9. Phone call

Preeti's point of view 

Sid's point of view 

"We like your idea Mr. Kapoor and I must say your company will reach new heights in technology world. But I have one question?" Mr. Walker asked me.

Mr. Walker is a king in technology world and our investor in our new company.

Mr. Walker, Nick, my Technical team and were in a meeting room discussing about our new business in technology. I want to open a knew technical company under kapoor groups. 

I want to open this company without Dad's support and I 100 percent positive this company earn in millions if my ideas work.

"What Mr. Walker?" I asked.

"Your company mainly deal in construction business. Your father is the well known name in construction world infact you, yourself earning your name in construction world then why suddenly you want to come in technology world." Mr walker asked me.

"Technology changes every day and if we didn't approach it in with time our company left behind. I know Kapoor groups mostly deals in constructions but I am a businessman and i know the value of time. Taking risk is in my blood." I said in confident voice.

Mr. Walker chuckled.

"True..speaks like a true businessman. You will become more successful businessman then your father." Mr. Walker said still laughing.

"It will be my pleasure." I said.

"Okey the deal is done from my side. I'm ready to invest in your company."

He stand up and shake his hand with mine and then Nick.

After sining the contract Mr. Walker left there with his team.

"This old man give us a hard time." Nick said while leaning back yo his chair.

"Good night sir.." I nodded the employees who greeted me leaving the meeting room.

It's already 8.00 p.m. Office is empty. Only few of the employees (who are in my team) are working. 

"Can we go somewhere and grab a drink?" Nick asked me straighting himself feom his chair.

"Yeah let's go. Infact I need a drink." I said while rubbing my palms on my face due to exhaustion.

..........

"Two whisky Please.." Nick order the bar tender.

"No, whisky for him and beer for me."

I said to the bar tender.

We both are in a club and sitting on a chair at the bar counter. Loud mysic is playing on Dj and girls and boys are dancing on the dance floor. Some of them sucking eachother's face.

"Why not whiskey. Are you alright." Nick asked me grabbing his glass of whiskey when waiter give us our drinks.

"Yeah, I'm alright. I just don't feel like to drink whiskey today." I said grabbing my beer bottle and have a sip from it.

"Where is jack. He didn't call me gor a while now." I asked him while taking a another sip of my bear.

"Sucking in London and fighting some criminal case." He said while drinking his whiskey in one gulp and order another one.

"I don't understand why he doesn't want to practice his law here in New York." I asked him.

"I don't know. Last I heared he had a hurtful breakup with his girlfriend and she lives here in Newyork. Maybe that's why he doesn't want to come here." He said while taking his new glass of whiskey and sip from it.

I shrugged my shoulders and drink from my beer. James is always a saint one three of us. Nick and I used to have full fun drinking, driving, girls everything. But james is the different one. 

He is my junior in high school. He is the first junior who selected in seniors football team and I personally selected him because he plays well. I know he dated one girl but I don't who she is and I never ask him about her. I respects everyone's privacy.

The girl must be lucky eho will get marry to him.

My eyes fell on my engagement ring and grin myself remembering preeti. She is always in my mind. I always think what is she doing right now. Is is missing me as I missed her. 

She is a different from other girl whom I dated in past. I never serious about girls. They are with me for my money or a good sex. I gave them what they want but never be serious any of them. Or you can say they never make me feel special but preeti makes me feel special even only her thoughts make me feel special that I inked her name on my back between my shoulders blades at my spin. 

Yes I'm whipped, completely whipped but I love that feeling. 

I rolled the ring with my thumb while grinning.

"Thinking about preety Preeti.." Nick asked me while raising his both eyebrows.

I chuckled softly and nodded my head.

I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned to the person.

"Hey.. may I have a dance with you handsome." A girl in a olive colour dress asked me seductively.

"Thanks but I am good." I said with a smile and turn back to Nick.

"We can go somewhere alone if you want?" She asked me while bated her eyelashes.

"Sorry I'm engaged." I said while showing her my engagement ring.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I don't know you are committed." She said with a genuine smile.

"That's okey." I said with a smile.

"Okey then I'll see you around." She said withba smile and then walk to the dance floor.

"You changed dued. You never turned down a girl before. I wish I can marry preeti instead of you." He said while pouted little and huffed.

"Not in your dreams. I will hunt you down if you even think about that. She is my girl and get a woman yourself." I said sternly.

"I find my girl but she doesn't give a fuck to me. I'm hopeless dued." He said while gulping his drink.

"But I am batter than you." He said.

"How?" I asked raising my both eyebrows

"Atleast I have a phkne number of my crush not like you who don't have phone number of his own fiance." He mocked me while smirking.

He hot me there.

"I know I'm a big fool. I forgot okey.. now stop make fun of me." i said while sipping my beer and looked at my engagement ring while grinning to myself.

"Whipped.." he said with a mocking smile and drink his whiskey.

I shake my head on him and drink my beer.

.......

It's already passed ten when we leave from the club. Nick joined me to because her mom Nataliya aunty is our home and she called him to pick her from our house. But when we reached home everyone is present in the hall. 

They are doing some kind of preparations. There are lots of shopping bags and jewelries on the table.

I and Mick looked eachother and walked in the hall.

"Mom Are you going in someone's wedding?" Nick asked looking at the shopping begs and jewelries.

"Oh! No dear. Karwachoth festival is coming after a month. At this day all married women do fast with their hisbands for long their health and long age." Maa said instead of Nate aunty.

I wonder if Preeti will do the fast for me or not.

I kissed mom on her cheek she caressed my head lovingly.

I removed my coat jackt and loose my tie. I drink a glass of water which one of made give it to me.

I take my coat jackt and started walking towards my room. I was about to climb the stairs and halted on my steps and put my right hand on railing when I hered keerti took Preeti's name.

"Maa.. will Preeti bhabhi also do the fast for bhayi." Keerti asked.

My ears are all alerted for hear Maa's answer. I looked at them with a corner of my eyes and saw Nick is looking at me. He has a smirk on his face.

"I don't know. Isha g told me in her custom bachelor girls don't do Karwachoth fast for their husbands before marriage. But it's all upto preeti if she wants to do Karwachoth fast for Sid or not." Maa said while taking a saree from shoping bag.

"I know bhabhi will definitely do Karwachoth fast for bhayi." Keertj said.

My lips curled into a smile and I started climbing the stairs towards my room.

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Preeti's point of view 

Today I came home early because there is not much work in office and kshama is also absent today. She is not feeling well and i'm dead bore in office without her.

After come to home, I had a little talk with my mother. She told me about the preparation of the marriage and her talk with Siddharth's mother. Mummy and Neeta maa became a close friends these days. Neeta maa talked to me also often.

"Preeti... Neeta ji called me asked me about if you will do the Karwachoth fast for Siddharth." Mummy said while sipping her tea.

I blushed hearing his name.

I already decided I will do Karwachoth fast for him. But I don't know what will mummy think if she came to about me fasting Karwachoth for Siddharth.

"So what do you told her?" I asked her in a low voice while hanging my head down.

"I know in our customs girls don't fasting Karwachoth before marriage but I think time is changed now yoh should fasting Karwachoth for Siddharth. Even Shivani fasted Karwachoth for Anit before marriage hiding from me an I don't want you do the same so it's better I myself allowed you for the fast." She said looking at me.

I turned into red in embarrassment because I was going to do the same like Shivani di. I tucked a strand behind my ear.

"So on sunday you will go to the market for shopping with kshama and buy a beautiful dress for you and remember one thing it should be in red. It's your first Karwachoth I want you to do it properly."

"Yes mummy.." I said still lowring my head.

"Now go to your room and rest. You must be tired." She said with a smile.

I nodded my head went to my room. After taking a quick shower, I changed into comfortable clothes and start studying for my promotion.

I study right now but I didn't read a single word. My mind is fill with Siddharth's thoughts. My books are opened on my lap and I was lost in Siddharth's world. 

I don't know why he said yes to me. I mean he borne in USA, he looks like a Greek god. He is smart, intelligent, and has a good personality, any girl can fall for his charisma. I don't know why he choosed me, a simple girl who had not good grades in school , less confident, don't have so many friends and also I belongs to a middle class family and he is rich, super rich. He could choose any girl over me who had a super personality and charisma like him, then why me? 

Ring....Ring 

Ring...Ring 

My chain of thoughts break by my phone. I checked the caller ID and it's keerti (Sid sister). I picked the call

" Hello..." I said.

"Hello Preeti bhabhi.. what are you doing?" She asked me enthusiastically. 

" Nothing just study." I said while closing my books. 

"Studying or lost in my brother's thought." Keerti teased me.

I was numb.

Am I really a open book.

"no." I said immediately while blushing. 

" Don't lie? I know you are thinking about bhayi." She teased me again. 

" Hey don't irritate my daughter in law and put phone on speaker." Neeta maa told Keerthi and Keerti put phone on speaker. 

" Hey beta what are you doing" Neeta maa asked me lovingly.

"Nothing maa" I replied to her. 

"Is everyone fine at home?" She asked me.

"Yes, maa everyone is fine." I said.

"Good.. Beta you know Karwachoth festival is coming. Isha ji told me about your custom and cultures but she also told me it's all uo to you if you want to fasting Karwachoth for Siddharth or not. So what have you decided." She asked me.

I know she also wants me to fasting for Siddharth. 

"Maa I want to fasting Karwachoth for him." I said in a low voice enough to hear her.

"Really bhabhi. You make me happy. Bhayi will be happy to hear that." Keerti said in a cheerful voice.

"Bhayi come here we are talking to with Preeti bhabhi and uou know what she will be fasting Karwachoth for you." I became nervous suddenly hearing he is also present there.

"Preeti lo Siddharth s bat kro.(here, talk to Siddharth)" Neeta maa told me and next I guess she gave phone to Siddharth because I hear only sounds of breathing. 

We don't say anything to eachother for sometime. I just holding the phone near my ear. I don't kmow what to say. I can hear his breath from other side through the phone.

" Hello.." Siddharth whispered on the phone in his deep husky voice.

I became so nurvous and my heart beat increase rapidly. My palms turned sweaty and I forget to breath.

Am I really going to talk to him on phone. 

But what will I talk to him. My heart is beating that fast that I can hear the lub dub sound of my heart.

I cut the call and put my hand on my chest to calm down my heart.

After that he didn't call me back. I wanted to talk to him, I wanted to listen his voice again and now I'm regreting to cut the call. I don't know what he thinks about me. 

Why Preeti... 

why on earth you got so much nervous everytime in front of him.

He is going to be your husband. Atleast be confident enough to talk to him on phone.