Chapter 12

Everyone is going to ask me one question when all is said and done and I know it already.

Hehe.

Also, I want to tell you that I DO NOT REPEAT PLOTS in any way or form. Hehe maybe you will get asshole Shaurya and innocent sweet Mehek but the story will always be different. Ok?

AND NO ONE IS DYING LOL. Please stop with the morbid predictions.

 

Chapter 12

What did he mean he owned her?

"I don't understand... He dragged her against him and Mehek's heart thundered against her chest, it was like she was 21 again and his again.

"It is weird seeing you in clothes like this Mehek He said running his hand on the small of her back. Mehek had grown up, she had lost interest in her love for pretty clothes and pretty things.

Her hands were no longer soft they were hard, and bore callouses proof of her hard work. hard work she was proud of. Hard work was something she never could be ashamed off.  

Mehek pushed his hand away and stepped away from him, he eyed her with open sexual interest that made the blood in her veins warm. She looked away from him, unable to meet his eyes. To face the hate, she saw on them mixed with curiosity. At one time, she had hoped for some emotion in his eyes for her, now she wished they could just go back to that time when they were happy. Happy? Mehek wondered if she would ever be happy.

"Don't you want to be a princess again? He asked her, Mehek shook her head. No, she was free. She never wanted that kind of life again.

"I just came here to get my things Mehek said, she really did not want anything besides one thing.

"I bought everything here, before your father died. There is not a thing that belongs to you He said with a smirk. Mehek wondered if he only knew how much she hated her father.

"But that letter Mehek opened her bag and held it out. Shaurya snorted.

"You have gotten older but you are still stupid. When will you use your brain Mehek

 Mehek felt the letter slip from her fingers, the letter that had brought her here. Shaurya caressed her cheek.

She looked at his hand, and then at his face. He was older, far harsher than the arrogant boy she once loved. His face, bore lines of cruelty and stark power now.

He wanted to hurt her. She could see it in his eyes. He wanted to hurt her. He wanted her in pain.

"You wanted to see me again Mehek pointed out the obvious. Evenly he took her hand and ran his fingers over the roughness on it. His fingers were long and elegant next to her bitten nails and calloused palms.

She did not move away, when they tightened over her hand. Mehek just looked at him blankly.

"Do you remember when you used to draw for me? He asked her, Mehek tried to pull her hand away.

"What do you want Shaurya? She asked him avoiding the question.

"You used to be so unknowingly beautiful, finding any way possible to cling to me He reminded her, Mehek took a step away from him and pulled her hand away finally.

"If you wont tell me what you want then I am leaving Mehek said, turning around he held the end of her dupatta. Mehek turned and looked at him.

"I bought everything. Even your fathers debts, which means you owe me He told her. Mehek looked at the floor.

"How will you pay back 100 million Mehek? He asked her, Mehek looked at the floor.

"I will give you options, you can go back to your job in that caf as a waitress, and spend the rest of your life there. Or you can move back in here. As the house keeper? I will pay you one million for every month you stay hear

He took another step towards her.

"Or you could sleep with me. What do you say? Hmm? You would be a princess again. I will let you stay in your room. Buy you the best clothing. And even that pony you always wanted Mehek knew he had only offered it to hurt her. But she could not hide the betrayal she felt in her eyes.  Mehek shivered uncomfortably as his eyes ran over her.

She wondered what disappointed her more, his disgusting offer, or the fact that he wanted to hurt her so badly.

A cold shiver ran down her spine. She had lived so long, fixing the broken pieces of her heart so that she could somehow function and move on but somehow, even those broken pieces could shatter. Mehek turned sharply to leave. She would not stand there and listen to it.

She felt his hand on her wrist.

He pulled her backwards and went to stand in front of the door. He leaned against it.

"Before 12 I want an answer, or I won't hesitate to call the police and send you to jail Mehek wondered why the thought of jail did not scare her as much as his vengeance did. Would he not rest until he controlled her the same way her father had all those years ago? She felt sick.

Mehek couldn't look at him. She pushed him aside and left.

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Mehek closed her eyes as his arms held her. Ajay was like the sunshine, when she felt her lowest he always brightened her day. She had kept in contact with him now and again. Mehek wondered what was it about her that Ajay liked so much. She no longer was the beautiful pampered heiress. No, she was a middle-class girl.

Ajay had taken over the family business reluctantly and did the marketing of the medicines Parmers medi. He finally found a job he liked, selling things. Mehek wished he would meet a girl, so that he would get over his infatuation with her.  

She told him everything. Slowly from the beginning how, she had received a letter stating she had to go back to Sharma house and pick up items her father had left for. She had wanted none of those things. She had gone back for one thing. And one thing alone. But she could not tell him about that. So she left that out, Ajay grew angrier and angrier as she told him everything.

"I will give you the money He told her, Mehek felt a tear run down her cheek. As tempting as it sounded, how could she do that?

"I cannot take money like that from you Ajay Mehek told him, pulling away from him.

"Mehek I won't allow you to live as a maid for that jerk. He is just getting revenge for all the years he mopped the floor in your house Ajay said shaking his head, in disgust.

"I cannot accept money like that from you what would Shaurya thin... Mehek stopped herself before finishing the sentence. Did she still care about him? About what he thought about her? Ajay let go of her. Mehek looked at the floor. Years of telling herself she did not need anyone, and after one meeting she was back at hoping he thought the best of her. She grimaced.

"Mehek, I have loved you for years. Since we were children. I watched you marry him, so many times. I remember every time when I would come over, He would never even want to play with us, but you would force him into it, and I would hope that just once, once I would get to be your husband even in your games and I was never it. When you would insist we, all played along to your tea parties, you would give him everything first and he never once even showed an inch of interest. It gave me hope, that one day you would realise how much I love you. I waited growing up, I waited, even in collage, when you ran after him. It hurt me every day watching you try so hard, to be a part of his life. Then when you finally stopped running from him, you got engaged to Sandeep and then all of those other guys...One by one but not even once did you think about me. Why Mehek, why cant you love me. I love you so much Ajay grabbed the back of her head and tried to kiss her. Mehek turned her head away. She felt terrified Ajay had never been this angry with her.

"No please don't... Shaurya! She shouted he let go of her. And closed his eyes. Mehek's whole body shook.

"He is still the one whose name you call out when you are in trouble He said his voice was a low whisper. She never wanted to hurt Ajay but she always had.

"I am sorry She told him softly.

Mehek turned to leave. As she went out the door, her heart broke. Was this the last time she would ever see Ajay?

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Mehek looked out the window of the bus as she went home. She missed her stop and just stay in it. It started to rain outside. She hated the rain, whenever it rained, she never went out into it. Her neighbour Sonal had said it was phycological, when she got wet it triggered memories so painful, that she felt uncomfortable going out into it. Mehek's hands trembled as the bus grew colder and colder and she tried to close her eyes and think of a happier time.

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10 years ago.

Mehek's hair was in a high pony tail and she helped Karuna ma clean the kitchen. Shaurya had gone for some internship, and over the past few weeks gotten so much taller than her, Mehek had to crane her neck, high up to meet his gaze, which she found somewhat intimidating at times.

"Mehek I don't want you to clean anything Karuna ma told her, Mehek meh'ed her and carried on. Karuna ma grabbed her hands and stopped her.

"As, long as I am alive, I won't ever let these soft hands grow hard like mine She told her, holding her hands. Mehek reached out and touched her calloused palms and held them to her cheeks.

"I want hands like yours Karuna ma Mehek told her with a soft smile.

"Why She asked her, Mehek hugged her.

"Because they are the warmest hands in the entire world. It doesn't matter how soft or how hard they are. Karuna ma hugged her back.

"You are such a loving child She said her.

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Mehek walked backwards when she was done and bumped directly into Shaurya. He frowned at her.

"Can you not watch where you are walking? He said pushing her aside. Mehek almost laughed at him, whenever he got angry, his face would turn red and his ears. Mehek followed him quietly.

"Shaurya, guess what She told him, following him into the servant quarters.

"Someone found your brain? After it was lost when you were born and wants to sell it to you? He asked her, Mehek rolled her eyes at him.

"No silly, when you were born I told them give him my brain too that's why you are so clever Mehek said to him, with a nudge, he closed his eyes and shook his head.

"I think if I gave you ten percent you would grow up and finally be an adult

"We are 17 why do you want to be an adult so soon?

"The sooner I am an adult the sooner my mother no longer has to work here Shaurya said, Mehek poked his cheek with her index finger.

He pushed her hand away. Karuna ma walked towards them and Mehek wrapped her arms around her.

"Karuna ma, you will never leave me alone?

"Never my dear She said, Shaurya glared at Mehek, she winked at him naughtily.

"Tell Shaurya who your favourite is Shaurya rolled his eyes.

"Mehek She said Mehek wiggled her eye brows at Shaurya who exhaled and sighed.

"Before you insulted me I was going to tell you I cleaned the whole kitchen Mehek told him, proudly. He started to laugh, it was slow, yet one of the most beautiful things she ever saw. The sides of his eyes crinkled.

He grabbed her chin in one hand mushing her plump cheeks together.

"You are an idiot He said and let go. Mehek touched her cheeks, they grew warm and she looked at his retreating back. Karuna ma shook her head.

"You are like sunshine my dear, wherever you go happiness follows Karuna ma told her. 

TO BE CONTINUED...

RKDEWAANA2017-08-03 15:03:20