Divya was in her room, while Nisha was asleep due to the effect of the medicines. Aarav sat at the dining table, waiting for Ania. He hadn't had dinner yet and was waiting for her to come.
Ania came downstairs and quietly went to the dining area she sat opposite to Aarav and took out some rice from the dish
"Do mujhe" Aarav got up and took her plate
He went to kitchen and heated the food and gave her the plate back
She was struggle to hold back thetears. She wasn't able to meet his gaze as she knew meeting his gaze would cause her to breakout in an instant. Her throat felt constricted , her eyes threatened to overflow as she kept her gaze on the plate
Aarav could clearly see just how much she was struggling to hold back her tears. She kept biting her lips repeatedly, unable to eat her food properly.
He sighed and moved closer, sitting next to her. Wrapping his arm around her in a comforting side hug, she immediately leaned into him, hugging him tightly
She definitely needed the comfort after that harsh scolding. Rahul always comforts her after scolding her. However Aarav never really scolds her and today the way he scolded her scared her and she was missing the comfort she really needed a hug.
If Rahul scolds her then Aarav is always there to comfort her but this time Aarav scolded her and that was more difficult for her to handle as getting scolded by Rahul was almost a routine but this time it was Aarav
He held her close, wrapping his arms around her as she cried bitterly. Tears streamed down her face for two whole minutes, and then Aarav gently rubbed her back
"Shhh, bas" he said softly, rubbing her back as she hiccuped.
"Bas Anu" he kissed her hair.
"I'm sorry, I was harsh" he rubbed her back and kissed her head again before gently pulling her out of his embrace.
He cupped her face, which was all red from crying, her nose button red, and her eyes slightly puffy.
"Ye lo" he passed her a glass of water and she gulped it down.
"Bas ab bilkul nahi rona" he wiped her tears with his thumb.
"Itna zyada daanta apne mujhe" she pouted, her eyes still filled with tears.
"I know zyada daant diya, I'm sorry" he said softly.
"But Anu time dekha tha. Aj se pehle kabhi bhee is time tak akeli nahi gayi. You were nowhere to be found dar Gaya tha main , Ania khaali streets theen na park main na mart main kahin bhee nahi. you have no idea meri jaan nikal gayi thee" he said to her and she looked down
"Kabhi bhee mana nahi Kia na Jane se but atleast bata k toh jao k kisi k ghar ja rahi ho. atleast call kar k inform kar do. I was calling you phone bhee band aa raha tha" he said looking Into her eyes the tone wasn't firm but it wasn't soft too.
"Sorry" she replied
"Last time tha Anu aainda k baad main punish karne lag jaon ga and what was that attitude ? Kis baat ka stress hai ? Paper hai kal?" He asked assuming the change in attitude is maybe due to exams stress
"G" she replied
"Chalo khana finish karo and revise kar k soo subha jaldi uthna hai" he said softly and she nodded
"Apne khaya?" She asked
"Nahi" he replied
"Toh khao na" she said and he nodded smiling
"Khilaon?" He asked and she passed him her plate
He smiled and started feeding her
"I'm sorry" he again said giving her a spoon full of rice
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RomanceIt's a family story , a desi family story . A 28 years old boy , Rahul taking the care of his younger siblings , a younger sister and a younger brother while managing his business after the death of his father . A family saga with lots of drama .
