Chapter-22

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY🇮🇳

Chapter dedicated to Gods_Hands This support from you really encouraged me. Thank you alot.

I lo...like you sitaara

Author's POV

1week later

"Taara... Taara.. please talk to me. Am sorry. I promise I won't repeat it again" pleaded Abhi following her from thier room to main hall to kitchen to dining room to kitchen again but she wasn't paying any attention.

"Taara..please sweetheart. Talk to me. It's been 4 days you aren't talking to me" pleaded Abhi following her to dining room.

All his family members who sat for breakfast were suppressing their laugh looking at Abhi. He shot a glare at them making their smile flew away. Dhruv was shooting his brother's pleading in his phone without Abhi's knowledge.

"Baby... Sweetheart... Taara punish to me. Scold me. Beat me. Kick me. But don't punish me like this" he pleaded. She stopped in her track hearing 'baby' which will be used by only Viraj.

She turned back and glared at him.

"Dhruv tell your brother not use that word- 'baby'. Also tell him not to follow me like a lost puppy. Am not talking to him and am not gonna talk to him anytime soon" said Sitaara glaring Abhi.

"Dhruv tell your sister in law that am not gonna back off untill she talks to me" said Abhi looking at Sitaara. She gritted her teeth and pushed him and went to kitchen again. He chuckled and followed her.

He found her taking dishes to dining room. He quickly pulled them away and placed them on kitchen slab. Turning her to him, he caged her between kitchen Island and his body.

She tried to push him but he didn't budge. He chuckled at her futile attempts. She huffed and crossed her hands over her chest glaring at him.

"Am sorry" he said cutely. She looked at him with tears.

"I am back safely please don't cry, sweetheart. I can't afford to see your tears" he said.

"But you are the one who is making me cry. I never cried in front of anyone untill I married you. From the day I got married to you, you always make me cry. You are an idiot. You are a jackass. You are a selfish bastard who only thinks about yourself" she cried poking her finger in his chest looking into his eyes. He smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Am sorry" he apologized hugging her.

"Hell with your sorry. Go away. You are bad man. Very bad man" she cried in his chest hugging him tightly.

After Abhi went away from hospital with Anish and Rishi, Aman operation went success. Abhi fled to Mumbai to prove Kashyap that he is the one who put their factory on fire. Like he planned, he proved it and made sure Kashyap can never come out of the jail and made all his companies went bankrupt, his family came on to roads. Later he sent Rishi and Anish back to Hyderabad as he knew the upcoming plans that are plotted against him for his destruction and he didn't want his friends to suffer.

As a revenge, Nikhil Kashyap, brother of Aahil Kashyap, planned to kill Abhi. He made sure Abhi's car blast while going back to airport and it happened but Abhi who knew about his plans found another alternative to save himself and escaped but didn't contact anyone for two days till he proved Nikhil's cruel act. Abhi made media declare that Abhi was dead in car accident to give wrong directions to Nikhil. Unaware that Abhi is fit and fine, everyone in the house turned into dead corpse. For a second, Viraj's while death scene flashed infront of Sitaara's eyes and she cried alot for Abhi.

When he came back, she slapped him so hard that corner of his lips got bruised. She cried like a baby checking him from head to toe. From that day she stopped talking to him and even she does not sleep in their room. She daily sleeps in Aarya's room. But she never to stopped looking after his every need.

"Am I forgiven?" He asked.

"Promise me you will never go alone like this again. You always keep body gaurds with you, then I'll forgive you" she said hugging him tightly as if he will disappear if she loose her hold around his torso.

"Sitaara, I don't have much enemies in business world, everyone are scared of me and would never dare to even look at me let alone harm me, it was only Aahil Kashyap who is my only enemy because we had few clashes in past. Now, he is in jail. There is no one who can attack me. Everything is over" he said caressing her hair.

"No one in this world say that I am enemy of this particular person. Enemity will arise any moment in anyone. Now, stop this discussion and promise me" she said stubbornly. He smiled at her stubbornness.

"I promise. I'll never pull such kind of stunts again" he said. She smiled in his chest and pulled back immediately

"Good boy" she said ruffling his hair and giggled.

"Am a man, 28 year old man. In which angle I look like a boy to you?" He asked with fake anger. She chuckled.

"Now! You look like a cute boy pleading me, faking anger at me. You were so cute while following me every where holding hem of my dupatta just like a kid does with his mom" she said holding his jaw in between her fingers and shook his face left and right.

He suddenly hugged her making her gasp. He nuzzled his nose in her neck inhaling her scent. She didn't feel uncomfortable but she felt she is cheating on Viraj letting Abhi hug her.

"Mani leave me" she said calmly.

"Thank you" he whispered in her neck making his lips brush on her skin.

For coming into my life.

For making me feel I deserve love.

For making me feel I have a person for me, all to me alone.

I lo..like you, sitaara.

She shivered and held his shirt tightly as she felt her knees giving up. He felt happy that she is affected by his touch while she is hating it for his affect on her just like Viraj has on her. He slowly tilted his face tracing her neckline with his nose. She closed her eyes tightly feeling something in her stomach.

"Ahem.."they heard a throat clearing when Abhi was to place a kiss on her neck. He groaned internally and pulled back. They both looked at door and saw Sakshi and Anjali at door step. They saw Dhruv, Naman, Disha and Aarya looking at them curiously resting their chin on their plams with thier elbows on slab that divide kitchen and dining room.

"What? Why are you guys looking at us like that?" He barked.

"Brother is sexually frustrated as we disturbed their moment" Said Dhruv smirking. Abhi threw a carrot at him which was placed on kitchen Island while Sitaara's eyes went wide listening to Dhruv's words. Dhruv caught it laughing.

"Look at your pants, brother. You've turned on already, your boy is bulging out of the pants" said Dhruv making other cousins laugh. Sitaara felt uncomfortable understanding Dhruv's words.

"Dhruv" warned Abhi blushing.

"Let's join for breakfast" said Sitaara clearing her throat. Abhi nodded and left to dining room.

Sitaara served everyone and she heard Arjun's and Vikram's voices when she was about to take her seat. She stood up immediately grinning and ran to hall followed by Aarya. They both ran into boys arms and Vikram held Sitaara while Arjun held Aarya and twirled them in air.

"Looking hot baby" whispered Arjun to Aarya while blushed.

"I missed you" she whispered smiling.

"Let's compensate it at my mansion. I missed feeling you, I missed yours moans, you wildness" whispered Arjun and winked at her. Aarya blushed biting her lips.

"You've turned me on already" he whispered again. She hit his chest playfully and ran into Vikram's arms while Sitaara ran into Arjun's arms.

"Missed you alot Jun" she said hugging his neck.

"Missed you too, Situ" he said kissing her crown. Then, four friends shared a hug.

"How was the work? Is everything okay now?" Asked Situ side hugging Vikram's torso while he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her forehead before nodding his head.

"Jun, did you observe something in Situ?" Asked Vikram smirking and winked at Arjun. Arjun nodded at Vikram playing along with him and scrutinized Sitaara from head to toe.

"Isn't she looking like a girl? Wearing mangalsutra, vermillion, toe rings, bangle and  God! chudidar? Man!! Vikram she is looks exactly like a girl" said Arjun with fake shocked expressions.

"You both!! Stop commenting on me. Am a girl and I'll wear anything I wish. Alright? Don't comment on me" shouted Sitaara and pouted. Arjun and Vikram chuckled.

"Seeing you like a Tomboy always and now like a girl is really making our heads spin, Situ" said Vikram. She punched in his ribs.

"No, she isn't a girl, Arjun. She is still a Tomboy. That was a hard punch" said Vikram.

"Yeah! Even I realised it just now. She didn't change, she is still Tomboy" said Arjun chuckling.

"Am not talking to you both" she said turning her face away stomping her foot. They laughed.

"She is still a kid. Tomboy kid" said Vikram and Arjun together and laughed.

"I hate you both" she said.

"Feelings are mutual" they both sang together. She turned to them furiously and pointed finger at them.

"Both of you out" she screamed pointing at the door. They both looked at eachother and hugged her tightly.

"We are sorry. We were pulling your leg" said Vikram. She smiled.

"Still that 'sorry' isn't gonna change that you are a Tomboy who is looking like a girl for now" teased Arjun.

"Arjun" she whined. He chuckled kissing her forehead.

"Come have breakfast" she said. They nodded and greeted everyone taking their seats.

"Where is Aman uncle?" Asked Arjun and looked at Situ and Aarya.

"He is resting. After everyone eats I'll make him eat breakfast" said Situ serving Vikram and sat beside him. Arjun nodded.

Abhi was glaring at Vikram who was talking to Sitaara, touching her hands,  making her laugh, sharing food from her plate. He isn't liking it even a bit when Sitaara smiles because of Vikram, enjoying with Vikram.

"Am done. I don't feel like eating anymore" said Abhi looking at Sitaara. She looked at him puzzled.

"You hardly ate two idly, Mani. Come on sit back and complete it" she ordered. He gave a look at Vikram and left from there. She was about to get up and follow him, Sakshi stopped her.

"Why is he behaving like this all of a sudden ? He didn't eat anything, athamma (mil)" she said looking at the way he left.

"He must be upset about something. You sit back and complete your breakfast" said Sakshi.

"But he didn't eat anyth-"

"Take breakfast your room after you complete yours. Let him relax or else only god knows how he is gonna react" said Sakshi knowing about Abhi's possessiveness and his current thoughts. Sitaara looked at dining room exit and nodded her head. She sat back and ate her breakfast.

Abhi thought she would come behind him to make him eat but when she didn't come his anger elevated. He sat on thier bed calming his nerves.

"Am not jealous of Vikram. May be I am. I don't like his closeness with my Sitaara from starting itself. Am not a man who opposes his wife from being friendly with her male friends but I don't get good vibes from Vikram, it's not that he will do something to us but I don't feel his intentions only friendly towards Sitaara whereas I never felt those vibes from Arjun though he is more close to Sitaara than Vikram is. I don't want to loose her. She is only mine. Sitaara is mine" he thought gritting his teeth.

He rubbed his face with his plam, run his fingers in his hair again and again due to frustration. After sometime he saw Sitaara entering room with plates in her hand. He immediately ran to her and grabbed the plates from her hand and placed them on table.  She looked at him all confused as he was behaving weirdly. He pulled her in his embrace running his palms on her every curve where Vikram touched her, where Vikram's body touched her.

"What are you doing, Mani? Stop touching me like that" she screamed at top of her lungs with tears in her eyes. He pinned her to wall still running his palm on every inch where Vikram touched her as if he is replacing Vikram's touch with his. Her screams wasn't entering his brain. Even, he isn't able to figure out what he is doing.

'You are mine' he was chanting this in his mind continuosly.

Sitaara pushed him hardly making him fall on floor which brought his senses back.

"Never. I repeat never touch me like that. If you ever do that again I will burn myself infront of your eyes" she yelled pointing her finger at him.

She didn't like him touching her. She felt she cheated on Viraj. According to her except Viraj no one has rights to touch her like that.

"Am..am.. sorry. I didn't do that. It w..as not me" he stuttered while she looked at him confused.

"No..no...taara it wasn't me. I didn't do that. I won't go against your comfortable zone ever. I didn't do anything, Sitaara. Trust me. Don't leave me, please" he said with tears standing on his feet with shivering legs.

"Mani.. what's wrong with-"

"I didn't do that. It wasn't me, taara. Please don't leave me for this. I promise I won't do it again" he said crying. She was looking at bemused and hugged him.

"Am not leaving you. Calm down. Please, calm down" she said rubbing his back but he didn't hug back.

I won't go against your wishes.

I won't touch you without your permission.

He closed his eyes and all his past flashed infront of his eyes. He pushed Sitaara immediately and ran into bathroom and stood under shower letting his tears flow easily.

"Mani..mani" she called from outside getting scared of his weird behaviour

"Taara.. am fine. Just give minutes. I felt something on my shoulder. So, I ran inside. Just select another outfit for me, please" he said after composing himself.

"Okay" she said wondering about his behaviour and went inside closet. She chose an outfit for him and placed it on the bed. She gave him towel and went to balcony so that he could dress up.

She stood at the railing with folded hands across her chest and closet her eyes. Tears escaped from her eyes remembering how Abhi touched all her upper body parts.

''Am sorry Raj'' she whispered picturing Viraj's smiling face in her mind.

Flashback

"Who the hell was he, Taara? Why the fuck he touched you?" screamed Viraj pinning her to nearby car in the mid of the road. Everyone were looking at them but he didn't care.

"R..ra..j Raj he was my fri..en.d. You remember he used to be in my class? He even prop..os.ed me when I was in seventh grade-"

"He proposed you? Still you let him touch today? What was the need to let him hug you? You know how possessive I am, still you dared to let that asshole hug you who had feelings for you once?" He shouted at her cutting off her. Tears filled in her eyes.

"He proposed me when we were at immature age, Raj. Why are are you getting bothered about it? And I met him after years as he was transferred to another city after proposing me but before that he was a good friend of mine'' she mumbled with tears looking into his eyes which are showing absolute rage.

"Immature age? Did you forget when we both fell in love? You was 8 and I was 11, Sitaara. You were 4th standard and I was 7th standard. Wasn't that immature age? I don't care at what age that bastard proposed you, he had feelings for you then and today he hugged you crushing you in his arms but you didn't object him'' he gritted his teeth.

"What are you trying to imply, Raj? Do you mean that I let any man touch just like that? Just now you told that we were in love when you was in 11 and I was 8. Now, am 18 and you are 21, that means we are in relationship since 10 years yet you didn't understand me and blaming me that I let a man touch me. Don't trust me. Feel I am cheating on you. Isn't it?'' She said angrily wiping her tears.

"Just fucking stop crying, Taara and never say that I doubted on you" he said running his fingers in his hair.

"I hate you. You just exaggerated some stupid thing which led to a fight, Raj. I hate you. I just hate you" she cried. He immediately hugged her to his chest.

"Am sorry. Am extremely sorry baby. Please don't cry. I was in bad mood, pumpkin and seeing that man hugging you it was made my mood sour" he whispered caressing her hair but she didn't stop crying.

"Baby... Please don't cry. Taara please, punish me as you like but not with your tears, pumpkin" he pleaded her.

"You are bad, very bad. You shouted at me. Everyone were looking at us and they were passing me disgusting glances because you shouted that I let some other man touch me. They misunderstood me. I'll complain about this to Vinu(Vindhya) ma" she cried making his shirt drench.

"Am sorry, Taara. I never intended to neither shout at you or insult you in public. It's just I can't see any man touching even your hair strand. Am a very possessive man, Taara. You know that. Please, forgive me" he said running his palm on her curves.

"What are you doing? Why are you touching me like that?" She asked lifting her face. He smiled and pecked her forehead.

"I am replacing that bastard friend of yours touches" he said and pulled her to to him leaving no space between them "You are mine. Mine to touch. No one can touch you except me. If they ever try to touch consider they are dead"

"Kids these days..." they heard an old woman commenting passing by them. They both looked at eachother and chuckled.

"...are immensely in love with eachother" they both said in unison with a smile on their lips and joined their foreheads.

Flashback ends.

"Are in love immensely" whispered Sitaara opening her eyes and looked at sky. Tears were flowing down her eyes.

"You are mad at me again right? I know your are. Am sorry" she whispered looking at sky and wiped her tears.

"Sitaara" she heard Abhi's voice. She wiped her tears and turned to him.

"Am sorry for my earlier behaviour. I didn't like Vikram hugging you, taara, am bod-*closing his eyes gulping the pain*...anyways leave it. Am sorry again. Today I may or may not come back home at night, please don't wait for me. Have your dinner and sleep" he said not looking at her. She nodded.

"Breakfast?" She asked.

"I had it from the plates which you brought. Thank you" he said. She nodded.

"Am leaving. Bye" he said and went away from there. She turned back looking at their garden. After some time, she saw Abhi hitting his car tyre angrily talking to someone through phone.

"...I told you, Rishi. I don't need it. Forgodsake am not a mad person to meet him. I can take care of myself. Fucking shut your mouth bastard. I won't meet him. Am completely fine. My brain is fine. My heart is fine. Every part in my body is fine" Sitaara heard him screaming.

She saw him smashing his phone on ground making it break into million pieces and picking up something from ground, may be sim card and sitting in his car and driver pulled off car from mansion gates.

"This man needs to control his anger. Poor phone. He broke it million pieces. Idiot" She thought and went inside.

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Hmph!! Abhi is safe!!  Aman is safe!!

Sitaara is such a cry baby with a strong facade isn't she?

Seems like Abhi is falling deeper and deeper for Situ.

Arjun and Vikram are back! Arjun and his bold talks!!

Abhi's possessiveness! Sitaara is angry at his misbehaviour!

What's wrong with Abhi to behave in such a way initially and his apology later?

Did he do that intentionally? Is he really sorry for his act? What was he talking about with Rishi through phone?

Viraj's possessiveness! He is alike Abhi, isn't he?

Viraj and Sitaara in love since 4th and 7th classes. Most of the love stories starts from school, they proved it.

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Precap:-  Aarya and Arjun caught red-handed. Arjun angry at Aarya.

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