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"Why me, Aaryan? Why did you have to meet me?" I was emotionally unstable at the moment, no matter how hard I tried to stay strong, I was a human after all.
"Why did you have to be so sweet and charming the day you met me? Why did you pay for those glasses that I broke? Why did you bring me here? Why Aaryan, why?" I was almost on the verge of another set of tears. I couldn't stay here, this wasn't my home. I wanted to go to my home.
"I am so... sorry..." Aaryan's mumble made me look at him. He looked disturbed as he continued to stare at the bed.
"I never thought this would happen to you because of me. That day we had seen you enter the mansion gate, being chased by that dog..." He started narrating the event from his point of view, "the watchmen had failed at preventing a stranger from entering the premises and it had pissed Viaan to no extent.
"He has always been the hard nut to crack when things didn't go his way. And you were the unexpected in his plan. When we first saw you and heard your conversation over the phone, we knew it that you were different. Well, at least I did. You were something fresh for us and I thought that it wouldn't be such a big deal if we get to interact with you. Save for Viaan, I knew others would like to have a change for once. As for Viaan, he's a different case. He has always had trust issues, and I thought that sometime around you and he would eventually loosen up a bit.
"So, that day I followed you to the club even after Viaan had warned me not to. It's best for him when he is used to a few people who don't always obey his orders. And... I was right. You were different. You had no idea about us, you didn't care to hide your real self, what was in your heart was on your face. And I was impressed. I paid the bill because I wanted to, not because I had any ulterior motives. Your ankle being hurt made me want to help you, so I brought you home to let Daksh have a look at it. And I was right because even Neel and Daksh realized what I saw in you. We thought that Viaan and Vikrant will soon see it too, once they stopped being cautious and suspicious about everyone in the world."
His words rendered me speechless, they had seen me that day? Heard what I had conversed with Kush? I felt so embarrassed at the moment.
He finally looked at me, his eyes held sympathy and apology, "I am very sorry that this is happening to you, Rynah. And I promise you, I and my brothers will find that file as soon as possible and free you from this uncalled situation. I promise."
He got up and headed towards the door but not before shooting me another glance full of promise, "very soon."
And he was out. I pulled my knees into my chest, rolling myself into a ball, my tears flowed for the umptieth time. I should not give up hope now. I should remain strong, I must remain strong for myself.
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It was the third day. And even today I needed a shot of tranquilizers when I had yet another panic attack...
Viaan went in and out of the room in the mornings and before going to bed, just to get a change of clothes or to collect anything he needed. We avoided each other like plague. He would simply ignore my presence like he was the only one in the room.
And I preferred it that way. If he had been any other way, I would have surely plucked the entire panel of his shower heads and beat him to death with it. Even if it would have been an impossible feat, I would have somehow accomplished it.
Another thing I noticed was none of the servants or maids ever came in through the door again. Instead, either Aaryan, Neel or Daksh got me meals and described their progress.
It was lunchtime again and Neel walked into the room with a tray. Today's menu was authentic North Indian. At least, it was something that I could name by myself...
"Thank you," I politely said taking the tray from him. He just mustered a tired smile. There were dark bags underneath every single of the Raivardhan brothers' eyes. Exhaustion flashed like a neon sign on their faces.
"When was the last time you guys slept?" I asked out of curiosity.
Neel sat down with a thoughtful expression, "we do sleep every day."
"Ah..." I hummed taking a bite of paneer from Mattar paneer before continuing, "for how many hours?"
His lips lifted for a lopsided smile, "an hour or two."
My jaw fell open, "every day?" I couldn't help but ask.
"Just for the last three days. We have been searching for that file," he looked out of the glass wall making me think about everything.
How important was this file exactly that made them search like that? What was there in the file? Guess, I would never know...
"We usually do get more than eight hours of sleep but when duty calls, nothing else matters," he added in an exhausted tone.
"You all do look like trash," I mumbled to myself making him snap his head in my way, "what did you say?"
I felt my eyes widen, did I just offended him?
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that—" he cut me off saying, "no, no, you didn't offend me. What did you say?"
"That you all look like trash?" I frowned at him. Why did he ask if he wasn't offended?
"Yes! That's it!" Suddenly Neel stood up. His face holding new hope and new determination.
