Hidden Flames ....♡

< Part 19 >

Mehak worriedly dialed Divya's number
'please pick up maa...'
The sound of the car broke her thoughts.
Her gaze fell out of the window, her mom is finally here.... with him again.

She looked away.
As her mom entered she ran upstairs to her room, slamming the door shut.
Divya stopped her moments and sighed.

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They both were having the dinner silently when Divya spoke
*Mehak... mumma se naraz ho..? "
Mehak shooked her head having the meal.

Divya got up to go near her but mehak stood up
" mera hogaya... Main sone jaa rahi hu"

"Mehak..!*
Her mother called firmly,
" itna gussa kyu.. "
Mehak turned around
" aap ache se jaanti hai.. "

Divya took a deep breath
" why is it hard for you
Just understand--"

Mehak : you understand mom...!
Its... Not easy for me..

She shooked her head
" no one will understand..."

Divya stared at her
" mehak-"
She stopped her mother
" please... "

Divya stared at her with tears as she ran upstairs.

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Amrita slowly opened her eyes, grogginess giving way to memories of the previous night. She felt a pang of unease, recalling Daksh's forceful advances.

"Daksh..." she whispered, turning to her side.

Daksh stirred awake, his eyes locking onto hers.

"Amrita..." His voice was laced with concern.

Amrita hesitated, unsure how to react. She remembered the pain, the fear, but also the unexpected gentleness afterwards.

He...took care of me,

Amrita's eyes dropped, confusion swirling within.
She slowly sat up, her mind reeling.

Daksh got up checking upon her
"are you okay..
Tabiyat kaisi hai tumhari"
Amrita slowly nodded,
She got up quickly not wanting to extend the conversation.

After freshening up she moved out of the room,
her in-laws approached her.

"Amrita , come, sit," Bhavana  said gently.
She hesitated but sat beside them.

She looked at Govind and hesitantly touched his feet.
Not feeling anything she looked up to see him staring in front with a blank expression.

"Sach kehti hai Bhavana,
Jaisa baap vaisa bete.."
Amrita was confused
She looked back to see Daksh standing with... flushed cheeks.

Pratap rolled his eyes while Vikrant passed him a smug smile.
"kisi ki Shaadi dekhna naseeb me hi nahi hai mere..."
Amrita was dumbfounded.
Bhavana looked at Amrita and smiled a little
She introduced her to everyone.
Amrita felt homely vibes coming from everyone except Daksh and Vikrant, though vikrant greeted her gently now but she couldn't forget the temple incident where he supported daksh.

They all completed the morning prayers and had their breakfast.
The men got ready for work,
Amrita didn't expect the house to be this calm, as it was a forced marriage she expected chaos
But everyone here acted like, its a normal thing.
Nevertheless she's happy to have a peaceful family now.. Except for her husband.

Meera and Vikrant were talking and blushing more like
Him flirting
She blushing.
Amrita looked at them with smile.
Daksh cleared his throat from behind.