NEXT DAY

Karan reached his office, after sometime preeta too reached.

Completing the files, preeta went in karan's cabin, there samay was also present.

Preeta : k....sir

Karan : come in.

Preeta went in and gave him file.

Preeta : sir I have completed it roughly.

Karan : ok give to samay, samay you remember na, ise fair kardo final calculation karke, and..

Samay : ye sir, I remember.

Karan : good, and wo Mr. Amit ki company ki deal ka kitna amount tha, I think 2,00,000 lacs na, use bhi note kar Lena, wo...

Preeta : sir wo...

Karan : (interrupting her) did I ask you anything ?

She nodded in no.

Preeta angrily saw him.

Preeta : (in mind) accha...di Kya gai, ise to zyaada hi samajh aa raha hai, ise mai baadme batatu hu, lekin wo to 4,50,000 ki deal thi (making faces) kahir... mujhe kya, usse, iski company ka loss...Mera kya. (Angrily sighs)

Karan : samay you go now.

Samay : ok sir.

He went from there. Preeta began to look here and there.

Karan : (checking files) ha to tum Kya keh rahi thi.

Preeta : (forceful smile) did you ask me anything sir ?

Karan look her, she was giving forceful smiles, karan become annoyed.

Karan : (annoyed) tum kabhi mujhse sidhe baat nahi kar sakti kya ?

Preeta : (annoyed too) tum pehle mujhse sidhe se baat karo.

Karan : (sarcastic) wahh...bos ko order de rahi ho (preeta roll her eyes) pata nahi mai kaise jhelta hu tumhe.

Preeta : (in attacking mode) ohh hello....mai tumhe jhel rahi hu ok...aur pareshaan bhi hu bohot. Huhh

Karan : (in attacking mode too) are tum Kya jhelti ho mujhe, I am glad tumhaare parents kaise jhelte honge tumhe (her expressions changed) wo pareshaan honge tumhe, aur chaahenge chali jaao tum unhe chodkar, jis tarah mai chaah raha hu. Huhh

Preeta : sorry.

This wasn't the first time he scolded her for silly reason, she had never minded his useless anger on her.

She immediately went from there, karan narrowed his eyes at his sudden weird behavior.

Karan : pata nahi aakhir samajhti Kya hai khudko, pehle to khudko hi nahi samajh paati hai. Huhh

Karan resumed his work.

After sometime, Karan frustratedly closed everything.

Karan : (annoyed) ugghhg....nahi karna hai mujhe ye sab, pehle to ye preeta kaha hai. Ab use jaakar mujhe hi invitation dena hoga.

He made an annoying face and went in preeta's cabin.

Karan : preeta...yaha nahi hai .... huhhh

Karan checked again in his cabin, he try to find her in whole office, but she was nowhere to be found.

Karan : ye preeta achanak se kaha chali gai ? Mostly to apne ya mere cabin me hi rehti hai, aur itni der bhi....shaayad canteen me hogi.

Karan went in canteen and saw but she was not there too. He went to receptionist.

Karan : (at reception) tumne preeta ko dekha.

Receptionist : Ji sir, thodi der pehle mam canteen me gai thi.

Karan : ok...thanks.

Karan wet in canteen, but still he was not getting preeta's sight.

Finally he spotted her sitting on side seat, where actually no one noticed her.

She was in a corner seat.

Karan immediately went to her, he tap her back.

Karan : Preeta.

Preeta wiped her tears to not show Karan, but he saw it on coming in front of her.

Karan become so shocked, but preeta's face was down only.

Karan : (in mind, shocked) ye ro rahi hai, aaj Tak to kabhi jawab dene me piche nahi hati, and aaj ro rahi hai, kuch to hua hoga, crying is definitely not her piece of cake.

Karan : (worriedly sit there) preeta Kya hua tumhe... Tum ro Kyu rahi ho, preeta Meri taraf dekho.

She was still not looking him, karan tilted her chin up and saw tears on her face. He softly wiped them, while she closed her eyes.

Karan : (softly) preeta, kya hua please bolo, tum aise achanak ro kyu rahi ho.

Preeta : (finally speaking) mujhe kuch nahi hua hai karan.

Karan : jhooth, jhooth keh rahi ho mujhse tum (he stopped for a second) preeta tumhe meri koi baat buri lagi.

Preeta surprisingly saw him.

Preeta : nahi karan, aisa kuch nahi hai, tum....

Karan : (interrupting her, holding her hands) preeta dekho I am really sorry, maine aise hi keh diya hoga kuch..tum..

Preeta : Karan.....(he stopped) karan mujhe tumhaari koi baat nahi buri lagi, tum please aise mat bolo.

Karan : to kya hua fir, kyu ro rahi thi.

Preeta : um..nahi sachme kuch nahi.

Karan : (again tilting her face) accha nahi batana hai to kat batao, but please aise ro mat preeta, pata hai tum ekdam pumpkin lagti ho, aise rote wakt.

Preeta tearfully chuckled.

Preeta : kuch bhi ha.

Karan : are nahi sachme, ekdam puri pumpkin lagti ho.

Preeta's face turned into annoyed one, while karan burst out laughing.

Preeta : (annoyed) mai pumpkin nahi hu.

Karan : to maine pumpkin tumhe kaha bhi nahi, ab tum khudko maan rahi ho to mai kya karu.

Karan again burst laughing.

Preeta become more irritated now, she stood up to go but karan hold her hand, she annoyingly turn.

Preeta : Kya hai ab ?

Karan : (with extreme cute face) sorry...

Preeta's annoyance disappeared.

Preeta : kis liye ?

Karan : bas aise hi.

Karan moved a bit closer to her, and wiped little tears.

Karan : kyunki tum rote hue acchi nahi lagti ho, tum to hamesha mujhe pareshaan karti hui zyaada acchi lagti ho.

Preeta smiles, so does karan.

Moving more closer, karan take her and softly kissed on her hand.

Karan : chale.

Preeta nodded.

Both went back in their cabin.

EVENING TIME.

The work were wrapped by almost all and were going.

Karan took preeta in his car.

Preeta : karan, Kyu laaye ho bolo to, mai chali jaati na Ghar.

Karan stopped the car. Preeta looked around.

Preeta : ghar bhi nahi aaya, gaadi kyu rok di ?

Karan went out...

Preeta : are kaha jaa rage hooo....

Karan brought preeta too outside.

Karan : wait a minute, I'll just come.

Preeta : are...

Karan went.

Couple of minutes later, karan came back with two ice cream in his hand.

Preeta widened her eyes, but suddenly her lips craved into smile too.

She excitedly look at karan.

Karan : abhi lo bhi ya dekhti rahogi.

Preeta immediately took one.

Preeta : thank you.

Karan : no need babydoll.

Happily, preeta finished her ice cream with excitement. Karan too done.

Preeta : karan suno.

Karan : ha.

Preeta : mai yaha se ghar chali jaaungi.

Karan : kyu mai drop Kar deta hu na.

Preeta : are nahi...yaha se zyaada door nahi hai na, aur abhi raat thodi hui hai, tum bhi thak gaye ho I know, jaao...

Karan : (smiled) fine, sambhal kar jaao.

Preeta : (smiling) tum bhi.

Preeta waved at karan and walked away from there.

Preeta got a call, she turn back and saw karan annoyingly.

But she picked the call too.

Preeta : Kya hua ab.

Karan : (smiles) ice cream kaisi thi

Preeta : (chuckled) bohot gandi.

Both laughed.

Preeta : tum na poore....khair tumhaari tareef karne ka mera mood nahi hai.

Karan : (laughing) jaise har wakt to Meri tareefo ke fool bandhe jaate hai na.

Preeta : haha ....very funny, ruko ek min...

Preeta open the door.

On opening the door of her apartment, she witnessed something, she never wanted to.

She was initially so shocked that for a moment, she forgot what is happening in front of her eyes.

Screen stopped on preeta's shocked face.

Precap : fixing alliance.

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Many many happy returns of the day dear srishti 😘😘❣️❣️
Happy belated birthday
Preeran__forever

Here is your another gift, I know I am late, but hope you'll understand