Mysterious Oberoi

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Love! I doubted if the monster within him knew the meaning of that word. I passed hesitating smile not wanting to  offend her.

"I will go," I mumbled as I excused myself from her presence. I dragged myself into the room.

I walked into the room, which was offically of Mr Oberoi. I still couldn't pull my mind from the picture adoring the wall. The picture of a beautiful girl. Innocence visible in set of those black orbs. A proud smile forming in her pink lips. I wish, I could be her! Maybe life was better back than.

I shook my head as I pushed myself towards the mirror. I saw my reflection in the mirror. Wearing a branded saree yet I didn't felt, part of their world. There was a slight pain on the shoulder though the belt had being removed. Those attacks! Tanmay had mentioned about it, he had accepted about his deeds. Was Mr Oberoi aware of it?

I glanced at the cell phone. I sighed as I dialled a number. It rang for a minute before Diya decided to pick it up.

"Hey, are you fine?" She inquired, "you called at such an hour!" She sounded concerned.

"Can you drop me home?" I inquired, "I want to meet my parents."

"At this hour? Does Mr Oberoi knows about it? Had there being some trouble between you both?" She inquired, sounding uncertain about my decision.

"I need a friend who will listen to me and not doubt my decision."

"I am not doubting your decision. But why all of sudden you want to meet them?" She inquired, "at this hour? If you visit them at this hour, they will be concerned."

"I don't think they would," I pressed.

"What are you talking about? They love you, Aachal. I know you might have discovered the truth in a very strange manner but that doesn't change the fact that they love you."

"If they cared, they would have mind about me staying with a stranger. A stranger claiming to be my husband. They didn't even attempted to contact me." I hissed in annoyance. "No one does that to their child!"

"They have their reasons," she mumbled.

"And I want to know those reasons," I was fuming in rage. I felt lost at the moment. I wanted answer to some of my questions!

"You will hear all of it but not today, not now." Diya assured, "give me just few days, I will arrange it." Her voice turning serious.

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I waited, the urgency in Diya's words forced me to wait. To show patience! Maybe there was a reason. I could hear fear in her voice of getting caught. Was she hidding something from me? Had Mr Oberoi blackmailed her? I shove away those thoughts as I attempted to carry on with my life.

"What's the matter?" Mr Oberoi was staring at me with deep interest. "Is something troubling you?" He inquired while I stared at him in confusion. Why would he voice such a thing? Was I that easy to read? I had planned to go unnoticed yet he was staring at me in uttermost interest.

"You're acting different from the day we have arrived from that charity event," he pressed, his orbs not moving from my direction.

I avoided glancing in his direction as I helped Riddhi with assembling her books neatly into the bag. She was getting late to school, it was her first day in the school. Her orbs sparkling in excitement for the upcoming life before her. She was overjoyed with the future waiting for her.

I wasn't sure how? When? But Mr Oberoi was convinced to sent her to school. Riddhi frequent pleading had convinced him but there was a demand attached, Swara, Riddhi's nanny wasn't allowed to leave her side even for a minute.