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Hey guys, before writing this chapter, I would like to dedicate it to my precious gem @Idk_If_Im_aLiVe.

Advanced wishes  my dear , I am dedicating this chapter to you as my gift to you. Thank you so much for reading my book and encouraging me!!!! 😄

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VIKRAM

One more week to go. For our wedding anniversary. Then I will start to live a lovable life along with Keerthana. I should not say that so confidently. Tomorrow is Sunday. Keerthana will be on leave. Can I take her out? 

Let me ask her. Everyone finished the dinner and we entered into our room. Okay start.

"Keerthana?"

What Vikram?"

"Can we go outside tomorrow?" 

She turned to look at me. Her eyes were shining. But suddenly she thought of something and asked me, "Is everyone coming?"

"No. I wanna go with you alone. Let us spend our time together in some different location. Every time in home... its boring. We need some change of place to spend some time na?" I told her. Paah.. Vikram, where were you all these days man?

She smiled and sat next to me on my corner. "Okay, where are we going then?"

"You say."

"No you say."

"Fine, some..... mall. Phoenix and then to some beach. For a nice walk. And to Mahabalipuram." I said. I know I am bad at planning to visit places  okay? I know she will say some other place.

"Fine. But it is the same one. Where we went for the first time." She said.

" You wanna go somewhere else?"

"No fine. I wanna go there to shop some dresses. It is year ending na. We will go there itself."

Okay, so location decided. Good. I wanna make this outing better. I can't wait for the next morning. God, please make the sun rise soon.

KEERTHANA

Vikram and me are planning to go outside. He asked me on his own. He was smiling so much. Is it because of.... no...no. Not that. But still, he is so happy. Even I am excited. I wonder why he is so excited to take me along with him.

I can have a good time with him alone. After all, there is no tom-and-jerry fights and disturbances. Me and Vikram can spend time alone in this room with four-walls only. But tomorrow, we are gonna spend a whole day all alone with no disturbances.

The sunlight came. My heart was thumping with joy. After breakfast, I immediately went and took the best dress in my wardrobe and wore it. I changed my earrings, put some kaajal and tied my hair loosely.

I did not wear any modern dress. It is just a kurti. My husband doesn't like me wearing modern dress na? I saw Vikram. No doubt. He was looking so good like always. I am beginning to admire him. I was standing and looking t him and was smiling like an idiot. "Keerthana, enough of smiling in your dreams. Let us go." He said. Doesn't allow me to admire his manliness also.

As Vikram started the car, I started to imagine about how will the day be. My head was filled with so much of dreams with him today. We reached phoenix and I went for shopping dresses. I asked Vikram to choose. All his selections were so good. Very simple and neat. He chose a yellow colour top for me which we both liked the most. I am gonna wear it for my wedding day.

Oh yeah... wedding anniversary. This wedding day should be good. I don't want it to be like last one. I wish he wishes me.... no...no. I will wish him first. No problem. We finished the shopping and I took a t-shirt for him too. I wanna buy a nice gift for him. What can I buy? 

We went to a book shop to buy books. Vikram doesn't have reading habits like my father-in-law and Nandita. He just came along with me and was so bored. Sorry Vikram. But my hunger for novels is killing me. There were places to sit there. Vikram sat there and started to scroll his phone.

I was about to finish my shopping but was stuck with one book. I was not able to find it. At last, I found someone holding it. I went to ask the person if there was stock but you know who is it? Guess it. Yeah, you are right. He is Krish. Why is fate bringing us here like this again?

"Hey Krish, what are you doing here?"

"Came for shopping books."

"Me too. Came with Vikram. He is too bored. And is this book available?"

"Yeah take it from that rack."

"Thank you so much. I was searching for this book like hell."

I took one copy and reached Krish. "Came alone?" I asked.

"Yeah."

" Okay then, come, let us meet Vikram." I said. As we reached the place where Vikram was sitting, I saw Vikram sitting with a man. His face showed something was wrong. What is it??

"Vikram..." I called him. He just went away without uttering a word. I dropped all the books and followed him. He was walking so fast. "Vikram stop. What happened?" I asked him.

"Come back to the car." He said in a cold tone. What happened? Did I do something wrong?

VIKRAM

I saw Keerthana standing with some random guy. Who is it? Then he revealed his face. It was Krish! Oh, she is late because of him. Those two book worms. "Hey Krish.." he did not listen.

"See that pair again da." I saw someone pointing Keerthana and Krish and saying this. Pair?

"That Krish? He is still alive? I can't believe it." Said another guy.

"Excuse me, what are you talking about?" I asked them. "Who are you?" The tall guy asked.

"Krish's colleague." I said. "My dear friend, I am his enemy. Didn't that guy say anything to you about that girl?" He asked me. "No." I said.

"They both loved each other. That pair is a famous pair in our college you know. That Krish used to beat us to hell for her. They always hang out together you know. And because of this pair, I faced many humiliations. Time for this Krish to go to hell for real." He said as he was seeing his fist.

Keerthana and Krish, hanging out, loved........... She did not utter a word about it. Blood rushed to my face, anger was burning like hell. She came to me and called me. I left. She came back and was asking me a pile of questions. "Come to the car." I said her in a cold tone. As we sat in the car, she asked me, "What happened Vikram?" I did not say her anything.

"Vikram, say na, what happened?" She touched my hand which was in the gear stick. I immediately took it and drove the car fast. 

"Vikram, say fast." She said. I turned to see hher with full of rage, She kept quiet. I started my talk. "So, met your lover is it?" I asked her. She was dumb struck. "Vikram what are you saying?" she asked me. "I know. I know. You are just getting into my nerves. You did not utter a single word about it right?" I asked.

"What are you talking about Vikram?" Her voice broke. She was crying. "Cry Keerthana, I won't console you. Its because, you can't console me right now. You are just.........." I bet the car horn so fierecly.

She cried so much. "Just say it Vikram, please." She said. "Oh okay fine. Don't you remember Krish and you loving each other, hanging out each other............ and now why did he come here again?" She started to cry more.

"Can you just stop it!" I just showed a really freaking face at her.

"Vikram, I need to explain. Why can't you just hear?"

"Are you asking me to be calm after hearing such a thing from a stupid guy?" I increased the speed of the car. The car was just moving so furiously. Such was my anger.

"Why can't you hear me out once?" She pleaded. No more.

"I am not planning to hear anything from you." I shouted.

We reached near Mahabalipuram and I stopped in a beach. I parked the car facing the beach. Keerthana was crying so much. It was irritating me to the core. "CAN YOU STOP CRYING!" I shouted at her.

"You really happy Keerthana. That you and me started to be happy. But you........." I closed my eyes and leaned on the steering. "Vikram, I wanna....", "Stop it!" I said.

"I really realized one thing Keerthana. That we were growing close. I wanted us to be happy  in our wedding day. But you....." I just saw her. She was so red with tears rolling down.

"Vikram, one last time. Please, let me say. Then you do whatever you want to." She said. "Say." I said.

KEERTHANA

Vikram....... how did you know this? And who said that to you in a really opposite way? Vikram was so furious. He did not slap me, that's it. I have never seen him like this. I am the wrong one here. It is my mistake. I should have said this before. At last, he allowed me to speak. I told him the actual version, the real version of my story. 

After I finished, I saw Vikram. He was looking at the sea. "I agree with this story Keerthana. I believe that yoy are saying the truth. But why didn't you say me before?"

"Its because we were not close right?"

"We became close na, then when didn't you say, when we were taking in phone, you could have said na."

"I wanted you to be with me when I say this."

"You could have said me before. Why didn't you say it?"

"That is, I wanted to say you after becoming more close to you."

"More close to you in the sense?"

"That is......" I was stuck. I really found this as a punishment.

"Keerthana, this was a simple matter. Why didn't you say this to me in a casual way? You said that you did not love him. Then why did you hide it?"

"I did not hide it. I was planning to tell it. But......." 

"Then is there anything you are hiding from me?" He asked in a cold tone.

"No Vikram. Please. I was feeling uneasy to say this thing to you." I started to cry.

"Why uneasy? If this was known to me before, I would have really faced those idiots who said this to me. But why?"

"Vikram I........" I started to cry so much.

"Keerthana, I would like to say you one thing. When it comes to this matter, you should say this to me without hiding anything first. These matters can have different versions when someone says this. Okay? And the second thing is that, first impression matters. I think you can understand what I am saying." He said calmly.

Vikram you are.....

"I need some time Keerthana. To calm down. So let us stop talking." He said and started the car. Vikram, why are you giving me such a punishment?  I deserve it. Let him give me whatever he wants.

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