Book #1 of "her series"
Cover by my love @reevajasoos 🎀✨️
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"I HATE YOU." Adhvik yelled.
"That's what you were supposed to do from the very beginning! We shouldn't have fallen in love in the first place." Brinda said and left.
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It's almost been one and half months since i woke up. The world has changed a lot, but i am getting used to it. I joined the office again.
I was sitting in my cabin going through a presentation when i heard a knock on the door.
"Come in."
"Ma'am Mr. Rathore sent these flowers." Ms. Anita, my secretary, said, passing me the bouquet of white tulips.
The same bouquet he's been sending me from past one and half months. But he always sent it at home everyday than why office today? I picked up the letter attached to it.
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(The letter)
Day:-52 Hey orange,
Hope you are doing great. I heard from Naina that you are back to work. Things must have been hard. The world has changed a lot in the past 1 year, 9 months, and 24 days, and you'll take some time to get used to it. So don't be hard on yourself, okay?
I was waiting at the restaurant where we met the first time and you know i thought for a moment i saw you there.That you actually came but you didn't but that's okay. I get it. It was my fault and i am really sorry.
I promised you i won't come in front of you or call you unless you want me to, but I'll still wait for you orange. I was an idiot back then. Please orange talk to me once.
I know i don't deserve this, but I'll be waiting at the restaurant. Same time, same place, and hoping that you'd show up if you are ready to talk to me.
I love you, and i miss you a lot. Yours and only yours Adhu
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I finished reading the letter with a heavy heart. I do visit him every day looking at him from afar. I just can't gather the courage to face him. He waits for me every day with hope in his eyes and leaves with disappointment.
I feel bad. He's making it difficult for me now. How can i not love him? But am i ready to forget everything? Am i ready to forget everything that happened?
The problem between us has never been love. First, it was family, and then it was trust and maybe miscommunication?
It was 7 in the evening. The time he mentioned to meet me. He always waits for an hour and a half for me. I was sitting at a distance from him from where he couldn't notice me.
Soon, i realized he was getting restless and breathing heavily! What's wrong with him? Is he sick? Why is he here then? Idiot. Should i go to him, but...? Shut up Brinda. Your ego is not bigger than Adhvik's health.
I quickly got up and rushed to the table he was sitting at.
"Mr. Rathore." I called him, but i don't think he heard me. His body is shivering, and he is sweating and breathing heavily. Is he having a panic attack?
I quickly sat beside him and cupped his cheeks, forcing him to look at me, but he kept looking outside. It was raining heavily right now.
"Hey, hey! What happened? Are you okay?" I asked nervously.
"Or.. Ora... Orange y..you o..okay... th... the tru..ck... i..." He tried to frame a sentence panting heavily.
"Look at me, Adhvik. I am here. I am okay. See!" I said, caressing his cheeks.
"Th... the tru..truck.... it's... it's... get aside... orange..." He said, making me confused.
"Adhu, look at me. There's no truck. We are absolutely fine." I said, forcing him to look into my eyes.
"Or... Orange, please... please don't le..leave me. It's...it's ha..rd to breathe... without you." He said, still looking outside.
I got up and stood between him and the window and hugged him, and he broke into more sobs, and i kept patting his hair, trying to control my tears.
"I am here. I am okay. Don't worry. Look at me." I said, patting his hair, and he raised his head and looked at me with his red eyes.
"Please don't leave me." He murmured softly, and i just kept quiet.
"I... i thought i lost you forever. That day still haunts me. Whene...ver it rains, i find myself standing on that.... that road looking at.... my world falling apart. No matter how hard... i.. i try, i still can't get th..at image out of my head. You were looking so... so... pa... pale... i never hated myself more than that particular moment." He said, tightening his grip around my waist.
"You have suffered a lot, Adhu, and that's what happens every time we try to come together, we just get hurt, so let's... let's just stay away like we used to." I said, gulping the lump, formed in my throat, and his grip around my waist loosened.
"I am not asking you to talk to me right now, Orange. Take your time, but please i... i can't stay away from you." He said, withdrawing his hands from my waist and wiping his tears.
"What will we talk, Adhvik? Everything is still the same. Situation between our families might be a little better, maybe enough for us to be civil, but nothing more." I said, gulping nervously.
"So if your family agrees to our relationship, you won't have any issue?" He asked, catching me off guard.
"I... I didn't say that!" I said in frustration.
"Can we just talk like just once orange. If you don't want me to disturb you after that, i won't." He said, looking at me hopefully.
"You wanna talk right then talk!!" I almost yelled in frustration and then held his wrist, bringing it in between us, caressing the scar he got from that day when he... he tried... to uh...
He just kept looking at me for a moment and looked around us. I know he doesn't want to talk about it, but he owes me an explanation.
"Let's talk in our office or somewhere private. There are a lot of people here. We don't want new rumors." I said, noticing his hesitation.
"It's raining.... can... can we go later?" He asked, looking outside.
"Don't worry, i am here with you." I said as i held his hand and we left the restaurant.
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Hey guys A little update because i couldn't think what should i write 🥲🥲
But but we completed 10k reads on the book😭😭❤️. Thank you so much, everyone, for supporting me, it really means a lot and i love you guys ❤️❤️
