Chapter 265 - Red String Of Fate (1/2)

TWO MONTHS LATER

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|Innaya|

Sometimes I wonder how my life would have turned out had I not met Eshan. A small voice always keeps telling me that we were destined to meet. There was something strong, an unexplainable force that always pulled me towards him, and I could not find words to pinpoint what exactly it was.

Perhaps, it was that red string of fate people believed in. Both of us were tied with that invisible thread, and although, it would get tangled sometimes… We handled the knots in our relationship carefully, not letting it get broken.

Two months had gone by in a jiffy with us burying that horrid mother-daughter, and their unspeakable deeds behind. Many good things happened in these two months. First and foremost, my ankle recovered well, and Eshan lost his excuse of carrying me around, though he sometimes acted sneakily and picked me up nonetheless.

Then my in-laws turned out to be so understanding and loving that I never felt like a stranger around them anymore. In the beginning, it was hard to be around Eshan's mother, but then she took the initiative to clear up her intentions and her feelings regarding me. They dropped everything back at home to stay with us.

I slowly warmed up to them, and here we were, after two months, close as one family. It took one month for me to start calling my mother-in-law as a mum. It was hard to forget her scornful words, but once I realized that she did all to protect me, they faded away. Moreover, I saw her sincerity and noticed that she was not faking it. So, why hold grudges? She was a great human being, and I realized it after spending time with her. How could parents of a person like Eshan be bad? It was utterly impossible with how amazing their son was.

I stirred the daal once before turning off the flame. My eyes wandered to the man whose one smile, stirred butterflies within the pit of my stomach. With his head thrown back, he laughed over something Granny said to him. The sudden fuzzy feeling cocooned me, seeing how warmly he treated my family.

Yes, Mom and Granny had returned from their trip yesterday. The first thing we did was to receive them together from the airport and bring them to the new villa that was just around walking distance from ours. Now, my family was closer to me than ever, and I knew I would not repeat the mistake of allowing secrets between us.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Eshan excusing himself and making his way towards me.

What could he possibly want now?

In the span of one and half hours, I was in the kitchen, preparing our lunch, Eshan made almost half a dozen trips, sometimes in the pretext of water, some times asking if I needed a hand or simply, for searching his mobile, which was put on the charger in our bedroom.

I held back the smile and turned to him with a stern glare. ”What's a new excuse, husband?”

”Umm... Nothing? I am going to set the table if you are done.” Picking up plates, he hurriedly padded out of the kitchen.

”Alright, go ahead.” I turned back but gasped in surprise as the warm lips pressed an unexpected feather-light kiss on my cheek.

Eshan.

He left winking cheekily, and this time I didn't hold back the smile as well as the blush rising on my face.

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Sameer, Barun, and Ayush dropped everything and accompanied us for lunch. The lunch was a very happy and joyous affair with our friends and family.

Mum, mom, dad, and Granny left to their rooms after our lunch. All of us youngsters sat comfortably in the living room.

Sahil had come once to apologize. He had actually fallen on his knees to beg for my forgiveness, and Eshan had chased him away. I tried to stop him because I did not want Eshan to lose his friends.

I learned later that Siya had left the country as her company sent her to their branch in Canada. So there were three people amongst our friends who were missing from today's lunch.

The third missing person was Arjun. And, I missed him terribly. After that day, I never saw him again. It broke my heart, every time I recalled how foolishly I had hurt him with my words. I had wanted to apologize, but there were no signs of him. I could only sulk, and curse myself. There would be a day when he would return. I knew it deep down.

”What are you thinking, sweetheart?” Eshan whispered softly in my ears as he casually sat beside me and out of habit his hand came around my shoulder pulling me closer.

”Stop it, Eshan,” I glared at him moving away from his arms.

”You stop it, sweetheart. I know you are angry but at least listen to me.”