ISHQ IBAADAT 💗

35. A GOOD MEMORY 💗

Author POV.

"Shiru... where are you?
See your mumma is here...
Bahar Aao Jaldi...
Shiru baby..."
(Shridha was calling out to someone, her voice echoing gently across the wide hallway. She had just come home from the hospital, her steps quick yet slightly wobbly with exhaustion, and her eyes were darting from one corner to another as she searched for someone).

"Shridha, you take a bath first... after that go to Shiru or else she will fall sick..."
(Shivaay was walking behind her, his hands tucked inside his pockets, his tone calm but caring, and he said this while raising his eyebrows at her).

"Ohh... sorry sorry I didn't guess... I have just returned from surgery... thanks Shivay..."
(She said this to Shivaay, pressing her palm lightly to her forehead as if realizing her mistake, then she quickly started going towards her room, her long dupatta slipping off her shoulder as she hurried).

"Bhai, see how much Shridha Bhabhi has become addicted to Shiru..."
(Shivay turned back and saw Navya who was coming near, her hands folded and a mischievous grin tugging on her lips).

"Yeah... kaafi jyada..."
(Shivay said with a bright smile, shaking his head slightly).

"Btw... kab tak aapka past me rehne ka khayal hai?"
(Navya said while glaring at him, crossing her arms against her chest, her eyes sharp but full of concern).

He was looking at her with curiosity, his brows furrowed.

"What do you mean Navya?..."
(He asked, tilting his head a little, genuinely not knowing what Navya was talking about).

"Till when are you going to run away from love of Shridha Bhabhi?"
(Navya said while looking at him intently, her voice lowering as if she wanted to pierce through his silence).

"I am never running away from her love. And you know the reason of it..."
(Shivay answered firmly, his jaw tightening as he looked away for a second).

"Bhaii... I know everything but can't you move on? You know what-why Shridha bhabhi is here?"
(Navya said while looking at him, her tone softening now).

"Why... because she is my wife... and also very good friend of mine..."
(Shivay didn't waste his one second and answered immediately, his voice carrying weight).

"No Bhai... she loves you but she didn't confess her feelings for you... but I saw her love for you. The way she looked at you... the way she cares for you... The spark that I saw in her eyes for you, I have not seen that spark in anyone else's eyes..."
(Navya completed her point, her eyes moist with emotion as she spoke, and she was waiting for Shivaay's answer, but Shivaay became silent for some time, his fingers curling slightly as if he was holding something back).

"Tumhe galatfehmi ho rahi hai Navya... yaa phir tum jyada soch rahi ho..."
(Shivaay replied in a low tone, trying to mask the storm inside his chest).

"She didn't tell you because... aap kahi sach jan'ne ke baad use chhod na dein... par yahi sach hai... aur aap ye sach badal nahi sakte. Aur kahi na kahi aapke dil me bhi feelings hai Bhai... but... but you are ignoring them... I know..."
(Navya cleared her throat, blinking away her own emotions as she tried to push her words into his heart).

"Nahi Navya... I didn't deserve her love for me... she deserves better. Maybe after sometime she will leave me and go away from me..."
(Shivay said with hesitation, his gaze falling to the marble floor, his voice nearly breaking).

"Nahi Bhai... the one who loves you will never leave you, remember that. And whether you believe it or not, she loves you and it is not possible that she did not fall in love with you in these 4 years..."
(Navya said while looking at him. Hearing her, he became silent, his hands now rubbing against each other nervously).