The Broken Souls (Beyond the love)

22. Diwali

I know one thing, no one loves me but I could not love anyone else other than Dhruv because my love for him is pure and forever.

Since morning no one wished me Diwali from my family, not even Divya. When she came to my house with her family, mummy kept me busy to prepare snacks for them and they left without wishing me. I felt little bad but it's okay, I am used to it.

"Before going anywhere, wash all the dishes and I don't want to see any garbage on kitchen slab." Mummy ordered.

"Mummy can I asked you something?" She was about to walked out from the kitchen when I stopped her.

"You would not stop if I tell you so you may ask." She said in her bitter voice. It always like this when she talk to me.

"Am I adopted?" A lone tear fell from my left eye when I asked without looking at her and keep myself busy in work so I could not look into her eyes when she glared at me.

"Of course not. Who told you this? You are my own blood. You looked much similar to me." I can sence the anger in her voice.

It was true, I am a younger version of my mother. Many says that I am her carbon copy but I don't know why this thought always bothers me that I am not her real daughter. Maybe because the way they treat me.

"Why did you ask?" Mummy asked me.

"Nothing, just curious." I said in a low voice without looking at her.

"You always talked nonsense. Finish your work soon and don't forget to clean the kitchen after you done with your work." After saying this mummy walked out from the kitchen and I followed her order.

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Dhruv's point of view

"Bhaiya fill the colours carefully. You are running my rangoli." Divya stopped Nikhil to fill rangoli colours in design which she made on the floor.

"I'll be careful sister." Nikhil took the green color and fill it carefully while Priya laughed on both of them.
It's been morning to evening but I have not seen her yet. It's Diwali and I remember every Diwali she came to our house to celebrate Diwali with us and spend her whole day in my house. But today I have not seen her since morning.

Is this a truth that she get affected seeing me with Priya? Did I hurt her? Did she really misunderstood me with Priya? But there is nothing between me and Priya. We are just a good friends.

But why should I explain to this to Aditi. She is nothing to me. She is just my neighbor and best friend of my sister but why I am feeling bad for her. Yes, I care for her and wanted to protect her but why I am feeling a heavy stone on my heart, since she ran out from my house after seeing me and Priya together.

I looked at my sister, Priya and Nikhil making Rangoli together and I was watching them from couch. They are making rangoli in living room because we don't have enough space in our porch. This year, Priya also join us for Diwali. Priya was blushing whenever she looked at me but she doesn't look cuet like my beautiful neighbor when she blushed looking at me. I like her cheeks when they turned red because of me.

"Dhruv, you also come here and join us. It is really a fun." Priya invited me to join them.

"I am fine here." I said with my poker face. My mood was off because since morning, I didn't see her.

"Leave him Priya he is the most boring person in this world." Nikhil laughed and continue his work.

Suddenly door open of the living room and familiar tinkling voice of bangles and anklets reached my ear. I raised my head and my beautiful neighbor walked inside the livingroom with all his glory. My eyes stuck only her when I saw the red beauty walking inside my house. She was wearing a beautiful red simple anarkali suit and her bangles and long tinkling earrings making her more beautiful.