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Ekantha's POV

As those words left from my father's mouth, I felt so miserable, pathetic and what not.

That moment, if I didn't ask him that question I don't know if I would ever be able to ask him again.

Never knew reality check would be this hard. No matter what, I am not living with him again, I've made my decision. Might be my first one with nobody's suggestions or opinions but I did.

Neither am I going to live here nor am I going to let my mother live here.

Nobody would want to hear such words from their spouse especially in front of their children, I can only imagine how embarrassed amma must be feeling.

I quickly went to my room, packed my laptop, a few dresses and my documents and a few emergency stuff in my backpack and came out of the room.

The thing that surprised me is, he didn't budge. He didn't move at all, he was there standing like a rock, didn't even attempt to make a move neither physically nor through his words. The last string of my patience was gone into the water.

Amma was trying to convince me to stay back looking at my bag, but I think she was pretty surprised too with all the things that were happening. I want her to live her life happily, at least now.

I asked her, and.. She agreed? Yeah she did. That was something unexpected but something good that happened out of all the things that I've been hearing.

She snapped at my father, for the first time in my life I saw her talk back to my father and I never felt more proud of her than I felt now, finally she is doing it.

They say right, there is a level till which you can bear things, and maybe this was her level. She packed her bags and both of us walked out.

Yes we did walk out from here, but where now?

We couldn't go to Anika or Dikshit's home at this time. They'll be worried and might come to talk with him after what all he tried to do with my marriage proposal thing.

I looked at my scooty, I didn't want to take it because it was something that reminded me of him. This was the only thing that he gifted me wholeheartedly or not that I don't know but he did and I didn't want any of his memories further in my life.

This was it and this will be it..

I had only one option and that was Vennela. Nothing or nobody else came to my brain at that point. I made a call to her and thank god she answered it and told us we could stay there.

Amma and I hired an auto, it would take half an hour to travel from here to Vennela's home.

We somehow came out of the place which held us back as a criminal in jail. We're out of it, now the thing is. Where to after this?

Somehow we got out of this one. Will we ever settle down? With my job will I be able to live and manage expenses? Will situations become so worse that we'll have no way to go except for him again? No no, we can't ever go to him again no matter what.

Should I do some other courses to get a better job? I think I should consider that, but what about Abhi? I don't think his family would ever want a girl who-

It's okay, first I have to make a living for amma and me. I'll think about other things later on. I hope he doesn't bring in any more difficulties for us.

Will Anika and Dikshit talk to me? Tonight we can stay with Vennela but how long would we stay there? I don't want them to hear things from people because of us. I will search for a house tomorrow while coming and I need to tell Abhi also about this, because he deserves to know about it.

When I was lost in thoughts, we reached Vennela's home and I paid for the auto and I saw that amma was looking here and there cluelessly. I held her hand and put on my bag and took hers from her hands and went to the staircase.

We reached Vennela flat and I knocked on the door. Vennela was quick enough to open the door and welcome us in.

Amma was still uncomfortable and I could feel it, the only thing that was pricking me is I couldn't do anything about it. I hope I'll be able to find a house as soon as possible. In this big city, will we never find a house? Of course we will.

Vennela gave us water, and I quickly gulped them down. I didn't realize my throat was going dry for a long time.

I am really thankful and grateful that I have Vennela in my life, cause if not for her now. We would stand in the middle of the road having nowhere to go.

Though we haven't been in touch for such a long time, she's still here for me. Only I know how much this gesture of hers means to my Amma and me and my family..

Aunty served us dinner but his words were still ringing in my ears. I couldn't get over it. Not now at least, this was my closure with him and for my expectations of him as a father and also for his responsibilities and burdens.

I couldn't eat my dinner, Vennela asked aunty to take amma with her and took me with her to her room.

End of Ekantha's POV

"I don't want to disturb him, Vennela. He is already busy with events and stuff",Ekantha said.

"As you wish then, now do you want to let it out?",she asked, cupping her face.

Fresh tears threatened to fall from Ekantha's eyes and Vennela just hugged her tight and that's all it took for Ekantha to let it all out.

Sometimes isn't it all what we need? A person to talk to, a tight hug and everything that we have been holding in that fist sized heart of ours to come out in the form of tears.

Ekantha cried and cried. She wasn't able to hold it back anymore. Vennela kept patting her back slowly.

"Calm down Ekantha, I am here. You are safe here",she kept trying to calm her down little did she know that the pain was not just from a day but it was from years that she kept it all to herself.

After a while, Ekantha got hold of herself. She felt that Vennela deserved to know what all happened and narrated what happened to her and her voice, hands and her body were shivering as she explained it.

Vennela was shocked, she didn't expect something like this. Now, her undying tears made sense to her. She was proud of how her best friend tackled the situation and made her way out from there and not just hers but her mother's as well.

"Ekantha, trust me I am so damn proud of what you have done, I couldn't be more proud of you than what I am now. You did it Ekantha, you did it all. You escaped from there and not all by yourself but you helped your mother find her way out of it as well. You should be proud of yourself, for this moment. Now that this happened, I hope and pray good things like this will keep happening to you both in future also. I am really proud to have you as my friend",Vennela said and Ekantha cried again.

"I don't know what came over me, Vennu! But I did it and I don't have any regrets about it. I just want to take care of my mother now and live with and give her the happiness she deserved all these years",Ekantha said and Vennela nodded to her words with a small smile on her face.

"Let's sleep now. You have work tomorrow right?",Vennela said and Ekantha nodded.

Vennela dozed off on bed while Ekantha just laid down on the bed and kept staring at the ceiling till the moon went down and the sun came up.

She still felt that pain in her heart, no matter how hard she cried she wasn't just able to erase that pain in her heart. She woke up at 4am and completed her morning chores, got ready for her office and sat on her bed with her laptop. She started searching what her options were after her graduation.

She could do her post graduation in the subject or maybe do an MBA or could even try for some government entrance exams. She scrolled for more options and that's when her phone buzzed.

It was a text message from Abhi

Abhi
Are you okay?

Ekantha didn't know if she should say everything to him now. She thought they could talk in the evening rather than them talking now and her spoiling his entire day in the morning by breaking the news to him.

Just when she was lost in her thoughts her phone started ringing and as expected it was from Abhi, sighing she answered the call.

"Ammu, are you okay? Is everything okay? How are you?",he bombarded her with questions. The thought that this guy who she met barely a month ago has this much care for her while he who was supposed to be with her and help her grow just let her go like that hurt, but then she reminded herself not to compare Abhi with him.

"Ammu? Are you there?",he asked once again in a tone filled with concern and care.

"Uh.. yeah Abhi. Actually, can I call you in the evening? I promise I will",she said in a meek voice.

Hearing her voice, Abhi could understand that something did happen and she is trying to let it all out, the last thing he could do is put her in a situation demanding answers from her.

"Sure, just remember I am a text and call away. I'll pick you in the evening, text me when you're done. Okay?",he asked and she just hummed.

"Alright Ammu, Good day. I gotta cover an event today! Wish me luck, will you?",he asked, trying to make her smile.

"Good luck! You'll do well",she said.

"Okay, I have to freshen up before Amma kicks me out of the house and I literally just woke up. Oh gosh! Bye Ammu love you",the last words he said to himself.

He knew it was too early for him to confess keeping in mind that she is still in the process of trusting him.

"Bye Abhi",saying so she hung the call.

She woke up Vennela and informed her that she was leaving for the office.

"Why are you leaving this early?",Vennela asked, rubbing her eyes and stretching her body.

"I want to see that I complete work early so that I can go around to look for some houses",she says.

"Really Ekantha? I thought we were family. Is it really uncomfortable to stay with us? It's me and amma only here anyways",Vennela tried convincing her to stay back.

"It's not about being uncomfortable Vennu, it's about I don't want to be a burden",she said.

"Oh hello madam, if somebody is burden in this home then it's me because I am sitting here in home all day not working or anything. Okay, I have a solution. This flat is a three bhk which is way too much for me and amma. So, how about you rent out the one bhk and pay amma the rent?",Vennela asked wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.

"Well....

To be continued..

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