Runaway Or Kidnapped?

Chapter 23

After all the surprises and cake cutting we all sat together in the living area. I thought of telling these two about my past, about what my so called brother did to me. I didn't feel good when I didn't tell them. So maybe this is the time when I can?

'Guys! I have something to tell you.' I said.

'Me too!' The 3 of them said. We saw each other in a surprise or more over shocked? Confused?

'Okay you go ahead.' Rishab said to me.

'No you.' I said him.

'No you.' He pointed Manan.

'No you.' He pointed Harsh.

Harsh pointed back to me. I rolled my eyes and said 'Okay let's go back to our school days and let's see who is telling their story first.' They smiled as they knew what I was going to do. I made four chits and wrote our names on each different chits and folded them, shuffled them and I looked up to them and asked 'Ready?' With excitement. They nodded. I took the chits and put them in a bowl and asked our cook to pick one. 'And the winner is....' I said, with the spoon in my hand, holding as if it were a my mic and I placed it in front of our cook and he said ' Harsh!' I thanked him and went back to my place. 'Harsh, confession time.'

'Okay, so you guys remember Ashi, right?' He asked us. And we replied an "of course, duh."

'But what you guys don't know is we don't talk anymore. Like we, me and my family, have abandoned her.' He said.

'Like what the hell! Why?!' we 3 asked him in unison.

'Calm down. The thing is...okay this is going to be hard... she fell in love with our business rival's son and we didn't know about it, obviously. Since she fell in love with that guy, she used to lie to our parents and most importantly to me, to meet him. And one day, she disappeared. We searched for her everywhere. There wouldn't be a single place that I had not searched. I loved her so much. And after few days, she called in the landline, knowing that no one would pick it except for me, unluckily, it wasn't me who picked up the phone, it was my dad. Without listening who was on the other side of the phone, she kept talking, as usual. My father hung the phone up in  fury. When I asked him, about it. He said she has got married with the rival's son. I was hurt. Hurt would be an understatement to that. I was not angry or upset that she ran away with our so called rival's son. I was shattered because she did not tell me. Her own brother. I hate her. I just hate her so much.' He said and he cried! Harsh cried? He cried so hard like I have not seen him crying like this, even on the previous day, he wasn't crying like this. Seeing him cry like this is the worst thing. I hugged him and he hugged me back.

'Who was the guy? Do we know him?' Rishab asked.

'Yeah you guys do it's Tanzeel.' Harsh replied. 

'But dude he is a good man.' Manan said.

'He might be the best person in this world. I seriously don't mind that they fell in love and got married, I am really happy for them. Why I am angry at her is, after that incident she never tried talking to me, she never called me, she never came to meet me! I miss her. ' He said, almost broke.

'I am sure Harsh there would be a story on her side too. Did you call her?' I asked. He shook his head, 'See there's the problem. Promise me you will talk to her, when you are ready to do. Take your time. I am not forcing you to do this instant.' I said with a smile. And he nodded. And I smiled at him.

'You know why I love power puff girls so much? Because it's her favourite show. When we were kids, I hated that show, I wanted to watch something else and she wanted to watch this, all time. We used fight so much over this. And once she was upset about something she didn't allow my mom or my dad to enter her room. She didn't allow me either, but you know how stubborn I am. I couldn't see her in so much pain, I made her sit in front of the tv and we binged watch power puff girls and that made her happy. I started watching it, every single day, since, the day she left the house. It makes me feel she is here, with me...I love her and I miss her so much. I just hope she is happy with him!' He said with a smile and we too did the same!