This chapter is dedicated to my second best friend sushmita2508 as she liked this character the most.
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Gaurav's POV
After saving Avantika, I took her to my place. She looked so fragile and broken that I couldn't stop myself from helping her. Her eyes looked so tired as if she has lived hundred years at this early age. The whole time during the drive to my apartment, she was biting her nails which showed her anxiety. She looked scared and lost. I wonder what happened to her which caused her so much pain that she couldn't bear and tried to take her own life. I read that suicide letter of her's but she hadn't mentioned the name of the person who was behind her suffering. That person had abused her physically and mentally. How can somebody torture a woman up to an extent where she gives up on her life? What kind of fucked up person would that to her?
My fist clenched at the thought of someone hurting her. Wait..... Where did that come from? Why am I getting so pissed at the mere idea of someone hurting her? Why does it matter to me?
I don't know, but It does......
I pushed those weird thoughts aside and step outside my car to welcome Avantika to my humble abode.
She looks up at the building nervously and then glances at her feet.
We step into the elevator. I notice her fidgeting and ask,"My flat is on the third floor. Jai must be at college now...... Umm..... Are you okay now? Do you need anything?"
She looks up at me with a strange emotion her face. "No..... Just tired, I guess." She returned to ignoring me but I didn't let her. "Why won't you? You were a step away from dying."
As soon as the words left my mouth, I regret saying them. Fuck..... Why can't you shut your trap for a while Gaurav! I must have made her more uncomfortable than she already was. Fuck this.
But when I glance at her, she is lost in her thoughts. And I get lost in her.
Her now dried dark hair are sticking everywhere. The soft pale skin of her neck is slightly red and I wonder if this is also one of her symptoms of anxiety.
We reach the third floor and step out of the elevator. We walk up to my apartment door. I open up the main door revealing the living room. She looks around the place with her doe eyes. I think she must be stressing about the rent of the apartment. This place is huge so she must have guessed that the rent would be really high. I smile inwardly thinking about this. I don't know much about her but I know one thing that she doesn't want to be dependent on anyone whatever might be the reason.
I sense her discomfort and try to lighten the tension, "Do you like the place? I know its a little messy, my brother and I are not home often so we don't usually have the time to clean up. We hired a maid a while ago but she left a few days ago due to some personal issues. You don't worry about it, I will clean up your room soon. You can wait here on the couch for a while."
She just nods and again looks at her feet. What's so special in her feet that she keeps gazing there. But then she looks up at me and says,"Please you don't need to clean the room. You have already done so much for me, I don't know if I ever will be able to repay you. I don't have any money to pay you but I can do the chores."
Her response sparks something inside me and I couldn't stop myself from saying, "I didn't bring you here to do the chores Avantika."
Her name felt foreign on my tongue. I notice something flashes in her eyes too at my response.
After that, I showed her the room and got myself busy with preparing her something to eat. Whilst preparing a chicken soup for her, I thought what would she wear after taking bath. So, I collect a pair of washed jeans and a red tee from Jai's wardrobe as her girlfriend Alisha is often here so she keeps few of her clothing here.
I walk up to her room to see that the room is empty. She must be in the washroom, I thought to myself. So I put the clothes on her bed. And when I turned away from the bed to leave the room, I see a wet glistening body wrapped in a cotton towel.
I immediately cover my eyes with my hands but Avantika had already started screaming at the top of her lungs. I ran up to her and clamp her mouth shut.
I explained to her that I was just here to give her these clothes. She just nodded and I left the room after that.
But I couldn't stop my mind from thinking about her. Her soft skin glistening due to water. Her damp hair knotted in a messy bun at the top of her head. Her face flushed due to embarrassment. Fuck I need to stop these perve thoughts.
I returned to preparing her a chicken soup which she ate with gusto after some time. We talked and laughed together. I called her Avy bear which she didn't like much. But she laughed anyway. It felt good to make her laugh. I felt special that I could make her laugh. It felt so natural talking to her. Why do I feel so drawn to this girl?
I left the apartment after some time as I had to meet up with my band members. I didn't want to leave her all by herself but I didn't have any choice.
After few hours when I came back, I saw Avantika and my brother Jai talking or I should put it like, him yelling at Avantika.
Jai smirked at me when I told him that she is my friend. "Friends huh, baby brother", Jai muttered. This motherfucker........ Luckily Avy bear didn't hear our little banter and left us in the living room.
She asked me if I liked cheese sandwiches and but I couldn't answer her right away. I stood there staring at her for a while to take a good look at her face. She looked peaceful for a change. I sighed and said yes. I joined Jai on the sofa who was busy watching some match.
" So Gogo, who is this girl huh? Now don't tell me she is your old friend or something along that lines. The way you guys talked there was something definitely fishy. That girl looked uncomfortable. Who is she and why is she going to live with us not that I have any problem as long as she makes us cheese sandwiches."
I gave him a flat look and growled,"Firstly stop calling me Gogo atleast not in front of her. And secondly, I will tell you soon but not now. Sadly you have to wait for that. And third, stop acting like a dickwad in front of her. She is going to be here for a while so please try to control the silly questions popping out of your mouth, I don't want her to be in more discomfort than she already is."
He sticks his tongue out to me. Geez sometimes I wonder who is younger here.
"Wowww Gogo you really like her, don't you?"
"Why don't you just shut the fu....."
Jai gestures my right and I turned to see Avantika standing, staring at us with an unreadable expression.
"Ohh well the sandwiches are ready Gogo, let's devour them now.", Jai announces like a fool which he is.
Fuck, how much has she heard........
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