Chapter 3) BEAUTY's Weakness

ChitraGandha stood on her feet and tried to look at his face. She wiped her tears, controlled her breathing and hammering heartbeats, and yelled at him, "Yes, I can't see properly because I'm BLIND”. 

She said and bit her lips to control her loud sobs. She could feel gazes at herself. Everyone was watching her, looking at her pathetic self, and mocking her suffering. 

She shivered slightly as she yelled at him. She didn't know who he was and why he was taking her away from her house and away from the wedding but she was slightly happy that she was not going to get married to anyone because she did not want to get married.

A round of silence fell around them.  

"Boss", a manly voice entered her ears. 

This voice belonged to Hibir and the man who just dragged Chitragandha out of the wedding pavilion was ARIV ARJUN KASHYAP. 

Staring blankly at her, Ariv frowned deeply at her words. 

"Come again", Ariv said as he stood like a statue in front of her and continued to stare at her face. 

“I said, say again”, Ariv said gritted this time. 

“I said I'm BLIND”, Chitragandha said and her voice cracked as she immediately took a few steps back from his hard gazes. 

She felt his heated gaze on hers and got scared. 

It was not new for her to feel heated gazes of people on her but this time, the man who stood in front of her was sending strong dominating chills down her spine which was completely different from the past. This was the reason she never left her house because she was blind. 

“You can't be blind”, Ariv said and dialed a number and talked to the other person.

“F*ck”, He cursed and she flinched at his cursing voice.

Ariv inhaled deeply after taking a few seconds while staring at her. He asked as his eyes were blazing in anger, “What's your name?”. 

 

She stood there and then lifted her head and said in a low voice, "Chitragandha Aggarwal"

“Fucking Bitch”, Ariv cursed again, which caused her to jump loudly at his high angry tone. 

“Who is ChitraLekha?”, Ariv asked her.

“She is my Elder Sister”, Chitragandha replied as there was a small frown on her face. 

“Today was her wedding. What were you doing at her place in her wedding dress?”, He asked her frustratedly. 

“She ran away from the wedding with her boyfriend and my parents made me her replacement” " she said and tears welled up in her eyes thinking about How her parents betrayed her.

“That bitch, I swear”, Ariv screamed and she trembled badly.

After a few minutes of staring at her and rubbing his temple, he said, "Go back" 

“Huh?”, She stood blankly and He said again to her, "Go back to your house"

“Sorry?”, Chitragandha asked confusedly.

“You have defective ears too. Listen, It was a mistake. I came for your sister but I mistook you for her but Aargghhh - go back", Ariv said and moved away with his team. 

ARIV did not want to explain anything to her. However, her eyes went wide at his words.

“I can't”, Chitragandha whimpered softly and he stopped at her words.

“I can't go back to the house. Firstly you caused a disturbance at my wedding, you stopped my wedding, and then abducted me. And now you're telling me to go back. Go back where, huh?”, Chitragandha said loudly to him. Ariv groaned as rubbed his temple which was throbbing uncontrollably.

“Do whatever you want to do. I have nothing with you”, Ariv said and Chitragandha was speechless.

Ariv moved away from her and she shouted at him and asked him not to leave her there, all alone.

“Don't go, please. At least don't leave me here”, ChitraGandha sobbed and requested him but her voice didn't affect him.

Ariv left her in the middle of the street.

Chitragandha stood numbed on the street. First, her parents and now this man also said the same things she had heard since her childhood. 

“Do whatever you want to do. I have nothing with you”, She repeated Ariv's words and cried loudly at her fate.

She controlled her emotions put all her courage together and stood at her feet. With her shaking hands she clutched her wedding dress. Her eyes were hurting because of tears. The head was thumping badly. Her feet were wounded but she didn't stop.

It was the middle of the night, She was walking like a living dead. The tears were flowing through her eyes. Numerous cars stopped In front of her. She bumped into walls and poles. Her head got wounded.

The rain started showering their precious tears upon hers. Her body shivered because of the cold raindrops. Her clothes were sticking to her body like a second skin. and make-up washed away from her face but raindrops didn't suppress her pain. 

She stumbled and fell. She cried at her cruel fate but soon she felt a hand in her arms.

Fear erupted in her heart as She tried to move out of the hard grip but that grip tightened around her arms. 

“Leave me. Leave me. Who are you?”, Chitragandha said. Her voice was shaking because of the cold. 

“Shut up”, The voice yelled at her. 

she heard a familiar voice, “You?”.

“Yes I am”, Ariv replied to her.

“Why are you here?”, She asked bitterly as she had anger for him.

“Just shut your mouth”, He said as he supported her and then started dragging her.

“No, wait, where are you taking me?”, Chitragandha asked as her head spun.

“Home”, Ariv said and the word ‘HOME’ came unknowingly out of his mouth that stiffened her. 

Her heart dropped at the choice of his words

“Huh?”, Her vision was dark but she felt that he was staring at her face.  

“I'm taking you home”, He said and carried her in his arms.

“No, I won't go with you”, Chitragandha objected and wriggled into his arms but soon darkness consumed her senses.

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At ARIV’s House - 

CHITRAGANDHA's body was warm as she hugged herself and snuggled into the soft blanket. Her memories from last night waded but she froze for a moment when her mind started to replay the incidents.

Her Sister ran away from her wedding.

Parents betrayal, 

Replacement,

Bride,

Bridegroom,

Holy chants,

Screams,

Gunmen,

Mistake,

Abandoned,

Rainfall,

Darkness.

That man again and last again darkness. 

She remembered every incident and sat down on the bed.  

“Where am I?”, she asked herself.

“Oh, you are awake now?”, Ariv asked her. 

“Huh?”, She shivered and nodded instantly. 

“Good”, Ariv said as he moved closer to the bed.

“How are you feeling?”, He asked as he maintained a distance from the bed. 

“I'm fine”, She said and traced her dress and felt weird  

Suddenly she gasped loudly and asked in a panic tone, “Where is my dress?” 

ARIV could not help but chuckle at her reaction.

“Don't worry. You are safe here and I wasn't the one who changed your clothes. My maid changed your clothes so stop cursing me in your mind”, Ariv replied and she looked away from him. 

Ariv shook his head and started to move out of the room.

Chitragandha could hear the sound of his footsteps so she hurriedly asked him, "What's your name?" 

And hearing her question, Ariv turned around and stood by the door support and stared at her.

“Ariv”, He said in a calm tone.

Chitragandha had no expression at all.

“Ariv Arjun Kashyap”, He spoke and she repeated his name in her mind.

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