CONTINUING FROM THE LAST PART :
Adhiyunt's Point of view :
"Aaradhya"
Unknowingly her name slipped from my lips. The one my heart was yearning for, the one my eyes were thirsty to get a single glimpse of was standing in front of me. That explains why my heart was so restless when I saw her. Why I felt this strong pull towards her like a wolf to the full moon.
Because there she is, my moon. All the attraction of mine, curiosity, amusement, adoration and that excitement, all those feelings I felt which I never thought I could feel was because it was my lady love.
Even though I hadn't seen her face earlier, somehow my heart didn't fail to recognise her. Every inch of my soul was able to sense her. My subconscious recognised her even if I didn't.
As soon as my eyes caught her sight, I froze in my spot. My body paralyzed like a statue. It would be an understatement to say, I was shocked to see her like this after a whole year. I couldn't think anything let alone think of going towards her and encircled her tiny frame in my strong protective arms, embracing her tightly so she couldn't run away from me again, hiding her beautiful delicate form from all the evil eyes of this cruel world where she would be safe.
As I looked at her I felt something which I had never felt in my entire life. It's not like I am seeing her for the first time. I have seen her angelic face every morning before starting my day for the last 15 years but I never felt this. It was something different.
I felt my heart pick up at its pace. It was a feeling as if thousands of butterflies were fluttering in my stomach. Which is weird. It's so different, maybe because of her kind act which won over my heart all over again. But she was neve like this. She always minded her own business and never interfered in others' lives.
I felt as if she has changed and she definitely has changed a lot. I don't know why but she looked different. So much different than she used to be just a year ago. I nearly failed to recognise her. Her appearance had totally changed in just a year and so is her persona.
She is acting differently. I still remember, she had always acted high and almighty in the past and here she was being so kind and naive. She was too proud to stand in a row at a small bus stand. It would have hurt her pride and blown her big fat ego and here she acted so down to earth.
The Aaradhya I have known was an arrogant brat not an innocent girl with lots of childishness. She never acted so sensible nor did she give a damn to anyone let alone caring for starters like this. I really wonder, what made her change???
Something was definitely off about her.
I feel as if I am not looking at Aaradhya but someone else. Once her short black wavy hairs with highlight streaks hardly reaching her shoulder were now fully of their original colour of brown, silky and so long that descending down from her hip, falling in waves. Some of her long bangs which used to be short were floating in the air as she tried to tuck them back.
Her figure looked quite chubby for a girl who used to strictly follow her workout and stick to her diet. Aaradhya was a fashion obsessed girl who dreamt to be the biggest fashion designer of the country just like her mom. She used to wear only classy clothes, never in my wildest dream I had thought that I would see her in such simple clothes.
This must be a hallucination. This can't be Aaradhya. Maybe I am imagining things.
I thought to myself, feeling still in a dilemma whether it's true or my imagination. Maybe I had really started imagining things about Aaradhya due to thinking about her day and night and missing her alot. But soon my chain of thoughts got broken when I heard Angad.
"Sir"
He called me and I looked at him perplexed which seemed to make him confused, as next I saw him following the direction where I was looking at before only to frown and mutter in utter disbelief.
"Miss. Raichand"
His whispering voice came out more like a question than acknowledgement but that was enough for me to know that it isn't a dream or any hallucination of mine but reality. My mind wasn't playing any game with me, she was really here.
Realising it, I quickly tried to open the door of my car so I could run towards her and wrap in my arms, caging in my embrace so she would never be able to get away from me ever again but call it my bad luck, I couldn't open the car door due to the vehicle standing beside my car, blocking my way. Angad tried the same but his side of the door was locked too. He tried to ask the others vehicles to move but they wouldn't bulge from their spot due to being surrounded with other vehicles and not having enough space to move.
I again looked in her direction with panic, fearing I might lose her again if I didn't hurry towards her when I saw a school bus come and stood in front of the bus stop, blocking her from my vision which made me restless.
I kept looking at that school bus picking up the kids with a thumping heart waiting for it to leave and praying in my mind to not lose Aaradhya again.
Soon the school bus moved and in my sight was a drench form of Aaradhya who was smiling widely while waving her hand at the school bus happily. Maybe saying bye to those kids.
Seeing her there, I took a sign of relief and glanced at the signal to see it was still red. What the hell is wrong with that signal?
Cursing it I looked back at my lady love only to be struck in breath. Her cherry red off shoulder woollen sweatshirt giving compliment to her pale, milky white porcelain skin and the white high waist, six pocket straight denim totally drenched in rain, sticking her body like second skin. Her wet hairs falling on her smiling face.
She was looking mesmerising. I was so lost in her that I didn't notice that guy standing behind her who later moved towards her and put his leather black jacket on her shoulder which made me clench my jaw and balled my palms.
'How dare he??? How dare he touch my Aaradhya??? How dare he put his filthy hands on her??? I am gonna kill him.'
I was fuming in anger and my blood boil in rage when I saw how he was looking down at her small delicate form lovingly, he then made her wear the cap and said something to her and next, she tiptoed and pecked on his cheeks before giggling as the guy rubbed the back of his nape. This scene made me turn green. I was seeing red and it was the moment I decided, I am gonna wipe the existence of that guy from the face of this earth.
I gritted my teeth in anger looking at that guy who bent down a little and going near Aaradhya's ears, said something to her which made her slap him in the chest playfully. Seeing it that guy laughed and then put his arm around her shoulder casually, like it was nothing new. It made the veins on my forehead pop up with how much anger I felt.
I hate that guy already. How dare he put his filthy arm around My Aaradhya. How could he act so intimate with her? No one can touch her like that. Who the hell does he think? and most importantly who the hell he is? Who is he to her? What relation does he have with Aaradhya? What kind of relationship do they even share to be so Frank in each other's company? How is he acting nonchalant with her? How does he even know her?
Lots of thoughts crossed my mind at that time but I didn't want to believe any. I don't want to believe they have anything special between them. No. Aaradhya has too high of standards to happen. That guy must be pestering her, seeing how he is looking at her like a creep while she is oblivious to it. But why did she kiss him?
Even though it looked like a simple friendly peck still she never acted like that. At least not with me or in front of me. She never was so generous to grant me a peck even if I presented a mountain of luxurious items in front of her. Then why was she acting like this now? I don't understand it nor do I know the reason behind her strange behaviour but one thing I surely know and that's, I am so gonna kill that guy.
I am gonna bury him alive six feet under the ground. I will cut his balls. He doesn't have the smallest idea of what he has asked for by thinking about my Aaradhya in a wrong way. He is so very wrong if he thinks he can take advantage of my innocent Aaradhya. I am gonna break his bones for even coming close to my lady love. Aaradhya is too immature and stubborn. She is clueless and irrational. She doesn't know what's good and what's bad for her.
My chest was having up and down due to the extreme furry I was feeling inside me. Feeling of frustration, irritation and jealousy was bubbling inside my heart.
I wanted to scream. Scream my guts out at that shitty guy. Screaming for her at the top of my voice and nothing was stopping me but I didn't because I knew she won't be able to hear me and even if she did then there was this fear in my heart that she will try to escape me again and I can't afford to let that happen again.
It took me a whole year to search for her and I can't wait for another year to meet her, to take her fragile Persian glass doll-like delicate figure in my arms, to breathe in her delicious mouth watering scent. It took everything in me to control myself from doing that. Only I know how I was holding myself back.
I was busy shooting murderous glares in the direction of that guy while waiting impatiently for the traffic lights to turn green and get the roar clear so I could get out of this damn car I was trapped in, stopping me from reaching towards my Aaradhya and reaching for her.
That's when as if sensing my presence, Aaradhya looked around at her surroundings as if searching for me. Her eyes moved from my car but she couldn't spot me, maybe due to the glass of my car being tinted but that really disappointed me. Shrugging her shoulders off she started looking here and there casually.
I was watching her each and every moment closely, keeping a keen eye on her while she looked around. I was busy admiring her when I realised she was looking at the board of a business magazine advertisement which had Raghav Uncle's photo on it. So she still remembers her father! That's a relief ( note the sarcasm ).
The way she was staring at that board for so long made one thing very clear. She was very well aware of everything going on without company. She was still following all the news regarding us or at least uncle. She hasn't really forgotten us.
Thinking all this I shook my heart at her reckless acts and traced my both hands down my face, feeling exasperated.
Only if she was also aware of what her little stunt made her father go through, then maybe she would have returned back home or at least checked upon her father once.
Thinking this I huffed and looked back at her only to end up banging my hand on the glass of window aggressively, in a fit of anger and frustration as I saw a bus reaching the bus stop and stopping in front of the long lane of awaiting people there, blocking my view. I hope she doesn't get on that bus.
I was praying in my mind and that's when the traffic light turned green and in an instant all the vehicles started moving. Within seconds the vehicles which were blocking my way speed up clearing my way. The very next moment I kicked the car door and flung it open.
Without giving a damn to the heavily pouring rain, I dash towards the bus stop avoiding all the calls from Angad who was running behind me with an umbrella. At this moment, I don't care about anything anymore, I couldn't think of anything, there was only one thing on my mind and that's her. I wanted to get her back, I didn't want to lose her again. The dread of losing her was too much for me, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bear it if I lost her again.
From a distance I saw her greeting a young girl who seemed to be her ally and then getting on the bus with her, followed by that pervy guy.
I looked at her with determination as I ran in the direction of the bus to stop her. I was so close to reach the bus but call it my bad luck, that before I could even reach there, the bus started moving and before I could do anything, it left from there.
I ran behind the bus like a mad man, calling for her when I saw her sticking out her head a little bit from the window and looking back at me. I am not sure if she saw me or not due to the huge distance between the bus and me, because next, she just turned her head back and it fully went inside the bus. I stood there panting and breathing heavily while cursing my fate in my mind as Angad finally made it to me and holding an umbrella above my fully drenched body, he said.
"Don't worry Boss, we will find Miss. Raichand, no matter what."
He assured me while I looked at the retrieving figure of the bus with determination and a war winning smirk playing on my lips knowing what I need to do now.
"I finally found you, Aaradhya. I won't let you get away from me this time Sweetheart. I won't, no matter what. I will be damned if I let you escape from me once again. You can't run away from me anymore. I will get you back at any cost. I didnt made it this long just to loose you again because of a fuck***ing traffic light. If I have to then I will chase after you till the depth of hell, just to find you and will get you back again. I am willing to run after you till the end of this world to catch you. I promise, soon Adhiyunt will get his Aru back."
TO BE CONTINUED....
HERE THE CHAPTER ENDS....