𝗔 𝗠 𝗢 𝗨 𝗥 [Short Stories]

𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡

VIKRAM

I'm relieved now!

My feelings doesn't matter here! I don't want her to be uncomfortable with me. I don't want her to feel like, just because I'm providing her everything doesn't mean she have to bear the things which she's uncomfortable or not interested.

I love her. Yes I do. So fucking much. But I don't want to make her uncomfortable.

"I missed her so much." I said taking Mehar from Arshitha.

"She missed you too." She said, I smiled.

As soon as Mehar was in my arms she wrapped her small arms around my neck and hid her face.

"Now you don't want me?" Arshitha asked in a baby voice.

"Say no." I said.

"Nawww!" Mehar said with a pout looking at me.

Arshitha 's eyes widened so as mine.

"You don't want me?" Arshitha repeated.

"Nawww!" Mehar whined nuzzling her face on my cheek.

"So go away!" I said and moved towards her room.

"Vikarm!" She whined coming from behind.

"What? I didn't do anything." I said taking the teddy bear while trying to suppress my chuckle.

"You," she took the pillow from beside took furious steps towards me.

I stood up from the bed, keeping pillows on either sides making sure Mehar don't fall.

"What are you doing?" I asked taking steps back.

"You stole my baby!" She said.

"No, I didn't." I tried to say.

"Ofcourse you did Vikram! Didn't you hear what she said?" She asked taking steps towards me, and I began running. She followed me.

"Arshitha, c'mon don't be silly!" I said.

"Silly? Really?" She asked running behind me to the kitchen.

I stood on one side of the kitchen island and she on the other side.

I laughed.

"You're laughing?" She asked throwing the pillow on my face.

She was going to run but don't know what happened she fell on the floor on her back.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed.

"What happened?" I knelt down infront of her.

"You sprained your leg." I said.

"Told you don't be silly,." I scoffed.

She slapped by arm. I picked her in bridal style and she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"A baby has another baby." I muttered.

"Vikram!" She whined.

I chuckled.

I reached her room and made her sit on the bed. I sat on the floor and kept her feet on my thigh.

"Arshitha, why did you wear saree today?" I asked.

She furrowed her eyebrows.

"Why did you let your hairs open?" I asked.

"Tell me why are you asking unnecessary questions now?" She asked Back in confusion and her confusion didn't last long as I twisted her sprained leg.

"Ahhhh, youuu.." she glared.

"Hey, woman I was trying to distract you." I shrugged and sat beside her.

She didn't say anything, kept rubbing her ankle.

"Is it Okay now?" I asked.

She nodded.

I lifted my hands and tugged the strands of hair behind her ear. She looked at me, her eyes telling me something. We both kept staring.

"Mmaaa.." we came out of our trance hearing Mehar.

She looked at us with her front two teeth and giggled.

"Let me set the plates, you feed her." I said and moved to set the plates.

I need to give her space to come out of her comfort zone overcoming her insecurities. She's so confused about her own emotions. I didn't want to make the situation awkward so I moved out.

She came out after sometime and sat beside me after washing her hands. She was silent so was I. It was an uncomfortable silence.

"Arshitha," I called out breaking the silence as I didn't like it.

"Can we watch a movie?" I asked.

"Which one?" She asked.

"Anything you like." I shrugged.

She grinned.

After dinner, we sat on my bed as we thought of not to disturb the baby. I brought the chips, and connected the laptop.

We were watching the baby's day out. Well I love that movie, it was her favourite one too. It was good funny movie, I used to laugh at it.

"Vikram, " she called out.

I looked at her.

"I'm sorry." She uttered.

I looked at her with furrowed eyebrows.

"What happened?" I asked.

Tears rolled down from her eyes.

"I don't know. But I feel sorry for you." She uttered hugging me.

I hugged her back.

She's aware of my feelings towards her. She doesn't want to give me hope at the same time she don't have anywhere to go.

"Arshitha, I'm alright. Look at me, I don't expect anything from anyone. It's Okay for me. Atleast, you didn't pretend. You tried to true to yourself and to me. I know you're guilty. But there's no need for it. I'm happy. You're not ignoring me. You're talking with me freely. We both are pulling eachother's legs amidst every hurdles. It's Okay." I said assuring her.

"You don't feel bad?" She asked.

"Trust me, I don't." I reassured her.

"C'mon, we thought of watching the movie. You spoiled it though!" I scoffed.

She slapped my chest.

I chuckled, she smiled too.

"You never had any relationship?" She asked.

I shook my head.

"No one proposed you?" She asked, her eyes were asking questions. There was innocence and ofcourse she was cute.

I smiled nodded then.

"Arya!" I said.

"Hha, just now I remembered. Boss's wedding anniversary. He invited. You're coming?" I asked.

I asked even though, I know she will deny. But still a part of me encouraged to ask her.

But to my surprise she said "I'm coming."

"Are you sure?" I asked being unsure.

She nodded.

"Evening, party!" I informed.

She nodded.

"Let's continue." She said unpausing the movie.

We both watched it, after sometime she went to her room.

But I was still confused. After that incident, when we first went out and saw Shrikant,  even if I insist she denied. But now what the has happened to her? Okay, I don't feel bad if she came. But what must be the reason? UGH! Let it be.

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