chapter 17

Harika moved to Harish's house as per his wish. She was in dilemma where she should accept or not. But his love changed her mind.Meeting him was maybe fate, but everything that happened next completely changed her mind. Being his friend was a choice, which she couldn't deny at that time. But finally when she fall in love with him, she felt there was a strong bound between them. She was lost in her thoughts. Suddenly, she felt the rain drop on her face. She raised her face and found the sky turned dark. Rain drops kissed her skin slowly, she smiled herself inhaling the beautiful fragrance but soon it poured heavy making her quite wet. She loves the feel and doesn't wished to stop getting drenched. She happily welcomed the heavenly rain extending her arms."Hey! Have you gone mad? It's raining! Come let's go inside" Harish said holding her hand."Harish! I love getting drenched in rain! Please don't stop me" she pleaded with a pout making him smile. "Why don't you join me? Good idea right?" She uttered sprinkling the rain water on his face making him smile more.He touched her face which was fully drenched in rain water. She seems thousand times beautiful to his eyes. His eyes bored into her brown eyes which slightly increased her heartbeat."You are the one who paints my world more colourful Harika!" He said making her smile brighter. They both stood in rain for next few minutes losing in one others eyes.Then he took her inside the home. She changed her dress and dried her hair with a smile admiring the back yard through the window. She felt like her life turned so perfect after his entry. That thought made her more happy.Something in the cupboard gained her attention when she searched her hair clips. That was a greeting card. Harika took that and understood that was a valentine's day greeting card! She also guessed that was very old since she never find those kind of cards nowadays.She opened the card and the lines written in that caught her attention. She read that with curiosity."Stay with me for every moment of my life. May my every breath be linked to yours. At first, I wasn't so sure, but when difficult times came, I understood our love. Our connection. Now that you've come, let me tell you one thing, as you're near me...." When she was reading that, she heard the door opening sound.She turned to find Harish standing there with a smile but his smile faded when he saw the greeting card in her hand."Why did you took this?" He asked with a rage visible in his tone making her gasp. "I... I was searching my clips, this card accidentally" she stammered.He calmed himself by taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you but this is something precious. My uncle asked me to keep it safe! He said this was the first gift given by his girlfriend. So I never allowed anyone to touch this" he muttered making her more confused.She didn't asked anything and kept that card inside the cupboard and left the room without answering him.He cursed himself in frustration. He felt bad for making her upset in the very first week she stays in his house.But Harika's thought was filled with some other thoughts. "Why do these people take this small thing so serious? It's just a greeting card! Why he should react so much on this?" She annoyed.He saw her sitting in the balcony. He walked towards her and sat near her holding her hand but she denied his touch and tried to get up from that place but his strong grip on her wrist stopped her from moving further."Don't be angry Harika! Just try to understand, I never allowed anyone to touch that including my mom. So I lost my cool" he reasoned but Harika was not convinced."Why Harish? Why are you so mean? It's just a greeting card right? I'm not a kid to tear it, I just took that in my hand but you're reacting too much" she replied with annoyance."Harika, as I already said, you will realise it's value once you start believing in true love. I too never had that trust but after knowing about my uncle's love story, I realised what true love was!This greeting card is the only memory he had in remembrance of his love! So it's important more than anything else Harika! But I'll never justify my mistake.I should have told you this calmly but I shouted at you instead. I'm really sorry for that!" He said looking into her eyes making her thoughts more deep.She was no longer angry, so she gave up on that and smiled at him making him relaxed. He dropped her in her college and left to his office.Harika and Varsha together started to the hospital. Harika planned to meet Karthik that day.She didn't revealed that with Varsha cause Varsha was not happy with Harika's involvement in that case. She reached his room and found that was locked. She opened that and found him sitting at the corner with furious eyes. When he realised that someone was inside, he raised his face with frown but after seeing her face the rage in his face vanished.That made her more astonished. She looked him with knotted eyebrows. "Harini..." He wept gazing her face which stunned her."Who is Harini?" She thought but she doesn't have any clue. He approached her with fast steps but he struggled because of the chain which tied his hand tightly. He tried hard and blood started oozing out from his hand.Harika rushed towards him and did some first-aid to stop the bleeding. She noticed that his face was calm, Harika couldn't guess his state of mind. She injected a pain killer after seeing the injuries he had allover his body."Harini!" He repeated again making her annoyed. "I'm Harika" she muttered but he didn't have any impact. He just stared her face. Harika left the place with lots of confusion. Several questions poped-up in her mind.She left the place and met the doctor to confirm regarding his condition. "Doctor! I met Karthik today!" She said making him shocked."Harika! Are you insane? I already told you that he is not in the good condition. Then why did you visited him?" He asked with a frown."Doctor, you don't believe what happened in that room. Yes you're right, he was not in the good condition when I visited him but once after seeing my face his actions changed completely. I don't know what happened to him but he calmed himself once after seeing me.I treated his wounds. He stayed calm still I complete the first-aid. He just sat staring my face. He was continuously chanting the name, "Harini" again and again. I don't know who is that Harini and I'm totally confused why he stated me with that name. I'm confused doctor!" She conveyed what she felt.The doctor was surprised too. "I think there is some connection between you both Harika! I remember that day, he started repeating his lover's name once you left from his room.After that he stayed calm for few days. I hope you never met him after that incident. Am I right?" He asked."Yes doctor! I never met him after that incident. Today I went to see him because you said that his condition is more critical. I thought to check out what's bothering him but his change of action completely stunned me" she said whatever happened."You're right! He didn't talked with anyone after that day. He turned calm but continuously he repeated his lover's name. We thought to bring her here to cure him but his family didn't support that. I tried my best to make him normal but he started behaving so rude after some days. His mind was fixed that his lover won't come back. He lost trust on everyone around him. He started harming himself. So I asked the room boy to tie his hand with chain.He never allowed anyone of us near him. Now after seeing you, he is back to normal again. Harika you're the only one who can solve this mystery and until that you should help us to get him recovered soon" he requested. "It's my pleasure to save the dying soul" she accepted gladly. "Doctor! If you don't mind could you give his family's contact details. Let me try to convince them" she requested.He agreed and gave her the contact details. She took the visiting card and her eyes widen seeing his name there.“True love doesn’t happen right away; it’s an ever-growing process. It develops after you’ve gone through many ups and downs, when you’ve suffered together, cried together, laughed together.” – Ricardo MontalbanHi dear friends,Sixteenth chapter of "Miracle of my life" is updated. Do read and give me your views on this story ♥️Precap: "Don't utter a word Harika! I already lost my patience. Don't make me a maron. I don't want to hurt you but at the same time I couldn't accept everything which you wish to do" he said sternly making her eyes wet.