Pranbir: Heart meant to love you

40.

At the table:
Pranbir sat down together. Advik has been staring at Prachi since the moment she sat. She tried to avoid him as much as possible but it was getting too much.

Mr. Raj kept Pranbir busy in conversations and this eased it up for Prachi.
But suddenly, Advik cut their conversation short:"how about you two join us for dinner as well?"

Pranbir exchanged looks, but Ranbir handled the situation.
"Actually, I have some plans for us. I am sorry, we won't be able to..."

Mr. Raj:"no need to apologize, Ranbir. After all, it's your honeymoon, you should be spending time together."
Advik tried talking to Prachi and she just curtly answered in 'yes' or 'no'. Ranbir also noticed that.

Prachi excused herself from the table and went to the kitchen. But she didn't go alone as Ranbir also followed her.

He held her arms and pulled her closer.
Ranbir, slightly annoyed:"why is he staring at you and talking to you like that?"
She tried to to hide her smile seeing him.

Ranbir:"I am starting to hate him..."
And there, Prachi couldn't hold her laughter.
Ranbir:"why are you laughing?"
Prachi:"are you jealous that he is talking to me like that."
Ranbir, awkwardly: "jealous and me? No... why would I be jealous?
I am not jealous."

But more than telling her, he was trying to convince himself. He noticed how Prachi was trying hard to hide her smile...
Ranbir, funnily:"i am not jealous... i just don't like it.... Yeah, that's it."

Prachi, biting her lips to avoid laughing: "you don't like it..."
He nodded no cutely.

Prachi, lovingly but also expectingly:"why?"
Ranbir:"because only I have the right to talk to you like that and look at you like that..."
He realised what he said and looked at her. Prachi was already looking at him. They both have an eyelock.

Their eyes stared at each other's soul and knew the purity of the other instantly. But greater than that, it showcased an unknown feeling. Something none of them have realised till now, something that they don't want to label.

Mr. Raj called out Ranbir and this broke their eyelock.
Prachi, avoiding eye-contact with him:"you go. I will get our phones from upstairs."
He nodded and she went upstairs to their assigned room.

She retrieved their belongings and turned to leave but startled seeing Advik there. She grew tensed but still kept a straight face.
Prachi, curtly:"do you need something?"

He just approached while she took a step backwards.
Prachi:"what do you want?"
Advik:"you are such a pretty girl... what are you doing with that Ranbir?"
Her forehead scrunched in confusion:"what do you mean?"

Advik, elaborating:"Ranbir is not right for you... just leave him and come to me."
He once again approached her but she stopped him immediately.
Prachi, angrily:"just leave..."
Advik:"nope... I really want you, Prachi. You are a different girl and I want you to be mine."

Prachi:"listen, Ranbir and I, we both respect Mr. Raj. Ranbir considers him like his grandfather and I am tolerating you also because of him.
But if you do anything wrong, I won't hesitate to..."

Advik:"do what? Slap me or punch me?"
Prachi looked on.
Advik, forwarding his cheek:"go ahead..."
She glared at him angrily.

Prachi, furiously:"leave or I'm going to scream..."
He proceeded to hold her arm but she didn't let him and a loud sound resonated in the room.
She had slapped him hard across the face.

Prachi:"leave..."
He once again tried to hold her hand but was stopped. He looked up at Ranbir. Prachi was relieved that he was here.
Ranbir, angrily:"she told you to leave..."