His Hush Hush Girl

Chapter 43

Surprise ✨

Akruti Arora

It's been six months since I left my home. I left home because I wanted to spend some time alone, even Viren's words kept ringing in my mind. I don't blame him for anything, any sane person will react in the same way he did.

All these months, I kept on traveling. I don't stay in a place for more than two weeks. I think Khajjar is the place, where I'm staying for more than two weeks. I've rented a house, where I can stay for resting. The neighbors are so kind. The whole place has a soothing effect.     

How badly I wanted Viren to be here with me. Thinking about them, I have few people to keep a watch on them. I still remember, how I got caught. It was Nila, who caught me.

I was trying to sneak away from everyone that day, after the incident. All were settling themselves in the car when I slowly backed away. But my bad, I bumped into someone. I turned myself to see, Nila standing there with her arms crossed at her front. 

"Are you trying to run away, Ms. Arora?", she asked me in a calmly.

"Umm... Nila..it's that", I started to fumble not know what to tell her.

"Just tell me yes or no.", she asked me keeping a poker face.

"Yes", saying this I closed my eyes. I thought, she'll scold, yell at me. But nothing sort that happened.

"Why?", I heard her say. I peeked to look at her from one eye. 

"Nila, I need some time alone. I can't face Viren or anyone from his family. I still feel it's because of me, their parents are dead. So I thought of going somewhere. Maybe for a few months or years. But can you please update me with all the happenings of here", I pleaded her with tears in my eyes.

Instead, she just hugged me, I completed the hug and cried. She patted my back to calm me down. "Shhh... calm down... I want to say that you're not doing the right thing. By running away, it's not the way you face a problem. But if this is what you want, then go ahead, I'll keep updating you", saying this she dabbed my tears away.

Nodding my head at her, I handed over my everything, because I know these guys will haunt me for sure. Bidding her goodbye, I just took some cash and left the place. 

After getting a new mobile and sim card for myself, I stored Nila's number in it. Well, I kinda saved everyone because I'm good at remembering numbers. She keeps on updating me whatever is happening in the house. 

She also told me, how bad Viren's condition was when he came to know about me. Sometimes, I'll hang the call and cry. I kept thinking that I hurt 'My Rey' again. It's funny I don't remember, why I call him Rey. It was mentioned in dad's diary, that Sara calls Viren as 'Rey'. 

Once she called me to inform me that Sahil and Preeti love each other, but are waiting for me to return so that they can marry. I'm still not prepared to face them. So I wrote a letter, asking them to proceed if they want my happiness. I know Viren was feeling miserable from the way Nila narrated. 

So I wrote a separate letter to him too. I want him to be the same cheerful guy he was when I was with him. That's what I wrote in the letter too. I cried while writing those letters. I'll post those letters to Nila and she'll transfer it to new covers. 

You know sometimes I feel, I should be a secret agent, cause I've been doing works like these lately. But never mind, I'm so happy for Preeti and Sahil. But I'll miss being at the wedding. 

When Nila called me today, her voice had some kind of happiness in them. I don't know why? Even on interrogation, she didn't spill anything. Now I was just strolling near the lake looking at the sky which is adorned with the stars and moon. 

I felt someone looking at me, I turned to see who it was. The moment the specific black eyes met mine, I felt my heart picking its pace. Even I thought I was dreaming. But no, he was standing there, in all flesh and blood. Seeing him here, my mouth formed a perfect 'O' shape. This is why Nila was sounding happy. 

Even before I could understand what is happening, I was embraced in a bear hug. How I missed being in his arms. I felt myself hugging him. Suddenly I felt wetness at the crook of my neck. I even heard him sobbing silently. I let go of him and cupped his face. It hurts me so bad seeing him cry. 

The moment he opened his eyes and saw me, I felt myself drowning in them. But I can't give the pain. The pain of missing his parents whenever he sees me. So I made myself strong and tried to console him.

"Shh!! Viren, please don't cry", I pleaded him. He nodded his like a kid, and it made me go awe at him.  

'Concentrate', my sub-conscious hinted me.

"Where did you go? Do you know how everyone is devastated after you left? I know I was being a jerk. It was just-- I was angry at that moment. But I didn't mean anything to whatever I said. Please come back. Everyone will be so happy to see you", he stated.

'Means he didn't miss me? Then what about the things Nila told me about him', my subconscious was questioning me.

Even before I could perceive, what I was thinking, I heard myself ask him the thing which I didn't want to. "What about you? Didn't you miss me?".

I regret myself for asking him this question. Those black orbs in which the love was floating, it was pain and disbelief now floating in them. I instantly tore my gaze from the eyes that lure me, and looked everywhere but not him. 

Suddenly he held my face, and his black orbs bore right into my soul. His eyes flickered to my lips, and then he lowered his head and captured my lips. It was a slow yet demanding kiss. It was surreal. I didn't react for a minute or two. He kept nibbling my lower lip seeking for entrance.

I didn't know what came into me, that I responded to the kiss with equal passion. I felt him smile through the kiss. I wanted to be selfish at least for once in my life. I didn't want to loose the love of my life. But at the same time, I can't give him the pain. 

So thinking, the best for him, I broke the kiss and told him, the words for which he would hate me. 

"I'm sorry for kissing you. I think you should go back. Because I'm happy. And I'm very happy with my mystery man", I lied to him. 

For a second there was hurt in his eyes, but after I ended speaking, he started laughing. Like seriously! Come on, here I'm trying to hurt him, so that he can leave me, instead of getting angry, he's laughing.

This was not the outcome I expected. He continued laughing like it was the joke of the year. I was getting annoyed. So I yelled at him to stop. He instantly stopped, but continued to giggle, and was wiping his tears occasionally. 

'Why everyone in my life is crazy'.

"It's because you make us crazy", Viren replied dabbing his tears away, with a smile on his lips. A smile that I could die for. 

'Did I say that loud'

"Yes you did my Pari, and you're doing it again.", he chuckled and cupped my face. We just kept looking at each other. A comfortable hush around us. He kissed my forehead and in a reflex, my eyes closed on their own.

"I hope now you got your answer for how much I missed you", he said smiling at me. I felt my eyes getting teared up. This is what I love about him. He instantly changes my mood. I just hugged him and cried silently. But I don't want to hurt him, I can't look at him with misery in his eyes.

He let go of me and surprised me by his words. He understands me so well, that he could really understand my unsaid words.

"You'll never be a pain to me. Rather you'll be the cure to my pain".   

Saying this he again pulled me for a toe-curling kiss. 

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