Aarav's POV:

"Leave me"

"Why sweetheart...morning you loved my arms around your sexy body now what happened???" a naughty smirk tugged my lips as my hands moved inside the veil to feel her silk satin-like skin while she shuddered in my arms

"Or you want to change into my red chaddi so that you can feel my warm bare body against your cold ones" my fingers squeezed a small amount of her curvy waist so sensually while my lips parted and blew hot air on her neck

And the very next second a strong push on my chest threw my back to the bed while she yelled "I said leave me"

Her eyes and nose are all red...

She cried???

Why???

Straightening myself I cupped her face "Deep...baby what's wrong"

Her eyes closed as her throat gulped a thick lump as if she swallowed her tears back

I slowly stroked her cheeks to calm her down while her fingers wrapped around my wrist so tightly...

Her tight hold on my wrist was screaming volumes of some unknown fear...

Something that gave me bad vibes...

Leaning my forehead against her I cooed my baby "Shh..relax Deep..your AD is here...Everything will be fine"

Her eyes opened as she held my wrist and jerking off my hands she cried

"Nothing is fine"

And she got on her feet...

Her eyes charged with a mixed emotion of anger and pain

"Your best friend came over here in my room and gave a full-fledged lecture on how should I protect my married life from my own suspicions...how should I learn to trust my husband...how should I not ruin our lives with my anger...

Who the hell is she to step in my room and utter shit with her bitter mouth??

Who is she to tell me how should I behave and what I am supposed to do and what not to do??

Who is she to poke her nose in my married life???

Why does she have to snatch my people from me??

Why does she have to ruin my life with her ugly presence??

Every time why does she has to enter my life in the phase where I am extremely happy??

Every time I am going to start a new journey with my love why she have to become a black cat??

Why he has become a bad omen in my life??"

Her voice and words filled with endless hatred...

Her hatred towards Diya spread in our lives just like darkness spread across the sky...

There was no end to it...

Her anger turned into countless tears that helplessly rolled down her cheek and making their way down to her heaving chest under which her heart was bleeding with extreme pain...

I took no time to engulf her in my arms "Shhh...Deep...calm down baby...please don't cry...see I am with you...hiding you in my arms"

My left hand was on her lower back while the right one ruffling her hair ever so softly that she curled up her face in my neck and hooked her hands back at my waist

She was scared to lose me again...

The broken emotions of her fragile heart were ignited again

More than her hatred her glass-like delicate heart was important to me...

The assurance that her AD is only hers was the only medicine for her hate and heart both...

And that what I did...

Away from the hatred, I hide her in my lovable arms

Her forehead was pressed against my cheek as I left my lips on her teary cheeks and lingered over there so my lips could absorb her pain and convey my assuring warmth...

The light of my warmth slowly took over the darkness of her hatred spread in our room

I felt her lips lightly brushing my neck as she curled up more gesturing me to hold her tight in my arms

Tightening my arms around her I whispered in her hair and kissed her crown "My little witch"

She took out her cry baby face from my neck as her lips cutely pouted a little at my compliment while her hands still hooked back not letting me go away from her...

My fingers gently brushed off her hair from the messy forehead and later made its way to her cheeks cupping them in my palms

The gentle movement of my thumb on her cheeks wiped those semi-dry tears and their stains while she kept her eyes fixed on me as if she was capturing me in the depth of her black orbs and reaching its destination down in her heart...

My lips softly pressed against her forehead and lingered over there for a brief moment...

With that tender kiss, I tried to soften her cold heart...

I felt her getting calm...

I peered deep into her glistening eyes and said "I don't want these beautiful eyes to be sad with tears... I want them only to shine bright with your smile

And especially when I see my reflection in these black orbs I want them to twinkle with love for me...love for only Deep's Aarav"

I arched my brows at her while her lashes lowered with a pink blush on her cheeks

Her lips tugged in a small smile as I tickled her nose tip with mine

Finally, my Deep smiled...

I was at peace...

But I knew deep down she wasn't...

Her peace of mind was momentary...

She has an adamant character...whatever she believes will not change that easily...I could only wait for her to change her mind slowly or I could take tiny steps to make her change her mind....

Little by little...

But that's a lot...

I made her gulp a glass of water and took our seats on the bed...

I held her cold hands in mine while as usual her eyes never left me

"I know you have your reasons but Deep hating someone is not good..because hatred hurts...

Just because of your hatred you hurt yourself with your unstoppable tears

Why Deep??

Why are you hurting yourself??

If you are hurt I'll be hurt too...

We have faced hell for 6 years...you want us to go through it again??

She nodded a no like a small kid

"Then let go the things from your mind Deep...erase everything that happened...for us...

For our love"

My voice croaked at the end of my words

"But I didn't like her visiting me"

She argued and the small barrier of my patience was on the urge to break

Inhaling a sharp breath I tried to explain her "Deep just like our other friends she came to give her good wishes and as she was our guest it's our responsibility to be good to her but you were rude to her as always...she came -

"You knew she was going to visit me??"

I felt her hands slipping away from mine...

"Yes"

I was honest...

"Oh it was planned" she bluntly said and stood

I stood opposite her "When she called me I was with your cousins and I informed her that you are at home so she can meet you and talk-

"And humiliate me right??"

"Dee-

"You knew that about her visit...
You knew about her plans to hurt me
You knew everything

And here like a fool I trusted you

I always trusted you...
And you always broke my trust"

She roared angrily

"Deep it's nothing like what's cooking in your suspicious mind...

She planned to meet us both but as I was busy I asked her to meet you...

As simple as that"

I tried to maintain the pitch of voice and temper as low as possible

"Suspicious mind" she repeated my words with tears brimming her eyes

"Dee-

I stretched my hand but she showed her hand as she took a step back

"You mean...
It's always me who is wrong
It's always me who ruin everything
It's always me who doubts you

And it's always Diya who is right"

"Deep you are getting on a wrong track again" I warned her in a calm yet stern tone

"It's always me who gets hurt
It's always me who gets cheated
It's always me-

"Oh come on Deep...you are making an unnecessary drama

She just asked you to erase the bad memories and enjoy your married life

And that's what I too said right??"

"But there's a difference between you and her...

You are my husband"

She roared again and tears flooded out her eyes

"She is an outsider whereas you are my husband...

You comforting me to overcome my fear of losing you
You asking me to trust you
You explaining the hidden truth
You doing everything is different

But when it's an outsider
It shows how bad I am that I didn't trust you
It shows how immature I am
It shows my flaws to the world

And today you put my flaws in front of the world
You proved that I am actually a witch

Why AD??

Why did you ask her to say all those words to me??

Do you know how much her words stabbed my heart??

Do you know how I felt when she was pointing out my mistakes??

You point out my mistakes
You punish me
You help me to rectify

I'll not say a single word...I'll follow you blindly but do not involve any outsider, please...

It hurts me"

She slumped on the couch crying badly...her elbows supported on knees and head in between her palms

Her cries clenched my heart

I knelt in front of her

"No Deep...you are taking me wrong again...I didn't involve any outsider...trust me baby

I just wanted to start a fresh journey so I thought of clearing all the misunderstandings and I was about to-

"Then you could have talked to me na AD...what was the need of your friend??

Am I not good enough to understand you??
Am I not capable enough to gain your trust??"

"Deep" my voice cried as my fingers held her wrists

She looked up at me...

"Where did I fail AD??"

Fresh tears rolled down her cheeks

I couldn't look her into painful eyes...

My palms rested on her knees and I leaned my forehead against her "Listen to me Deep...I'll explain everything...I did not know-

"Already listened a lot" she cut my words

"It's not complete-

"I did a mistake"

I looked at her...

"What??"

"I did a mistake by agreeing to this marriage"

My hands slid down her knees as my bum hit the floor

"What did you say??" I repeated as I doubted my ears...

She looked into the air not meeting my eyes

"This marriage is a mistake"

Those few words pricked my heart as equivalent to thousands of needles

"A bond of husband-wife stands strong with the trust between them...

And that trust is nowhere between us...

Neither it was when we were blind with teenage attraction nor it is now when we are blind with love...

You don't trust me"

"I don't trust you???" my pitch roared as I stood up angrily while she didn't even budge...

She was as cold as ice...

Her eyes went all hollow in the air...

And I lost my sense...

"It was who you don't trust...

It's always you who had trust issues...

Years back you didn't trust me when I said I didn't kiss her...
Months back you didn't trust me when I said she called me to ask about Bhai's health
Days back you didn't trust me when I said it's nothing between us
And now,

Just a minute back you didn't trust me when I said I did not involve any outsider to clear the misunderstanding between us

It's always you who doesn't trust me...

And you are right...

We did a mistake...

This marriage is a mistake"

And that's when her cold eyes met my red ones...

Fresh tears flooded out her eyes as a strong hiccup escaped her mouth making her shudder and shut her eyes tight...

Every word escaping my mouth was an outburst of my frustration...

The situation was taking a very ugly turn...

The more I tried to simplify it the more it was getting complicated

I palmed my face and inhaled a deep breath...running a frustrated hand through my hair with one hand I rubbed my forehead with the other...

Another loud sob escaped her mouth that killed something inside me...

I was finding it difficult to compose us both...

Her every tear screamed to me 'Why AD?? Why did you say that'

Neither I nor she spoke those harsh words wholeheartedly...

It was just the outcome of our short temper...

Taking lifeless yet hopeful steps towards my love I got on my knees for the second time and without uttering a word I just laid my head on her thighs...

Another sob broke out her lips as she lowered her head and rested on mine while her shaky hands wrapped around my back

Because of the endurance of a big 6 years, our love had grown so strong that though we had awful fights our hearts yearned for each others warmth

But at the same time, it was fragile too...fragile enough that a single wave of bitterness and resentment could break us into pieces..

We had our never-ending fears...

Our love was the most complicated one...

It had a hatred that broke us
It had a love that healed us

I do not know for how long we lived in that moment earning solace in each other's warmth...

Slowly I moved my head out of her lap and looked at her...

She brushed her hands on my cheeks and that's when I realised that my eyes had silently shed tears...

She held my shoulders and pulled me next to her on the couch

I rested my head against the headboard while she relaxed her head against my chest...my hand around her shoulder while our eyes lingered on our photo...

Photos are something that holds and preserves the moment forever in a frame

Just like the photo I wished to preserve our love forever in our lives...

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Sorry for being late❤

Was not in the right state to write...

As it was a confusing chapter of their complicated love hope it came out good