CHAPTER 6
AVNI POV
TV reporter "Recently during a business expo held in New York, a terrorist duo attacked the building during noon. Reports tells us terrorists entered the building through the staff entrance, held some businessmen captive while not targeting the staff or women, the security in the building and NYP and force has successfully has killed the terrorists in an escaping shootout after shooting was heard from building's floor where some captives were held. Causalities recorded are a US based Indian business tycoon Shekhar Rajput,45 and Kane Chase,56 businessmen and two security persons..."
IN Rajput Mansion,
In the wake of Shekhar Rajput, People were mourning of tragedy that struck in there lives as a great, happy person has died and the stronghold of this house was no more but no one was that much sad than a girl sitting in a for corner hugging a toddler not shedding a single tear because a dear one was again lost to her.
She was blaming herself for it and her luck that always made the loved one go away. But she can't become weak now she was the head after her Shekhar uncle's death.
He was like a father to her almost and as close as her papa ji and her papa ji told her one-day quoting someone,
"You'll have to learn the art of choosing, gaining, losing, and refusing to win what we call Life, the game."
I choose to be a family member to Shekhar uncle and I gained his love as child and family in a foreign place and now when he was lost to her as others. She can't be weak in the eyes of others she refused to be.
She was now pillar in this household, heiress to this lonely fortune and its responsibilities after her uncle unfortunate death, as his last will stated.
As Shekhar Uncle's only child and her best friend Sejal died in car crash he was desperate in finding a support pole under the weight of his business not wanting to give it away his own lifetime work to just anyone in future.
A crash car has taken away his child, heiress to business and already widowed, he was all alone in his 40's. When an unexpected visit from Avni gave him comfort.
Avni didn't came here to 3 years ago as a substitute to their child but came to see her after a long time and spend some girl's time with his besties after her tragic love life in India.
As if the time was not right going on for everyone she learned her best friend has died in car crash after a speeding truck driver rammed her car off bridge, six months ago.
Shekhar uncle invited her in knowing her well from Sejal 's college days and a summer stay. Giving an account of his life he asked about Avni's and when he learned her situation offered a job at company in return to stay with him in the house, as he was all lonely.
Slowly building up her position in office she became almost an advisor to his business affairs while battling her own personal demons and problems.
From that day Avni promised herself daily,
"I am Avni Ayesha Khanna and I will be a better person for me, for everyone, for Neil because I was not a better person for you to love me."
"I will never forget what I am. for surely the world will not. I will make it my strength. Then it can never be my weakness. Armor myself in it. and it never be used to hurt me." as a lone tear escaped my eyes.
Staring in the mirror of my room with a cold exterior choosing it to be my shield, I said "I don't care what you think about me. I don't care about you at all."
But fate has a mind of its own. It can't let it happen.
NOTE: Here it is Avni, her life account for 3yrs but not complete. I quoted some of my favourite quotes in it, changing them a bit.
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