Shreya's heart thundered against her chest as his words kept redoing in her ears before she snatched his phone abruptly.

“No, Please”she pleaded while Avyan chuckled before seizing his phone back to his hold and pocketed into his jeans.  

Shreya's eyes shone with the vulnerability of tears as she put the heavyweight of self blame on herself for putting Aarav as the victim of her stubborn attitude . Avyan sighed before inching closer to her and tucked her hair behind her ear while she let him do whatever he wanted. Afterall, it was accepted who was defeated at the end . 

“I would have done it in action, If he wasn’t the person whom you might shed tears for losing. Remember, the next time if I see you with him again, conclude, Your tears won’t matter. Am I clear?” Avyan asked her softening a bit. 

Shreya reposed a bit before nodding at him. He terrified her to the level where she would go to any stretch to run off from his anger. 

“Now, Hug me” Avyan demanded. Shreya’s inner thoughts stopped dead before she passed him a look of disbelief. 

He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall before pulling her closer to him. Her gold chain that was dangling loosely on her neck entangled with his shirt button. She looked at him innocently, while he blinked at her and she quickly lowered her eyes to his shirt.

Her innocence, that pulled him more to protect the treasure that was standing in front of him with a well crafted enthralling look that thrilled him to do any sort of adventurous to reach her heart.

“Umm.. It is struck” Shreya said, pointing to the source that froze them closer.

Avyan tilted his head feigning innocence before he gasped and said , “Yeah, God it is struck”

Shreya gave him a blank look and said, “Shall I?” 

“I’m all yours!” Avyan said flirtatiously. 

Her fingers rounded against his button, raising the chain gently she quickly staggered back taking a greedy breath. 

Avyan pulled his lower lip between his teeth before releasing it and looked at her before saying, “Go home but remember my words”

Shreya briskly nodded her head and quickly scurried away before the bipolar pyscho could change his non existing brain.

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Shreya absentmindedly looked at the moon longingly before she found herself thinking about the moon capabality of shining even if the darkness was the one which is dominating the vast area.

Her life has never been a Rainbow, it was always simple, unappealing.

Being Innocent was taken as the victim, and people like Avyan living their life by playing with those hearts.

Her love life has never began, but she could hear the reverberating of her breaking heart. The developing feeling was oblivion to her, now she wanted to be cautious but it already reached to the deepness of sea.

Little kindness would be enough to melt heart like shreya and Aarav was the definition of the word. He had crevasse her heart and if she wants to push him out, it surely would put a permanent crack in her heart.

" You are not asleep, Yet?" Shreya was startled by the sudden voice before she closed her eyes and opened it again.

" You Scared me!" Shreya pouted.

Kabir chuckled and said, " Nice to hear, In your childhood you do that a lot. Scaring me from behind and I have to act like I'm scared otherwise You wouldn't talk to me whole day".

Shreya blushed and said,

" I have always been a cute kid"

Kabir fake confused and said, " Aarav is right. Maybe I should do what he told"

Shreya frowned and raised her eyebrows.

" That you imagine things a lot and assume that you are. He even said hello something name" Kabir said frowning at last.

Shreya tapered her eyes while kabir laughed before holding her hands and dragged her to the bed. She chuckled and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Did you enjoy your day?" Kabir questioned her while folding his legs across.

Shreya can never lie to her father, it was as if it was some fatal disease that has symptoms and her father knew the symptoms well.

" Oh my, You think a lot" Kabir commented looking at her expectedly.

" I did" Shreya said passing him a smile.

" Umm... I feel like going for a long drive. Wanna come?" Kabir questioned her with a smile.

Shreya gasped and said,

" You are fifty behave like that"

Kabir rolled his eyes and said, " You are eighteen behave like that, C'mon"

"Haha, Coming. Put on your sweater. It's chilly" Shreya Schooled him.

" Okay mother!" Kabir said immediately and strolled towards his room and rummaged through his closet before picking up one brown sweater and put it on.

He walked back to the hall, and bend down to pick up his bike key from the table which is placed infront of couch and waited for her to come down.

" I'm done, let's go" Shreya said while descending down the stairs.

Kabir passed her a smile, before interlacing their fingers and took the helmet from rack. She giggled when her father tried to scratch his head forgetting the hard layer that was covering his head.

" I can never get used to this!" Kabir Scoffed before putting his leg on each side of the bike and she did the same. The engine roared, Moon light bestowed it's best by lightening their path in darkness. Gentle air passed through her hair retelling her childhood memories where she used to wait for her father outside to give her one long ride after returning from work. His day couldn't be finished without that ride.

To make a heart happy, it is not necessary to have a romantic relationship. The person who can understand your mood, and act with it is enough to change your perspective about life. Few minutes ago, she was worrying to live in darkness but now she found herself smiling in the darkness. That's where the heart relies on, not any in romantic sort of life and it was concluded in Shreya mind.

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Avyan teetered back, reconsidering his decision but he knew if he miss this, there will be chances that he would never get a job other than this because of his attitude. He fisted his hand and raised his knuckles before knocking on the door twice.

Though he was little guilty for standing at door step in the midnight, yet he don't want any change in his heart. After two knocks, the door opened revealing his father who was rubbing his eyes to prove his vision.

Avyan rolled his eyes before peeking his head inside, and frowned to see his step mother sleeping on the couch.

" What were you doing?" Avyan questioned his father tilting his head.

" I was doing Yoga!" His father deadpanned.

Avyan Scoffed and said,

" Can we talk?"

Rajesh eyes brighten in happiness before he Frantically nodded his head and said,

" I will be back but promise me you will wait"

" I will wait!" Avyan asserted before leaning his shoulder against the Wall and folded his hand.

He couldn't stop his wandering eyes to his step mother who was sleeping peacefully. Wasn't she suppose to be on bed?

Rajesh came back after two minutes, with a bright smile to the extent that Avyan worried that he would get a jaw pain.

" You are creepy!" Avyan deadpanned when his father couldn't take off his eyes from his son.

" Can't help when I have masterpiece as my son" Rajesh said with a chuckle.

Avyan bit his lower lip before brushing his forefinger below his nose and said, " I want to work in your company"

Rajesh blinked at him before rubbing his ears and said,

" Repeat"

Avyan groaned and said, " I want to work in your company"

Rajesh smiled at his sudden change in behaviour, for many years he have been telling to join. Even though, Rajesh knew that Avyan would snap at him yet he didn't want his son life to be spoiled infront of his naked eyes.

" Sure, Tomorrow You can jo- Avyan cut off him and said,

" Is this how you lead Your company?"

Rajesh frowned.

" I mean, trusting blindly without taking proper interview!" Avyan elaborated.

" I know about your programming skills, Son" Rajesh said with a chuckle.

" So, I don't want people to think that I got that job because of your mercy" Avyan asserted while his thumb circling the railing absent mindedly.

Rajesh eyes swelled with proud but he couldn't stop himself from asking, " When did you start caring about people opinion?"

Avyan shifted his weight to one leg as he himself couldn't conclude when did he started minding people opinions.

" Your nose is too long, that's why you are too sneaky! I will attend the interview tomorrow and You can decide whether I'm capable or not"

Saying that he scurried off and Rajesh chuckled. His hand went under his shirt and as usual he traced his wife name before saying,

" I'm happy"

Tried a long chapter.

I hope it wasn't boring.

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