Chapter 228 - I said, don’t touch me... (1/2)

|Eshan|

”Don't.” Innaya roughly shoved away my hands from her face. That tear-drenched face of her broke my heart. I wanted to take her in my arms, comfort her.

Arjun and I had heard what she said to Fortune. Listening to her talks made me realize how much she was affected. How sad she must have felt to talk it out with Fortune as if she had no one else who would listen to her. Perhaps, I made her feel that way.

Had I gone overboard? Looked like the case. I should have explained things to her beforehand.

My feet were frozen at the door as I heard her each word clearly and saw how much everything was hurting her. In a trance, I just stood there, hearing her talking about her pain. I even forgot to help her. My trance broke with the sound of the glass crashing on the floor, bringing me to the present.

I looked at her, standing in the middle of broken glass pieces. She would get hurt if she stayed there. Hence, I rushed to her side. For a moment, she allowed me to get close to her. Her eyes filled with tears looked as if she was seeing some stranger.

Her expressions then changed to that of anger.

”Don't touch me. Don't dirty your hands. Your mother warned you, didn't she? Listen to her… Do not come to me.” She backed up against the table, moving out of my reach as if she really believed my mother's words.

”Damn it. Don't move.” There were pieces of broken glasses all over. She would hurt herself. My mother's words were too hurtful. I should have stopped her, but then we would not have gotten substantial proof to keep the mother-daughter pair behind the bars. No matter what, I should not have let her go through such a horrible experience. Then again, I was unaware myself.

”Careful, you are going to hurt yourself,” Arjun yelled from behind me. He came to stand two steps away from us. Innaya pushed herself in a corner, shivering and crying.

”No… Calm down.” Arjun tried to take a step toward her.

Innaya's eyes snapped to him. She pointed her shaky finger at him, looking thoroughly disappointed. ”You- you don't get to say a word. I am at fault, right? Leave me to be. No, I'll leave. Then all of you can be happy,” she said through her sobs. She was not thinking properly.

”Oh Innaya!” I wanted to take her in my arms. I could not watch her breaking down like this. It was unbearable.

”I said, do not touch me,” Innaya yelled frantically.

I raised my hands in the air, taking a step back. ”Okay… okay. I won't touch you. How about you get out of here. We'll talk and sort out things.” I kept my eyes on the shreds of glass near her feet. There was a big shred near her right feet, if she moved around carelessly she was bound to get hurt. How do I take her out of the corner?

She had pushed herself to the corner in-between table and the wall. There was not enough space to move around, where I could take her away without letting her act carelessly.