Falling In Love With You

Part 13

Avneet sat by the dressing table. Vaishnavi was tying her hair into a beautiful hairstyle. She talked about random experiences of hers and was also teasing her. 
It was 4 pm already. 

Vai- Oh my god you are so pretty!
Avneet giggled.

Avu- You are way more beautiful di! 
Vai- Today is my turn to tease and complement you.

Avu- Okay, I will tease you some other day then. 
Vaishnavi's phone rang. Avneet felt a little flustered reading the id. 
"Siddharth (Idiot)"

Vaishnavi picked it. 
Vai- She is ready!
Sid- I am coming in then. 

They hung the call up. 

Vai- Take care of yourself okay? Don't walk looking at the sky, else you will fall down. 
She presented her speech of Do's and Don't' s to Avneet. 

They went downstairs to find Siddharth smiling and talking with Mrs. Rao. As soon as his eyes landed on Avneet, who was in a blue churidar with a little bindi wearing her cute smile, he forgot to blink for a second. 
But he looked away not wanting to cause a scene in front of Mrs. Rao and grandma.

Mrs. Rao smiled seeing Avneet. 

Mrs. Rao- Oh Lord! My younger daughter is so beautiful.
She hugged Avneet and made a gesture which is believed to take evil eyes from the person. 

She turned towards Siddharth and twisted his ear. 
Mrs. Rao- Take care of her! 

Siddharth nodded. 
Sid- Ouch! Leave my ear (whisper) don't embarrass me in front of her!

He whined. 
They shared a moment of laughter and Avneet went with Siddharth to wherever their destination was. 
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Siddharth turned the driving wheel. 

Sid- You look so beautiful.
She gazed down.

Avu- Thank you.
She smiled a little.    

Sid- I have a surprise for you. 
Avu- Surprise?

Sid- Yes...But that is at the end of the day.
She hummed being excited. 
 
Siddharth drove off to a beautiful place which had peace and minimum human interference. He helped her jump down from the truck and guided her to the riverside which added beauty to the greenery. 

Avu- So beautiful!
Siddharth stared at Avneet. 

Sid(low voice)- Indeed. 
Avneet's smile grew wider seeing a butterfly. 

They spent their time chit chatting while sitting on a bench when Siddharth finally decided to talk about the topic. 

Sid- I have something to tell you. 
He looked nervous.

Avu- Yes?
Sid- Listen to me before thinking, okay?

She nodded,

Sid- Let me share you about me. I am Siddharth as you know... I am from Mumbai. I live with my mom, she is a very beautiful, helpful, kind and the dearest woman ever... She is the best mom one could ever get. 

He took a breathe. 
"When I was a kid, my uncle planned and killed my dad. I want revenge from him Avneet. He has snatched my father, my mom's first happiness and my childhood."

He paused as he felt her holding his hand. 
Avu- I am bad at comforting, but Vaishnavi di always does it when I am hesitant. 

Siddharth smiled at her. He held her hand back softly. 

"When I grew up, my mom revealed who my uncle is. And you would be shocked to know.... It's Asmit." he noticed how her eyes widened. 

"I am here just for revenge. By now, I have known Asmit's resources. I will expose him to the police soon. But... " he looked at her and she looked back.