Chapter 5

*Usha Pov* 

How stupid can I be? I thought looking at the mirror. I just hugged that rude person I mean Mr.Sharma, but I have another name in my mind, which suits him better than all these. 

Ok, Usha! Just shut up and focus on scolding yourself. I nodded and said, “Why did you hug him? Are you crazy? I mean, who hugs the other person when someone else gave you a compliment.” 

That would be you Usha! I heard someone saying in my mind. 

“This scolding is completely a waste of time.” I mumbled to myself and left the washroom. 

“Usha! Your breakfast is getting cold.” Mom shouted from downstairs. 

“She is just upstairs and not in another city. So you can reduce your tone.” Dad shouted back at her. 

I rushed towards the kitchen so that I can keep them from going through another quarrel. But it seems like I am already late looking at both who are standing in front of each other. 

“Sometimes you are such a hypocrite I tell you.” Mom said shaking her head. 

“Not more than you Mrs.Mehta.” Dad said rolling his eyes. 

Why don’t they just stop quarreling for one second? I asked myself and then groaned. That is the same question which is roaming around in my head from the time I got to know what is happening around me. 

“I am leaving!” I mumbled and left the house sighing. 

I calmly entered the café with nothing, but their shouting’s in my head. If I go to the office with these things, then I am sure I will do nothing but bad for the company. 

“Are you ok?” I heard someone asking. 

I turned to see him sitting on a table beside me, and another surprise is he is actually asking this question with a frown on his face. 

“I am fine!” I replied, moving away. 

“That means you are not at all fine.” He said and dragged me towards the chair in front of me. 

“What do you mean?” I asked him confused, but sat down without complaining when I saw that there is no empty chair. 

“When a girl says that she is fine after a few seconds that mean she is not at all fine.” He replied shrugging. 

“And how do you know that?” I asked him smiling. 

“I am a genius in those matters.” He replied smirking. 

“Thank god! You are a genius at least in this one.” I said and laughed at his expression when I said this. 

“Very funny!” he said frowning. 

“I know! That’s why I am laughing.” I said, placing my bag on the table and then I saw a cake piece in front of me. 

“Did I take someone else place?” I asked him looking around. 

“Nope! That is for you.” He replied. 

“For what?” I asked him and saw that the flavor of the cake is butterscotch which I hate the most. 

“My treat for the success we got yesterday.” He replied smiling. 

“Are you rubbing it in my face that I lost it?” I asked getting angry. 

“Hey! Don’t think like that. If I really want to rub, then I would have sent some chocolates to your office even though I hate them.” he replied raising his hands. 

“Ok! But I can’t eat it. I don’t like the flavor.” I said, moving it forward. 

“Oh! I will order you something else. This is my favorite.” he mumbled in disappointment. 

“I will eat it, but you have to eat whatever I ordered for you.” I said after a few seconds. 

He immediately nodded, and I ordered some nice chocolate cake piece. His expression looking at that was amazing. 

“Really? You are a cruel, designer shirt.” He said glaring at me. 

“Look, Mr.Whatever! It is fair if you want me to eat the cake you ordered.” I said smiling. 

“Whatever!” he said took the spoon making me smile because this name definitely suits him. 

We both took the spoons and took the piece with it moving towards our mouth. I put it inside along with him but took it out immediately without eating. 

I looked up to see him doing the same thing. Seeing this we both laughed and said “So much trust.” At the same time. 

“Ok, we will close our eyes and then eat it.” he said smiling. 

“But that is so silly.” I said smiling back. 

“We need to start the trust thing somewhere right.” He said in a serious tone. 

I nodded and closed my eyes and put it inside my mouth. Damn! I totally hate it but gulped it soon. I sighed in relief and opened my eyes to see him already had his first bite. 

“That was worst!” those are the words we both said looking at each other. 

“Oh my God! Why do we always say many things at a time?” I asked him shaking my head and took another bite. 

“How could I know? Like you said I am not a genius right.” He replied winking and took a bite. 

“You are looking like you want to eat anything in this world except the thing in your mouth.” I said laughing. 

“You are also behaving like that only.” he said like it is obvious. 

“Really? Then one selfie is must with that face.” I said taking out my mobile. 

“Wait! We both need the selfie.” Saying this he stood behind me and we both took the picture after having the bite. 

When I looked at the photo, I want to cringe so badly. That can be granted a title as worst looking people in a photo. 

“I never did something silly like this like never.” I said when he went back to his seat. 

“Same here! Can you forward me that pic?” he asked and I send it to him. 

“So how is your mood now?” he asked after we both paid for each other bill after a lot of arguments. 

“Thank you! Now I am feeling better. You are not as bad as you look.” I replied teasing him. 

“No one can be as perfect as your Raj right?” he asked irritated. 

“He is not mine! And by the way, where is your girlfriend?” I asked him getting up along with him. 

“I don’t have any girlfriend. I mean I had one a few months back.” he replied when we came outside. 

“So now Ms.Shruthi will become your girlfriend right?” I asked him before I could stop myself. 

“So you already got the gossip about my life?” he asked teasingly. 

“I got forced to hear that information.” I replied looking away. 

“Nope! She is not going to be my girlfriend. But will you come out to dinner?” he asked the last sentence in so low tone that for one second, I thought I didn’t hear him. 

“Are you asking me out on a date?” I asked him shocked. 

“Yeah! I mean I had fun today, even for ten minutes in this café so why not.” he replied shrugging. 

“But I will lose my job if anyone knows this.” I said my worry out loud. 

“Don’t tell me Ms.Designer shirt is scarred and when did you start thinking what others will think.” He said frowning. 

“What do you mean?” I asked him confused. 

“I mean from the time we are fighting I saw that you don’t just care what others say about you so why now?” he explained. 

“When and where?” I asked him after a few seconds. 

“I will pick you up from your company at 7pm.” he replied. 

“Bye, Mr.Whatever!” I said, turning towards the left lane from the café. 

“Bye, designer shirt!” he said turning towards the right lane from the café. 

Date with him! Hope it will be good. 

*Abhay Pov* 

“Dad! Can I talk to you?” I asked him entering his cabin. 

“What is it?” he asked me looking at me. 

“I don’t want to get married to that girl. Say no to her.” I replied. 

“How many proposals will be rejected by you, Abhay? One time you say that a girl is very tall and one time very short. And some other time you will say that she is very young, or she is very old. I am tired of this Abhay. This time I am accepting and the next time I will not let you reject another one.” He said in a frustrated tone. 

Then I remembered her saying to some girl that no one can drag you towards the wedding stage. I looked straight at him and said, “Whatever, Dad!” 

“You and your ‘Whatever’s’! I don’t know where you even got that word from.” He said shaking his head. 

See his irritation, I remember her’s irritation for the same word when we first met making me smile now in front of my irritated father. 

“Why are you smiling like an idiot?” Dad asked, but I left his cabin shaking my head. 

“So Mr.Ugly sunglasses! What is happening?” I heard Shruthi asking entering my cabin. 

“Where did you get that name from?” I asked her confused. 

“Are you really that dumb Abhay? When you can hear her words sitting in front of her, then why would I not when I am beside you?” She asked smirking. 

“You mean to say that you all heard our words?” I asked her shocked. 

“Yup! We heard everything and had a quite fun, but I didn’t tell you anything yesterday. Our client too laughed one time, but you both didn’t hear him.” She replied grinning. 

“Oh god!” I said, holding my head. 

“Don’t worry!” she said with sympathy, but I can see that she is having so much fun. 

“I am going on a date with her.” I said looking at her. 

“With her?” she asked shocked. 

“Why are you asking me like that?” I asked her confused. 

“I mean who is in the right mind will go out with you. And you irritated her more than any other girl got irritated already. So it is really a shock.” She replied shrugging. 

Her phone immediately ranged, and she looked at it frowning. I already know there is going to be trouble when she lifted her phone. 

*Usha Pov* 

“So Ms.Designer shirt! I mean Usha. Why are you still here?” Mr.Raj asked entering the cabin. 

“What?” I asked him shocked. 

He laughed and then said, “Don’t worry! I actually heard Mr.Sharma calling you that and even heard your names for him.” 

“You heard those entire things, sir.” I said mumbling. 

“Yeah! It was quite an entertainment and did you forget that I sat beside you?” he asked smiling. 

“Oh!” that’s all I said. 

“I am not going to fire you.” he immediately said looking at my expression. 

“Thank you so much, Sir!” I said in relief. 

“Your job will not get affected until you do your work properly. So now tell me why you are still here?” He asked. 

“I am waiting for my date.” I replied honestly. 

“Ok, enjoy! I am going home.” He said waving his hand. 

I waved back and sat in my cabin doing tomorrow’s work. I checked my mobile every few seconds, but didn’t get his message. I saw that it is already 8pm. 

I left the office and stood near the gate waiting. I tried calling him, but he is not lifting his mobile. 

“I am just stupid!” I shouted with all the frustration and took a cab. 

When I went inside my home, I saw Mom and Dad shouting at each other about some food topic. 

“Stop it! Just stop it! Can’t I have one second filled with peace in this house?” I shouted at both of them, and they both looked at me shocked. 

“Usha! What happened dear?” Mom asked worriedly. 

“Nothing!” I replied and went inside my room. 

“I think we need to get her married.” Dad said when I was closing my door. 

“For the first time, I think you 're right. She just shouted at us can you believe it.” Mom said with shock in her voice. 

Why do parents always have one solution for any unusual behavior they see in their children? I questioned and didn’t get any reply from anywhere.