Where My Heart Belongs

Chapter 30 " Skipped a beat"

In the orphanage

Rudra held his head as Soumya held his arm with teary eyes and whispered

Soumya: you didn't say anything from hours, please tell me something.

Rudra looked at her and said: this the whole truth you don't know more?

Soumya looked down and didn't answer as Rudra held her hand and said

Rudra: why you remembered this now Soumya, what made you remember what you did to Anika now and who is this man and what he did with the dress and why??

Soumya held her head as she tears and said

Soumya: I can't say more all I can say to you that Anika family suffered because of me and I swear I didn't mean too I swear I didn't know what I was doing I remembered that a month ago and

Rudra: and why you kept silent for this long? Anika have to know this (then he shook his head in disgust) I can't believe someone could do this to a child I can't imagine a family can do this to their own daughter

Soumya eyes widened and said: what??? Why you assumed it's her family?

Rudra: you told me that person brought her here and played with her some sick game telling her to not to say her name nor any information she knows and that what he says will be the truth which for sure was filthy lies that the kid got confused between the right and wrong and believed that she forget her name till she really forgot it and she for sure for some reason trusted that person

Soumya: yes, she trusted him for the chocolate!!!!! but he is a stranger believe me, it can't be her family

Rudra angrily: he used you to steal her stuff then he vanished so no one will know about Anika and then great ma said that her family never called the police and no one came to ask for Anika all this years .which only give me the conclusion that Anika was abandoned not lost (then he scratched his head and said ) how can anyone handle that, she dreams with the day she will meet her family not knowing that they left her in purpose

Soumya felt numb from Rudra conclusions apparently saying part of the truth is also a crime and didn't give her any relief from the guilt that killing her and the fear that took over her life what if he knew that he is Anika's family or at least Anika is his brother 's friend and Anika's mother is the one who struggling with pain that took over her mind and the bloody dress that tortured all of them is her creation with this old devil who destroyed many lives with this lie including hers !!

Soumya: please don't say that it's just a conclusion, don't say it as if its fact (then she said looking down ) maybe they are tortured with her loss like Anika always feared

Rudra looked at her then looked in front of him without commenting on her sentence as she said in low tone

Soumya: do you think I am a bad person?

Rudra looked at her then shook his head faintly

Rudra: no, and I am really glad you chose me to tell him this and promise me you won't hide anything else from me and I promise you the same and don't fear my brother, he is not that bad and he will understand (then he looked down and said ) if he cared at all (then he shook his head) I don't think he really considered to look for Anika 's family, poor Anika !!

Soumya swallowed and nodded faintly and Rudra smiled.

Soumya: do you care for Anika that much?

Rudra took a deep breath and said

Rudra: you know? we didn't know bhai from long, although we are his cousins before we live in mansion, I saw him in my life once he was a child and he was coming with Surbhi's mother who was completely insane, not like how you see her now no, the woman was not in this world I can't even begin to describe how terrible was condition