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Chapter 18

Adith's POV:

          It had been a week since I met Krisha, our office was declared off until the Strom sets down. I was missing her. For the past few years I restricted myself from even glancing at her but after meeting Krisha I couldn't. 
  
              Krisha and Aarav have been evading my mind badly. I decided to visit Krisha's apartment, so that I could at least meet one of them of course from afar.

        Parking my car outside her apartment, I walked inside. The whole place was a mess with stagnant water, the security guard ran to me and told me he was busy with the works and couldn't find Aarav to call me since he was always inside his home. I dismissed him and let my eyes wander around the place.

         All I just wanted was to see Krisha or Aarav at least once from afar. After few minutes I decided to leave the place but a beautiful music stopped me, I followed that laughter and reached the other side of the building there I spotted my little chicken laughing and giggling at a boy way more elder than him.

          "Now, yovu chee(see)." Aarav told him and made a paper boat float on the stagnated water. He was playing with his friends without even noticing me while my heart smiled in contentment looking at him.

            Then there came my barbie, my Krisha. She climbed down the stairs curiously looking at Aarav with a frown on her face and her loose curls flying in the air. She was simple yet utterly beautiful.

            She splashed some water onto Aarav's paper boat with the help of her toe and winked at him while my little chicken growled and jumped on her.

               That sight made my eyes water, if at all everything was normal between me and Krisha, if at all my son was alive, Krisha and my son would exactly look like this pair and I would be enjoying along with them in my house.

      I wished...!

         But what she was doing with Aarav? The other day, the security guard told me Aarav was so much cherished and pampered among this apartment members and Krisha loved kids. No wonder she loved Aarav so much.

             Everything froze around me once my barbie's beautiful captivating orbs caught mine, she was still, with glazed eyes looking at me, Aarav was trying to get her attention but she was so much into looking at my soul through my eyes searching for the hidden love and immense care I had for her.

         For a second my self-pride destructed and my ego vanished into thin air, all I wanted to do was to run to her and kiss her senseless.

         Both of us traveled back to the days we saw each other, the days that brought us together, the days when we were madly in love with each other.

~~~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~~~

Adith's POV:

            I had an application in my mobile which could find the profile of my social media stalkers and I found out Krisha was stalking at me through an Instagram account named Secret giggles. I had been doing the same, I was checking out all her social profiles and accounts and profiles the only difference was I didn't have any fake account.

              I couldn't keep my feelings at bay since the day I met Krisha in her college, she was one beautiful creature God created in this world.

           The other day I was shocked to meet her in that charity event she was wordlessly beautiful. I couldn't control myself and danced with her enjoying her closeness. I didn't want to be one amount the men who run after girls, I was Krisha to run after me.

           So I decided to ignore her and pulled her towards me every now and then my blood boiled when those filthy scamps tried to laid their hands on my barbie, I made sure to show them hell that day.

             At the momemt, I was sulking in the big room of mine given to me in this damn palace. I couldn't believe I was really here.

            My mom forced me and my dad to join her nephew's wedding. I had never met my mom's whole family, my dad told me how they discriminated him for being poor and rejected his proposal for my mom's hand.

          I hated all my relatives from my mom's side but today I had to come and stay in this god damn place since my mom threatned us of committing suicide.

      Hell!

           My father and I was helpless and left with no choice, I noticed the way my so called uncle Anand looked at me today. He was treating us like a piece of shit but with abundant respect only I could feel it.

    The moment I found out Krisha was Anand uncle's daughter I felt like a bucket of ice water being splashed on me. I was frustrated. I thought, I shouldn't have any connection with that man but here I was crushing on his daughter and had a doubt that I already fell in love with Krisha, she was one beautiful girl.

               For time being I decided to avoid her, she was always around me and trying to seek my attention but I was ignoring her completely.

         "Adith..." Called paatima.

        "Yes, paatima." I sat next to her. She was a warm person and she loves me so much. That damn house was like an hell hole to me, my father left the palace after Pooja but on my mom's and paatima's insistence I had to stay here till Ishaan's  wedding.

     "Are you not happy here? " she asked me stroking my hair.

        "No... No paatima. Why are you asking like that?" I asked her.

        "I'm growing old Adith. All my life I lived with the memory of your mother and imagined you only in my dreams. But here you are in front of me. I just wanted to spend some time with my grandson is it wrong?" She asked me with tears dripping down her eyes.

        "No... No paatima. Please stop crying. I'm staying here right? Then why are you crying? Calm down. " I consoled her and hugged her. She loved me so much and I like her too. She was a wonderful person.

      Ishaan came to us and patted my shoulder " Then why are you ignoring us Adith. Come on. You are my long lost cousin, I got you back so let's just enjoy. You should mingle with us instead working on your laptop all time. " told Ishaan. He was also a good person just that my heart didn't fit in that place.

         "It's not like that Ishaan... I just had some work." I reasoned.

          "No more excuses. Today we are going for my engagement shopping and you are coming with us. " told Ishaan and left the place he was trying to make me feel comfortable and I really appreciated his efforts.

             In the evening, everyone left and I promised Ishaan that I would come in my own car a little later.

        "Adith..." Called paatima.

        "Yes paatima... And what are you doing here? Didn't you go for shopping?" I asked her.

        "I wasn't feeling well dear. And yeah... Take Krisha with you, they all forgot her it seems. " she told me and I saw my barbie descending down the stairs with a black jumpsuit, she looked exotic. Krisha winked at paatima and got in my car.

       What was that for?

        "Take care of Krisha, Adith." She told me and waved us a bye.

      Krisha was checking me out then and there, I didn't bother but my inner heart swelled with happiness. On the other hand I was annoyed. Yes, I was annoyed about the fact that she was Anand's daughter.

      I wasn't sure about my own feelings at that time.

      "Nice car." She commented but I didn't answer.
  
         "So.... We are actually related. " she stated the fact infuriating me more but still I didn't answer.

       She sighed, then switched on the radio and heard a song. "You know Adith, it's my favorite song and a beautiful romantic number. The way this song was picturized was amazing. Have you ever seen it? It ha-" I didn't let her complete and yelled at her.

            "Just stop okay, can't you see I'm not interested in talking to you. Hell with the song you like, and hell with your liking for my car, why are you irritating me. I'm doing you a favor of taking you to your family, now you do me a favor. Shut up." I felt relaxed after yelling at her and pouring all my anger on her.

       She was silent and was taken aback of my outbreak. Hell.. I shouldn't have yelled at her, realizing my mistake I turned to her, her face nose was pink and a tear rolled down her eyes, she immediately turned towards the window and I felt terrible.

        I waited for her to talk to me after that but she didn't, I stopped the car in front of the mall. "I'm sorry and thank you. " uttering in a small voice she got down immediately without giving me a chance to reply.

     I hurted her!

              She was silent throughout that day while I was accompanied by Ishaan. I helped him shop and it was time for dinner.

             "I have been calling vijay but he wasn't picking up my call. " told Ishaan.

       "Who is vijay?" I asked him.

        "He is my Cousin Adith, Vetri uncle's son and my mom's favorite nephew. Ah... There he is." Told Ishaan.

          That guy Vijay hugged all the family members and Ishaan, I was introduced to him and he gave me a friendly hand shake.

         "Nice to meet you Adith. " he told me.

           "Nice to meet you too. " I replied. All on a sudden he ran towards someone and lifted her up in the air unfortunately it happened to be my Krisha.

       "I missed you Krishhhh..." Vijay yelled.

        "I missed you too vijay." She replied beaming with happiness.

         I was the only one in the crowd burning with anger and jealousy.

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PRECAP:

       I was pulled into the car suddenly and Adith drove off.

      I gave him a questioning look while he told me " Paatima told ME to take care of you." And increased the speed.

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