Chapter 9: Feelings

This was the first time someone called her a doctor, he was very happy that at least someone called her by a name other than related to ghosts or he is referring to another Reema whom he didn't know. He was confused and worried as to how to answer him, being an assistant is a hard thing even if didn't answer a simple question.

David didn't know what to say, seeing him quiet Stanley said

"You know Rita, then you should know who Reema is, as she is her sister."

"Yes, of course, we live in the same building. In fact, am kind of wooing Reema"

David was shocked by his own words as he didn't want to tell the last words which just slipped out of his tongue.

Stanley raised his brows and pursed his lips, he thought for a while before carefully asking about Reema without hurting David's feelings.

"So, you know her very well then tell me about her"

"Why do you want to know?"

This was David's thought when he heard his boss mention Reema which he had said aloud.

Sensing what's going on in David's mind and his insecurity, Stanley chuckled and said

"Don't worry, I'm not after her, it's just that she treated my father yesterday and I forgot to pay her"

David understood his boss's intention and felt relieved. What would he supposed to do if his boss was after his girlfriend? He didn't even want to think about it. He knew that Reema would not take money for such a kind of work. So he thought carefully before answering him back

"Boss she won't take a penny for treating her clients"

David deliberately used the word clients but not something else that others used to call. He was satisfied with the thinking of his boss for Reema as a doctor and he wants to maintain that belief in his boss rather than just the same things that others used to call her which he didn't like at all.

Stanley sensed the insecurities that engulfed David, he knew the reason for this. So he decided not to involve further and kept quiet.

Seeing his boss quiet David didn't push further and drives peacefully, after reaching the office both were busy with their work and forgot about the world around them.

On the other side of the city,

University

Rita reached the University and didn't find her friend anywhere, she knew about the last night's incident and thought to meet the family after the classes.

Once out of University, Rita was on the way to meet her friend when she was stopped by a car in front of her. First, she was startled, and then slowly she moved towards the car she saw Stanley in the backseat and sighed in relief.

"Going to my house?"

Stanley asked her, he knew her house is on the opposite side, so he offered her a lift. She sat beside him and said

"Actually, Miya didn't come to the college so wanted to check on her."

Stanley didn't say anything but nodded his head to her and looked out of the window. Whenever he saw her his heartbeat would make a race in a marathon. From time to time he kept glancing at her while remembering the photos that were shown by his sister.

'How could she be so inexperienced in makeup, nowadays everybody is crazy behind it but she is still innocent about this even when applying to others. Is she really from this planet'

Stanley thought, he knew that girls are crazy about makeup to look beautiful but she being a natural beauty doesn't even know the abcd of it.

Rita was looking out of the window all the time, her heart was pounding and she didn't know the reason and also didn't want to talk to him.

'He has a dangerous yet soothing aura that can make my heart run. I can hear my own heartbeat.....'

Thinking this, she was about to move her eyes to look at him but restrained herself not to. She wanted to talk to him about many things but didn't know where to start.

Stanley and Rita were feeling the same thing but none wanted to initiate to talk to one another, The ride was smooth.

Stanley was glancing at her from time to time but Rita was restraining herself to look in his direction. Their feelings were mutual yet alien to both of them, they wanted to share each and everything to move on in this life but were shy enough to not to make a move first.

As the time passed on Rita was feeling shyer and shyer, her face, ears and neck were red as she was aware of the glances. She didn't even move an inch due to her shyness.

Rita used to purse her lips from time to time while looking out of the window. she was new to this feeling and didn't know how to deal with it, so she slowly closed her eyes lying her head on the window glass.

Stanley saw her expressions as well as her antics through the window glass she was leaning on and was happy to know her reaction when he is around.

He so wanted to hold her in his arms tightly but he held back his urge, he wanted to be more sure about his feelings towards her and also her actions and reactions to his antics that he want to show her in future.

'Just wait and watch girl, what am going to do to make you mine '

Stanley thought and smirked at his own thoughts that amazed himself. Looking at her through the window he saw that she had closed her eyes and this gave him more courage to look at her directly without any restraint.

Rita sensed his gaze on her but was too shy to open her eyes.

'Is he really looking at me or.....'

Rita thought, she knew the answer but her heart was still a mess to accept that.