🥀//Eternally Us//🥀

Disclosing truth //🥀

Ashwati's viewpoint :

"Come on, try it." I persuaded Kamlesh with a smile on my face.

"It must be amazing." He grinned while swirling his fork in the scrambled eggs I made for him.

Then he took a bite, which made me nervous. What if doesn't like my cooking?

"Its so tasty!" He exclaimed vibrantly.

"Really?" I asked him for confirmation.

"Yes Ash, I'm not kidding." Kamlesh replied in a genuine voice.

"I'm glad." I smiled.

"Tum bhi khaao." He told me and I took a bite out of my plate.

Yeah, it did turn out good. Thankfully I didn't let myself down in front of Kamlesh. If I did, it would've been so embarrassing.

"By the way, tumhe kuch pata chala Ishan aur Samikhya ke baare mein?" Kamlesh asked me a few minutes later.

"Not yet." I sighed.

"Ohh." He mumbled in response.

"Mujhe pata chala ki Riya bhi bohat depressed hai. Main aaj usse milne jaaungi." I told Kamlesh.

"That's so sad. You should comfort her." Kamlesh said.

"Yeah, I'll try." I nodded.

"Tum apna khayal rakhna, main kuch derr Riya se milkar aati hu." I added in concern.

"Sure. Take care." Kamlesh smiled at me.

I took our empty plates to the kitchen and placed them in the sink. Then I washed my hand, grabbed my purse, bid a goodbye to Kamlesh and then left for Riya's place.

I called her beforehand so that she doesn't get shocked on seeing me.

"Hi Ash." She weakly greeted me after I reached.

"Hey Riya. How are you doing?" I asked her politely.

"All good." She added in the same melancholic tone.

Then she let me in and we went to her bedroom. We both sat on her bed.

"What's wrong Riya? You don't look okay." I asked her considerably.

"Ash.. there's just so much going on. I'm unable to bear all this." She sighed with teary eyes.

"Don't cry, please." I wiped off the teardrop falling down her eyes.

"You can tell me anything you wish, but don't cry." I repeated my words to comfort her.

"Can I share something with you?" She asked me softly.

"Of course." I told her while caressing her hair.

"I really like Abhay. And he's hurting me." She started crying again.

"He's hurting you? Kya kiya usne?" I asked her in confusion.

As far as I know, Abhay's depressed too, because of losing Riya. Why would he hurt her despite of all this? I can see that he likes her a lot, genuinely.

"His...past... He's not a good person." Riya sobbed on my shoulder.

What past? I understand Abhay was disrespectful towards Anushree and Samikhya but apart from that, he's not a bad human after all.

He's helped me so much whenever I needed anyone, been with his friends all the time. He's genuinely a great personality.

I wonder why he has become rude these days. Maybe he can't see Shubman suffering because of his forced marriage, so he's cold towards Anushree.