Chapter 357

Diya didn’t open her eyes. She was closing it tighter and tighter. She wanted to scream and yell for putting herself in such a spot. She wanted to break away from him but now she had taken the relationship into a whole new level. She was mad at herself for coming here in the first place. She was also mad at Akshar for being an amazing guy and a perfect gentleman. She always knew she liked him but today she was forced to face the truth that her connection with him was more than what she thought it could ever be. She held her head with her hands and sat up on the bed. Her sheet that was covering her over fell onto her lap revealing her skin above her waist. She pulled it over and covered herself with one hand and rubbed her fingers against eyebrows. She was definitely not herself but what she felt for him came out of hiding that night. She said to herself, “I came here to break up with him and now look at me. How could I get myself into something like this? Diya, I hate you.” Akshar knocked on the door and said, “How about a glass of water?” Diya paused for a second and said, “Can you give me a couple of minutes?” Akshar said, “Sure”. In a few minutes she could hear the noise of the TV outside. Diya got up and went to the bathroom and washed her face and gathered the scattered cloths and wore them. She was still partially clothed only with her inner garments and was both her skirt and her silk blouse. She searched everywhere but couldn’t find it. She realized that it must probably outside where Akshar was watching TV. She looked around and saw Akshar’s shirt at the end of the room that was freshly ironed. As she didn’t have a choice she wore it as she was not ready to step out without anything on.

Akshar was sitting there shirtless revealing his waist above. Diya slowly stepped opened the door and he didn’t hear her as the TV was on. He walked over and looked for her skirt and blouse to change into. Looking at her Akshar immediately noticed that she was distraught. He turned the TV off and took her hand and asked, “Are you all right?” There was genuine concern in his voice. She just stood there and said in a very low voice, “I don’t really know”. He immideately took her and made her sit on his lap and ran his hands on her hair and said, “You look ….” He didn’t finish his sentence. Diya said, “You know I am going to change” and picked up her cloths and rushed back into the room and closed the door behind her. Akshar waited for her to come out and after about ten minutes Diya was out. She had changed into her own cloths and had combed her hair but still she looked a bit pale and worried. She said, “I am leaving now. We will talk later.” Akshar rushed to her and stopped her at the door and said, “It is very late and you are not okay and I don’t think it is a good idea for you to get behind the wheel. Why don’t you stay tonight and leave tomorrow“. She starred at him and his expression was very sincere and he continued, “Hey! I will never forgive myself if I let you go now and something happens to you.” She reluctantly walked back and sat next to him. She took a couple of deep breaths and started to get a hold on herself. They both sat there hardly exchanging any words. Akshar turned the TV on as he was not sure what to talk to her and what to say. After a few minutes Diya said, “I am sorry.. I didn’t mean to…” Akshar interrupted and took her hand and said, “You don’t have to be sorry about anything. Hey! Things happen. There is nothing to feel sorry about.” He pulled her closer and hugged her and after a couple of seconds he said, “Hey! First time is …….” and he paused again and said, “is….. if you don’t want to that is absolutely fine. There is nothing to feel sorry about.”