ROYAL HIGHNESS

07. Bechare Sir!

Author's POV,

At one side, Ovie and Advait were developing their bond while on this side, Amyardh was lying on his bed holding his cell phone in his hand, scrolling something in it. He was reading a novel in which he always found his solace. He didn't usually read novels before. But for a reason, he always preferred a single author, @OKAY Writes. Even though the author wasn't that famous, he would always be her first viewer. The choice of words that the author used in her novels would remind a certain someone who was very dear to him.

He closed his eyes, his subconscious mind picturing a scene. His lips curled up into a smile involuntarily. A girl was running while giggling on the grass field. She was a young and beautiful woman in her youth. She looked divine in a simple white anarkali suit, her wrists were adored with green bangles, a pair of big mirror jhumkhas were dangling from her ears. She was holding a ring box in her hand, a happy expression on her face. As she ran, the anklets on her ankles chimed combined with her giggles created a melody to his ears. She held out her hand and when he was about to grab it, she disappeared from his sight. The picturesque location which was colorful and merry moments ago turned black all of the sudden.

Amyardh quickly opened his eyes, his breathing was erratic. His heart was pounding rapidly in his chest. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. The smile which adored his handsome face vanished and a frown replaced it. His hand still hovered on the screen of his phone, on a particular dialogue reminded him of her.

"Tum toh ladkiyon se bhi najuk ho. Ek panipuri hazam nahi kar sakte!" (You're sensitive than a girl. You can't even digest a single panipuri!)

His eyes teared up as the girl's angelic voice lingered in his ears. It's the same dialogue that the girl used to tease him with. His eyes lit up as he remembered those precious moments. But his face expression morphed into a sad smile in a fraction of second as if he remembered something sorrowful. He continues reading the whole chapter and sends a personal text to the novelist.

"Dear Author,

Your novels never miss to make me happy. Keep going!!

@OKAY_Writes"

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Ovie's POV,

I'm a mess right now. If any of my fans could see me now, they definitely wouldn't recognize me as 'The Ovie Khanna'. Welcome to my disheveled self. I'm in my baby pink crop tee with some baggy trousers, my hair bunched up in a messy bun and a big round glasses on the top of my nose. I'm sitting at my desk in my bedroom illuminated by only dim bed lamp, my eyes focused on the laptop in front of me as if Iam doing something illegal. But it doesn't matter. This is my comfort zone. The only place which provides me solace. My novels. I opened the app to see if there is any reviews from him on my latest chapter update. My eyes glimmered with happiness when I saw a text from him.

"Dear Author,

Your novels never miss to make me happy. Keep going!!

@OKAY_Writes"

"My Dear Always First Viewer,

It's good to know that you found what you wanted in my novels!

@nyctophile"

He is a mystery for me that Iam curious to solve. My novels always have sad endings, I don't know what he finds in them. Apart from being an actress, forming characters and creating fictions is my hobby, my passion. Whenever I get stressed or frustrated, I vent it out through writing. But now a days, Iam writing for him, my first viewer rather than for myself. I think he somehow feels connected to my novels. I don't know why but I get a feeling that he is sad and I want to lessen his sadness. I hope he would always be happy. We have never met, never seen each other's faces nor had proper conversations but I feel like I have known him forever. I wonder if his life is as dark as the name he calls himself, nyctophile (darkness lover). Iam curious about his story, I want to know more about him, I want to find out what his name is and I also want to see him face to face. Anyone would think Iam crazy if they knew what Iam thinking right now. I know we are living in 2023, the time where people get tricked, cheated on every other day....but I don't think he is one of them. He seems genuine.