“Arhaan, tell me…” Akshara said walking behind me, pulling me by the hem of my coat as we both walked upstairs from the basement. I expected her to understand it the moment I tell her that I was the one who let him run away but no.
“You’re telling me or not?!” She asked pointing a finger at me as I opened the door and waited for her to walk out. “Are you walking out or not?” I asked raising my brows.
She looked pissed at me as she wrapped her arms and said “No, unless you tell me.” There’s absolutely something wrong with my brain because I love annoying her as much as I love her.
“I don’t mind it either, I’ll surely love enjoying this view entire day also.” I said looking up and down at her as I know it affects her a lot. Her wearing this plain red saree wasn’t enough that she had to open her hair too, making it harder for me to not mess that red lipstick of hers.
“Stop staring at me that way.” She exclaimed stepping out and I closed the door before following her out. “Arhaan, tell me.” She asked again stopping and turning to me. “Tell you what?” I asked because I’ve got no plans of telling her easily anymore.
Or maybe I shouldn’t actually tell her because if, even by mistake she opens her mouth in front of Neil, then it’s over. Because the entire world is gonna discover it then counting that fucker too.
“Try to think then you will understand it yourself.” I told her and she looked up rolling her lower lip inside.
“Have I really became dumb or is it ju-” Her face lightened surprisingly and again thought for a little. She finally understood it I guess, she nodded with enlarged eyes before asking me something that made me hit my forehead.
“Do people become dumb after having sex?”
And then she’ll call me ‘besharam’ (Shameless)
Her eyes suddenly widened and I joined where her eyes were, Vansh walking to us with another lollipop in his mouth.
“Six! Six rounds!” Akshara said in save and a devilish smile took over my face as I asked her. “But didn’t we had more than just six roun–AAh” I leand down holding my knee tightly as she stomped on my feet.
“Seven! we both took seven rounds of the garden when I was helping him loose his weight last night.” How come her every story ends up coming over my weight?
“Is this how you hurt your leg and were walking weirdly?” Vansh asked Akshara and she glanced at me before nodding awkwardly. I saw as she leaned down to his level and suddenly pulled out the lollipop from his mouth.
“You eat this a lot, it can spoil your teeth.” She said raising her hand beyond his reach. He glared at her and then looked at me. “I’m just leaving her because she’s your friend, but ask her to mind her own business.” I saw Akshara scoffing at his words before he pulled out another lollipop from his mini waist bag and was about to walk away when stopped and turned to me.
“Make her do another 10 rounds today.” he said glaring at Akshara in anger before walking away.
“Has he forgotten his age and height ?!” She exclaimed in anger throwing the lollipop out the window. Last time I remember, I’ve fulfilled each thing Vansh has asked me for.
“Now, you’re telling me everything abo—” She was again interrupted by a loud yell of my name and I didn’t even need to turn and check who it is because the hate showering in his voice was enough.
“Uncle, they didn’t had any idea abo–” Shaurya stopped as he glared at both Neil and Shaurya who were standing at the door before he blurted “You both can stay out of this.” and they had to walk out again.
He then glared at me before his eyes slowly dragged towards Akshara before he again yelled. “What more are you going to do now?” He walked to me and I saw her slightly flinching when I held her by arm and pulled her beside me. The last thing I want is her getting scared by anyone.
I matched my eyes with his as he asked me again, “You even started kidnapping now? You kidnapped the son of Mr. Srinivasan? Beating him that brutally was not enough that you even kidnapped him?” I controlled the urge of denying and telling him that even killing is not enough for what he did.
“Answer me you criminal.” I kept looking down as I didn’t even minded looking in his eyes and giving him hope that he’s words are affecting me. Because I won’t allow them to.
“Why did you do tha-” He slowed down pointing out a finger at me. “I know why you did it.” He hissed and I slowly watched his finger turning in Akshara’s Direction.
“Because of he-” I cut him this time, “Don’t say a word about her if you want me to stay in my limits.” I tried to say as calm as possible and I felt her slightly pinching me at my side.
He gasped putting his finger down. “Are you in your limits right now after kidnapping someone?!” He yelled loudly and I glanced towards Akshara to see her staring at him as if she’s seen another mode of father.
She’s grew up with a father, who cared for her and that’s why she’s so surprised to see him. He’s just got the tag of father, he’s far from a dad anymore.
“What will you do when he will file a case against you? Will the world believe you? Will the court believe you that you didn’t wanted to kil-” He stopped taking heavy breathes as if determined to say something stronger forward.
“Now even I doubt if you really didn’t killed Vid-.”
It was you!
“Just stop right there!” She shouted from beside me.
What had my son did to you?
I suddenly felt the heart beating inside me stop as I raised my eyes up to look in his eyes again. That little hint of guilt was not enough.
He was my only reason of life..
He did everything, everything to save me from any punishment. Even though whatever we had, Even though he never said it himself. There was still a feeling in the corner of my heart that…he at least believed me, he at least believed his son.
“You’re all doubts will be cleared by me Mr. Sunghaniya, till then.. prepare your apology for the each time you’ve hurt him.” Akshara’s fingers slowly locked with mine.
I let out a dry laugh as I looked back in his eyes. “This is what you’ve all had in your mind all these years..” I said looking all around and saw Maa standing in same position she always, helplessness.
“No..beta Tha-” I cut her as she ran to me. “Do you believe me? Do you believe that I DID NOTHING?” I shouted loudly. “Yeah I do beta, I d-” I cut her again. “But I don’t.” I felt Akshara’s hands sliding away with mine as I walked directly to my room.
“You’ve killed him.”
“He killed that poor boy.”
“He killed his own friend.”
“He used his money to get saved.”
“Arhaan..”
“Arhaan…
“Help me.”
“I’ll die, Stop!”
“STOP!” I screamed loudly holding my head.
These voices, they had hardly started fading away.
His screams, they hardly stopped terrifying my nights.
Even though I knew, deep down inside my heart, that I can’t kill him, I can’t hurt my friend who was more than a brother to me.
But still, these all blames and accusations got heavy over me. Those all questions of reporters, lawyers and all people made me question my own self, question if I really didn’t killed him.
And only when, someone finally made me believe that I did nothing, when she firmly said that I did nothing, even though she had no idea about anything.
Only when I started believing in me.
He had to break my trust again.
I try my best not to get affected my his words, but still, somehow I end up getting hurt.
It’s just because I hold back those memories that he doesn’t.
I stood up and looked walked to the drawer before pulling out that frame.
The picture of me sitting over his shoulders with the fake moustache I drew over my face to match him. A wide smile over his face, still not wider than mine above him.
That time, I used to call him dad and he used to treat me like his son.
It was the time when his company did not used to be on the top list, but we had more happiness than now. Or maybe only me.
The grip of my hand tightened around the frame before I threw it down on the floor, causing it to break into tiny pieces and I enjoyed, seeing something else also broken rather than me.
The door to room opened and I turned around to see Akshara. “Look down!” I yelled as she walked looking up at me instead of the floor. “Why would I? I always look up proudl-AAH”
She screamed holding her feet before I ran to her. “Why can’t you listen to me even for once?” I muttered holding her by her waist and lifting her in my arms, carefully carrying her to the sofa.
“You could say glass instead of look down.” She muttered as I squat down and held her feet in my hands. “You’ve cut your feet!” I exclaimed looking at the glass piece still pricked inside her feet as it started bleeding.
“You tell me who broke the glas-AAAH!” She screamed again as I pulled out the glass piece and my breath hitched the moment I realised it was also because of me.
I stood up and brought the first aid. “Let me do it myself.” Her voice slowly slowed down as I shot her a glare.
“Sit quite until I’m done.” I said before I started cleaning her wound with an antiseptic solution.
“I won’t say anything else but let me inform you one thing that you look quite hot treating my wound.” She said and I glanced over at her to find her smiling before applying a bandaid over her cut.
I’ve been hurting her since she’s come here and all the dangers she has behind her are also because of me. It hurts me the double when I’m the reason of her wounds.
“Arhaan..” She said softly and I looked up at her. “Don’t overthink or anything.” She ordered and I couldn’t obey her even if I tried my best.
She leaned down closer to me and held me by my temples before planting a soft kiss over my forehead.
“Are you feeling okay now?” She asked curiously to know wether her medicine worked or not, I couldn’t lie to her and I slowly shook my head.
“No problem!” She said pulling my head closer to her and I sat on my knees as she was struggling to hold me before she planted another pecks on my both cheeks with extra pressure.
“Now?” She asked again desperately to know the result of another medicine and I couldn’t help the smile taking over my face because of her innocence.
Looking in her eyes help me forget half of my all tensions but knowing I’m the one putting her in danger didn’t help my mood up.
“You’re smiling, it’s working!” She said with a wide smile before pulling me by my tie again and crashing her lips over mine. I joined her in too.
I ran my lips over hers harshly, each time our lips contact, I want to leave behind everything and kiss her as passionately, Her one hand rested over my shoulder and another around the back of my neck.
“I’m going out of breath.” She whispered slowly amidst the kiss and I loosened my grip around her waist. She breathed resting her both hands over my shoulders and I just looked at her, wondering my deeds of all the previous lives, deeds of a single live can not be enough to be loved by her.
“Collected your oxygen?” I asked and her eyes enlarged as I smashed my lips over hers.
My one hand held her closer to me by gripping her hair and another lied on her thigh as I enjoyed seeing her legs crossed over another because of me.
She broke the kiss again and rested her head over mine breathing heavily. “You’re too greedy Arhaan! I offered you just one time!” She said and I planted a long kiss on her forehead before squatting down again and making sure the band-aid is alright.
“Keep your feet away from the ground for sometime.” I said putting that feet of hers down and lifting another.
“This one is fin-” I cut her with a ‘shh’ before examining it too as there’s a chance that she won’t even realise her own wound.
“Looks like you don’t got belief in me” She said while I kept her another foot down as there wasn’t any cut and looked up at her.
I stared at her wondering how she’s not got the idea that she’s my only belief. Even in the times I don’t believe my ownself, I’ll believe her.
“What more do you expect after taking advantage of my sleep and doing those things with me?” I complained and her jaw dropped with widen eyes.
“First of all, you were supposed to say something heart touching instead of this”
Noted.
“And secondly? What do you mean by those things?” She said and was about to stand up before I pulled her down by her thigh.
“The things that you didn’t mentioned in your letter.” I said raising my brow and she gasped pointing out a finger of hers.
“I just kissed you once on your forehead and the second time you already caught me, nothing more than that!” She said and I smiled at the way she panicked.
“And..and! I at least wrote you a letter, did you?” She asked me and I stood up from the floor as the only letters I had received before hers were all threats and I’m not good at it.
“But wasn’t it also you who said that you prefer actions more than words?” I asked her leaning closer to her, locking my eyes on her lips again.
“T-then what? You can’t write me a letter? You wrote a very amazing letter to….Aaliya before the marriage day.” I rose my both brows in confusion standing up again.
“I? Letter? I didn’t wrote anyone any letter.” I said remembering maa asking me to write her a letter but I straight refused from it.
“You didn’t?” She asked standing up again before I again gently pushed her down on the sofa before shaking my head. She nodded with her eyes somewhere else as if thinking something.
“Aren’t you getting late for your office? You should leave now!” She said standing up again and walking to me avoiding her heel from touching the floor and I again glared at her.
“I’ll take care of it, now go!” She said again and I tilted my head slightly to the side as I found something odd.
“You’re not planning something, right?” I asked and she shook her head rapidly proving she absolutely is.
“You’re not going out of the house.” I said and she smiled so big at it! “While going, please stick a tag of cage out the house too. So that I don’t even forget by mistake that I’m supposed to stay caged here.” I let out a sigh.
“Akshara, please!” I said and she shook her brows and her lips tilted down. “Arhaan, I just don’t want to lie to you so I will go out!” She said and I took a step towards her.
“Can you not avoi-” She cut me by putting a hand over my lips. “I can assure you I’ll take care of myself and be safe. Now?” She asked making an innocent face as if I don’t know the smart face behind it.
She’ll not listen to me and I know this fact. Going office is also necessary today, so I’ll be asking someone to look after her, but I still shook my head.
“I’ll lock the door.”
“I’ll jump out the window.”
I really wanted to slap my forehead. “Sure! You don’t even need to care about a wheelchair because my arms are enough for my wife. Good luck!” I said before stepping out of the door and locking it.
I signed the last document before leaning back on my chair with relief.
My eyes fell on Mr. Sharma working on some papers in front of me and I tried a lot to fight back the urge of asking him but couldn’t.
“Mr. Sharma?” I asked and he looked up at me.
“Am I fat?”
His eyes enlarged and he suddenly stood up. “Who said that?” My own wife.
“You just answer it, am I?” I asked again and he motioned me to standup then walk away from the desk before taking rounds of me with his hand wrapped around his chin.
I always regret asking him once I’m done asking.
“No you aren’t sir.” He said and a wide smile took over my face before I walked back to my desk and sat on the chair.
“You don’t even need those glasses Mr. Sharma!” I exclaimed and he gave me a shy smile before getting on his work again.
I checked the time as it was already 4 and again checked Siddharth’s location to again find him on a new location. He’s changed his location already 6 times since he left.
He’s running, absolutely because he knows the danger waiting behind him who can’t just leave him alive now. And I’m waiting for him.
Soon my phone started vibrating as I prefer keeping it on silent here, I checked the caller ID to see Neil’s name.
I picked up the call and heard his dramatic emotional voice. “You also listen!” I put the phone on speaker before keeping it on the desk as I doubt if I will have the power to listen to his all long story now.
“If by any chance…” He started. “Well, my beauty is not going to miss any chance but still..” He again took a short break expecting me to die of curiosity in that small break.
“If I die single, then the one behind it is going to be your wife.” He said and I held back the phone in my hand asking. “What happened?”
“I feel so shame by even saying what she’s been doing behind my back! Just remember..” He’s tone suddenly changed horribly.
“The one who’ll be punished for this is going to be you not her.” He said and I gulped because the last time he threatened me, I waited days for him to do something but he did nothing.
“Is she home?”
“No, she left from here an hour ago, it’s just that I can’t forget the trauma she has given me..”
I ended the call instantly before calling the guard I kept out the door ordering him to follow her if she goes out.
“Hello”
“Yes, sir?”
“Where is she right now?”
“Where? She’s not come out yet, we are sti-”
I ended the call instantly, She did it intentionally.
Absolutely!
I scrolled down the call logs and found the longest contact.
My Gorgeous sexy amazing intelligent wife.
It rang for its duration before ending itself.
I called again and she ignored it again.
Or..she’s not able to pick it up?
I stood up tensely calling her again and started walking towards the door when the call was picked and I heard her voice sending relief down my body.
“Where are yo-” I stopped hearing her say “Noodle stop, you’re annoying me! Go out!” Noodle? She’s taken noodle with her also?
“Yeah, so what were you asking? Where am I? What do you expect from me? I’m absolutely home and I’m trying baking cookies for me.” She said making my jaw drop.
I heard a loud horn from that side. “What was that then?” I asked.
She laughed awkward before saying “That….Vansh!!! He’s playing with his toy car.” I rolled my neck.
“Akshara, where are you?” I asked again firmly and she remained silent for a moment.
“I can’t tell you, you’ll get mad at me.” She said and I looked up at the ceiling trying to be calm.
“Akshara..where are you?” I asked again.
“I swear Arhaan, I’ll be coming back in an hour. Safely!” She said before ending the call and I just stared at the phone for minutes.
I’ll be mad at her.
What the fucking place she is at even?
I hurried out from my cabin before taking the lift.
I sat inside my car turning it on but soon stopped as I had no idea about where to even find her.
I pulled out my phone and called her again.
I won’t scold her for anything.
Even if she’s at very wrong place.
I just want her in front of my eyes.
Right away.
The call rang and ended itself.
I tried multiple times but she kept ignoring it.
I hit my hand hardly on the staring in annoyance before starting the car again but soon heard a notification, gaining my all attention and I slowly checked my phone again.
Unknown: She shouldn’t have come here.
I felt my heart pounding in my heart as I instantly pulled out my phone and checked Siddharth’s location again before turning my car in that direction.
I don’t even know why I’m going there when it’s at 40 minutes distance from here.
My phone buzzed again after 20 minutes and my heart skipped a beat as he sent me an image this time.
An image of Akshara looking through some drawers.
I called on that number and it soon picked up my call. His side was that silent that I could even hear his breath before he faintly whispered. “She’s right in front of me.” My grip tightened around the steering as I growled through the phone.
“Stay fucking away from her! She has nothing to do with you and it’s surely gonna be your biggest mistake if you even touch her!” He made a tsk sound before whispering again, making it hard for me to even guess if it’s really him or she.
“I also warned her, but now she’s gone too far” I exceeded the speed at highest as all my mind was there. “Don’t you fucking dare lay even a finger at he-” The call
I’ll die.
I’ll die if anything happens to her because of me.
I shouldn’t have left her there alone!
I was about to call her one last time when she called from there.
“Where are you?” I yelled loudly at phone.
“Ar-Arhaan I-I know who it Is-” I cut her in middle.
“Where the hell are you Akshara please tell me!!” I shouted at the phone.
“T-the one who did it all was-”
My soul left my body making my brain go numb as soon as the phone cut before hearing a sound.
A GUNSHOT.
_______________________🖤_______
Sorry again for the late update..
The next chapter won’t be that late.
Don’t forget to vote.
Thank you
Comment