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"Being alone never felt right. Sometimes it felt good. But it never felt right."

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Outside the garden area,

"...will you remember me boy...once I leave for that wretched boarding school...hm?...look here when I am talking to you, furry creature!!..." as Gauri played with the dog who barked in response to kind of replying to her talks. 

Gauri caressed the dog's ears and placed her forehead onto its who wanted to just run and prance around with its new friend.

Seeing the always perky girl tear up, made the dog lick her soiled dusky freckled face who twitched at the dog who barked with joy.

"...ewww!!!...dog sloth!!...come on!!...let's get your limbs to work...come on!!!...up boy!!...*whistles*..." as Gauri jumped to excite the dog, she laughed at the way Blacky was wagging its tail out of excitement for the little girl.

Thud!

In their excitement, the duo banged on something heavy on their way to reach inside the house. As a fallen Gauri brushed off the dirt from her scratched hand and tried to catch hold of the whimpering dog.

The duo were resting themselves near one of the mansion pillar, away from the mansion front door.

"...are you hurt?!...let me check..." as Gauri lifted one of its paw to check for some discomfort, the dog was only pulling its tongue out with letting the girl do whatever she wanted to do.

"...no...everything is fine...you are good to go!!..." as she was about to move again to play with the jolly Blacky. 

(Singh Mansion Front Porch)

"...WHAT THE FREAKING HELL?!!!..." boomed the voice from the mansion front door making the naughty duo look at the bursting anger of the bike owner and the tilted bike with its front mirror broken.

Well, Gauri and Blacky in their jolly prancing; bumped over Shivaay's precious bike, breaking its mirror and putting a nasty scratch on its seat. 

(Shivaay's Bike - before Gauri  & Blacky tilted it over!)

"...baby?!...the mirror?!!...the seat?!!...No...No...no...!!!...*glaring around*...WHO. DID. THIS?!!..." a flared up Shivaay searched for the culprit who suddenly vanished from the crime scene and were hiding behind the pillar, unknown to him.

"...MA?!!..." as Shivaay had a hunch of who the culprit would be, he marched inside the house to catch hold of the brat.

The young man's life was turned upside down by the sparky 13-year-old kid who had suddenly popped into his space with no invitation sent. The man was frustrated to the brim who just wanted some time in their new mansion that Pratap had gotten from his ancestral property.

From behind the pillar, a curious Gauri peeped with resting her chin on Blacky who was sort of smiling at the sight.

"...Woah?!!...we are done for, Furry creature?!!...Tarzan is going to rip us apart!!...better vamoose!!...come on!!..." as she suggested for the only way to escape the clean freak of Shivaay with pulling the dog's leash; she suddenly found herself being lifted by her back collar, almost 3ft above the ground.

"...caught you!!...little brat!!...let's see how you escape me now!!!..." as Shivaay ignored her wiggling with Blacky barking at him to leave his new innocent friend.

"...let me go, you bully?!!....ahh!!..." a badly struggling Gauri screamed at the top of her voice to make Shivaay let her go, but Shivaay only wanted to teach her a good lesson to behave like a girl and not a gremlin.

"...Ahhh!!...what the...?!!...Blacky?!!..." Shivaay felt the sharp teeth pierce in his leg by Blacky who thought the only way to let his master leave the teared up girl.

A scared Gauri pushed the hefty man, making him fall butt first and ran inside with Blacky following her, wagging its tail.

"...that brat instigated my dog against me?!!...oh my leg!!...*groan*..." fallen and rolling on the ground, a frustrated Shivaay whined with the excruciating pain in his bleeding leg and found the servant coming to help him out after hearing his scream with noticing a little girl and Blacky run inside; getting totally clueless.

The living room

Karthika stood from her place as her mind twirled around the possibility to stop the cruel father from taking such harsh decision. Then suddenly her lips smiled and she turned around to convey her idea. But first...

As she kept the phone, Karthika hugged her bestie whispering her the comforting news that would calm the tensed mother.

Vyjanthi felt her happy tears on knowing that finally her daughter would not have to suffer now.

But she forgot the twist of life that was already written for the poor soul. Just then...

Vyjanthi saw the way Shivaay was groaning in pain when Akash was helping out Shivaay to get in the car for his tetanus shot. Herself tensed Karthika consoled her bestie that she would surely look into the matter asap and let her know about it. She just tried to calm her paining fragile looking son who groaned badly with Akash trying to make the driver rush to the hospital.

Vyjanthi left for home with a now tensed Gauri who didn't understand why her mother got so stressed with her mischief all of a sudden. She knew that it was now over the top and thought to control her mischief once and for all.

After two days,

Siddharth banged the phone down as he heard the boarding school Principal spell his decision.

That was it for the anger to raise up to the ceiling for the already fiery man. He picked his bag and left for the day to reach his home.

The apartment,

"...that is a nice decision that you have taken, Vyju!..." Jyothi, Anand's wife replied as she had her laddoo, munching it to her fill.

Anand nodded in response to her words and looked over Gauri who was poker faced from the time they had landed in their apartment.

"..." Vashishth saw how his angered father, returned to his calm stance upon seeing his brother and his wife so suddenly in their apartment.

Anand had last visited them five years back, when the said land dispute required him to get the sign from his brother who refused to hand over the ancestral land without no share in his name.

The brothers were in a cold war for a long time, and had decided to not utter a word until some solid decision could be made. So, Anand coming so abruptly was a shocker to Siddarth but not to his wife.

"...Anand?...any special reason...for...um...both of you to land here..."

"..Arrey Bhai...do I need a special reason to visit my lovely brother and his humble family, hm?" the statement only made Siddarth dig his brow deeper, but he was royally interrupted.

"...come all of you...dinner is ready..." Vyjanthi welcomed the family for a special dinner alongwith observing the doubt in her husband's eyes.

At the dinner table

Siddarth was still doubtful on why did his uninterested brother landed so unannounced. He was watching his wife being overly nice to the relatives who were always not in favour on her husband's rude behaviour to them.

As the relatives were relishing their desserts so lovingly made by Vyjanthi, Jyothi observed Gauri to sit afar near the balcony.

"..Vyju?...Gauri...how old is she?..."

"..um...she will be 14 this June..." saying so she glanced at Siddarth whose brows seems to not relax till he knows the reason behind the intrusion.

Jyothi nodded in doubt and smiled to not sound arrogant.

"...Anand, since...we all have relaxed...mind to tell me why the sudden visit?" Siddarth finally asked the undying question with the given slight interruptions in the fun talk.

Jyothi looked up to Vyjanthi who gulped and sat near Siddarth who didn't leave his gaze from Anand.

"...um...well...we are here to take Gauri with us..." the statement made Siddarth clench his jaw and jolt at Vyjanthi who caught hold of his hands in a pleading manner.

"...um...yes!...when Vyju told us...we were thrilled!...you know na, Bhai...that we are deprived of any children...and know...we can't expect even God to give us our own children...since...so, Bhai...please give us this opportunity to look after our Gauri..." the way Jyothi's eyes teared thinking about her infertility and the problems that she had faced till the relatives had tired themselves out to not leave the barren woman survive peacefully.

Siddarth was quiet for some time and glanced over his daughter who was just silent. Being a father, he failed to notice the immense change in his daughter's entire behaviour that would question his parenthood.

"...I will think about it...and let you know..." as he walked towards the bedroom, Vyjanthi could only pray to God on making her husband to once take the right decision in his life.

In the morning, as Anand and his wife left to the village; Vyjanthi saw the way how Jyothi glanced over Gauri and teared up at not having the good fortune to pamper her as her own daughter.

For few days,

Vyjanthi saw how her husband was being mute to her and only responded in 'hums' which scared her of the possible anger burst from him.

But she was more worried about her suddenly gone mute daughter and the unbothered son, who was quite busy with his studies abruptly.

So, when Karthika would call her to bring Gauri who was probably missing her 'furry creature', Vyjanthi would politely deny the offer.

But today, it was unbearable for the mother who noticed Gauri's glossy eyes since returning from school.

Vyjanthi thought to let her daughter have some jolly time, before she embarks on a new journey of self-growth away from her mother.

Singh Mansion

Shivaay's room

"...Stop it!...It's enough Gayatri!...my lips are getting chapped!!..." an upset Shivaay got up from the bed as Gayatri bit her lower lips on being totally aroused by her striking athletic boyfriend.

Shivaay was an epitome of male beauty with his milky fair skin, sharp piercing serene eyes with its perfect manbrow, chiselled jawline, pinkish cupid bow for lips and thick wavy shiny hair. Gayatri watched how her boyfriend donned that black thin shirt over his 8 packs and softened his bicep veins under the shirt to let them breath.

His soft veiny hands slightly brushed his hairs and grazed them over his slight breaded face asking her "...hey?!...should I shave?!...I mean its starting to grow quite thick and rough!!...hm?"

"...I like rough?!!..." whispering with her growl Gayatri gazed at the boy meat with her lusty eyes, totally ignoring his repetitive approval who finally smirked with his dimpled smile.

Shivaay shaked his head knowing the wild effect he had on his admirers, especially his hot girlfriend; moving outside for some fresh air.

The living room

"...why not Vyju?!!...Gauri is my daughter too!!...*sighs*...ever since Sandhya had left for her in-laws house...this place has become so quiet...I mean yes...Akash and Rocky are there...but I miss the laughter and giggle of my daughter..." As Karthika praised her new obsession Gauri who was busy checking Blacky's teeth Vyjanthi just nodded her head in agreement and watched how her daughter was smiling after so long.

Gauri had seated herself on the floor near the mansion front door with Blacky beside her silently listening to her blabber with his barks on approving to her gibberish. The dog only wanted a playmate than his master who was too engrossed in cleaning and training his dog. So, Gauri doing all sort of inspection or jumping over him, using his breathing tummy as her cushion or simply brushing his soft furs with her callous hands was more than what the playful dog wanted from his new playmate.

"...Ma?!!...We are leaving..." as Shivaay strode down the stairs with wearing his jacket, followed by the tunic tight top under her denim jacket and short skirt donned Gayatri who suddenly got shy seeing her future mother-in-law.

"...Aunty?!!...I loved your laddoos!!...they are out of this world!!..." as Gayatri squeaked loudly with scaring Vyjanthi of the sudden squealing noise and Gauri trying to control the barking and perhaps jolted Blacky.

Karthika smiled with efforts to the girl who was overly pampering her with sweet talks and praises. 

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Hello my dear Readers❤️

Presenting to you 'The Gifted Wife' - a hate-love-hate story with a twist.❤️

I hope to give a side of the story that is very close to my heart. ❤️

A glimpse of the reality on how a heartbroken child is given the endearing love that she truly deserves from her enemy. ❤️

Do give your support and love for 'His' efforts to win 'Her' smile which he desires ❤️

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