Ishq hua (Duet 1)

Chapter 8: Ignorance

A month later

Aira:

Control - that's what I have finally grasped this past month. It's not much, but enough to get a rise out of him. And if there is one thing I have learned, it's that he hates losing control.

The slightest ripple of power slipping from his hands, and I can see it in his eyes, the irritation, the anger simmering just beneath the surface.

Good. Let him hate it.

He wouldn't let me go, so I got his family on my side. They are way too sweet, too kind...

Well not entirely kind since I had somewhat a glance of what they are capapble of when Adi bhaiya dealt with Viraj - Varya's supposed groom and no one in the family even attempted to stop him.

But atleast they are way better than that arrogant asshole.

I think that bothers him most. He watches me connect with them, and I know it burns him. But there is something genuine in the way his family has embraced me. That connection isn't just for show, but getting him all worked up over it? Definitely a bonus.

Tara and Varya, especially - they are the best part of everything that happened to me. This whole family is, except for him.

Varya is officially an Oberoi now. It happened so fast that sometimes I still can't believe it. She was supposed to marry Viraj, something-or-other, I never cared to remember his name. But what did Adi bhai do? He kidnapped her on her wedding day. The repetition of marriage drama here, but then again, nothing surprises me with this family anymore.

I remember the chaos of that day. The frantic planning, the last-minute escape. Hell, I helped him - we helped him. I, Tara, the jerkface himself, and Rishaan Rai Singhania - Varya's brother.

It wasn't hard to convince the Oberois to support it. Even Varya's father didn't want her to get married with that guy.

It was better than her ruining her life just to get married to intact her reputation.

That girl is obsessed with her name, I don't know whether that is good or bad. She is just very much carrier oriented and she may make all those strong and tough decisions to get the situation turn to her side but beneath all that fierce exterior is a cute sweet girl that I have come to recognize and she deserves all the happiness in the world.

Tara Oberoi is a whole different level. A supermodel - yes the rich classy bitch, only she has a good heart. While Varya could be really mean sometime Tara and I are her pacifiers.

I got alog with Rishaan very well, even though he is Varya's brother and they both should atleast have had a little problem with me after all that happened but damn they are too cool.

The girls told me that there was actually nothing between them - no childhood sweetheart or anything, Arsh and Varya were practically getting into a marriage of convenience.

God - has he ever felt love in his entire life?

I glance across the room, where his family sits in the living room, laughter bubbling up from some inside joke I missed. Tara throws her head back, laughing loudly, while Varya smirks beside her, sipping tea as she plays with Adira's hairs.

Geet ma told me that these three - Tara, Varya and Adira have always been the heart of this house, and now, I have become a part of that too.

Her words definitely made me feel home but it also made me miss my family.

My family? Well Dad is still not talking to me. Mom does though and Arman, well he is mad at me but not completely indifferent.

I want to visit them soon but Mr. Oberoi will again hand me the gun so I am better off until I come up with some sort of plan to get rid of him.