Light To Her Darkness

12

Next morning Hridhaan came down for breakfast to see Mihika already waiting for him.

"Good morning, mom.", Hridhaan sat on the head chair and wished his mother a good morning.

"good morning, my son. So, how was the party yesterday? Nishant told me that even Aavya came with you to the party.", Mihika asked while serving him with the breakfast.

"The party was good. My friends liked Aavya instantly. And i guess she also liked them.", Hridhaan answered while sipping on his orange juice.

"Wow, now i am double excited to meet this girl. When are you bringing her home? And first tell that did you tell her about your feelings? Did you tell her that you like her. No-no love her?" Mihika was going all excited and Hridhaan chuckled at his excited mother who was no less than a child herself.

"Oh god!! Atleast take a break mom. Let her first get comfortable with me, around me. And i will tell her but not now, otherwise she will run away being scared of me. You don't know how delicate and sensitive she is. Just-- Just like a fragile doll.", Hridhaan said and instantly his lips stretched into a small smile remembering how she did not even looked up at him when they met for first time in mother Michiel's cabin.

"So what can I do! Everyone is asking me that when you are getting married and here you haven't even confessed to the girl yet." Mihika said and Hridhaan chuckled once again earning a sharp glare from his mother.

"I don't know anything. Either you tell her about your feelings soon or I will myself go and tell her that you love her " Mihika said in a final tone and Hridhaan looked at her with widen eyes.

"Mom, please you are not going to do anything like that, ok?", Hridhaan almost pleaded as he knew his mother who is capable of doing anything in this world for his happiness.

"Ok, fine. I will confess my feelings to her very soon.", Hridhaan said with a sign when his mother did not budge from her words.

Mihika smiled broadly with excitement on hearing him and Hridhaan smiled looking at his happy mother.

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Around half past twelve in afternoon, Hridhaan reached the orphanage and the only person his eyes were wondering for was Aavya. He saw her coming out of her room and their eyes met.

The ocean of unknown feelings were visible in their eyes, until Aavya broke the eye lock.

Hridhaan immediately came to her but even before he can or say something to her, Aavya went away from there making him frown at her.

Soon Aavya came out of the kitchen with lunch and a beautiful smile spread on her lips when she saw Hridhaan playing with small girls of rhe orphanage. No one can say that he is the businessman who is famous for hid rudeness and anger in the business industry.

"He is really a nice person. I have seen many businessman coming here everyday and donating for this girls. But none of them had ever sat on floor and played with this girls for their happiness.", Mother Michiel said as she was sure that Aavya is also developing feelings for Hridhaan but she is scared to accept it.

"I have came across many people in my whole life who facade the mask of being good and walk away when they don't need you anymore to entertain them.", Aavya said and mother Michiel could only sign at her insecurities.

At lunch time also, Aavya did not sit with them which worried Hridhaan more and he made s mental note to ask her the reason behind the sudden change in her behaviour just in one night.

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"Are you trying to ignore me? Did i do something which hurted you and so you are not talking to me?", Hridhaan asked sitting beside her.

Aavya was sitting on bench in the garden, as usual monitoring girls when Hridhaan came and sat beside her and she did not need to look at him as his smell around her can make her aware of his presence even in a huge crowd.

"Nothing like that.", Aavya said but did not look at him.

"Then why are you behaving like this? And why are you not looking at--", Hridhaan tried asking but stopped when saw Aavys getting up abruptly from the bench.

"Why don't you understand that I don't want to talk to you. Why do you keep coming to talk to me? If I'm ignoring you, that means I don't want to talk to you. Please don't try to talk to me again and again.", Aavya said frustratedly and for the first time, Hridhaan was hurt.

Nodding at her and giving her a faint smile Hridhaan said, "Ok. I am sorry for disturbing you all these days. Don't worry I won't come behinf you after this."

Smiling little at her Hridhaan went away from there while Aavya kept looking at his retreating figure.

Tears of insecurity threaten to fall down from her eyes as she whispered, "See, you are also going away."

~~~~~

Hridhaan reached home and immediately laid down with his head in Mihika's lap, who was sitting on sofa and going through some files.

One look at Hridhaan and Mihika knew that something id definitely wrong with her son.

"What happen, why my son is upset?" Mihika asked caressing Hridhaan's hairs and he closed his eyes in bliss.

His mother's one touch was enough for all the tensions to leave his mind.

"Nothing, Mom. Just business thing.", Hridhaan lied, not having heart to upset Mihiks who is going all excited for his new found love for Aavya.

"Ok, then i have a good news for you to make you happy.", Mihika said with huge smile and Hridhaan looked up at her with raised brows.

"Your Aditi aunty and your cousin Aaryan are coming to stay here for few days.", Mihika informed and this really did lift his mood instantly.

Aditi is Hridhaan's father's sister and Aaryan is his son. Hridhaan is very much closed to Aditi after his mother Mihika. While Aaryan is more like a friend to Hridhaan.

"Oh my god, when they are coming?", Hridhaan asked excitedly and Mihika was happy that Hridhaan is no more gloomy.

"They will be here by tomorrow morning. Now you go and get fresh.", Mihika said and went into the kitchen to look after dinner preparations while Hridhaan went up to his room to get fresh.

Hridhaan came to his room and instantly a sad smile came on his lips as he remembered how Aavya behaved with him this afternoon.

"Now i won't come behind you, Aavya. I won't come behind you!", tugging his lips downwards in grumpiness, Hridhaan took out his clothes from wardrobe and went into the washroom to get ready.

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