***Arush's P. O. V***

Half cursing the morning, and half cursing my jija-cum-sala, I pressed the accelerator of my bike to reach office quickly - at least then I'd be able to talk to Sahana!!

There I was today morning, happily cuddling Sahana on her bed, my body warming under her touch, just like how my life had warmed up with her presence in it.

I was dreaming a nice scenario of spending the rest of my life with this woman in my arms, and never having to let go off of her, when her asshole brother rang me on my phone to tell me he was coming home and that I too had to leave.

It was 5 in the morning... I would have stayed a little longer but my dad being the early bird he is, wakes up by 6 in the morning.

That idiot of my Sala plus jija had called me just when he was outside the house, so I had no choice but to dash out, without even kissing Sahana a proper good bye!

Just as easily as I'd gotten out of my house last night, I had come back in, and started off my day... It was all great with memories of Sahana flooding my mind, until I got this dire need rising within me to hear her voice.

Only when I'd upturned half my room did it dawn upon me that perhaps I'd left my phone at Sahana's place this morning.

And so, here I am, accelerating on my bike to reach office ASAP so that I could call her from there.

Finally reaching the office building, I hurriedly parked my bike at it's usual spot before sprinting to the elevators and off to my office.

Pin drop silence greeted me as the elevator pinged halt on our office floor, with only my footsteps echoing around.

Frowning at this eerie silence, I chanced a glance to my watch to see the time - eight thirty!! Eight thirty in the morning and neither the receptionist nor my angel in this office?!

Pursing my lips and running my hand through my hair, I sprinted into the office, making my way towards Sahana's cubicle.

The fragrance of a hundred roses greeted me, along with those same hundred roses all laid around the perimeter of Sahana's cubicle, making me gasp.

Sahana's chair was deserted - meaning she's yet to arrive to office. Oh but what a sight it'd make to have my angel sitting amidst these hundred roses - like a butterfly in a rose garden!!

Sighing, I slowly made my way to my cabin, to await my butterfly in there. Once inside, I hastily dialed Sahana's mobile number, with my heart hammering inside my rib-cage and my ears itching to hear my angel's sweet Melody any moment now.

But my heart sank when it went to voicemail - was she not missing me!? Pouting and sulking, I tried her number again, only for the voicemail to play again.

Grumbling under my breath, I put the receiver down, before pulling out my laptop - well I'll be needing something to distract me!!

But ten minutes later, with my eyes drooping close on their own accord and nothing of the file I was supposed to be reading entering into my mind, I finally closed my laptop shut before crossing my arms on my table and resting my head on it - surely I could rest for 5 minutes?!

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Feeling lighter than ever, and fresh air blowing into my face, I scrunched my eyes shut, cuddling myself and dreaming on.

Ah but there have to be a few idiots always to break my sleep right??

Loud talks and giggles filtered into my ears, finally making me shoot my eyes open - my cabin was empty, but through the glass door of my cabin I could see colors fluttering as people moved around, laughing and talking, their words bouncing off my ears.

Blinking my eyes, I looked around - it was 9:30 in the morning. Where was my Sahana??

I dialed her number again, but yet again it straight ahead went to voicemail, making me swear under my breath.

Does she not miss me?? Or is she not okay?? Why isn't she answering my call??

I dashed out of my cabin, earning a lot of gazes as I briskly walked to Sahana's cubicle - fuck all of them I don't care about anyone except my love!!

Disappointment crashed over me as I saw Sahana's empty cubicle and with a heavy heart I walked away go the cafeteria - she might be there??

But the absence of my beauty in the cafeteria pushed me into a gloom I've never felt before, along with that anger that had started to bubble inside of me - what had happened all of a sudden due to which she's avoiding me?

I knew one thing for sure - Sahana is going to be the receiver of my fury - a fury that nobody had ever faced before!!

***Sahana's P.O.V***

Fuck I am late!! Arush is gonna screw me for this!! And all because of that Riya ki bachchi!!!

"Arush is going to be mad!! He doesn't like tardiness!! Oh fuck I'm so late!!!" I hissed, glaring at Riya, who just rolled her eyes at me.

"Relax!! Our office timings are from 9am onwards!! It's just 9:30 now!! And we'll reach in a few minutes' time... and then you can go back to your dear Arush who'll just melt seeing you" Riya  winked, making blood rush to my cheeks.

Trying to act angry, I looked away from her and onto the traffic filled road - a very slow moving traffic..... slower than a tortoise if you will!!

"We'll be very late... the traffic is horrible" I scowled again, covering my face with a kerchief to protect from the dust - ah this summer heat and dust... what else do I do when I am travelling in an auto?!

"Kal k aye hue bande k liye apni best friend ko dant rahi hai...hmpf! I wonder.....aisa kya jaadu kiya Arush ne ki love p yakeen na karne wali Sahana abhi usko dekh n k liye itna taras rahi h, aur ussi k liye itna sajh-dhaj k ayi h?!" Riya asked, sounding thoughtful.

As yet again blood rose to my cheeks, I turned to glare at her before saying "You made me dress-up like this to give you company!! I was already dressed in my usual office wear before you sprinted to my room and forced me to wear this shit called as a saree!! And I'm late because of you!!" with as much contempt as I could muster.

"Mark my words woman... you'll be falling on your knees and kissing my feet for the way Arush is gonna treat you today.... Oh there's gonna be a heck load of hickeys on your throat you mark my words... and then I'm gonna tease you" Riya said nastily.

"Bitch" I scowled, trying hard to hide the blood rising upto my cheeks, while also trying hard not to think how Arush would react to me in a saree.

The one thing I know about Arush is - it doesn't matter to him how or what I am dressed in, as long as I'm smiling and happy!!

Though bhai had smirked and kept on mouthing Arush's name after I'd come down from my room wearing this saree, I had shut him up by a mention of Ahana bhabhi's name, leaving him blushing like a bride.

I wonder - do all serious guys become puppies when they fall in love?! 

"Oh Arushi.... apne preetam k dhyaan baad m kariyo... abhi nikal auto se.... ab der nahi ho rahi h kya office k liye?!" Riya's teasing voice brought me to reality, and I looked around to find that we had stopped right in front of our office building, with Riya already out of the auto, adjusting the pleats to her saree, and the auto driver shooting me suspicious glances like as though he'd just caught me hiding a dead body at the back of his auto!!

"Ha meri maa... aayi" I scowled, getting out of the auto as gracefully as possible, with this 100 yards of chiffon draped around me.

Okay question time - who the fuck thought 'hey you know what would be nice?! To wind this ass long cloth around yourself that'd wind around your legs everytime you move them.. and a 100 feet gap along the waist, making you conscious of whether your belly is being seen or not'  ?!

"Trust me... you're gonna fall in love with sarees once you know the kind of reaction you'll get for it" Riya said in a teasing tone, as though understanding my thoughts.

And though her tone was teasing, her gaze was warm as she helped me walk into the office building and onto the elevator, without once tripping on my toes.

Honestly... I hate sarees!! Fucking piece of shit this one!!

"Oh my God Sahana!!!" I heard Kinjal's excited squeal as the elevator pinged open onto our office floor, and whipped my head to find Kinjal our receptionist too dressed in an elegant teal-colored saree, draped neatly around her.

She didn't fuss with the pallu like me as she ran towards me and hugged me before pulling away and looking at me from head to toe - as though inspecting me!

"Damn you look hot!!" she squealed excitedly, making me giggle.

"You squeal in a little higher pitch and I swear a couple of bats are gonna fly in here thinking one of them is trapped in here!" Riya said to Kinjal before chuckling at her own joke!

"And you look pretty too Riya... but after you'd told that Sahana was throwing a tantrum for this saree, I thought she wouldn't wear it.... and this is a red colored saree... red for love!!!" Kinjal squealed yet again, winking at me at the last part and making me blush yet again.

"Aye Kinjal... it's not love... it's loooouuuuvvvvee" Riya said, giggling and pouting as Kinjal too joined her in her giggles.

But my eyes had long left my friends to look inside the office - searching for my brooding and arrogantly handsome man who'd be glaring daggers at me for coming late!

"You actually told all the ladies to wear saree today?!" Rama asked, as she wobbled out of another elevator, walking with great difficulty and both her hands clutching tightly onto the pleats of the saree.

"Yup" Riya said proudly, grinning as though she'd achieved the impossible.

"Oh all of you look so gorgeous!!" Rama squealed, finally stopping in front of us, still clutching onto her saree pleats tightly.

"Yes but why do you look like you're holding in a very long pee?!" Kinjal asked, making Rama scowl at her and Riya giggle.

"I don't know how to drape a saree... and well... when I was getting out of my car.... I ended up well... undraping the saree...." Rama trailed off, looking around to check if nobody was around, with her cheeks burning under shame.

"Uffo!! Chalo let me help you with it" Kinjal sighed as she finally dragged Rama to the ladies' room, leaving me and Riya alone in the deserted reception.

"Now let's see how your prince charming would react to you" Riya whispered, dragging me into the main office area.

The whole place seemed different today, with all the women dressed neatly and elegantly in sarees, fluttering around the office and giggling as they chatted away about their dress or complimented each other for their sarees and hairstyles and what not.

"You actually told all the women of our office to wear a saree today?! Why what's so special?" I asked, looking around our colorful office - colorful due to all the lovely ladies dressed in their best.

"I wanted to entice Kabir... So I wore a saree... But then I didn't want to be the only one in a saree... So I just told all these women k we'll all wear a saree today" Riya shrugged, her cheeks tinged pink.

"Now you go straight to Arush" Riya whispered finally, giving me a little nudge towards Arush's cabin before walking away towards her own cubicle.

I gulped before turning my gaze towards Arush's cabin - how mad would he be at me for coming so late?!

"Wow" I heard an appreciative gasp, making me turn around, only to come face to face with Sagar.

"Wow.... you look....beautiful!" he whispered, with his eyes almost popping out of his head as he looked at me from head to toe, making me fidget at the spot.

Though Sagar didn't say anything else, yet his gaze somehow made me feel uncomfortable and I couldn't help pull the pallu of my saree closer to myself, whilst looking around to find my man.

"I hope you do mean beautiful as in... beautiful like your sister?!" came an angry voice and I couldn't help a smile curling my lips as I recognized my man's voice, making me whip my head towards the direction of the voice.

And there he stood - at the threshold of his cabin, glaring down at Sagar who shivered as though he'd just seen a nightmare.

Dressed smartly as always but looking sexier than ever in his maroon fitted t-shirt and washed jeans, his silky hair messier than ever making him look hot as fuck and his beard covering the vein ticking painfully in his jaw, Arush stood there, tall and intimidating, as he crossed his arms across his chest, making his chest just expand by a 1000 inches, and increasing his intimidating aura by a 100 fold.

"I...uh...y...yes...yes...Sahana... you're my sister" Sagar stuttered before scuttling away, leaving me alone with a pissed off Arush.

"In... now" Arush hissed angrily, making me shiver under my skin.

But nevertheless, I silently made my way towards his cabin, my arms brushing against his body as I walked over the threshold, making my skin burst in flames. And yet without looking at him, I walked in silently, keeping my back to him.

I jumped as I heard the cabin door close with a thud - Arush had closed the door forcefully?! But before I could take in what was happening, I felt my arm being tugged by his warm yet strong grip as he dragged me away, to the corner of the room, far away from the door and anybody peering into the cabin through the glass door.

Finally pushing me against the wall, Arush glowered at me before hissing "Never...ever.... will you.. wear a saree...again" gritting his teeth, and a vein ticking at his temple, threatening to burst any second now.

"B...B..." I stuttered as words failed me - my brain had stopped functioning under the influence of his heady perfume, and his angry gaze on me.

"No buts.... never... that's all.. I don't ever want you to wear a saree again... now go home and change out of this" he hissed, his hands now clutching both my arms in a tight grip as he shook me lightly, still glowering down on me.

Tears welled my eyes - I didn't even want to dress in a saree... but Riya forced me into this and now...

'tu meri bachchi h... yeh baat hummesha yaad rakhna Sonu... you're as strong as a diamond... you will always be as strong as a diamond'  - bhai's words echoed in my mind.

Bhai would always tell me that whenever I felt low or was at the verge of breaking down and it always helped me move on - move ahead with my head held high.

Why should I listen to Arush?! True I love him and he loves me, but under what authority is he bossing over me like this, without even listening to my side of the story?!

"Apne kaan khol kar suniye Mr.Arush Sharma... I will wear what I want and whenever I want... I will wear a saree again tomorrow and the day after that and whenever I feel like it because this is my life" I hissed back at Arush, glaring back at him, who looked utterly taken aback by my attitude.

To be continued...