Entwined - A #RuNak SS - 03/04/24 UPDATE: PART 6- Page 7 - Page 6

Wonderful update. Will reply in detail about Ch3 and Ch4 later!

Originally posted by: Anusha16

Wonderful update. Will reply in detail about Ch3 and Ch4 later!

Thank you Anu! I will look forward to that.

And I have to read the shoot - I saw the wonderful length of the OS and parked it for when I can read it aaram SE : work was super crazy last week so didn't want to breeze through and say I loved it and move on. I wanted to take my time and enjoy it! Hopefully I'll do it tomorrow 😁♥️

Originally posted by: Mridzy

Thank you Anu! I will look forward to that.

And I have to read the shoot - I saw the wonderful length of the OS and parked it for when I can read it aaram SE : work was super crazy last week so didn't want to breeze through and say I loved it and move on. I wanted to take my time and enjoy it! Hopefully I'll do it tomorrow 😁♥️

Please do. I am going to post another one tomorrow - so you have more work to do lol!

I am looking forward to any feedback you might have for me. I am looking to improve my writing and as a fellow writer, your insight is very welcome.

Originally posted by: Anusha16

Please do. I am going to post another one tomorrow - so you have more work to do lol!

I am looking forward to any feedback you might have for me. I am looking to improve my writing and as a fellow writer, your insight is very welcome.

Ooh a new OS to read is always fun! Do post! And I'll try to read both! Can't promise, but I can try! 😁😁

I'll definitely leave feedback once I have read it ; but in all honesty, I might just say that was brilliant! 😁

I am looking forward to your thoughts on parts 3 and 4 too! ♥️

Originally posted by: Mridzy

Ooh a new OS to read is always fun! Do post! And I'll try to read both! Can't promise, but I can try! 😁😁

I'll definitely leave feedback once I have read it ; but in all honesty, I might just say that was brilliant! 😁

I am looking forward to your thoughts on parts 3 and 4 too! ♥️

No pressure, read at your leisure. But please don't forget to read

PART 5

The rays of the early morning sun filtered in through the gap in the parted curtains of the room.

Jhanak's eyes fluttered open. It wasn't that she was asleep anyway - by now she was used to waking up very early - otherwise she would be faced with taunts and questions on being late to do her chores.

Stifling a yawn, she stretched her hands above her head, as the room was cast in a warm glow of the morning sun.

"Morning"

Her eyes shot open and she sat up with a jolt, her mind taking a few seconds to bring her to speed of her situation right now.

Oh right!

"G-good morning, sir ji" she mumbled back, raising her eyes to look at him.

He raised his brow at her, a smirk gracing his lips, "not the morning person, are you?!

Before she could answer, he went on, "neither am I, but sleeping on this sofa is terrible"

Anirudh bit his lip, regretting the words he had said immediately - Jhanak's face fell and a melancholic expression settled in her eyes. Now she was going to try to fight his help ever more - it had already been so hard to barely convince her.

Stupid!

"But I'm not leaving until I can find a nurse for you, so don't try" he said hurriedly, shaking his head.

She narrowed her eyes at him and opened her mouth to argue, but seemed to think against it and closed her mouth quickly,

Happy that she wasn't arguing him first thing in the morning, Anirudh went on, "Good. I'm going to go freshen up. But I'll be right back. If you need anything at all, call me, ok?"

Satisfied with her begrudging nod, Anirudh turned to the door. He had just reached her door, when he turned to face her again, "Jhanak, where's your phone? You'll need your phone"

Oh shit!

Jhanak bit her lip, maybe she should have fought sir ji when he offered to help - now what was she going to say?

Realising she had nothing to say, she averted her gaze from his, making sure to look anywhere but him.

"Jhanak, where is your phone?" He repeated again, this time stressing on each of the words more.

"I don't need a phone. Mujhe kis kaam Ka" she tried vaguely, still not looking at him.

There was an exasperated sigh, "ab kaam hai na, don't waste my time and tell me where the phone is"

"I won't need you urgently sir ji. I'm ok, Aap jaiye"

"Jhanak"

That was a warning. He was annoyed. She could tell that without even looking at his face. She could tell that from his tone. From the way he said her name.

Now she was noting how he said her name?

Realising that she had absolutely no way out of this, she lowered her voice to an unintelligible mumble, "itswithmimi"

"What?"

"Nothing"

Anirudh could not believe what he was hearing - he heard her alright, he just couldn't believe it.

He closed the distance between the door and the bed in three long strides. Beyond irritated that she still wasn't looking at him, he plonked down on the bed near her feet, and grabbed her hand.

That snapped her eyes back at him, and there was fear in them.

Muttering a mental expletive at himself, he released her hand, looking into her eyes, he asked, "please tell me my sister did not take your gifts from you".

The disbelief and disappointment in sir ji's eyes did not let her lie to him. But she also couldn't bring herself to say what Mimi had done, so she hurriedly said, "it doesn't matter, sir ji. There is no -"

He put his hand up, motioning her to keep quiet, "don't make this worse by saying it had no value to you"

He couldn't believe what his family was doing to this girl - he had heard enough of the questions and insults to know what they thought of her - but taking something she had rightfully earned? A dreadful feeling settled in the pits of his stomach and he turned his head to quickly scan the room.

If Mimi took the phone, then - "Jhanak where is your trophy?"

Her silence told him everything he needed to know. He knew he couldn't handle the sadness in her eyes now, so he didn't even look at her.

Anger flaring within him faster than he could blink, he shot up from the bed, "I'll be right back" he said and without waiting for an answer, burst out of the door.

*****

Anirudh never remembered moving so quickly in his life ever before. He threw open the door to his sister's room more harshly than necessary. There was a loud noise as he did that, and frankly he didn't care.

"How dare you, Mimi" he called out to the empty room - Mimi was his little sister, and he had always overlooked all her tantrums, he had always pampered all her demands.

To find out that she had taken what was never hers, she had taken gifts and prizes won by Jhanak for her performance angered him and disappointed him immeasurably.

He couldn't help but feel responsible for this!

He needed to have a word with that girl. But first he would return everything to Jhanak

He only hoped Mimi hadn't taken that phone to use. He fervently hoped that the phone was stowed away somewhere here where he could find.

Luckily for him, he didn't have to search much as he found it immediately on the bed side table near the night light - Mimi had left it to charge.

He grabbed the phone, yanking it off the charger. The wallpaper set on the phone told him Mimi was indeed using it.

Another choice expletive rolled off his tongue, and he stuffed the phone in his pocket.

Now to search for the hamper and the trophy - he knew his sister was a hoarder and she never really threw anything away. So he was sure that the hamper and trophy was in this room too.

On a hunch, he went straight to her wardrobe, "sorry Mimi" he muttered knowing that he was intruding her privacy.

Yanking the door open, his eyes fell on the gift hamper he had meticulously put together for Jhanak and his heart sank.

He pulled the basket out, and roughly rummaged through the contents or what was remaining of it.

The wrapping was crunched up and tossed to a corner. All the vouchers he had put in for Jhanak was gone - he had no doubt in his mind that his sister had used all of them.

Anger flaring within him once again, he searched for the envelope with the note he had left for Jhanak - as he suspected that was gone too.

He didn't care if Mimi read that note - he didn't care what she thought.

Clenching his jaw, he dumped the empty hamper on Mimi's bed and walked back to her wardrobe - at this point he really didn't care if he had to empty the whole freaking wardrobe to find Jhanak's trophy - heck, if he had to empty the entire house, he would.

Thankfully, it didn't come to that and he found the trophy underneath a pile of Mimi's clothes - she had not even tried to hide it. He pulled it out and he didn't think it was possible, but he felt even worse when he saw what his sister had done to the trophy.

Jhanak's name board had been ripped out and there were scratches near the base of the trophy.

Clutching the trophy so tightly that his fingers hurt, but not caring about anything, he grabbed the hamper off the bed and walked back to Jhanak's room.

It wasn't that he was blind to how Jhanak was being treated at his house - he knew and while he didn't like it, he had thought that it was a price to pay for her safety, to ensure he could keep protecting her, to keep helping her.

The trophy that was digging into his skin told him very clearly that he had thought wrong.

Well, not anymore.

Jhanak wouldn't pay the price anymore. And certainly not this way.

***** To be continued *****

Hiya,

Read and review pls.

Mridzy

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Interesting one Mridzy eager to know what happens next

Originally posted by: Lollolika

Interesting one Mridzy eager to know what happens next

Thank you! ♥️ I'm not sure if you did, but if you haven't, please read part 4 too - that should set some context. :) and do tell me what you thought about that part.

I would appreciate inputs on that part as I felt there was quite a lot of movement there and wasn't sure if it was ok?

Thanks for reading and commenting! 🤗 Helps me write more.

Hi Mridzy,

I am due on reading things here.. will soon catch up and comment one by one.