Aditi's point of view

Dhruv and I both didn't share a word after our kiss. We both came downstairs in silence. When we reached the dining hall, everyone has already taken their seats and a servant who came terrace to call Dhruv and I, severing the food along with Nikita bhabhi.

Nikil bhiya was scrolling down on his phone while Divya looked lost in her thoughts. Gautam uncle was playing with Reayansh and Anuradha aunty was looking at me without emotions. Divya's eyes fell on us and her eyes met with mine. She looked at me for a second and there was no emotions on her face. Before she used to excite whenever she saw me and fight for me to anyone who misbehave with me but now I lost my best friend. I lost the girl, who loved me and I miss her.

"Dhruv why are your top two shirt buttons are open? You never opened them." Gautam uncle asked him.

Dhruv looked down to his shirt and I closed my eyes in embarrassment, scolding myself silently. Dhruv looked at me and my cheeks turn get the colour of hot red when I saw grin on his face.

"I am trying something new papa." He said while looking at me and tuck a strand of hair behind my ear while looking down when he was boring hole to my skin with his heated gaze.

"Oh! That's nice. We should always keep trying new things." Gautam uncle said and Dhruv nodded his head while suppressing his lips in a thin line.

I cleared ny throat and took my seat in front of Divya, who was still ignoring me. Dhruv was about to take a seat beside me when...

"Dhruv, sit here with me." Anuradha aunty daid looking at me and then Dhruv. There were no smile on her face when she was talking to Dhruv.

I looked at Dhruv, whose jaw chenched and hands are fisted. He did not say anything and walked around the table. But instead sitting beside Anuradha aunty he pulled out the chair beside Divya and sit on it.

"Dhruv I asked you to sit beside me." Anuradha aunty saud with little bit rudely.

"I am fine here." Dhruv said without looking at her.

Nikhil bhiya and Nikita bhabhi both looked Dhruv and then Anuradha aunty. I can feel the tension between both mother and son but I am not in a place to interrupt in their family matter. Dhruv looked at me and gave me small smile which was not reaching to his eyes.

After serving the food Nikita bhabhi also sit beside Nikhil bhiya amd everyone started eating.

"So Aditi dear, what have you done in your graduation?" A small smile came to my face when Gautam uncle asked me.

"I am doing my graduation in Bachalor of Arts. I am in my last year of graduation." I said.

"By now you should already completed your graduation. We both are of same age and I am doing my masters. Did you fail or something?" Divya asked me and I can clearly hear the taunt in her question.

"Life is not always as easy as yours. Life can be difficult for someone else. You have to lose something to earn something." Dhruv speak while looking at me and then Divya.

Divya made a sucking face and continue eating. It was clear that Dhruv comment made her upset and now she is angry.

"That's great. What are your future plans dear." Gautam uncle asked me again.

"She only knows how to ruin others future." Tears welled up in my eyes and gulped down the sliva after hearing Divya's mean comment.

"...and you only knew how to ruin someone's mood." Dhruv spated back in anger.

"Will you stop taking her side?" Divya fierce back.

"Will you stop being mean to her? I bring her here so you could meet your bestfriend but since she is here you has done nothing but mean to her all the time." Dhruv greeted his teeth controlling his anger.

"Best friends..." Divya scoffed.

"She is not my best friend anymore. I break my friendship with her on the same day when her family raised their fingers on your character, talked shit about me and our family." She pointed her finger to me.

"It wasn't her fault." Dhruv glared at her. I don't know if I should talk in between but I have to stop Dhruv. I don't want that brother and sister fight over me and ruin their relationship.

"Dhruv please don't.....Divya I am so sorry for everything..Ple..... "

"You stay out of it. It's our family matter." Divya point her finger towards me and looked at me with completely hate.

"Do not talk to her like that. Apologise now...." Dhruv speak every single word with dangerously calm.

"What if I.."

"Enough....." Every one turns to Gautam uncle who was now glaring at both Divya and Dhruv.

"You both stop fighting like a kids....and you Divya, it's okay if you are not friend with Aditi but you don't have any right to disrespect the guest. I won't tolerate this behaviour of yours next time." Gautam uncle said while looking at angrily to Divya.

"You Dhruv.. should not fight with your little sister like this over an outsider. This is the last time you talked to her like this." Anuradha aunty said while looking at Dhruv.

Divya looking at me furiously with angry tears while Dhruv was clenching his fists to control his anger when aunty called me an outsider. Divya thow the spoon on her plate angrily and leave from from there angrily.

"Thankyou for the dinner. Aditi I am waiting for you in car." Dhruv said while wiping his mouth with paper napkin.

He got up and leave from there. I sit there with tears in my eyes.
Nikita bhabhi and Nikhil bhaiya was looking at me with sympathy, Gautam uncle looked disappointed while Anuradha aunty had no expressions on her face but I can see the hatred towards me.

I slowly got up from my chair and walked towards the main gate. I again messed up something. Again priven that I am a bad omen for every one. No one ever in my life fight for me but my love, my Dhruv fight for me. He took my side but he has to stood against his family. I don't want that.

Divya always treated like a princess by her family since her childhood. Every one gave her love. She is the life of her brothers. But today one of her brother raised his voice on her because of an outsider and I am sure it must be first time he had done that.

I step into a empty corridor which leads to the driway.

"Aditi..."

I stopped and turn when I heard my name being called. Anuradha aunty was standing infront of me folding her hands on her chest.

I walked to her. The light in that area was dim, but it was illuminating enough to see the person. My heart was beating faster because this is the first time in night she called me. I stoot in front of her timidly, bending my head down.

"When you were friend of Divya, I used to love you until your family insulted my family on Diwali night. Though it wasn't your fault but still you are the part of your family." I raised my head and looked on her. She has no expressions on her face and she was looking at me emotionlessly.

I wanted to tell her that I am no more part of that family. My family abandoned me years ago and I also hate them as much as she doesbut I choose to keep quiet.

"Today something happened which never happen in years. Dhruv shout on Divya just because of you. You always bring bad omen with you. I suggest you to stay away from my son. I don't want you to ever step inside my house. I hope you understand me."

Fat tears leave my both eyes and I nodded my head while looking down, agreeing with her what she was saying.

"Now you may leave."

I slowly turn on my heels and walked towards where Dhruv parked his car, looking down, hiding my tears. Being cursed never bothered me because this is the thing I have heard from my childhood that my existence was the cursing for them but today when it comes from Dhruv's mother it hurts more than before. It put me to think again, did my family right about me being a bad omen?

I used to live with this truth that I could never make anyone happy and who would ever come to my life would be unfortunate. Life is suffering. Sometimes it becomes unbearable. But still I find my reasons to live in Dhruv, maybe it's temporary but still I am living my life with a genuine smilw on my face but how could I forget that Divya still hates me. How could I show my face to her when she clearly asked me not to.

My sight fell on Dhruv who was already settled inside the car behind the steering wheel, lost in his own thoughts and his grip on the steering wheel was tight that his knuckles almost turn white.

Hour ago I had the best moment of my life. My handsome neighbour kiseed me. His hands were holding me to him when his lips were sucking and biting my lips like he was sucking the grapes. His soft and pinkish lips working on my lips, griping them with his own and squeezing them like it was his last meal. I still can feel his hot breath on me when we pull apart and grasping for a breath. I was happy and wanted to feel the moment little longer but my happiness could not stay long.

I didn't say anything and get into the car settling myself on the passenger seat. Dhruv start the car and drive towards my house.

******

He stopped the car in the same isolated street near my house. Whole drive spent in silence. Nither he speak anything nor I. Whole ride I was sitting, keeping my face to the window. We both are lost in our worlds and none of us know what to say. We both are short of words or we both don't want to talk about what just happened in his house.

"I am sorry. I fucked up." After a moment of silence he said.

"Don't say sorry. It wasn't your fault." I said while looking outside the window. A lone fat drop of tear streamed out from my left eye.

"But it supposed to be happy for you." He said.

"I know this is how its going to be end." I avert my gaze and looked at him. He was looking outside through the windshield.

"You were right, things are not the same after that night. My family could not forget that. Especially Mummy and Divya." He said and turn his face to me.

"It's not there fault. No one can forget that night. It leave the great impact on them." I said.

"But Divya and you used to be best friends. I didn't expect this from her. I thought she would be happy to see you." He asked. His hand tightly gripping the steering wheel showing his anger.

"She has a right to get angry. I broke the promise, she asked me." I said while looking down when I could not handle his gaze more. Tears were threatening to leave my eyes but I controlled them.

"What promise?" He knitted his eyebrows in confusion.

Then I realised I said someone which I should not say, especially to Dhruv who already fight with his family for me.

"Nothing.." After daying this I opened the door and step out from the car. Dhruv also opened the car and walked by my side. He hold my hand and firmly pulled me to him.

"What promise you are talking about?" He asked firmly.

Tears I was holding now falling freely from my eyes, recalling what Divya asked me eight years ago. It really hurt when she asked me not to show my face ever again in my life. I bent down my head to hide my tears but I know he can see them. A drop of tear streamed from my cheek, handg to the tip of my nose and then drop to the concrete road. I hiccup and wipe my nose which get red.

He hold my chin and lift my face firmly. I looked at him and more tears escaped from my eyes.

"Tell me.. " He asked me with such authority yet so care that I could not control myself and started crying loudly. My whole body was vibrating and I was crying looking at him.

"She asked me, not to show my face to her ever in future." I finally said. I put my both hands on my face and cry.

A pair of arms encircled around me and I found myself in a warm hug. I rest my head on his chest but still my palms covering my fcae. I still not ready to remove them from my face.

"Dhruv, how could that be my fault? It was my family who did that. I was their family member in names, they never love me. How could Divya say that? We were best friends." I said between my sobs.

"Why no one love me?" I asked and broke into sobs.

"Aditi, in our life we meet many people who underestimate your worth and fake thier love. There are only few people in our life who care for us. I am sorry but you meet only fake people in your life, who fake thier love." I broke the hug and looked at him with my blurry vision.

"They don't care for you just faking them and those people don't worth your precious tears. " He said looking at my wet cheeks and wipe my tears.

"What about you?" I asked.

"Do you care for me enough to worth my previous tears?" I again asked looking at him and again a lone tear escaped from my right eye.

He smiles lightly and say while wiping the lone tear on my right cheek.

"It's you to decide, if I worth or not. But I feel special when you are around me." He took a little pause and then continue...

"There is a attraction I feel towards you, makes me feel alive and today when I kissed these pink lips of yours...." I gasped and closed my eyes when he traced his thumb slowly and delicately on my lower lip, again I feel that electricity in my whole body.

"...my heart skip the beat. " I opened my eyes slowly and looked at him. His eyes were fixed on my lips and there is a spark working between us which was attracting me towards him.

"...and I know one thing, I want to taste them again." He said still looking at my lips. I took my lower lip under my teeth unconsciously.

"They are mine to bite." He said seductively while realising them from the grasp of my teeth.

"May I....?" He finally looked into my eyes and asked me.

Without waiting my reply he leaned down..I gasped when his lips touched mine and he took my lower lip to but it slowly. He encircled his arms around my waist and firmly pulled me closer to him and slowly moves his lips against mine, kissing them slowly but passionately. I also put my hand on his chest and kissed him back. Our lips are moving against each other imperfectly. It's still wet and imperfect but still enough for me to give jolts to all over my body.

I broke the kiss when I realised where we are! I was panting because short of breath. I looked down because I was feeling shy. It wasn't a deep one but still managed grasp me for breath.
Dhruv didn't get enough, so he leaned down to again kiss me but I put my hand on his lips and rest my head on his shoulder still keeping my hand on his lips.

"We are middle of the street. I don't want someone to see us." I said still breathing harshly. My chest was heaving up and down.

"But its isolated. No one is here." He whispered in my ear.

A smile crept on my face hearing a desperation in his voice. I could never think that one day Dhruv will be desperate to kiss me in the middle of the street that he would never mind if someone see us. I broke the hug and looked at him with same amuse smile which brings smile on his face. Few minutes ago we both have a sulcking mood that we are not talking eachother but now we both have amused smile on our faces.

"I think, I should go home." I said.

"May I come. Your family still not come. You might bore alone. I can give you company." He asked and looked at me with hope.

"No, I don't want someone see us together getting into my house." I said while suppressing my smile.

"I can come by jumping backyard wall?" He asked like he really meant it.

"It's getting dark. I should go now." I said tried hard not to laugh loudly on his tantrums. He huffed and gave up.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." He said while pulling me to him by my waist with his right hand and kissed on my forehead.

"Good night..." I stood on my tip toes and kissed him on his cheek which brings smile on his face.

I turn and walked towards my house with a smile on my face, without waiting for his reply. I know Anuradha aunty wants me to stay away from Dhruv but I know one thing no matter how hard I try to stay away from him my heart will always be with him. I know it's temporary but for the first time I want to be selfish and wanted to live with Dhruv for some more time and want to enjoy our little moments.
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