Chapter 11
Driving to the office Carl's mind was struck with the girl he met in the middle of the road. His heart kept wandering around her and this was the first time he was having such uncontrollable feelings towards a woman.
During lunch he almost got up from his seat to go to the lane where small wooden houses were situated to apologize to her.
His phone suddenly started ringing. There was a call from his mother. "Good morning my son. I am sorry for disturbing you early at work. But do you remember today Sejal is coming back home after completing her graduation from London school of business? Come home for dinner. Your father and I will be waiting to have our babies back at home." Elizabeth cheered on the phone.
Carl rolled his eyes. He could imagine the glitter in his mom's features. No matter how old they grow, he and his sister will always remain babies to their mother. Elizabeth never misses to kiss him like he is still her little boy. Carl only wishes she does not do it before his sister because Sejal will have a lot of things to do with him later.
Carl was very proud of his sister. He loves her and is really excited to see her after a long time. He finished his meetings faster and instructed his secretary not to disturb him before he left the office to his parents' home.
Sejal is hardworking. Getting a seat in London School of business is not an easy job and she did the course with a scholarship.
"Hey brother, I missed you so much." She was the person to attend the door. Her green eyes shone in brightness like the Christmas star as she gazed up at him in affection.
Carl hugged his sister and kissed her hair. "Glad to see you Sejal after a very long time."
The family had the most exuberant get together in a while amidst fun laughter and jokes. "Guys, I have something to tell you."
Everybody was suddenly on alert waiting for Sejal to speak. "Oh no, do not look at me like that…like I have done some crime." She clapped her hands pensively and rushed into her bedroom to come back within a couple of minutes with a photo in her hands.
She placed it on the center table and all of them were staring at the picture of a young handsome man who was playing a guitar.
"He is Philip…Philip Gregorio. Philip is two years senior to me from our business school. His younger sister is my classmate and best friend. Thus I frequented his house which is in the same city. Philip studies in a hostel. But he is at home on weekends where I often used to meet him. Our friendship grew and…and.."
"It turned to courting." Carl completed the sentence for Sejal and held her hand which was about to reach her lips. Sejal always bit her nails whenever she is under tension. He shook his head, certain things do not change.
"So this guy also plays guitar. I want to see him as soon as possible." He told his sister damn serious.
"Of….of course. I will just call him and inform, you are waiting to meet him." She forced a smile when her emotions were down and out seeing the expression on her older brother's face.
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Sapphire started living the role of Claire. In case Carldoes a background check upon her in future, she wanted no evidence to be revealed about her true identity. She literally lived the life of rags in a ramshackled house with her colleagues and adopted characters.
The story which she and her teammates would project is that she was struggling to make both ends meet to get her sick father healed. Claire away from the house to her colleague's place who works with her at the coffee shop because her drug addict brother tried to rape her.
"What happened to you Sapphire? You seem to have been flying off the handle since morning." Elena pinned down beside her on the sofa giving her undivided attention.
"He is a jerk….such an egotistical arrogant jerk." Sapphire shook her head in annoyance buckling up her hands below her knees as she leaned forward.
Elena raised her brows in curiosity. "And who is this egotistical arrogant jerk?"
Claire's eyes welled tears. She told Elena everything starting from her attempt to save the puppy till getting scolded by the billionaire. "Oh you had already given him your first appearance and we thought he was good."
Claire twisted her lips in distaste. "Alas! I thought he was sweet, because he not only saved me but also took care to drop me in my house even though he was getting late to reach his place. Nevertheless I was wrong. He is a conceited and hubristic asshole."
Elena spoke, contemplating. "I think he was right, you were jamming the traffic by running into the middle of the road in order to save the puppy. You should understand things from the other person's point of view too, maybe he was running late to work and you were stopping him to do his job."
"You're supporting that idiot instead of me?" Sapphirepointed a finger to Elena in an unsurpassed anger.
Elena immediately shook her head, not ready to bear the brunt of her friend's annoyance. "I am only trying to justify things from various aspects."
The next morning when she arrived at the cafe the place was crowded with customers.
Sapphire had a taste in craft. She could paint and make beautiful drawings when she was small. Jeff, a cook and an old-timer, worked previously in the same restaurant. He noticed Claire's talent and taught her to make attractive shapes on the coffee. Her unique art was liked by many of the customers for which they preferred to choose the place though it was not some fancy restaurant opened for the cash rich people. Little did the people know she was just playing a role. A real time roleplay of Claire to catch a dangerous delinquent.
The manager gestured her to make a cup of coffee to the smartly dressed man sitting at the corner table.
His head was ducked into the newspaper and his posture screamed power. He was dressed in a slick black suit and hair neatly gelled, combed to the back with not a hair out of place. In every aspect he looked like a model just walking out of the front cover of Forbes. One of his polished black shoes was tapping on the mosaic floor. Though a simple action, it wreaked dominance and authority.
Claire gulped to clear the dryness in her throat. He was intimidating her without even knowing her presence. Her breath hitched when she assimilated she might be inhaling the same air he released because he was sitting just a few steps away from her.
Claire made a design of two hearts with an arrow and placed it on the table of the handsome hunk along with two cookies.
When he could smell the freshly brewed coffee on his table, Carl brought down the newspaper resting in his hands and stared at the beautiful art on the cup like a little boy.
He had a subtle smile. Before taking a sip, somehow he felt the day was going to be good for him. His eyes automatically went closed, drowning himself in the heavenliness of the taste.
Carl finished the coffee and went to the manager to pay. He added a good tip as a mark of appreciation when something walloped in his mind and a cocky grin featured on his features.
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