"What the hell is this, Aaradhana?",Mridula asked as she looked at the purplish pink mark on her neck and Aaradhana immediately got up and covered her neck with her hand.

"Akka..that... that..",she stuttered as she tried to speak.

"That..that what, Aaru? What all are you doing? I should first get you both married before you come here one day and tell me that I am going to become an aunt",Mridula said and Aaradhana's face turned red.

"Akka, I'll freshen up and come. I need to go home as well right?",Aaradhana said and ran into the washroom.

Mridula re dialled to Jhansi and yet her phone was switched off. It irked Mridula that she wasn't able to do anything because of her health.

She closed her eyes and put her head back on the head rest.

In the meanwhile Aaradhana went inside the washroom and tapped her cheeks trying to bring her face back to normal.

"Mr. Vamshi Krishna, you are so dead today in my hands",she said looking into the mirror and later completed her morning chores.

She came out to see Mridula asleep. Without disturbing, she slowly went out of the room to only get dashed with someone.

"Oww",Aaradhana closed her eyes as a sudden reflex and rubbed her head and inhaled a familiar scent, she knew who it was.

"Good morning, love",Krishna said with a wide smile on her face.

"Hell with your good morning. Come here",she dragged him by his collar to a corner in between kitchen and Sharan's grandmother's room.

"Jaanu, I know you can't resist me but like this early in the morning won't be good I guess",he said with a smirk on his face.

"Resist? Oh god! Mr. Vamshi Krishna, the deeds that you did made me embarrassed in front of my sister and you are not coming anywhere near me for one week, get lost",she said and pushed him away and went from there.

"Jaanu, jaanu stay! I'll drop you home. Let me talk to Mridula and come",he yelled and Mridula woke up by his voice.

He knocked on the door.

"Come in, Krishna",Mridula said.

Krishna entered into the room.

"Mridula, I am here with the constable who came to take FIR from you. Shall I call him here or can you come to the living room?",he asked.

"I'll come there, no problem. How come they are here this early in the morning?",Mridula asked.

"I requested him to come as early as possible. No other calls came after that call, right?",Krishna asked.

"Just an hour or two ago, my colleague Jhansi called me. She was going to say something but the line went blank and when I called back the phone was switched off",Mridula informed Krishna.

"I see! better change your sim card for a few days Mridula and also if you are planning on going out somewhere postpone it for a few days till this matter is settled",he said to which Mridula nodded.

"Let me call Jaanu..that Aaru. She'll help you",he said and went to the living room to see Aaradhana on her phone. He grabbed her phone from her hand earning a glare from her.

"Phone later, jaanu! Help Mridula come till here",he said and her face turned normal after hearing that. She forwarded her hand asking him to give her phone back which he did.

Aaradhana rushed to the room and by then Mridula was trying to walk and she has improved a bit better than before.

"Let me try, Aaru! How long will you trouble yourself",Mridula said.

"You can practice later akka, sir is asking to come fast as though the whole world is on fire",she said and pouted angrily.

"Which sir? Your Krish?",Mridula pulled her leg with a sly smile on her face.

"Akka not you also",she said and helped Mridula walk till the living room. The constable was there sitting with a paper and pen.

Mridula narrated what all happened with her and also in her school which the constable noted down. Krishna was asking her questions related to the incident and Mridula answered all the questions in detail so that there is no chance for them to escape.

Hearing the voice of Krishna, Sharan came out of the room and saw whatever was going on.

"Done sir, we will start our investigation once we register this complaint in our station premises. Also since madam has received threat calls, and Deputy Commissioner of Police is already here, sir will decide if protection is needed for the victim or not",the constable said and Sharan nodded.

"I will issue orders accordingly. No problem! You can leave now",Krishna said and the constable took his leave from there.

"What about the tracking?",Sharan asked.

"What do you expect? The sim card has already been destroyed and this morning there has been a call again it seems. I was asking her not to move around unnecessarily and postpone if she has to go somewhere",Krishna said.

Aruna who just entered into the living room had a wide smile on her face as she saw all her children together.

"Krishna, what got the busy person here on a working day that too this early in the morning?",Aruna asked.

"I came to register FIR aunty, I mean not exactly me but a constable was noting it down and I was questioning Mridula. Also, it's been a while I have come home so took the opportunity to come here now since everyone is here",he said and Aruna patted his shoulder.

"When are you giving us wedding treat now, Mr. Krishna?",Aruna asked settling on the couch making Aaradhana choke on her spit.

"Soon aunty, I found the girl. Just need to convince the families now",he said constantly looking at Aaradhana who didn't dare to make an eye contact with him.

"What happened, Aaradhana? Are you okay?",Aruna asked and she nodded gulping a glass of water.

"I'm fine athaya",she said throwing glares at Krishna while he winked at her to which she rolled her eyes.

"Athaya, I'll leave now! I also have to freshen up and go to hospital again",Aaradhana said.

"How are you going?",Aruna asked.

"Cab, athaya! I booked it already",she said.

"Travel safe, kanna. Text me when you reach home",Aruna said.

Aaradhana bid bye to her sister and Sharan as well. She went out and Krishna was searching for excuses to run after her. He eyed Sharan to help him and Sharan dialled to his phone.

As though answering the call and acting like there was some important work.

"Aunty, next time I will definitely come for lunch but now I have to go. There is an emergency! Bye aunty, bye Sharan! Bye Mridula, take care",he said and ran out from there.

"Sharan, help Mridula go back to room and she'll freshen up. Then she can have breakfast and have her medicines",Aruna said and went from there before either of them could argue with her.

"It's fine, Sharan. I can manage, let me be and you go freshen up",she said and slowly got up from her place.

Without speaking anything, he came towards her and held her hand slowly helping her move. No words exchanged between them, he knew she needed his help and vice versa.

Sharan helped her reach the washroom.

"If you need any help, I'll be right here. If you feel like your head is spinning or weak just call me",he said and she nodded as she closed the door completing her morning chores.

He waited for her outside as he continued to tap his leg on the floor humming some random song.

She hears it and chuckles, once she completed her routine she came out.

"You listen to songs too?",she asked as she held his hand by herself and walked to the bed, both of them sat there and she relaxed as she layed down on the head rest with pillow supporting her back.

"Why? I love music. I listen to it whenever possible",he said.

"No, I thought you weren't a music kinda person. I thought you were more of an art person",she said.

"What made you think that way?",he asked curious on how was he perceived by her.

"No, like usually you are a reserved person and you don't really talk much so I thought you might be more into writing or art, such a baseless judgement I know but I can't help. What do you think I might be interested in?",she asked him as she properly sat in Indian style in front of him with her hands on her cheeks looking at him as if he is the most interesting thing in the planet.

Do friends look at each other this way? God knows!

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