Ok guys.. One month special offer is over now..
My college is starting from this Wednesday..
So now I'll update my stories on weekends only..
Sunday - His Drunken Queen
Monday - Unexpected
And if and only if I get some time during the week days I'll definitely try to update..

Please don't be mad at me..
I'm helpless 😭

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"Dhruvika.."
The duo heard a female voice and snapped their heads at the owner of the voice..
"Vruz...!!" she squealed jumping from the couch and ran in arms of a lady in dark blue formal knee length dress..
"Dhruvika..!!" Dhruv murmured her name and felt some unknown sense of satisfaction..
He smiled on his own as he realized their names was kinda familiar..
He saw her giggling and squealing in joy as the lady whom Dhruvika addressed as Vruz tickiled the side of her tiny waist..
Zeppelin too ran to them and started taking rounds of them wiggling his tail..
"Mr. Narang.." Carla called Dhruv standing beside him..
But neither he felt her presence nor paid attention to her voice..
He was just staring at Dhruvika's happy face..
Her giggles were injecting life in his cells..
"Mr. Narang.." this time she called a little louder, thus gaining his attention..
"Huhh.. Huh..!!" Dhruv was clueless..
"Mr. Narang, the meeting is over..
Mam will see you now..
Take the elevator.. Her cabin is on the fourth floor, at the end of the corridor.." Carla informed and gave direction..
"Thank you.." Dhruv chipped quickly feeling hell nervous..
"No problem, sir.." she chipped with a trained smile and left..
Dhruv exhaled deeply and headed towards the elevator glancing at Dhruvika one last time...
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He felt his heart beating in his mouth as the elevator door ping opened at fourth floor..
They were together for years.. It was true that Hemal left him, broke her promise.. But she didn't broke their friendship..
And moreover there wasn't a single day in those five years when he didn't wish to see her again..
And when he was getting the opportunity to see her once again he was scared, nervous, anxious, happy, overwhelmed and what not..
Dhruv himself had no idea that why he was feeling that way..
But he got one thing that those emotions were making him weak..
Still he somehow reached till the door of her cabin taking baby steps..
He gave him a minute to muster up some courage and strength before knocking the door..
"May I come in.." he asked tentatively gulping the lump in his throat..
"Yes.. Please..!!" almost immediately he heard her voice..
Her soft soothing voice, that too after freaking five years..
His ears were at peace as they heard her..
And suddenly he felt a urgent need to let his eyes have their share of peace..
Hence without wasting a single second he pushed open the door and stepped inside..
And there she was, standing between a glass table and her chair, looking at him without blinking..
Neither of them uttered anything or made any movement..
They were quite unsure about how to react..
They keep rooted on there place staring at each other..
They could clearly notice each other's glossy eyes and quivering lips..
Both wanted to rush to each other's arms and cry their hearts out..
But they stopped themselves to do so..
Dhruv mentally noted that her features were still the same..
But her dull glowless face and thick dark circles under her eyes pained him..
But he had to admit that she was looking very pretty in her simple pleated black knee length A-line dress..
A couple of seconds later Hemal tore her gaze from him and looked everywhere except him..
"Umm..!! Come.. Have a seat..!!" she gulped..
Dhruv walked up to her table and sat in front of her..
And this whole time his gaze was fixing on her..
She too sat down without looking at him and fidgeting with her fingers..
They were sitting in silence..
Hemal twice looked at him but finding him gazing her with undivided attention she again looked down..
Dhruv could clearly see how nervous and scared she was..
"This is not the Hemal I knew.. She always had her chin up..
She never used to look down..
I know you are feeling guilty..
Why did you do that, Hemal??
Why did you do something which is making you guilty..??
Because of which you can't even match my eyes..
Why, Hemal??
In this five years I always wish for your happiness.. I thought you must be happy with the person who was ready to give your and his relationship a name..
But you're looking anything but happy..
Why I'm having a feeling that something is really wrong..
What's wrong, Hemal..??" he mentally groaned and looked away..
He took a deep breath and again looked at her..

"So..!!
Long time no see..
How is life..??" Dhruv chipped faking a bright smile in a attempt to reduce the tension between them..
Hemal who was expecting some words of hate and pain jolt upped her lashes and found him smiling at her, as if everything was fine between them..
It took her a few seconds to accept that, indeed he was behaving normally with her..
So she reciprocated him with a smile fake smile..
"It's good.." she said in a small voice looking at his face but not meeting his eyes..
"Huhh.. Lair..!!" he huffed mentally..
"That's great.. Even I'm good..
You don't know Narang Manu.." Dhruv wanted to tell her something, but stopped hearing her next..
"Narang Manufacturing Industry is Asia's one of the top Manufacturing Industries..
I know.. I read everything about it in articles.. And you got a bunch of awards as well.." Hemal mouthed with a smile.. And this time it wasn't a fake one.. She was genuinely happy for his success..
Now it was the time for Dhruv to be shocked..
He wasn't expecting her to keep a note on his and his company's success..
He smiled feeling overwhelmed..
"By the way congratulations for all your achievements.." that genuine smile was still there..
"Thank you.." he said greatfully..
And then none uttered a single word further..
Thus yet again an awkward silence spread in the atmosphere..
Actually they didn't know how to start a conversation..
See the irony.. Once they used to talk twenty-four hours..
And today they had to think and search topics to talk to each other..
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A minute later again it was Dhruv who broke the silence..
"So..
Married??" he asked casually and Hemal snapped her head up with a shocked expression..
"No..!!" she denied right away as if he asked something out of this planet..
"Then engaged??" he asked again..
"See.." she showed him her left hand..
"No ring.. No engagement.." she looked slightly annoyed..
"And baby??" he asked to annoy her more..
But quite surprisingly her face softened and she replied calmly..
"Yes..!! A daughter.." she mumbled and Dhruv let out a chuckle..
He gave the thought 'Hemal have a baby' a pass and shook his head..
"Umm.. Actually..!!
You had to wait for a long.. I'm.. I'm sorry about it..
I didn't have much work today, but this board meeting bounced in unnoticed..
Umm..!! Sorry.." Hemal chipping looking down and tugging her hairlocks behind her ears..
"Don't be..
I had a great time.." he said thinking about Dhruvika..
And a huge smile crept on his lips instantly..
First she thought he was taunting her but glancing at his face and seeing his genuine smile she got that he was telling truth..
But still she was confused..
"How did you had a great time while waiting?? Usually people get bored.." she voiced her confusion..
"Actually I was playing with Dhruvika and Zeppelin..
They are just amazing.. We had a lot of fun.." he sounded super excited and happy..
"Dhruvika.." Hemal whispered with her eyes slightly widened..
"Yup, Dhruvika, whom you all address as Devil..
You know what.. You people are devil..
How on earth you guys can call her devil..
She is so cute.. so sweet.. She's a tiny little angel.." he twisted his lips.. He was visibly angry but his eyes were showing affection, care and possessiveness for that little soul..
Hemal bit down her bottom lip and blinked her tears away..
"I don't call her devil..
She isn't a devil.. She a fairy.. A small fairy.." she gulped..
Dhruv immediately looked at her with a grin.. "Yup.. You are right.. She a fairy.. My Tinkerbell..
Her smile is magical.. It can make everything better.." his eyes twinkled talking about her..
Hemal smiled a genuine one but the very moment it got replaced by a frown..
"Wait.. What??
You were playing with Zeppelin??
But you're afraid of dogs.." she widened her orbs..
"He is not a dog.. He's baby..
Her baby.. And he so cute.. and sweet.. Just like Tinkerbell..
You know he was smiling at me wiggling his tail..
And didn't even bite me.." he chipped excitedly with a huge grin..
Talking about Dhruvika and Zeppelin he had a glow on his face and shine in his eyes which Hemal never saw before..
Hemal was amused.. She never saw him like this..
She opened her mouth to say something but the very moment a beep sound of her iPhone interrupted her...
"Reminder.." she mumbled and grabbed her phone from the glass table..
She checked it and sighed audibly closing her eyes tight..
She gulped and reopened them..
"Dhruv.. Listen.." she breathed out helplessly..
"What's the matter, Hemal??" he asked with concern..
"I have to go..
There's something very important.. And it needs my attention.." she looked at Dhruv with guilt and helplessness..
"Oh.. Umm.. OK..
You have to go now.. I mean now, now?? he somehow uttered a few words not being sure how to react..
"Hmm.." she nodded slightly..
"OK.. No.. No problem.." he faked a small smile..
"Thank you.." she smiled greatfully and started gathering her stuffs..
"Where are you staying??
If you are fine then we can meet tomorrow.." she chipped hurriedly..
"Hotel Deca..." he said in a small voice..
"Hotel Deca.. Great..!!
I'll be there at ten..
I mean.. Of course.. If you are fine with it, then only.." she muttered tentatively..
"Yeah..!! Yeah..!! I'm fine.." he mouthed almost immediately..
"OK.. Thanks.. Bye.." grabbing her coat she rushed out of her cabin...
Dhruv kept sitting there about a minute wondering that what was troubling her and then walked out of her cabin sighing in disappointment..

Please don't judge Hemal..
It's a humble request..
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Bbye..