Stay Away

23- It's going to be fine.

This chapter is the continuation of the present story line. For your reference, the last chapter of present time line was chapter no 19

Vidyut pov:

I left the café as early as I could as I knew that I could not hold it back for long enough. Things were going just the opposite as to what I had expected earlier...I wanted a happy and peaceful life with her.... but now I myself had ended the last hope we had. I did that just because I knew it was the best for her. she was pure...... she deserves more than me. she deserves better. I have no idea if I would move on or if she would get a better person than me..... but all that I know is that she deserves someone better than a guy who had murdered her own sister.

In the past few days all that I had been doing was to admit that it was not my fault and it was just an accident. she had avoided me just because she knew the truth whereas I did not. It was just an accident that I had made even without my knowledge...... it was all that I was trying to accept but failed miserably . Every time I was close to accepting it.... things like her twin was the victim and she had underwent a pain beyond imaginable came back to my mind making it not possible to accept.

The fact that she had completed her work and had left the office made things better than I had expected. I was not forced to look at her face everyday and feel even more low than I already did. All that I wished for was the continuation of these days forever where I avoided her and acted like nothing had actually happened or the mother earth to swallow me whole and that nobody would actually realize my absence. I know both of it would not happen as I had to face the reality no matter what. and thus, there she was in front of my office a week later asking if I could talk to her. 

I walked back fast into the office even though I knew she was not following me. You know.... sometimes its difficult to face the reality of life. After I reached office I pushed back all these thoughts and focused on work so that the banging pain in my chest felt a little better. All that was until I got a call from Akshaya in the evening when I was about to leave the office.

" Hello." I said as I picked up the call and stood from my seat to leave.

"Hey.... where are you?" she asked.

"Me........ I'm searching for my car key so that I can leave home early today. I don't know where exactly I had kept my keys....." I said as I searched around on my table for the keys.

" You seem to be absent minded and out of track these days..... you generally keep it in your second drawer. Check if you have it there." She said and yeah she was right.... it was right there.

"You know me better than I do. It is here..... so yeah starting back home... what about you... why did you call? " I asked as I moved towards the parking lot.

"I want to meet you today. Have few stuffs to talk. How about a meet up?" she asked.

I looked down at my watch as I said.... " How about you come home by 8? I don't feel like chilling out today. If it's something really important we can meet at my house." 

"Cool. I will be there at 8. See you soon. Bye" She said as she hung up the call.

I had solid 45 minutes to 8 and I took the keys to the ignition and the car came to life. I had no mood to talk to people today but if Akshaya has really something important to share I have no problem sparing some time with her.

... xxx ....

Akshaya pov:

I parked my car in front of Vidyut's house and looked down at my watch...
"8:04 p.m." it showed. I let out a deep breath and entered his house. It had been few months as I last visited here. But the place still had the warm welcoming feel as I entered.