Arjun's POV:

I held my head in my hands as I was exhausted. I had to do my office work as well as the marriage stuff together.

I had just finished an online meeting as I am doing all my work from here which was the reason for my tiredness.

But all of my tiredness washes away as I see my sister's happy face!

Whenever she smiles I think this tiredness is nothing in front of her happy face. I feel like I am successful as a brother. She makes me feel proud. I love her. My little Shalu!

I smiled thinking all about this but was interrupted by a headache. 

I shout for a coffee. 

After about 10 minutes I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in!" I said softly.

A maid appeared in front of me with coffee.

"Baba coffee!" she said while I gestured for her to keep it on the table.

Here every maid, staff, and worker called me Baba. I don't like it but I can't do anything as I am the eldest son of this family.

I lean back into the chair and rest my head on the headrest.

I open my eyes and take a sip of my coffee.

To get some fresh air I walk towards the window.

As I opened my window the scene in front of me was no less than a miracle!

Dadaji was laughing! Like seriously he can laugh!

Then I start to figure out the reason for which he is laughing. He rarely laughs!

I notice he is having lunch with a few people. I could see out of them two were my brother and sister.

Shalu and Piyush but there were two more girls whose backs were facing me. I couldn't recognize them.

"Who are they?" I ask myself.

"Must be some guest." My conscience answers.

"Guest? But who?" I ask again.

Then I remembered that today Sahil's family was coming.

I haven't met them yet. I was so busy with the preparation. I know my staff can handle it but I  personally wanted to see all work and when I was about to go and meet them, the clients called for an urgent meeting but that gi-

I was busy thinking but suddenly someone entered my room murmuring something. I know who that is! Only that person can enter my room without my permission.

Mr. Gaurav!

I turned towards him but he was not looking at me but rather muttering something to himself.

"What happened?" I asked him.

He looked at me just for a second then took a seat on my bed, closed his eyes, and relaxed.

I walk towards him and stand near the bed while crossing my hand across my chest.

Putting my coffee on the nearby table I raise my eyebrow.

He looked at me and just shrugged his shoulders. Taking my coffee he was about to take a sip but I stopped him.

"It's mine!" I said but he just answered with another question.

"So?"

"Give it to me! I'll order another one for you." I said and tried to take the coffee mug from his hand but he just jerked his hand while saying "No! I am not in the mood to wait. You order another one for you. I am taking this!"

"No!" I said but he again looked at me, raising an eyebrow.

"Bro! What's yours is all mine and what's mine is all yours!" he said dramatically and then continued trying to take the coffee mug out of my hold.

"So leave it NOW!" He said.

I just rolled my eyes at his stubbornness.

"Agh! Why don't you understand? I have already taken a few sips from it. I'll order a fresh one for you!" I said now, getting annoyed at his behavior.

He just nodded and I ordered two more.

He looked at me and said "You can have it now! I am not going to drink it." 

Rolling my eyes I replied, "In your coffee fight it got cold!" 

He just nodded and closed his eyes and leaned back to rest.

Before I could ask he started.

"You know what Arjun, my PA is such a moron, idiot, bull, basta-" I stopped him before he could complete the word from his abusing words dictionary.

"What did he do?" I asked.

"You know the Singhania groups?" He asked. 

I nodded then he continued seriously.

"We have to deal with them so I prepared the whole thing on my own but that idiot lost the pen drive and also forgot to send me those files and today we had the meeting only I know how I have handled the meeting!"

I know he is a fun-loving person but when it comes to work he is damn serious.

"So you handled everything? " I asked seriously.

He smirked and said "He is stupid but not me and moreover there is a girl whom I have to deal with" he ended while straightening his collar.

I just shoot my head in disbelief. This man! Can he ever be serious?

Just then our coffee arrived we both took our coffee and walked towards the window.

I saw that now they all were taking pictures.

Even Gaurav stood near me. Both of us were now watching them.

Suddenly, Gaurav turned towards me and asked "Have you met them?" pointing outside the window. I just shook my head in a no.

Not wanting to tell him about the incident with that girl knowing he would definitely make fun of me.

He just nodded and was about to say something but got cut off by his phone's ringing. He walked a little away to attend the call while I was left to think of that girl and our weird meeting.

When I was talking to the staff who were supposed to be the caretakers of Sahil's family, someone said something from behind me. I was not sure if she was talking to me but I again heard her voice, this time a bit closer but still from behind me. Though the voice was sweet it was also a little bit loud as if she was shouting at someone.

I was about to turn but she shouted again. This made me furious as I understood that she was shouting at me. I turned around in full rage to give her an answer but just as I turned she turned away before I could say anything I heard Piyush's voice and saw them talking about something making me understand the situation. She had just misunderstood me as a servant! I was shocked and angry to confirm my identity, I roared my name. After hearing it she turned towards me.

But when I looked at her I saw that she was not looking at me. Her head was down but I could see her face. Her eyes were lowered making her hair fall on her face. She was whispering something but I didn't understand. 

You can say that I was admiring her and not paying attention to what she was saying but I was just lost in her! She was looking so beautiful that I was lost in her. At that time there was an urgent feeling to tug her hair that was blocking my view of her whole face. 

My phone vibrated in my pocket making me come out of these thoughts about her. I turned around without uttering another word and left the place.

I cursed myself after it. 

What was I doing? How could I gaze at her like this? How could I think like that?

I don't even know her! Agh!

But then I read the message which was from my secretary Riya about an urgent meeting.

I straight walked to my room and went into the washroom to freshen up. I saw my reflection in  the mirror.

My clothes were drenched in sweat, they were slightly dirty, and wrinkled. No doubt she misunderstood me because of my clothes. Smile crept up on my lips but soon I composed myself. 

I looked at myself as if I were an alien. To remove her thoughts I decided to take a quick shower. But all the time I just kept on thinking about that girl.

What is her name?

Who is she?

Is she Shalu's friend?

Nah! Or may be-

She is Piyush's friend?

May be-

Oh yes! Sahil's family was coming today, maybe she is with them! That's possible!

I came out of the shower but was still thinking about her.

I have never thought of any girl like this!

I have never wanted to know anyone this desperately! What's happening to me?

Agh!! I groaned and shook my head to remove her thoughts and started to concentrate on my  upcoming meeting.

Someone patted me on my shoulder making me come back to the real world from my thoughts. The person was none other than Gaurav!

"So where were we?" He asked and looked outside the window.

"Yeah! I remembered!" He continued.

"So you haven't met them right?" He asked again.

I just nodded.

"So let me introduce you," he said and pointed towards a girl in a white kurti, the same girl who had been consuming my mind since the morning.

"That girl in the white kurti, her name is Meera Singh." He informed me.

Oh so her name is Meera. Nice name! Before I can think anything further Gaurav again started saying.

"And that other girl in the red dress is Puja Malhotra." I just nodded.

"Or you may call her an angry bird!" He completed.

I raised my eyebrow at this information but instead of answering me he looked towards them and said

"Both are beautiful though Puja is an angry bird but Meera is very sweet." I again turned towards him questioningly but then realized that he had gone to the airport to receive them with Piyush and they must have talked there.

Suddenly both the girls turned in our direction making me see her full face though she was quite far away from me. I could see her and only one sentence came into my mind and my heart agreed to it.

"Yeah! She is so beautiful!" 

To Be Continued...