Road To Success(Completed)

Chapter 20 Confidence: A Major Ingredient

Chapter 20

Confidence: A Major Ingredient

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

---------------Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pulling her dark curly mane into an untidy bun and securing it with a thin rubber,  Shruti answered the door bell.

She gasped at the person standing on the door.

A bit scared, too much nervous and a huge amount of disappointment surged into her.

Keeping mute, she got aside to let Govind enter.

Govind who had dark circles under his eyes which promised that if Shruti was miserable, he wasn't good either.

“You guys are leaving?” He asked shocked and worried as he noticed huge bags with pile of clothes around.

Shruti gulped the huge lump in her throat, her eyes glassy and voice too croaky to reply.

So was Govind too choked to say something instead they did what mature adults do.

They pulled each other into a hug.

When Shruti cried bitterly, Govind too let his tears fall soaking Shruti’s yellow tunic and staining it with a wet patch.

It was only after Govinds sniffing that Shruti realised that he was crying.

She tried to pull away. It broke her to see the person she loved the most, her rock of life sad, upset and now in tears but he pulled her deeper into his embrace, never letting her go and spoke into her ears “sorry”.

Shell shocked to hear what Govind had to say, Shruti stood froze as her gripped loosened

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Piu’s reaction was as visualised by Shruti earlier as she jumped into Govind’s arm when he went to pick her up himself from school with Shruti accompanying her, he wouldn't have left her away from him even for a minute so they both drove to Piu’s school together.

The drive though was either filled with silence or Govind talking over to his clients on phone through his blue tooth.

Govind was successful enough to hide that drop falling from his eyes as Piu blessed his face with multiple kisses.

“Papa why didn't you come earlier?” Piu asked making Shruti sigh and roll her eyes both at her baby’s innocence.

How could kids ask something so easily while she couldn't or she was scared for what he’d reply.’ Shruti thought.

She’d been hurt enough to hear anything else so she chose to keep that part away till now but when Piu started the topic she couldn't help but give full ears to what Govind had to say.

Govind knew that he needs to clarify the same to his love too so he looked at Shruti straight in the face while he answered apologetically “papa was in some business quandary and was trying to solve it before it troubles my little family. So I had been to Dubai regarding some construtions. And once I was back first thing I did was to pick mama and Piu back home.” He nodded at Shruti asking if she was confirmed.

Shruti nodded back wiping the stray tear from her eye.

Govind however had deleted the part in which Rita came over to their home early in the morning showing her and Shruti’s conversations last night.

He need not do that but one thing was sure that he respected Rita more than anything else.

The family celebrated their united time by baking a chocolate cake at home which could never be defined as a cake for it was hard enough to be cut with a saw. Thanks to Govind who in excitement along with Piu went every five minutes since Shruti put the batter in the oven to check if the cake was done.