you can help to lick the fingers after eating chips." I scrunched my nose at his comment.

With my hands on my side, I glared at him, "But that doesn't mean you will use black magic to break someone's relationship." He nodded, "Yeah... I know, and I'm sorry, but I don't think it's black magic. If you want, I'll convince your boyfriend to be back with you or better give that priest another hundred rupees for you to patch up if it would make you happy. But I can assure you that he would leave you even after that or you might not feel the same way because if someone can leave you that easy then that person doesn't deserve to have a place in your life either way." Biting my lower lips I nodded, "I guess you're right I need to accept that he's not for me and I'm just the one pushing myself to be with him."

Aditya cleared his throat, "That's great but can you... can you please stop doing that?" he pointed at my lips which I have been biting harshly trying to control my cry. Knitting my brows I walked close to him, "Why? Do I provoke you?" he gagged, "No... not at all... I thought it might bleed because you're biting it too harshly. You won't be able to eat food properly..." I waved my hands at him, "I don't care..." he smirked "Are you sure?" I turned glaring at him but he came forward packing the distance between up and crashed his lips with me. I was left stunned by the way his soft movements on my lips were driving me insane, he bites my lower lips. My eyes flared open at his action he looked into my eyes holding my lower lips between his teeth.

I left a moan and pushed him away touching my lips I felt sore he cackled and mumbled, "You do provoke me..." I rolled my eyes, "Are you fucking serious right now? God, you're so annoying..." I turned to leave the elevator blushing like crazy but the door shuts, ugh my luck. He chuckled, "See the faith doesn't want us apart..." I scrunched my nose crossing my hands, "No... it's the person from down the floor calling for the elevator it has nothing to do with faith and why didn't you stick your leg in between." He faked a laugh, "Women spread legs for me darling I don't..." I just want to push his face, "But I would never..." pointing my finger at him I walked close to him he tried to pull my finger but I removed it on time. He smirked, "Trying hard to get... but I promise you'll lose don't worry I would never give up on you if that's bothering you..." my cheeks swelled up crossing my arms I turned to face the elevator door. He's driving me insane with his sweet flirty comments or maybe I'm just desperately overreacting.

I felt a sudden jerk in the elevator he pulled me towards him, I gasped at the speed it was going down. "Oh God..." clenching his shirt I tried to calm my nerve but it wasn't helping. Aditya covered my head with his hand and with another jerk the lift jammed in between the lights inside went off. I felt dizzy and packed inside the small space, "Aditya... I can't see anything... I..." he hushed me. "Don't worry... just give me a second." I could feel that he removed his hand from my head and pulled out his phone turning on the flashlight.

I took deep breaths while he made some calls but no one picked, "Dang it... Are my friend that careless?" I stared at him, he gives his phone in my hand and expressed "I came here with some friend, Varun, Drishti and some moron but they aren't picking up the phone. I will try checking if we have some emergency equipment inside this elevator." I nodded taking deep breaths because I could faint anytime. He banged on the door but no one answered and pressed buttons that weren't working.

Before he could do anything, the lift jerked up again and felt moving down with speed. "Aditya..." I screamed sitting on the floor. He hugged me petting my head and covering me under him "Nothing will happen... stay calm I wouldn't let anything happen to you..." with another jerk, the lift stopped in between. He stood up instantly and tried opening the door with his hands banging on it and tearing it apart. I stood up and helped him tear it a bit more with a shrieking noise a little space was made between the elevator door.

He panted and looked at me, "Pull separate sides..." I nodded and chose the left panel while he pushed the right panel of the door. It was greasy so it opened smoothly but in between two floors. "Ritika... you go first..." I shook my head, "No... you go first then pull me afterward." He shook his head, "Ritika please go first we don't have time what if it started up in between." Pulling me by my waist he pecked on my lips, "Go first..." I nodded weakly and crawled up the space he pushed me upwards giving me support.

Aditya passed me his phone and placed his foot on the door trying to crawl up but the lift jerked up and he stumbled backward. Sitting on the elevator floor his eyes met mine and the lift started falling my eyes bulged out and I screamed calling out his name but it was useless it vanished from my sight at high speed. People on the floor dragged me up and asked security to check what was happening. My voice croaked calling out his name and my eyes swelled up with tears. I rushed to take the stairs rushing downstairs on the blue board nine numeral was written.

Blindly I rushed down the stairs many peoples on each floor were gathered around the lift area but the lift stopped nowhere and there was no sign of Aditya. I got to the parking which I guess was the last stoppage of the lift. I glanced at the lift area rushing downstairs my eyes were searching for any sign of Aditya but he was nowhere. Running down the last flight of stairs I heard a loud crashing sound my eyes quickly trailed towards the elevator section. Some workers gathered around the place and were trying to open the door, I passed them and came forward.

When the workers opened the door different wires were visible, they turned on the flashlights pointing down. I peep down the lift block crushed bricks and construction material was covered over the crumbled elevator block. Aditya's name came out of my mouth in a whisper and I broke down on the ground. The workers politely pushed me backward, "Ma'am please move backward... lets us do the work... please Ma'am." nodding my head with tears flowing down my eyes I stepped back away from the destructive sight in front of me.

Aditya was just a few minutes ago in front of me annoying the shit out of me and now he just vanished. I can barely keep hope that he would be fine under the crumbled steel iron elevator because with the gravitational force the amount of destruction was huge. It all happened in such a way that I had no control over it, holding my head I sat down on the ground muffling cries. The last time he looked into my eyes, his face was flashing in front of my eyes like a nightmare. Squeezing my eyes shut I covered my mouth people gathered in the parking lot including the police team.

I was asked to step outside of the sight as they needed to do a proper investigation clearing the entire building. Walking outside my mind was a mess Aditya's phone was still in my hand. Wiping my tears, I walked down the hotel stairs and turned on his phone. The lock screen wallpaper took away my breath it was a picture of me smiling pointing at the fish in the aquarium which he might have taken when we went to that luxurious restaurant to have dinner. My feet gave up and I balled in the corner of the last stair. Hiding my face between my legs I let my pain concur in my heart and cried out my heart. Between my muffles, someone tapped on my shoulder, I looked up at the person wiping my tears and removing the hairs that came forward.

Glimpsing at the person my voice dried calling out his name, "Aditya..." it came out of my mouth cracking down. Aditya looked up and down at me I stood up instantly wrapping my arms around his waist, "Aditya... Aditya... you're okay... you just scared me... I was so scared.... Aditya..." he hugged me rubbing my back. "Hey... Ritika... I'm fine... look at me I'm fine..." I looked up at him and meltdown in his arms. He smiled lovingly and kissed my cheeks, "I'm fine... at first even I thought I wouldn't be able to survive but they pulled me out at the right time." He cupped my face and wiped my tears.

Cupping his jaw, I kissed his lips softly Aditya kissed me back with devouring passion and hugged me close. I made eye contact with him he wiped my tears I mumbled in a low voice, "You scared me... I looked down at the parking lot that the elevator was crumbling and I thought you might be inside it and would have got severe wounds or worst died... I didn't know what to do... I was so lost... I thought I lost you and..." he crashed his lips with me and cupped my cheeks. Breaking the kiss, he wiped my face removing the tears, and hushed me "Shh... don't cry I'm here... at the fifth floor the technicians stopped the elevator and the whole time they were controlling it. It was a major malfunction and the door wasn't working but during the process, the lift lost the lower support and was falling. They were controlling it but it was jerking up and stopping in between. They stopped the elevator on the sixth floor and pulled me out. After I got out safely, they let the elevator fall, verifying that no one was in the elevator or would have gotten hurt. I rushed to the floor where I pushed you out but you weren't there so I came downstairs in the parking lot but you weren't and they were clearing the building so I came outside..." he pulled my cheeks, "... a cute bunny was balled in the corner crying for me..." I chuckled and broke down in tears again.

Aditya ruffled my hair I calmed down a bit taking deep breaths that he was fine and nothing happened to him or I might haven't lived the same way. He waved at someone I followed his eyes some people walked in our direction which I guess are his friend. Aditya hugged me by his side and pointed at a boy, "You fucking douchebag... I was calling you when I was stuck in the elevator but what were you doing?" the brown hair guy scratched his head, "I think you don't wanna know..." he scrunched his nose, "Jhuta kaega tuu..." the brown guys joined his hand, "Bhai... Bhai... Maaf karde." They came one by one and side hugged him.

A girl was constantly glaring at me, she looked up when Aditya called her name "Drishti... meet Ritika, the girl I was talking about." She clearly faked enthusiasm and walked close. "Wow... I so wanted to meet her..." ahh... I have a gut feeling not in a good way. She forwarded her hand and shook it with me warmly maintaining deadly eye contact, "Drishti Jain... cousin sister of Veronica Jain..." my brows raised higher, "Oh... nice to meet you." Aditya sighed, "Why does everyone give her that look of uncertainty when she mentions herself as Veronica's sister.?" I faked a chuckle, "Then she should stop introducing herself as her sister because related to Veronica is nothing to be proud of...".

He glimpsed at Drishti and then at me I said it because who cares my boss is Ishita Mehra. I might get a pay rise for her but on a serious note, Drishti is just a virtual copy of Veronica. From the way of standing to the way of giving looks, she's exactly like Veronica which is not a good thing at all. Drishti smiled venomously, "I guess we should get back because half of our enjoyment is ruined." She looked up and down at me. Aditya glimpse at me, "It's not because of her Drishti don't blame her. I could have died in that accident and I'm not in the mood to continue it anyway." Drishti shrugged carelessly, "I don't care but she's just not the way I thought she would be like you described. And clearly, what do you like about her she's your sister-in-law's assistant. Won't it be embarrassing for you to date a girl like her when you belong to a reputed family and would your mother accept it because she didn't cooperate last time and your brother was devastated now, he has married that bitch Ishita and..."

Aditya raised his hand, "Just shut up Drishti... you know nothing...why would you compare her with Ishita Bhabhi, and how dare you call her that?" Drishti glared at him, "Don't they judge me for being Veronica's sister and Ishita is a bitch." He sighed and looked between us, I spoke in between "Say that in front of Ishita and you might turn bald..." he cackled covering his mouth failing miserably. I pulled his arms, "Let's leave this place it's haunting me..." he nodded and intertwined his finger with mine waving at his friend. He opened the car door for me and I hopped inside comfortably peeping outside Drishti was giving me dead glares but who cares?  

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