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Ashlesha asked practically ordered Karthik to take her on a stroll to the near by park

He was surprised at her carefree attitude, he came out of jail, almost got jailed for 7 years, but her sister saved his ass, but she was looking like nothing really happened, but seeing their family’s behaviour he got to know one thing Sachdev’s were crazy

So he silently followed her orders, and took her to the park,
The afternoon’s of delhi winter had a beauty to it, neither too hot nor too cold, but good amount of sunlight to brighten the moods

“Sahi haina?” Ashu asked him looking  at her surroundings

The genuine smile on her face made him smile as well, he replied looking at her “Bohot sahi hai”

She gently held his hand and gestured him to push her wheel chair to a much secluded place

“Bachpan se ye mera favourite jagah tha”

“Tum yaha pehle aayi ho?”

“Bohot baar, almost harr Sunday aate the, aur mujhe follow hone ke liye Aarav bhi aata tha” a smile lingered on her face

“Jab se ye incident hua tha na, mai Aarav ko blame karne lagi, hate karne lagi, but I guess I was wrong, I know Aarav ki galti hai but Aarav never had a family, we all were his family aur ham bhi usse dhoor ho gaye, uske life mai cricket bhi chala gaya, mere liiye jitna mushkil tha uske liye bhi utna hi mushkil hua hoga na”

“Right”

“Jab ham jisse pyaar karte hai vo hamare saath rehte hai tho, ham sab unhe granted le lete hai, Aarav bhi vahi kiya tha and I realised mai bhi vahi galti kar rahi hun I feel like I am taking you for granted”

“Ashi no….

“No Karthik, mujhe defend mat karo, meri galti thi, mai apne past mai atki hui thi, I was a mess, jo bhi mujhse pyaar karta tha sabko dhoor rakh di like literally sabko, maa papa anu and tum, sabko granted le li thi mai, I wasn’t emotionally very strong to accept love or give love

But then there came a spark into my life, Ishqi
Chahe jitna bhi andhera hoga, ye ladki diwali laa legi, tera bhai ko uska nickname jalebi nahi pataka rakhna tha, minus the clumsiness teenage Ashlesha ek dum Ishqi jaise thi, you know she had no good prior experience, so blant, and nothing really made her a journalist when I interviewed her but something attracted me towards her she was this ball of happiness, that pulled me towards her and I would say hiring her is the best decision of my life,
I didn’t imagine kabhi bhi ki mai innocent prove hongi, I..didn’t care what people say about me, but what they said was always too rude, they all think I am the bitch, I know my family trusts me but mere andhar ek guilty feeling thi hamesha aaj sabka bhoj nikal gaya hai, I am free, I am free Karthik” she gave him a genuine smile, which felt like the most real smile of her to him.

“You are free, indeed” he smiled back at her

She stood up in an instant, but her legs really didn’t support her, the wounds were still healing and before she could hit the ground, his arms held her back in a tight hold

“Kya kar rahi thi Ashi, pagal ho gayi ho kya? Agar gir jaati tho”

“Mai nahi girti”  she had a dreamy smile on her face

“Tumhara legs ka condition tereko patha hai, phir bhi aise stupid decisions kaise le sakti hai, agar mai nahi pakad tha tho”

“Tum pakdo loge, mujhe patha tha”

“Itna sure kaise ho, mai agar time pe nahi aatha tho”

“Mujhe vo sab nahi patha hai, mai nahi girti kyunki tum mere saath ho mujhe bas itna patha hai”

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