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No further conversation was conducted as silence reigned inside, leaving shocks to overwhelm my body. My stomach sank, so did my heart.
The fast clicking of heels echoed through the air making me back away from my place and hide behind the nearest column. The door opened and a mess of a Nishika almost ran out. I just stared at her till her retrieving figure as it disappeared around the corner. I so badly wanted to cry but then I sorted to an alternative. I throttled my sadness and hurt, changing them into anger, fuelling my already existing one.
Marching into the library, I walked till I stood before Viaan who was looking through some file as if nothing had happened just a few minutes ago. He didn't even care to look up, his face had a scowl etched on his features.
When I didn't say anything and just glared at him, he finally let out an annoyed sigh before asking, "what do you want?"
Still, not looking up at me.
"How could you? How dare you!?! Being born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you think that you can decide for everyone? You think you have enough caliber to take responsibility for all the things you do? You know what, Viaan Raivardhan?" I spat his name bitterly as I watched him still stared at the file before him rather than looking into my eyes before continuing, "you are nothing but an arrogant jerk who finds amusement in torturing others and deciding for others. A spoiled brat who grew up into a man, who has only seen rainbows and unicorns. You will never know how hard life is or what it takes to be a common man. The pride and arrogance that you show is nothing without your money."
My breathing was ragged after I was finished with the little speech that I felt so proud of. Viaan raised his eyes to look at me sharply, making my heart suddenly skipped a beat. The scowl on his face deepened as he glared at me, while I glared back at him head-on. I was afraid of no one, I didn't give a shit about anybody. At that moment I lived to stand up against Viaan and I was going to do that no matter what. His glare burnt like fire, but I held my ground. Even if it burnt me alive, I wasn't backing out.
22. BAEES
Weglared at each other without blinking, refusing to look away. Because if any of us did that now, it would mean that they had submitted and I wasn't submitting to him. Ever!
He deliberately closed the file before stating calmly, though his face was furious, "is it over? Have you finished with your tantrum? Then you may leave. I have much more important tasks than waste my time on the banter with an immature girl."
I let out a surprised humorless laugh, "immature? You label me as immature when you are the one throwing dialogues like an arrogant brat right before the entire world? And you call me immature?
"Well, you never did behave like a grown-up woman, right from the very start."
"As if you observed me for an entire day! You just stayed there for what, two minutes? Max to max? And you deduce that I'm a silly ten-year-old," I pointed out boldly.
"Ten-year-olds can be smarter than you. Five years is your limit. Some people don't need to be observed for an entire day, wasting my precious time. Just two minutes are very much enough," he leaned forward stating as a matter of fact, on my face. That only enraged me more. I was sure that my face must be burning red by now.
The opening of the door caught our attention. We turned to find Vikrant halt at the door with a book in his hands. He looked at us with raised eyebrows and a smirk as he said, "Oops, wrong time. Please, continue."
He turned around to leave but I stopped him immediately, "Vikrant, wait!"
Vikrant didn't just stop but froze in his place. He didn't even turn to look at us. So I sighed in irritation, "do you think I am immature?"
Vikrant neither turned nor answered. The sound of someone's laugh echoed in the corridor before Aaryan came into view. He hadn't seen us yet, so he stood by Vikrant, asking, "why are you making a face look like your back was pinched?"
As if surveying around, Aaryan's eyes traveled to meet ours before a frown graced his forehead, "brother, Craziness... What's going on?"
"Aaryan and Vikrant, both of you come here," I ordered sternly making both of them gulp, or at least Aaryan did. They understood that there was no escaping from this situation. It might have been my glare or my scowl that had frightened them, or perhaps the tone.
"Did you ever think that she could turn out so scary?" Aaryan whispered to Vikrant as they both started walking towards me. Like I couldn't hear them.
"I should be asking you that," Vikrant whispered back as they both came to stand before me with a blank face. I chose to ignore their little talk because I needed them on my side. So, I couldn't go all Kill Bill on them for those comments, right?
"Do you both think that I'm a silly, irritating, narrow-minded, naive girl?"
Aaryan opened his mouth saying, "uh-" but then shut it close before biting his lower lip. Vikrant, on the other hand, was pursing his lips together as if trying not to laugh.
"Why aren't you answering?" I frowned feeling the frustration seep in.
"Because you will wreck the hell lose on them if they didn't agree, but they might not feel like lying," Viaan moved towards the table as he picked another file and started going through it as he said.
I had a gaping mouth, the nerves of this man! He was behaving as if nothing important was going on here! Like we weren't in the middle of an argument!
"It's definitely because of you! Since you are here, they feel like they're disrespecting you if they tell the truth and talk in my favor." I raised my chin defiantly challenging him to counter that, he had turned around to glare at me. He knew that I was right. In this case, I really was because never had any Raivardhan brother stood up against another. They always respected each other, especially Viaan. I still remember it from the time where Aaryan covered Viaan's arrogance as his trust issues. And so had the other brothers, when did the same.
"Like they are. They just don't want to break your girly little heart since mom had word with them about not being rude to you," Viaan stepped in covering the distance between us as he stated, rather proud of his words.
"You think you are so clever, right? Very clever to know everything that is going on in everyone's minds, like your brothers' at the moment. So, Mr. Viaan Raivardhan, if you are that clever then why in the hell did marry me after putting me through all that? Did you think I will forget everything and fall at the feet ofoh mightyViaan who everyone worshiped? Did you? Then you are rather very stupid, I must say," I took another step in, poking my forefinger into his chest as I provoked him. My glare matching his own.
