Miss Introvert? [COMPLETED ✔]

CHAPTER 70

[Aditi]
I saw Darshan standing there with a lady trying to help her. I went near him and asked, "What happened? ". He looked at me for a moment and then said, "H.. Her son is still inside ". I looked at him in disbelief and then at the sobbing lady. He looked at my face and then said, "Aditi.. No.. Don't do what you are thinking.. No.. Don't even dare "... But before he would even complete himself, I was inside the blazing building searching for the kid. "Aditi... ", I heard his voice and looked around. He was at the entrance with his path blocked by the fire. I yelled back, "Darshan.. Go back... I will come back.. You will get hurt.. ". He again yelled, "Don't act mad.. Come back soon... ". But without listening to him, I searched for the kid and found him lying senseless. I picked him up in my arms and handed him over to Darshan who was still struggling to get near me. He held my hand and pulled me with him saying, "Come let's go... "

[Darshan]
I wanted her out of the fire but she left my hand and said, "Darshan... I need to go.. ". And before even I could reciprocate, she shoved herself deeper in the building. Seeing the upcoming dangers, I ran out of the building with the kid. I handed him over to his mom and turned around. "Darshan.. Where is Aditi? ", Prakriti asked. "She is still inside", I panicked. "What? Then why did you come out without her? ", she yelled at me depressed. "For the kid... I can't risk his life for someone who doesn't care about her life", I was fuming with anger. How could she do this? And moreover why?

The fire brigades were called and the fire was extinguished. The rescue team went inside to find if anyone was left out. I was just wholly panicked. I didn't want to see her half-burnt or wholly burnt body. I already felt my eyes ready to let out a cascade of water on her sight. But the people came out saying that "There was no one inside". How was this possible? I mean Aditi went in.. And then she vanished?

A call from Netra Didi broke my thoughts. I was devastated and broken. I received her call, "Are you guys okay? ", she asked.
"Yes.. ", I replied, "But why? "
"Aditi said that Praku's boutique caught fire and u guys are still there", she replied.
Wait... What?
"What? She is there? ", I was shocked.
"She came back nearly 30 minutes ago.. Why? She didn't tell u? ", she retorted back.
"No.. Actually she didn't say us before going.. So we were worried", I said.
"Oh.. Okay.. Come back soon", she said.

Well.. What did I hear right now? She was with Netra Didi... Since 30 minutes? But wasn't it just an hour since she got into the building and never came out? Now... Was she a magician?

"What did Netra Didi say? ", Prak asked. "That Aditi is home", I replied. "What? When? How? ", she let out a stream of questions. "I am still unknown to it.. ", I replied. "We should go home", Prak suggested. "Yeah.. ", I replied. Confusion. A lot of confusion.

As soon as we entered the hallway, I saw her scrolling through her phone on the sofa. "When and how the heck did you come back? ", I let out my fury. She smirked back and replied, "Why? Did u want me to burn up there? ". Grabbing her upper arm tightly, I asked, "Did u know how worried we were? We were practically freaking out every moment... We were just waiting for you to come out.. ", the Niagara Falls made their way out of my eyes and I couldn't speak further. "At least you could say us before coming back", I retorted. I jerked my hand back as I felt something wet on my palm. Blood. Did I press her arm way too much for the blood? Observing carefully, I saw a burnt mark. I looked back at her eyes which were wandering around everywhere but not into mine. "And how did this happen? ", I cued up. "Obvious fact... I was in the fire.. Something as small as that can happen, right? ", she answered. "Wrong", Prakriti said from behind me. "Do u know how scary was that stunt to pull off? ", she moved towards her. "Aghh... Now leave that matter... I am here safe and sound... Be happy for that.. ", she scoffed. "You are impossible! ", I spat and Prakriti glowered at her before moving out.

I was in my room retrieving the moments while a yelling Prakriti barged into my room. She had two files in her hands and then she said, "Darshan... Remember these files? ". "Yeah.. They are your dream projects, aren't they? ", I replied. "Yes and they were in the boutique.... But I got them back on my study table all safe", she described. "What? ", I was shocked again. "Wait... Did Aditi go in for... These files? ", I asked. Her face lit up and she said, "Might be". We just ran back to the hallway where everyone was settling down for lunch and she looked at us while helping Netra Didi. A feeble smile lit up her face as she saw us. We too smiled back at her. Prakriti turned back and wiped the tears out of her eyes. I patted a sympathetic hand on her and she hugged me and said quietly, "She cares so much about us.. ". I hugged her back to the tightest. "Oh Romeo Juliet... Romance baad m, akele m Karna... Come for lunch first", Prakriti's mom said and broke our little moment. Shying away my eyes fell on Aditi whose face had dropped. Girl... She kills me...

// So how was this? //