Beneath the manor's Veil..

Aryan's fear..!

Author's pov

At night again Aryan came home drunk and again Jhanvi wasn't waiting for him... Aman helped him to his room like always .

After lying on his bed he waited and waited but nobody came...

He closed his eyes and a lone tear escaped from his closed eyes.

" You also don't care about me now..." He muttered to himself.

He thought to check on her but didn't had the courage to face his own daughter... Yes he was thinking and talking about Arisha.

When Jhanvi leaves his room after removing his shoes and wiping his face , Arisha always sneaks into her father's room thinking he is asleep which he isn't...

Aryan remembers everything that his daughter told to him thinking he is in deep sleep , how she loves her dadda alot and how she misses her mumma , how her first day of school went and much more.

She gives him hugs and he hugs her back pretending to be asleep.

Once he almost got caught when she saw tears flowing from his closed eyes on Aisha's death anniversary... That day Aryan pretended to be drunk and blabbered all the pain of his heart infront of his little daughter.

He doesn't likes to look into her eyes because they are exactly like Aisha and for some reason it brings all the pain and seperation memories back to him...

After losing Aisha he didn't want to live but because of Aisha's last words he is surviving somehow and he doesn't want Arisha to get attached to him because he doesn't know how long can he hold this thin thread of his life.

The next day Aryan couldn't hold it anymore so he got ready and kept sitting in his room until it was time for everyone's breakfast... As she isn't coming to his room he wants to just take atleast one glance at her now.

He took a deep breathe and went downstairs to the dining room and sat on the chair quietly.

Jhanvi , Rishi and Shrushti were shocked to see him there but didn't say anything...

Shrushti served him breakfast which he ate slowly waiting for his daughter to show up... After sometime his ears perked up when he heard Sahil's voice.

Finally the kids were awake , but to his disappointment only Rishu and Sahil came and sat on the chairs having their chocolate milk.

Aryan tried to control himself but at the end he couldn't and after fighting an inner battle he looked at his mother...

" Maa.."

Jhanvi looked at Aryan , she was really happy because it's the first time in five years that he called her maa and initated any conversation with anyone.

" Whe...where is Ari...sha..!?" He asked stuttering and Jhanvi controlled her emotions because this was the moment she was waiting for.

" Why do you care...!" She said rudely.

Aryan went quite and looked down not being able to meet his mother's gaze.

" She went to London with Kabir and his family." Rishi said and Aryan snapped his head in Rishi's direction.

" What...!!! Why..!? And when..!?" He asked getting up from the chair abruptly.

Rishi was about to answer but Jhanvi held his hand and asked him to not speak , she herself stood up and looked at Aryan with a straight face.

" Kabir took her as he , Jia and Ishani were shifting to London. "

" So... So you send Arisha with them..!? " Aryan asked in disbelief.