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Chapter 10

Flashback

Krisha's POV:

           When I had an intuition that my alarm was about to ring, I got up and switched it off. For about ten minutes, I sat in the same position with devilished hair, wrinkled top and half closed eyes trying to tackle the headache, I had then.

           That day was my last exam and I had to wake up early to give a quick revisions of my theory contents. I looked at the mirror while brushing my teeth and tried to find dark circles but didn't know how my thoughts drifted thinking about one particular person.

        Adith Srinivas.

         Just the mension of his name was enough to make me bath over clouds. My lips stretched beautifully when I thought about that man.

         It had been a month since I last met him in the temple, I couldn't hold my horses.

         I looked for him over Instagram, Facebook and other social medias. Luckily, I found him, after many links he has got three million followers and many of them were girls.

Great!

      I decided to follow him but not using my current social profile, I didn't wanted to give him the  satisfaction that he indulged a havok in me. So I created a new account and named it Ms. Secret giggles.

        I was sure that he could not find me out among three million followers that too without my original name.

                After taking a bath, I started revising my lessons just when a notification popped on my mobile screen. It was Adith's new picture posted on Instagram, he was working out in his gym.

               "Krisha, I thought you were studying... Put your phone aside and concentrate. Today is our last exam then we had to go home for holidays. " told my friend Meena.

     OH. MY. GOD

          HOME

   No...no...no... I didn't want to go home but at the same time I wasn't left with any choice. After exam, I came back to my flat which I share with my friend and collected my luggage before hopping into my Audi, my chopper was waiting in the airport.

            It was not about me hating my family it was just the way they behave irritates me. Everything about my family screams money and power.

           I was born into a very reputed family with a mass background. My grandfather established a cotton mill named Royal Cotton Mills. Our business grew off limits later it was turned into Royal corporations with many branches in food industry, leather exports, steels and woods, diamond exports, constructions etc.

          My grandfather had four children, the eldest was my father Anand Vishwanath and the rest were daughters. My father was married to my mom Shakuntala Vishwanath. She has the real royal blood since she was the offspring of the chola family.

        My house.... Sorry it was a palace in Coimbatore that was what people mention about it. I stepped out of my chopper and walked into my house.

        " Chellakutty....." Yelled my grandmother Lakshmi and came rushing to me for a bone crushing hug. I loved her so much, she was the light of my life, after my grandfather passed away she handled everything boldly and she was one strong lady.

         "How are you?" She asked me kissing my forehead.

            "I'm fine paatima (grandma) how are you?" I asked kissing her cheek.

          "I'm fine love... I was just waiting for you, so that we can do our dinner together. Come." With that she dragged me to the dining table.

          There sat my parents and my only brother Ishaan. My dad got up from his chair and lifted me whirling me around. "How are you my princess? " asked him.

             "I'm fine dad." I sat on my chair. My brother gave me a side hug, he was four years elder to me and loves me so much while my mom gave me just a smile.

       My mom didn't like me that was the fact, she was expecting another son to look after our business while I disappointed her being a girl but my daddy loved me to the back of the moon. Ishaan Anna (brother) was a momma's boy while I was a daddy's girl.

        After dinner we chatted for few minutes then my mom dismissed all of us to sleep. Any hostal or boarding school would be better than my house.

         I was standing in my balcony gazing at the stars " What are you thinking princess?" Asked my dad.

        "Hey...dad when did you come?" I asked him.

           "Shouldn't I come?" He asked me rising an eyebrow.

            "Of course you can dad... You have all the rights. At least, I have you." I hugged him with those words.

          "I know you are hurt but your mom loves you more." He told me stroking my hair.

              "I can see that from my childhood." I mocked him, I have never experienced love from my mother, she was a very bold lady who manages our family business but not a good mother for me.

        "She was just angry princess..." He tried to console me.

        "Angry for what, for I being a girl and for not taking up the career she chose for me. " I glared at him.
  
       "Stop taking your wife's side dad..." I sighed irritatedly subsiding the tears that were about to fall. I really felt bad because I love my mother a lot but that love was never reciprocated.

        " You know what young lady... We will talk about this later. Go to sleep dear... You might be tired from all the traveling today. " he guided me to my bed after tucking me with the blanket he left kissing my forehead.

       My dad... My everything...

            He was more like a best friend to me. He loves me so much and always try to get what I love more than what I deserve, my happiness was his first priority.

           Despite of my father's love, I always felt hollowness in this house. I wish, I could get back to chennai soon.

      Next morning, after opening my eyes, I checked my phone for any notifications, I felt cloud nine because there was a status update from Adith. He was on his way to Coimbatore.

         A corner of my heart told me that we were meant together that was why he was coming here, that was enough for me to jump up and down on my bed.

         I took a nice warm shower and dressed in a white salwar. I reached the breakfast table and kissed my paatima. I had my breakfast humming a love song.

            "Have you forgot all you manners Krisha?" It was my mom.

          "I forgot everything why don't you enlighten me mother. " I questioned her back. Before she could blast me dad told me to call my brother. I took the opportunity and flew to my brother's room.

           "No baby... I'm sorry love... No no... Baby listen...." Came my brother's voice.

     "Yennada idhu? (What's this?)" I slowly sneeked into his room and stood beside him. He was talking over his phone.

       "Baby... I had to go with mom yesterday. We signed a very important deal... Trust me love I'll take you to picture this Sunday." He was pleasing someone.

    Wait... Baby, love, dear. Confirm, he was talking to my future Anni ( sister in law).

        " Now... Give me a kiss.." With that he was kissing the receiver. Then suddenly he turned casually and shocked looking at me.

       "Aaaaaaaahhhhh...." He screamed making me scream in return and we both sat on the floor.

       "Wh..when did you come?" He asked me frightened.

         With a crooked plan cooking up in my mind I started teasing him "when you were Romancing with your baby..." I batted my lashes dramatically.

        "Ayyo... Please di ammata sollidadha di... Thangachi please... Please... Chellam la (Please don't tell momma)" he pleaded.

        I looked at him then at his phone and then screamed "Motherrrrrrrrrrrr" and started running towards the dining hall.

       "Ayyoyoooo... Noooo" screaming he tried to catch me.

        "What happened why are you both shouting?" Asked paatima.

         "No... No nothing paatima." Told Ishaan.

        "Actually paatima.... Baby." I tried to tell her.

       "What baby? " asked my mom with a serious expression. My brothers eyes came out of his sockets.

         "Actually dad... Anna has a great idea to adopt orphan babies and brought them up with all the facilities. He feels we make large money it should also benefit the people in need. " I told them.

      "That's like my son. I'm proud of you Ishaan. You will definitely lead this family and business empire after me and your dad." With that she kissed his forehead while he gave her a nervous smile.

          "Learn from him." told mom and left the dining hall.

  Learn my foot!

       "Should I learn from you brother? But learn what?" I asked him raining my eyebrows. Our dad gave us a suspicious look, he found out something was hidded in our antiques.

        Ishaan Anna dragged me to his room and started beating me with the pillow for the next five minutes we had a pillow fight and then he decided to tell me "Her name is Anitha. "

      "Cool... Then?" I encouraged him. He started blushing making me giggle.

        "She is Ratan Uncle's daughter. One of our share holder and best friend of dad." Told my dear brother.

        "Awww.... Blushing ah... So when am I gonna meet her?" I asked.

         "Hey... Tonight we have a charity event, she'll come there. Our family is invited. Why don't you come and meet her today?" Asked Ishaan Anna while I stood up to leave.

         "Where are you going di ?" He asked me.

      "To pick a dress for today's event. " I winked at him. Little did I knew, I was going to meet another important person today.

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PRECAP : "Take care Ms. Secret giggles." Told Adith knocking the air out of me.
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Assalamu allaikum and hello to all my lovely readers.

   I was hell tired but still managed to write an update without sleep because I know you all will kill me if I didn't.

      So we are currently in the flashback. Don't confuse the present and past if you have any doubt ask me. As mentioned in the chapter Shakuntala is Krisha's real mother. Remember her?

        Many twist and turns are yet to unfold. Wait for it.

        Finally, How was the chapter? What do you think of Krisha's family? What will happen next? Any guesses?

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