Hearts and Hate

Chapter 4 - Him?

❀ ADHEERA ❀ 

I'm an idiot. I created a great first impression. I acted before thinking like always. The last time I acted before thinking, it costed me two years time away from Neha for no reason. 

Now, it costed me into haulting my lovestory even before starting it by creating a horrible impression.I stamped myself as a liar. What will her parents who look at me like an ideal child think?

"I'm in love with Neha" I confess to which both of them look at each other in suprise.

Vikranth uncle looks at me and smiles sadly "I'm not a fool to believe that's the whole reason you came back."

"It's true...I couldn't move on from her"

"Tell.Me.The.Truth" He shot me a cold glare and asked me sternly.

"I love her...That's the whole reason" I say sternly to which he chuckles shaking his head in disbelief.

"I never said that you don't...I'm just saying that there's more to it" He stated stepping forward.

I closed my eyes inhaled deeply and breathed out. He was testing my patience. I opened my eyes and found him staring at me like he was reading my mind.

"I love..."

"Truth" He repeated sounding serious. I groaned moving my hands through my hair in frustration.

I exhaled sharply. "I want revenge against Virat" I admit to which his face turns amused as I admit it.

"It doesn't have anything to do with my love for Neha. I would've tried to win her no matter what. The fact that Virat was involved with her in the past is only an advantage for the revenge I wanted to take on him." I add quickly so he doesn't get the wrong idea that I'm using her.

"He doesn't have any feeling on Neha, why would he be affected?" He questioned doubtfully knitting his eyebrows.

"I would be the most happiest person if he didn't have any feeling on her." I mumbled to which he frowns thinking deeply.

"He looks at her the same way I do, I hate it." I blurted out to which he huffs rubbing his forehead with his fingers.

"Neha will never be his, she despises him." He said raising my hopes of winning her. An involuntary smile forms on my face.

"It doesn't mean she'll be yours" He sneered sparking fury in me.

"You never know that" I argued receiving a mocking smile from him.

"Listen to me carefully Adheera! You know nothing about Neha" Her mom states interrupting our conversation.

 "C'mon aunty! I love her, I might not know everything, but I know her" I argued. She scoffs at me.

"You might know Neha, But don't know 'about Neha' and if you do, you would be frightened even to utter her name" She snarled clenching her jaw.

"Try me" 

"Okay! Let's began with the part where she's not my daughter" I wanted to burst out laughing but she sounded extremely serious.

"What?" My forehead creased in confusion.

"She's my cousin's daughter." Vikranth uncle answers my question, his answer pushes me into futher questions.

"Let me summarize it for you. My brother Ranadev wanted Neha to be brought up away from his family due to some uh.. personal issues. Neha was extremely hurt by his decision and started drifting apart from him. It became so worse that she can't even bare listening to his name." All I could do was stare at them wide-eyed.