VAMPIRE AND THE MODEST VIOLET

PART 13

SHEHNAAZ********

I joined Maya in the kitchen several minutes after Sidharth left the room. I'd stayed behind to watch a re-run of the first episode of a Korean series; City Hunter.     

After I was done with that episode, I took a bath and went downstairs. Maya was also just rounding up in the kitchen.   

"do you need me to do anything else?" i asked as i finished rinsingthe last cup of tea. I volunteered to help her clean up the kitchen as soon as i got here. even though she disagreed at first , I had to be very persuasive to get her to agree.

"No dear , that is enough . Let's move to the living room"She passed me the napkin to clean the water off my hand. I followed her out of the kitchen once I was done .     

We walked into the living area and sat on the one of the sofas. The television was on and Maleficent was showing. She reduced the volume of the movie and starred at me.        

"Are you related to Boss?" She suddenly asked. 

I furrowed my eyebrow, Boss? "Who is Boss?"     

"sorry dear, I mean Sidharth" She specified.

"No, I'm just his girlfriend", I replied telling her the same lie Sidharth had told me to say.   

I could've told her that I'm his sister and not his girlfriend. I have never imagined myself dating someone like Sidharth. Sidharth is a good person and he's handsome but still he is a little bit off-limits for me.

"Wow! That's great darling. This is the first time I'll see aby lady with him. You're such a Lucky girl" She pinched my cheek and I smiled.

    

          A fake smile.

"Where did you guys meet?" She asked.

No way! i can't tell her the truth.

"Ah, We met in a party", I replied nervously.

"Boss never attends any party, so what type of a party was that?" She asked.       "He didn't attend. He was passing by and he saw me at the party. It wasn't a party like that , it's like a boy band having their performance and i was there with friends".     

I explained roughly, not even myself understanding what the hell it was that I was explaining.

"Ooh, I get you Shehnaaz. I guess I'll ask Boss myself when he gets back. It appears you don't talk much"        

I laughed awkwardly, " Exactly ma'am you got it right".      

This is exactly why I don't like people.

Several minutes passed and we were both focused on the movie. She was smiling and had all different emotions on her face at intervals as she was engrossed in the movie while I could only force myself to focus as a lot of things ran through my mind.

"Is there a phone around here that I can use?" I asked Maya. 

"You don't have a phone" she asked.

"I lost it in my way here" I half lied, I haven't lost I threw it away.

"Use can use my phone. It's on the table over there ", She pointed to the dinning area.

I stood up and walked over the table. As I saw the phone, I picked up and dialled the number that that had been on my mind since I got here .

"Hello" It felt like ages since I last heard her voice and I couldn't say a word.