Caught You In My Arms

chapter 58

Priya ran away while holding her skirt in one hand, with eyes filled with tears. without any destination, she just ran wherever her legs are taking her .her mind is completely preoccupied with continuous thoughts.

******
Flashback:

For every Diwali, priya and her parents would visit the orphanage which is under their own company trust, and celebrate it there along with those children. They will gift them new dresses, study accessories, firecrackers, sweets, etc. Last year as usual after celebrating Diwali,

"Appa, amma, tomorrow Swetha is going to the US. so today  my friends planned a get to gather in Swetha's guest house,  I have to leave now, I'll be back before 10 "

(Dad, mom)

"Oh ok Priya, but before leaving sing your dad's favorite song once dear, the children will also enjoy ", he turned towards the orphanage in charge, who is a middle-aged man, " my daughter is a very good singer. She learned music from a very young age ", he said with full pride.

"Appa, next year I'll definitely sing, Swetha is already waiting outside to pick me up, sorry appa", priya said with her puppy eyes.

"Raj, don't make her sad. ", her mother said hitting him lightly in the shoulder.

" I don't know but I feel like I won't get to hear her singing opportunity again  ", he said lowly to his wife while rubbing his shoulder.

" what are you blabbering?"

Priya who is responding to Swetha's messages in WhatsApp didn't heard his words.

" ok da, come early if your coming late means call me, ill send the driver "

"Thank you appa ", she hugged her dad.

" bye amma ", she hugged her mom once and ran away.

*******

Just remembering that incident, priya couldn't able to control her overflowing tears. she never would have imagined that last year will be the final year she will spend her Diwali with her parents.

"Appa, I sang your favorite song, don't you hug me and praise me like always " she murmured while climbing the stairs.

*****
Flashback:

After singing in one of the college cultural, she came down the stage smilingly, accompanied by the thunderous applause in the auditorium.

Her father immediately hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead with a goofy smile.

"My daughter ", he said with pride while holding her shoulder, showing off to the nearby principal and other dignitaries of her college.

They awkwardly nodded back with a smile.

Her mom rolled her eyes at his usual behavior. The same people heard this same sentence for every competition.

*****

She stopped while holding a nearby wall, " appa, Amma, I shouldn't have let you go to that business trip, then you both would have been alive by now. then_ then that bastard Prithvi never would have gotten guts to harass me ahh ", she slipped while stepping on her skirt.

In reflex she tightly closed her eyes while falling forward. But when she didn't get her expected fall, she opened her eyes in surprise to see that she's standing slanting in the forward direction (like this / ), while a strong arm is wrapped around her waist.

Next second she found herself falling back towards the warm chest, with the slight pull from her waist.

" Who is Prithvi ", she heard Damon's low voice near her right ear, Priya stiffened.