Continued...
Ananya's POV..
As soon as I leave the house, holding Amayraa in my arms, I cannot control my tears...
I want to shout, I want to cry out loud, but I can't, at least not here...
Today all my hopes of saving this marriage are broken, I can't take this anymore....
I myself allowed my husband to cheat on me, by letting him spend time with his girlfriend...
How more complicated this marriage can get...
I walk inside the elevator slowly, making sure Amayraa doesn't wake up, and hit the top floor button
I let the tears fall, and don't wipe them, I really don't know what was my fault that Aayan is doing this to me...
The elevator reaches at the top floor and I swipe the card in front of the lock, simultaneously balancing Amayara in my arms and the door opens
'Access Granted, welcome home Mrs. Ananya Varma... ' The computer voice spoke and I wipe my tear...
Don't mess with me right now google...
I walk inside Amayraa's room and lay her down on the bed, she squirms a little, but then sleeps holding my hand and I sigh
I gently remove my hand and replace it with a pillow, and cover her with a quilt, wiping my tears...
They Just don't stop...
I want to hug my Maa, I want to go to my Paa and complain about Aayan
I want to tell Vansh Bhai, that Aayan is bothering me, so that he will beat the shit out of him...
But sadly I can't, I am a grown up, I have to deal with him alone...
More tears rolled down my eyes thinking about my family...
I wish I hadn't grew up, so that I could stay with my parents forever...
I miss you Paa, please hug me tightly and say that everything will be okay, please Maa, come here I want to sleep on your lap...
I shouldn't have married him, this revenge - counter revenge is not going to fetch me anything....
If he succeeds in taking revenge from me, I will be destroyed and If I succeed in dodging his attempts, I will lose my husband...
I am the loser here anyway...
I hold my mouth to prevent sob from escaping, because if I cry, Amayraa will wake up
Quickly turning off the lights of her room, I walk outside and sit on the couch with a thud
All I wanted a simple happy marriage
A loving husband, a small house, and a beautiful family of my own...
What I got is a husband who hates me, this sickening big house, his adopted daughter and my husband's mistress...
He never loved me...! His action today proved that he doesn't love me at all, why was I hoping anyway....
I know, I married a sadist, who couldn't get over his dark past, and now is ruining his and mine present and future...
Aaarrrgghhh, what was I thinking....!
What was my fault ! What did I do to land up in such a disastrous wedding..
I can't take it, I just can't take it...
Tears continue to roll down my eyes and my head feels heavy now...
I hate you Aayan Varma, I hate you !
You have made my life a living hell, I will return the favour...
But how...?
Please someone help me...!
I cried my heart out holding the cushion and don't know when the sleep took over...
Aayan's POV
I don't believe this...!
I brought another woman in front of her and she was cool about it...!
What are you made of Ananya Thapar...?
How can you not get angry at this behavior of mine...?
I wanted her to react, to shout, to fight with us and ultimately give up on this marriage....
But instead, she shocked me like anything...
Does she really have no feelings for me...?
I don't want her to feel for me anyway, but sad her face, it made me speechless, her painful eyes did something to me...
Why can't I forget that hurt face of yours, Ananya...?
Maybe you crossed your limits Aayan...
You didn't play fair, what if she brings a random guy in the house...? Will you like it...? Even though you don't feel for her, you are still married to her...
Marriage has some rules, and I broke one...
Yes I want a revenge, but not like this, I want her to regret, but not suffer...
Damn she must be thinking, that I am cheating on her right now...
I quickly get up from the couch and run out of my house, Instead of taking the elevator, I run upstairs, to reach the penthouse...
I unlocked the door, using my fingerprints and enter inside the house...
'Welcome home Mr. Aayan Varma.... ' the computer voice said
Damn ! Don't warn her about my arrival, stupid machine...
I expected her to come angrily towards me, but to my surprise no one came
Did she go somewhere else...?
I walk inside the house to search for her, and my eyes land on the couch, where she was sleeping holding the pillow close to her chest
I slowly walk near her and see that her face was red and tear stained...
A pang of guilt ran inside me...
What have I done...
Of course she is hurt, no wife would want to witness, what I made her see today...
That too in the second month of the marriage...
I should've played fair today...
From now on I won't include Ritika in our challenge ever, because if I don't appreciate any other man's presence in her life, how do I expect her to do that...
I am sorry Ananya...
I put the strand of her hair, that was falling on her face behind her ears and wipe the tears off her cheeks, her face feels a bit hot to me...
Damn does she have fever...?
I check her forehead, and then her neck, she indeed has a fever....
Freak what do I do now...?
I picked her up in my arms and she didn't even budge, and my heartbeat raced at this...
Is she unconscious or something..?
I place her on the bed and cover her with a quilt, and check her temperature using the thermometer
101...! Fuck... What do I do now...!
I ran downstairs to call our neighbor, who is a doctor and also a good friend of mine...
After 10 minutes he came inside the room carrying his bag, along with his wife and I followed them
'Akash, she has 101 fever and isn't waking up... Is she unconscious or something...?' I asked panicking, rubbing Ananya's palm, which were surprisingly cold
He checked her pulse, heartbeat and then turned to me
'She is just sleeping man, she is not unconscious, yeah fever is bit high, but not to worry, no need of medicines, just keep cold wet bandage on her head, the fever will go down....' he informed keeping his stethoscope in his bag and I take a deep breath caressing her hair
'Awww, see how scared Aayan Bhaiyya is, he loves his wife so much, learn something from him... ' his wife Divya said
Don't do it man...
'Yeah, see how beautiful his wife is, Am I complaining...?' Akash teased her and she glared at him
Uh oh.... Don't be so brutally honest bro...
'Come here you... ' she advanced angrily towards him
He yelped and ran away taking his bag
'Take care Aayan, if you need me, don't hesitate to call... ' he said
'Take care Bhaiyya... ' Divya said and followed him
I chuckle and close my door and walk inside the room and Ananya's phone started ringing...
I search for the phone, in her bag but couldn't find, it continued to ring, I checked her jeans pocket and found it there...
Big dad was calling her...
Damn...
'Hello...?' I answer the call
'Aayan... How are you beta...?' Big dad asked from the other side
'I am fine Dad, how are you...?' I ask hesitantly and walk to the kitchen a fill a bowl with water, and opened the fridge to take out ice cubes
'I am good, is princess around...? I don't know why, but I thought that she wants to talk to me... ' Dad said and I couldn't answer
I am sorry Dad, yes she indeed needs you...
'She is sleeping Dad...' I answer, I feel so guilty right now
'Sleeping...? But she never sleeps this early, it's only 10:30...! Is she okay Aayan...?' Big dad asked
'Actually she has fever dad, that's why she is sleeping...' I answer walking inside the room with bowl of cold water and sat beside her
'What...! Fever...! How...? When ? Why ? I knew something is not right...!' Dad shot questions at me
Damn what do I answer now...
'Did you call the doctor...?' Dad asked.
'Yes Dad, he checked her and said she will be fine by morning... ' I assured him and dipped the cloth inside the water
'Okay... Once she wakes up, ask her to call me... She surely would've eaten ice cream in the night, this makes her sick... Let me scold her once she gets fine.... ' Dad said
'Yes Dad.. ' I answer 'and I am sorry... ' I whispered the last part
He didn't seem to hear that...
'Take care of her son and yourself too...' he said
'Yes Dad, Good night... ' I say
'Good night son... ' Dad said and hung up
I keep the cold water cloth on her forehead and she squirms in her sleep...
I am sorry Ananya... I will play fair from now on...
I caress her cheek remembering her hurt face and felt angry on myself
I changed the cloth after sometime and replace it with a fresh one and then lean against the headboard and close my eyes...
Flashback...
'I am ashamed of you young man, how can you behave like a barbarian...
I will send you to boarding school, they will teach you how to be disciplined there...' Jai said angrily and Aayan cried holding his arms
'No Papa, please...! Don't send me to the boarding school... Please listen to me.... ' 10 year old Aayan pleaded, his eyes and nose were red...
'Papa.. He did nothing wrong, please listen to his side of the story... Please... ' Nitaara cried too
'Don't take his side okay... Didn't you see how badly he beat up that guy, that too with a hockey stick...! Hockey stick Aayan...? What if he died...? You would've been sent to children's jail... ' Jai said angrily
'He misbehaved with Nitaara Papa, I will kill any person who misbehaves with her, and I am not sorry for what I did.... ' Aayan said angrily and this escalated Jai's anger
'See he is not even sorry, Yes you must protect your sister, but don't go hitting random boys that they land up in ICU...' Jai scolded him
'I will beat up any person who doesn't behave the way I like... ' Aayan said stubbornly and Jai slapped him at this again and Nitaara gasped
'See... How insolent he is... From where did this boy inherit this anger and stubbornness... ' Jai said angrily
'I won't go to the boarding school and that's final....' Aayan said angrily, tears rolling down his eyes
'You don't decide the rules here... I do...thank god Ananya informed your sports sir about your tussle with the boy on time, or else you and Ved would've landed in jail... ' Jai said angrily
Aayan gets angry, listening to this
'Ananya is a cry baby Papa...! She always wants to get your,big Dad's and everyone's attention... And you all believe her too... She doesn't know anything, she just wanted to be praised by Arun sir, that's why she complained... She always does such things....' Aayan said angrily
'She saved you from going to jail... ' Jai said keeping Aayan's clothes in his bag
'But you are sending me to boarding school because of her... ' Aayan countered angrily...
'You will thank her one day for this... ' Jai said and Nitaara sobbed
'I hate her... ' Aayan yelled angrily
'Behave Aayan... ' Nitaara warns him
'I will send her to a very strict boarding school one day too, where she can't whine like a stupid girl, that she always behaves like... ' Aayan stomped his feet angrily
'She doesn't need a boarding school, she is not mannerless like you...' Jai said
'You love her more than me...! You love everyone more than me... I should've gone with my mumma, she loves me... Unlike you.... ' Aayan cried
Jai got angry at this and continued to pack his things
'You are leaving tomorrow... ' Jai announced and Nitaara gasped
'But Papa, it's his Birthday tomorrow...' Nitaara said
'Let him celebrate his birthday there with his new friends then.. ' Jai said and dragged her out of Aayan's room along with him
'Papa.. Listen.... ' Nitaara cried, but Jai didn't listen to her and shut the door
Aayan stomped his feet Angrily...
'Everyone listens to that stupid girl... I don't like her... ' he said wiping his tears
After sometime, Aayan walks out of his room to sneak the phone, he wanted to call his mother...
He heard Jai, Sash and Arjun sitting in the hall and talking
'Bhai, please reconsider your decisions... Aayan and Ved are still very young... Sending them away from the family will have a bad impact on them... ' Sash said
'No Sash, they need to be tamed, you haven't seen the boy's condition, he is in ICU, Aayan and Ved beat him up so badly... 10 year olds don't do that... ' Arjun said
'Why would they take such a harsh step, please listen to their side as well....' Sash said
'What is there to listen Sash....? They have anger issues... Especially Aayan....' Jai huffed
'Bhai, I understand this, but let them explain their sides as well....' Sash tried to convince them...
'Ananya says that Aayan initiated the fight, the boy wasn't even bothering them... And Ved joined him, and the fight escalated to such level that Aayan took his hockey stick and hit the boy on the leg, that's when she ran to call the sports teacher.. ' Arjun said and Jai sighed
'What do I do with this boy... ' he said
Aayan got angry at this, he didn't beat the boy just like that, he tried to kiss Nitaara on lips by holding her waist tightly, and she was struggling to get out of his hold in the classroom, which Aayan and Ved saw, that's why they caught him at the playground and beat him, and it was Ved's idea to use the hockey sitck, Aayan just executed it first...
'Liar Ananya... ' Aayan said angrily and crawled towards the phone, not being noticed by the elders
'I wonder whether Aayan is mine or that bastards....' Jai said and Aayan gasped at this, his heart broke into million pieces listening to this, tears formed in his eyes
'Are you crazy Jai... Can you hear yourself...!' Arjun said angrily
'I don't have such stubborn attitude, and neither did Priyanka had this anger, and god knows from how long that witch was cheating on me... ' Jai said
'Shut up... Just shut up okay...! How can you question your own blood...!' Arjun said angrily losing patience
'Exactly Bhai, children adapt to the environment they are exposed to, All Aayan has seen is hatred since he was 5, how do you expect him to be a saint... ' Sash argued
Aayan couldn't listen to this anymore, he wiped his tears and ran from there dialling his mother's number
Priyanka picked up the call after 2 attempts
'Hello....?' She answered
'Mumma...!' Aayan sobbed
'Aayan baby, I am busy right now... I told you naa, you cannot call me after 10...' Priyanka replied
'But Mumma,*sob* Papa is sending me to the *sob* to the boarding school,*sob* please stop him na...' Aayan cried
'Yes Sameer told me what you and Ved did at the school today, you shouldn't have behaved like that son... ' Priyanka said
'But Mumma... He was... ' Aayan began but Priyanka cut him off in between
'Beta, I will call later okay, your brother Yash is crying....' she said and Aayan sobbed at this
'Please take me with you Mumma, *sob* Papa says I am not his son...' Aayan cried
'Don't be silly Aayan... I will come to meet you in your school okay... Bye... I love you...' Priyanka said and hung up the call
'No one loves me... ' Aayan cried, sitting in the hallway, holding his knees close to his chest...
After sometimes he walked in his room and his eyes land on the framed picture where He, Ved, Vansh, Nitaara, Ananya, Rudra, Viraj, and baby Sayesha and Saanjh were smiling at the camera
He took the frame and got angry seeing Ananya's face, he throws the picture on the bed and took his sketch pen out of the bag and ruined Ananya's face, by smearing the ink over her picture
'I hate You Ananya...! This is all because of you... Papa loves you more than me, he is sending me away because of you, I will never talk to you ever again.... You are a very bad girl... ' He cried and put the picture in his drawer
Aayan angrily throws his drawing book and pencils from the desk, and crumples Jai's sketch, which he making from last one month
'You don't love me... I don't love you too...' Aayan cried
Narrator's POV
Aayan opened his eyes and looked at Ananya, and his guilt was reduced a bit
He changed the cloth from her forehead and then sighed taking a deep breath, massaging his temple...
I am ashamed of you...
You will go to the college in Dehradun, you still haven't improved...
We can't invest in your company, you have a police complaint against you...
AYSA is declared to be bankrupt and hence it must be shut down....
He took a deep breath, controlling his anger, and changed the cloth again
After half an hour, he checked her temperature, it was back to normal...
He climbed down the bed and glanced at her for the last time, and took the bowl and cloth and walked out of the room shutting the door behind him
He threw away the water in sink and stood holding it's support...
I am not doing anything wrong, it's just that from now on I will play fairly... He thought
God knows the how many lives these Ghosts of Aayan's Past will Haunt....
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