Well!! Well!! well!! My dear readers I have did a major change in this chapter that's if you had read before then you would know and added an extra part because this one became really big.
I hope you don't mind or if you do! Please let me know! Kyunki main aapka mann toh nahi padh sakti! I have think too much and then decide this but as readers you opinion matters to me. So please let me know.
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"No!" Chachu's stern voice resonated through the hall.
"But, Dad, please!" Vritika pleaded, her voice filled with desperation.
Chachi intervened, her voice firm but laced with concern. "No, Vritika, your dad is right. It's been barely a few months since the accident, and God knows what could have happened if Jarek hadn't arrived on time..." Her voice trailed off, her eyes welling up with tears.
Vritika tried to argue, "But, Mom..."
Just then, Dad asked, "What's going on?" as they entered the hall. I shifted my gaze from my laptop screen, which was sitting in my lap, to look at them.
Vritika sat next to Dad, grasping his hands with a pout.
"Bade Papa, I want to go to New Jersey with my friends for New Year's, but Mom and Dad won't let me," she said, her lower lip jutting out in a sulk.
"They're right, you need rest," I declared to her.
"Yes, Adwait is right," Kaki agreed.
Vritika turned to Dad with pleading eyes. "Bade Papa, please... All my friends are going to be there too..." she implored.
"Fine, but only if you take security with you," Dad conceded.
"No, Dad! We can't do that! It's not necessary." I protested
"It's fine, Adwait. Let her go. Just because of one accident, we can't keep her confined. This will help her move on too." Dad reasoned.
"But I'm not keeping her confined, I just want her to wait a bit," I explained.
"Did you talk to Anisha?" he inquired, skillfully changing the subject.
The others sighed, and I refocused my attention on my laptop screen, but I couldn't help noticing Vritika's triumphant grin as she high-fived dad out of the corner of my eye.
For days, they've been teasing me about Anisha, but I have no idea what's going on with her. She's not calling me, nor responding to my texts. It's been over a week since they left, and the last message I received from her was a brief 'We've arrived safely.' Nothing since then. I'm regretting my decision to let her go again...
