Eighteen Minus (COMPLETED)

Chapter 40

Friday Surprise...✨✨✨
Sorry for the delay. Was busy attending a Mr VVIP this Tuesday. Mr Shiva and Mrs Parvathi ji's darling little son Mr Ganesha who arrived home on the occassion of Ganesha Chaturthi festival.

Thereby I couldn't divert my attention!!! Can I? 🤭

Anyways managed to write the next chapter finally. Thank you for your patience. Now enjoy ❤️

Belated wishes of Gowri-Ganesha festival to everyone who celebrated. Cheers ❤️ let Bappa bless us all 🙏

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VANSHIKA
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I kept glancing at the stars in the sky. The weather was pleasant and the slow blowing winds added onto the weather. Everything had calmed down. Suddenly!!!

'Wow...stars??? Hadn't expected' I heard Luv saying as she passed me a coffee mug. I smiled slightly saying

'That too on a stormy night. Who would say it rained just a few hours ago!!!' I added when she chuckled saying

'Exactly dude!!! It's so unpredictable na? But Bangalore has been like this since we knew it!!! But still ...it's beautiful' I said when she nodded saying 'It is!!!' and I felt her gaze on me. I turned around and looked at her when she blinked profusely and looked elsewhere. She was hiding her tears. I slowly went towards her and back hugged her keeping my chin on her shoulder is when I heard her sob more.

'Heyyyy bad habit!!! I don't want a cry baby neice or nephew!!! You already cry a lot in your serials....ever since you got that lead role in that dumb show!!! But really Luv I loved you as that vamp!!! Remember meoooow!!!' I enacted and she burst out laughing while tears still spilled out of her eyes and we both chuckled again.

'I am sorry Shiku!! I should have known better!!! I'm sorry' she sniffled through her tears when I turned her around saying 'Dont Yaar Di!!! Please...you are not a fault!!! Not once...you are the best thing that happened to me...you know I love you'

'Well then maybe you deserve better than the best if this is the best!!! Not once did I have a clue that you were fighting such a huge battle all by yourself! I'm a bad-' I kept my palm on her mouth saying

'Dare you complete that line!!! You were always there for me Luv!!! A phone call away... anything and everything. If you didn't know all of this...it's because I didn't want you to...' more tears fell from her eyes when I cupped her cheeks saying

'Luv...I had already done a lot of damage to you...I know you never stayed here in this house because of those harsh words I told you..I almost called you a bi-...Shit!!! You were always looking out for me and if my choice was wrong what was your fault? If you were always the softie cone since childhood and I always the cracked nut...you can't be blamed na? I am still ashamed for being jealous of my own sibling Luv!!! I thought I was always protecting you from bullies like you did when I remember that 'Coconut tree aunty' used to call me Fatso??? Remember???' I asked when she smiled through her tears.

'But then I don't know when did the caring Shika turned into a annoying Shika!!! I don't know why I always tried to put you down...you were good at studies naturally and you helped me too...You always helped me and were happy when I scored more than you but it wasn't vice versa from my side...I hated it when Daadu hugged you and appreciated you...I wanted the limelight!!! And then I don't know when the competitiveness overpowered me!!! I can't even imagine if Nayar uncle would have jumped into the backwaters that day and saved you...what would have happened!!! I swear I still can't forgive myself for that stupid act!!! I'm sorry Luv!!!' I said when she wiped my tears saying

'You were a kid Shiku!!! Karthik is right...We shouldn't have got rid of you...Mom Dad could have dealt it in a better way and I can feel it better today because it's not even a few hours that I know I'm pregnant and I'm so protective about my child where as you were their Twelve year old baby girl!!! How could they? And forget about them...why couldn't I see your pain... everytime you called me up from Mangalore...you sounded so cheerful and happy...how well did you hide your pain Shiku!!! I feel like a failure as a sister!!!' saying she burst into tears when I hugged her saying