Tainted Love by Maniah (english novels to read .TXT) 📕

He was silent for some time, listening to the other end. His eyes changed suddenly and looked angry "I am coming right now, handle the situation, Jay." 

I walked to him when he ended the call "is everything alright?" I asked and he sighed.

"I am going to Jaipur for some days, I'll be back soon. Till then enjoy your time," he said kissing my head "but Mritunjay…"

"Sh... Here take this card. Pamper yourself." He said and left kissing me one more time. Something turned in my heart seeing me leaving. Suddenly my legs felt wobbly and I gripped the sofa to stand steady. Mrs Lucy helped me to the sofa and gave me a glass of orange juice. I felt fine after drinking the juice. I spent my day reading the romance novel which I bought last month.

In the evening my phone rang, it was Sangeeta who was calling me. I decided to take the call and I wished I had not picked it.

"Vani, please help me or I am finished," she cried. 

"What happened Sangeeta?" 

"Oh God Vani, I messed up big time, the owner of Modelling agency will screw everything for me," she wailed.

"I don't understand anything Sangeeta please tell me." 

"My new customer dumped me, old fool. He couldn't even get it up and blamed me for that," she said and k felt disgusted listening to her talk "Sangeeta please stop. I don't want to know anymore."

"Oh c'mon Vani, we are in the same boat now. Anyway, I asked the agency for some work and they asked me to go to a party, I took money for two but Sejal…"

"Sejal, who?" 

"A friend of mine, she got sick. Food Poisoning. Please help me Vani." 

"Sangeeta, I don't understand how I could help you?" I asked her. 

"Please come with me to this party, please Vani." She begged.

"No…" I declined immediately but she cut me off "oh, so now that you wrapped Mrityunjay Sehgal around your little finger you think you ate someone better than me, I helped you vaani when you needed it the most. I gave you a roof to reside in when you have no one in this city and that's how you are paying me for my generosity, how ungrateful you are Vani Kashyap." 

I closed my eyes in frustration, yes she helped me in this city but I paid her money back to her, still, she was right. She did help me by letting me stay with her. "I'll come to Sangeeta but this would be the last time I will help you," I told her. "Oh thank you so much, Vani. Okay, so let's meet up in half an hour we have to go to the spa and then I have to buy some clothes for myself and for you as well." 

"Wait what shopping…" 

"We are going to a big party Vani, I have to be prepared. Who knows I will catch a big fish one like Mrityunjay Sehgal. Now meet me at the City Mall," saying that she ended the call. 

I closed my eyes and sighed, I didn't want to go but still, I had promised Sangeeta. I dressed up and left to meet Sangeeta. Mrityunjay's driver met me at the building gate with the car. "I'll take the taxi," I told him but he shook his head "Mr Sehgal instructed to drive you whenever you want ma'am." 

I smiled hearing Mritunjay's name and sat down in the car. Exactly after half an hour, I met Sangeeta at the entrance of the Mall. "Wow, that's how you travel Now Vani, lucky you." 

I frowned at her and shook my head, "let's go we don't have time." She said and we entered inside. We both went to the spa, she had already taken the appointment in advance. She took every service which was available there. 

"And for you madam?" The receptionist asked.

"I don't…" she cut me off and said: "the same for her."

"Sangeeta," I whispered "no I don't want this much. I'll just do my brows." 

She rolled her eyes and smiled at the receptionist "we both will have the same services, thank you." She said to the receptionist and held my hand "It's a big party, maybe it didn't matter to you because you are signed with Mr Sehgal but tonight is important for me. So, please do as I say Vani." 

I pursed my lips and went inside with Sangeeta and a wave of nausea hit me hard. Everything turned blurry around me, the clutch fell out of my hand, spluttering all the belongings on the floor. "Vani…" Sangeeta gripped my shoulder to steady me "are you alright? What happens to you?" 

"I don't know, I have been feeling like this for a week now."

"Come sit here," she helped me to a chair and a girl gave me a glass of water. After a few seconds, I felt fine. "Am fine now."

"My purse…" I whispered, Sangeeta stood up and went to gather my belongings from the floor. She put everything inside it and came back, handed me my purse back and said, "Thank You Sangeeta."

"You didn't tell me that Mr Sehgal gave you a platinum card. Wow! Must be nice to have this generous man." 

"Sangeeta please, stop taunting me," I had enough of her tantrums now, yea she helped me but that didn't mean she would rub it in my face every time and I paid him back every single penny I took from her.

"Alright," she raised her hands in surrender. "Let's go, we are getting late." 

It took us three hours at the spa, now after four months with Mrityunjay, I got habitual to this torture at Spa. After we finished, Sangeeta went to Reception again to pay the bill. "Sixty-five thousand mam." The receptionist said and my eyes widened although I came for appointments every month Mrityuanjay's personal assistant always handled the bills. 

Sangeeta opened her purse and checked it. She frowned and checked it again "oh my God." She whispered.

"What happens?" 

She gripped my hand and took me aside "Vani, I forgot to bring my card and only have two thousand in case. Can you please help me, I promise to pay you back." She pleaded and I froze "what! Am sorry but I don't have that kind of money."

"Oh please Vani, if you don't want to help then fine at least don't lie. I saw the platinum card myself. It's unlimited and you are saying that you don't have that kind of money."