An AKSHAN Story- Employed to my Husband

Chapter 10

FLASHBACK,

Akshat arrived at this place when he was angry over his parents for not allowing him for the school picnic with his friends as he has been seriously ill since a week. He didn't want to be with them as he assumed that they don't care about his happiness which wasn't the case but his stubborn teenage hormones were taking a toll over him. When he was about to sit under the shade of a tree, he found a girl who was crying loudly but couldn't see her face as her back was facing towards him. He hesitantly sat there as he saw the photo in her hands. He was shocked at once but smiled seeing the photo. It was him with his best friend from the Orphanage. He took out his hand kerchief and passed to her after writing

"I am with you,
My chubby cheeks :)" on it.

She looked at it confused for sometime but instantly realized what it meant. Her happiness had no bound knowing that she is having her best friend with her. She turned to look at him as it had been years when they last met but couldn't see him because he was already leaving the place.

FLASHBACK ENDS.

And this continued for years until they finally met today.

Akshat: Guddan?

She looked at him as tears again welled up in her eyes. He couldn't believe his eyes. Ranbir's words were echoing in his ears. He kneeled down infront of her as his vision got blurred because of tears in his eyes.

Akshat: Tum..... Tum jaanti thi.... ki...ki wo mai hun?

Guddan: Aaj pata chala aur jab pata chala na to...... I wish ki mujhe ye baat kabhi maloom hi nahi hota ki wo aap hai.

He held her left hand and looked at the mole present on her thumb finger assuring that it's her. She jerked her hand away from his grip as she looked at him with questioning eyes.

Guddan: Kyun kiya aapne mere saath aisa? Kya galti thi meri? Kis baat ki saza de rahe hai aap mujhe?

Akshat: Aisa kuchh nahi hai Guddan. I really.....

Guddan: Aapke liye ye sab shayad kuchh nahi tha lekin mere liye ek ummeed thi... meri zindagi ki ek lauti ummeed ki koi hai mere liye... lekin sab galat tha. Sab bas mera weham tha aur kuchh nahi. Aapke liye wo bas ek bachpan ka khel hoga jise aapne bachpan me hi peechhe chhod diya hoga lekin wo mere future ka hope tha. Sab khatam ho gaya, sab kuchh sirf ek waar se. Kyun? Kyun kiya aapne aisa?

Akshat: I am Sorry!

Guddan: Sorry? I need a damn explanation Mr. Akshat Jindal!!!

She yelled at him as she pulled him by his collar dangerously close to her. Both of their eyes glistening with tears as their lips quivered, one because of the sobs and other not being able to utter the truth.

Akshat: I am Sorry, I can't..... I just can't!

He pulled himself from her grip and left the place not able to control his tears and emotions from her.

JINDAL MANSION,

Sushmita: Ye sab ho kya raha hai? Koi mujhe kuchh batayega bhi?

Vikram: Maa ji, shaant ho jaaiye. Hame bhi kuchh nahi pata. Akshat ko bhi thoda shaant hone dijiye phir ham bhi usse baat karte hai.

Aditi: Aap ko kuchh pata hai kya? Guddan ne aapko kuchh bataya?

She asked Neeru who was standing confused because of everything happening around her.

Neeru: Nahi. Guddan ne kuchh nahi bataya, bas yahaan le kar aa gayi.

Even though she knew that Akshat forced Guddan to marry but she didn't disclose it infront of them as she wanted Akshat to clarify the matter within his family.