The Naivety Of A Heart (Original Unedited Version)

Chapter 14- You Are My Peace!

There is a saying by Ralph Waldo Emmerson, "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself!" In general cases, this quote might hold the truth to life since no human knows anyone better than they themselves. But when it comes to love, it all turns out to be a reverse process because you forget yourself, and only remember the one who rules your heart, mind and that soul, the connection of which is directly established to the soul of that one special person in the midst of stars. To support it all you need to know is, "Peace is where your love is, peace is when your love smiles, peace is when you are the reason of that smile and peace is when you put the entire world at your love's feet that makes their eyes gleam in happiness while your own heart maintains the rhythm of that soft iconic peaceful tune, that is being played in the heavenly world. IN short, Your love is your peace, even when you might not have realized that your heart beats for them and vice versa!"

Aayush was pacing around in his room exasperated, at himself for even lashing out at Raisha but he couldn't help it. He was beyond terrified at the fact that due to his stupid decision, her life was at stake for several minutes. Since the time, she left with everyone, he was perturbed, he tried to sleep but not for even a second, he could rest hence giving up, he finally dashed to the beach to only witness the most heart pulling sight infront of him.

Those few minutes in which he was struggling to save Raisha were the most crucial moments for him because if he wouldn't have been fast enough, he could have lost her forever and the thought itself was enough to drive him at the edge, at which his anger and fear combined in the most dangerous way, making him lash out at her.

"What the hell do you think you are, Aayush Singhania?" Aayush was brought out of his rage, by another furious voice of his best friend who entered the room along with his sister. He scrutinized Sarthak curiously, and seeing his constant glares, he yelled back, "You very well know that I hate people screaming infront of me!"

Shipra walked upto him, and smacking his head with her palms, she declared angrily, "And when you scream at her everytime when you are not able to handle your anger, does she like it?" Aayush looked away as his guilty conscience mocked him.

It was not just one time when he screamed at her, since the day she started working for them, all of them have taken out their anger on her and never for once she complained. She listened silently and still did her work with a smiling face.

"What happened? Now, why are you looking away? You tell me Aayush, how many times all of you have lashed out at her for no reason? But today, she was about to lose her life and still you screamed at her, why?" Sarthak added in an emotional tone because he could exactly feel the void Raisha was going through. Though, he showed himself to be a strong and composed male, but he always missed his family.

Aayush's guilt doubled as he felt the gravity of his friends words, and realized how wrong they all have been to always hurt her due to their own follies. He sat down on his bed holding his head, while Shipra and Sarthak left giving him privacy to clear his head.

"Here eat this!" Shipra kept the dinner infront of Aayush as he was simply laying on his bed later at night. He had been cooped up in his room while Shipra took care of the dinner as Raisha wasn't in a very good state to manage the work.

"Did she eat?" He asked in a low voice sitting up straight on his bed while she gave him a curt look, nodding a no and walked out not wanting to even discuss anything with him.

He picked up the spoon to eat, but before he could even swallow a morsel down his throat, he left it in half way only and laid down on his bed, recalling his own words which were now stabbing his heart like anything.

It was past midnight, when Aayush woke up from his sleep hearing the sounds of the window banging against each other. "Raisha!!" He said her name and immediately, ran to her room to only see her sitting on her bed shivering while rubbing her forearms.