𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕪

CHAPTER 4

Same day

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE JUST BEEN CLEARED TO LAND AT THE CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PLEASE MAKE SURE ONE LAST TIME THAT YOUR SEAT BELT IS SECURELY FASTENED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE CURRENTLY PASSING AROUND THE CABIN TO MAKE A FINAL COMPLIANCE CHECK AND PICK UP ANY REMAINING CUPS AND GLASSES. THANK YOU.

The loud announcement woke Ashwin. He had a good slumber in his business class seat. Yawning slowly, he sat up and adjusted his hair. He was in casuals, wearing a hoodie and pants.
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He was searching for his mom among the crowd and saw her waving at him vigorously. He chuckled and went to her. She took him on her embrace and hugged him tight. That's when he noticed Krishna uncle, Ashwin father's friend and his wife and daughter, Teju. Yes you're right the marketing manager, correct. But no one from the office knows this which led to all the teasing among the staffs. Ashwin and Teju are comfortable with each other only because they have known each other for too long.
Ashwin greeted them with a genuine smile and asked them about their well-being. Soon they got home. Ashwin had asked Sathya ma to arrange an apartment for him as he prefers staying alone so he went there. It was a big apartment with double storey with a balcony on the living room and his bedroom. He refreshed himself and went to bed.
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Shivanya, right now is sitting under the big wooden dining table in the kitchen. With her legs crossed and mouth stuffed with as much as Rasgulla she can.She is looking like a chipmunk but she doesn't mind. Nothing can stop her from finishing this pot of Rasgulla before Chinni. They're on war. The groom's family just arrived an hour ago. Pravisht went to call her as the rituals were to start. The engagement was to start after some prayers for Krishna Jayanthi. With everyone of her cousins wearing brand new, dazzling traditional attires. Shivanya entered the scene in her mother's old yet elegant banasari saree, grabbing all the attentions just like that.

(something like this)

That's the thing about this girl, it's true that she is barely noticed but that is because she doesn't seek for it and chooses to stay behind. But once she steps ahead, She shines like a star.

Some of the elders even thought they saw Bondita in a fraction of second. Seeing this Avantika's hatred towards Shivanya could only increase.
While standing among the other cousins beside Pravisht,Shivanya looked at the broom. To her shock, he was looking at her. His stare made her feel really uncomfortable but she decided to not jump to any conclusions and hid behind Pravin. Everything went smooth but God had other plans.
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Shivanya was alone in the kitchen drinking water. She heard footsteps that sent her shivers, even almost dropped her glass. She turned to see who it was. It was Vihan, the groom.
The way he was looking at her with a devilish smirk on his face made her realise that he is not a good man. She tried to leave but he blocked her way.

"Can I help you?"
"Maybe"
"I'm sorry?"
There was a sudden power cut

Great, she muttered to herself

"Meet me at the backyard after 12, would 'ya?" he whispered near her and tried to touch her.

The current suddenly came back. Without thinking twice she slapped him across his face.
She ran to the hall calling for Pravisht and Daadi. She was frightened and was shivering.

"What happened Shivu? "Pravi asked worried. She quickly hugged him tight.

"He tried to misbehave with me!"
"That's bullshit, how dare you put such an accusation on my Vihan!" Avantika exclaimed.

"Vihan tell us what happened? " Vihan's father asked him

" I went there to drink water and suddenly the power went out, when it was back, she was standing there and all this happened, " Vihan hid the truth especially where he got slapped. He was mad that she didn't fall in his trap but he didn't want to react and gain the bad name. Instead he left the rest to his in-laws just by being calm and composed which sent chills through Shivanya,she knew what he was trying to do. He is implicating that she is the one who misbehaved.
Even Pravi could see that Vihan might be lying cause he trusts his sister. Second how can Vihan be so calm with his arms crossed when there is a whole chaos breaking down before him. Just when he was about to question something.

"So, you've come up with these sort of cheap plans to manipulate him cause he is rich? Avanti told us about you, we should have been careful. " Vihan's mom

"What do you mean Avanti told you about her?" Pravi asked

"That she was born to a girl who got pregnant before being married despite being a teacher and was raised well." Avanti's mom said bluntly.

THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW.

Shivanya lost her control and almost raised her hand at Avanti's mom until another slap landed on her instead. It was Daadi who came between them.

"How dare you raise your hand at someone who is elder than you, Shivanya!?"

"Daadi ma, can't you see? She is not just talking bad about me but also your daughter!"

Silence dangerously spread through the entire place. Anger on both of their eyes.

"Was she wrong?" Only Daadi would know the humiliation she and her husband went through that separated him from her.

Those words shattered the poor girls heart she ran back to her room and slammed the door. Suja ma and Chinni ran behind her. Pravisht shot a suspicious glare at Vihan who was scrolling through his phone and went behind them as well.

"She should have been left in a orphanage," someone muttered but it didn't slip out of Daadi's ears. She shot them a deadly glare, apologised to the groom family and went back to her room.

Everything happened in a blink.

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Hey everyone thank you for your support so far truly overwhelmed. Sorry that this chapter doesn't have much of Ashwin and is more about Shivanya. Next Chapter will be totally upside down😂. It will have more of Ashwin.