22 What Is Love?

Name：She Was Not As UGLY As You Thought Author：AnjaliPrasannaNair
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"I WILL SEE HER, TOUCH HER, TALK TO HER."

"WHY? WHAT ARE YOU TO HER? SHE ISN'T EVEN BOTHERED ABOUT YOUR EXISTENCE. WHY ARE YOU BOTHERED ABOUT HER? DO YOU LOVE HER?"

Saying those words Anushka made Rishi hushed. Rishi was astounded by hearing those words. It was clear that he loved Aliya. But in all these years neither he himself nor anybody else had questioned him this thing. All of a sudden, when Anushka asked him, he went into deep thoughts. Anushka was still breathing rapidly due to her sudden outburst. As soon as she had calmed down, she noticed Rishi's face. He had no response but a cold look. Without uttering a word, she left the cabin. Rishi could only look her back slowly disappearing from his sight. He was in a state of confusion. He slowly started losing his confidence.

'Is this love? Till now I was confident. But now, when she asked me, why I wasn't able to answer? Do I love her? I had approached her a few times in these days. Was this because I just wanted to possess her? Was I insecure because she was living happily without me? Or these thoughts are just myths created by me? I may love her and so I couldn't confess it because I wasn't confident on it. Who can wait for a person for 10 long years just to confess his feelings? I waited. That maybe love. Or what is love? Is it just waiting for someone? Or doing something awesome for her? Or showering her with presents everyday? What is love?'

Rishi was in a dilemma again. Now his first and obvious priority was to know the definition of love. This poor guy! Now how will he find out meaning of love? Google or Oxford Dictionary? ;)

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NEXT DAY

9 PM

So habitually everyone was busy with their work. But Rishi was still puzzled by his own thoughts. Now the most important task for him to accomplish was to understand that what is love and whether he loves Aliya or not. Suddenly someone knocked his cabin's door disrupting his train of thoughts.

"Yes?"

"Sir, I had to discuss something with you. Shall I?"

When he heard that enchanting voice which elicited a smile on his face, he recognised that she was Aliya.

Aliya was dressed in a dazzling white anarkali which had some embroidery. Her hairs were tied in pleat which she swayed from her right shoulder to left. White being the favourite colour of Rishi, it was sure that she appeared to him drop-dead gorgeous. Rishi was standstill. He stared at her shamelessly. It seemed like he would stare her till his eyes would pop out. But before this could happen Aliya snapped her fingers, waking Rishi from his dreams.

"Sir, I had to discuss about our working environment..... if you are free now?"

"Ya sure."

Aliya had started speaking. Rishi continued to gaze her. He was unconsciously moving his head up and down as a sign that he was attentively listening and understanding what she was saying. Aliya was oblivious to his actions. This was a typical Bollywood scene where the hero is mesmerised by heroine's alluring beauty. When Aliya had finished speaking, she saw Rishi was still nodding his head. She again snapped her fingers in front of his eyes.

"Sir, have you listened to what I said?"

"Ya I heard. You can go now."

"But sir I just now asked you if the changes I'm deciding to make are good or not?"

"Ya they are good. Extremely well planned."

"So I'll mail you the finalised plan tomorrow."

"Why will you mail me? You are free to come in my cabin for the smallest of the tasks."

"Okay! I'll take your leave now."

"Byeeeee!"

"Ya..... ugh.....bye."

Aliya chuckled andheaded towards her cabin.

'What happened to him? This man is unpredictable! One day he is tired, some other day he tensed, today his happiness has no boundaries... Eccentric!"

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Rishi called Mr.Gera urgently. When Mr.Gera impatiently banged open the door, he saw Rishi standing near the large glass window of his cabin. He had thought something must have happened to him and so he called him in urgency. But Mr.Gera was proved wrong

"What happened sir? I misunderstood that there is some kind of emergency."

"This is an emergency! And now if you have stopped gasping for air shall I talk?"

"Sure sir."

"So here I have a question for you.....

"Okay."

"What is love?"

"Aaiinngg!"

"This is not the answer I want."

"But neither I have the answer you want!"

"Your task for today is to find the answer. Keep all your work aside. You may go now."

"And the meetings?"

"Assistant manager will manage them. Now run!"

"YES SIR!"

Mr.Gera stupidly ran to his cabin. Now this task was a huge headache for him!