-: Shamrat :-

The moment I walked out of the office room,a girl stood up instantly and a pair of brown doe eyes collided with mine. She was standing there drapped in a lemon yellow salwar kamiz, and her dupatta was falling perfectly on her chest, covering her modesty from hungry eyes.

Who was this angel?

My eyes were grazing the delicate curves of her body, and her tender naive face as she looked back at me with a confused look with her lips apart.

Damn! My cock tightened in my slacks as soon as she licked her perfect plump pink lips.

"Ahem." Someone suddenly cleared ber throat and both of us looked away from each other.

Meera was standing there and was looking at the girl and me again and again.

"Pradhan sahab, if you please allow me..." she asked, gesturing me to move away from the door so that she can send the girl in.

I nodded and moved away, as the girl entered through door. Her shoulder slightly brushed against me and her delicious smell drifted into my nostrils.

Fuck! Was this Ramlal's daughter?

Meera cleared her throat again and looked up at me.

"Sir, can I help you in any way?" She asked gesturning towards the tent that had formed on my pants. Yes, I had a boner. She licked her lips seductively and tried touch my arms. But I didn't let her.

Grasping her wrist painfully I pulled her towards me and she gasped out in fear. Her eyes bulged out at our proximity.

"Don't try to play with me girl. You will end up badly injured," I whispered harshly and pushed her away. She scruddied away from the scene.

I rubbed my face and looked down.

Really buddy, we just had a warm pussy not even 15 minutes ago. Fuck you!

I was just about to walk away,and shoved my hand into my pocket in search of my mobile, when I stopped dead in my tracks. My mobile was missing. Shit, I just have left it on the table. I was in no mood of seeing that bastard's face, but I needed my phone.

So without knocking I shoved away the door and stalked into mukhiye ji's office. But the scene infront of me rooted my steps on the ground.

That scoundrel was trying to bury his face into the girl's neck as she was thrashing below him, trying to push him away. His other hand was roughly squeezing her breasts. And tears were running down the girl's cheeks.

"Raghuvendra!"I snarled out, and that asshole jumped up from the girl. She shivered, and fell down from the couch. Standing up unsteadily on her legs, she looked at me with her vulnerable eyes and collided with my chest, trying to hide herself from the bustard mukhiya.

"Plea...please save me," she sobbed and  clenched her fist on my shirt. My blood boiled in my veins at her condition. This little angel was crying in my arms and Raghuvendra was responsible for this. How dare he! I glared back at him. He was fumbling with his pajama's buttons and was looking at the girl with disgust.

"How dare you try to force yourself on her Raghu!" I roared out and the girl flinched at my tone. Gently stroking her back, she looked up at me and swallowed down a painful lump in her thraot. Her eyes were bloodshot red and she was trembling.

"I did nothing Pradhan ji. This cheap woman tried to seduce me," Raghu said and tried to come near her.

Protectiveness serged though every nerve in my body and I turned her away, hiding her behind me. "I am not blind Raghu, I have seen everything. Consider this your last day. You are fired," I growled out.

His eyes bulged out and he fell down near my legs, trying to apologize. "Please, don't do that Pradhan sahab. Why are we even bringing this mere girl in between our relationship! You can also have your share on her, I would keep my mouth shut. Don't fire me," he said, shedding crocodile tears.

The girl behind me took a few steps back, as if she was thinking I would consider Raghu's offer.

But the last thread that was holding my anger broke when he mentioned about having her ways with me. As if she was a mere product and but not a human. I saw red, and clenched my fist in rage.

Jerking him on his feet by holding his collar I punched his jaw straight and blood splashed out form his mouth.

"Ahhhhh!"

A blood curling scream resonated in the room and I turned back to saw Meera standing near the door. Her face was horrified and people were gathering behind her due to her scream.

"You foolish girl, why can't you ever bring peace? What the hell did you do now!"

A middle aged woman waa shouting and slaping the angel, and tears were running down her red cheeks as she was trying to cover her face.

My blood boiled at the sight and I was just about to go and give the lady a good thrash for touching the angel, but I halted on my steps when she called her out.

"Ma, I did nothing," she cried out and looked at me.

"Shut up! Last night you already spolied our name by meeting that bastard at night and hugging him. If you don't get married now for this act of your's I am going to burn you alive," Her mother screamed out and my breath hitched in my lungs.

Why were they blaming her?

"Seema, stop." A middle aged dark man came to my angel's rescue. It was definitely her father, as his grip on the lady was on her waist and way to personal.

"Mukhiye ji, I am extremely sorry for whatever she did. Please please don't take any hasty steps and consider to look for a groom for my daughter's marriage," the mother pleaded joining her hands in front of Raghu who was sitting on the couch and Meera was aiding his lips.

Are they for real! This scoundrel was trying to rape their daughter and she was begging him for her daughter's marriage.

"What are you saying? She did nothing. Raghuvendra was the one who was trying to force himself upon her." I said in my deep voice, and the woman stopped talking and looked at me.

"Pradhan Ji, please you won't have to hide anything my daughter did," her mother said and glared at the girl and my jaw clenched in wrath.

"She is a nuisance, and now nobody will marry her now," the angel's mother cried out and was just about the slap her when I spoke out.

"I will marry her."

Silence boomed in the office room. Utter silence. Every one's eyes were bulging out of their socket, as if they can't believe what they just heard.

"What did you say Pradhan Ji?" her father asked in a bewildered tone.

"I am ready to marry your daughter. It will be at the end of this week." I said and looked at the girl. Her face was horrified and she was covering her mouth with her palm, as if trying to hide her shock.

Well, even I was shocked at my proposal. I didn't know why was I doing this. But the way her parents were treating her and her vulnerable eyes when I saved her were enough reason for me to marry her. Ma already wanted me to settle down. Why not with this angel who caught my attention?

*******

Striding into my home, I started looking out for ma. She would be so happy to hear the news of my marriage. Fianlly her life long dream was coming true.

"Ma!" I called out.

"What is it beta?" she asked, coming out of the living room with a magazine in her hand.

"Ma, your life long wish is getting fulfilled at the end of this week. Your son has chosen your daughter in law."

Mom's eyes widened at my statement in shock but then she scowled in reluctance. Okay, this wasn't the reaction I expected.

"You selected a girl on your own? But I had been talking with Mishra ji. His daughter is of marriageable age and she already had finished her higher studies from Delhi University."

I groaned out mentally at her words. Mishra ji was a good man, our old acquaintance. He was a business man. But his daughter wasn't the goody two shoes she always acted to be. After shifting to Delhi, she had been involved with drugs and smoking, hiting the pubs almost regularly.

I grasped mom's shoulder and looked at her eyes. "Don't you trust me mom? Do you think I will make a wrong choice in choosing my bride?" I asked.

Ma shook her head, tearing away ger eyes from me and glanced at the floor. " I don't have any doubt on your chiche beta. But my son deserves the best. And I won't let just anyone become my bahu." she said, with a determined voice peering up at me.

"Mom..."

"Shamrat, you know the risks involved. I can't let any girl come in your life if she isn't strong enough. She has to be prepared for everything." Mom's eyes were glazing with fire and she glared at me.

I knew what she was speaking about. I had seen how like a true leader she had led this village when I was a teen. Specially after Dad...

I quickly skook my head to rebuff bizarre thoughts. It's better to keep the past in the past.

Mom's eyes softened when I darted my eyes back at her. Taking a depp breath she sat down on the couch, taking my hand in her grasp. "Shamrat, you know right? That the girl who comes in your life need to be fierce and brave. I don't want a submissive woman who just know how to cook and clean. We need a woman with leadership quality in her, to stand beside you, to support you

I gave a soft kiss on her hand and smiled back. She would always be the protective mother who shielded her beloved ones against hellions.

"Mom, even if she is not not that tough, I know you will make her into. As much as trust you have in my choice, I have on you too." Mom's face cracked with a tight lipped smile and she caressed my hair.

"Okay, but before the wedding I need to meet her once," she declared and I nodded, beaming at her.

"I would take you to meet her tomorrow."

"Now, what's her name?" Ma smirked at me, cocking one of her eyebrows. I chuckled out at her tactics.

"Her name is Rajeshri. Rajeshri Jha. And here is here picture." I said, and showed Ma my angel's picture that I clicked when I was coming out of Raghuvendra's office and her parents were happily dragging her away.

"She is beautiful beta. Just like an angel. I am so happy for you," Ma said, and kissed my forhead.

Yes Ma, an angel. My angel.

For some reason, I felt it was better if I hide the fact the she loved another guy. I knew very well what kind of a person Daud Akhtar was. It would be wrong to even call him a human. He was more of an enforcer of the    party. He did their dirty works.

Ma suddenly she lost her smile, and her eyes widened.

"Oh no, did you say you are getting married at the end of this week. That means only 3 days are left. Oh my God! How am I going to arrange so many things so fast!" She panicked.

"Ma, ma, ma. Don't worry. I'll manage everything. Just make sure you welcome her home."

She smiled and stroked my hair. "Off course beta. My son has grown up now. He would having a  family of his own. I am so happy for you beta," she said, and a lone tear ran down her cheek.

I smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. Yes, I would try my best to keep my angel happy.

Arnav suddenly knocked on the door and we looked at him. He was standing their with a small smile on his face and a tons of shoping bags in his hand. They all belonged to Shri. I ordered him to buy and jewellery dress for my Shri.

My Shri. I like the sound of it.

"Arnav, come inside. Why are standing there?" Ma said. For her, Arnav was like his second son and not my employee. Cause we knew him from the age of 4. He basically grew up with me in the same house.

"Ji Maaji. I brought everything sir asked," he said and dumped the shopping bags on the sofa.

"Beta, I expected better from you. Why didn't you yourself shopped for my Rajershri?" Ma scolded me in her and I gave her a sheepish smile. Shopping wasn't something I enjoyed doing.

"Ma, you know na. I don't like shopping. And moreover Arnav took Leila with him. I know she helped him a lot," I said, and gestured towards the lady who was standing behind Arnav with a shy smile.

Leila was Rajesh's wife and she was a very sweet natured and humble girl. They got married a year back, and it was a marriage Mom arranged.  She still felt a little embarrassed to come inside our home freely.

Arnav looked back and gave her a smirk. She looked down, and a blush crept on her cheeks. They shared a knowing look. Off course those quick little quirks that were common among couples.

The same things I would share with my angel too, by the end of this week.

"Come, I won't let you two go without having dinner," Ma said, and dragged Arnav and Leila inside.

I peeked into the shopping bag and a Green Lehenga came into my vision. She would look beautiful in this.

Tomorrow, I would visit Shri, and would give it to her personally.

We would meet soon, angel.