it was 8 PM
raghu and antara both came downstairs.. he locked the house and made her sit in his jeep...
he drove towards antara's uncle house...
both were silent.. they had so much to talk but still had nothing...
raghu was stealing glances at her in between.. she was just looking on the road...
after some time.. raghu broke the silence..
it will take 2-3 hours.. if you want then you can sleep..
i'll let you know once we'll reach...
she looked at him and nodded in no..
i'm fine.. thanks...she said...
now he was silent..and he focused on driving only..
and now antara was staring at him..
she had so much in her heart..
you did a lot for me.. and i will never forget that.. she thought...
remembering that haunted night..tears rolled down on her cheeks..
though she was going to her uncle's house.. but she was worried.. what will she tell him..
that guy killed her whole family..and burnt them in the house in front of her eyes...
she din't even know what happened to their bodies...
she got goosebumps and her body trembled remembering that gloomy night..
she tried but she was not able to forget that sight...
her eyes were tearful and she was shivering badly...
she turned her face and looked away.. so he couldn't see her crying...
she clutched her dupatta tight thinking how will she meet her eyes to his uncle and his family...
she was crying covering her mouth with her palm...
raghu din't see her..and he was driving as fast as he could...
after some time he asked her while driving..
suno... which location did you tell...?
actually i came here once or twice.. but i think i took wrong turn...
she came back to her trance hearing him...
she wiped her tears immediately...
when she din't reply to him... he looked at her..
he saw her pale and tearful eyes..which turned all red...
he immediately stopped his jeep on side on road..
she lowered her head...
what happened?? he asked with so much concern in his voice...
she nodded in no..
raghu stopped the engine and looked at her..
look at me...!! he said.. but she din't..
raghu made her look at him holding her chin..
when she looked at him..
he pulled his hand back...
what happened??
u okay??
she nodded in yes...
no u're not...
raghu held her hand and asked her again...
u looked scared... tell me what is it??
she held his hands and couldn't control her tears...
i am scared..
why??
what will i tell them..
it's okay.. it's okay...
don't cry..
they r ur family.. hmm??
she nodded in yes...
then.. ?
they will support u..u don't need to be scared..
everything will be just fine..
u need to forget whatever happened...
how will i live like this.. i hate myself..
Ssshh!!!
nothing has happened to you..
u're just fine... n even if something happened...it's not ur fault...
u need to tk cr of urself..
its still u..
if u need anything.. u just need to ask..
n i'll be there for u.
trust me..
her eyes got tearful.. and her grip got tiger on his hands..
she nodded in yes..and wiped her tears off...
u okay..?? he asked her...
she nodded in yes..
she left his hands.. and he started his jeep..
she told him the location..
and he turned the jeep back..
after some time.. he saw her feeling cold.. she was rubbing her hands..
he took the shawl from back seat and gave it to her..
she covered herself with shawl.. and now she was feeling better..
after an hour and half they reached near by the colony..
raghu looked at antara for once.. and then he called her..
but she was deep in sleep...
he looked at her face..
it was pale.. her cheeks and nose were red because she cried so much...
he could see some dried tears on her face..
and still she was looking so beautiful..
for a moment he kept looking at her face.. it was shining in moonlight..
but her hair locks were obstructing his view..
he moved closer to her seat and moved her hair locks behind her ear...
he kept staring at her..
she covered herself more in shawl..
a cold breeze touched his face.. n he came out of his trance..
he moved back and cursed himself for looking at her like that...
he took a deep breath and patted on her shoulder...
she woke up and straightened her self...
she looked at him and asked him if everything was okay...
we have reached he replied in low voice...
she din't reply but dipped her head down...
raghu stepped down from the jeep and came to her side..
he helped her to step out from jeep..
she came out and kept looking at him..
he was avoiding to look at her..otherwise he won't be able to control his emotions...
he took her bag from back seat..
she removed her shawl.. but he stopped her..
it's okay.. if you're feeling cold you can have that...
her eyes were moist...
u okay? he asked in concern...
she was numb.. she lifted her gaze.. her eyelashes were fluttering.. n her eyes were moist..
his heart cried seeing her like this..
he extended his hand to wipe her tears off.. but then knowing his limits he pulled it back...
she sat down and cried holding his feet...
raghu dropped the bag and made her stand by holding her shoulders..
what are you doing??
whatever you did for me.. i'll never forget that.. never..
i can't thank u enough for all this..
you saved my life..her voice was choking..
she was not able to speak..
raghu couldn't control himself..he knew he started to have feelings for her..
before he could actually realize his love for her..she was leaving..
his eyes got wet too..
but he wiped them immediately..
she stood in front of him dipping her head down...
his emotions took lead over his mind
he moved a bit closer to her...made her to look at him holding her chin softly...
and wiped her tears with his thumb...
he walked with her towards his uncle's house.. he dropped her to his house and took a few steps..
her brows frowned..
where r u going?
i won't go in front of them.. or they might question you..
i'll see u a bit far from here...
she was about to ring the bell..
but he called her..
suno... he walked towards her and gave her the bag..
"sorry..!! i forgot this..."
i hope you will be safe here..
if you need anything.. you can call me..
he wrote his number on a paper and gave it to her..
okay..?
she nodded...
bye..
bye..
take care..
she smiled weakly...
they had so much in their heart but din't have words to explain their feelings..
raghu was shattered.. they will be no more together..
this feeling was killing him inside...his eyes got wet...
he turned and was about to leave.. when she stopped him..
raghu..?? she called him..
he took a deep breath and controlled himself..
he turned towards him with a smile on his face..
Antara..she told him her name..
he smiled weakly.. so did she..
nonce of them spoke anything...
take care..he said after a pause..
he turned and left from here..
now he stood a bit far from there to keep an eye on her..
she looked at him and he nodded in yes..
she rang the bell..and waited for a few minutes..
her heart was beating fast..she din't know how will they react...
she again rang the bell
and his uncle came and opened the door..
he saw her and his eyes got tearful...
Antara...??? he could utter.. he came forward and hugged her...
uncle...!! she too hugged him..
they both cried...
raghuf felt relieved that his uncle accepted her..
he left from there with a heavy heart.. came to his jeep and drove to no where...