CHAPTER 71
After swimming very well, both are sitting in the swimming pool. Mayil is sitting in his arms, between his legs. He has very well held her in his arms.
"Are you a fish in your last birth?"
"Maybe… I love to be in the water.
"Okay, now come out; it's already late."
"No, first a good story..."
" What… I am not a storyteller. And it's morning time, not bedtime."
"Then today I want a bedtime story."
"Mahi… I am very bad at this."
"Keep trying."
Mrityunjay knows very well, no matter what he says here. Mayil knows very well how to fulfill her insistence, and he feels much better after fulfilling her stubbornness. After all, he loves to do anything for her.
He takes her out of the pool well, helps her to wear her robe, and tells her while tying a towel around his waist and asking her.
"We are going paragliding today. Do you want anything else?"
She shakes her head negatively. Mayil doesn't know what she wants now and what she doesn't, as Mrityunjay completes all the things she thinks before the words come out of her mouth, so she never gets any chance to say anything. But she says,
"One day I will ask something big from you suddenly, and if you refuse me, then I will get so angry with you that I will never look back at you."
"Okay, promise, I will not deny you."
After paragliding, they are both tired and lying on their beds. For a few minutes, Mayil lies on the bed, and as soon as she sees that Mrityunjay is well settled on the bed, she immediately comes on top of him. Then, keeping one hand in her hair and the other hand tightly wrapped around her waist, he smiles lightly with his eyes closed.
"Story… "
"Mahi … I didn't learn any stories."
"Story daddy..."
"Mahi, don't be naughty."
"Any story... Even your mother must have told you a story at one time or another."
Suddenly, there was a very deep prick in Mrityunjay's chest. He gently strokes Mayil's hair, starts looking towards the ceiling, and then slowly starts telling his story.
"There was a small family laughing and crying together as they were used to being together all the time, and the happiness increased a lot when a little cute angel was born in their house."
"Hmmm, good one."
"Their whole lives were changed when Angel came into their lives... Everyone wanted to play with that Angel all the time, but Angel loved her brother very much. That's why her brother always used to keep her with him all the time, while playing, eating, sleeping, etc., but one day a demon came and destroyed everything. He killed everyone. No one was left. He didn't even think once about what he was doing. That angel also finished with a beautiful smile on her face."
That last word can hardly come out of Mrityunjay's mouth. Mayil immediately raises her head and looks toward him. He is looking only at the ceiling. Before he can say anything else, Mayil puts her hand on his mouth.
"What is the name of Angel?"
She removes her hand and waits patiently. He closes his eyes. He still remembers every moment spent with Pakhi, from her smile to her every mischief. Her sweet smile screams for her brother. There is a ping in his heart.
"Pakhi… "
Mayil immediately sits down, puts his head on her lap, and tells him while massaging his hair lightly.
"I am sorry."
Mrityunjay is not in a position to say anything at this time, so he turns around, holds her waist, and hides his face in her lap. She quietly sits there, and he hugs her like that.
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Sweta checks everything, and her secretary informs her.
"Mr. Sisodiya is very impressed with our work, and soon he is coming here to meet you, ma'am."
"I know… You may go now."
Shweta is silently sitting on her chair and looking outside. It's late at night today. She hasn't even gone home. The moon is also clearly visible from the window of her room, but she doesn't want to go home. Day by day, she feels depressed and doesn't like anything; she only wants to be alone.
"I want to run away from here. Far away. One day there is nothing left that I want to do—just me and peace."
Suddenly Mohan comes to her cabin, and seeing her there at such a late hour, he immediately asks his daughter.
"What is the problem? You haven't gone home yet; Jagdish may be waiting for you."
Shweta is going through a very strange situation where she neither likes nor understands anything. She just wants to spend her time alone quietly, and she doesn't even want to hear anything about anyone. Suddenly,she loses her cool when her father tells her about Jagdish because he never cares about her.
"Jagdish... Jagdish... only Jagdish... Why can't you ever see me? How can you not remember that I am also your daughter? I may have some problems; I may have some kind of pain. Why haven't you ever seen me?"
She quickly leaves without listening to him; he is still standing there. She is driving fast and has halted straight in front of her house. Go to her daughter Mayil's room, check her every photo, and say.
"You also left me alone."
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"Seychelles, Malaysia, Thailand, Russia, and now Hawaii... Jay, how much money do you have that you are spending so much on vacation?
"Well, I have more money or not, but I am very much ready to take you around the whole world, even if for that I just have to carry you on my shoulder."
"Oh, seriously, I am going to sit like a queen next time."
"Definitely my queen..."
These days are the most beautiful days of her life, but deep inside her heart, she is very sad that, despite being so happy, she cannot share her happiness with her parents, with whom she used to share all her happiness—every single thing.
No matter how happy she may be, she is still very sad that she is not able to meet her parents. especially her mother nowadays; she is remembering her so much. She misses everything—her love, scolding, complaints, and care. No doubt nobody can care about you like a mother.
She wants to meet them; she knows they will definitely meet one day, but she doesn't know. But now she is nervous about what she is trying to ask him today, but her heart is not agreeing that he may give her a proper answer, so she asks him with her eyes down.
"Do you have any plans to visit India?"
Mritunjay sees her very well in her face. Check her properly; her eyes bow down. He immediately keeps his hand on her neck and drags her closer to his face while caressing her lower lip with his thumb.
"Why are you looking down?"
"You didn't answer."
"Ask me properly."
She looks straight into his eyes, and with confidence, she asks.
"I want to visit India. I want to meet my parents."
"Sure, princess."
Mrityunjay suddenly tells her, due to which she cannot believe her ears at all. She is blinking her eyes to believe whatever he said here, and she starts to look at him regularly. Mrityunjay is also looking into her eyes. He kisses her forehead, but she quickly tightly grabs his hand, places it on her heart, and asks him.
"You are not joking, right?"
Mrityunjay is understanding her situation very well, and after realizing the way her heart is beating faster, he understands her condition better and tells her to repent of his actions.
"Have I ever told you anything that I have not fulfilled later? ...."
Tears well up in her eyes; she cannot believe that she has heard very well what he is saying to her. He quickly drags her into his arms. She really doesn't believe that Mrityunjay will take her to meet her parents, but she wants to believe what he says. She hugs him and cries.
Mrityunjay knows very well what the pain of being away from parents is, and knowing this, he forced an innocent girl to bear this pain. He will never be able to forgive himself for this. But still, his heart is not ready to forgive Jagdish in any case. But yes, it is definitely true that he wants Mayil to meet her mother.
Soon their vacation is going to end with only a week remaining, and whatever he plans for her, he proceeds with that, but before that, he wants to clear something, he says bluntly.
"Do you know why I kidnapped you?"
Mayil is quite happy, due to which she smiles slightly, sits on Mrityunjay's lap, and tells him by placing her head on his chest.
"Because you like me... Maybe love at first sight... Okay, I want to know about your one-sided love story, which you never told me."
She smiles and asks him; he looks at her, holds her face, and says,.
"I love you, and maybe I have no idea of my love or how much I love you, but it is also a very big truth that I did not kidnap you because I loved you."
Mayil is now very confused, as she remembers very well that she saw Mrityunjay staring at her. She had noticed him properly, and that is why she thinks that Mrityunjay must have fallen in love with her sometime, and that is why he suddenly kidnapped her. But whatever it is, there is truth in Mritunjay's eyes at this time. She knows that he loves her very much, and the biggest truth is that she loves Mrityunjay very much. She quickly asked him.
"Then why did you kidnap me?"
"Because I hate your father."
As soon as these words come out of his mouth, it strikes her like a thunderbolt, and her eyes start looking at him like she is dead silent. Mrityunjay grasps her face very well, continues his story, and tells her.
"I had all the happiness in my house. My mom, dad, my grandparents, my aunt, and my dear sister... Your mother was the daughter of a well-known businessman, and at that time, my father was nothing more than a small businessman, but we were very happy. My aunt and your father love each other. But to marry your mother, your father destroyed everything. He killed them. and set fire to the house. Pakhi died of suffocation. Your father loved you very much, so I wanted to show him. How do you feel when you lose someone you love? I wanted to make him aware of the pain that I have been going through for years."
He pauses after completing his side story. Mayil is numb; she can't believe it, but this is so intense for her. She is still looking at him; Mrityunjay is worried after seeing her reaction; she is not responding; she is numb; and suddenly she starts becoming cold.
"Mahi… "