Page 61 of Right Where I Belong

I miss you too.

Shauna

So, I’ve been thinking about you and him.

Sabrina rolled her eyes. The younger girl had indeed become a good friend to her. She’d been firmly against Sabrina cutting contact with Aditya the way she had. On the surface, Shauna came across as practical and sensible, but beneath it all, she was a romantic at heart.

It was casual, Shauna.

Shauna

I think you’re delusional, Sabrina.

Sabrina exhaled a breath. Another message popped up.

Shauna

You miss him, don’t you?

That’s not the point.

Shauna

Then what is? He likes you, and you clearly like him. Why stop now?

We agreed it was temporary.

Shauna

Why does it have to be temporary? Why not see where it goes?

He’s even stopped messaging or calling me. He’s gotten the hint that it’s over. I know you mean well, but please stop it for my sake.

She was going to forget about Aditya Wahi. She was going to forget him and his touch and his scent and everything he ever made her feel, if that was the last thing she did. It was good that even he wasn’t pursuing her. It was good that he’d backed off. And even though her heart hurt, it was better this way. Her heart would heal from him. She would heal. She had to.

There was a knock on the door, and Dilnaz entered, placing a cup of coffee on her desk.

“It’s good to have you back,” her assistant said cheerfully.

“I’m happy to be back.” Sabrina pointed at the chair in front of her desk. “Shall we go through the events for the rest of this month? I want to make sure I haven’t missed out on anything.”

Dilnaz took a seat, flipping open her iPad. “Of course, let me run you through everything. We’ve got a couple of corporate lunches, two engagement parties, three house warmings, a few weddings and a big gala.”

Sabrina looked up from her laptop. “What gala? I don’t have it listed on my planner.”

“Oh, right,” Dilnaz tapped her screen. “A Mr. Dutta visited us last Friday. He’s organizing a gala in three weeks, but he hasn’t given us the venue yet. Said it’ll be shared a few days prior. He only mentioned it’s at some lawns, and we’ve to cater for three hundred people.”

Sabrina frowned. “This event is in four weeks. How are we supposed to plan without a venue? We shouldn’t have accepted this. I don’t like surprises.”

“I know,” Dilnaz grimaced. “I said the same thing. But he was absolutely adamant about using us and especially asked for you to be present that night to take care of everything. He’s even given us a free hand on the menu and the décor too.”

“I still don’t like it,” Sabrina said. “I can’t imagine anyone not having an opinion on the food and décor at their own party. It doesn’t make sense.”

“I thought so too,” Dilnaz’s eyes sparkled. “Which is why I charged him double our usual rates. He didn’t even blink, just transferred the entire amount up front. It should have hit our account. You can check.”

Sabrina opened her banking app and sure enough, a large sum had been deposited in her account by the same man. She stared at the screen, a faint unease threading through her. Something about this booking felt off, though she couldn’t quitesay why… But with money in the account and the date set, she didn’t have much choice except to go ahead.

Sabrina sighed and returned to the list on her screen. “Alright, let’s go through the rest of the events.”