DevAkshi SS: Hidden - Chapter 13 | Pg 53 | 06.09.2017 - Page 30

WE. DEMAND. UPDATE.

Originally posted by: AngelsFlyAlone

WE. DEMAND. UPDATE.

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DevAkshi SS: Hidden

Chapter 11

Peace? Tranquility? Overjoyed? Overwhelmed? None would do justice to the state of mind Dev Dixit was in, as he stared down at his, perhaps, the most precious possession of his life, sitting at the edge of the bed, his one hand over her forehead while the two fingers of his other one were lightly clasped by a sleeping Sonakshi. Her legs and arms were wrapped around the body pillow that he had made sure to push between her legs few minutes after she had drifted into her deep slumber, knowing very well from his past experience in his childhood about her disruption of sleep if that fluffy material isn't with her. With the disappearance of the tiresome lines on her forehead that he had been noticing since the moment he had laid his eyes on her after his arrival in India, the serenity that her child-like face possessed, her huge eyelashes almost touching the underneath of her eyes, her calmed breaths and the relaxed texture of her body spilled a sudden overwhelming emotion inside him that he couldn't fathom.

How did he ever leave this innocent soul who hadn't even learned how to grasp the complicated twists and turns, let alone face or solve them, behind? How did he think she would be fine, being here all alone when she hadn't even learned how to handle those bullies at school? How the hell did he even agree on going abroad without her when he knew the fact that she was such a child at heart that she can't sleep alone at night? That Dev always had to stay in her room and could only go to bed once he would be assured that she's in deep sleep, because the nightmares of her parents' car accident would still haunt her? That he would always make sure to keep his bedroom door open at night for his own sanity, lest she wakes up in the middle of night screaming? That it was he who had to make sure she ate properly during her exams, when she would forget her food and sleep, breaking her neck studying? How the f*ck did the think of her being fit and fine without him even cross his damned mind when she would seek advice for the smallest of matters, when she would share the most unnoticeable detail of her life with him... to an extent that she would tell him even if she gets bitten by a small mosquito? How could he just snatch away her pillar of strength from her and leave her all to herself to walk through the path of life with her tiny wobbling feet when he knew she couldn't and wouldn't dare to take even one step forward without being assured that her AB is by her side, watching her every movement and is radiating the power and courage into her? How could he just overlook all these and concur with his mother on going to Canada? How could he be so selfish? How did he make such a grave mistake?

Banging his fist on the side table as guilt began to seep through him, he reluctantly untangled his hand from Sonakshi's and strode out of the room.

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Putting the ironed clothes aside, Neha was about to open the closet when her eyes caught a restless Dev pacing back and forth infront of his room like an angry lion. Just one look at him and she knew her little brother who fulfils everyone's wishes and abides all his responsibilities with perfection is not in the right state of mind. And she knew he commits the gravest mistakes when he tries to do something in that condition, because that's not him who takes the decision, but his brain that's been manipulated by immense rage. And more than anything else, she knew he needed to let it all out. Whatever it is, he just needs to talk it out to calm himself down. And of course, knowing the egoistic and introvert being that her brother is, he's is never going to come to her on her own. Ishwari had never been an option when it comes to such matter, since none of them wanted to stress her out with her already weaken health. Therefore, as usual, she has to lure him to her.

Curving her lips into a smile, she started putting the clothes into the closet, "I wonder if it's a new rule of this house...", she said a little louder than necessary, tilting her head slightly to see if he caught his attention, and when she saw him turning around, she quickly composed herself and went back to doing what she was doing.

He entered her room without changing his composure, his face still restless and he looked like he would burst any moment. As he looked at him with a questioning gaze, she continued not looking at him, "...to pace like a hungry predator before actually going for the hunt?"

Still confused, he scrunched up his eyebrows. Closing the door of the closet, she looked at him, "Must be the Dixit way to complete the warm ups before you actually go on to hunt the pray, right?"

It took him a few moments before he the realization of her referral struck him with full force. Rolling his eyes as he bit his inner cheeks to stop himself from letting out a chuckle, Neha pressed her lips to control her laughter before she burst into laughing. As she moved to the bed to fold the remaining clothes, she asked concentrating on her work, "what's up?"

Not getting a reply, she looked up as she tilted her face to nudge him to answer, "Phir se Adi ne koi garbar kardiya?"

Taking a few long strides, he sat on the floor putting his head on neha's lap as he clasped her hands.

Running her fingers through his thick her, she voiced out worried, "Dev?"

Silence is all she got as a reply. After a moment or two, she massaged her neckline as she asked again, "What is it?"

Shaking his head as he clasped her hand tighter, she joined her eyebrows in concern, "Well, it's definitely not work related, that I am sure of, looking at you. So it would be very kind of you if you could just break your maun vrat and tell me what's bothering my ever-so-responsible brother?"

Sighing as she got nothing but silence from him yet once again, she held his hands, "we both know you won't feel good until you let it all out and I won't let you go until I hear everything out. So..."

"I...I don't know di! I feel like I have lost all my strength to fight back...I don't know what to do anymore. I have never felt so guilty...I have started hating myself, Di. I-"

"Dev, look at me", She frowned, finding the tip of his chin to make him look at her and when she did, she realized she had witnessed all the other sides of Dev but this. He looked shattered. His eyes gave away his deepest fear along with the guilt that he just announced to be bearing. She had always seen the strong and responsible Dev who has solution to all the problem in this world. yes he had been stressed out, yes he had sulked and yes he had been sad. But this? It was completely different, something she couldn't pin point. Something that screamed that it's about his precious possession, something that's too close to his heart, or he would have handled it on his own and would never showed his fears to her...ever! Neha knew, her brother can handle everything in this world but this state of his mind - agonized, guilty, and shattered!

Cupping his cheeks, she spoke, "I won't ask what it is. I know you will tell me anyway, when the time comes. But I also know that my brother is a fighter! He never loses. He wins what he wants to win, by hook or by crook. We are humans. We are tend to make mistakes, Dev. And in that process, our guilty conscience will hit with full force because our heart doesn't approve the wrong...ever! And if you're feeling guilty, regardless of how small the matter is, that only tells me that you have a clean heart that's not giving consent to the wrong deeds that you had probably done, seen or been a part of, be it knowingly or unknowingly. If you hadn't felt guilty, that would have been something to be concerned about, but...", kissing his forehead, she spoke with a sudden relief in her tone, "...you spared me from the worry!"

"and as far as being hateful towards yourself is concerned, I would just...shrug that lame thought off my mind. Dev, I have seen when you were only 10 minutes old. And from that time till this day, what I have learned about you is that you wouldn't do anything that would make anyone hate you. Yes you're rude at times, yes you're short tempered,and yes you're excessively strict, but everyone who knows you at a personal level are aware of the soft heart you possess inside that rock-hard shell that you oh-so-proudly put up infront of everyone. Trust me, including Adi! So if we know you wouldn't do anything wrong in the right state of mind, then why on earth would you take the burden of hating yourself, you idiot?"

"Did I ever tell you how blessed I feel to have you in my life?", Dev finally managed to smile, too overwhelmed with the constant support his sister who is no less than his mother and god, keeps showering him with. He felt like someone just lifted a huge burden off his shoulder. of course, who is he kidding? This beautiful, independent woman infront of him has always been by his side, and made him feel lighter, without even knowing his worries properly. Never did she pressurize him to divulge anything and yet, she blessed him with immense love, constant support, and innumerous trust and strength that had always helped him to stand up and fight back.

"Nope! Heard it for the first time", Neha spoke with utmost seriousness before they both broke into fits of laughter.

Pecking her forehead, uttering a quick thank-you, he turned to leave only to stop at the doorstep. Turning around, "Di?"

"Hmm?"

"does that dress still fit you?", he asked gesturing towards the kurti that laid beside her.

frowning she looked at the outfit and then back at him, wondering why his brother found interest in this random dress out of the blue, "No. why?"

"Of course! Should have guessed. Try losing some weight. You're becoming a football again...MOTI!"

Letting out a loud gasp, utterly humiliated at her brother's comment, she picked up the nearby cushion and chucked it towards him, but to her luck, he had already picked up his pace towards his room, laughing, escaping the well known attack that would follow shortly.

"Badmash!"

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Sipping the bear as he dipped his feet in the water, sitting at the edge of the poolside, he stared at the sky. The cold breeze is doing the perfect job of putting a rest to his restless mind. He had too many thoughts going in his mind. Too many tangled issues that are yet to be solved. Too many matters to take care of. To say the truth, he wanted to show the exit door to this mansion right when he realized that she had hidden Sonakshi's identity from him. He didn't want to think of any other alternatives considering that he has blood relation with that woman. But he didn't want to take any hasty decision either, especially when he saw the disappointment in Sonakshi's eyes when he lashed out on Radha. He could bear anything but her disappointment towards him. He needed to talk to her!

His web of thoughts was interrupted as a pair of soft hand covered his eyes.

"Guess who!"

His lips curved into a smile before he even realized as he let out a small chuckle and covered her hands with his over his eyes. Such a baby!

"Bose!"

Removing her hands as he turned around, she awarded him with the most beautiful curve of lips as her eyes gave away the gleam that was very much evident in her glowing face.

"Hey!", came out a husky voice from Dev before he put his bear bottle aside and took her hands, making her sit infront of him, in between his legs as they both dipped their feet in the water.

"Slept well?", he asked as he put his face in the crook of her neck.

Nodding, almost flushing to crimson as she felt his chin in the crook of her neck, she entwined their hands before putting them above her stomach, his hand over hers.

"No breathing issues?"

She shook her head a no, smiling, too overwhelmed with everything that had been happening around her for the past couple of hours. The only wish she had at that moment was that it's not a dream, and even if it is, she never wakes up from it. It was just too good to be true for the nightmares she had been practically living for the past 10 years of her life.

Frowning, he stroke her arms, "You're so quite!"

Turning her face to look at him, she spoke almost choked, "I have so many things to tell you! So many things to talk about. I... ", gulping she continued, "...just don't know where to s-start from..."

She's so innocent! How did he ever leave her alone in this prison to die? Understanding her emotions since it wasn't any different from his, he cocooned her into his warm embrace. He wanted to hide her under his skin so that no one even dares to lay an evil eye on her, let alone hurting her. He wished hide this delicate possession of his from everyone and everything.

Gulping, sonakshi wrapped her arms around his waist tightly, as if she has got what she had been wishing for her entire life, as if she found the much needed warmth in his embrace in the blowing cool breeze, as if she had found the safest place she could ever be in the universe, as if she is getting the much needed energy radiated from his body, as if she had finally found her support in this journey of life that she was making with her wobbly feet.

"It's not a dream right?", she asked, still cocooned in his arms as she pleaded with her eyes that his reply is a no.

And the next moment, she almost let out a loud gasp as she felt a sting on her wrist. Pulling back, she gave him an incredulous stare.

"What? Just assuring you that this is all real." Dev feigned seriousness before she swatted him with her fist.

"very funny!", with that she went back back to wrapping her hands around her waist. Now that she had got it, she's not going to let herself away from the warmth anymore. Taking in his addictive scent, she snuggled deeper.

"Dev...I... I'm doing my undergrad in food and nutrition. I'm in my third year of university. I'm almost there to be a nutritionist. Just 2 more years before I graduate..."

She pulled back to look at his face. She wanted to know what he has to say about it. She wanted to see it in his eyes.

He stared at her blank. He failed to make the head or tail out of it.

"I-I am taking student loans from bank to cover my tuition fees. It's a full time program, but I started taking fewer courses that required each year since a co-applicant is needed if we want to receive loans for a full time course load. And I...I d-didn't have anyone who could do it for me. So I thought it's best to divide the course load, although it will take extra year or two to achieve the degree. I had stopped going to school after mami ji banned it for me. But remember that night on skype, when you said that you want me to see me fulfilling my dream, stand on my feet and be an independent woman? I had made my mind that very moment that I would continue my education no matter what! And...a-and I did it, AB!"

Stumped would be an underestimation. He couldn't breathe at the divulgation of the information she had no clue about till this moment. For once, he actually wished it's just a dream and nothing else. At least, it would clean off the guilt he felt at that moment for all these injustices were happening to her when he was on the other side of the world, probably laughing with his sisters or studying in an air conditioned room. His heart clenched painfully tight at the mere thought of what she had to go through. He didn't know if he should be happy and overwhelmed at her achievement and the fact that she did what she did because of him or bang his head and slaughter himself for the selfishness of himself. He folded her fingers into a tight fist as his blood boiled with fury. He got up abruptly to do what he should have done earlier but was stopped by sonakshi.

"Where are you going?", getting up, she quickly stood up concerned seeing the sudden change of his calm texture.

"She doesn't have the right to breathe in the same roof as you!", with that he took long strides and was about to exit the room when sonakshi blocked his way.

"Have you gone mad?!", She looked at him as if he was about to commit the most sinful crime.

"Rather, I am in the perfect state of mind at this moment to make this decision!", he pressed his lips in a thin line before he continue walking only to be stopped by her once again.

"Dev...you're not doing anything as such!"

"Hell yes I will. And YOU are gonna stay out of it!", he said point his index finger at her, flaring his nostrils, his face had become red with rage.

"Dev she's your Mamiji! She's like a mother to you and have always loved you like her own son. You can't just ask her to leave home like this."

"Who said I will ask her to leave? I'm gonna f**king kick her out of this mansion!"

She stared at him with her huge eyes. She has always seen him to respect his elders, from the core of his heart, but this side of him is something she didn't know if she should be glad about that he's doing it because of her, or fear the fact that it's her who has become such a great weakness of him that he's ready to break his blood relations only for her. Gulping she made yet another attempt, "Dev she's your family!"

"TO HELL WITH MY FAMILY!", he exasperated on the top of his voice, shattering the flower vase into pieces, startling sonakshi out of wits. "SHE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE A PART OF DIXIT FAMILY! LET ALONE DIXIT FAMILY, SHE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED HUMAN! f**kING..."

"Dev! calm down please" , dragging him towards the bed, making him forcefully sit, she handed a glass of cold water and when he put her face away, she pushed the glass between his lips. Glaring at her, he gulped down the cold liquid as it calmed down the his insides, bringing his quick breaths into calm ones.

Cupping his cheeks, grazing his day old stumble with her thumb, she made him look into her eyes.

"I know you're mad at her and I know you can't take this. But if not for me, at least think about auntyji! Remember what doctor said? She shouldn't be in any kind of stress. And if we create a scene now or if you take such a huge and hasty decision, do you realize how it might affect auntyji's health? What're you gonna tell her? that you asked her to leave the house? Dev, her condition is very delicate and we can't afford to deliberately put her on stress and make her health worse."

Kissing her palm as he instantly calmed down softening his eyes, he spoke, utterly helpless, "But sonakshi you-"

"Please dev. At least not until Auntyji is back to being fit and fine... and-"

"Bhaiya, yeh kaha rakkhon?"

Sonakshi instantly pulled her hand away from his cheeks as he composed herself.

"In the next room!", he said sternly.

Frowning as she noticed the bags, "Must be some confusion. Those are my bags, kichu bhaiya."

As he was about to say something, Dev interrupted and asked him to d what he said.

Turning around he crossed his arms, "I know those are your bags, bose", he said flicking her button nose as he turned around to open the closet while pulling up his sleeves.

Following him, she asked confused,"Then?"

"Then what? He's just shifting your stuff into the next room!", he shrugged, as if nothing major or confusing is happening.

"But..but why?"

Sighing he turned around as he put both of his arms on either side of her shoulders. "why do you think I would shift your stuff into the next room, sweetheart?"

Still giving him an incredulous look while her eyebrows stayed together, she stated at him asking him to elaborate. Sighing, "You're shifting to the room next to me.", he said flatly. Turning around, he went back to folding his sleeves and wearing his wrist watch.

She just stared at his retreating back, baffled. After what felt like eternity, she managed to ask, "what do you mean I'm shifting to the next room?"

"Hindi mein translate karke bolna pade ga?"

Rolling her eyes, she went infront of him for explanation.

Sighing, he cupped her cheeks, "I have already been living my life with the guilt of leaving you all alone here. And I keep dying thousand deaths everytime a new story regarding you in these past few years reveals infront of my eyes. You have already blackmailed me to not do anything against her until maa gets better. This is the least I could do to start off this new journey of my life with you. Please let me do it my way? Please?"

He spoke with such tenderness that it brought tears to her eyes. Few days back, she would have probably laughed if someone had told her that her life is going to become as perfect as that of a fairy tale where her prince charming is going to do everything and anything to keep her happy and away from any evil. But now that she witnessed and experienced what she yearned for all her life, she just didn't know how to take it all in. Such care, such pampering, such protectiveness, that too only for her, was something she couldn't even dare to imagine. And it all engulfed her all of a sudden without giving her a warning... he eyes blurred uncontrollably as he tried to blink back her tears.

Cupping her cheeks, he came forward and pressed his lips firmly on her temple. She almost sucked in her breath, closing her eyes as she saw him lean forward and hear him speak, "And I couldn't be more proud of you, bose, for giving me the opportunity to see you living and fulfilling our dream!"

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Yeah😆All the rotten tomatoes and 'bartans' are welcome. I know I'm terribly late I just couldn't spare some time to write this chapter, being caught up with too many works.🤢 Sorry!😳

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Part 12: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/142203879

lovely chapter

Absolutely amazing update!

sonakshi...am so so proud of u..

Omg... I hv waited for this part for so long... Totally worth the wait... Loved it sooo much.. But what about radha... Pls in next part i want dev to scare radha...