Mute love

her happiness

I looked at her after applying ointment on her bruise. Her eyes were still red and puffy. Her eyelashes were still wet because of her tears, her cheeks were stained with dried tears.
She was just looking at her hand, I noticed movement in her throat when she gulped in pain.
" Don't worry, it will be fine!! " My calm and assuring tone made her look at me. Our eyes met, and this is something harsh, this is something painful for me. It's really painful to look in her eyes. Because everytime I do, I remember my first love.
It's really strange to feel like this. I should not think like this, I should not look at her the way I used to look at Soumya. I will not. I would not look at her like I once looked at my wife.
She is Anshika not Soumya, I just feel like this because she has a good bond with my daughter, the same bond my wife used to have. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
"I am really sorry honey!! " I flinched before coming back to my senses when Adhya spoke.
I look at her.
She too had tears in her eyes.
" It looks so bad, it must be hurting na?? " She said, taking a seat beside Anshika on the sofa.
" I am sorry, I told you to make coffee and hot chocolate, that's why this happened!! " She said, looking at her bruise. Oh so she was making hot chocolate and coffee.
I was about to open my lips to say something but Anshika just hugged her from the side with one hand and cleared her tears with her other palm.
She shook her head as no. I smiled slightly looking at them.
My baby is really happy after she came. I hope I can keep that smile forever on her small lips.

" You know honey!! " She climbed down from the sofa " Don't worry, you are in pain na, I will take care of you, now you won't do anything I will do, ok?? "
A chuckle left from my lips, I saw her holding Anshika's hand in her hands, she started blowing air on her hand with her mouth.
" Do you want something? " She said, tilting her head to look at her.
And before she could reply, Adhya looked at me " Dadda?? "
" Yes baby?? "
" Go and bring juice for her!! " It was more like command than request.
" Me?? " I asked, pointing to myself.
" How many dadda I have?? "
Woah!! She is just four, God. I guess she inherited that sarcasm from her mom.
I sighed before leaving my seat, but when I was about to make my way towards, I felt a light grip on my wrist.
I looked at my wrist and then at the owner of the hand, no it wasn't my daughter , it was Anshika's hand, I looked at her and then again travelled my eyes to my wrist, she followed my gaze and immediately left my hand after realising what she did.
I waited for her to tell me why she stopped me.
She gave me a nervous smile after shaking her hands as no. Ok I got it.

" It's ok, it is just a glass of juice, I can do that " Saying that I walked down to the kitchen.

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It was evening, which meant it was time for me to leave.
I caressed Adhya's hair before kissing her forehead. In return she pecked my both cheeks.
" Go safely honey and don't worry about me. " I smiled at her statement.
Taking a deep breath, I tighten my grip on the strap of the bag hanging on my shoulder.
I turned my head towards the left where he was standing with a poker face, Resting both of his hands in his pockets.
I waved at him just to receive a nod from him.
I turned towards the door.
" Wait!!! " It came out from his mouth as if he was suppressing something for almost five minutes. I stopped on my track but didn't turn around, I heard footsteps, as he came in front of me I just looked at him blankly exactly the way he does.

He took a deep breath before taking out his right hand from his pocket.
" Keep it!! " He said, handing me a pocket of pills. I looked at the pills and then him.
As soon as our eyes met he turned his face away, avoiding my gaze " They are painkillers, it will help you to relieve the pain and you would feel better. "
Heat rushed to my cheeks, letting them turn completely red, I pressed my lips in a thin line to stop them from smiling.
I nodded before running out of the house.
Once I was out of his sight, I let out a sigh. I looked at the medicine in my hand, a shy smile appeared on my lips without my permission.
Stop Overthinking idiot, it is just medicine.

My house was a five minute walking distance from the nearest bus stop. I was just one minute away from my house. I don't know why but I was smiling like an idiot. I really need therapy. I smiled more at my own thoughts. The day was nice, I should thank god for this.
All I have to do after reaching home is scan my face in the mirror so that I might know how stupid can I look while smiling without any reason.

" Hey love!!! " I flinched when someone cut my way.
I gasped after seeing Yash in front of me. What is he doing here? I was wrong, the day wasn't nice.
He smiled at me, but his smile has types and the type right now wasn't a healthy one. Something is up to come. His presence is always a disaster. And this is the first time he is showing up after that bar incident.

Thank you for the reading 📖. I hope like and I want to share with you that don't know why but I am feeling so good after writing this part. Yesterday I was frustrated but today I think I wrote my heart out.

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