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10 years of Drishyam
Pain and hurt are those two integral words of our lives which are inevitable. No physical pain is more excruciating than the mental and emotional trauma one feels through when they have to bear the heart shattering words constantly in their lives. Every human has one patience level till which they can bear the pain of words or actions which are inflicted upon them, by those who enjoy one superficial power in hurting others. But it's also said that, when that patience level breaks, the person finally breaksdown not able to handle the traumatic experiences of the lives which drives them on the edge to finally realize that they need to stand up to those who are about to hurt their special ones. It is an experienced fact of life that you might get thousands of stabs at your heart but stil you can survive but when the question is about your love, then the thought itself scares you away.
Anant and Nimisha were staring at Navya speechless since the second she had dared to reject their mothers call. They have never seen her so blank yet so determined. It felt to them as if she was going through some inner turmoil which was instantly wounding her soul but she was not able to voice it out. Anant exchanged a confused look with Nimisha who was still staring at Navya, too stunned to even react. The girl infront of her was surprising her every day, and she couldn't help but feel immense of respect and proud on her for her strength and phenomenol capabilities.
Seeing both nimisha and Anant still in a state of shock, Navya decided to break their trance. She took a deep breath and said the hardest words, she had ever spoken in her life, "If she calls again then tell her that I no longer can hear on mobile phone, hence she needs to wait to order me around".2
"What??" Both the siblings gasped in shock, while Navya kept a blank look, and then stealing one glance at Anant, she stated, "I will bring your juice. You lay down!" Anant kept on staring in the direction she left with an open mouth while realization dawn on Nimisha about the changing behavior of her, and a smile crossed her face.
"Now why the hell are you smiling? And what the hell happened to her all of a sudden?" Anant yelled seeing Nimisha smile at nothing in particular while his head was bursting in anger, as well as curiosity. His navya disconnected his mothers call for the first time and not only that, she told that she didn't wanted to talk to her. Did the earth became square or has he officially lost it, to hallucinate things now on their own?
"What is going on? Will you tell me?" Anant screamed losing his patience and nimisha sighed and replied, "Stop increasing your BP, Bhai. I will tell you but not now. When the time is right, you yourself will get to know everything. For now, get well soon because you have to do lot of important works and it is very important that you are in a pink of health to do all that".
She winked at him, and before he could blast her with his queries, she ran out of the room, confusing him like anything while he laid back, still trying to grasp the turn of events.
"Are you okay?" nimi asked navya joining her in the kitchen as she made the orange juice for Anant, while her mind was constantly going in the backward direction to the other night, which had finally made her realize a few things clearly and which were the cause why she wished to stand up to them in a more determined way than before. It was no longer her fight, it was their fight now.
"When things are broken they can be mended but when people are broken, it takes a lot of time for them to be mended," She replied painfully as all the memories of the nine years made their way infront of her eyes, but the most painful was the one, which had broken her soul. She was smiling but only for him, but inside she felt shattered knowing the harsh truths of the people around him.
nimisha stared at her as she realized the depth of her words and spoke in an emotional tone, "I am sorry you have to hear all that. But It is not in my hand. I can't change them."
"Ma'am, you don't have to be sorry for anything. It was never yours or Sir's fault but stil you people are suffering too along with me. And this time I am not hurt for my pain, I am hurt for...," She stopped midway as nimisha keenly observed her. She knew what she meant but still she wished for her to confess it to her once because she needed to know the extent of her care for her brother, which was visible clearly in her eyes.
Seeing Navya hesitant in completing her words, she completed on her behalf, "You are hurt for Bhai." Navya slowly peeked a look at her and nodded a yes, because there was no point of denying it. nimisha knew that she was close to Anant in ways, which no one could think of and past few days, their relationship has grown into a deep inseperable bond which hasn't gone unnoticed from nimisha. Hence, by lieing to her she didn't wanted to hurt him.
"I know you love him more than you can ever express in your words or actions. Your life begins at him and ends at him and same goes for him, which he doesn't realize it yet but I am sure, soon he will and I am waiting for that day!" nimisha declared in a determined tone while navya gaped at her in shock. She gulped a lump in her throat as the fear of losing nimisha's trust engulfed her but seeing nimisha smile, she relaxed and hugged her.
She didn't knew whether she will get her love or his togetherness or not, but she surely got a great friend and sister in her and she didn't wanted to lose any of them.
"Navyaaa!!" They both were brought by Anant's scream, and nimisha chuckled. "Go, your lover boy can't stay without you even for five full minutes". navya blushed, and taking the juice, ran to his room, not wanting to annoy him more than already he was.
"Where were you?" Anant fired his queries the second she stepped in the room, giving her a glare for leaving him for so longer.
"I was making your juice only!" She replied passing him the juice, while he took it reluctantly and kept it on the side drawer, while navya passed him the glass again, and he again kept it on the drawer irking her.
"Are you going to drink it or not?" She asked angrily glaring at him and he equally pierced her gaze in his. They continued to glare at each for several minutes, but finally Anant backed off knowing fully well that she wasn't going to budge until he drinks it. He picked up the glass and gulped it down in one go, while navya smiled and started to leave to only be held by him at her wrist and he pulled her down on the bed, in such a way that she was sitting infront of him, while she could feel his breathing on her neck
"What do you want?" She asked sitting straight as her back faced him while he moved a little closer to her, causing her heart to beat faster than needed
"Answer!" He whispered huskily in her ears, and she fidgeted with her fingers, not able to handle this sudden closeness with him
"You know I won't cross my limits with you ever, no matter how close we come. So relax yourself. It's just me. No one is going to come here," He assured her sensing her tension and stiffness in her body posture while she left a deep sigh and turned around her head to only see his lips inches away from her.
He stroked her one cheek and asked, "What is troubling you? What is the reason behind this sudden change? Did they do anything?" She looked at him keenly and debated on whether to tell him or not but straight away her heart denied. She can't hurt him by revealing such heart breaking and life shattering truths. She can't take away that shine from his face. She can never become the reason, why he would feel the pain. She can't handle even a single drop of tear from his mesmerizing eyes because it will kill her slowly and steadily
"Do you trust me?" She asked keeping their eyes locked, and he replied in a confident tone, "More than life itself". "Then trust me enough to tell you everything, when you get well. But please don't ask anything now because I don't want you to know it. Just trust me, please!" She pleaded with her tears trickling down her eyes and something twisted inside him seeing the pain in her eyes.
He might not realize it, he might not confess it, but he also knew that she was his, only his. Only he has the right over her and only she has the right over him. It was one truth, they can't change. Their relation was above every relation in the entire world and no one can understand it better than their hearts because it beated for the other.
"Tell me, whenever you want to. But don't cry please!" He said wiping off her tears and she hugged him tightly, shocking him completely but understanding the need, he hugged her back.
"You sure don't have any regards for my safety, Navya! What if I get Infection?" He faked anger pulling apart from her, and she chuckled pouting her lips, while he smirked.
"What happened to the moonlight chanting?" She asked covering him with the duvet as he laid down on the bed, while he raised his brows at her sudden query.
"So, someone has started to enjoy their name, now isn't it?" He teased winking at her and her cheeks heated up as he again held her hand authoratatively and pointed to sit at the chair beside him, through his eyes. She obliged making him grin.
"Why are you grinning?" She asked confused.
"Now, you are obedient student from tyrant teacher!" He replied controlling his laughter and Navya's jaw dropped on the ground, and she passed him a fake angry glare but inside she was finally at peace that he didn't asked her anything further because she didn't wanted to reveal anything to him.
"You are so bad. Always teasing me. Go I won't talk to you!" She faked hurt and looked away, while laughing he raised his hand to turn her face towards him, but she continued to look away.
"Moonlight, okay I am sorry. Now look here, will you?" He apologized but she continued to look away, enjoying their moment. Sighing, he sat up straight and forcefully made her look at him and she finally did to only meet his passionate gaze.
"When you don't look at me, I feel like I am all alone. Don't do that ever again!" He stated in a warning tone, and pulled her in his arms again, hugging to his chest and she wrapped her arms around his body.
"We sure have no regards of your safety now!" She teased still hugging to him and he chuckled and replied, "Yeah truely, no one does Chicken Pox Hugs!"
Navya parted from him to see him grinning from ear to ear while she gave him an amused expression at the term he used. "So where did you learn Chicken Pox hugs?" He raised his brows at her, amazed by the query while she gave him a sheepish smile making him roll his eyes.
"Blame yourself for that. You only said that if you put these Neem leaves around me, so there is no chance of infection, hence I am tempted to hug you more now. So it's your fault, Moonlight!" He reasoned geniusly and she shook her head at him.
"Okay, enough of your flirtings as well as hugs, now lay down and rest!" She ordered sternly and he obliged like an obedient student for once, making her smile in relief. Once he laid down, he held her one hand and ordered, "Don't go anywhere. Stay here only, until I am sleeping". She nodded and started caressing his hairs lovingly and he closed his eyes feeling his eyes drooping with her massage.
navya kept on staring at his serene face, and her eyes brimmed with tears as the flashbacks of the haunting night, moved infront of her eyes, causing her heart to bleed for him.
It was the next day since Anant was diagonized of Chicken Pox. nimisha have informed at her home, but she wasn't very pleased which didn't go unnoticed by navya as she could see the worry lines on her forehead, whenever Anant pestered them to take him home.
After giving the medicines to Anant at night, navya made her way to nimi's room to know the cause of her distress. She was about to knock on the door, when nimisha's words halted her steps.
"Mom, he wants to come home. Why are you denying it?" navya heard Shipra's pleading voice and she was confused at first, for who she was referring to so she peeked a little in her room to only see her having a video chat with her mother and Sister in law on the Laptop.
"Are you crazy or what? He has got chicken pox, do you want all of us to go to the hospital. Let him stay over there only till the time he doesn't get well and don't even dare to bring him here. Let that navya take care of him". sughanda replied rudely and angrily while navya felt as if someone stabbed her Anant. What type of a mother she was?
"Already, due to his stupidity, he won't be able to rehearse causing the loss of crores, on top of that you want to put us on bed too. Have you gone crazy?" rama chided while navya felt like strangling those women in that moment. What type of human were they? Didn't they have an ounce of humanity in them? They only needed him for his money, and not for anything else?
"Bhabhi, anyone can get chicken pox at anytime. You never know what happens. Stop blaming bhai!" Nimisha chided while navya so wished to slap rama right across her cheeks for even daring to bad mouth her Anant.
"Whatever it is! Already we are in loss because of his stupidity against Kapoors. Now don't increase our tension by bringing infection over here. Let him stay there only and that lowlife can see to him. You also come here or else you will also get it, then who will bear the loss. And if that low life takes his care, she will get ill not us, so it's good in a way that he took her along with him atleast we are spared of the torture". rama added with disgust and navya gasped in shock, at her words. But more than that she was shocked at sughanda's agreement. If it was her mother, she would have come running to her and here she was happy that he wasn't home.
"You people are disgusting!" Nimisha remarked and switched off her laptop angrily to only see a blank navya standing behind her. Her tears were trickling down while her body was rooted to the ground.
"Tell them that I can take care of my Anant Sir. They need not worry about him!" Navya stated in a broken voice and clasping her mouth with her palms, she ran out to her room while Nimisha watched her retreating back painfully as her own tears trickled down her eyes.
Navya locked the door and fell down on her knees not able to handle their cruelty anymore. She thought that maybe she was low to them that is why they treated her badly, but her Anant. They only needed him for his fame. No one loved him. No one cared for him. He was alone. How much selfish can they all get?
"Why, God? Why they are like this?"
"What wrong did he do to them to deserve this behind his back?"
"Even when he knew that they don't deserve his love, he loves them and they are not even concerned about his well being?"
"All they care is their fame, money and pride. He is nothing for them! Why?"
"How much heartless, can they be?"
She kept on crying bitterly, recalling every emotional and physical pain, she suffered at their hands, but the worst was the present words she heard. Nothing compared to the pain, to the sorrow she felt in that moment. It wasn't for her, it was for him. Those tears were for him. Those wounds on her heart were for him because she couldn't handle his pain ever. If ever he saw their cruelty for him, he will breakdown forever and with him, his navya will too break like a glass scattering on the ground.
She laid on the ground, curled up in the ball as her silent tears kept on flowing as their words kept on ringing in her ears and then when she was tired, and there were no more tears to flow, she sat up straight and walked upto the window to stare at the dark night.
She stared heavenwards and with a broken voice, she said, "Mumma, Papa there is no humanity in this world. No one loves my Anant. They all only want his money and fame. He is only a bait for them. Why?"
She kept on staring in the sky, and then as if the answer came from her heart, she vowed, "If no one will love him then his Navya will love him alone. If no one will respect him then his Navya will respect him. If no one will value him then his Navya will make him her universe. She will live for him and she will die for him only. From today onwards, navya lives in her Anant and till the day he is breathing, I will breathe too. Whether together or apart, Navya will love her Anant always and forever, whether anyone likes it or not".
Her tears made their way out bringing her out of her trance, and she looked at her entwined hands with Anant as a small smile made its way on her lips. She caressed his knuckles softly and then lifting his hand up to her lips, she kissed his knuckles softly not wanting to disturb his sleep.
"I love you!" She confessed lowly to his sleeping figure as he smiled in his sleep as his heart heard the sound of those three words, which directly went in his soul healing all the pain he might have endured in his life.
When you truely love someone then their happiness means the world to you and even if your togetherness is not assured, you can't help but live for them!
How was the chapter guys? Enjoying Anya chemistry and Navya's resolve?
Life is such a twisted pathway, that you never know what will happen in the next second of your life, hence it is always advisable to live every second, every minute and every hour. You meet thousands of people in this long journey of life which is complicated, sweet, sour, yet so enticing and piognant, but there is only one person who manages to enter your heart and soul in a way, that no one can speculate that unintentional bond created by that beating organ of our body. Now, that one person specifically becomes a part of your existence then it is not even hard to interpret that you will want to breathe every second of your life with them and for them, because they are the reason for your hearts beating and for your soul feeling that distinctive bond of love, which is above every mundane power and luxury.
Anant had never experienced those exceptionally blissful moments in his life ever, as he got to experience in those few days of illness with his Navya, around him. He had all the power and prestige in his life but he didn't had that one beautiful and wonderful feeling called, Love. How puzzling it was for him to say that he was enjoying this illness, because it was making him feel at the top of the world? From morning to evening, navya would hover around him like a moth attracted to the flames.2
She would feed him with her own hands, tease him as much as possible to keep his mind out of tension. At times, when he will act stubborn she would scold him like a strict teacher until he won't give in, and at night she would sit near him holding his hand until he would fall in peaceful sleep while his best friend and sister would tease them both with anything and everything.
"Navya," He whispered her name with a smile on his lips, as he saw her entering the room with his breakfast in her hand while he admired her face which was so serene and always full of life. Even whispering her name composed his mind. Such was her affect on his system that she didn't even need to do anything to make him love her because he was already hopelessly in love with her without his own knowledge.2
"So why is this grumpy kid smiling to himself?" She teased settling down the tray on the bed, while he sat up and the minute his eyes landed on the tray, a foiled expression crossed his face, which made her grin for the reason known to her only.
"First thing, I am not a grumpy kid and secondly I am not eating this boiled breakfast. You only eat it". He retorted in a voice which clearly stated his annoyance which he was controlling for a few days now.1
"I never asked you to eat it, because I know you are not going to eat it by yourself. Hence I will only feed you". She replied sitting in front of him, while he glared at her and seeing her forwarding her hand in front of his mouth, he sighed and ate it. He knew he was troubling her so much, he always did since she joined work but never did she left his side. So can't he be a little decent with her?
Once done feeding him, she started giving him his medicines while he kept on staring at her, and soon his eyes filled with tears recalling her mother who used to always take care of him, till she was alive. More than his own mother, it was Meeta who loved Anant and same was the case with Deepak. Maybe, that was why instead of remembering his own parents in need of time, he was remembering those who weren't his blood relations but still they meant a lot to him.10
"Sir, what happened? Did I do anything wrong? Are you hurt?" Navya asked worriedly seeing him lost in his thoughts with tears in his eyes. Instead of replying her, he threw himself in his arms taking her by surprise but feeling his emotional conflict, she immediately took him in her protective embrace wanting to sooth his every hurt and pain and fill his life with her love. A love which was as pure as milk.+
"I don't matter to them, isn't it so?" He asked all of a sudden pulling apart from her and she stared at his face which was filled with pain, hurt, and an anger which was not clear to her. "You think that if you and Nimi will hide things from me, I won't be able to understand them but Navya I have lived half of my life with them. I know them in and out. I know what my parents and brother want and it is surely not me but my fame and money". He revealed and Navya's body froze hearing his broken voice. Her tears flowed from her eyes like a waterfall and not able to handle herself anymore, she just hid herself in his arms.
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They sat holding each other in their arms trying to heal their wounded souls, which was beyond broken by the cruelty of people around them. Anant might not show that he cared for his family's ignorance for him but a part of him was hurt and seeing him hurt, Navya's heart was hurting. Surely, she was wounded emotionally as well as physically by everyone around her but the scar she got seeing his shattered self, almost killed her apart.2
She parted from him after a while once she felt his body relaxing in her embrace. A tear was rolling down his cheek, and hesitating, she raised her hand to wipe it off but realizing that she shouldn't without his permission, she lowered her hand but he caught it in mid way, holding her wrist.
"I won't show this broken side to anyone else apart from you because I know you are as much as broken as me. So don't hesitate in showing your rights over me, ever!" He stated in a soft and composed voice, piercing his dark gaze in her light ones, which hypnotized her.2
With their eyes locked, he took her hand towards his cheek and made her caress it while their eyes closed on their own accord, relishing the feel and touch of each other's skin. Navya's heart breathed in contentment in that one moment. The peace she felt after wiping his tears, was much more than she could ever explain. He wasn't just her love, he was her partner in pain and hurt too.
"You try to hide a lot, but you are not able to do it!" He opened his eyes remarking, making her open her eyes too and she looked away, not wanting to reveal their harsh words to him. What will she even get by hurting his already broken soul? She can't change those who are lost in the world of power but she could surely love him, and make him feel love. Even If it meant staying afar, she would do it.
"There was nothing to tell, so why troubling you with not so happening talks!" She replied with a smile on her lips wanting to lighten up his mood because it wasn't good for his health. He was about to reply something, when Sarthak and nimisha barged in grinning breaking their moment, while Anant sighed. Navya stood up from the bed and gave a nod to both, while they smirked confusing her.
"Didn't I told you that they both are LLL?" Sarthak mused his query towards nimisha while she stared at him in confusion, and navya and Anant looked away realizing the meaning of the words. How genius!2
"I have heard LLS, now what the hell is this LLL?" Nimisha asked almost yelling dramatically while all three chuckled making her glare at them.2
"Now you are definitely this Tubelights sister because you don't know something so obvious". He replied grinning from ear to ear, and offended, Anant argued, "I very well know LLL. Don't call me a tubelight".
"Ohhh, really then please care to explain!" Nimisha and Sarthak both demanded while navya controlled her blushing cheeks because the intensity of Anant's gaze on her face was burning her skin. Even when he wasn't touching her, she could still feel his pleasant touch.1
"It means Long lost..." He kept on looking at Navya while she too met his eyes, and the duo shared knowing looks seeing them both lost in each other's eyes as if no one else was present around them. It was just them and their undying love for the other.3
"Lovers..," Anant whispered softly after a while as Navya shyly looked away not able to handle the sensation of the unnamed relation between them which he mouthed for the first time in his all consciousness.1
Forgetting everything around him, Anant stood up on his feet and stood right in front of Navya, while she lowered her eyelids with his sudden proximity as well as action.
He cupped her one cheek with his hand and she closed her eyes as she felt giddy with just his simple touch. He leaned his head down and planted a kiss on her forehead, whispering in a voice which was filled with his gratitude for her.
"Thank you for being my side always. For taking care of me, for lighting up my mood, and for also scolding me at times".1
She smiled and he leaned again and pecked her both cheeks one by one, causing her eyes to fill with tears at the love she felt for him. If after her parents, she loved anyone then it was him. In fact in that moment she realized that since the first day they met, she was in love with him and she didn't have any doubt that he was too but due to his own worries, he never gave it a thought.
"If both of you are done with your eye locks, will you both come out, so that we can leave for Kolkata now. We became like intruders in between you both until we finally had to get lost from the room". They both heard the chorus voices of Nimisha and Sarthak from the living room and navya moved away from him shyly, while he raked his fingers in his hairs controlling his smile.2
After taking doctors permission, they all were set to travel back to their hometown. Though he still had a few marks but those weren't that bad that could hurt anyone, since he got proper care and affection which healed his illness as well his heart. Hence, Sarthak who left to handle the media intervention few days back, finally returned to take them. nimishawas though hesitant but navya assured her that, Anant was her responsibility and no one has to ever worry about him thus making her worry turn into deep relaxation.
"Why are we even going back?" Aanant cribbed in the car on their way back. It's been an hour since they started their return journey but he was already missing his alone time with navya. She sat beside him on the passenger seat while nimisha sat in the front, along with Sarthak who was driving with a smile enjoying the sulking look on Anant's face.
"Dude, you take a VRS from industry and get deported over here with Navya after all if she won't be here then whom will you romance with," He teased earning a murderous look from Anant which made him and Nimisha burst into chuckles while navya looked out of window, smiling all the while. She never knew teasings in love can be so funny yet tingling.1
"Whatever!!" Anant cursed and took Navya's hand and entwined it with his, massaging her knuckles with his other hand keeping his head straight, not giving any indication to the other occupants of the car.
She turned her head to see his face, and then she looked at the movement his hands which were making her breathing hitched and her eyes just wished to get drown in his face.
"What happened? Is something wrong?" Anant asked little loudly understanding her query keeping a stern look while Nimisha and Sarthak shook their heads.
"Nothing!!" Navya replied glaring at him concluding his antics to tease her openly, but the next second he winked at her and all her anger went out of the window as she smiled inwardly while he turned his head to the other side to take a look at the nature.
"Anant!! Finally my baby is back. How are you baby?" Sughandha excitedly squealed as she saw all the four entering the living room. The rest three of them also joined her while Anant just gave them fake smiles and half hearted replies, and on the other side, Navya stared at all four of them with disgust and fury.
"I was so worried about you, son!" Om stated caressing his hairs throughout keeping a close check that he doesn't touch, the little red marks still. Anant simply nodded but navya who saw the true expressions of om spoke all of a sudden in a rude tone, "You shouldn't touch him, Sir".
All the four stared at her in a little offending way, but trying to mask her fury, she added sarcastically, " I meant to say that Sir, shouldn't stay here and be touched again and again. You see the environment is so unhygienic nowadays, so it's better he avoids touches, which might cause him infection".
"Exactly!!" Nimisha supported understanding her ploy while Sarthak smirked and Anant kept a blank look on his face.
"Go take him to his room and get it, take care of him properly!" sughanda ordered in a stern voice and holding Anant's forearm to support his still weak body, navya replied piercing her gaze in sughanda's , "Even if you wouldn't have told me Ma'am, I would have taken care of my Anant Sir".
Their jaws dropped on the ground, and giving a nod to nimisha and Sarthak, Navya supported her Anant and took him towards the elevator, leaving all of them speechless of her new and bold avatar.
The first step to take a stand against someone is to make them realize the gravity of their own words, which might have wound their heart and souls! It is a widely stated fact that the high class profile people are mostly surrounded by their own created norms and beliefs which are like an exclusive and expensive diamond, which they love to adorn in their lifestyles. They have this uncertified notion that the people who are not from their own world, are mostly outcast or untouchables because they don't have a lavish lifestyle and dollars to spend every hour on their shopping and parties. For them love, affection and relations are secondary part of life whereas the value of money and power is above their own blood relations. Hence, in this drowned facets of fame, at times they don't even hesitate in hurting their loved ones. But not always they might have the dominant power to hurt people, because if there are those who don't know how to fight, then there are such people too, who can fight with anything and everything, especially when the subject of that indifference is their love. To give it an ultimate proof, we can associate it with the lines, "I will fight for what I love, I will protect that what is mine and I will cherish that what I desire!"
Anant wasn't shocked at Navya's sarcastic reply to his family, he was baffled beyond words with her changing behavior. He had known her approximately for nine years of his life and never for once, she had ever used that tone with anyone and if she used it today, then it only meant one thing that, she was tired of their cruel games and torture. She was broken from the deepest roots of her heart and he couldn't do anything. His silence for years has finally resulted in the most heinous thing. He let them break her.
"Are you going to stare at me the entire night?" Navya inquired seeing his constant gaze on her since the second, he settled on his bed while she shifted his clothes in the wardrobe. Anant took a keen and observant look at her, and ordered, in a soft voice, "Come here!"
Hiding her resurfacing anger on his family, she walked up to him, and he pointed for her to sit on his bed, through his eyes. She obliged hesitantly because now they were not alone anymore, his family was around him. If any of them even witnessed their growing closeness then she was sure, they were going to ruin her as well as him.
"Are you hurting for some reason?" He asked cupping her one cheek and she nodded a no. He sighed and taking her one hand in his, he planted a kiss on her knuckles and she looked away confusing him.
"No." She replied nervously not meeting his eyes for some reason and he sighed. "Okay, whenever you want to tell, tell me. I am always here for your service Ma'am". He joked winking at her, and she stood up on her feet, ready to go to her cottage, while he caught her wrist and pulled her back to himself making her fall on his chest.
She blushed as he got lost in her face, taking in her every feature. Her hands rested on his chest, while his one hand supported her forearms and the other raised on it's own to tug a hair strand behind her hairs.
"Sir, someone will come. We are back in your house, you do remember that?" She reminded him nervously. She knew he couldn't stay without her, hence he didn't liked it one bit when she wasn't near him, but their closeness was a big question in front of his people and she didn't wanted him to go through that ordeal ever.
"Sorry!" He apologized in an honest tone leaving her, and she stood up on her feet controlling her smile. "Do you want anything?" She asked curiously.
Smirking he nodded his head in positive, and with a mischievous glint in his eyes, replied, "Yes, You!"2
"Huh!" Navya blushed and looked side ways, while he burst out laughing making her pout her lips in annoyance as well as ecstacy she felt hearing his laughter. You really have some split personality. One second you are all serious and the next second, you become this Teasing King," She complained while chuckling he got up on his feet and stood right in front of her burning her nostrils with his intoxicating fragrance.
"You know I can be something else too!" He stated with an arrogant smirk plastered on the sides of his mouth. She raised her brows, and without a second warning, he draped his one arm around her waist and pulled her to himself, making her bump into him.
Her palms rested on his chest, while her eyes went wide at his sudden gesture and then bringing his lips closer to her ears, he whispered huskily, "Romance King!"
He brushed his lips on her ear lobes, and moved back from her breaking the pleasant contact between them. While controlling her blush, she ran out of his room and he fell back on his bed with a serene smile playing on his lips.
"God!! Moonlight, you are driving me mad!" He admitted and recalled their all moments, which they spent in Goa, while on the other side, his smile broadened with every memory of hers, which touched his soul.
"What took you so long to bring my tea?" Sughanda screamed at Navya in the morning as she entered her room to serve them their breakfast along with tea. Navya sighed and giving a stern look to the old couple, she replied in a calm voice, "Ma'am I think you are having a memory loss?"
Om glared at his wife's insult and yelled, "What the hell do you mean by that?" Sughanda gritted her teeth as Navya settled the breakfast on the table and explained, "It was Ma'am only who wanted me to take care of Anant Sir because she was afraid that she might catch infection. So automatically when I was serving him his breakfast because he needs to take his medicines, so how can I be on time here?"
"And with God's grace I have only two hands and legs and if you both are forgetting then I am doing extra work on behalf of Jeniffer because she is ill so isn't it understandable that I might get a bit late in serving on all floors."
She added calmly making both of them glare at her, and before they could even curse or throw the breakfast, she stated, "And please eat the food because I am not going to heat it again and again or even clean the mess up because I have to take care of Sir too and in present scenarios he needs me more than you all".
Without even hearing their reply, she came out of their room, closing the door behind her and once in a secluded corner, she let out a lone tear and apologized, "I am sorry Mumma. You always taught me to respect everyone but I am no longer following that path. Please forgive me".
She silently cried for a while letting out her vulnerable self and then gathering herself, she made her way to Anant's room because he strictly warned her to stay around him. Composing herself, she entered his room to see him working out.
"You started again!" She complained pissed standing in front of his stretched out body on the floor as he did his push-ups.
"It's just some workout Moonlight, don't get so hyper!" He replied nonchalantly and she gritted her teeth at his stubbornness. "It is not some, but hell lot of workout. Why can't you rest for atleast a month properly. It's not like your fans will stop loving you if you are not in shape," she reasoned logically while confused at her reasons he straightened himself up, and she passed him the towel to wipe his body.
"Who told you that I am doing it for my fans?" He retorted with a smirk lingering on his pink lips while her jaw dropped on the ground at the thought of him doing it for some other girl but realizing his antics clearly, she knew that it was only her in his life and no one else. The whole world can stop trusting her Anant, but Navya can never lose her faith in him.
She made a face and stated playfully, "Ohhh, yeah how can I forget that the girls who stay in opposite apartment keep on pleasing their eyes at you 24 hours. So good going. If you want, I will even fix a date for you with them. Isn't it amazing?"
Anant gaped at her in shock while she was enjoying his jaw dropping face, and not able to hold herself anymore, she burst out laughing while he rolled his eyes at her and then authoratatively, he pulled her to himself, holding her one hand, surprising her.
Everytime he touches her, everything diminishes around her like an air and all that remains is him and their unconfessed love.
"You got it right that I am doing it for a girl but not the apartment ones, but for someone else whose face glows like a moon, whose eyes lit up at every small thing and who smiles all the time, even when she is in pain," He revealed in an utmost honest and sincere voice while Navya's eyes brimmed with tears and she rested her head on his chest and smiling he wrapped his arms around her small waist.
He was losing it bad and he knew it for sure. It was wrong but still so right but he wasn't able to admit it to himself that he could really be in love with her even when he has given her the most prestigious position in his life. He was confused between the terms affection and love and until he didn't got a solid push, it was hard for him to come to a conclusion.
"Don't ever say those three words Anant or else I will die. We can only show our affection secretly to each other not openly because it will be termed as a sin in your world". Navya talked to him mentally still hugging him while her eyes shed tears of loneliness she had in her life which was being shielded by his presence but she knew it that her happiness won't last for longer. It never had and it never will.
"How I wish I knew why can't I ever stay away from you? My mind says that I am protective for you while my heart...," He too mused mentally and once again left the sentence in half way not wanting to again go on that phase which was too hard for him to understand.
She parted from him and teased, "You sure know how to show your romantic side to all females, isn't it so?" He smirked and stretching his arms widely, replied, "Of course, Moonlight. I am The Anant Bajpai how am I suppose to not do any romance. And you come first in that category to whom I will show my romance side".1
She shook her head at him and proceeded to correct his bed, but the second she turned to look at him, he made his way to the music player and the song took Navya's breath away as she gazed at him while he took slow steps towards her and forwarded his hand for her to keep on his.
Hypnotized by his gaze, she kept her palm on his and he pulled her closer, draping his one arm around her waist as she rested her other hand on his shoulder. Locking their eyes, they started swaying slowly on the beats of Tum Hi Ho.3
Anant pushed her away from him, and with a pull, twirled her around in a way in a position as he back hugged her nuzzling her neck throughout while she closed her eyes living her entire life in that one moment. She knew it wasn't going to happen again and soon they will be forced to accept the reality which was harsh and cruel.
"When you go away from me, I don't like it". He admitted kissing her temples and she let a lone tear fell from her eyes as her heart pleaded her to confess her love to him but realizing her position, she couldn't voice it out.
"Someday you will be forced to settle down with the one from your status and then you will forget that I was even part of your life, but I will never give your place to anyone else. It was, is and will be you". She thought in her mind as they swayed slowly and passionately. She didn't knew why his closeness was hurting her, or maybe after coming back in his world once again, she was forced to see the difference between their lives clearly and it was hurting her.
The song ended and Navya pulled away from him while he kept on staring at her intently trying to decipher her pale face. He moved closer to her and kissed her forehead, while she closed her eyes relishing the feel of his lips.
It is such a harsh truth of life that we fall for those only who are out of our reach but even when we know that we are not going to get our happily after, we love them unconditionally and fight for them because that's how love is, selfless and irrevocable.
"I have to cook lunch. I will go!" She stated and made her way out while Anant was feeling something off with his own self. Whenever she goes away from him, he starts feeling lonely and some deep sorrow engulfs his body which he finds hard to understand but this sudden dependence on her was confusing as well as exciting for him.
"What has happened to me? Why does everything feels stupid when she is not around?" He mused sitting on the couch and got lost in his own self. He needed an answer now because he himself can't go around like this forever. And most importantly, he was concerned about Navya. He needed to give their relation a name, because it was wrong on his part to get close to her.
"So when are you beginning your rehearsals again?" Mohan asked in the night as they all sat at the dining for the dinner while Navya gave him a disgusted look followed by Nimi and Anant put down the spoon in annoyance.
This is what they cared about, rehearsals and money. That's the end for them.
"Whenever I do, I don't think you are obligated to know and it's none of your concerns big brother!" Anant replied with attitude making mohan glare at him, but before he could comment further, "I am impressed that alreast in centuries we are eating together on this big dining and you all are following my order well".
The four gave him fake smiles, while navya shook her head at them and stood beside Anant's chair as she checked whether he needed anything or not.
Suddenly, Anant started coughing and Navya was immediately by his side, rubbing his back as she passed him the water but he pushed the water away, and kept a hand on his chest as he felt something weird like feeling, like he will throw up anytime.
He coughed again, and navya immediately kept her hand in front of his mouth so that he won't throw up on himself but her hand, while his entire family moved back from the table in disgust while Nimisha stared at Navya in shock.
"It's okay. It stopped!" He said as his coughing died down, while his eyes landed on his family especially his mother who stood at the far end of the table giving disgusted looks to Navya. Was she even his mother? Were mother's like her? His soul questioned him for the first time and he didn't have any answer for it.
Nimisha's eyes brimmed with tears as she saw her family's expression while Navya continued to caress Anant's back with her other hand.
"I am fine. Thanks". He stated still feeling the hurt of the indifference of his family on his face for the first time in his life. He was nothing to them but a money hen, while he loved them and gave them the power to rule him and his life, for what? For nothing! Absolutely nothing! He was empty handed, he didn't have his family's love. What a fool he was, to even hope something from them!
"How can you put your hand in front of him to throw up? And Anant if you are not well, why are you even back here you should have stayed in Goa only". rama spat in disgust and having enough of her nonsense, navya walked up to her while anant and nimi stood up from their places not able to understand what was running in navya's head.
"I put my hand in front of him, did I asked you or anyone else to do the favors, Ma'am. It is my hand and I am free to do anything with it and regarding his well being, then I guess it's natural thing, anyone can feel nauseated anytime. Haven't you studied in science?" navya replied with a stern look on her face while rama gritted her teeth in anger along with everyone else, while nimisha chuckled and Anant rolled his eyes. He had to admit, he liked this feisty side of hers.
"You are speaking too much these days!" Mohan screamed angrily and piercing her confident gaze in his, Navya replied, "God has given us mouth to speak only right. So I thought instead of only making use of my ears, I should start using my mouth too or else it will get a junk".
Their jaws dropped on the ground to see her new side. Never in her life, she had replied them this sarcastically. They were finding it so hard to believe this that words were also not coming out from their system.
Navya turned around on her heels and walking up to Anant, she said, "Sir, you need to rest. Lets go".
Still in a daze, he nodded and started making his way along with her to the elevator, and just then, they both heard nimisha screaming, "What the hell do you want now?"
Anant and Navya turned around to see the commotion, and the second Anant's eyes went on the intruder, he swored under his breath and navya sighed in tiredness at the drama of these people.
"Now what do you want, Sonia Kapoor? Aren't you satisfied after insulting me in media that you have come here again to cause me more humiliation?" Anant yelled walking up to her while Navya followed him keeping a stern look on her face.
"I came here to apologize you! I realize my fault, so please forgive me but get that ban removed from me. It's creating a hindrance for me." Sonia said keeping a sad face while Anant smirked and taunted, "Navya, have I become my deaf?"
"Absolutely No, Sir. Ma'am is really here to apologize you". Navya replied instantly keeping a straight face while Sonia and the others glared at her and Nimisha chuckled seeing them both unite to take the drama queen down.
"Ms. Kapoor you surely have an amnesia then. It is Navya whom you should be apologizing not me because you tried to kill her not me". Anant mocked sitting on the sofa, stretching his legs on the coffee table while Navya stood next to him observing Sonia's expression.
"Come on Apologize!" He ordered with a grin and Nimisha too joined him on the sofa giving an amusing look to Sonia, who was staring at rama and sughanda for help but they were looking elsewhere.
"Woo... Navya...I..." She stammered but before she could even complete her sentence, Navya cut her off, shocking Anant and everyone else, "No need to apologize!"2
When two people are in love, they don't just smile for the other but they even end up doing things, which no one expects them to do!
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