Green eyes that represented forest, caring voices with soft sweet replies. Worried face with creased forehead. His hands bruised with small patches of purple and red. I want to hold him, cry for him. But then everything fell apart, the black air surrounded me. And then I saw his back, moving far away from my reach. I cried, yelled but he didn't turned. The black mist started to swallow me, the hands started to pull me into it. I started to feel the suffocation which was getting me hard to breath.
Slowly the black started to turn into bright light and I saw the white ceiling which I have seen last night before sleeping. I was panting and with me someone else was also panting. I slowly closed my eyes and get my breathing even.
I felt a heavy presence on my right hand, as if something or someone was sitting on it. My eyes opened and I came face to face with Márvos who was looking at me with his tongue out and big eyes. At first I was startled but then his goofy face made me at ease. I turned to look at the door which was obviously wide opened.
While getting fresh and dressing decent it was almost past seven. I looked around the house searching for particular someone, but it was as if I was the only one living here along with three dogs. The food on the table was just as I had left it, untouched. this made me wonder if he was even out of his room.
I wonder if he didn't wanted to eat it, or maybe he didn't liked potato or peas. But it did looked untouched...
Not thinking about it too much, I prepared myself a sandwich and sat in the dinning. The food bowls of dogs were not dirty, means they didn't had their food. I pet them all while giving them their food. I wonder if he is up or not, or is he off to his work. I wonder what he really do for a living, but then again I really didn't wanted to know specially after seeing him like that last evening.
Cleaning the mess I've created in kitchen, I was off to explore the penthouse. still remember his throaty toneless voice when he said to give myself a tour and that he was busy.
starting with the living room, I first saw the gym, the big corner that was dedicated to the dogs and consists of all their toys and a big indoor house for the three of them. The first floor had a guest room which was a little small compared to mine. The open kitchen and dinning. Lastly there was the laundry room and the most beautiful fire camp and balcony I've ever seen.
Going upstairs I avoided the master bedroom and started from my bedroom which was just in the opposite direction from his. Beside my bedroom there was another bedroom similar to mine, then a small theater and a small office type library which was kind of empty, I think he really is not interested in books.
Lastly there was a open pool, along with a hot tub and grill for barbeque. There was a door at the corner of the pool. Curiosity got the best of me and I moved the open the door, and to my surprise it was the least I've expected. The door opened into the master bedroom where a figure was laying in the bed. With a reflex I shut the door with a thud, afraid he will think I was spying.
My legs zoomed out of the pool and I was just crossing the stairs and his bedroom when I heard his voice behind me. My legs jerked stopped and my body froze. His heavy footsteps were getting closer, at some point I felt a strong presence behind me.
Slowly I turned to face him, afraid if he was upset. His bloody shirt still clear in my head. I didn't wanted any misunderstanding, so before he could question me I wanted to make myself clear. But he beat me to this, speaking before me.
"Be ready by four, wear whatever suits you. "
I was surprised but slowly nodded my head with a small yes, still looking at my sleepers which was the most interesting thing to me. I knew it was rude of me to not look at him while he was talking or ordering me. But I really didn't had the courage to look up at him.
He turned and was gone within seconds, the faint smell of cardamom and spices were also gone now.
I watched as the dogs barked and waged their tails following him. Was he really not interested in knowing why I opened that day. Was he not suspicious of me?
And then again where was he taking me, and how can he just say me to wear anything. He could've at least told me the occasion.
I got in in my room and pulled out my phone trying to distract myself from certain someone or rather his voice, maybe from his spicy cologne or body wash or whatever he was wearing. His throaty voice clear in my head. I didn't wanted to accept it but somewhere deep inside I knew that I was happy that he talked. He looked like someone I cherished once and I really didn't wanted him to be that person.
The nightmare I had came running to my mind, and I wonder why I was getting those now. It has been years so why now, and why in the first night in this house.
But then again, maybe I'm thinking too much, this all can be a coincidence. It's not like green eyes are rare... and most of all even if his face resembles them, his actions doesn't.
they were warm like a sun, and he is cold as ice. His eyes were like pool of green which attracted me in, and his is like a scary forest where once I'll be in then there would be no escape. They are like whole two different personality... living in whole different worlds...
The time passed quickly with the dogs, they were becoming more friendly to me. One thing I got to know that Nri was quite like his owner, a little grumpy and moody time to time but still he was a good boy. The dogs were well trained and strictly behaved, but this doesn't stopped them from barking and hollowing day and night.
He didn't show up after our met outside his room.
At exactly 4 o'clock I heard the knock outside my room. I hurried wore my sandals and rechecked my outfit in the mirror, a simple baby pink silk suit with normal makeup, open hair and small studs. He had said about wearing something comfortable and I did that. Not knowing about the event, this was the best outfit I could think of. It was semi formal and it could get mixed with formal and informal event.
Opening the door the smell of spicy hit my nose, it was refreshing yet bold. He was dressed up in the same kind of suit I've seen him wearing last night. A white shirt with black trousers and black coat.
I felt his eyes roaming up and down my figure, as if he was checking my dress. Felling awkward my hands started to fiddle with the hem of my dupatta, but his eyes didn't budge. After standing outside my room for god knows how many minutes, he finally moved.
The car was driven by the driver with us sitting in the back seat with a pin drop silence. Neither did he speak anything nor he tried, he was busy in his phone in the whole ride. After sitting in the awkward silence for whole 20 minutes, the car finally stopped.
He fixed his suit and descend the car making me sign in relief, it was moments after him, I got of the car, slightly fixing my duppta which was falling off due the material of suit.
First I heard a few clicking of camera and then murmurs, I lifted my gaze and I knew I'll be hot topic for the next few weeks maybe months. Because Rajkumari of Jodhpur showing up in a golf party while wearing suit... definitely gonna be a gossip.
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