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Abhi was sitting in his cabin, working. He heard the door knocking sound. "Come in..." Abhi said, still working. Pragya entered the cabin nervously. 

Abhi was surprised, seeing her. "You?"

"I have to tell you something," Pragya said nervously and Abhi nods his head. " Thank you so much for saving me from him," Pragya said softly.

"You are welcome," Abhi said with a smile, and Pragya left a relief breath. "As I told you before, be careful with him. I don't know for how many days he would be there in Agra. So, if he again tries to misbehave with you, don't hesitate, just tell me. I will take care of him." Abhi said and Pragya nods.

"I have to accept the truth. Disha is right." Abhi looks at her hearing it.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that you are not that Kadoos. You are sweet too." Abhi's lips curved to a smile, hearing Pragya's words.

Pragya felt her heart flutter, seeing his smile. There is something in his smile. It always makes her heart beat faster than usual. She gets a different feeling whenever she sees his smile. His smile is soulful. Pragya was standing there, blinking her eyes.

Abhi snaps his fingers in front of her, bringing her back to reality. "What are you staring at?" Abhi asked, lifting his eyebrows. Pragya shook her head and went from there.

Once Pragya goes, Abhi smiled, thinking about her.

After a Month

Days start to roll. Both Abhi and Pragya had an unknown feelings about each other. Whenever they see each other in the office, they can't stop their heart which would beat faster than before.

Whenever Abhi sees Pragya's eyes, he gets lost in them and Abhi's simple smile is enough for Pragya to go crazy.

On Such Day

King asked all of his employees to gather in the conference hall. Pragya, Disha, and her other colleges were assembled in the conference room, waiting for King. Once King enters the room, everyone gets up and greets him.

"Take your seat," King said, sitting on his chair. Everyone sits down.

Pragya turns and looks at Abhi, who was sitting beside King. 

When Abhi felt Pragya staring at him and turns towards her. Pragya immediately turned her grace to the other side, and Abhi chuckles softly, seeing her.

"I asked you all to come here to tell you all happy news. Our company finally gets that foreign contract." King said proudly and everyone claps their hands, hearing him. Both Abhi and Pragya were kept on stealing glances at each other. "To celebrate this success, I have planned to arrange a party tomorrow night. I'm inviting you all to come to the party." King said and everyone nods happily.

Next Night

The party was held in King's house. Abhi was hanging out along with Purab around the party. King was looking into his guests and clients. Ragini came to the party and Abhi smiled, seeing her. Both Abhi and Purab approached her and Ragini smiles, seeing them.

"The place is beautiful. You have done an excellent job, Abhi."

"Thank you, ma'am," Abhi said.

"Hello, ma'am," Purab said with a polite smile.

"Purab right?" Purab was surprised, seeing Ragini identifying him correctly.

"How did you identify me correctly, mam?"

"I have seen you with Abhi for quite many time, so I remember you," Ragini said and went from there excusing herself. Purab starts to talk, but Abhi's eye falls on the entrance and was standing there in 'aww' seeing Pragya, coming inside, along with Disha. She was looking simple and breathtakingly beautiful and Abhi could not take away his eyes from her.

Pragya looked at Abhi, who was looking at her. She blushed, seeing his intense grace. Purab frowns, looking at Abhi, and turns his grace towards the entrance. He saw Pragya standing there, blushing. 

Purab looked at Abhi and smirks. 

"What's happening?" Purab asked, shooking Abhi.

Abhi came back to reality and looks at Purab, who was standing there with a teasing look. Pragya goes inside the party along with Disha.

"Nothing." Abhi lied.

"I can see that," Purab said sarcastically and Abhi rolls his eyes. "Finally, someone is falling in love," Purab said and Abhi gave a disbelief look.

Dharmesh entered the party along with Aaliya and Nikkil. While passing Abhi, Dharmesh and Nikkil gave a deadly glare to him, but Abhi ignored them completely. Aaliya waved her hands, seeing Abhi happily. Abhi smiles and waves his hand in return. Nikkil saw Pragya and his eyes become darker in lust.

King turned and looked at Pragya and gets mesmerized, seeing her beauty. He approached her with a smile. "Hi, Pragya."

"Hi, sir," Pragya said nervously.

"Hi, sir," Disha said with a smile.

"Hello, Disha. Are you guys comfortable here?"

"Yes sir." Both said. 

"Pragya, I have to say this. You are looking beautiful like your voice." King said, looking at her mesmerized. Pragya felt weird, hearing him, but she nods with a smile, politely. "After that day, we didn't talk much right? Why don't we...."

Before King could proceed, he was called by one of his clients. Excusing himself, he went from there. Pragya and Disha looked at each other weirdly.

"Is boss has a crush on you?" Disha asked.

"I don't think so. He heard me singing in the pub. Maybe, he might have got impressed in my song." Pragya said shrugging her shoulders.

Disha looks at Abhi and smiles. "Come, let's have a chat with Abhi," Disha said and dragged Pragya towards him.

"Abhi..." Abhi, who was talking to Purab, turned towards Disha, hearing her voice.

"Hi Disha, Whatsup?" Abhi asked and looked at Pragya, who was standing there, looking at him. "How is the party?"

"Amazing," Disha said giggling. Abhi was kept on looking at Pragya while talking with Disha.

"Have I become invisible to you, Disha?" Purab asked.

"Yes, what will you do?" Disha snapped back.

"Ok, now I became visible," Purab said with a wink and Disha gets irked.

"I will get some water." Disha excuses herself and went from there.

"She is rude, dude... By the name, may I know your sweet name?" Purab asked, looking at Pragya.

"Pragya..." Pragya said with a smile.

"I'm Purab," Purab said, offering his hand. Before Pragya could hold it to shake hands, Abhi pulled Purab's hand.

"I think that's not needed," Abhi said possessively. Pragya frowns, seeing him whereas Purab understands what Abhi means. He excused himself and went from there.

"That is rude," Pragya said and Abhi shrugs his shoulders.

Ragini came towards Abhi, smiling. "Do you need anything, ma'am?" Abhi asked.

"No dear. By the way, who is this girl?" Ragini asked, pointing at Pragya.

"Ma'am, this is Pragya. She joined our company a month ago. Pragya, this is Ragini mam. King sir's mother." Pragya's eyes pop out, hearing it.

"Hello mam," Pragya said nervously.

"Hello dear. You look beautiful." Ragini said, caressing her head.

"Thank you, mam," Pragya said, smiling at her compliment.

"Attention please," Everyone turned their grace towards King, hearing his voice. "Thank you so much for coming to this party and making it even more special. After working for a long time, finally I got the foreign project and this project would take Singh enterprises to the next. I have to thank all my workers who contributed to this project. It means a lot." King said and everyone clapped their hands. "Let's have a couple of dances," King said and gets down from the stage.

Abhi and Pragya look at each other nervously. Before Abhi could ask her for a dance, King comes there. "Will you please dance with me?" King asked, offering his hand to Pragya. Pragya was shocked. She looks at Abhi, whose face became sad. She hesitantly gives her hand to King, plastering a smile.

Both went to the dance floor and starts to dance, whereas Abhi was standing there, staring at them with a stern look. He knows that King is his boss, but he can't stop himself from getting angry, seeing Pragya dancing with him. He clenches his jaws and looked at them, trying his level best to control his anger. Pragya was kept on looking at Abhi, whereas King was enjoying the dance with her.

"How is the party?" King initiated the talk.

"Nice sir," Pragya said with a fake smile. King talked about some random stuff and Pragya just answered them while stealing glances of Abhi.

Nikkil, who looked at her dancing, smirks. He took a girl along with him and goes to the dance floor. He starts to dance next to Pragya so that when the pair changes, he could dance with her.

Pragya was feeling suffocated and uncomfortable, dancing with King. When Nikkil comes and dances with another girl, fear gripped inside her, seeing Nikkil, eyeing on her lustfully.

When it is time for changing the pair, King leaves her. Nikkil was about to hold her hands, but a strong arm holds her and as a result, Pragya bumps into a hard chest. She lifts her head and smiles, seeing Abhi holding her securely.

Nikkil fumes in angry, seeing Abhi there. Abhi gave a victory look to Nikkil with a smirk and looks at Pragya. King left the dance floor as he was called by someone.

"I think I'm here at the right time," Abhi said.

"Yes, Mr. Kadoos" Pragya said teasingly and Abhi rolls his eyes.

"Again you started to call me with that name?"

"That name suits you," Pragya said and Abhi grips his hold on her waist. He brought her closer to him and Pragya's breath hitched, looking at him closer. Pragya could feel Abhi's breath on her face, teasing her. He looked at her intensely and Pragya's heart starts to beat faster, seeing him closer.

"I think my closeness affects you a lot," Abhi said, looking at her lips. Pragya gulps and her breath gets heavier, seeing his grace. Both danced as per the beat, looking at each other intensely. Abhi winks at her, making her blush. When there was a pair change, everyone changes their pair, except Abhi and Pragya. Both were dancing together, drowning in each other.

Ragini, who was watching all this, smiled at them. 'When I first looked at them together, I knew that they would make a perfect pair.' Ragini thought in her mind.

After the dance, Abhi went towards Nikkil, who was standing near the bar. Nikkil smirked at Abhi. "Nikkil, I'm warning you again. Stay away from her." Abhi whispered furiously.

"What will you do if I didn't?" Nikkil asked sarcastically and Abhi comes even more closer to him.

"If you do then I would make sure that you regret it every day in your life. I will show how the hell would look like. So, don't you DARE NEAR HER." Abhi said firmly and went from there. Nikkil gulps a glass of alcohol and looks at Abhi furiously.

After the party

Pragya came out of the house tiredly. She bids adieu to Disha and starts to walk towards the bus stand. She felt someone following her. 

Pragya turns and saw Abhi, walking at the back of her. "Why are you following me?" Pragya asked frowning.

"I'm not following you. I'm also going to the bus stand," Abhi said and Pragya nods.

Abhi came beside Pragya and both start to walk together.

"Do you usually go by bus?" Pragya asked wondering.

"Yes. Once I drop King sir in his home, I used to go in the bus." Abhi said and Pragya nods.

Both reached the bus stand and sits on the bench nearby. "So, how was today's party?" Abhi asked.

"It was nice. The party was beautifully decorated."

"Credits go to me," Abhi said and Pragya was shocked.

"You did the decoration?" Pragya asked and Abhi nods. "That was amazing. I'm impressed." Pragya said and Abhi chuckles.

"How was the dance?" Abhi asked with a naughty look and Pragya blushed.

The bus came and both of them stood from the bench. "This is my bus," Pragya said.

"Oh, this is mine too," Abhi said and Pragya's face became brighter, hearing him.

Both get inside the bus. Pragya was sitting in the window side and Abhi was sitting beside her. "Can I ask you a favor?" Abhi asked.

"What?"

"I'm feeling too tired. I will take a little nap. Mine is the seventh stop. Can you wake me up?" Abhi asked and Pragya nods as her's is tenth stop. Abhi rests his head on the back of the seat and closes his eyes.

Pragya was kept on staring at him. She could say that he is too tired as he worked a lot. But even though he is exhausted, he looked handsome. She felt calm and happy, seeing his face. When she was dancing with King, she felt uncomfortable and helpless. And when Nikkil came there, Pragya became scared about what if he tries to misbehave. But, Abhi came there at the right time and saved her. She felt like he is her knight who would save her from all the dangers. She felt happy and comfortable in his embrace. And his intense grace, makes her go crazy for him. Without her knowledge, Pragya started to fall in love with Abhi.

While sleeping, suddenly Abhi puts his head on her shoulder. First Pragya was shocked and jumps, feeling his head. She looked at him nervously but soon, her face becomes softer, seeing him sleeping peacefully. She looks outside the window and feels happy and blessed, having him beside her. All she wants now is that this bus ride shouldn't end. She wants to freeze this moment of being beside him.

To be continued

Precap

"Don't you have common sense Pragya? We lost our way. I'm trying to figure it out and is this the time for you to make fun of me? That too like this?" Abhi shouts angrily and Pragya jumps, hearing his roaring voice. "Do you have any idea how I'm feeling now?"

"I'm sorry," Pragya whispered with tears in her eyes.

"Will your sorry be enough? Do you know how they looked at me? That girl slapped me. She would have thought me a pervert. And will your sorry change that? I'm embarrassed, Pragya. How can you do this to me?"

"I felt like I want to give a tight hug and kiss you and I said that in Malayalam so that you won't understand it. But like a stupid, I said it loud that you asked me the meaning of it. I felt embarrassed to say it and that's why I lied. But I didn't expect that you would go and blabber it to everyone. At least if I was near you when you were asking, I would have stopped you, but you left me in the car. And now I don't know what to do other than asking sorry. I can't change anything that happened," Pragya bursts out with a big sob and Abhi was dumbstruck, hearing her.

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