"Stop saying compliments Akshadh, I have something in my mind and hope you will understand my feelings. Shall I tell you what is in mind if you don't mistake me?"
"Ok Dhiya!"
She paused for a while, "Why can't we adopt Allen as our child legally?" Said Dhiya shocking me.
I never ever thought Dhiya would say these words to me. I was shocked and at the same time, I was happy too. I could understand her love for Allen but I can't spoil Dhiya's life. In countries like the U.S, It is not a matter of adopting a child even without marrying but in countries like India, People would judge the character of the person if they adopt the child without marrying, It will affect Dhiya's life. She should be happy marrying someone and have children.
"Akshadh, What are you thinking? Did I said anything wrong?"
"Did you think about our Indian culture, Dhiya? Did you think about your life? People may misjudge your character etc...Don't worry Dhiya, I will take care of Allen. I am happy that you ask me,"
She didn't reply instead she showed a fake smile.
It was a night at 8.30 p.m. We had night dinner there.
"Let me drop you Dhiya,"
She nodded and I dropped her in her flat. She bid bye to me and left immediately. I couldn't understand her. Sometimes she would talk well and sometimes she would be silent. Then, I turned the car and drove towards my flat.
Dhiya's POV
After hearing the worst painful incidents I felt pity for Akshadh. I can understand the reason behind his rudeness, his services etc. Really he is good being with perfect character. In my service, I knew many patients and their family, their tears, their past etc but none of it affected me like Akshadh tears. Why did my heart feel heavy when I found tears in Akshadh eyes? Why did I ask Akshadh to adopt Allen? Why did I feel the distance when Akshadh refused to adopt Allen together with me? Did I start liking him more and more? Why did my heart always think about him even if I have many things to concentrate? Did I fall for him? I stopped at the last question asked by myself...Did I fall for him? Is it love? When I said about adopting Allen, Akshadh refused that means he had no feelings for me. Will my heart gets break if I love him? Will he love me back?
Though I found reasons to be away from him my heart stick feelings towards him. I longed to see him now. I miss him so badly. When did I develop my feelings for him? Love has the magic to develop feelings;
The random feelings took me to somewhere immersed me in confused thoughts. I came to the present state by hearing the knocking sound of the door, I rushed to the hall and opened the door thinking the waiter brought the dinner. I was shocked to see Akshadh standing there. I can't believe my eyes, I rubbed my eyes and looked again. Yes! He is Akshadh.
"Don't you have manners to welcome the guest, Dhiya?" He asked kidding me. After understanding him, I didn't see any rudeness. He looked so lovely in the casual dress.
"Welcome Ji," I chuckled.
"Are you staying alone here?" He asked with a bit of care.
"Yes Akshadh, This flat is owned by......" I stopped because I knew Akshadh don't like publicity..
"Owned by your daddy, right?"
"Yes, how did you know?"
"I knew Dhiya. Between, you missed your certificates, files, important copies, your mobile phone in the car itself. You might have worried about searching it that's why I brought it this late night. Sorry for disturbing you. Meet you tomorrow. Good Night Dhiya,"
Oh my God! I am not aware of it and I didn't even check it. Why do I become such a crazy person within a day? What did you do to me, Akshadh? - my mind voice
"Hello Dhiya, Are you okay?" He asked me twisting his fingers..
"Yes Akshadh," I managed to reply him.
Then he handed my things to me.
"Ok Dhiya, Bye!! let us meet tomorrow,"
It was late night and my heart wished to be together with Akshadh. I felt a kind of loneliness though I am a single child to my parents, I never felt lonely in my life before.
"Akshadh, If you don't mind please stay here as if the time is getting late," I said in one throw.
He looked at me and our eyes met. This is the first time he looks into my eyes for more than one minute. An unknown smile occupied my lips. My heart raced fastly thinking Akshadh would mistake me for asking him to stay.
"Let me go Dhiya!"
"Nope! Don't mistake me Akshadh, I am not this type of girl actually. I feel alone Akshadh. If you are with me I feel comfortable. "
"Ok Dhiya," he said understanding me.
He sat on the couch seeing my childhood albums. I prepared coffee for us and gave it to him. We had coffee.
"Its time, let me sleep here Dhiya. You go and sleep," said him pointing the couch.
"Akshadh, there is another bedroom beside my room. You can use it," I said and drop him in that room.
He bid bye to me and closed the door. I smiled and happily came to my room. I covered myself with a blanket thinking of today's incidents, Akshadh arrival to home etc. Happiness occupied me. I don't know when I slept by keeping his memories aside.
Akshadh's POV
I always stay away from Dhiya by being rude to her because I have no interest in girls, life, family making etc. My destiny invites her in my life in the name of Allen. I love Allen to the core, I wished to spend the rest of my life for Allen. Even If I marry for the satisfaction of my mother, I don't have the hope that my wife would look after Allen as her own daughter then it will create consequences leads to end to the bonding. At the moment, when Dhiya asked about adopting Allen in our life. She entered into my heart but I didn't realise at that moment. When Dhiya bid bye to me and get down from the car silently, her silence affected me for the first time. I turned the car and drove towards my flat. Her image gets flashed in front of me. I felt like missing something that is so close to my heart. I have crossed many women in my life but none creates impact in me. What have you done to me Dhiya? I couldn't able to concentrate on my driving too. My heart longed to see her immediately.
Between, the phone rang, It was not the ringing sound of my phone. I found Dhiya missed her phone and her files everything in the car. What happened to this girl? Did she is normal? If I am the old Akshadh, I would never bother about it and I would return her by tomorrow but now the situation gets reversed, I was longing to see her. Will she think bad about me if I knock the door in this late night? Ok, no problem! I think she may search for her items too. Let me give it to her now itself. I turned the car and within a few minutes, I reached Dhiya's flat.
With hesitation, I knocked on the door. To my surprise, Dhiya looked at me shockingly. She was not as usual. She was not even aware of her lost phone, files etc. She seemed to be very dull. Did my past affect her?
Then she went to prepare coffee for us. I had a glance at her childhood photos. She looked charming and active girl from her childhood. She was very close to her parents. I knew about her dad already because he was a famous businessman but I am not aware of his family before.
Meanwhile, Dhiya gave coffee and we had it silently. Then after a few minutes, I was about to return but she asked me to stay there? I accepted to stay only because she looked exhausted. She told me that she felt lonely and feel comfortable when I am with her...I looked into her eyes, our eyes get crashed for a moment. Hardly, I blinked and went to the room pointed by her.
Did there is any magic to turn the rude Akshadh to lovely within a day? - He asked himself. I am not the guy to look upon girl's eyes with a kind of certain feelings. I am not the type of guy to stay in other's flat even if a girl begged to stay? What happened to me? I was thinking of turning the other side in the bed.