Maybe she was not that bad...

" Ok, great! Have a nice day. " I said and turned to go.

" Mr Shah! Can you drop me at my hostel? How will I go with so many things? Please!! " She said.

Oh, no!! She would never leave me alone.

" Ok!! Driver, please drop her at her hostel first. " I said. He nodded.

" So?? Do you live in New Delhi?? " She asked.

" Hmmm "

" How old are you?? " She asked another question.

" Why?? " I asked

" I just want to know. " She smiled. Looked... Um.. nice

"Twenty-six. " I replied

" Oh!! Not old enough to be called uncle by me? Isn't it??" She smiled even more.

" Don't even dare to call me uncle!! " I glared at her but she laughed.

Her smile was good but the laughter was musical...

" Then what do I call you? "

" Manik!! "

" No! I don't call someone older than me by their name. " She said immediately.

" That's your problem... " I shrugged.

" Do you have brothers and sisters? " she asked.

Why does she need to know?

" Yes! One brother and one sister."

" How old are they?? " she asked again.

Oh, God!! Doesn't she get tired?

" My brother is 24, sister is 21. "

" They are older than me... What are their names? " She said but I didn't want to talk more.

" Why do you need to know?? " I asked.

" Time pass. It is very boring otherwise. Looking outside of the car, I have been brought up in this place... I am bored with this place. Only you are new here, so you seemed to be interesting. "

" No!! I am the most boring man in the world. Find your interest somewhere else. " I said.

Shit!! I was a bit rude. I don't know why but I was not comfortable being her guardian.

I looked at her from the corner of my eyes to see if was offended by what I said.

But I was surprised to see that she was amused. She was looking at me as if I cracked a joke.

" If you are so boring, how did you get that hot and sexy girlfriend with a hot temper as your girlfriend?? " She asked.

" What?? That is non of your business. " I got annoyed to hear that.

" Tell me!! Please... I have been thinking about it since I met the two of you. " She asked again but I ignored her.

" What is her name?? " She asked me. But I kept looking at my phone.

She was really irritating. Didn't she understand that I was ignoring her?

" How old she is?? And is she a model?? Always ready as if she has to walk the ramp the very next moment. " She said.

" Will you please shut up?? " I was annoyed.

" Awww... Missing her?? " She teased me.

I was already touchy about her topic as my relationship with Myra was still not clear.

" I am not entitled to give any answers to you. " I said.

" Why are you getting annoyed? I was trying to get to know you better. " She said with a smile.

" Why?? Why do you want to know me better??" I was annoyed.

" Because we are going to stay in the same home. So... "

" Listen one thing and once for all... I am supposed to take care of you, I will do that as it is my duty. Nothing less, nothing more. You will get whatever you want, but don't try to get friendly with me. I am not interested. We will stay in the same house but in different wings. I don't want to see you every day. Please stay as away as possible. " I said.

She looked shocked.

Good for her... At least she would stay away from me.

" Fine!! Driver bhai, please stop the car. " She said.

" There is no need... Stop the car in front of her hostel only. " I said as I didn't want her to create more scenes.

" Ok, don't stop, I will jump out of the car. " She said and tried to open the door of the car. I pulled her hand away.

" Are you out of your mind?? " I asked. But why did I even bother to ask?? I knew, she was.

" Stop the car!! " She said.

" We will drop you at the hostel," I said firmly.

" No need, dropping me at my hostel doesn't come under your duty. You stick to your duty. Don't worry, I would not bother you at all. Stop the car or I will jump out of it and if you are lucky, you will be relieved of your duty, forever. " She said.

I realised what she said.

!! I hurt her...

I was about to apologise when she opened the door with her other hand. I held her hand and pulled her towards me.

" Stop the car. " I said. The driver stopped it immediately.

" You could have died. " I said.

" So?? It would have relieved you from your duty. Let me tell you, Mr Shah, I didn't tell your grandfather to give my responsibility to you. But I can assure you of one thing. I will not bother you with anything. I will handle my issues on my own. So don't worry, you don't need to see this face of mine every day. " She said and snatched her hand out of my grip.

Oh, I was so shocked that I didn't realise that I was still holding her hand. I left it.

" Sorry!! " I said.

" Don't be!! I am sorry for being friendly. Bye!! " She said.

" Roshni!! Wait! You forgot them. " I gave her the gifts which I got for her.

" I don't need them anymore... But thanks that you got them for me. " She said and I felt bad.

" But you liked them. " I said feeling guilty as she was very excited when I gave them to her.

" Giving me gifts is not a part of your duty. Please stick to your duty only. Anyway, thanks for your charity, have a good day, sir. " She said and stopped an auto, hopped into it and left before I could say anything.

Oh my God!!

What have I done??

She was hurt so badly.

I needed to apologise to her or I would not be able to sleep.

I asked the driver to take me to her hostel. He nodded.

We reached the hostel and I saw her getting off the auto, she paid the fare and was going inside.

" Roshni, please wait!! I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." I said. But she didn't say anything. Her back was turned towards me.

"Why are you saying sorry?? Actually I should have stopped when you told me to find my interest in someone else. I was just trying to get to know you as I am not left with anyone in my life since my parents died, even your grandfather died. Then you were sent into my life so I thought of you as my family member, I am sorry, I will never repeat that mistake. Good day, sir. "

" Please don't get me wrong, I am sorry... Please accept the gifts I got for you and my apology. " I said.

" No!! You don't need to apologise. And I can't accept your gifts, give them to someone who needs them. I accepted them at that time Because no one has brought gifts since my parents died, I liked your gesture. But you are no one to me, so I can't... " She said and went inside without even looking at me.

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I was in my room and was still thinking about what happened. I was really embarrassed at what happened.

Poor girl!! She thought of you as her family and you hurt her so badly. You are an idiot!! My soul cursed me.

My phone was ringing, I looked at the screen, it was Chachi. I picked up the call.

" Hello?

" Hi, Manik... How are you, beta? "

" Fine!! "

" Did you meet the child? " She asked.

" Yes, but she is not a child. " I said.

" What do you mean by that?? " She asked and I told her everything. Chachi was just like my mom to me.

" I messed up everything. I swear, I didn't want to hurt her, just wanted to maintain some distance from her. I had no intention to hurt her, but she was hurt, very badly. " I said feeling very guilty.

" Yes, you did hurt her. But leave her alone for some time. She is very hurt so would not listen or understand anything. Let her cool down and then try again. " Chachi said.

" Ok!! But I am feeling bad. " I said. L

" I know... bye, take care. Go and sleep. You really have to work very hard from tomorrow." Chachi said.

" Ji!! Good night!! " I said and disconnected the call and tried to sleep but I could not till very late.

Her smiling and hurt faces kept coming to my mind to haunt me.

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