Chapter 9

The old palace-like house impressed everyone at the first sight itself. Siddharth started examining the right corner full of sculptures. As he passed after one of the beautiful pieces, his lips automatically curved up. Before he could further walk, a girl came running and gets tangled with his way. 

Gritting his teeth, he helped her to stand.

"Try to use your eyes for some time" Siddharth snapped at Mishty as she looked at him with a wide smile. But his words made her face fall to the ground.

"Sorry" she mumbled silently and went to the left corner. She noted to thank him later. With her expressions themselves, he understood that and noted to avoid her at any cost.

Kuber came and welcomed everyone.

"Why did you send his address?" Sid asked while Kuber lowered his eyelids. He didn't want to tell Sid that it was purposefully sent so that they could speak with each other. 

"By mistake" Kuber lied.

"This is my home. Let's just use this for rehearsal. Be comfortable and think of this as your own home. I have some important work. I will be back within few minutes. Till then be comfortable" Kuber eyed the wait to serve them the drinks and went away.

Arjun didn't pay any attention to anyone. He sat over the chair and started reading magazines. Siddharth went away to attend a call. Mihir sighed tiredly thinking how they gonna rehearse in such an atmosphere. 

"Explain to me about the interiors" Sid spoke as the person over the phone started explaining things. Mishty came there taking this as an opportunity to thank Siddharth for his help for the day before the act. 

"Sir. I wanted to tell you something. Thank God that you are alone here. Yesterday you saved me from the humiliation." She was layering continuously without even noticing Siddharth's annoyed and irritated expression. With anger, he turned and grabbed Mishty by her shoulders.

"I repeat. Use your eyes for at least the time you are with me." He spoke calmly signaling his Bluetooth as she lowered her eyelids in embarrassment. 

He turned again to continue his talks. She hurriedly turned away to leave from the place but soon her legs but the table nearby. Rubbing her foot, she adjusted her stole quickly which directly hit Siddharth's eyes, and in a reflex action, he left his phone on the ground. 

"You idiot" Siddharth yelled and turned to scold more but found Mishty nowhere. 

"Ouch. Why did you pull me here?" Mishty asked Mihir who puller her under the table to save her from the wrath of Sid.

"His phone was damaged because of you. I am damn sure, that he would eat you alive if you come in front of him now. Just wait here till I console him." Mihir explained to her and came outside to calm Siddharth down.

Mihir found Sid nowhere so he came outside to search for him. While Sid was still inside the kitchen trying to fix his mobile. Mishty notices a cockroach and started screaming out of fear. She stood up and the table where she hides shook and the things hit Sidharth directly. Sid's anger knew no bounds as he looked at her face. She, on the other hand, took a table cloth to clean Sid's face making his face more dirt. 

"I should join a special yoga class to bear this girl's presence" Sid muttered under his breath.

Grabbing her shoulders, he went inside the side storeroom. Kuber came back and asked everyone to assemble in the hall. But Siddharth is in full mood to squash Mishty with his own hands.

"May I know the reason for your action?" Sid asked grabbing her to his side. Mishty closed her eyes in fear. His one look is all enough for her to send chills to her spine. Looking at her fragile frame, he calmed down a bit not wanting to scare her more

"I just wanted to say" she mumbled still closing her eyes.

"Say what?" Sid asked in a high pitch tone.

"Thanks" she hurriedly replied making him gasp louder. 

"I didn't know that you would thank me like this. Or else, I would have never helped you" he snapped at her irritatedly.

Arjun saw them arguing and enjoys the scene. 

"How cute. Today morning you made me play hide and seek with your sister right? Now it's your turn babe" Arjun laughed internally and locked the storeroom without their knowledge. 

"Where is Sidharth? Also Mishty?" Kuber asked as he entered the home.

When his eyes fell on his kitchen area, he ran towards it to see the disaster.

"I just said it for formality as to think this as your own home. Guess what, you all using this as your own home?" Kuber yelled at everyone controlling his excess anger. 

"Relax Uncle. I have already asked someone to come and clean this mess." Mihir tried to take charge of the situation as Arjun stood there as if he doesn't belong there.

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Raizada mansion:

Ishiita looked at her reflection without even blinking. Touching the locket in her wallet, her eyes brimmed with tears.

"I have moved on from everything." She murmured to herself as she kept the locket inside safely. 

"Really?" Her mind snapped at her.

"I am happy now without his shadow in my life," Ishu screamed again more to herself as if she js fighting her inner self.

"I don't need you Arjun" she mumbled again as she collapsed over the floor hugging her knees.

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"Ouch" Mishty screamed as the dust got into her eyes. She started cleaning it with her stole as it started hitting more. Siddharth grabbed her and blew air in her eyes easing her pain. She blinked few times to divest the fact that Siddharth helped her for the second time too.

"Now please, don't roam behind me to thank me." Siddharth snapped at her helping her to come out from the imaginary world.

"Thanks? Seriously? Just forget the fact that I even wanted to thank you. You don't deserve such a thing. How can any guy behave such coldly with a girl?" She yelled at him taking him to a surprise. 

"Forget it. Whom I am even talking with?" Saying so, Mishty went towards the door to open it and her eyes went wide as she couldn't open it

"Do you have any door phobia?" Siddharth asked and she just gritted her teeth in response. 

"You don't deserve to even get locked with Siddharth Singh Raizada" Sid spoke as she steps back. Siddharth casually turns the knob and found it locked from outside.

"Inform the door that you are Siddharth Singh... What's that third name? Forget it. Tell your name. It will get scared and will open it by itself." Mishty mockingly replied to him.

Siddharth ignored her and searches for his phone. By then he realized how she made his phone drop-down. 

"Because of you, my phone" Siddharth is just controlling his excess anger so that he doesn't murder anyone.

"What's the need for a phone? Relax." Saying so, Mishty grabbed Sid and started banging the door with her full force. 

"Help me. Anyone there? Help me. I have been locked up with danger" Mishty shouted.

"I thought, you look like an idiot but the one. But you proved me wrong. You are the most foolish person I have ever met. This storeroom is inside the kitchen which is protected by a glass door. Your voice is not any rocket to reach them." Siddharth spoke making her widen her eyes. She is stuck up with this monster. What an irony?

"If this is my punishment, why should it be me alone? Why should I be locked with this idiot?" Sid grunted as Mishty dropped her jaws to the ground.

"Your punishment is not a cruel one. Look me, I have been locked up with YOU. Can you imagine?" She asked keeping her expression innocent. 

"What do you mean by me?" Sid asked in his dangerous tone which she failed to notice.

"If Thanos of Avengers come in front of you, I mean even they would look innocent. You are the evilest person." Mishty screamed leaving her frustration out. This man is hell bend on provoking her.

"I guess, I should show you what an evil person would do." Saying so, Sid comes near to her making her heart pop out from her body. She looked at him in horror. But he smirked in response as at last, he could see her shiver in fear.