Sun had shown, screaming the start of the day. Most of the people in the city were out of their houses, going at their works and children going to school. There was hustle bustle all around like a normal day.
Pretty normal right?Nah! There was Bella who was still in her bed covered with bedsheet and snoring heavily. Varonica was calling her from downstairs while preparing breakfast but after getting frustrated of calling out her name for like thousands times, she went up stairs.Varonica turned the knob and the door opened smoothly without any creaking sound. She palmed her face at the sight. Bella's room was in a complete mess.Popcorns were all over her bed while the half eaten pizza was lying on the floor and Bella was on her bed, wrapped in the sheets and in deep sleep.Splash!!Varonica emptied the whole jag of water on Bella and put the now empty jug back at the bed side table. Bella's eyes widened and she hurriedly sat on the bed in indian style with her eyes wide open and nose scrunched which Varonica chose to ignore and glared.Bella was completely drenched in water. Even the water droplets were falling down from her hair. She glared at Varonica but she just chuckled raising Bella's temper even more." Varonica what was that?" Bella was already frustrated because of yesterday's night and now she was welcomed with this incredible start of the day.Just great!Varonica looked at Bella as if she was ghost but soon it was replaced with a smug smile and she waited for her to say something. She raised her invisible collar in self pride and winked at her." You should thank this incredible friend of yours Bella. " Varonica chided in a dramatic way." But exactly why?" Bella asked while standing up to take a towel." You were stinking like a sock, worn zillion times. " and she pinched her nose in disgust as to stop the bad ardour to reach her nose." haha.. Well that and also at least as you already have had a bath now you can change and go. Hurry. " added Varonica which made made Bella look at the clock right away." Shoot! I am getting late for my interview. Thanks Varonica. " and after saying it even before Varonica could reply back anything further, Bella pushed her out of the room." I love you. You are the best." Bella shouted before closing the the door." Yeah, now you will be doing the dinner dishes. " and Bella could imagine Varonica chuckling.Bella had totally forgotten about her interview thing due to... Well she wasn't in a mood to reminisce all that what had happened yesterday so she dropped the topic there only and went inside the washroom after fetching cloths from her closet.Bella came down stairs and took the toast which Varonica was about to eat. Varonica looked at her best friend with an open mouth while Bella just mumbled a sorry and a thank you before grabbing the keys of her scooty.She rushed out of the house, started her scooty and zoomed away. She was driving hurriedly, on the way chanting prayers so that God will save her from getting thrown out of the company even before getting employed.Ashton was still in his bed sleeping when his phone rang, with his eyes closed he moved towards the sound to reach for his mobile when his butt fell on the ground with a jerk." ouch... Hell man." he cursed while picking up the call." Good morning my sleeping beauty. I hope you have woken up and would be ready by now. Wait I am talking about Ashton - the - lazy - ass - Blair , the laziest snail in the world then how is that even possible.Ashton , I am damn sure that you aren't ready. Leave being ready, I guess you haven't even left your bed till now. Right. Ashton will you say something. I swear... " and Ashton's ears started to bleed." Hey Peter. I will say something when you let me. You were so busy in ranting shit that you didn't even pause for me to reply. Did you even breathe in between. " Ashton said while rolling his eyes at his best friend." Hehehe.. Yeah man you are right. By the way now will you come out of your comfy bed and get ready. " Peter said from the other side." Errmm.. What do you mean by get out of your comfy bed and get ready. I am already on my way. " he pretended not to know what Peter was implying and lied through his teeth." Oh cool then reach. "" Yeah, will meet you in 10 minutes. " Ashton said while dashing in the washroom.He brushed his teeth and washed his face as fast he could. Coming out, he got changed into formals and went out of his flat. He stopped jingling his car keys when he reached near it and drove off.Peter was waiting for Ashton to come. He was pacing back and forth while getting bored as he had nothing better to do. So he took out his mobile out and started playing game to kill his time. As he knew Ashton wasn't going to arrive any time sooner because he knew his best friend so well that he was sure Ashton wasn't ready when he had called him.---------It was tall building covered with glass windows. Wide stairs at the entrance and the building was illuminating under the sun rays. Bella was stunned and instantly liked the the place." Cupid." Bella read the glittering board which was at the top of the building.She inhaled few sharp breaths to calm her excited heart which was jumping and was all set to come out of her ribcage in joy. But she was nervous too at the same time. Giving herself some strength. Bella walked to the entrance and the guard opened the huge glass gates for her.If exterior of the building was amazing then the interior was superb. Bella looked here and there and finally found reception. A girl wearing spectacles in her mid twenties was working on a computer and she looked at Bella as she approached her." I am Sally. How can I help you?" she asked politely." Umm.. Actually I am here for an interview so could you tell me which way to go?" Bella requested to which girl smiled in assurance." Interviews must have started you need to hurry. Fifth floor at meeting Hall. " and Bella went to find elevator after thanking Sally.Bella managed to find elevator and got inside. Pressing the fifth button she rested her head by the wall of elevator and sighed. Luckily there was no one in there to see how much worried she was about the interview.The numbers in neon red color on the digital screen of elevator were changing and lastly it showed fifth floor. Bella came out of the elevator. She ran nervously with her trembling feet till the meeting hall.She was fiddling her fingers in excitement and fear, she knew behind that door a lot of other people were there like her who had come for the interview. She took a deep breath and was about to open the door when she felt someone's presence behind her.That familiar musk perfume filled her nostrils. And Bella's heartbeat raced rapidly, she felt the hot breaths at the nap of her neck and the shiver ran through her spine, giving her goose-bumps.She didn't need to turn around to know who the person was as she knew there had always been this one person who had such an effect on her body and that familiar fragrance but still she was hoping for herself to be wrong."Hello Miss Evans." and her hopes came crashing down when she heard the voice.It was him. It was Ashton Blair.That familiar musk perfume filled her nostrils. And Bella's heart beats raced rapidly, she felt the hot breaths at the nap of her neck and the shiver ran through her spine, giving her goosebumps. She didn't need to turn around to know who the person was as she knew there had always been this one person who had such an effect on her body and that familiar fragrance but still she was hoping for herself to be wrong. " Hello Miss Evans." but her hopes came crashing down when she heard the voice. It was him. It was Ashton Blair. Bella exhaled a heavy breath and turned with a poker face, all blank and didn't even flinch a bit. She held her head up to meet his eyes with full confidence while her fists clenched and teeth gritted. She was facing him now and when he looked in her eyes, there was something different in them which he wasn't able to interpret and that feared him. For the first time he wasn't able to catch on what was going through her mind. " Hello Miss Evans." he said again
Soon the delivery boy came with Ashton's order and was shocked by the huge tip Ashton gave him. Thanking him he vanished while Ashton closed the door and headed upstairs in his room to have his dinner with a happy face, after a long time.Bella was standing at the door step. Everytime she raised her hand to turn the knob but withdrew it in the mid way. She closed her eyes and inhaled a deep breath, gathering strength she opened the door.Opening the door, Bella peeped inside to check if the way to my room was clear or not but to her dismay luck wasn't on his side the first thing her eyes caught was a familiar thin figure." what are you doing Bell?" Varonica looked at her suspiciously." What... What am I doing??? I am doing nothing.. Yeah nothing. Why are you asking me this?? Do you think I am upto something?? Oh come on Varonica how could you think about me like this. You are doubting me.. Like seriously. Our 6 years of friendship and you are still doubting me. " Bella pointed at he
Ashton and Peter both had a talk on call about the meeting and their plans for tomorrow. After sometime they talk about absolutely nothing but crap and lastly declined the call. Ashton laid back holding pillow close to himself and his thoughts went back to that time, replaying the memory of his first encounter with Bella. He started to think back about how his friends were around Varonica and that look of terror on her face that was the first time when Ashton had met Bella. -----Varonica backed away, Tina was ready to punch or kick her butt and Ashton would have enjoyed the show too but he stopped her cause he didn't want her to have all the fun alone he wanted it too. So rest of Ashton's friends had surrounded Varonica and waited for Ashton. " I am sorry. It happened by mistake." Varonica half smiled in fear as Ashton kept coming closer. " Tch Tch don't be sorry it's okay." her back hit the table and she stumbled. " Stop what you are guys doing. Stop bullying her. " a sweet whis
After Bella had the talk with her subconscious, her body got relaxed a bit as a burden was relieved and besides tiredness took a toll on her as her eyes started dropping. She yawned and hugged pillow more tightly, cold breeze tickled her face and she stared at the roses intently until she fell asleep. Both were in sleep with an enchanting smile on their faces due to overwhelming feelings. They were amused how they fell in love with each other despite their not so pleasant first encounter but this is what love is. It was morning but Bella didn't seem to wake up until the alarm rang merciless, shutting it off she woke up with a pout feeling sleepy but still dragged herself to the washroom and had a shower. Bella hastily came out of the washroom, the cold water awakening her completely. She had wrapped a towel around her dampened body. She plugged the hair dry and dried her hair and lastly got changed into a red tank top and black jeans. Before going out of her room her eyes involunta
She smoothened her dress and once more gave a look in the mirror to assure she was presentable. She stepped out of the washroom and thought, "I don't want to do this. But Ashton being here. I am left with no other choice." " I am resigning today." and with determination Bella went to talk to the authorities.Bella hastily typed a resignation letter and took its print out to hand it over. She knocked at the door with her trembling hand and entered in when Ashton gave her permission. She was going to act cool. She had decided that she will calmly hand over her resignation letter and walk the office like some dope shot. " Good morning Sir. Here is my resignation letter sir.", with this Bella kept resignation on table and proceeded to make a show stopping exit when Ashton called her. " May I know the reason?", Ashton spoke while looking at Bella. " It's written in the letter sir.", Bella replied and started to go out again. " Okay I won't stop you. But don't forget to pay the penalty
Bella was still standing at the door with her back facing it. She cursed and made faces as her plan back fired at her, talk about luck." Darn it..... This is not going be to easy." she stomped her foot and went to her cabin to fetch the file.Bella had said it loud enough for Ashton to hear the muffled sound and it made him laugh. He knew it wasn't time to tease her but he couldn't help it she was so cute when she would get irritated and besides that he knew that being serious won't make things right. Him being serious won't be of any help either way.But at least being jolly and teasing would make her talk back to him even if it would be due to annoyance even if she would scream and yell at him but at least she won't ignore him which she had been doing, she was running away far away from him. But Ashton wasn't going to let it happen now when he had got a chance to mend her heart." Man the food in the canteen was so yummy, too delicious that I couldn't hold myself back. " Peter said
Bella maintained a stern face and for milli second looked at the glass wall. And there Ashton was hugging a girl with a big smile on his face. And she regreted instantly, looking at the glass wall, looking at him wasn't a good idea. And her broken heart broke once again if that was even possible. " How can I trust you Ashton when your words and actions are so freaking contrary, how?" was all Bella thought. The girl was smiling while looking at Ashton to which he flashed his bright smile beaming with happiness and Bella felt a pang of jealousy. Bella wanted to go in his cabin and pull that girl and Ashton apart from their didn't seem to end hug. Her breathing was getting raged in anger. Here a moment ago he dropped a note apologising for the crap he said to Peter and was asking her to trust him, believe him. And now he was smiling like a maniac and wasn't stopping that girl. Hell she was getting too clinging, couldn't he see that. If glares could burn then this girl would have turne
" Cheers everyone, enjoy the party." everyone yelled cheers as Ashton announced the beginning of party. Everyone was having fun in their own ways. Some were drinking, some were dancing, others were gawking at food. But Ashton didn't bother to pay attention to any of them. His eyes just remained at the entrance all the time no matter if he was indulged in an conversation with someone or alone. But he didn't look away from at entrance. His eyes glued there. He was just waiting for that one person to come for whom he had kept this party. Well not only for her. But certainly she was the most awaited guest for him. Though all the people present here in the party thought it was because Ashton had become the new CEO. And that was kind of true. But he knew what it was more of a reason for this party other then him being the CEO. It WAS as if an excuse to meet Bella for him. He hadn't decided on throwing a party at all until he saw her in that conference hall. Ashton was still looking at