Kapitel 63: Chapter 62

Sorry guys... there is some mix up with the chapters. This is Chapter 62 while the one previously updated in Chapter 63.

Shreya was in her office slumped on her table. She knew she should talk to Charan about her ex. But then that would mean telling him all about her parents and all the baggage that comes along with it. She did not know if she was ready for all that just yet. It's going to bring a whole lot of memories that she is just not ready to relive yet. Talking about the happy parts of her parents is one thing but talking about how she lost them was a whole different thing that she wasn't sure she could handle just yet. And thankfully so Charan did not ask anything to her.

If she thought about it, Charan never asked her anything at all from the start. He never asked why Rakesh took his daughter or why he disappeared all of a sudden or why she had it for him.

She was really grateful for that but she also felt guilty. She wasn't betraying or anything. She will tell him everything when she is good and ready but then that time just is not there yet and she felt guilty for it, is all. But she promised herself she will at least tell him about his ex if this happened again. She will just tell about the general background of her parents and leave out the rest. And she knew that Charan would not ask anything she wasn't ready to tell.

When she was dwelling on this, she heard her doors open after a soft knock.

She looked up and found Madhu standing there biting her lips nervously.

"Hi…Uhm… Morning…" Madhu said. There was hesitation in her voice as if she was finding it hard to decide what to say.

"Morning. What is it??" Shreya asked arching her brows.

"Uhm… I just…" Madhu started but hesitated to continue.

"It's okay… go on." Shreya encouraged.

"It's just... Do you know what is up with Akash?? He is acting out! Like a lot." Madhu asked at last.

"When was he ever acting in??" Shreya asked. Akash is actually known for his short temper. So him acting out is no news for her.

"NO… I know his temper. I have factored it. But this is different. His temper is slightly worse but his working is way out. He was never like that. And he keeps staring into walls a lot. Like a lot lot." Madhu explained.

Shreya was immediately reminded of the time she had caught Akash boring holes into Madhu's cousin a week back.

"When did it start??" Shreya enquired.

"I don't know… A week ago maybe. But not more than that." Madhu replied after thinking about it.

"Okay… I will talk to him." Shreya replied and sent her away.

Shreya let out a sigh. She originally wanted to torture him lightly so she never told Akash that it was Madhu's cousin and she was originally planning to keep this going for at least a month. But now it seemed she need to call it short. She had to explain to him before he ended up dragging her company down.

Shreya got up from her seat and went straight to Akash's office.

Akash was on the phone talking to someone with files scattered all around his desk. He looked up slightly surprised. Shreya doesn't usually come out of her den during office hours. She is usually either buried in piles of files or fast asleep on the couch. She might get up to deliver food for Anand max. But other than that she doesn't leave her office much.

So he raised her brows confused while still on the call.

Shreya saw that but also could deduce the call is going to take long. So she looked around and wrote something on the notepad and left without a word.

Just when she exited the room, she bumped into Anand.

"Oh, hey Shreya…" Anand greeted her with a smile but then also saw that she did not look right. She had that mischief bubbling on her eyes but then her usual smilie face was missing kinda contradicting each other.

Shreya forced a smile out and greeted him, "Hi uncle. What are you doing here???"

That kinda distracted Anand away from Shreya.

"It's just… I heard Akash had been weird lately. First from Bhagya and then from some of the employees." He said. When Bhagya first said it, he thought she was being paranoid or something. But then when he heard the same from some employees around gossiping he decided to check upon him.

"oh, you don't have to worry about it. It had been handled." Shreya said confidently with the smug smile.

Anand frowned but let it go. Because he knew when Shreya said she handled something she would have. So once again his attention fell on Shreya herself. He took her hands and dragged her to his own office saying, "Okay. I will let you deal with him. But you… you are coming with me!"

"Uncle…" Shreya not understanding where he was taking her and what he wanted with her.

But as soon as they entered his office, he faced her with his hands folded in the front and asked in a stern voice.

"What is wrong with you?? Why do you seem down??"

Shreya blinked several times not getting what he was talking about.

"Does it have to do something with your new boyfriend??" He fired up once again. He did not have any negative vibes from him yet but if he made her even the slightest bit uncomfortable, he will rain Charan with hell without a second thought. And Charan won't even know what hit him.

Shreya, at last, caught up to Anand's train of thoughts.

"Technically it does. But it's not what you think," Shreya replied calmly.

"Then what is it??" Anand asked once again.

Shreya let out a sigh but stayed quiet. She walked to the couch and sat down before telling him what happened that morning.

"Did he get angry??" Anand asked.

"Not really. He did not even ask for anything actually. He just reacted as if it was normal to be pinned down every time he wakes someone up!!" Shreya said slightly irritated at herself.

On the other hand, Anand just grinned.

"What are you grinning at??" Shreya asked confused.

"I just imagined the scene. Your small frame pinning him to the floor!!"Anand said without an ounce of guilt. Anand might not have met Charan officially but he had seen him here and there and he knew how big he was especially as compared to Shreya. So it was a tad bit comical if you imagine it as vividly as he did.

"Uncle!!" Shreya exclaimed. But then the image invaded her mind uninvited and the expression on his face got stuck to her head. An involuntary giggle bubbled at the base of her throat. If she hadn't been mortified of what she did both the time, she would have clearly seen the humor in his shocked expression with her uncle's help.

But the giggle abruptly stopped and she glared at Anand.

"Uncle, I am being serious here!! What is I hurt him seriously??" She asked exasperated.

"Okay, okay… I will be serious. Look, he is a big guy. He can take care of himself. And from his experience, I bet he will be really careful too whenever he wakes you up. So chill!! Take it easy." Anand tried to talk some sense into Shreya. But he knew it won't help. He knew her and she always been stubborn with things like this no matter what anyone said. So instead he changed the subject and asked, "That aside, when are you bringing that brat to meet anyways???"