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Chapter 21

Adith's POV:

            I didn't liked the slightest idea of that guy Vijay around Krisha, but she ran after him. I was frustrated.

          I ignored her like a plague for the rest of the day, while that idiot Vijay was constantly trying to get her attention. I was glad that my negligence had a great effect on her mood because she was being grumpy towards Vijay.

   Well, that man irritates.

                The next day was Ishaan's engagement, the whole palace changed like a beautiful castle ready for coronation, with decorative lights and other stuffs. 

              My dad was invited that day and I was really exited to meet him. I was waiting in the hall walking back and forth for him just when a beautiful angel descended down the stairs.

     Krisha was wearing an ethinic golden Saree, with a long earring. Her hair was tied up in a bun and few jasmine flowers were around it adorning her hair.

      She was a goddess.

        She looked at me and a sweet smile touched her lips. Before she could reach me, Vijay came inbetween us.

             Simultaneously my dad came, as expected there was a warm welcome for my dad but both of us knew it wasn't from their hearts.

          I was talking to my dad but I couldn't keep my heart at bay, that kept wandering around Krisha and I controlled my urge to kill Vijay.

       Soon, rings were exchanged and guest started dining, a huge family table was set and all the members of the family took their respective seats but there were no seat for my dad.

         He stood alone helpless and my blood started boiling. I was about to get up just when Krisha intervened.

            "Uncle, please take my seat." She told and made him sit on her chair.

           "But, Krisha what about you? Where will you have your dinner?" The most respectable Anand (note the sarcasm) asked Krisha.

             "I'm not hungry and I have a few guest to attend. Excuse me." She said and left the place.

         The feelings I had for that girl proved to be love at that very moment and she drilled deep into my heart making it beat her name.

   All my possessiveness, care and the fluttering feeling I had for her proved to be love, finally. I didn't accept my love just because she recognized my dad. It's because my heart told me it's high time to admit my feelings.

           I excused myself and told them I had to meet a friend. Filling my plate with few mouth watering Indian delicacies I walked to Krisha.

           She was busy talking to her friend but I cared less to pull her by her waist she looked at me wide eyed but I dragged her to a corner chair and handed her a plate.

            "I know you are hungry." I told her. She stared at me for a brief time and started digging her food confused.

             All on a sudden she looked at me and said "What are you Adith? I mean... I just can't understand you." and resumed eating then again she looked at me and asked "Have you had your dinner?"

              I didn't answer, instead I took another spoon and started having my food from her plate. A blush crept her face after that she didn't looked into my eyes and started having her food in silence. No words were spoken, nothing required.

       Soon I would make her confess her love for me. I knew she loves me too.

          Later that night she was about to take her leave but I stopped her with my comment "Krisha... You look beautiful in this Saree."

      She raised her eyebrows and said "Last time I heard someone telling me that I look ugly in Saree." She rolled her eyes.

          "Well, that was a lie." I told the truth.

       "But why did you lied to me?" She asked me.

       "Because I didn't wanted any man to look at you the way I look you." I spoke my heart out making her gasp and froze for few lovely moments. She averted her gaze and tried to hide her blush, in that process she ran to her room.

         I smiled at the way she ran. Turning around I saw paatima with her hands on her waist. She smiled and kissed my forehead without any word she left for her room.

    She loved me so much.

          Two days passed things were turning normal but the blush on Krisha's face wasn't unreadable. The only irritating factor was Vijay, the one who pushed my nerves beyond it's limits.

     He should stay away from my girl.

           We all planned on a holiday trip to Maldives, only the cousins gang including Anitha. Elders gave us permission. Currently I was standing in the immigration on the airport and also I got the seat next to Krisha which was a surprise for her.

         Boarding on the flight I saw Krisha from afar, her eyes were searching for me, I decided to irritate her a little so purposely I sat on the front row without taking the seat next to her.

             Her face fell down and she sticked her face to the polarized window. Why couldn't she tell me that she wanted me close to her?

        "Hey, thank god... the seat next to Krisha was empty. I'm going there vrindha." Vijay told his sister. I hate that guy, before he could take that seat I sat next to Krisha, he looked disappointed and left for his seat.

           Krisha kept looking at me and I showed her my boarding pass "This is my seat." I told her.

      "Okay..." She said and fasten her seatbelt hiding her smile and excitement.

       Last night I heard her conversation with her dad ""That's not the way to treat our guest dad. And I didn't expect this from you." She told Anand on how he treated my dad. I smiled and left the place I didn't wanted to eavesdrop.

            None of us spoke, we were served with our dinner once we were in mid air. I silently gave her my desert I knew she liked it.

               Krisha smiled at me and started digging in relishing her food. We didn't exchanged any words but were enjoying each others company in comfortable silence.

        She was watching a Hindi movie named Bhoomi, where the female lead was raped and fight for justice, Krisha was practically freaking out next to me so without warning, I stopped the movie and unplugged her ear phones.

         "If you are not comfortable watching something then you shouldn't do it." I told her straight.

        "I...I know Adi.. I am brave enough to watch that movie but you know this is a sensitive topic for any girl. What if I get into such a situation....? My god!" She exclaimed a little scared.

         "You will not. I will never let anyone lay even their little finger on you." I said out in a determined tone.

        She looked into my eyes and said "You can't be with me all time."

         "I can and I will. If... If you want me to stay with you... Forever." I indirectly proposed her.

         She was taken aback and turned other side breaking our eye contact and tucking her hair behind her ear.

          "I'm still waiting for the answer." I pressed my statement.

          Without answering she circled her hands around my arm and rested her head on my shoulder closing her eyes and living the moment.

     That was her answer and I was glad.

            Pulling her close to me I missed her hair welcoming a women other than my mom into my life to spend the rest of my life time with. And I knew, I would love this girl to the back of the moon because If I could brush off the fact that she was Anand's daughter, then I could do any sacrifice for her.

              All the while my instinct told me a pair of eyes were envying us but all our cousins were sitting in the front row so I was sure it wasn't them.

  END OF THE FLASH BACK...

                 I came back to reality when something hit me it was a ball. Krisha's eyes pooled and she took a step forward towards me but I walked back to my car.

               Taking my seat, I hit the steering wheel several times. I told Krisha that I would never leave her side but I left her. I was not with her for almost three years, I did missed her badly.

            My guilt was killing me everyday and didn't let me sleep but what would I do? I couldn't forgive her for what she did with me.

        I knew that didn't give me any right to punish my wife like this, but I was not punishing her, I was punishing me. Punishing me for falling in love with her, for marrying her, for being unable to forgive her. Yes, I was punishing me.

          The vulnerable part of me which was irreconcilably in love with her pushed me out of my car to go to her. When I went in I couldn't find her and the egoistic part of me restricted me from going to her house.

     I pitied myself.

           Out of the blue someone hugged my legs that small figure proved to be Aarav. "Uncoooolll" he smiled at me and showed his hands fr me to pick him up.

          I carried I'm and kissed him on his heels that little bundle was a human magic which wiped away all my sorrows in one swipe of smile.

                 "Don't talk to me. I'm angry on you. " I told him.

                  "I'm angory on yovu. Yovu didln't covme to meevt me." He narrowed his eyes at me, I tickled him and took him to the opposite cafe after promising him that we would return soon.

             "What would you like to have little chicken?" I asked showing him the cup cakes and other stuffs.

       "Thdis....thdis...thdis....thdis...thids..." He showed me pointing his fingers at the pastries.

         I ordered everything and we sat on our table. He got down from his chair and came to me "what?"I asked him.

         He didn't answer but climbed in my lap and started eating his chocolate muffin, I hugged him from behind and kissed his cheek.

         That fellow was something, I have to meet his parents and befriend them to be more close to Aarav.

        He gave me his half finished orange tart and I ate his left overs gladly.

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Shakuntala's POV:

                "Did you see that?" Anand asked me clutching the steering wheel tightly. We both were in our car waiting outside Krisha's building, we came to check whether everything was fine then something irritating caught our sight.

              It was our grandson Aarav, he was with that Adith in the cafe opposite to Krisha's flat, But how was that possible?

            "Do you think Adith knew the truth?" Anand asked me worried.

          "No.... No Anand if at all he knew Aarav was his son, he would definitely file a custody of Aarav against our daughter." I told him the matterly fact.

       "It's high time Shakunala, I'm going to meet my daughter, please don't stop me." Anand was totally emotional.

            "If you do that, there won't be any use of our sacrifice Anand. We have seen our daughter struggle for these years, she should know that Adith is a worth for nothing bastard. She should realize her mistake of loving a worng person and that's when we have to go to her, help her and arrange a happy life for her again. Don't spoil everything now. " I told him holding his hand tightly.

         "How long? How long I have to wait to meet my babygirl..." Anand cried making me drop few tears.

               "Soon Anand... Everything will end soon... Then we will take our daughter and grandson back... Away from that wicked family." I told glaring at the man who spoiled my daughter's life.

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Precap:

            "Where have you been?" I asked him.

         "Pla...playing..." He told shurging his shoulder. But I know him more than he knows himself.

          I wiped the chocolate from the corner of his mouth and raised an eyebrow at him showing my finger. He looked at me wide eyed and gulped his saliva.

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