Happy New Year guys! Welcome to 2020! I know it's been a while since I updated which is why I have Part 27 ready. I'll probably update in 2-3 days. Cheers.
Part 26
Arnav watched as a tray of food slipped through under the crack of the door. He glanced at Alisha, who hadn't moved from her fetal position in the corner. He sighed, feeling bad for her. He didn't know how she got tangled up with the SPAV but it was obvious that she was terrified.
"Hey" he called out softly.
Alisha, however, trembled. It was evident she wanted no communication with him and Arnav didn't blame her. However, he didn't want her to starve to death.
Arnav stood up and ignored the flinch she gave when he walked towards the tray. Grabbing it, he made his way to her. He kneeled down and placed the tray next to her form.
"I understand you don't wish to be here. I don't either. I want to go back to my wife and friends" he glanced at her left hand on which a ring adorned her marriage finger " I'm sure you have someone to go back to as well. However, I don't wish for you to die. Please eat"
Alisha didn't move from her position or make any acknowledgement that she had heard him. Sighing, he went back to his corner and sat down. He stared at the bleak dark grey walls, wondering how long it had been since the hearing.
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NK murmured a few enchantments before he poured the shimmering pink potion into a small flask. He frowned when he heard his door open.
"What are you doing now?"
NK put the flask down and turned around. He raised an eyebrow as he viewed her outfit "Where do you think you're going?"
"I'm taking Khushi out to the mall. She needs some cheering up" Lavanya replied.
"And you're here because?"
She rolled her eyes "Who else is paying?"
NK frowned "What makes you think I'm paying? You have lots of money yourself"
"Well you promised Arnav that you would take care of Khushi. Paying for her is a must"
NK crossed his arms against his chest "Okay so I pay for her. What makes you think I'll pay for you?"
Lavanya scowled "Fine. Whatever. I don't need you anyways"
Just as she turned to leave, NK grabbed her arm and turned her around. He closed the door and pushed her against it.
"There is one way you can convince me" he whispered, huskily.
Lavanya gritted her teeth and pushed him back "No you b*stard! I am not sleeping with you again"
NK quickly recovered and resumed his position in front of her. He blocked her exits by placing his hands on both sides of her head.
"You don't regret it though" he stated "Or else you wouldn't have asked for more the morning after"
Lavanya's bottom lip trembled "I..I-It was just for fun. It's just been a while since..."
"You didn't sleep with Jeevan or any of those men all those years ago" he growled "It was always me, wasn't it?"
She attempted to push him away again but failed "No, you're wrong"
NK grasped her face with his hands and pressed his lips against hers. She didn't fight back as he'd expected. Instead, she responded back just as fervently. His hands released her face and made their way to her waist. Grasping them firmly, he pressed himself against her, earning a moan from her.
When she attempted at pushing him away, he knew she was out of breath and released her. He rested his forehead against hers.
"Come back to me, Lav" he whispered, gently.
Lavanya shut her eyes tightly "I-I...I can't" she whispered back. She opened her eyes and looked up at him "You're the very reason I am who I am today"
His nostrils flared in frustration "I did it to save you damn it! You would have died!"
She pushed him away and this time she succeeded "You know this wasn't what I wanted!"
"So you're telling me that I should have let you just die?"
"Yes!" she screamed "I had no purpose in life. I had no reason-"
NK grabbed her arms and pulled her roughly towards him "What about me? What about my love for you? What about your love for me? Did that hold no purpose?"
Lavanya gave a fake laugh "I still can't cook NK. I have a maid who cleans my house for me because I can never do it properly. I can't give you what you want anymore. Your parents disliked me and were always against our marriage. They were right. I was never meant for you"
"Grow up Lav!" he growled "We're living in bloody 2020 now. What you are talking about were the customs and norms of a society more than a century old. Women nowadays aren't expected to sit home and do the chores. They are as equal to men" he rested his forehead against hers "When you graduated medical school, I was so proud of you" he whispered "I still am"
Lavanya took in a shaky breath "Y-You were there?"
"How could I not, Lav?" he said gently "You had finally got that education you always wished to receive. You achieved your childhood dream of becoming a doctor. When you decided to pursue your education in animals too, I'll admit I was surprised about that but nonetheless I was at that graduation ceremony too"
A tear slipped down Lavanya's cheek "And your parents?"
NK gave a hollow chuckle "You knew I never cared about what they said. I thought marrying you would have proved that to you but I guess it didn't" he pursed his lips together before taking a few steps back "I wish you had talked to me before you decided to leave me"
"NK I-"
He raised his hand, effectively stopping her from speaking any further "I'm done waiting for you. I thought maybe if I showed you that I still loved you, you would come back" he sighed "I can't do this one-sided love anymore"
Lavanya's heart stilled "N-NK-"
The look he gave her silenced her "I'm done Lavanya" he said, before opening the door and walking out.
Lavanya closed her eyes tightly before letting out a sob. Her heart felt heavy and she wondered whether she had been in the wrong the whole time. Shakily, she rubbed at her cheeks, wiping away any tears. She pushed down the lump in her throat and put a fake smile on her face as she left the room.
It was unfortunate that the both of them had forgotten about the potion.
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Khushi didn't know whether she should say something or keep quiet about the tension her friends were emitting. It seemed as if they were more depressed than her.
NK stopped the car in front of the mall. He pulled out his wallet and pulled a black card.
"Here" he said, handing the card over to Khushi "No limit. Have fun. I'll catch up with you guys later" he said.
"Where are you going?" Lavanya asked from the back seat.
"You don't need to know" he replied through gritted teeth.
Silence prevailed. Khushi glanced at the rear mirror. Lavanya was clearly upset but was still trying to show indifference. Hesitantly, she placed her hand on NK's arm.
He glanced at her. Her pleading look made him sigh "I just need to clear my head. I won't go far. Just a drive around the area"
Giving him a grateful look, Khushi nodded. She glanced at Lavanya who had quickly wiped a tear away.
"Let's go Khushi" Lavanya said "We have a no limit card that we need to max out" she joked.
However, when she glanced at NK, his expression was not any better. Biting her lip, Lavanya quickly turned around and hurried into the mall.
Khushi frowned at Lavanya's receding back. She turned to the reason of her despair "NK-"
"Please Khushi" he interrupted "It's between me and her. That is, if there is anything left"
Khushi reluctantly nodded and jumped out of the vehicle. She quickly scurried after her friend who had disappeared into the big mall.
"Lavanya?" she called out "Lavanya? Where are you?"
"Here I am"
Khushi turned and found Lavanya in a jewelry shop. She chuckled. Guess shopping was really a girl's best friend.
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It had been two hours since the duo had been exploring the mall. They had many shopping bags in their arms but that didn't stop them from collecting more.
"Ohhhh" Lavanya squealed "That shop next!"
Khushi turned to the direction Lavanya was pointing at. It was a lingerie store.
Khushi gave her a scandalous look "I am not shopping there"
"Oh come on! When Arnav will come back, I'm sure he's not going to waste a second getting you into bed"
Khushi gasped loudly "Lavanya!" she squealed, embarrassed.
Lavanya waved her hand "When you reach my age, things like that aren't so embarrassing anymore. Now come on. Is his favourite colour still red? You should get something in that colour"
And that was how Khushi ended up with two bags full of red lingerie.
"Hey, what's NK's favourite colour?" Khushi asked, as they exited the store.
"Umm I think sky blue. Why?" Lavanya replied, confused.
"Well that explains your choice. You bought everything in that colour"
Lavanya turned red in realization "T-That's n-no-"
Khushi chuckled "Uh-huh whatever you say"
"Hello ma'am" called out a young woman from the entrance of a store "Would you like to try some perfume?"
Lavanya looked at Khushi "Do you?"
Khushi shrugged "I don't really wear perfume
"Then let's go"
"Ma'am" the young woman called out again "Just one whiff and you'll fall in love"
Khushi looked at Lavanya "Fall in love huh?" she said amused.
Lavanya rolled her eyes "Fine. Give me a spritz"
The woman did as told. Lavanya took a sniff and frowned "Does this even have a smell?"
"It doesn't?" the woman repeated shocked. She turned to Khushi "Ma'am would you like to try?"
"Umm I guess?" Khushi said.
The woman spritzed Khushi. Lavanya took another sniff and scowled "If it didn't work on me, what makes you think it'll work on her. It's perfume, not foundation that it'll work on only certain people"
"I really do apologize ma'am" she said "It must be faulty"
"Whatever" Lavanya said "Let's go Khushi"
Once the girls had disappeared from view, the young woman pulled out her phone and dialled a number "I'm done" she said "The money?"
"Already transferred to your account" the male responded on the other side of the phone.
She nodded and cut the call. She pulled up her account information and grinned when she saw the amount added.
"Hey you!" a woman yelled, coming out from the store. She wore a tag reading manager "You don't work here. You can't be trying to sell products here!"
The young woman rolled her eyes "Yeah yeah. I'm leaving" she said with a grin.
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It was when the girls were tired and eating in the food court that NK showed up.
"Ladies" he said, taking a seat. He glanced at the bags "I see that your shopping was a success"
Khushi grinned "We had so much fun"
Lavanya rolled her eyes "Except for that phony perfume lady"
"Perfume lady?" NK repeated, confused.
Khushi nodded "There was this saleslady giving out samples for this perfume that didn't even give a scent"
"You both tried it?" NK asked.
Lavanya nodded "Here" she said, hesitantly giving him her arm "You try smell it"
NK gave her a look but didn't reject her. He took a whiff and frowned "This smells...weird"
Lavanya tilted her head "You smell something?" she took a sniff and frowned "I still smell nothing"
"Maybe it only works on men" Khushi joked.
NK frowned "I can definitely smell something. I just can't put my finger on it" he shook his head "Anyways, let's just go home"
The ladies agreed.
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