Fate

12. Night Stay.

Rehaan.

"You must leave next week.", Dad continued as we discussed the deal which was yet to crack but my eyes were stuck on the girl sitting across the room decked up in black Indian attire looking as beautiful as ever yet her face turning paler with passing time anyhow she was occasionally smiling, grinning and laughing

I never knew someone could look as gorgeous as her just by smiling, she smile with her whole face. I just couldn't get my eyes off her twitched corners of her lips, lifted cheekbones and eyes squinting themselves as she talked to maa.

No girl ever stepped into my home let go of her getting along with my family and when finally a girl is doing so, she's not my real date. Ayesha actually stands beauty with brain true and my parents see through it. That's what concern me, she might land us into graver problems if she continues to be like this. Like herself, friendly and polite and loving and caring and everything that makes her perfect, everything that makes her, she herself. We need to end this soon.

She's defiant, she's powerful and she does hold some power over me. I won't disagree. She is a strong headed woman with a spine of steel yet soo timid and fragile and sensitive.

"Young man, don't let your focus slip." I heard dad and I snapped myself out from my trance and looked at him to find him smiling at me

"I just-" I couldn't find myself a suitable excuse but anyhow my mobile pinged with a message and it was her requesting to leave

"Just couldn't get my eyes off her?" Dad asked and my heartbeat boasted
"Maybe." I replied with a shrug while he smiled knowingly.

"That's new.", He commented and I smiled while my eyes without my permission travelled back to her
"She's different." I blurted in a soft whisper and he smiled wider

"Treasure her. Let her know she's safe and protected and made no mistake choosing you. Value her." Dad advised patted my back and I nodded getting up. Indeed I am attracted to her since day one. No doubt. But this attraction will end. It has to.

"Can we continue once I am back?" I asked and dad being understanding, so unlike me, nodded and I left to her just to have her smile at me stealing my breathe away and my heartbeat blasted in my ears. I promise if she keeps smiling like that, she's never leaving.

"Maa, you know she has work tomorrow?" I offered her my hand as I addressed my mother and she sighed. Right she likes her more than me. My own mother!

"I know. But Ayesha do visit me soon." She demanded and I looked down at her to find her smiled nodding
"I will try." She replied taking my hand just to make me feel her burning hot skin against my cold one and I pulled her on her feet but didn't let go of her as she stumbled upon her steps. I can't trust her with her safety.

"Try? No, you have to promise." It was Jiya bhabhi and she glared at her
"I. Promise." She emphasized glaring at bhabhi and she grinned

"Princess, you know you overused your energy?" I asked her holding her firmer, she looked up at me tired and I don't know what happened a frown etched on her face, she swirled her upper body while her lower body remained still and at last she went limp against me. She fainted?

"Ayesha?" I leaned back and tilted her face just to see my suspicion reflect in the frame of reality. She lost all colour from her face even her lips turned white while her limp hand fell from my torso to her side. Panic flowed raw in my veins.

As I doubted of her fainting was thankfully wrong as she re-opened her eyes and squirmed looking up. Still as pale as ever.
"It's okay, Princess." I assured and she struggled to keep her eyes still at me