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14. Knight in Shining Armour

He was standing there, lean, angular, built like a marathon-runner, with an
unrelenting gaze that bored into me like a harpoon. He exuded a sense of
calm which only a man capable of hard, decisive action can have. But the
glint in his hazel eyes was still mesmerizing. The broad masculine
cheekbones still felt very warm and his full lips were still very inviting, but
wait, was he smiling?
Really?
My eyes narrowed suddenly and instinctively, I slapped him tight
across his face.
‘Ouch! Riya?’ He gasped.
‘I was thinking of kissing you. What’s the matter with you?’ The
confidence in his claim was astonishing.
‘What? Pervert!’ My cheeks were red with fury.
‘How dare you even think that way?’ I was shocked by his audacity,
like nothing had ever happened between us.
‘Why? What’s wrong? Haven’t you seen Bollywood movies where
the long separations are ended by some long kisses between the hero and
heroine?’ He sounded very sincere putting forward his stupid theory.
‘You know what, you are insane!’ I gritted my teeth. ‘How dare you?
Like really? You leave me like that, make no contact and then bump into me
like this and claim a kiss? Lunatic!’ My cheeks were red and my eyes were
blazing.
‘What do you mean by bumping into you like this?’ That was all he
had heard!
‘I mean you don’t even apologise to me. I cannot even find a speck
of remorse in your eyes. You are standing tall and proud before me and then,
you were chasing me like a serial killer with a gun in your hand and now you
ask me what’s wrong?’ My voice was filled with anguish.
‘Madam! If you don’t realize this, then let me tell you that I just
saved your life from a deadly terrorist attack where bombs and bullets were
really eager to say hello to you. And this is what I get? Where is the etiquette
and courtesy you learnt back in your school?’ he replied with a tinge of
mockery.