Chapter 31 - Everyone has a past (1/2)

|Eshan|

I huffed before I stood up from the bed. I walked to the closet to pick out my nightwear. I was aware of the Innaya's gasp and her alarmed, ”What the?”

”Yeah, what the. When I carried you on the first day, as they were unaware of our marriage, he said I started sleeping around and then called you beautiful,” I answered while rummaging through the wardrobe.

The approaching footsteps told me that she was coming towards me. Yet, I refrained myself from turning around.

'Why am I sulking like a child? Is it because she is taking Arjun's side?' I questioned myself.

”What did you do?” Innaya's voice startled me. When did she come beside me? I glanced beside only to see her taking out my nightclothes from another side. Then only I realized, I was checking into the wrong side.

'Stupid me!'

”Umm... nothing,” I replied taking the clothes from her hand. I avoided looking into her eyes for obvious reasons. I was not remotely proud of attacking him even when he started annoying me first.

”Eshan,” Innaya warned, taking hold of my wrist. 'Is this, real?'

”I may or may not have strangled him,” I answered tilting my head sideways. Innaya's eyes widened in shock as if suddenly realising something and later she worded that, ”Oh God, that's why Arjunv was rubbing his neck that day.”

”Why would you do that?” Innaya asked puzzled.

”Excuse me? What is the meaning of this? And, tell me, from when you both started being best friends?” perplexed, I shot back.

”From today, and not only best friends, we are more than that,” Innaya answered and a fond smile graced her lips. Even though I was confused about what she was saying, I smiled back. 'She is my personal calming balm. She has that contagious peaceful aura around her that blankets my distress and provides me the warmth of calmness.'

”What that would be?” I raised my eyebrow questioningly but I was not angry or irritated anymore.

”I am not telling you.”

Innaya turned her head away, folding her arms across her chest.

”Fair enough. Let's see how long you won't tell me.” I replied smiling rather mischievously as an idea of getting my answers formed in my head. I placed aside the clothes in my hand as I stepped towards Innaya.

Slowly, I circled my hands around her and started tickling her.

She did not even twitch.

'What the?'

”I am not ticklish,” Innaya informed me rather too smugly.

'Oh! No worries Mrs. Sighaniya I have other ways too.' I smirked to myself before I stepped further and she stepped back.