GILDED LOVE IN THE SHADOWS

CHAPTER 14

Next day goes the same way as it was yesterday he takes me out to little on the outside of city limits and takes me on a tour of his business I mean this guy is actually a hardworking and genuine soul its only I who couldn't even for a slightest get feelings towards him, because my heart body and soul is completely trapped in an illusion, that illusion being Aanya

I wish I could have stayed a bit longer but I need to close a few other business so I have to leave today let me drop you back home what say

It's alright I can find my way back home

No I insist please I can't go back at ease not knowing whether you reached back home or no

(I thought I could use this chance and go out with her but he is too persistent so i just play along) Ah if you insist sure

After dropping me back home he leaves and I happily enter but to my surprise she isn't home

I check all the places where she usually would be but I couldn't find her, so I get changed and wait for her but before I could do that I see a note placed in my room

**Don't wait for me have some business to attend to have asked the next door lady to give you some food I'll be back tomorrow **

That's strange she never goes by leaving a note but I wait as I told, two days go by she never returns and it makes me worry more

So I go out and ask all the new people she made as acquaintances and ask them one by one out of which one woman who sells flowers near the temple tells me that she has gone for a funeral, but whose I wonder after asking her I return back just to see her standing in the middle of the living room, she looks exhausted but still she smiles so effortlessly when she sees me, I smile back

Where have you been you told me you would be back(I am silenced when she hugs me I hug her back)

I am sorry love so so sorry I didn't tell you the actual truth and made you wait

That's all right I got to know that you had been for a funeral if it's not too much can I ask whose

It's my Ma she tells with a worried expression

But didn't you tell you were an orphan

She was the one who adopted me and gave me the proper life I have right now

I am so sorry for your loss come here sit down let me get you some water first... Mm okay?

Thankyou (I hug and kiss her before sitting down she is the only support I need at the moment even though Ma was there half of the time it never felt this sad and alone when she died not a single soul was there to attend her last rites I happened to know she died because I decided to visit her but ended up being the only person to do her final rites)

Here drink some and go and freshen up ill cook some food for you, I soothe her back

No princess let me freshen up real quick I'll cook

Don't worry I ain't a bad cook so take your time and be here for lunch okay?

I smile at her not knowing what to ask further because she never opened up about her Ma or her life prior it's best to leave it untouched

*Princess who had this troubled expression while entering the house lightened up whilst seeing my face, I don't know how I am going to be thankful for this but I will and will always be grateful that I got to know her

She never treated me like a servant but instead like a sister at first but it slowly became something more that we both didn't understand at first but realised later what we had was something pure which was considered a taboo

Will I be able to protect her if the word gets out I am pulled out of my thoughts when I hear a knock

Yes princess what happened

Food is ready

Coming!!!!!

We eat our lunch which surprisingly tastes so good I look at her

I never knew you could cook so well, I tell her with a surprised face

How do you think I survived the last few days I was so happy when I got to leave Arjun side and get back home early only to find a note stuck stating you won't be home I haven't forgiven you for that

I pull my biscuit who is whining onto my lap she gasps and giggles and faces me and starts feeding what surprised me was she was already eating her food but she left that and feeds me she never shares her plate of food, all I can do is be grateful and smile and take the love she is giving me right now

You know what this feels good actually you have to feed me daily then, I tease

Sure as long as we are here I'll feed you love daily

We both realise what she told and she tears up a bit I kiss her cheeks to assure her that I'll be by her side

We finish lunch and she drags me out to her studio and shows the painting which she completed it's the same painting I saw the other day Its a painting of me and her happily laughing whilst the ocean waves welcome us

It is so beautiful baby (I hold her and slowly massage her shoulders)

It's the very paining which we messed up remember I made some adjustments what do you think

I don't respond instead I cup her face and kiss her this time slowly passionately marking her as mine she moans and I remember that it's not a good idea to kiss her here

So I drag her in and we kiss each other for a while feeling up and holding each other we didn't make love this time but instead we assured each other that we have to go on each other's lives side by side which makes us both tear up a bit