Khamoshi

14- It's Still Hurts And I Still Hide It

To be continued,

"What? Why are you staring at me krish...."Kartik asked as he saw his Maharaj staring at him as he was combing his hair

"Aren't you going to talk to me?...please say something na bhaiya...you need to understand that what you have asked for is not possible.. mein akele nahi kar paunga"

"Akele kal gaya tha na tu, " Kartik said with
resolution..."I am not going to help beta. You have to make-them by yourself." Krish nodded his head in a no. He thought his bhaiya would have slack somehow, but looks like his father had another plans for him.

"Please na baba..." Krish pestered and Kartik almost melted, the last word do wonders in his heart and mind.

"Please man jao na bhaiya" Krish pleaded again, pressuring his cheeks to Kartik's back.

Tears filled up in Krishs eyes, as he felt Kartik's gentle yet strong arms around him. He buried himself in his embrace.

"Krish"

Krish sniffed looking at kartik. "Gussa hai sab" he looked so childlike that Kartik felt an instant urge to let go the matter.

"Aur unko nahi hona chahiye" Kartik asked Krish and Krish fell silent, he lowered his eyes. He sighed as he cupped Krishank face gently stroking the cheek he had hit.

"Look at me krish" Kartik said slowly and Krish couldn't not look at that tone. It was so soft, so filled with love and concern. Kartik's gentle side always tug on Krishs heartstrings.

"Agar mein tujhe yeh saza nahi deta then also you don't you want their forgiveness? It was just you doing it because I told you?"

Kartik studied his face for a moment, the he smiled. He knew he hit the correct nerve. "Nahi baba I'm genuinely guilty. I even apologised. I don't know what else to do."

"Say sorry is the first step. Words are not always enough Krish, Im not saying words are not important but your actions matter most beta." Krishank frustration groaned but he nodded nevertheless

"I'll try harder. Waise Aap itna Jaldi kyun man gaye baba... what you seen in my apology" Krish said and Kartik froze. He got stuck in the moment for a second.

"Sincerity in your actions and a swear a promise in your eyes. Krish I'm sorry bacha I behaved harshly when." Kartik could completed, Krish hugged him tightly, his eyes brimmed with tears of innocence and pain.

Pain of still hiding things, but that man was nothing to be talk of.

"I deserve it. I'm sorry baba." Krish was to high on emotions to back off. So he must keep hugging Kartik not letting him to speak.

At Nisha's Room

Nisha doesn't blink, doesn't move, and doesn't speak.

Krish was not even sure even she is breathing until she starts speaking what happened, and if Krish was okay, saying that he need to say once leaving before like this. She expresses the same sentiments as like the dear Dracula bhaiya.

In the comfort of Nish's presence, Krishank said everything that happened last night—that dragon tattoo man. It took her a few minutes to take it all in. For her, Krish leapt from the running back to retrieve the pendant. He smile as remembering what an idiot he was. We were sitting on her bed, cross-legged in our pajamas, with a bowl of popcorn between us.

"Breathe Nish"

She takes a breath, letting out a big, big breath of air, and adjusts her long strand, black hair behind her ears. "I must admit that I'm impressed."