.... Let's start....
He hid behind the tree and waited to see if Ruchi had checked his message, but in vain.
As he was trying to send another voice note, he saw a security guard walking towards him. Panic struck. He wanted to avoid any unwanted ruckus at such a late hour. He slowly turned around and started walking, with an eye on the guard. To his shock, the guard started walking swiftly towards him.
The night is becoming messier by the hour! I got slapped in front of my friends, Ruchi hates me, and now I am standing in front of her house like a beggar. I can't let it get worse with these guards chucking me out! Run!
He quickened his pace when a voice called out. "Oo Sirji...madam is calling you," the guard, as if understanding his predicament, announced the purpose of the chase. They both slowed down. He approached Anuj, patted his shoulder, and spoke in an assuring voice, "Madam is calling you to her house. Please come with me."
"Finally! After umpteen messages and calls," he sighed in relief.
The guard was puzzled, "You said something? Madam just noticed you and asked me to call you at her house."
Anuj smiled and said, "Nothing. Let's go."
He knew how difficult it was to pacify Ruchi.
She sent the guard to fetch me, so it seems she has cooled down now, he thought.
Nearing Ruchi's house, Anuj thought to himself, I better not cross the line now. Control Anuj, control. Don't let your cheesy behaviour put our one year relationship at risk.
The guard crossed Ruchi's house and kept walking ahead. Anuj immediately stopped him, "But madam's house is this way," he pointed to Ruchi's room on the first floor.
"Not that madam, you were called to this house," the guard pointed at the bungalow opposite Ruchi's. Anuj was startled. He had no idea who lived there. He couldn't fathom that there was anyone who knew him in this retired army generals quarters.
Walking to the gate, he recognised the car parked. It was the one whose headlights had exposed him.
Shit... looks like I might be in trouble.
"Please go inside and wait in the hall," the guard instructed and walked away.
Stepping carefully into the bungalow, Anuj looked at the neat porch adorned by colourful flowers, artfully arranged in a sequence. Even the cobbled path leading to the main entrance was laid to form a beautiful pattern, which shone in the moonlight.
Impressive. Whoever this madam is, she definitely has wonderful taste, he said to himself while admiring the interiors of the stately looking home. As he stepped into the hall, he noticed a wooden showcase stacked with numerous books and trophies. Hmm... seems to be quite a champion, this General sahib, he thought.
A photo montage on the wall caught his eye. Hesitant to walk towards it without anyone's presence around, he contemplated whether to sit on the sofa or just stand there, Eventually, his curiosity took over and he proceeded towards it.
The face in the photographs looked familiar. The lady in the photographs, holding those trophies, was none other than the well-known cricketer Aarya Kapoor. He was surprised. He immediately began to google her details.
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