Chapter 109 - He Calls Me His (1/2)

|Innaya|

I could no longer feel anything as my body grew numb. I wanted to say so many things to him, yet looking at his fallen face, I no longer felt like wasting my breath on him. Ignoring his mere presence from now onwards was the best choice. Because one can commit a mistake once, twice but not every single time. He, for every single time, became the reason for my tears and fears. I could not feel safe in his presence anymore.

I watched as Karan pushed his wheelchair forward with one hand. His eyes never left mine. His action startled me and as I stepped back, I nearly tripped when my feet got tangled in the carpet.

”Careful.”

”Careful.”

Two voices rang out and at the same time, two people rushed forward to help me. Arjun held me by my shoulders while Eshan's arm was wrapped around my waist. Suddenly I did not feel lost anymore. With these two most important men of my life protectively holding me, I felt an ache in my heart subsiding.

I almost leaned on Eshan but held back at the last moment recalling his swollen legs. ” Quickly sit down. Why did you stand up? I'm fine.” I got out of their holds as I held Eshan's hands and helped him sit.

Eshan obliged silently. Once he sat down, he tugged at my hand and made me occupy my earlier position beside him. When his hands raised and he brought them to my face I looked at him. His palms cupped my face and he rubbed his thumbs over my cheek and beneath my eyes. I realized that I had started crying at some point at the time.

The anger caused me to feel vulnerable as the memories not only resulted in the present but past also resurfaced in my mind.

”Hush... Stop crying, love. They don't deserve your tears,” Eshan whispered as he helplessly looked at me. I could only nod in response.

”Sahil is not the one to be blamed. You will have to say it to me. I did not want to kidnap you. I just wanted to talk to you... alone. My men screwed up. I'll apologize in their stead, Innu,” Karan's voice made me pull out from Eshan's hold and turn towards him.

If he wanted to chat with me and thus he abducted me, then that was the lamest reason anyone could even give.

”Don't call her that,” Eshan snapped at him.

”I thought we could reminiscence our time in childhood. Did you forget this friend of yours? Initially, that kidnapping was planned because I wanted to teach you a little lesson for leaving me without any prior notice. But I did not think my people will take it seriously and convert into real one,” he continued despite after being told off.

Like a lightning bolt coming out of nowhere and struck me head-on, his words jolted me.

I did not recall any Karan from my childhood. What gibberish was he talking about? I failed to understand. As far as I remember, I did not have a close friend until I turned 13. Before that, I could barely remember external matters like friends and stuff because of overbearing household matters.

”You're lying. I don't know you. No... You're lying...” I mumbled unable to believe what was coming out of his mouth.