Chapter 4 [ THE BALL ]

My eyes zeroed onto the well built body towering over my fragile one, shielding me from the trouble.

I saw him proceeding towards that tattoo guy whom I had just named " Mr. Trouble" . In the next instant Mr. Trouble Shooter, I mean Mr Khan, grabbed his jaw in his strong palm. I could already feel his power by glancing the way his knuckles were crushing the epidermis of his jawline. Woah, this Man is really very strong, He is tall and powerfully built. My eyes roamed over his broad mascular shoulders. Yearning to see His face I took slow steps towards him ignoring everything else around, I just want to see his face. Nothing else matter's.

As if he felt my presense just behind him, He gave me a slight push making me stand behind him and then threw Mr Trouble, or you can say Mr Pervert at a distance.

That guys painful growls echoed around the entire place , subsiding the silence of hall.

In the next moment I saw Racheal run away followed by her group disappearing into the crowd. No one stopped them, They were too busy drinking the view of Mr Khan who was now beating the shit out of that guy. No body tried to stop him either.

'Shouldn't you go and stop him'

My conscience muttered. Yeah may be I should go and stop him cause I think Mr Pervert had his share of lesson and probably he would never repeat this again with anyone.

" Don't ever repeat this act again! Get this into your peanut sized brains. ''

I heard him say. His voice was deep and commanding sounding dangerous.

In a flash Mr. Trouble ran away from the place like a terrified prey. I couldn't help but chuckle at his action. I turned my attention back to the mystery guy " My savior", Who had fought for me despite having no relation between us.

His kind act made me gasp in awe at his kind ness.I began moving towards him with an intention of thanking him. But he left even before I could reach him.

'Shame on you Siera! You didn't even thank your savior. Jesus would punish you!'

Echoed the mean voice somewhere at the back of my head. Yes I have to thank him. Not only for saving me once but twice. I took a step towards him but before I could proceed he was surrounded by a group of men apparently his body guard's. And then I saw him walking away with the huge crowd surrounding him. What the hell! how can he just walk away like that?! No. Not again. I won't let him leave like this.

Taking steady steps I started walking towards his direction. But before I could even get a slight glimpse of him, I heard someone calling my name.

"Isabel!''

Came a familiar voice from the background. I turned around to only find my friends running towards me with a tensed expression.

" Are you fine? I heard some girls saying that you were being bullied by that Rachel and her bitchy gang.'' Said Elijah panting hard. But what is he doing here? He was supposed to meet his Grandpa today.

" Yep, I am okay." My voice came out in a meek way.

" We're sorry Isabel. We couldn't protect you." Said Stephan having a guilty look.

" It's fine guys! The best thing is that Mr Khan saved her! Can you imagine?!" Emily exclaimed in amusement.

'' yeah. This was really unexpected. The Great Saheer Khan Saved Isabel. Woah. This will be a hot topic which I don't think is gonna end soon. Already people have started discussing.'' Stephan Said while looking around. I noticed everyone having their eye on me making my situation really very awkward.

'' I heard that Mr Khan was leaving when he saw Steve and his gang misbehaving with you, he immediately came to your rescue and that's a really big THING!!!" Emily stated excitedly.

" Come on Emi, anybody would have saved her if they have seen them bullying her. Don't make it a big deal.'' I heard Elijah speaking being pissed.

" Oh Come On Elijah!

It's definitely a big deal! Saved by an extremely hot and sexy Billionaire is not a thing you experience everyday dude!'' Emily Stated while tolling her eye's.

'' Emi you are.....''

Elijah was cutt off by Stephan who held Emily by her arm and started to drag her slowly.

'' what are doing Babe?!'' Emily asked while trying to stop Stephan.

" Guy's We can discuss all these later on. And I think it will be the best if we all enjoy the ball right now. And I am taking you to the juice booth Emi. See you later guy's. Take Care Bel!''

Stephan said and they both walked away leaving me and Elijah alone. It's clear that Stephan didn't want Emily's and Elijah's conversation to go on another level.

" Isabel, are you sure you are okay? If you don't feel good then you are free to say me. We will leave right now. I will drop you at your home.''

Elijah said looking concerned.

" Thank you So much Elijah. But I am really fine and I don't want to leave at all, Afterall this is my first Ball. '' I assured him.

" Okay. Fine. '' He said passing a small smile.

" Umm, btw if I am not wrong then you were supposed to visit you Grandpa?'' I asked looking at him curiously.

'' ah, actually I cancelled the plan at the last moment. '' he said avoiding my gaze and scratched the back of his neck.

" Why? '' I asked again.

" Maybe I wanted to see you. '' He said making me go red.

" You aren't blushing, are you?'' I heard him asking.

"NO! Not at all!" I stated looking everywhere but at him.

" Ok, Ms Williams. As you say. Btw you are looking beautiful Isabel." He said while smiling cutely at me.

'' you are looking handsome as well. " I complimented him while checking his outfit. He was wearing a dark blue suit with a tie Which was adding a charm to his look.



" So if we are done checking each other then I think we should head towards Steph and Emi. '' he said and I nodded.

The rest of the evening spent quite well except the fact that the thoughts of That Mysterious Billionaire kept on intruding in my head.

Well, except of that, I had a good time with my three amazing friends, eating and getting to know about each other. Stephan and Emily had a beautiful dance, even Elijah asked me to have a dance with him which I politely refused as I suck at dancing and I obviously don't want to make a joke out of myself here in front of so many people.

It was nearly 10 pm when I decided to leave, I would have stayed a bit more as I was really enjoying but my tiredness overpowered my wish to stay.

'' Meet you Guy's Tommorow, I think I should leave now. Am really tired.'' I said while trying my best to suppress my yawn.

'' Oh Come on babe?! The party has just Begun!''

The now drunk Emily said while drinking the remaining beer present in her glass, Thanks to Stephan who was holding her from behind otherwise She would have been kissing the floor by now.

'' Crap, I think I need head Outta here before she pukes! '' Stephan said while dragging Emily with him. Gosh! These two are really funny.

" Have a nice fucking session you both! '' Elijah shouted while laughing badly.

" I don't understand why she drinks so much when she can't handle. Jeezzz. " He continued.

" So, will meet you Tommorow Eli, good night. " I said grabbing his attention

" You are coming with me Bel. I will Drop you. Moreover I am not interested to stay here anymore to witness people making out with each other after the professors leave this hall you know. " He said making me laugh.

" Thanks Elijah, but...'' I was going to reject, When He interrupted me.

'' No Buts! I will drop ya and that's Final.'' He said and holding my hand gently, he started walking. My Slight steps trailed behind his heavier ones as I followed him.

We reached the parking lot and we settled inside his car.

'' This wasn't really necessary Eli, I just needed to call my Dad, I didn't want to trouble you Elijah.'' I said while fastening the seatbelt.

" It was Necessary And you re not at all Troubling me Bel. So just Chill. And direct me.'' He said and started driving.

I instructed him the way to my home and then rested myself comfortably on the soft seat. His car is really comfy, it's white in colour which is my favorite. I hope to get my own car by my eighteenth birthday.

I glanced at Elijah who was concentrated on the road and then my eye's trailed off to my left and to my surprise I Spotted a black car on the reflection of the rare view mirror. The mysterious thing is, I spotted this same car nearly fifteen minutes back. Is it following us? Should I say Elijah? Am I behaving over suspicious?

Maybe it's just a coincidence nothing else. I should just ignore it and why the hell will someone follow us? No one even knows me in Chicago.

The remaining ride was fun with Elijah cracking crazy jokes and me laughing like a maniac. In all these the black car's thought never came back again.

Finally I reached home at nearly 10:30. Thanking Elijah for the ride and wishing him a good night, I got out of the car and pressed the door bell. In the next moment it opened with a smiling figure of Dad.

" Woah, I thought you would call me. " He said while I got inside.

" I was planning to but later on to take a lift from one of my friends. '' removing my heels, I said.

" Wow, Your friend have an Expensive Car. " He said while closing the door. To my surprise I heard a roaring sound of a car driving off just after that. Wait, what? I remember watching Elijah driving off after me stepping out of his car. Then whose car did Dad saw?!

" Sierra! how was your evening?!'' I heard Mom's Voice coming from the kitchen. In the next moment She came out while opening her apron.

" it was amazing Mom! I don't remember having this much fun before!'' I exclaimed while smiling widely at Mom.

" That sounds great. Well, now I think you should have some sleep, you must be tired. Good Night Bel. '' She said and went towards the kitchen with Dad following her after after passing a warm smile at me.

I walked towards my room upstairs and switching on the light I strolled toward my small white dressing table, I remember Dad gifting it to me when I turned 10. Since then it's with me. Everything except my clothes are still inside the cardboard boxes, I will have to arrange them tommorow after school as I feel drained out right now.

Tying my hairs up in a messy bun, I walked to my closet and took out one of my comfortable night suit. I undressed my self feeling relaxed and kept the gown back inside the closet after changing into my night suit.

I headed towards the bathroom and washed off my make up with cold water. After finishing with my business, I stepped out and hurried towards my bed after switching off the lights. I just want to lay down! Wearing heels was a bad idea. God! My back is paining!

Swiftly landing on the soft matress I let out a sigh of relief. Finally I can get some sleep and forget about everything till tommorow ATLEAST about the mysterious Billionaire who just saved me twice today.

I closed my eyes settled myself comfortably on my bed guess what? sleep was far away from me, thanks to you Mr Saviour. Why do you keep on invading my mind?! Why can't I forget about that man?! He is literally invading my mind since today morning. The fact that I couldn't even see his face when he was so close is making me go more mad! My life is turning into a cliche drama!

Wait a minute, he must be on Social Media. Fuck. Fuck. I screwed up. How can I be so dumb?!!! He is a Damn Celibrity Figure with Paparazzi Always behind him like hungry dogs! There must be a full detailed essay on him on Wikipedia! I had my phone through out the time but I chose to be dumb.

Literally jumping out of my bed I hurriedly sat on my chair in front of the study desk where my laptop was kept. I let out a curse as I saw the low battery level. Damn it.

Where the hell is the charger now?! I opened the small box kept near my study table with

'' Electronics " labelled on it

and luckily found it. Connecting it to the switch board, I attached it to my laptop.

"Let's do this." I sighed and typed his name on the search button.

Saheer Khan.

I looked impatiently at the screen which showed loading.

With each passing minute my heartbeats increased. Open damn it!

In the next moment My heart skipped a beat as My eyes scanned the image that appeared on my laptop and I couldn't help but feel an intense attraction towards him and aptly so. His high cheek bones and sharp jawline covered by a dark stubble were chiselled to perfection, almost as if a sculptor had carved and moulded them until they resembled those of a Greek God. His dark shiny hair seemed well groomed, giving him an air of confidence which was a given for a man of his stature. But it was his dark, brooding eyes which drew me in like no other. Hidden underneath the shadows drawn by his almost unnaturally long eyelashes, they seemed to penetrate right into my soul, almost as if beckoning me to him. His very presence screamed money and power like none other and paired with his lean, muscular figure, he was everything which was expected of a young, powerful business mogul and then some. Looking at him now, there was no surprise as to why he was the most sought after bachelor in all of Chicago and why girls at school were practically tripping over their feet trying to get to him.



"So, this is The Saheer Khan. '' I heard my own self mutter.

Before searching for more image, I went for his information. I was utterly disappointed as there was nothing much productive written there. There's a long definition about His Business but nothing about his personal life. Not even his age?! What do you mean by *in his late twenties* ?!!

Are you fucking kidding me?! What the hell?! There's nothing About his family nor his life before he became a billionaire. LITERALLY NOTHING. DAMN. He didn't just appeared suddenly on this planet and became a handsomely rich man, did he?!

I closed the laptop frustratedly and sat on my bed defeatedly.

I think I need some fresh air right now or else my mind will definitely explode.

Crawling towards the window which is present right in the wall that's attached to my bed, I Opened it. Closing my eyes I let the cool air hit my face while I inhaled every bit of it. It's helping me to clear my mind atleast.

Once I'd taken my fill of the fresh night air, I opened my eyes and stared out at the darkness of the night, illuminated only by the large, white moon which hung low in the sky. Staring at the moon had been one of my favourite things to ever since I was little. It gave me a sense of tranquility which nothing much could.

Suddenly, the sound of a dog barking startled me and I looked down below at the street trying to figure out where the sound had come from. I couldn't see much under the light of the sporadically placed street lights but what I could, however, make out instead was the silhouette of a large, black SUV, half gleaming under the light from one of the street lamps. The car looked vaguely familiar, and I jogged my memory, trying to recall where I'd seen it before.

Like a light bulb going off, I realised with startling clarity that it looked like the same car I'd seen when I'd been coming back with Elijah.

But what is the same car doing here?