ADHYAY POV

(Engagement day)

When Auntie told me that Reva had deliberately tampered with that lehenga so that she could insult both the sisters in front of everyone. My blood boiled so much that I could kill anyone.

I could not understand what I would do at that time, so I thought it better to keep quiet because I knew that if I talked to Shravya, I would definitely say something to her that would hurt her heart.

All my attention was on Shravya at that time, she was neither eating properly nor was watching anyone else. I knew that she was very upset at this time, but despite that, I decided not to talk to her.

After coming home, when Papa spoke to Shravya's uncle, he told him that she has been put to sleep by giving sleeping pills because she was very upset and the doctor has prescribed this medicine to her so that she can take rest for some time. But after listening to this, I started worrying a lot about Shravya.

In my anger, I had completely forgotten that Shravya's parents had died in a car accident and how many times Reva said the same thing in front of her, due to which she would be very upset.

So, I decided that whatever happens in the morning, I will definitely go to meet Shravya, so I was waiting for the morning. I did not sleep the whole night, I was just waiting for morning, the whole night my all attention was on her beautiful picture which was taken silently during our engagement.

As soon as the first ray of sun appeared, I immediately went to Shravya's house without informing anyone but her uncle was sitting in the garden like he was waiting for me.

"Come, young man, I already know that you will come."

"I am sorry for coming so suddenly in the morning without informing you but I thought I should meet her once."

Manohar places his hand on Adhyay's shoulder and pats his shoulder lightly and affectionately says to him.

"Thank you so much for handling the situation very well .... "

"Don't be formal uncle she is my responsibility .... "

"She calls me bade papa .... "

Adhyay nods his head slightly without any expression and says.

"Bade papa I want to meet her ... "

"My brother and sister-in-law's death had a very deep effect on Shravya's mind and she became completely silent after their accident, no one could understand what we should do with her and what not ..... When the car accident happened, Shravya was in the car with both of them.... To save her, my sister-in-law pushed her out but both of them collided with the truck before they could save themselves ..... So when anyone mentions the death of her parents or anyone mentioning the matter of car accidents, she gets very upset and can neither sleep properly nor talk to anyone ..... In such a situation, we give her a sleeping pill as prescribed by the doctor so that she can sleep comfortably, so she is still sleeping, the effect of the sleeping pill lasts for a long time, so she will not wake up..... "

Adhyay was listening very carefully, he immediately tells her uncle as soon as he hears that she is sleeping and will not get up yet.

"I will not disturb her at all, after seeing her, I will leave from here, I know that I should not disturb her, I just want to see her once...."

Manohar smiles and gestures for him to go inside with his hand. Adhyay immediately heads towards the stairs. Manohar's eyes are still behind Adhyay. He smiles as he knows she is in safe hands now.

Adhyay comes to Shravya's room without any voice at all. He knows that Shravya is current under the effect of sleeping pills but despite that, he doesn't want to disturb her sleep in the slightest.

He stands by her bed and looks at her face very well. He looks at her properly still traces of tears can be clearly visible on her cheeks, he clenches his jaw tightly.

He looks at the photo of Shravya's mother-father keep nearby, which may have been loose from her hands in her sleep, and he puts it back on the table. And look at her again and say softly.

"She will pay for this.... "

Without disturbing her sleep, he turns from there and immediately comes downstairs where both Radhika and Manohar are waiting for him. He sits on the couch beside Manohar and says harshly.

"You guys always know that her aunt and Reva never had good intentions for Shravya, yet why did you let her do all this after knowing everything."

"Swati (Shravya's mother) Loved her brother very much and her brother loved her not less than her. There was always a lot of affection between the two siblings, that is why there was a very good friendship between my brother Akhilesh and Ajit, After the death of Swati, Ajit always wanted that he should keep her daughter with him but because of his family, he could never do it but whenever he gets a chance that he can do anything for Shravya, he sure does ...... His own daughter is a dress designer, so he wanted Shravya to wear the clothes made by Reva at her wedding and engagement, but he would never have imagined in his nightmare that his daughter would do inane work ..... Shravya loves her uncle and grandmother so much .... "

Adhyay shakes his head and leaves without saying anything to him. Radhika still looks at the gate and says.

"Why do I feel that something is going wrong?..."

Author's pov

Shravya is getting ready to go to college. Her entire focus is on the mirror but she knows very well that Ruhi is peeping at her from behind the wall.

She is combing her hair. Ruhi tries to come in, like a thief with great courage but as soon as Shravya sees her through the mirror she immediately runs back outside. Ruhi shouts from outside and tries to talk to Shravya.

"Di .... Look .... I told that witch is very cunning .... Of course she is .... She is the daughter of a cunning oldie .... "

Shravya, who is already angry, gets even angrier after hearing her words. She knows very well that what Reva did is wrong, but despite that, she respects her maternal uncle's family a lot.

And most of all, she knows very well that if she points out her maternal aunt in any way or says something to her mother, then all her anger will definitely come out on her grandmother and her maternal uncle. Shravya shouted at Ruhi.

"Shut up Ruhi ...."

Shravya looked at the photo frame of her parents and tried to smile. Her maternal uncle, who loves her like his daughter, will be definitely upset after this matter, so she never wanted to tell them anything that her aunt and her cousins always misbehave with her in his absence.

But whatever drama Ruhi did on the day of engagement, her maternal uncle is very angry with his wife and daughter. Her aunt left her uncle's house with her daughter after this incident, due to which a lot of problems have been created.

Even after the day of engagement, Shravya has not spoken to anyone nor to Adhyay. At this time many dilemmas are going on in Shravya's mind, she did not want all this under any circumstances. Her maternal uncle is her mother's last relative who is in a lot of dilemmas right now because of her.

Shravya is constantly combing her hair, she doesn't even know how long she has been doing all this.

Ruhi is still standing quietly near the door, looking at Shravya with a peep through one eye. She is sure that her sister will not be angry with her for long and will forgive her very soon.

"Di ..... I am sorry nah ... yaar .... I know very well that you did not like everything that I did with my friends but I never started this. Reva first started it all by bothering you ..... And you are also so bad, you never listen to my words, always ignore my words, I told you, I do not believe in that Reva at all, have not worn the lehenga given by her at all ....."

Shravya turns and looks towards the door from where she was peeping. As Shravya quickly turns so Ruhi immediately hides behind the wall as she doesn't want to see her sister's face in anger at all. She is not in front of her sister at all but she tells Shravya in a loud voice.

"You are looking at me so angry for that Reva when you know very well that I cannot tolerate anyone harming you in the slightest...."

Shravya leans slightly on the bed to pick up her dupatta, Her phone is kept on the bed is vibrating for a long time it starts vibrating again, she takes her phone in her hand and keeps looking at it for a while but does not pick it, Adhyay name is regularly appearing on the phone.

It's been 1 day since the engagement, but Shravya did not talk to him once, nor has she talked to Adhyay since that Reva incident.

She sits in her bed holding the phone in her hands and again to remember the designer's words.

( Engagement day, When all the guests are gone, only the housemates are there.)

Scene start

Anjana's friend who is the dress designer who fixed Shravya's dress at the last point is still standing holding Ruhi's dress in her hands and she is getting very angry.

"I don't understand what kind of girl she was, how much shameless that girl she has tempered Shravya's dress, she has also tempered Ruhi's dress also, It's too good that Ruhi didn't wear this dress at all."

Raunak looks at Ruhi who is currently eating something while sitting with Ram and is engrossed in talking to him.

Raunak had also asked Aditya to get Ruhi's lehenga there so that he could get Ruhi's lehenga checked by asking the dress designer, was it Reva's intentional or was it just a misunderstanding?

But all those people did not want Ruhi to know all this under any circumstances, so Ram has kept Ruhi busy with him and all these people are discussing this with the dress designer about this matter, Shravya is very worried to hear all this.

Adhyay stands by Shravya all the time but he is unable to understand her dilemma. He is very angry with Shravya because he believes that while Shravya knew very well that Reva had always hated her and would do anything to harass her, she still chose to wear the clothes she gave her.

Not Adhyay is trying to talk to Shravya nor does Shravya wants to say anything to him, both are not talking to each other at this time. Everyone quietly takes their dinner and leaves for their home, in the meantime, there is no special conversation between them.

Scene ends

Since yesterday, Adhyay has called her so many times, but Shravya is not able to understand what to do now, she is getting very restless inside thinking that she is troubling everyone because of her.

Ruhi is still constantly trying to peek inside from the gate. Shravya looks at her side and looks at Ruhi angrily, because of which Ruhi pouts and looks at her. Shravya turns her eyes from her, Ruhi also bows her head and goes away slow steps from there.

Sharvya looks down and searches for Ruhi, but she has left from there, then she also sees the ring on her finger which Adhyay had worn her, she keeps playing with that ring around on her finger for a while, then quietly removes it and puts it on the table.

She gets up from her seat and starts going from there but turns around and comes again near the same table where she has kept the ring.

Picks up the ring and kisses it lightly and puts it again in the same place, does not look back.

"I am sorry ...."

Here is an update I hope you like it please let me know.

The chapter is boring I know but sometimes it is necessary to understand the situation.

But the next one is very interesting. which I publish on Monday because it's festival time so time for family.... Sorry.

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