Three Souls

Chapter 18

Come back to me !

The morning seemed cloudy with cold breeze around. Winter month was hitting the country Sydney. Vaishnavi made her daughter anshi to sleep in her room while her husband, abinav went out for work.

Everything seemed the same for anirudh. Being at the same place for the past weeks and days, thinking about what to do next. Seeing anshi's doings reminded him of Aravind.

He was hardly trying to forget anika and aravind from his heart but he couldn't. He had no idea why he wanted to forget both of them from his life.

Anirudh was at the living hall, sitting on the couch day dreaming. Just then, vaishnavi came from behind and cleared her thorat by placing a coffee for him.

Vaishnavi didn't know what to do other than giving a place for anirudh to stay in her house. She tried so hard to make anirudh understand about the news.

But he didn't take her words into his ears.

"Ani, How long are you going to stay like this just over here. Don't you miss anika or arav?" Vaishnavi asked, taking a seat opposite to anirudh.

"Yes I do miss them. I really want to see them but my dignity isn't leaving me.Both of them are just at spark of my eyes." Anirudh said, sipping his coffee.

"Just throw that away and go visit them. You're really punishing anika. Do you even how is she now? Day and night thinking about you she became so weak." Vaishnavi said, without breaking the silence.

"You want me to go face everyone with this face. Look here Vaishu in my point of view I have committed a sin. I don't deserve a life with anika for  betraying arthi." Anirudh said, raising his voice.

"What makes you to think that you really did that to arthi? Come on Ani, Anika she is your better half she herself believes that arthi just created a rumor. Either me or your friends believes the same." Vaishnavi said.

"I'm being honest in this vaishu. I did betray arthi it all happened in one coincidence since I was drunk at that time. And look no one will lie in this case." Anirudh said, looking up at Vaishu.

"Oh really? If you're really being honest then why don't you tell this to the world that you betrayed arthi and found a life with anika later. Why aren't you doing it? Why are being silent? Your silence is only creating a problem now and arthi is nicely taking this chance." Vaishnavi said, reculantly.

"Vaishu I'm sorry I don't have any answers for your stupid questions."Anirudh said, getting up from the couch frustrated.

Anirudh straight away walked towards his room that was located at the living hall. Just before, anirudh could open his room door someone from inside twisted the door knob and opened it widely.

Anirudh was shell shocked to see that person inside his room. He couldn't believe whether it's dream or real.

It was none other than anika standing there brokenly with tears rolling down her eyes. Anirudh was astonished to see anika's entry in there. He didn't know how she must have come here. He stood freezed starring at anika.

Anika landed in Sydney earlier in the morning before anirudh woke up. Vaishnavi helped anika safely to hide herself in her room till anirudh wakes up.

Vaishnavi had to act as anika wanted to know why anirudh was believing in the rumor.

"Enna vittu poova maaten'nu promise pannitu.Yenna vittu yeppdi vandhaa ani? Anika said, crying.

Anirudh remained silent and looked down.

"Pesu Ani! Yen pesama nikkiraa. Naa un manasula irundhum yeppdi unnala yenna vittu poova thoonuchi?" Anika said, raising her voice in the cry.