Published on:- 18/5/24 [Saturday]
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"Not everything is meant to be,
but everything is worth a try".

ShineeSunshine

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"I am handing over to you to the police", Nilay said as he looked at the signboard on which it was written 'Police Station of Shimla city'.

Reading the board and listening to his words, Her heart skipped a beat. It was beyond her imagination that Nilay would take her to the police station.

For a minute, her mind stopped working but she instantly composed herself and looked at him. She was not scared at all but she did not want to face any Khakee color uniform-wearing human.

It was troublesome and at this point, She was not in the mood to expose herself in front of Nilay; Her Angel.

And mostly because, Sunaina was aware that the day, She would come in front of the police as the princess of the mafia world, rivers of blood would flow that day.

Sunaina's eyes dropped down and her face had no expression at all.

Nilay looked at her fallen face and he felt a tug in his heart. He quickly shook his head and shooed away all those unexpected and unidentified strings in his heart.

Nilay turned around and walked but suddenly Sunaina pulled his hand, causing him to stop in between his way.

He craned his neck and raised his brows questioningly. Sunaina bit her lips as she looked innocently at him.

"Nilay, I am not a liar. I never said I went to tuition to study. I worked there as a part-timer. Do you know about distributing pamphlets? And I indeed live in an orphanage. I am working there as well," Sunaina said earnestly.

Nilay crossed his arms over his chest and stared deeply into her eyes as if he were searching for the truth in her words.

Sunaina blinked her eyes innocently. There was not a single trance of lies and shamelessness on her face. Her composure revealed the strength of a thick-skinned woman.

However, Nilay could smell the lies beneath her composed facade and his intuition once again alerted him as he continued to look at her innocent expression.

Suddenly he spoke in his calm tone, "Divita!" and then stopped.

Her heart escalated and her throat went dry when she heard the way he called the name. Now, she started to dislike this name with every fiber of her body.

"What?", She asked softly.

Nilay clicked his tongue while looking at her and said in his calm but slight warning tone, "You have only one option. Either go inside the police station or tell me the truth here".

Sunaina's eyes bore into his gorgeous brownish eyes that were shining brightly under the sunlight.

Suddenly, her lips turned upward and a smirk danced on her thin nude lips and without waiting for a response, she turned and began walking toward the police station while saying, "I don't like to explain myself, Nilay. Just because you misunderstood me. Just because I am madly in love with you. It doesn't mean that I give you the right to stomp over me with your questions and doubtful gazes. What I hate is giving explanations".

Nilay stood there as he was stunned by her icy tone and the unexpected confession of her love for him. He watched her walk away and his mind reeled from the shock of her words.

Back to Sunaina who continued walking to the police station. She knew exactly what she was doing and why. Every word and action of hers was calculated. Her steps of hers were purposeful and determined.

"Enough is enough now. I have to prove my innocent heart and intentions to him", Sunaina thought and the next second, she walked inside the police station.

Nilay hurriedly followed Sunaina and by the time he tried to stop her, it was too late.

Inside the police station, she was already standing in front of the desk of a police officer with a determined expression.

Nilay caught up to her. He stood silently and watched her from a short distance. He was torn between his feelings and the uncertainty of what would unfold next.

The police officer lifted his face and looked at Sunaina and asked, "Miss! What's the matter?".

Sunaina took a deep breath as she gathered her thoughts and pursed her lips tightly and began to speak, "Officer! Is there a way to melt the heart of a man whom I love?".

The police officer's ears buzzed as he frowned deeply while looking at her, "What are you talking about?".

Nilay closed his eyes and his heart sank as he noticed the skeptical frown on the police officer's face.

He hurriedly moved towards her but Sunaina's next words halted him.

"I love him with my every beating heart but he does not trust me. I love him with every breath I intake but he does not like me. I love him with every thought but he is not interested in me. I love him with all my senses but he rejected me not once but every time I confessed my love to him. That's why I am here. Can you please suggest to me how to arrest his heart and lock him up in my heart forever?", Sunaina spoke in one breath as her impassioned confession hung in the air and left both the police officer and Nilay momentarily speechless.

Her raw honesty and vulnerability stirred something within Nilay that he couldn't quite articulate but Nilay's cheeks flushed with embarrassment as he listened to her heartfelt confession and also felt the weight of her unrequited love.

The police officer was taken aback by the unexpected turn of events as he paused for a moment before offering a sympathetic smile while glancing at Nilay and then at Sunaina. He shook his head and said, "Sorry to say, Miss but I am a police officer, not a love guru. You are at the wrong place and asking the wrong person".

Sunaina blinked her tiny eyes calmly. The police officer continued to glance at Nilay and then Sunaina before speaking, "Love is a complicated matter, miss. Sometimes, the key to unlocking someone's heart lies not in force, but in patience and understanding".

The police officer advised her gently.

"I am sorry, Sir. It's a misunderstanding here. Please grant us to leave", Nilay immediately took Sunaina's hand and pleaded with the police officer.

Understanding Nilay's urgency, the police officer nodded and waved them off.

Nilay swiftly took Sunaina's hand and led her out of the police station.

As they stepped out of the police station, Sunaina turned to Nilay and her eyes searched his face for any sign of understanding or acceptance.

Nilay, however, remained silent as his thoughts were swirling with the weight of Sunaina's confession.

Unsure of what to say, he simply squeezed her hand gently, and Together, they walked away from the station.

"Nilay, can you say something?", Sunaina asked him when she found him lost in a thought.

He stopped and asked her, "What do you want me to say? You always left me speechless. What kind of woman are you? You love me and I know this so can you please stop announcing to the world and confessing from time to time?".

Sunaina pouted dramatically and said, "Okay! I will not say 'I love you'. How about 'I lub you'?".

Nilay stood there dumbfounded.

"Divita! How many times have I told you that I don't love you? Is there any compulsion?", Nilay said and her heart stumped shockingly.

"But I love you and I am serious about this. Is there any reason for you not liking me?", Sunaina asked him again the same question.

"Yes, because I am not interested in love and relationships", Nilay said while rubbing his temple.

Sunaina licked her teeth as she was pondering over something and she suddenly said, "Okay! Thank you for everything. I am leaving now".

She spoke and it was unexpected for him as he found her walking away from him.

Nilay grabbed her hand and pulled her towards himself but his force was strong as she staggered and fell onto his body.

His long arms swiftly snaked around her thin waist protectively and said, "Why are you in a hurry? And where are you going now?".

His eyes changed color and it was filled with an unknown coldness that made her drown in them.

However, her mind flooded with his icy rejection and she looked away from him and said, "Nilay, pyar thoda kam ho to koi dikkat nahi, bas ijjat puri chahiye".

[There is no problem if love is a little less, all I need, want, and hope just complete respect]

Nilay was taken aback by her words and again her words stumped him.

"When I did disrespect you?", He asked her.

"You did. Not once but numerous times", Sunaina said and Nilay pondered over her statement as he did not remember when he was disrespectful to her.

Looking at his frowns, Sunaina exclaimed, "You rejected me again and again. You rejected my confession. You rejected my heart and love".

Nilay flicked her forehead and said in a teaching tone, "Your mind goes left and works backward. Not accepting someone's love is not disrespectful and where do you get so much confidence from?".

Sunaina rubbed her forehead and said, "I was born with confidence. Stop talking about this. Tell me now, are you accepting my love or rejecting me again?".

Nilay made a weird face and responded, "Try again".

Sunaina's brows furrowed confusedly as she looked at him, "What does it mean?".

Nilay did not reply to her as he hailed a cab and stepped into it.

Sunaina blinked while staring at him, "Are you leaving me here?".

Nilay closed his eyes and replied, "Divita! Sometimes you should try to understand some things because I am not in the habit of saying everything".

Both Sunaina and Nilay stared at each other. Her mind replayed his words and her eyes widened in surprise.

Her twinkling stars-like eyes blinded him and he got it that she misunderstood his words. He shook his head negatively and said, "Stop running your mind in the wrong direction. Sit inside the car. I am getting late. I have some business to attend to".

Sunaina's face fell asleep as she sat inside the cab. She continued to look at him and Nilay was aware of her unwavering gazes.

He did not say a word to her as he shifted his attention to his phone and restarted checking emails.

While gazing at him, she did not know when she stood outside of a small but beautiful house that reminded her of someone from her past.

***

On the other hand, Squeezing his phone tightly, Avyaan stared coldly at the phone.

There were thousands of questions that were running in his mind and the person who would give the answers to him was Tarana.

His wheelchair moved towards her location and at some distance, Avyaan saw Tarana whose slender fingers were moving, playing, and making a pattern and objects from clay on a special wheel on a clay.

she was in the pottery and looking at her moving hand reminded him about Tarana having a bachelor's degree in ceramics.

"A potter is a craftsperson or artist who makes objects out of clay", Kian said and Avyaan gave a side glance to him.

Kian immediately closed his mouth.

Tarana felt a presence around her and the moment she raised her head, his eyes collided with hers and she lost her focus ruining her design.

"Leave", Avyaan said and all his bodyguards and team members left him alone with Tarana.

Tarana stood up from her seat and washed her hands and ignored his piercing gazes.

"Why are you here?", She asked him while looking at her ruined design.

Avyaan stood up from the wheelchair and took a few steps towards her.

Tarah turned around and found him standing close to her.

Avyaan did not respond to her queries as he shot a question to her, "What you were doing at my accident site? No, wait. Tell me how you know the exact location of my accident?".

Tarana's heart stumped anxiously waiting for him to finish speaking.

"I don't want to believe that it was a coincidence because you left the hospital for your home. Then how come you were present there and got a perfect time to rescue me?", Avyaan spoke in cold and threatening tone and Tarana's knees weakened nervously.

"I. I", Tarana stammered nervously as she felt like a trickster in front of him.

"Don't tell me that you are a spy working for my enemy but you fell in love with me and ditched your comrade?", Avyaan said and Tarana's face turned pale.

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