His Doll

After one month

Author's p.o.v

It's early in the morning and devika just cames out from the shower. She is wearing a pink colour saree and looking as usual beautiful. Her waist-length hairs are wet and she is wiping them with a towel. She walked towards the mirror and sat in front of it. She applied some lotion and cream on her face and body. She is applying her vermillion on her hair partition when she felt a pair of black eyes which are looking at her intensely.

She looked at the person through the mirror. The person is none other than Abhinav. He has just woke up and seeing devika intensely. His facial expression is impassive.

Devika gulped down her saliva because of nervousness. She can never understand what's he thinking.

Abhinav got down from the bed and walked towards devika. He is now standing behind her and seeing her through the mirror.

Devika said nervously, " you should freshen up and I will tell the maids to set the table for breakfast".

" You are beautiful," Abhinav said looking at her face making her shy.

Devika said timidly, " Umm...thank you".

They are both looking at each other but saying nothing. In Devika's mind, something is roaming. But, she isn't finding any courage to ask Abhinav. On the other hand, Abhinav can say only looking at her face that she wants to ask something.

He said as usual with his impassive tone, " Ask me, whatever you want to ask."

Devika looks at him with her widening eyes. " How he always know that I want to ask something!! She thought.

Then she said, " Actually, I want to go to meet my Nani(grandma) at  Shrraddanand old age home".

Abhinav frowned his brows and asked like a detective, " Suddenly, why do you want to meet her? I never heard that you have your grandma alive!!

" Actually, I am missing her too much recently. She is there alone. That's why I thought to meet her," Devika said trying hard to convince Abhinav.

Abhinav isn't believing devika but looking at her innocent face he agreed.

He said softening his eyes, " Ok, I will tell the driver to drop you there. Don't get late. Come home early."

Saying that he walked towards the washroom for freshening up.

Before entering into the washroom Abhinav looked at devika and said mockingly, " Your mother is really a selfish woman. She was so affluent but still left her mother to live in an old age home!! Shame on that woman".

Saying that Abhinav entered into the washroom.

Devika didn't say anything because she knows that he loves to humiliate her mother. If she says something then he might get angry. Thinking that she kept her mouth shut.

In this one month, Abhinav has changed a little. He is still the beast but he has stopped hurting devika badly. He started having a soft corner inside him for her. But his thirst for revenge doesn't make him fall for her. He is in total dilemma either he loves her or not.

On the other hand, devika is under total pressure for one month. She is still hooked up with her mother's words and she is determined that without knowing the truth she will not be stopped.

She thought many times to search about Abhinav's past in his study room and locked part of the closet but never found that courage to search them for real. She is still afraid of him.

She didn't dare to ask him directly about his hatred towards her mother and her vivek uncle. She wasn't understanding from whom she can know about her mother's past. After thinking too much she remembered her Nani and decided to meet her.

Neel and Ruhi started going to nearby school but they are still living inside Abhinav's house as servants. Devika is little contented thinking that at least her siblings are studying.

Devika's p.o.v

It's been one month since I have met ma. After that, I didn't go to see her, actually, Abhinav didn't permit me to meet her. He became c too much angry whenever I take ma's name.

problem with ma? Is it the company? I am not sure yet that the company belongs to Abhinav's grandfather

properly only thinking about all this.

forced my ma to marry my father!! Is Vivek uncle really ma's first love. Moreover, Did she really kill my Nana(

one person can give me the answers of these questions and that person is none other than my Nani( grandmother from

with her family. She is the only child of my grandparents. She used to tell us that her father that he wasn't a good

meet grandma when I was in 12th standard. That day, she

I don't even know she is alive or not. It's

asked one of the staffs, " Excuse

staff is a middle-aged woman like my

frowning her brows and asked me, " Who are you? Why do you

I am her granddaughter. Can I meet

I am quite surprised that someone is here to meet her. It's been years since no one came to meet her. Sometimes her daughter used to come and meet her

not surprised by her words because I know that it's been years that ma met her. Ruhi and

the room's door. I

Ji, it's me, Gautomi. Someone

door of the room gets open and I

She asked the

didn't notice

said, " This young woman

is trying to recognise me. After some time her eyes get widened and said with a surprised

smile. She hugged me and stroked my hairs. I

a small room with a few kinds of stuff. If I have my own house and money than I might have

and she asked me with a sad tone, " Bhabani didn't come with you? How is she?

is in an asylum than she will feel hurt. So, I convinced

she is looking at me intensely. She

asked me surprisingly, " You got married? Why didn't you bring your husband

want to tell her about my miserable married life. So, I just nodded my head and asked her trying to divert my topic, "  Nani, is ma really knew vivek uncle from the very first? Even before

she became surprised and asked me, " Why are you asking that? Isn't vivek dead? Why are you suddenly asking me

  I can

ma. I know you know everything about them. Why I am asking you all this, I will tell the reason some other day but please tell me

from her childhood. If she wants something then we have to give her that. As she was our only child we always fulfilled her every demand. Though her father was conservative he never stops her from doing anything. When she was in 11th standard she used to like a boy. And He was none other than Vivek Aggarwal. Your mother introduced him to us and told us that She wants to marry him. At that time she was very young to take big decisions like marriage. We tried to convince her but we failed

reading in the school in scholarship. Moreover, your mother was very young. She wasn't understanding what's right and

listen to us and tried to escape with vivek but your grandfather caught her. He locked her in a room. Your mother crossed all limits of shame when we came to know that she is already pregnant with Vivek's child. We were thinking that how will we show our face in society when they will come to know about all this!! What society will think about us that our daughter is pregnant before marriage!! Thinking about all this we left the city

abort the child but your mother didn't let us. Unfortunately, your mother miscarried. After this, she was so still desperate and broken for vivek that she didn't even want to complete her study .so your grandfather married her off with your father. Your mother started hating us for marrying her with your father. Your mother was against the marriage but finding a good match your grandfather married her off. Your father was a gentleman and a kind-hearted person. He accepted your mother even after knowing your mother's past. He is the one who motivated your mother to again start study and your mother completed her study. I was again disappointed in her when I came to

vivek uncle from her childhood and ma was once

day, ma also took her name. Maybe, my Nani knows about her. So I asked my grandmother without any further

How do you know Anamika?"

Anamika. I ignored her questions and asked again, " Please, tell me. Do you

your mother's best friend. Anamika was a good girl. I always wanted her as my daughter instead of your mother. Anamika was the daughter of Umang Agnihotri who was a rich man at that time. Your grandfather used to work under him.bYour mother and Anamika was

to marry off your mother with Vivek. But, your grandfather didn't agree with her. After that we left the city, I don't know anything about Anamika after that," She told me everything and now I am confirmed that there is something between these three people. My mother, Anamika and

know something. His hatred towards ma can't be just based on a company. There is something else. I have

being punished brutally and my siblings are still being punished. Abhinav isn't

me!! I can't believe that even I don't want to believe. I am afraid of

of thoughts is cut when Nani said to me, " whatever we did with your mother. It was all for her well being. Tell her that I still miss her."

that she

what my grandparents did, they did exactly what parents should do for their

consoled nani holding her in my embrace. I wanted to ask her about my grandfather's

hiding a big secret about my mother, his mother and

Abhinav's p.o.v