Chapter 10

Author's pov

"Thank you so so so much! You're the best thing in the world" Shreya said as she kissed Amrutha Aunty on her cheeks.

"Chii! Go quickly and come back "Amurtha Aunty yelled as she wiped her cheeks

Shreya immediately nodded and checked herself in the mirror one last time before grabbing her bike key.

She had lied to Amurtha Aunty saying she was going spend the day in the bakery with was under work and somehow convinced her

She was dressed up in a baby pink salwar, hair set in loose curls and long earrings. She was sure Amurtha Aunty was proud to see her this perfect.

As she went out she saw sri on her bike looking completely lost.

Something Shreya worried about nowadays was about Sri. She would understand if she looked sad but here she looked devastated with Guru's absence.

She tried talking to her but Sri said she needed time, she wanted to process and Amrutha Aunty agreed saying it was best to leave her alone for a week.

"You look pretty," she said as soon as she saw Shreya, she just nodded and started driving the bike towards their rented shop where the work for their bakery was in full swing.

Shreya dropped sri at their bakery and that's when she got a text from Aditya.
She immediately opened her phone to answer him, and Sri stood silently watching her and her unusual behaviour.

Adithya: You coming Right?

Shreya: No Caps Dude! Just send me the location

Shreya pushed her phone back to her bag and looked up only to find Sri looking at her curious.

"You know what your family will do if they find this?" Sri asked and Shreya nodded slowly. This was a conversation that she had been escaping ever since she started texting Adithya.

"Shreya! Just take care okay? The world isn't as good as you think! It is cruel and ugly Trust me you're too innocent for the outside world " Sri said with seriousness and Shreya nodded

"Not you too Sri, I am tired of listening to what the world will do to me if I step out! I am not even doing something wrong, Sri, i-i just" Shreya struggled to finish her words while sri pulled her in a hug

"I know everything Shreya! I know you, you don't have to explain anything to me but just be careful okay " Sri said and Shreya nodded again

"We'll know what this guy is when you meet his family today! Don't forget to keep me updated okay" sri added

"I will! I will" Shreya answered, and that's when Aditya sent her his location, Shreya bided her bye to Sri and started to leave

Sri refused to join them saying she had no interest in it but Shreya knew she was doing this so that she could get to know about Aditya without her by her side.

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Reaching a huge mansion! Shreya stood in complete awe, cream marble garnets were the first thing that welcomed her and then the garden where she saw at least 50 different flowers growing.

Shreya: I am here

She texted Aditya and within a minute he and Vineeth came rushing to her. Looking at her standing alone in the garden made Vineeth a little disappointed perhaps he expected someone else too.

But in Aditya's case, it was different. He stood rooted stronger than a tree in his garden to his place looking at her.

Let go of Those sunflowers, here these 50 different species of flowers were in trouble with her presence. She looked enchanted.

She looked around and looked at him and smiled. She smiled so softly yet so brightly full of life that Aditya could not help but place his hand on his chest and whisper "haye" like some dramatic Bollywood actor

Vineeth slightly hit him with his elbow telling him that Shreya was walking
towards them.

"Thanks for coming Shreya!" Vineeth said and Shreya smiled again and looked at Aditya again who looked speechless.

He was also in a grey suit which looked hella expensive but that fitted him so perfectly as if it was made for him.

"You look gorgeous " Aditya said and regretted what gorgeous? She looked far far far better than that.

"Th...Thank you" she said
Taken back by his sudden compliment Shreya struggled literally bite her inner side cheeks to control that smile and blush from creeping on her cheeks which failed miserably. She already looked red

"Let's Get in! Come in Shreya" Vineeth welcomed her warmly looking at her friend who seemed still struck at the mere view of her.

As Shreya along with the boys entered the mansion! Shreya looked around curiously
There were no family portraits or anything that gave a sense of home like her home did. This mansion looked pretty but the sense of warmth was missing replacing it with a coldness that she never felt before

She turned towards Aditya who now seemed more stiff and looked so cold and almost arrogant with his body language.

"Pretty house" she said and for a minute he let his character slip and smiled at her and returned to his coldness.

"We'll meet my paren-Family" Aditya said started walking upstairs while Shreya and Vineeth walked him
She did not miss the way his voice turned

"Forgive him, please! He has never brought a woman home and this is pure awkward "Vineeth whispered to Shreya who nodded controlling a giggle

As soon as Aditya stopped in a room, Shreya yet again felt the coldness, her eyes looked around the room and saw a few medical machines, a bench full of medicines and a wheelchair in the corner of the room

And in the bed lay an old man, looking weak and barely able to open his eyes. For a moment Shreya saw something in Aditya's eyes and before she could figure it out it turned into pure anger and rage.

"My father " he said clenching his jaws and Shreya slowly went towards the old man.

Adithya's father opened his eyes and looked at Shreya and Aditya who stood next to each other, the old soul could not help but smile.

He wanted to talk and blessed them as he assumed they were already a couple cause his son had never visited his room and with a girl definitely no.

"Aditiyaa" came a voice sweet yet a bit loud and a lady in her 50s walked in an expensive saree looking at Aditya with hope.

And looking at her, made Aditya even more clench his jaw so hard that Shreya saw his jaw do that thing which she always saw in movies.

"His wife" Aditya informed and walked out of the room.

Shreya just stood there watching him go and then her gaze went to the lady who stood there.

"His Stepmother dear! And you-?" The lady asked sweetly

"His friend " Shreya said and the lady nodded giving a knowing smile

Vineeth then took Shreya away and went to meet Aditya who stood in the hall

He had made up his mind not to bother about the people who lived in this mansion but the sight of them made things so bitter that the air he breathed felt suffocating with the bitterness.

Soon came his girl looking around the mansion like a clueless cat. He would bet this was the most she would have felt awkward in her entire life, and he knew it was needed after all, he felt she needed to know what his life was before knowing anything else.

To be continued...
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