Publishedat 9th of April 2019 05:06:57 PMChapter 77
They just smiled with their eyes and looked at each other fondly . They understood each other so well . Without saying much they could clearly understand each other"s pain and state of mind .
Raymond got up from his chair and got some wet wipes for Akira from the washroom .
"Here", he said and handed the wipes to Akira . Then he went inside the washroom and washed his face and came back .
His face and his upper body was all wet . He had folded the sleeves of his crisp white s.h.i.+rt and had opened a couple of his top s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons . He had a chiseled chest and his strong arms were making him look all so attractive . Even though his body was clad with a s.h.i.+rt, it took no guessing how well maintained and toned it was . Akira saw his figure coming out of the bathroom, oozing out all this masculinity and gasped for air . Her eyes wanted to focus on anything else possible present in the room apart from him . But no matter how hard she tried she couldn"t . Her entire focus s.h.i.+fted to him . She didn"t know but unknowingly she had started admiring him . She absentmindedly started chewing on her nails out of all the nervousness and then started touching her lips while her eyes were busy admiring his stature .
"What?", Raymond asked when he saw her gawking at him . Well, to be honest, he liked the way she had channeled all her attention towards him .
"Huh . . . nothing?", she said all guilt trodden and stole her eyes and started fiddling with a paper clip that she had found on the desk . He laughed in his head seeing her struggling with her thoughts this way . He threw the face towel on the bed and came towards her taking large strides .
He was in such close proximity that Akira couldn"t breathe . Her head was still hanging low staring at the ground . The pit in her stomach was expanding exponentially engulfing her away, bit by bit . He smiled again and then took the paper clip from her hand and placed it back on the desk . He placed his hand on her shoulder gingerly, taking care not to touch her wounds and gently pushed her back onto the chair and said .
"Sit . it"s not the office that you have to wait for my permission . "
Akira sank in the chair without saying a word .
He picked the bowl from the desk and started eating the Mac and cheese . It was a bit cold by now but still tasty . Akira saw him eating peacefully, sitting on the bed and somehow deep down felt good about it .
"You cook well", Raymond said after having a few spoonfuls .
"Umm", said Akira and quickly glanced at her watch .
"Don"t worry I will drop you at your place and don"t say no because you know that you will save on the Uber fare", Raymond said and winked at her .
Akira stared hard at him . The Raymond she knew was never this c.o.c.ky . This was new but she smiled . She was relieved that the environment there had lightened up a bit .
"So how is your character design going on?", asked Raymond .
"Going really well . I did three designs for one character and one of them was approved by Simon, so I am working on that one", Akira said all enthusiastically .
"We have also worked on the color palette to suit the guild and we . . "
Suddenly Akira"s phone buzzed and interrupted their conversation . She picked up the phone instantly as it was Vikram"s call .
"Where are you now? why haven"t you been replying to my texts?", asked Vikram .
"Oh sorry, I had put it in vibrate mode so didn"t realize", Akira said .
"Are you back home yet?", Vikram asked impatiently .
"I will start from here in another five - ten minutes", Akira said .
"How will you come alone so late in the night . Send me the location . I will pick you up", Vikram said with a tone filled with concern and irritation too .
Akira turned back looking at Raymond replied, " Don"t worry, I won"t take a cab . Raymond will drop me" .
Blood boiled inside Vikram"s body instantly . His brows furrowed instantly after hearing Raymond"s name .
"I thought it was a party for the kids", Vikram asked .
"Yeah, it was . He came in a few minutes back . He had some urgent meeting it seems and couldn"t make it to the main party", Akira explained .
"But I heard that his a.s.sistant had some urgent health issues and he had gone with him to the hospital . He is back so early?", Vikram asked all surprised .
"Who? David?", Akira asked all surprised and worried . She then immediately turned towards Raymond and asked him,
"What happened to David? Is he all right? You didn"t say anything about it . Where is he admitted?", Akira asked all worried .
"Don"t worry he is all fine . He gets fits occasionally . He is resting at his home now after consulting a doctor", Raymond said and continued eating .
"I see", Akira said and continued back to her phone .
"He is resting after consulting the doctor", I checked with Raymond right now .
"Yes, I heard", Vikram muttered angrily . He was not able to digest the thought of her and Raymond together under the same roof .
"Go back home Akira, it"s late . Call me once you reach", Vikram said and kept the call .
He couldn"t believe that he was letting her slip away this time again . He was sure that she didn"t have any feelings harbored inside her for Raymond but he knew that it was not the same the other way around . He had seen the way Raymond looked at her and he knew it was not platonic .
Akira kept the call and when she turned back she saw that Raymond was done with the food . She was happy to see the empty bowl . Raymond had already picked up his jacket and car keys and when he heard her disconnect the call, he said,
"Let"s go" .
She got down from the car and started walking towards her door . Raymond suddenly got out from his car in a fit and stopped her by gripping her hand .
"Hey, thanks for today", he said sincerely .
"Good night Raymond", Akira smiled and looked at him .
He had her hand held in his own for a moment . But in the next moment, he felt the sweat from her hands so he let her go . She took a few steps towards her house but then turned back and waved at him again . He stood there till she went inside the house and closed the door behind her .
Then he started his car and went back home with a languid smile on his face . She stood behind that door trying to calm her racing heart down . She then lifted her hand which he had held a few minutes ago and looked at it for a moment before placing it on her chest . She closed her eyes and took a deep breath .
They both were painted in the color of happiness .
But not everything was all Rosy and Violet . A few meters away from Akira"s house, sat a guy in his car with his brows furrowed and his fists clenched . He was conjuring all his strength to keep himself calm but it looked like he was running out of patience .
They just smiled with their eyes and looked at each other fondly . They understood each other so well . Without saying much they could clearly understand each other"s pain and state of mind
.
Raymond got up from his chair and got some wet wipes for Akira from the washroom
.
"Here", he said and handed the wipes to Akira . Then he went inside the washroom and washed his face and came back
.
His face and his upper body was all wet . He had folded the sleeves of his crisp white s.h.i.+rt and had opened a couple of his top s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons . He had a chiseled chest and his strong arms were making him look all so attractive . Even though his body was clad with a s.h.i.+rt, it took no guessing how well maintained and toned it was . Akira saw his figure coming out of the bathroom, oozing out all this masculinity and gasped for air . Her eyes wanted to focus on anything else possible present in the room apart from him . But no matter how hard she tried she couldn"t . Her entire focus s.h.i.+fted to him . She didn"t know but unknowingly she had started admiring him . She absentmindedly started chewing on her nails out of all the nervousness and then started touching her lips while her eyes were busy admiring his stature
.
"What?", Raymond asked when he saw her gawking at him . Well, to be honest, he liked the way she had channeled all her attention towards him
.
"Huh . nothing?", she said all guilt trodden and stole her eyes and started fiddling with a paper clip that she had found on the desk . He laughed in his head seeing her struggling with her thoughts this way . He threw the face towel on the bed and came towards her taking large strides
.
He was in such close proximity that Akira couldn"t breathe . Her head was still hanging low staring at the ground . The pit in her stomach was expanding exponentially engulfing her away, bit by bit . He smiled again and then took the paper clip from her hand and placed it back on the desk . He placed his hand on her shoulder gingerly, taking care not to touch her wounds and gently pushed her back onto the chair and said
.
"Sit . it"s not the office that you have to wait for my permission . " .
.
Akira sank in the chair without saying a word
.
He picked the bowl from the desk and started eating the Mac and cheese . It was a bit cold by now but still tasty . Akira saw him eating peacefully, sitting on the bed and somehow deep down felt good about it
.
"You cook well", Raymond said after having a few spoonfuls
.
"Umm", said Akira and quickly glanced at her watch
.
"Don"t worry I will drop you at your place and don"t say no because you know that you will save on the Uber fare", Raymond said and winked at her
.
Akira stared hard at him . The Raymond she knew was never this c.o.c.ky . This was new but she smiled . She was relieved that the environment there had lightened up a bit
.
"So how is your character design going on?", asked Raymond
.
"Going really well . I did three designs for one character and one of them was approved by Simon, so I am working on that one", Akira said all enthusiastically
.
"We have also worked on the color palette to suit the guild and we " .
.
.
.
Suddenly Akira"s phone buzzed and interrupted their conversation . She picked up the phone instantly as it was Vikram"s call
.
"Where are you now? why haven"t you been replying to my texts?", asked Vikram
.
"Oh sorry, I had put it in vibrate mode so didn"t realize", Akira said
.
"Are you back home yet?", Vikram asked impatiently
.
"I will start from here in another five - ten minutes", Akira said
.
"How will you come alone so late in the night . Send me the location . I will pick you up", Vikram said with a tone filled with concern and irritation too
.
Akira turned back looking at Raymond replied, " Don"t worry, I won"t take a cab . Raymond will drop me"
.
Blood boiled inside Vikram"s body instantly . His brows furrowed instantly after hearing Raymond"s name
.
"I thought it was a party for the kids", Vikram asked
.
"Yeah, it was . He came in a few minutes back . He had some urgent meeting it seems and couldn"t make it to the main party", Akira explained
.
"But I heard that his a.s.sistant had some urgent health issues and he had gone with him to the hospital . He is back so early?", Vikram asked all surprised
.
"Who? David?", Akira asked all surprised and worried . She then immediately turned towards Raymond and asked him, .
.
"What happened to David? Is he all right? You didn"t say anything about it . Where is he admitted?", Akira asked all worried
.
"Don"t worry he is all fine . He gets fits occasionally . He is resting at his home now after consulting a doctor", Raymond said and continued eating
.
"I see", Akira said and continued back to her phone
.
"He is resting after consulting the doctor", I checked with Raymond right now
.
"Yes, I heard", Vikram muttered angrily . He was not able to digest the thought of her and Raymond together under the same roof
.
"Go back home Akira, it"s late . Call me once you reach", Vikram said and kept the call
.
He couldn"t believe that he was letting her slip away this time again . He was sure that she didn"t have any feelings harbored inside her for Raymond but he knew that it was not the same the other way around . He had seen the way Raymond looked at her and he knew it was not platonic
.
Akira kept the call and when she turned back she saw that Raymond was done with the food . She was happy to see the empty bowl . Raymond had already picked up his jacket and car keys and when he heard her disconnect the call, he said, .
.
"Let"s go"
.
--- .
.
.
She got down from the car and started walking towards her door . Raymond suddenly got out from his car in a fit and stopped her by gripping her hand
.
"Hey, thanks for today", he said sincerely
.
"Good night Raymond", Akira smiled and looked at him
.
He had her hand held in his own for a moment . But in the next moment, he felt the sweat from her hands so he let her go . She took a few steps towards her house but then turned back and waved at him again . He stood there till she went inside the house and closed the door behind her
.
.
Then he started his car and went back home with a languid smile on his face . She stood behind that door trying to calm her racing heart down . She then lifted her hand which he had held a few minutes ago and looked at it for a moment before placing it on her chest . She closed her eyes and took a deep breath
.
They both were painted in the color of happiness
.
.
But not everything was all Rosy and Violet . A few meters away from Akira"s house, sat a guy in his car with his brows furrowed and his fists clenched . He was conjuring all his strength to keep himself calm but it looked like he was running out of patience