Chapter 22: Chapter 22

A friend in need is a friend indeed....

Anvitha's pov :

I feel safe...

I am really greatfuly to this person. I really needed this hug. My waterwork has stopped and thanks to this amazing person. His words really helped me out.

I want to see the person and show my gratitude. I slightly moved backward and gazed at him. I know we have to face our problem ourself bravely but even at some point we expect someone to stand beside us, support us , hold us, protect us and today it has to be...

Kishore.

For a fraction of second i felt disappointed. I expected it to be Sagar. I think i over expected.

I think he found out in my eyes as he flashed sad smile and which i returned. As much as i try to hide my pain my eyes give up.

I never expected such support from him. He always helped me in the past encounter for which i am forever greatfull.

"Thank you" This is all i could offer him right now. He smiled lightly his gaze softened.

"No Thanks and sorry between friends"

I scrunched my gaze at him. Friends and we...

"Yeah, Why do you look so confused?" Did i say that loud?

He let out a hearty laugh i can guess that i am looking like a shocked puppy right now.

"Friends and me...impossible." i stated in disbelief.

"Why? Why not?" He looked surprised and it turned into shocking and he stated.

"Don't tell me you don't have friends?"

why he is making big deal out of it. I blinked my eyes in wonder.

"No" i stated.

"What? Wait, Are you kidding me? " Now, he is exaggerating.

"Yeah! Any problem?" i am quite confused.

"Hell yeah! You have missed the important segment of life." I blinked my eyes pursing my lips.

Am i? Maybe...

"Don't worry, i have a solution. We are friends from now on. I will fill in the things you have missed all along." I smiled grateful at him. He is too good.

"But why don't you have any friends?"

"Perks of being Topper" i scoffed while kishore raised an eyebrown in shock.

"Everyone approched me either to get notes or to get answer. All related to studies. No one supported me when i want. I had my parents and brothers still i can't share everything with them. I needed someone to listen to me, i don't expect much. But i wasn't lucky." I shrugged my shoulder.

"Oh!! Nerd?" he asked dubiously. I know he is trying to distract me. I shook my head in no.

"Most Mischievous" I smiled sheepishly.

I think it probably didn't sit well with him. He was silent for few minutes looking distant. I shook him to bring him back to the earth.

"What happened? Why are you so silent?"

"Nothing. Just couldn't believe as you look so silent." He answered once he is out of daze.

"Yeah, I'm silent but i couldn't stop myself from prank. You know my brother he is so calm, composed and decent man but i won't let him live his life as boring grandpa so i add some color in his life by pulling him along with me when i prank someone. If i don't find any i prank on him." I shared enthusiastically.

"Poor kid every time he couldn't escape from me" At last i bust into laughter but stopped abruptly when i felt a harsh tug at my arm and pulled out of the arms. In reflex action to save myself from the danger in the form of humans i pulled my arm out of the monster clutch and looked over to find monster aka my husband.

He looked like ready to kill me. He was breathing fire. His eyes looked red, nose flared and teeth gritting with fingers tightly fisted. He advanced towards me, in reflex action to save myself from him i moved back. It only angered him more and this time he encircled his arms around my waist and pulled me towards him. I fell on him. Ours body clashed. I could feel his ranging breath on my forehead. I felt him stiffen as my palm touched his clothed hard chest. Even i feel nervous and giddy. I slightly pushed him to come out of his embrace and save my poor ass but his cluth only increased as i tried.

"Stop"

His commanding rough voice had its own effect on my mind. I stopped struggling to come out of his embrace and stood like a statue.

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CREATE PROBLEM? IS THERE A DAY I'M NOT ASHAMED JUST CAUSE OF YOU? WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR SUCH CHEAP CLOTHS? I HAD ARRANGED THE WHOLE FUCKING WARDROBE OF CLOTHS DESIGNED BY ME FOR YOU. WHY DIDN'T YOU WEAR IT? WHY?" He screamed at my face. I scrunched back in fear. He look no less than hulk. All i want to do is run from here and hide in my mom embrance.

No anvi, you can't always keep running like coward. Face it, never let anyone step on you. If you let them once they won't think next time to hurt you.

After a quick pep talk, i turned towards him to answer his question.

"Wearing simple cloths doesn't defines one's status. At the same time wearing branded cloths doesn't defines one's character, attitude and nature."

"I prefer to be simple both internally externally." i softly explained. It's not in me to shout or scream at their face. He looked taken back but composed immediately.

"You had your name tagged with mine. Now you are branded as mine. Better keep that in mind before you even breath." he whispered in my ear with such possessive i shivered badly boasting his ego. I can't let him win everytime. It's not about winning or loosing, it's about right and wrong. His way of handling me, judging me and criticising me is wrong. I'm not his puppet to listen to him wailing my tail.

"I don't want to be branded. This body belongs to me, so i dress according to my heart... not for someone else. Beauty lies in one's eyes. If you look at them with love, he /she look beautiful even with torn dirty cloth. If you look at them with those hatred, he/she look ugly even if they wear BRANDED cloth as you mention. Beauty lies in one's eyes and the eye reflects heart. You are not BRANDING me with my cloths, you are BRANDING your character with your behaviour."

I left him speechless. He had his calculative eyes on me the whole time. Our eye contact broke when we heard someone clapping stratling me. It is kishore. He looked at me with proud eyes. I shot him a small smile. I could feel his eyes on me whole time bothering me and that made me fidget in my spot. I bit my lips and took deep breath to gather confidence. I really have to move out of here.

"Ok, I'm leaving" i announced not knowing where to go just to break the awkwardness between us.

"Where?" I heard him ask me but i was already 2 feet away from him and near kishore so i answered him.

"To my brother place"

"Why?" This time it's kishore. I could hear the worry in his voice.

"Hmm...i need space" i blurred first thing striked in my mind.

"You can stay here" kishore offered but my husband has to be most gentelman (note sarcasm) denied literally on my face.

"No, this place is mine. I'm not letting her stay here." He said glaring at him.

It is like slap on my face.

I feel unwanted in this place and his life.

How can he deny right at my face? I got married to heartless selfish jerk.

"mine too" kishore glared equally.

"This is our secret place" he said each word with most difficulty controlling not to scream at him.

Am i his punching bag? Why does he always scream at my face?

"You are staying here and that is final" Kishore had his eyes on Sagar, they were talking with each other with eyes more like glaring at each other, at the end he looked at me softly. I shot him wearing smile. I am too scared to even deny him. I don't what to do? Should i just go to my brother place or stay here? If i go to my brother place he will definitely won't let me until i tell him the reason behind staying there. What can i tell him? That my husband friends physically harassed me and my lovely husband like a coward left me alone to face it.

Oh god!! can my life get any better?

I think it's better i stay here as Kishore insisted.

Sagar zoomed out of house, i felt relief wash over me.

*******

It's been a week, i have no contact with my husband which is huge relief.

These past week i was busy with myself. I started giving more importance for myself, time for myself and care myself which is making me happy and boosting my confidence level.

(Listen to the song 'Yen iniya tanimeyae' while reading. This song is dedicated to the people out there who always mourn for having lonely life. Being alone is also a bliss.)

Kishore used to come at evening and spend few hours before retiring back to his home. We got this new habit, it's me to be precise. I always wait for his arrival so that we could spend time chatting, lazing around.

I have started new habit.

I write down how i felt this day in a chit of paper and stuff into balloon and let it reach the Moon, my best friend.

It really helped me out not falling into depression. It's really hard to be alone in this huge house as i was always surrounded by people. It's really depressing. I felt like i am falling into web of darkness. As I can't share my problems with others so i got this idea and it's quite helpful. It really made me feel light both my mind and heart and talk about my body i started exercising which is addition.

Word of My Day

Don't be upset because you are alone and you don't have anyone. You have yourself, love yourself.

I write it in a neat white paper and stuffed inside ballon after blowing the air into the ballon, i let it fly. I let my worries fly.

I feel calm and relaxed.

I am peaceful.

But it's short lived as my destruction shown up at the door.