" How could you stay there?? Do you know how dangerous it could have been?? Did you bother to think about your safety?? Or is your ego so big that you don't care at all?? " I said once we were alone. But she kept standing there with her head bowed.

" Has the cat, caught your tongue?? Say something!! " I was annoyed as hell.

" I was not living there all by myself, my friends are also staying there. " She finally said it.

" Where were your friends, I didn't see any of them and why didn't they come out to see off you? " I asked.

" They must be still at the resto-bar... Do you remember dragging me back here? "

" Ok!! But why go and live at that cheap place, when you could come here?? "

" We didn't have any options. " She said.

" Maybe they didn't have any options but you had. Why didn't you come here?" I yelled at her.

" I didn't feel welcome here anymore. I didn't want to be a burden on you. You didn't even want to see my face so you are a stranger to me. "

" I apologised for that. You are welcome to live here even if the hostel opens. That day you said that you thought of me as your family, I swear if my sister had done, something like that, I would have slapped her for the first time in life. My brother and I treat her like a princess can kill anyone for her, but I swear, I would have slapped her. It was so dangerous to live in a place like that. Don't cross the line Roshni. " I said.

" I am sorry, but I didn't feel like that, and a few friends were also living around. I felt safe. " She said looking downwards.

" Friends?? Do you call them friends? They spiked your drink. I saw it with my own eyes. " I said.

" Maybe it was some sort of misunderstanding. Why would they do it??" She argued.

" You don't trust me?? Why would I say such a thing?? Ok, tell me one thing why didn't that guy drink that cold drink? Why did he let it slip out of his hand so conveniently?? because he could not drink as it was spiked. I am scared, of what might have happened, if you had drank it. " I said.

" Sorry! And thank you. "

" Promise me to stay away from them or I will beat them. " I said and she nodded.

Just nodded? Does she have a fever?? No arguments?

Thank God!

" Go and freshen up!! I will tell Maharaj Ji to serve food. Come to the dining room in 15 minutes. I am famished. I could not eat that burger and fries. "

" Oh yes, we forgot about them. What a wastage?? They looked tempting. I am sorry. " She said and looked very cute with that expression of disappointment over the wastage.

" You liked it? " I asked and she nodded. If you be a good girl, I will take you there. You can have as many as you want or anything. "

" Wow!! Thanks!" She smiled like a little girl.

" Ok, now go and get ready for dinner. " I said and went to my room.

I came to my room to get freshen up. It looked like I was in safe heaven. Mr Shah was right about one thing, that place was not safe for me to live there but I had no option as I didn't want to come here uninvited.

But the whole thing that happened today, had shaken me to the core. Did they spike my drink? Why??

My drink was spiked on New year's Eve as well. But that gentleman saved me that day. Or I would have...

And today?? Manik saved me, I was so annoyed at him but he came at the right time and saved me or I would have been in trouble.

He is not as bad as I thought. In fact, he is nice. A bit arrogant but nice. I loved the way he saved me. Does he care for me??

He came to apologise for that day in front of the hostel and went to my hostel to invite me to stay here and then he insisted many times that I stay here.

He is surely not bad...

I must not irritate him so much. But he looks cute when he gets irritated. Especially when that Barbie doll is around. She seemed to be a snob.

Poor Mr Shah!!!

I didn't want to get late and make him wait as he was famished so I turned to unpack my bag to get ready and was astonished to see the gifts, he had brought for me the first time we met, on the table.

I rushed to them and hugged the cute bunny and charming teddy bear.

Awww... He is not bad at all. Just a bit grumpy. I guess he should chill out more.

I smiled and went to the washroom to freshen up.

After about five minutes, I was in the dining room. The servants were laying the table. Maharaj Ji came and I greeted him. He blessed me.

Just then Manik Ji also came after changing into his nightwear.

He looked different... more human.

I don't know why, but it felt different, that I was eating food with a man, who was so handsome and was wearing a nightdress.

I was feeling weird but could not explain it.

He took the chair that the master of the house takes. He was really looking good. Shit!! Why was I thinking about it?

I averted my eyes from him and took a chair a bit away from him. He looked puzzled.

" Hey, are you angry with me? See I have already apologised for that day but don't expect me to apologise for today. Just be thankful that I didn't beat them. " He said.

" Oh no!! You don't need to apologise for that. I need to thank you. Thank you, Mr Shah!! " I said.

" I will accept your thanks only if you drop that Mr Shah. I feel too old when you do that. Manik will do. " He said with a smile.

Awww... He looks even more handsome with that smile.

My friends were right!! They talked about him for days after he tried to talk to me in front of my hostel.

They all went crazy about him. One of them even tried to flirt with him. But he didn't even look at her and was trying to apologise to me. They all got jealous of me as they though that he and I...

" Roshni?? " He called out my name.

" Oh, yes! Sorry, I was thinking about something. What were you saying? "

" I said why are you sitting so far off?? Don't worry, I don't bite people, you can sit next to me. I know I told you that I am hungry, but I am vegetarian. " He said and then smiled.

I don't know why but I blushed and got from that chair and went to sit, near him.

Maharaj Ji came and served food to him. He seemed to be a foodie. He was so excited to see his favourite dishes.

He asked me to start eating the food but somehow I was contended even without having food. I was welcomed back into the house.

He kept enjoying food with gusto and asked me to try them.

I started eating, the food was delicious. I missed this food in the hostel.

His phone buzzed and he smiled looking at the screen and taking the call.

" Hi, beautiful!!... I am having food, what are you doing??... I missed you too. Listen, I will finish the food and call you back in ten minutes. Bye, I love you too. " He said.

Oh, so it was his... Girlfriend on the phone.

He was smiling at something and finished the food as soon as he could and once I also finished my food. He said good night and went to his room.

I came to my room and unpacked my bags, thinking about the reason why my friends would have done that??

None of them called me till now. Did they want to take advantage of me??

Or did they do it for some other reason??

But they were my friends, why would they do it for any reason?

Were they really my friends??

I could not sleep for the whole night so I started to draw some designs, it had always calmed me. I felt my mom was sitting beside me looking at me with love, as she used to where ever I used to draw as a child.

It has been an hour and I felt thirsty but there was no water in the room so I went to the kitchen to drink water.

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