The Superstar

36

Pari dressed in a simple anarkali and left her house. She was barely on talking terms with anyone in the family, so she didn't think it was necessary to inform anyone about where she is going.

She went to a restaurant and sat at the table, waiting for someone. Just when she felt no hopes about the person showing up, she saw him coming.

It was the MBA guy.

He smiled and sat infront of her.

"I am sorry. I didn't think you would come after what happened." Pari said.

"To be honest, I didn't want to. But since you are paying for this meal, I showed up." He joked.

"Ofcourse! I will pay, after the last time. I am very sorry about it." Pari said a bit embarassed.

"No, no! How will I let you pay? I was just joking. Tell me, how are you?" The MBA guy asked.

Pari chatted with the MBA guy and apologised to him multiple times, making him feel embarassed. As they continued to talk, it was Salem who barged in the restaurant with Wajid and Tiger following him.

Salem was furious. He caught hold of Pari's hand and made her stand.

"What...what are you doing? Leave my hand." She said.

He glared at her and then looked at the boy she was sitting with.

"Come with me." He gritted the words through his teeth and pulled her with him.

"Stop! You can't take her like this." The MBA guy protested and tried to stop them when Wajid put a hand on his shoulder and stopped him.

Salem glared at him and pointed a finger at him, signing him to not interfere between him and Pari.

"Wajid. Take care of this one." Salem ordered.

"No! Salem, you can't do this, you have to...." He didn't let her complete and dragged her with him outside the restaurant and threw her in the car.

He got in the driver's seat and started the car. Pari was scared, she could see he was angry and didn't want to get into an accident due to his reckless nature.

"Salem, stop the car and let me go." Pari yelled but it fell on his deaf ears.

He drove faster and it scared her more.

"Salem! Salem! Listen to me. He is not interested in marrying me or anyone else. He wants to find another job and settle abroad but his family doesn't know it yet. That's what got us talking when we met for the first time. After the day Wajid misbehaved with me, I felt the need to call him and say sorry. I don't like him, neither does he like me. Let alone marry me. Salem, stop the car. Please. Please. Please." Pari screamed at the top of her voice, pleading to him helplessly to stop the car.

He only stopped the car 10 minutes later and pulled up near Pari's home.
Once the car stopped and Pari's heartrate came to normal, she hit him on his shoulders repeatedly.

"You could have killed us!" She screamed.

"Pari, listen to me. Whether he wants to marry you or not, I shouldn't find you with another man like this. You'll be sorry the next time I find you with a guy on a 'date'. Make no mistakes, love for I do not tolerate them." Salem said dangerously in a low voice.

"Go to hell!" Pari screeched and was about to get down when he pulled her hand and stopped her from getting down.

"Sure, love. We can go together." Salem smirked. The next second, his smirk dropped and he said,"You are meeting my family tonight, behave well." He left her hand and let her go.