Vikram's POV

'What?' she shouted and she was touching each and every scar and tears started rolling down her cheeks.

'Hey! I am fine. Please, don't cry,' I said wiping her tears.

'I me..mean she was so nice. She used to care for you so much.'

'All that was for show,' I told her.

'I was adopted,' I continued and she was shocked for the second time.

'As you know mom was a nurse, one day mom was returning home from the hospital, she saw me on a bench, I was few months old. She said that she held me in her arms and fell in love with me. She didn't want to leave me. So she took me in her home and after few months she adopted me legally. Whenever she had to go to hospital her mom used to take care of me. She was very nice. She didn't say anything when mom adopted me and she used to take care of me like her own grandson but unfortunately she died due to heart attack when I was young and I couldn't spend time with her,' I said.

'When I was three years old, mom met dad, they fell in love but when dad asked her for marriage, mom said she will marry him only if he accept me as she can't leave me. Dad loved her so much that he agreed and he accepted me as his son,' I said and there was a cute smile on Angel's face.

'They got married. I was very happy with mom and dad. Dad used to love me very much. When I was six years old, dad's mom came to stay with us as her husband died. She came and hugged me and said that she loves me very much and she was very nice with me in front of everyone but when we were alone she never talked with me,' I was saying and Angel clutched my hand tightly, maybe she had an idea of what's going to happen next.

'When I was eleven year old, we shifted beside your house. It was your birthday party. I was running to go to your house and accidently I collided with her and tea cup fell from her hands. That day for the first time she hit me with a stick. I was very frightened. I was not able to understand what happened and it was hurting a lot and she told me not to tell anything to mom and dad because they will not believe me and throw me outside the house.'

'Oh my god!' she gasped.

'I still remember that day. I was confused, hurt and in pain. I wanted to cry but I didn't cry as I didn't wanted mom and dad to know about it because she said they will not believe me and throw me out of the house. I didn't wanted to leave them."

'How can she do that?' she mumbled.

'That day for the first time I saw you in white dress. You were looking like an Angel and after seeing you for the first time all my sadness disappeared. That day for the first time you called me 'Vicky' as it became very hard for you to call Vikram as you were only three years old,' I laughed remembering that day.

'After that she started hitting me everyday when mom and dad left for work. She never used to give me breakfast or lunch, I only used to have dinner as mom and dad were there. She never let me sleep at night. At night she used to call me in her room and ask me to massage her legs. I never used to sleep at night. In the morning when she used to go to temple I used to sleep for few hours. One day while massaging her legs I accidently fell asleep that day she was very angry. She went in the kitchen and came back with a butter knife in her hand. She asked me to touch it and I touched it to realize it was hot. She had burnt the butter knife."

'No,' she shouted .

'She ordered me to open my shirt and placed that on my chest and I shouted but she asked me to shut my mouth and told me that after I say sorry five times she will remove the spoon. It was hurting a lot. I was dying every second but I managed to say sorry and then she removed the spoon and then she said mom and dad are fools to love me as I don't deserve love.'

'I hate her,' she shouted and I knew how angry she must be feeling right now.

'The only time when I was happy was when I was with you. Whenever she used to hit me I used to come to you. I forgot everything when I was with you. I was happy with you. You saved me, baby,'  I said and she hugged me, while crying.

'It's okay baby. I am fine,' I said breaking our hug.

'The day you kissed me,' I said to lighten the mood.

'What? I kissed you?' she asked.

'I tied your hair and you loved it and that day you kissed me on the cheek and said that I am best. But I was not best. I was getting hit everyday. The scars were created on my body and I could not do anything other than crying.'

'When I was twelve Akira was born. Mom left her job and mom used to stay at home so she could not hit me daily but whenever she used to find me alone she never left a chance of hurting me but eventually it decreased as mom was staying at home. Mom gave her the duty of serving me breakfast before going to school and lunch after coming from school as mom was busy with Akira, she used to tell mom that I had my meals but she never gave me breakfast or lunch. At night also she never let me sleep and if I accidently fell asleep she used to burn me after I woke up.'

'You could have shown the scars to mom or dad,' she said looking at my scars.

'One day when she was not at house, I tried showing mom the scars, as I thought she will believe me after seeing it but I was talking with mom and she came home and saw it and at night she burnt me and told me that if I try to say it to anyone she will tell that I myself caused scars on my body and I need medical help.'

'How can someone be so cruel?' she asked but I didn't say anything as I myself don't know the answer to that question.

'You know that I think my parents also started caring less for me, I mean I love them and I am not angry at mom or dad but as Akira was growing up they started giving her more attention.  I know they used to love me, but sitting with me, asking about my day, asking about my studies decreased and that made her happy, she used to hit me and while hitting me she used to say that finally she is happy as mom and dad don't love me as I don't deserve anyone's love,' I confessed.

'You deserve everything,' she said.

'You made me feel special. You made me feel that there was someone who needs me, who wants me, for whom my presence matters.'

Vikram's Flashback

'What happened, baby?'

'You are leaving? Mom said you are leaving tomorrow.'

'Yes, baby, but---

I didn't know how could I make a ten year old girl understand the reason we are leaving. I looked at her to see she was crying.

'Angel, why are you crying?'

'Because you are leaving,' she yelled.

'Who will be my prince charming when I am playing?' she asked me.

'But I have to go, baby.' I told her.

'Who will now tie my hair? Help me in my homework? Sing for me, tell me stories?'

I sat on the bed and made her sat on my lap.

She turned her head towards me to look at me and I removed the hair from her cheeks which was disturbing her.

I was looking at her. For the last time I was looking at the girl who saved me without knowing, I was looking at her, memorizing her beautiful and cute face, her eyes, her lips, because I don't know when I will be seeing her next. I don't even know if I will meet her again or if she will remember me, if she will remember her vicky, her prince charming or she will forget me as she will grow up.

'Vicky,' her voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

'I am so sorry that I have to go, baby,' I kissed her on the forehead and left before she could say anything.

Story returns to present

'Vicky,' she shouted.

'What happened? Where are you lost? It's like you were in different world.' she asked.

'Nothing. I remembered something.'

'What happened after that?' she asked.

'After she died, I tried to have my breakfast and lunch but I couldn't .I tried sleeping at night but the nightmare of her hitting me or burning me always woke me up so I stopped trying after some days, 'I said.

'Then something happened,' I continued.

'What happened?' she asked.

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So here's another chapter.

From next week till 1st week of july,I will not be able to write DAHA due to some personal reasons.So I was thinking of giving another chapter on Friday if I am able to write it.

Vicky went through so much when he was young and I was feeling so sad for him :( How was the chapter?Liked it?

And you all want another chapter on Friday ?

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