Safe haven [Yourstoryindia]

#Chapter 15: A fluttering heart

Alvin was staring at his laptop screen for the past ten minutes. He got an email from the company where he had applied for the job and cleared the interview in the past week. The mail said that they were happy to accept him to the company without further interviews. They are in need of an experienced professional in the company and they found him qualified for the position.

They asked him to contact the HR department for further details about the job and then they will send him the offer letter.

He should be happy, he knew that. He had been working towards it for the past few months and joining his family was his first priority but now, he didn't know what he wanted. Part of him wanted to go and part of him wanted to stay for her, Anusha..

He can openly accept to his feelings now, he loved her, or was in love with her from the beginning, the day they met. It took him all this time to realise that and now his time with her is coming to an end and he wasn't sure what to do. He knew all her troubles now, but it felt like a dream because the time they spend together, and her telling him all about her life was a memory that only belonged to him. He had promised her that he won't tell anyone about it, including her. If he tell her about his feelings, will she accept him??? He doubted it. She had changed a lot from the time they met and they were very close but there wasn't any intentions or motives behind her actions.

He need to take baby steps towards her, but time was not in his side and that irked him. He was staring a hole on the screen when his phone ring and it was from Arlene.
Something is not right, he knew it even before taking the call.

'Hey Arlene... what is going on?' he asked in a rush.

'Uh..that was quick.. Hey Alvin, are you home? Anusha is not feeling well.
Can you come here?' Arlene replied in her calm voice.

'Yeah.. I can come but what happened to Anusha?? Is she okay?? Where is she ? Can I talk to her?' he was getting worried by the second, so he couldn't held back his distress from his voice.

'Don't panic Alvin. She is really okay, just shocked. She is sleeping now. I called Akki, but he is in a meeting. So he told me to contact you. Just come here and then we can talk. okay. I need to get back to office. Just call me when you reach here. Bye'

Arlene hung up without waiting for his reply. He quickly got changed, grabbed his phone and keys and walked outside while calling Rani aunty. Riya was in school and uncle and aunty were on duty , so he informed aunty that he won't be home for a while.

Alvin felt an uneasiness filling him. He got in the car and headed to her office.
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Anusha was really having a good morning, when she came office that day. She had called Ansa in the morning after much reluctance.
Alvin was right, their relationship was much more important than her pride.
It was a bit awkward at first, but they had talked, cried and apologized to each other.
And she talked to dad. He was doing fine and was quite confused by his daughters emotional outbursts.

She felt much better after her call. She had a strained relationship with her family but if she tried hard she could rekindle the bond in a more positive way, after all they are family. She was smiling herself when Kathir came to her desk.

'Good morning Akka. How are you?' he asked her with a grin on his face.

'I am good Kathir. How are you and when are you going home?' she asked him in her poor Tamil and his smile widened.

'I am so happy akka, I am going home today. My flight is at 11 tonight. I came to say goodbye to you' he said while running his hands through his curly hair.