' tumhara apartment bohut accha hai' Ishita says as she hovers around the place, looking around and I bet judging that how messy I am because why not? My clothes are scattered everywhere, papers are lying on the ground and it's better not to talk about the kitchen because it's a disaster! But I still live like this, not that I don't care about tidiness but I don't get time to clean up my house like this. A week passed of my being an officer and in my work, and this is the first time ishita came to my house with her friend Shreya of course, and yes I can see the frown and wrinkle on her face as she walks around my house and shares glances with Shreya continuously. During this week Kavin stopped by my doorstep and offered me homemade chocolates but I said no as Remy was in his hand, God, that rat is disgusting! I bonded with everyone at the bureau, and Kavin also as he just lives next door and stops by every time he makes something and offers me. I watched my colleagues walk into his house at nights, partying and hanging out including Ishita also but no one ever invited me! Not that I want to go but I at least expect something from my sister, I really wanted her to be my friend or guide what older sisters do but rather she behaves like a stranger to me. Especially after what happened to me in my past for her, I never expected this behaviour from her, my life ruined because of her stupid decision!

' accha ghar hai, bas thoda saaf hota toh aur bhi zadaya accha hota' ishta tells as Shreya nods in agreement with her

' tum kar do na jate jate' I sit on my couch and tell her with a smile as she shakes her head in disbelief and sighs

' yeh apartment ki baat choro, tum toh kavin sir ke ghar ke paas he rehti ho na. kuch hua?' Shreya excitedly sits beside me and questions as I give me a disgusted look, not that Kavin isn't hot or handsome. OH MY GOD, he is! But we are just friends, for now, he looks at me like a friend and then makes fun of me and pull pranks also as he does to the others, he also flirts with all the girls including me and GIRL he is sometimes annoying when he doesn't reply to a question simply, what he does is just answer something in a circle which sometimes is confusing.

' tumhe kya lagta hai kya hua?' I ask Shreya

' I mean are you guys…dating or thinking about to or oh oh…did you two kiss?' she continues

' what?' with a frown I shake my head ' kavin sir ko meye thik se janti tak nehi, ek hi hafta hua hai bas'

' ha aur kavin iss relationship aur dating meye intrest nehi rakhta' Ishita shrugs, walking around the kitchen counter as she touches all the stuff with her finger to see if there is dirt or not, and there is! I chuckle seeing her expressions, she was always this perfect. Her room can be labelled as the tidiest room in the world like she doesn't even let anyone touch anything or misplace a tissue box. The best example is that she is like Monica from FRIENDS, yes!

' accha….wohh meye ek baat puchu?' I speak up as Shreya nods ' kavin sir ko sweets bohut pasand hai?'

' bohut, issiliye toh wohh roz kuch na kuch khane ke liye banate hai aur tumhe pata hai wohh humse accha khana banate hai' Shreya informs

' that's why he is just perfect' ishita looks at me and smirks, indirectly telling me that he is perfect for her because they both are the same kind.

' wohh roz mere liye kuch na kuch bana ke le kar ate hai' I purposely say, watching my sister's expression change

' really? Kya late hai?' Shreya questions

' chocolates, brownies, cookies but mene kabhi taste nehi kya. Mujhe meetha zadaya pasand nehi' I wrinkle up my nose and informs

' I don't know how your to it purvi, but agar meye kavin sir ke ghar ke baas rehti, toh unke cookies ko kabhi mana nehi karti, its so good.'

' ha aur wohh jo cuha hai na wohh un cookies ke betha hai' I joke and laugh seeing my sisters and her friend widening their eyes 'mazak kar rahi thi'

' kavin sach meye sab ko apne jesa bana leta hai' ishita gazes at me and says, it just proved that when girls gang up and hang out together they talk about boys. How can they think that I am in a relationship with Kavin Khanna? He doesn't know me and I don't know me and he is just a flirt, he is nice and friendly which is suspicious. That it! And he has abs, he is a really good person, he is good at his work and he is good at cooking, he is hot and handsome, not a type who uses girls and throw them away, not a type who only sleeps with girls and the next morning forgets their name.

' so mummy papa kese hai?' I ask my sister

' acche hai, but they are still rectifying the situation' ishita replies as her eyes soften, I know she must have remembered the incident which nearly broke me, and I know she is guilty because of it. My mom and dad just told me to keep my mouth shut that time and I did because I was young, scared and terrified that I know what to do and now if I try to fix things up I can't because it's too late.

Much to my relief on that the topic of Kavin passed as us three girls start to talk about something else and an hour passes by thing, the two talks about makeup and fashion as I just look at them because I have no idea about it nor interested in it. When it got close to nine pm, they pack their stuff and head towards the door. Ishita stopped and sprang forward before I could prepare myself, she gave me a quick hug and peck on my forehead which I didn't expect to happen. I stood there, type of shell shocked as she smiled at me and said

' Sunday ko hum ek party par ja rahe hai, tum chalogi? Sab ayenge'

' I don't know' I whisper

' we are cool people to hang out, ajj dekha na' Shreya adds

' meye soch kar bata ti hu' I reply

' okay, kal mil te hai' ishita tells and they both walk out of the room. One day of talking and hanging out soften her heart for me? But on the other hand, we actually never had a proper conversation, ever. We never had that sisterly bond or relationship as when we were kids, she got busy with her studies and I fooled around, same happened in college but then at, something happened which will be good if that stays as a secret.

After I close the door and a few moments later, a burst of sudden deep laughter from the hallway draws my attention. Kavin's laughter. I stroll towards the kitchen and pick up my novel which I kept on the counter earlier.

' ajj jana zaroori hai? Toh ane ka matlab hi kya hai?' I hear kavin's voice again through the thin walls, he is talking to someone and my curiosity creeks up again.

' ha ek din ki chutti mili thi' a feminine voice replies and then there is a pause

' accha, next time zadaya same ke liye ana baby' kavin tells, Baby?

' really?' the girl shouts and giggles

' adat ho gai hai' kavin replies, i rush towards the door and peek outside as a get a view of the two, a really tall girl wearing a cute dress and as she smiles, a dimple appears on her face and her hand reaches up to fix her glasses. Kavin says something and laughs when the girl playfully hits his shoulder and seconds later they hug. Before leaving she gives him a small wave. Kavin turns back and looks at my door as I jump and quickly close it, he couldn't see me, there was no way i guess and I hope he didn't, I didn't want to be labelled as a stocker!. I lean against my door and laugh at myself and then quieted when I heard a door shut down the hall. Seeing Kavin with another girl was…..good, totally reaffirmed the fact that Kavin is very charming, a harmless flirt who likes to hand out sweet things to pretty girls and had a pet rat named Remy. That was good. Maybe we will become friends, I am okay with that because that was very nice to have more friends. right?

I walk to my bedroom and climb up to my bed, staring at the ceiling for a brief moment I wondered if Kavin had been interested me in like that, to have something to look forward, to be giddy and excited whenever he looked at me or when our hands accidentally touched. I wonder how would it be like to be interested in him like that or any guy for the matter, to look forward to dates and relationship. First kisses and all the things that came after that, I bet it would be nice….

Tuesday morning I woke up early today before I could pass the hallway Kavin's apartment door flew open and a guy came out, two actually. It was Pankaj and Dushyant sir.

' Purvi….Goodmorning, bureau ja rahi ho?' Pankaj questions when he saw me

' ha, wohh ajj jaldi ja rahi thi kuch kaam tha.' I answer and we walk up to the stairs

' Pankaj tumhe kitni baar bola hai darwaza math khula rakh na, Remy phir bhag jaygi' Kavin's voice boomed down the stairwell and a second later he appeared with a grin as he spotted us ' what are you doing with my girl?' he asked his friend

My girl? Hearing that I almost tripped over my feet

' oh, Purvi bureau ja rahi thi toh meye bas batein karne laga Pankaj explains

' yehi toh tujhe karna ata hai, or kuch toh ata nehi' Dushyant sir teases as kavin dropped an arm over my shoulder and I tremble my feet, his arm tightens, pulling me to his side.

' whoa, babe I almost lost you there' Kavin tells and I move away from him, keeping a distance even tho I know he is doing this as a friendly gesture playfully, but who can explain that those touches of his are so intoxicating?

' look at you, girane ne wale the tum use' Pankaj complains

'it's my magnetic charm, mene kuch nehi kya' kavin chuckles

' no it's the smell coming from you, nahaya nehi na ajj tune?' Dushyant questions

' do I smell bad purvi' Kavin gasps and asks me

' you smell great' I mutter, feeling my cheeks heat up. He did smell wonderful, a mixture of lime and mint ' I mean you don't smell bad'

' bureau ja rahi ho?' kavin watches me for almost a moment as I look around every corner but not at him. we take a step downstairs together as I don't answer his question, he puts his arms on my shoulder and my entire body seemed to tingle, he is so casual about it like last night he hugged the girl. But to me it was….

' purvi?' kavi's voice lowered

' ha wohh meye bureau hi ja rahi thi' I finally answer

' not good kuyn ki hum log breakfast ke liye ja rahe the, tum bhi hamare saath chalo' kavin informs

' mujhe late ho jayga baad meye bureau ki liye, aur anyways mujhe files bhi ja ke complete karni hai' I excuse

' breakfast ke baad meye aur dushyant kahi aur bhi jane wale hai, par kavin nehi use bureau time peye pohochna hai, he is a good boy' Pankaj tells

' aur tum good boy nehi ho?' I laugh

' no I am a bad boy' Pankaj grins as I shake my head off

' yes you are bad, kaam meye, duty meye, parhai meye the, jokes banana meye, flirt karne mai, aur bhi bol sakta hu bolun?' kavin tells as we all laugh

' nehi larki ke saamne bezati kuyn kar wa rahe ho? Meye kuch cheezon meye accha bhi hu' Pankaj protests

' gese?' Dushaynt puts his hands on his hips and gives Pankaj a questioning look

' gese, khana khane meye, umm…bate karne meye,' panakj jokes

' aur logo ko pareshan karne meye, maar khane meye right?' kavin continuous as I laugh seeing their friendly fight. We walk down the parking lot as Pankaj hop's on kavin's car and waves bye to me.

' baad meye milte hai purvi' kavin tells and joins his friend on his car.

After we reach down the bureau, we get on a case where kavin sir, dushyant sir, nikhiil and I were supposed to find the culprit who has been hiding in a building captivating a family in a gunpoint. He killed three innocent girls earlier this week and after many investigations and interrogations we found the real culprit, and before we could catch him we got news that he went to a random apartment in a building and held a family to his gunpoint where there are four members.

' kuch bhi karke humne un logo ko bacha na hoga' in a serious tone kavin says

' hum khirki se undar jayenge aur kisi ko bhi shak nehi hona chaiyee' dushaynt sir adds

' purvi tum bahar rahogi aur dekhna agar wohh bhagne ki koshsis na kare' kavin commands as I frown

' meye dushaynt sir ke saath andar kuyn nehi ja sakti?' I say as they look at me with a questioning tone

' jo bola hai pehle utna karo' sighing off his frustration, kavin ruffles his hair and frowns as I roll my eyes and he sees that

' okay' I whisper, they get in and I stay out, wandering around as they take much time to catch the culprit. The time passes and suddenly I see a man with a gun running away from the apartment, I knew it was the culprit as I run behind him to catch. I stop my track and look around the parking lot where I last saw him disappearing from my view, I try to find my gun but then realize that I forgot to bring it, I panic and suddenly feel a figure standing behind me, gripping down my waist.

' purvi ko choro' Kavin sir appears in front and says, knowing that the killer is behind me and I am at his gunpoint now, my breathing becomes heavy as I watch kavin sir darting his eyes at me and speaking, not looking anywhere else but me with fear in his eyes.

' gun neeche karo' the killer shout and the cop agrees, bending down and keeping his gun at the ground, his eyes move from mine as I watch it travel at the side. Suddenly I feel the killer moving away from me, pushing me forward as I tremble down and fall but before that a pair of hands catch me. I look up breathlessly and my eyes meet with the brown eyes.

' tum theek ho?' kavin asks as he makes me stand in my feet, still keeping his hand on my waist, pulling me closer

' meye thik hu' I sigh

' pagal ho tum?' kavin questions and I see the other officers, taking the culprit away from the spot

' sorry' I whisper and he moves away from me, turning back and walking away back to the building. ' ja kaha rahe ho? Bureau jana hai bh' I shout

' chad par, I need fresh air, aur tum bhi mere saath chal rahi ho' he replies

' meye kuyn aun?' I frown

' you owe me purvi Trivedi, marte marte bachaya hai mene tumhe'

' tumne nehi dushyant sir ne, wohh peeche se aye aur us khooni ko pakra'

' ha aur jo tumne mere orders follow nehi kiye? Uska kya? Apni gun bhi nehi saat leke ja saki tum' kavin informs and I roll my eyes ' so mujhe pareshan karne ke liye punishment, chalo mere saath'

He leads me towards the rooftop as I follow his footstep, we reach down there and I watch him closing his eyes and taking deep breaths, the cold air makes me shiver as I walk towards the corner and get the full view of the beautiful city.

' abh chale?' I say

' do you have a date tonight to chuti ja rahi hai?'

' no' I reply and take my hair and start to play with it ' I am not dating anyone' not knowing why I said that but deep down inside me I thought to inform him about it

' meye tumhe yeha marne nehi aya hu,'

' what?' a knot forms in my stomach

' mazak kar raha tha' kavin turns around and looks at me with a grin, that same grin again which disappears during our duty as a frown with sincerity in the eyes appears.

' I know, I am just….'

' jumpy?' he tells and I nod, he hovers around and then sits on the ground like this, looking up at the sky for a second then at me. ' idhar betho, please I am too lonely here' he taps on the spot beside him. I bite my lips and sit a few feet away from him, looking up at the stars then I glance over him and our eyes meet. I couldn't look away, intense, his stare was intense like he is seeing me right through. Clearing my throat I fix my attention to the ground.

' wohh stars dikh rahe hai?' kavin speaks up

' stars and a chocolate monster' I reply and Kavin burst into laughing, it was a nice deep rich sound

'you are funny' he says and I press down my lips. We stand up and I look down at the park with is clearly visible from the rooftop of the small building, we see two people, couple on the bench and the girl is on the boy's lap.

' that's not something interesting to see purvi' Kavin looks at me staring at the couple and say with a grin

' what?'

' nothing, its just jese tum unhe dekh rahi ho. Like you never have seen a couple before'

' I am?' I ask and he nods

' so unless you never have seen one that cannot be true, I can imagine you in someone's lap right?' he teases

' no,' I whine practically yell ' I mean, I have been in a guy's lap'

' than a girl?'

' no' frustrated by his questions, I yell again

' Mazak kar raha tha purvi, itna serious kuyn ho jati ho tum hamesa?' a slow grin spread across his face

' nehi bas'

' bas kya?' he pokes me again

' meye kisi relationship meye pehle nehi thi' the words comes out and that's true, as I said before my parents were strict and never let me fooled around with guys and made me focus on my studies only for their reputation and society, or what will the people think? Agar larki haat se nikal jay toh? All these b*****t that they cared about which I never understood nor I will and that's why we live to separate now purposely taking a job at Mumbai where they are at Delhi, and even tho I could have been in a relationship after college, I just couldn't after what happened to me, that was just too much that time. I have my reasons and those are something to look up into.

' tum kabhi ek relationship meye nehi thi?' kavin blinks and gives his head a little shake as he turned back to the sky

' no'

' nothing?'

' no ka matlab kya hota hai?'

' how old are you?'

' twenty three' I say

' aur tum ajj tak kisi bhi relationship meye nehi thi?'

' my parent…they were strict' I tell ' matlab hitler jese'

' I can tell' he pauses ' toh tum kabhi kisi date peye gai ho?'

' mujhe laga ki app yeha fresh air keliye aye hai' I remind

' I said I needed some fresh air but mene kabhi nehi kaha ki meye batein nehi karunga' kavin smirks as I huff in annoyance. He steps forward to me and starts blabbing things with I clearly can't hear because we are too close, too close. His shoulder pressed against mine as I bit down my lip, I knew it was casual to him and that's why he is not reacting and just blabbing things talking about how his first date went. My gaze fell on his lips, these were moving but I didn't hear a word he said, I wanted to move away but I didn't want to also. Confusion swept through my body as I couldn't remember when I felt something about a guy like this. Staring at a guy's lips was creepy so I forced myself to look up, it should be illegal for a guy like him to be out of the house, brown eyes, broad shoulder, strong muscles and funny. Those shade of the brown eyes were so captivating and the dark lashes cannot be unseen. The unbearable heat as it sped through mt vain, I moved a little away from him as I could breathe after a long time which felt like years.

' tum meri baat sun bhi rahi ho?'

' huh?' I blink slowly as his words snap me out

' toh meye puch raha tha ki tum kabi kisi date peye gai ho?' his grin widens knowing to make me blush as I know that he knows I was staring at him

' what?' I ask

' tum sach meye meri baat nehi sun rahi thi, you were busy staring at me' kavin chuckled softly

' yeh sach nehi hai, wohh meye…' my entire face burned

' jhut math bolo' he nudges my shoulder and teases me ' mujhe ghurne meye koi burai nehi hai' my mouth drops hearing him, and how was I supposed to respond to that?

' no….meye bas…wohhh….i was not staring…ummm….it was just a glance kuyn ki tum baten kar rahe the.' Purvi stop! I yell at myself, cursing my self for not having the correct choice of words and my this statement proved that I was staring at him

' I know I am quiet thrilling' and he had that confidence level about himself which was more attractive

' thrilling? Yeah right? Thrilling tab hoga jab meye Remy ko ek pura burger khte dekhungi' I excuse

' uh huh…anything else babe?' he teases again

' tum….tum….choro' I point my finger at him and then sigh off my anger

You know what we should do it'

' do what?'

' go on a date'

' mujhe lagta hai ki mene kuch galat suna' I stammer

' hame ek date pe jana chaiyee' he laughs and I shoot him a look, my stomach dropped hearing that. He was joking, right? Or I misheard it?

' mujhe kuch samaj meye nehi a raha' I whisper as kavin stretches his arm over his head, causing his shirt to ride up and expose a bit of his skin. Oh God! I look away and gulped down my feelings.

' purvi date is where two people go out for the night or sometimes day or sometimes evening, anytime and they have food or watch a movie or walk in the park, mujhe park pasand nehi so I would say beach.

' kavin mujhe pata hai ki ek date kya hoti hai' I snap

' tumne he toh bola tumhe kuch samaj me nehi a raha' he points out ' toh meye sam jha raha hu'

' I know what a date is!' frustrated and amuse I cross my arms and tell

' accha then we should go on a date'

'uh' I huff and kavin laughs

' tumhe yes bolna hai uh nehi'

' i….' a date? With kavin Khanna?

' tumhari girlfriend nehi hai?' I remind about the girl last night

' girlfriend? No' his brow shoots up in surprise and he laughs

' toh kal raat jo tumhare ghar par aye thi wohh'

' tum mujh par jasoosi kar rahi thi?' kavin's grin spread into a wide smile

' no, no asa nehi hai, I have a life and work to do'

' toh tumhe dipti ke bare meye kese pata?'

' dipti naam hai uska?'

' she is not my girlfriend, wohh meri behen hai purvi' in a gentle tone but with a smile, kavin informs ' and I don't mind the idea of you watching me, I like that' I take a deep breath and palm my face in embarrassment as I hear him laugh, my cheeks heat up red and I only open my eyes and look at him .

' I am sorry' I apologies ' this is just a stupid conversation' I shake my head and turn around

' I like this conversation, chalo neeche chalte hai, meye tumhe ghar drop kar deta hu' he says and I nod.

He opens the door for me when we stop in front of his car, ' toh kuch socha?' kavin asks as he closes the door when I sit in and then runs to the opposite sidie and places himself on the driving seat.

' kiske bare meye' I frown

' go out on a date with me' he eyes me with the same intensity he had earlier

' why?'

' why not' and again his answers start with circles but not telling the direct point

' tum mere saat date peye kuyn jana cahte ho?'

' because hum ek dusre ko theek se jante nehi' his lips tipped up again and I decided I liked it but not the frowny face he makes during work. ' meye bas tumhe anna chata hu, so go out on a date with me'

' there is nothing to know about me' I whisper

' accha then meye sari raat baten karta rahugna aur tum sunna, aur mujhe janna'

' that sound fun' I laugh

' aur ha hum remy ko burger khate hue bhi dekhge. It will be more thrilling'

' agar tumhari baatein ho gai ho toh kya abh hum ja sakte hai?'

' date peye?'

' Kavin Khanna! Uff' I yell his name in frustration

' yes, its me' he laughs and I couldn't help but laygh with him

' kitne sari larkiya hai jo tumhare saath date peye jana cahti hai, unke saath jao na' I tell

' I know' he confidentially replies, knowing that there are girls waiting for him

' wow, confidence level dekho inka' I appreciate sarcastically

' but meye tumhare saath date peye jana cahta hu'

' but why?'

' ummm…because tum baki larkio ki gesi nehi ho, tum thodi pagal ho, screw dheela hai and you are werid, you are awkward and all in an adorable way.' His eyebrows raise

' the person saying me I am weird who has a rat as a pet?' I chuckle ' meye tumhare saath date peye nehi jane wali' I conclude

' pata tha' he sighs in a defeat

' toh pucha kuyn' I frown

' man kiya issiliye' he replies

' thank god tum ne haar man li' I mutter under my breath but I think he heard me because the glance he just gave with a confused look

' there is always a tomorrow'

' kya tomorrow?'

' kal meye tumse phirse puchunga,' he grins

' wohh baat nehi suni, ' raat gai baat gai'

We reach our building and he walks me to my apartment, we stand in front of my door and before say him bye he starts to speak.

' maybe kal tum ha boldogi, and I am a really patient guy, and I know that you want to say this but you are just not ready' my jaw drops hearing him, his grin turns into a smirk and before I could respond he taps on my nose and walks to his apartment, and shuts the door in my face.

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