...

1 views

I Got You (Part 1)
Part 1

The Meeting

It was a regular hot summer evening in Delhi. Manvi was exhausted from her job and was now waiting for the cab to reach her apartment as soon as possible. She couldn’t wait to bury herself in the soft bed. Today, she had to deal with a very annoyed customer who did not want to be pleased with any idea that Manvi presented for his new project. She was one of the most talented graphic designers in the company and she was aware of that. But sometimes, she regretted her decision.

Her apartment was located within a 15-minute distance from her office building. Manvi shared her apartment with her best friend Ridhhi, who was the only daughter of Delhi's rich businessman. Ridhhi was on a career break for 2 years, trying to find her inner fire and pursue her dream. She had a law degree which was a total waste. According to her, it's just a boring thing she doesn't like. She had access to her father's credit card and physical money was only a call away.

Manvi was too tired because of today's events. She wanted to go home and sleep till morning to get ready for the second round of humiliation from the same client. Her apartment was located on the 4th floor and luckily, the lift was not working. Manvi grunted and mumbled something in her mouth and started to walk towards the stairs. Finally, after enough torture to her legs, she was in front of her apartment door. She unlocked the door and entered. She took a long and deep sigh. "The day is over," she thought and allowed herself to move toward the kitchen for some water.

"Hey…you came" Ridhhi came out from her room and greeted her. "Gosh, you are looking like a mess. What happened?" Ridhhi asked as she approached the kitchen and leaned over the fridge.

"That idiot. He gave me a hard time. That jerk thinks he knows everything but could not connect wi-fi to his laptop. Even a child can do that." Manvi filled Ridhhi with details while pouring water into a glass and gulped it down without any break. "What about you…where are you going huh?" Manvi looked Ridhhi up-down. She was wearing a shiny black off-shoulder dress that ended before her knees with black heels. Ridhhi was a beautiful woman. She has a beautifully sculpted face with a sharp jawline, lustrous black eyes, and black straight hairs with a small tint of brown resting on her left shoulder showing her long and perfect neck from the right side. She had a well-maintained body and she knew very well how to show off her perfect curves.

"Well…house party. And you are coming" Ridhhi pointed a finger toward Manvi. "Go. Take a quick shower and get ready. You have 30 minutes. Only." She said while reaching for the couch and settling down.

"No," Manvi said while shaking her head. "I am not going anywhere. Not a chance. You go wherever you want, have fun, and get drunk. I am just going to sit on this couch, watching some murder mystery documentary while stuffing my mouth with Chinese food.”

“Oh come on… you are such a boring person.” Ridhhi rolled her eyes and pointed a finger toward the television. “This thing will not be going to entertain you the way I can” Ridhhi stood from the couch and walked towards the Manvi who just going to slip into her room. She placed her palms on Manvi’s both cheeks “it is just a small get-together of close friends you already know. You will enjoy it. Promise. Please moomoo” she pouted with baby eyes and Manvi just rolled her eyes at her expressions. “God… I hate that name. Call me that again and you will be dead” she sighed and thought for a minute “ okay, where is the party?”

“Always works” Ridhhi grinned and put her hands on her hips before moving away from her best friend and leaning on the kitchen island. “It is not so far. He is my college friend. We did law together. After college, he moved to Bangalore, his hometown. Now he is back and wants to catch up with his old friends” Ridhhi told while pushing Manvi towards her room “Get ready… I don’t want to be late for the fun. Wear something nice ok.” “Aghh… alright. I am going to take a shower, you choose a dress for me”, said Mansi to which Riddhi replied “Sure!”



Manvi was staring at the ceiling fan from the couch while waiting for the cab. She was wearing a beautiful red dress and had to work extra on her makeup to hide tiredness from her face. “Come on. Our ride has arrived. Get up lazy head” Ridhhi said in a tone mixed with excitement and hurry. Manvi shifted from the couch very slowly. Her mood was the exact opposite of Ridhhi's. “You can sleep in the cab. It is a 30-minute ride” She offered a hand to Manvi to get up. “Yeah. That would be great.”

Manvi did not take a nap. She wanted to, but Ridhhi was not in a mood to shut up about this new man she met at Barista this afternoon. Ridhhi used to date people, like changing wallpaper on her mobile screen. New face every month. Not only men,...