God, why did you create this genre of men?
But I had to back off from this, and running out of tricks in such a situation, I turned my head to the side and sneezed out loud.
Gross.
"Oh.My.God," he almost screamed out, startled by the sudden interference, visibly grossed out by my action. "Why didn't you tell me you had flu?"
Time to keep up the act.
"I am so sorry, Reyhaan." I said, wiping my nose with my bare hands, "It must be the cheese allergy." I faked another sneeze.
"But you said you love cheese," he said releasing me from his arms like a child who has seen his own shit for the very first time- disgusted.
"I think I need to rest." I said while motioning towards the exit, "But let me see you out."
"I think I am fine, I remember the way out," Reyhaan replied while making a disgusted face.
I could barely contain my smile while I said, "Thank you for understanding. I'll see you tomorrow."
And just like I expected, he replied with, "I guess I have a few meetings lined up, I'll let you know soon," taking a step away with each word he spoke.
"Yes, babe, I'll be waiting for your call," I said while waving my hand at him.
Lesson #405: How to deal with a man-child?
Act like an even younger child with him!
Time to grow out of teenage crushes because when you think you are in love in your teenage years, think again!
I felt so relieved when he walked out of that door. I don't think I'll see him again. But I still need to figure out how exactly he suddenly fell in love with me. Because when it is too good to be true, it probably is.
With that, I texted Shukla. Well, I would have called him, but as bad as I might be, I am not inhuman enough to disturb my employees in the middle of the night.
"I know you have a file on Reyhaan, update it and send it to me."
This is because my dad already has some people to collect all the data on the people I associate with. Yes, their browsing history too.
Not to spy, but because we might need it sometime, and this was just the time.
I am not as dumb as I might have perceived myself as in the past some time, but that only happens in Reyhaan's case. Maybe I was too naive to believe this teenage crush.