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Ashwin caressed Aparna hairs after making her lie on the couch in his cabin. He was worried at first, but he saw her relaxing, he let her sleep for sometime. Form what he did last night it easy to guess that she had a sleepless night.

He looked at her peaceful innocent face, and he can't help but remember how happy she was, when She was with him. Those days are bliss. After their marriage even though everything was not normal between them, he tried his best to make her happy.

She was so understanding and gave him the space he needed. They went out on weekends. Talked hours about nothing and eventually, he fall in love with her, but it was his heart which took a little more time to accept that fact.

But they lived a normal life, a life which made him more than happy and content until the day arrived, the day Aparna started distancing himself from her.

It was almost after 10 months of their marriage. A little romance and lot of un said love had made their life a bliss and few fights here and there enhanced that drama.

That was a launch of new company and as partners even Ashwin was invited.

Aparna was dressed in a beautiful a beautiful peach colour saree that day. That day went well, they met friends did a dance together and beach view dinner everything was good.

But when they reached their home back, there is a change in Aparna. She looked confused and worried at the same time. One thing Ashwin never saw in her face before.

"Aparna" he called her sitting on the bed, when she was removing the heavy weight ornaments.

"Haan! Ashwin" her voice was dull. Whenever he calls her, there will an excitement in her voice, but that was absent that day.

"Are you okay love?" he asked walking towards her and she nodded her head.

"What's bothering you Aparna" he asked embracing her form behind. She didn't turned back as she always do.

"Tell me love" he places a small peck at her shoulders and felt her tears touching his hands.

"hey! Aprana" he turned her only to find her eyes welled up.

The tears in those hazal orbs melted his heart.

"What happened Haan? Why my baby girl is crying? " he asked with genuine care. Even though Ashwin was not sure whether he loves her or not, by that time, he completely accepted her as his wife, his future and as his life parter till entity.

When he got answer form her he raised her chin up ans locked his eyes with her's. "What's bothering you Aparna, your those enchanting eyes look restless today" he asked slowly caressing her face and she hugged him immediately.

Ashwin was taken back for a second, by her sudden action, but composed himself.

"I'm not a correct Pair for you, right?" her mumble made him frown.

"I'm a messy, senseless, idiotic girl who always disturbs you right? Why did you agreed to marry me Ashwin" her words hurted him.

"who told you that Aparna" he made her look at him.

"You are the best you know, no one can act this much mature at your stage. You are my perfect wife na, my baby girl who always try to bring a smile in my face " he made her lean on his chest.

"You are my best, love" he murmured in her ears felt his hold around his tightening.

"Don't confuse yourself Aparna. You are the best thing happened to me" he said those words form his heart.

Ashwin at that time thought that she was just disturbed by something, he adviced her not to overthink, but the case was different and Ashwin never realised what made her think those things.

Her thought which was swon in her heart grew rapidly as she continued to ask similar questions often.

"Ashwin, don't get angry for this, but say na, your life will be better with someone else who understands you and business right?" she asked folding get clothes and arranging then into her cupboard.

Ashwin who was already tired by one hectic day at work did find her questions annoyed. But when he saw that innocent face of her which had a mixed feelings he can't help but melt before her.

Without thinking anything, he walked towards her and pinned her to the wall. "I hate the girls who do business okay. My ideal type of life partner is one who takes care of me when I have no time to do it for myself. And only you can do that, because you are my rightfully wedded wife" he said and the sincerity in his eyes soothed her soul.

"irrespective of what you think, the truth is you married me because you had no way left right. I'm Just your alibi, isn't it. And excuse to escape that Nisha's scandal" hearing Nisha's name  form Aparna for the first time made Ashwin highly uncomfortable.

"No Aparna, It's not like that. I accept that i have no way left at that time, but that doesn't mean that my feelings for you is still the same" his words failed to console her for no reason.

And Ashwin start to doubt his own behaviours to her. In the initial days he did got angry on her and shouted at her few times, but all those are months back. "After 6 long months what made her this much confused?" Ashwin has no answers.

Ashwin decided to spend more time with her from then, that eased her mind but the worry never left her and his attempts to console her went to vein.

Ashwin's thoughts broke when she turning in sleep and about to fell down form couch. He held her in time and adjusted the pillow and patted her head slowly.

"What is bothering you idiot, just open up love" his eyes has tears as he murmured against her ears but got no reply.

There is something Ashwin never figured out about her in the days he spend with her. Aparna never opens up until she wanted to do that with full heart and it's Ashwin's stupidity to believe whatever her lips said.

When Aparna opened her eyes, she was laying in Ashwin's cabin and he was working in his laptop.

"Thank you so much for saving me there. But don't mean what you said to them, let those words die at your mouth and don't drag them to your heart " Aprana said adjusting her hair.

"I spoke form my heart Aparna" Ashwin said looking up at her.

"heart tells the truth Ashwin, you said a lie, you claimed yourself as my husband when you are not. Lies originate in mouth and rests in mind. Don't let that reach your heart, even with all the hate I have for you, I don't want you get hurt" she said walking away and Ashwin looked at her confused and worried.

This girl's behaviour worried him more than he imagined ans he has no idea how he is going to manage her this time.

Aparna reached her cabin and started working on the things she left unfinished. Ashwin's words created a huge impact on her mindset.

The last two days with Ashwin felt like a heaven and he combined. She felt the pain of the past and the bliss his closeness brought at the same moment.

But her mind stopped working these days. Only her blood pumping heart said nonsense at times which she ignored without an effort.

Ashwin has changed in some perspective in these 48 hours, though the reason was completely unknown, something deep inside her forced her to accept that he was really in love with him and not pretenting.

"Why now, when all these days he was not even cencerned?" his mind asked her.

"But she has nothing for him to expect now, why should he run behind her now, he do care for Aparna" her heart defended the fluttering sensation it feels at times.

But apart form everything else, one name had her attention all time. Shruti. That one name snatched Aparna' peace, which she was trying hard to restore.

Aprana has to stop this now, and she decided to face her fear as she opened her mail to her Shruti's contact. Apart form mail ID, Aparna had no contact of Sruthi left and with a hope of her not delating her mail ID, aprana typed her name in that search bar and her eyes crooked when she find an unread mail on her inbox.

" Why she is going to send me a mail?" Aprana had no answer but a fear crept her heart as she clicked that.....

"I have a week heart Sara, don't do this to me please. I'm a poor guy na, Please tell me what plan you have made?" Ajay pleaded for the nth time and as usual Sara nodded her head in negative.

"I can't tell you that Mr. Ajay. I know you are a tube light and you may end up in blabbering everything to Aprana" Sara smirked.

"please please..." his cute face made her smile, but Sara was determined. She don't wanted to get a slap form him after saying her not so brilliant idea.

That guy freeked out with just that Abhijit and she don't want him to get a heart attack now.

"okay, now I have a new doubt, this guy Ashwin is suddenly behaving all romantic and all na, what if Aparna got annoyed and slapped him?" Ajay's expression made Sara laugh out loud.

"then we will get a flash news that business tycoon Ashwin rajagopalan caught getting a slap form his ex-wife leaving his fangirls enraged with anger" she mimicked the news reader.

"Aparna won't do that. I know her. But what if she found what we are doing?" this time he had a horror in his eyes.

"Playback singer and a professor, Mr. Ajay found with a broken head in his apartment after he caught being cupid for his best friend" her words made him laugh this time.

"okay, let's not talk nonsense, you have to go now, It's time for Aparna to come back form her office, we will meet on resrurent near my college tomorrow" he said.

"Why there" she asked. His college is really far and she don't wanted to waste petrol just to meet him.

"I have to apply for a medical leave, they won't give me CL every day and they serve really good cookies in that restaurant" his words made her smile.

Suddenly they heard the door opening and found Aparna standing at the door.

'oh no! Did she heard everything?' a fear crept his mind as he tried to act cool.

Aprana turned her eyes to Sara and glared.

"Aparna you are early" Ajay gave a sheepish smile which faded away when she gave him death glares.

"Sara right? What are you doing in this house?" Aparna' s voice was cold.

Ajay didn't even expected her to identify Sara and that cold tone worried him the most.

"Just came to have a talk with Ajay" she smiled and mention of Ajay's name increased her anger.

"then you can leave if your talking session ended" the coldness in Aprna's voice shivered Sara and she rushed out.

Ajay stood shocked as he don't remember seeing this rage in her in the past. She was more than just furious as she walked towards Ajay.

Without wasting a second Aparna slapped Ajay twice and he stood there rooted.

"What you did this Ajay?" her anger turned into an anguish cry.

"I trusted you so much why did you betrayed me like this. Why did you did this to me?" she held his collar and shock him.

As Ajay saw the papers she was holding in her hands his eyes widened in shock.

"Apa-" before he could finish she slapped him again and he stood stilled without any emotions....

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