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Rudra's Pov (BEAUTIFUL MORNING) is up on Scrollstack.

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Ketki

I flustered my eyes open, feeling Rudra's warm hands on my cheeks, seeing his handsome morning was just a blessing. He had a super warm smile on his face. I remembered our night and blushed, I looked down at myself I was wearing Rudra's shirt he must have put it on before sleeping.

"Good Morning" He whispered and kissed my temple, I smiled and sat up leaning to the headboard. After telling me he had some surprise for me and picked me up taking me to the bathroom I did my morning routine then he again picked me up taking me to the balcony.

He knew I loved sitting here on the balcony so he specifically placed two comfortable chairs and a small round coffee table in the middle. After placing me on the chair he went back into the room. I looked at the run which was now shining leaving its rays making it look beautiful.

He returned with the tray, did he cook breakfast for me? I smiled wide I didn't care how he made it good or bad because for me his efforts matter. He placed the tray on the coffee table, there were cute heart-shaped waffles topped with strawberries and blueberries.

"Did you make it yourself?" I asked him to which he just nodded, did he wake up early to make it for me... my stomach was full of butterflies. He fed me a bite of waffle with strawberries, I loved it.

Just loved it. After feeding me breakfast I drink my coffee while looking at the beautiful morning. I don't remember when I was this happy after Aai's death... sure Dada and Baba made sure to keep me happy but it was simply too hard for me.

I knew Aai was gone because of me, only if I had not driven... she might have not gone and today we all were together happy.

A drop of tear slipped from my eyes, I saw rudra frowning seeing tears escaping my eyes. He quickly wipes it.

"What happened chashni?" I didn't say anything I just wrapped my hands around him burying my face in his chest.

He runs his hand through my hair, "what happened love" he whispered again.

"I am missing Aai... if she was alive today she would have loved you" He rubbed my back while I soaked his shirt with my tears. He didn't stop me from crying it was the first time I was talking about Aai with him.

"My Aai was very beautiful I got her genes while My brother got Baba's I was very pampered since I was a child but my Aai pampered me to no extent so I kinda became a spoilt child. I became stubborn if I wanted anything meant I wanted there was no second option. I was happy, my life was going on happily but one day I stubbornly asked my Aai to accompany me to the mall. I just wanted to spend time with her because me and arya had already bought a place for our bakery and soon we were gonna start our bakery so I wanted to spend as much time with my Aai. We went shopping ate at a cafe did a manicure spa a typical girls' day but with my Aai. while returning home I whined that I wanted to drive, and she let me drive. Everything was going well I was driving while singing our favorite song. Suddenly a car came out of nowhere before I could understand anything our cars collided and everything became a blur all I remember was I was thrown out of the car while Aai was unconscious in the car, i called her out but but she didn;t respond no matter how i call her. The car blasted right in front of me and I couldn't do anything I saw the car burning in front of my eyes"

I broke down, I cried my eyes out. Clutching his shirt tightly I cried while he just rubbed my back letting me cry all this has been in my heart for so long, My Dada should not be worried so i pretended that I was alright but the truth is I was blaming myself for Asi death.

"I shouldn't have driven that day... no I shouldn't have asked her for girls' day... if we were home that day nothing would have happened Aai would have been with us today"

I hiccuped it was suffocating I couldn't breathe properly, and rudra tightened his arms around me. Once I was calm he pulled back from the hug and wiped my tears. He cupped my cheeks,

"Chashni it was not your fault" I shook my head, it is my fault why did I have to drive...

"Listen to me now" rudra didn't let me speak.

"Tell me why you wanted to have a girl's day with her?" He asked me, I gulped down the lump in my throat and spoke,

"Because we're gonna start going to the bakery and arya was gonna rent an apartment so u were gonna be away from her so I wanted to spend some time with her before we started bakery"

Rudra engulfed me in a hug and continued speaking. "What was wrong with that, you were going away from your mother so you wanted to spend some time with her... tell me the same thing that you asked me will your mother be happy seeing you all sad and crying?"

I shook my head, "But she sure hates me... because of me-" I couldn't finish my sentence rudra kept his finger on my lips.

"No Chashni... she doesn't hate you, she would never. Instead, she must be sad in the afterlife seeing you like this blaming yourself. Her soul won't live in peace chashni...Her soul must be hurting seeing you like this. You have your brother your father and I, we are with you and no one blames you because it is not your fault love"

I just looked at him, and he patted my cheeks, "What happened has happened we can't change it, right? Even if we regret it so badly we can't go back in the past and change anything but what we can do is live our life. Your mom will be nothing but happy if she sees you moving on"

I hugged him, "Tell me will you cry again?" I shook my head, if Aai was watching me she should be happy seeing me not sad seeing me sad. I finished up my coffee and we both got ready for the day.

Aryan dropped me off at the bakery while Sahil went with Rudra. I don't know why this sudden change but I simply shrugged it off. For once I thought why suddenly all this security and all has increased but I didn't question im sure rudra will tell me himself.

I greeted Arya with a wide smile, she smiled back but her smile turned into a mischievous grin, what was wrong? I am sure I have concealed all marks on my neck then why?

"Danth kyu dikha rahi hai?" (why are you showing your teeth) She just shrugs shaking her head. I Ignored her and put on my apron.

"Did you look for an interior designer a web designer and also a developer?" I asked going through today's special orders. I was planning to change a little interior expand the bakery a little and also make a website so that people could order online. Not everyone can come here and pick up the order.

"Ketki why need a web developer..? College m kya kanche khele the kya?" (Did you play marbles in college?) I shrugged I was never good at coding stuff, all I wanted was to bake or paint or whatever that was not study.

"I can't write simple 'Hello World' Code how am I supposed to develop a website?" Arya shook her head, "I'll do it just, unlike you I was interested in development"

I forgot she was interested in coding but she wanted to start her own business too so yeah she kept coding aside and started this bakery with me. I blew her a kiss and went into the kitchen.

Today was a busy day with loads of orders. The day went by in the blink of an eye with order and orders.

I sat down on the chair tired after turning the sign to close. My phone started ringing, I looked at the caller id it was an unknown number. I frowned at who it might but I picked up the call I know I shouldn't but yeah.

"Hello?" no one spoke anything, "Hello?" no response, thinking it might be a prank call I was about to hang up,

"Do you know your brother is a mafia too..." I frowned, my brother a mafia that's impossible. "Well he isn't now but he used to be ..."

"Who are you and what the shit you are talking about?" I spoke angry at the person who was shit-talking about my brother.

"I am your well-wisher...I just think you shouldn't be kept in darkness" What the hell was he talking about? "Hello Mr whoever you are stop talking nonsense okay there's no way broth-"

"Your brother is the reason your mother died, his rival planned it for revenge against your brother" My heart froze hearing him, that's impossible my Dada can't do it... he isn't like that he can't... I felt like suffocating.

"Your brother is the reason for the deaths of your mother and your husband's family" My husband Rudra's family? My brother did it? With a click the call was disconnected but my damn mind was on what that man said.

Rudra's family was killed because of Dada or Wai... I started feeling dizzy. My Dada can't do it I don't trust an unknown man who comes out of nowhere and talk shit. I shook my head and with a shaky hand, I dialed my dada's number.

Within one ring he picked up my call.

"Hello sunshine" I gulp the lump in my throat,

"d...dada" I heard him getting up, "Sunshine you okay? Did something happen? Did rudra hurt you"

I took a breath to calm myself down, "Dada... are you responsible for Aai's death?"

I heard silence, but he didn't say anything why? Why is he quiet he should say it in a minute 'No sunshine I am not'

"Why are you quiet Dada tell me?" I was desperate to hear it that no that's not the truth.

"Sunshine ill come home we'll talk then" He hung up, why can't he just say it now that it isn't his fault?

I felt suffocating I wanted to go home I wanted to be in Rudra's arms but if Dada is responsible for his parent's death how am I supposed to face him? I am equally responsible for it.

Somehow composing myself I went out of the bakery after locking it, I got in the car, and aryan was driving quietly

"Mam, are you okay?" He asked me, No I'm not okay... I wanted to yell it so bad but I simply nodded my head.

Aryan didn't believe my words but he simply nodded not invading my privacy. Soon we reached home. I got out of the car and walked in as fast as possible. I sat on the couch waiting for Dada to come.

Come fast dada say it is all a misunderstanding, say it someone is lying to me... I clasped my hands together as tears formed in my eyes. My phone pinned a message I quickly grabbed my phone thinking it must be Dada who had sent me a message explaining it was a misunderstanding but it was a message from an unknown number.

I opened his message, it was a picture not just any picture it was a picture of Dada and a girl... wait the girl... I quickly got up standing in front of Rudra's family photo I recognized the girl Kavya Didi...

My legs felt weak... why are they together...Dada had his hands wrapped around the girl and that girl looked at Dada fully with love in her eyes. Is Dada that man who was supposed to be the man Kavya Didi loved? Was Dada the man supposed to protect Didi?

I sat back on the couch trying to process everything, I couldn't understand what to believe anymore. I just wanted Dada here to give me answers.

I heard footsteps, I looked up only to see rudra walking toward me all worried,

"Chashni what happened are you crying?" I didn't reply I didn't know what to say, all I could say was.

"Why...why did dada do it?"

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