Originally posted by: Coffee_Chips
I felt pretty bad for Anokhi, shattered like anything. Plus glad that Shaan & Aastha are 'normal' parents of Shaurya. Eager to know more... 😊
Anokhi had a horrible past. You will gradually get to know about it in the upcoming chapters.
Yeah! I had tried to keep at least one lead normal in this story. But since nobody is perfect, we will discover his flaws as well though it will be not in the initial chapters.
Interesting...looking forward to it👍💖
Thank you ❤
Chapter 1 - A Glimpse
Shaurya was about to open the gate of his room when his eyes fell on the light coming from the adjacent room.
"Yeh lights kyu onn hai guest room ki." And he stepped inside the guest room
When shaurya's hand reached the switchboard, he noticed a sleeping form. Confused he took small steps towards the bed, not before switching off the lights and clutching to the vase for protection.
He snatched away the blanket, the cover got off the face and Anokhi's eyes clicked open in fear. Sensing the darkness and someone's presence, she was about to scream when a hand covered her mouth. Her gaze travelled to the shiny vase which was swinging in the air as if the person was about to hit her with that. Anokhi closed her eyes tightly, assuming that her family had traced her and now her life was over.
When Shaurya uncovered the face, the light coming from the window gave him the view of a girl whose eyes were lined with fear. He quickly deciphered that she was about to scream and so he covered her mouth to suppress it. Shaurya observed her terrified face and when her eyes drifted to the vase, he hastily placed it on the side table, sensing that it was of no use.
Anokhi heard the clattering sound and noticed the vase being placed on the table. Confused, she shifted her eyes to the person's face and the slight visibility convinced her that it was not someone from her family.
***
Shaurya's one leg was on the edge of the bed, near Anokhi's waist while his upper body was leaning on her. His right hand which was clutching on to the vase a minute ago was now on the headboard for support.
Whereas anokhi's shivering hands were tightly clutching the blanket, her mind blank for giving any reaction. The hair strands slightly covered her face and the long tresses were scattered away on the cushion.
As soon as her terror-stricken eyes met shaurya's perplexed stare, he asked in a threatening tone "tum kon ho or mere ghar mei kya kar rahi ho?"
Not getting any response, shaurya asked again "bolo varna.." he trailed off when he noticed that she was signalling something with her eyes.
He followed the direction and realised that his hand was still clasping her mouth. Slightly embarrassed, shaurya lifted off the hand, and Anokhi's hand involuntarily pushed him away making him stumble backwards. Sitting on the bed, she tried to cover her upper body with the blanket.
"tum.. Tum kon ho?" Anokhi stammered.
Shaurya looked at her annoyed, " yeh sahi hai. Mera sawal mujse hi? " and he started to stride towards her.
"dekho.. Mere... Mere paas matt aao.."
She tried to turn onn the bedside lamp, but the switch repeatedly slipped from her trembling hands. Some old memories made their way and anokhi's face started to turn pale.
Shaurya noticed all this and stopped in his tracks. Taking some steps back he assured, " acha okay relax. Mai nahi aa rha tumhare paas"
But anokhi's mind was too exhausted to process what he was saying. The terrifying flashbacks haunting her to the core.
"please jao yahan se.. Please.."she started crying, covering herself more. Her voice equal to a pleading
Somewhere Shaurya felt responsible for her condition "fine.. I am going.. Iam going", he tried to ease her and strode away.
Shaurya closed the door behind and straight away headed to his parents room.
***
As soon as Shaurya left the room, anokhi instantly got off the bed and locked the door. She hurriedly turned on the lights and ran to the bed, hugging herself. Taking deep breaths, anokhi wept uncontrollably.
She tried to rub her arms for some warmth. Her heart wanted someone to console her but the mind rebuked stating that it was never going to happen. She recalled yearning for a comforting hand in various phases of her childhood, but it was just a wish that never came true.
On the other side, shaurya knocked on the door continuously till aastha opened it with a confused look."shaurya, beta kya hua? Sab kuch theek hai na".
"mom guestroom mei yeh ladki kon hai?" Shaurya asked on point. Aastha's expression turned into a concern one. "tumhe kaise pta.?" .
Aastha almost slapped her forehead when shaurya told her everything. " yeh kya kiya tune..". Confusion clouded his eyes when he heard his father's voice who was standing behind aastha.
Shaan asked him to come inside and explained everything. The revelation shocked shaurya, he was enraged " what the hell! Aap aise kaise kisi ko bi ghar le aenge. Agar uski family dangerous hui toh?" he blurted off.
"shaurya tumhe nahi pta uski kya halat thi uss time. Or tum keh rahe ho itni raat ko akele chor aata use beech raaste mei" shaan stated in disbelief.
"shaurya maine dekha hai uss bacchi ko. Pta nahi kis trauma se guzar rahi hai vo". Aastha chipped inn, making shaurya recall her cries.
She continued, "aaj jo hona tha vo hogya. But please tum usse kuch matt kehna. Vo pehle hi bohat dari hui hai" requested aastha. Shaurya looked at her increduliously and left the room.
***
The next day, shaurya was bewildered seeing the special treatment being given to the girl. The breakfast was served in her room which was strictly against the rules of the house and his mother had stuck to the girl's room since she had woken up.
He was experiencing mixed emotions. On one side, shaurya was annoyed at the amount of trust being showered on a stranger while on the other side her pleads were ringing in his ears, making him feel guilty for his behaviour. Though he wasn't able to see the face completely, her frightened eyes were not leaving his mind.
But shaurya shoved off these thoughts, not wanting to ruin his break. So, he decided to distract himself by staying away from the home and spending his time with yash and aahir instead of thinking about a SMALL TOWN GIRL.
***
When aastha knocked on the locked door in morning, she was shocked to see anokhi's dishevelled state and swollen eyes. She realised that anokhi had still not recovered from the last night's incident and maybe shaurya's sudden arrival added to her suffering. She tried to have a normal talk but anokhi just stared at her with a poker face. However, after a lot of tries and insistence, aastha finally managed to feed her some breakfast and some time later, anokhi again drifted off to sleep.
For the whole day she was bedridden and didn't speak anything. When aastha shared it with shaurya, he shrugged it off saying "mom usko yahan rakhne ka decision apka hai. Please muje ismei involve matt kijiye". Although he was worried at the back of his mind, he didn't want to get involve in anything related to a runaway bride.
***
Second day at the sabharwal house, at 7am
Anokhi woke up with a startle. She had again dreamt of the same horrifying dream. Though It had become a part of her life but it still managed to shook her to unexplainable means. Gulping some water, anokhi looked around the room and felt a wave of suffocation passing through her.
After a lot of deliberation, she sneaked out of the room to breathe some fresh air. As anokhi climbed down the stairs, her eyes caught the attention of newspaper lying on the table. After peeking around and being sure that no one was there, she picked it up and started reading it.
She was so engrossed in it to notice aastha coming out of the room. "Anokhi.." Aastha called out, her tone having a mixture of softness and surprise. Alarmed, anokhi immediately dropped the newspaper and turned around to face her.
"arey darr kyu gayi. Bohat acha laga tumhe yahan dekhkar. Aao baitho" and aastha made anokhi sit beside her.
"v.. Vo.. Aunty m.. Mai toh bas.." Anokhi tried to explain her presence.
"Tumhe kuch kehne ki zarurat nahi hai. Mai toh khush hu ki tum room se bahar toh aay. Breakfast bana du?" Aastha smiled and lightly traced her hair away from the face.
Anokhi's lips curved into a smile seeing her care and she nodded. As aastha got up to go to the kitchen, anokhi decided to head back to her room. But aastha ordered her to freshen up and come for breakfast downstairs. She had finally seen some hope of anokhi getting better and didn't want her to retreat back to the shell. She wanted to make her feel normal and comfortable. Anokhi tried to decline but aastha was adamant.
***
"mummy please sone do na" shaurya grumbled, covering his face when aastha pulled off the curtains to make way for the sunlight.
"uth jao shaurya, Breakfast ready hai"
He glanced at the watch and scowled "mom abi bas 8 baje hai. Itni jaldi kyu.."
"beta kabhi kabhi jaldi uth jana chahiye" answered aastha, not wanting to reveal the real reason while shaurya moaned in annoyance.
"chalo get up" and she went away to check if anokhi had gotten ready.
***
When shaurya was climbing down the stairs, he noticed a girl sitting at the dining table. Though her back was visible, the neatly tied braid gave him the answer that it was the same small town girl.
He instantly understood the reason behind this early morning breakfast and murmured to himself "wow! Ab yeh ghar iske hisaab se chalega... Behenji"
Shaurya growled inwardly and quickly made his way towards the entrance, anouncing that he was going to have his breakfast with aahir.
Aastha tried to stop him but he left without even looking at them. However, anokhi managed to see a glimpse of the retreating figure whom she assumed to be the same person who had came into her room that night.
***
Chapter -2 : Decisions - Pg 6
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Poor poor girl. She had to go through a lot & Mr. Junior Sabherwal decides to scare the daylights out of her 😆 I shouldn't be laughing but he's a unique piece. & pls... Behenji? LMAO
Shaurya sounds completely like a ameer baap ka bighde hue aulad 🤣🤣 He will come to terms with Anokhi I'm sure but rn he's a jerk 😂
I feel bad for Anokhi & I hope you must be planning to reveal about what kind of miserable situations she had to face 😊 Continue when possible..
Awesome update
Anokhi seemed to hv a really traumatic past😒Nd Shaurya is being jerk to her completely😳
Hopefully we will know her past soon
Loved the way Aastha is taking care of Anokhi❤️
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