Reason to Love

5. Her unshed tears

YADAV P.O.V.

It has been six months since our college had completed and as I wished I joined my brother for business. As I am new my elder brother Uday has been helpful and supportive. I know him very well, he is really a great business man who had taken the company into top ten in Asia in short period. Though this is our family business he had worked very hard after becoming the CEO after my father's retirement from that post.

My life has been smooth till now, I hope it will be the same after revealing to my parents about Pallavi. I know that they will not disagree with my choice but somewhere deep in my heart I have an uneasiness because she is from south India and I am from north India. This differences may cause some trouble to mine and Pallavi relationship but I hope that they will agree eventually.

Pallavi and Aadhira are from Ooty(Nilgiris) of Tamilnadu. I really feel so sad when I think about Aadhira. I don't know how is she now after that incident. I sighed when I think of that day.

Flashback,

"How dare you to force yourself on her? stay away from her you bastard." I punched on him harder again.

How can he do to her like that. I know that I tease her whenever he comes around her, that is because I wanted to ease her tension and to make her comfortable when she spots him around her. I know very well that she doesn't like him neither me nor Pallavi also like him. He is such a sick fellow who follows her often for a date.

Aadhira is my best friend apart from that she is like a sister to me. I always get such feeling with her. I tease her with him that doesn't mean that I support Varun. It is just to make the situation normal, Aadhi's anger gets best of her when someone irritates her often. Varun will go to any extend and so i just wanted to cool her by teasing her.

But today he had crossed his limit. If i didn't notice unfortunately her empty seat in the party he would have taken advantage of her. Just the thought made me fume with anger.

"That was a great scene to watch inside"Pallavi exclaimed after we were out of the party. I know that she is saying that to reduce my anger and she succeded.

I smiled towards her by shaking my head, sometimes she is cute when she tries to console me.

"Thank you so much Yadav" Aadhi hugged me and I kept my one hand on her head and another around her shoulder.

"Hey you know friends don't exchange thanks and sorry. It's my duty to protect my best friend and sister because she is more beautiful." I winked at her.

She started to laugh.

"guys I am also here."Pallavi told with frown.

"Come on! lets have a group hug" I and Aadhi spread our hands and she jumped on us immediately with wide smile.

Suddenly Aadhi's phone started to ring she parted from us took her mobile out only to see her uncle's name. she was confused because of his sudden call. she lifted the call immediately.

"Hello uncle! are you alright? " she asked him with concern.

"Why uncle? why do you want me to come immediately to home?Is there any problem?"she asked with worry tone.

I and Pallavi looked at each other for her conversation.

After a long silence by her side and her uncle told her something to which she dropped her phone down with shivery hands and tear welled eyes.

We got alert by her action and immediately pallavi rushed towards her to hold her shoulder. Something is definitely wrong.

I took the phone from the ground and asked her uncle about the matter. His reply made me freeze in my place for a moment, I looked at Aadhi who is standing with tears welled eyes and trying to control her tears from flowing down.

I replied him that we are coming and ended the call. Pallavi looked at me desperately for the answer.

"Aadhi's parents had met with accident and serious in Intensive Care Unit" pallavi stood still for a moment and looked at aadhi who stood with some strong determination with welled up tears.

I thought that she will cry a lot but i don't know why is she controlling her tears. I know she is strong from heart but i didn't expect her to be this strong. But i wanted her to cry and release her pain.

"Let's go" I told them and headed towards my room to pack my luggage, on the way I booked three tickets to Coimbatore airport, thank god there was some last minute available tickets and called for a cab.

After half and hour Pallavi and Aadhi came with there luggage,Pallavi said that she had called her father and he will be there to pick up.Still there is no change in her expression. After an hour we reached airport and boarded into our flight. Pallavi sat at window side, me at other end and Aadhi between us.

"Aadhi! if you want to cry you can, we are here by your side" I told her by taking her one hand in mine.

"yes dear, we are here for you please pour out your emotion out" Pallavi told her by holding her other hand in hers. Aadhi looked at both of us and smiled slightly.

"Guys I am lucky to have you both as my best friends. I don't want to cry. I know very well that they will not leave me alone. They will get well soon."she said with some determination. we nodded at her reply.

After that our journey was silent.After reaching the airport, Pallavi's dad took us to the hospital. As soon as we reached the hospital Aadhi didn't waste any second to rush inside and we followed her.Her uncle and aunt, a girl around the age of fourteen to sixteen may be her uncle's daughter were waiting outside ICU. On seeing Aadhi her aunt rushed to her and started to cry by hugging Aadhi,I could see Aadhi fighting herself to hold the tears back. Her uncle came forward and consoled his wife and gave a fatherly hug to Aadhi. He told that Doctors are still treating them. We were sitting outside the room in silence. I can feel that the little girl( Aadhi's cousin) sitting with fear and tears, to make her comfortable I initiated to talk with her.I came to know her as Aahana she lives in Mumbai with her parents which is my native place and they had come here to visit Aadhi's parents as she is in vacation.