"Mumma is here!!" Vartika exclaimed excitedly, finding her mother's car and ran to her without thinking twice.
The car gate opened revealing Shivalika, She looked at the school and frowned, Vartika usually wait for her at the entrance, but finding her missing she got worried, Did something happen to her? Is she alright? She immediately ran towards the school gate and was about to ask the guard but before she could ask the guard replied to her unasked quarry looking at her worried face.
"Ma'am Your daughter is in the Park"
"Park?" She was shocked, who allowed her? Is she alone? or with someone else? Anger rushed through her body looking at the carelessness of the school.
"HOW CAN YOU----" She shouted but stopped hearing Vartika's voice.
"Mumma!"
Shivalika turned back hearing her daughter's voice, She was worried for her, Her heartbeats came to the normal when she found her safe and sound, A relief smile formed on her lips as she saw her daughter smiling and waving her hand towards her.
"Vee! Baby stay there, I am coming to you, don't cross the road" She told her and stopped her.
"I will talk to you later" She told the guard in a cold voice, he gulped hearing her, He knew he is gone.
Shivalika looked back at her daughter and again smiled, She took two steps forward to cross the road, Her YSL heels ticked on the ground in temerity.
But Suddenly in the crowded Road, Her steps halted when she noticed the person who unexpectedly came behind Her daughter, She stopped walking, She was too shocked to react.
What was he doing here?
Her heart thumped loudly, What was going on? She couldn't understand What Aditya was doing with Vartika? it was not a good news, Her Daughter with the Man she doesn't like a bit.
She couldn't comprehend anything, all she knew is to take Vartika away from him. Vartika looked at her mother in confusion, Why did she stop suddenly then she looked back where her mom was looking only to find none other than Aditya.
Shivalika crossed the street with an unwanted expression.
"So now he is approaching my daughter, Wrong move Agnihotri" She never broke the eye contact with him, she looked at him with anger, fear, pain and disgust.
As Shivalika reached there, She immediately pulled Vartika towards her, She gave Aditya a look and then looked at Vartika.
"Vee, What are you doing here? didn't I tell you to stay away from strangers?" Shivalika said the last line looking at Aditya who was standing there unaffected, his hands were in the pocket of his pants and he looked at her with a small smirk on his face and it was triggering Shivalika.
Did he brainwashed her daughter?
she thought.
"Mumma he is not a stranger anymore, We are friends now" Vartika gave a toothy smile to Aditya who smiled back at her, Shivalika took it as a surprise, He actually smiled, not a fake one but real one which was rare, back then he never smiled at her like this, but who is she to judge anyways?
"You don't know him" Shivalika told her while Aditya was looking at the mother daughter duo.
"We met today when I was about to get hit by his car!" As Vartika said this the smile on Aditya's face dropped, oops wrong move Vartika..
Shivalika gasped in the air, her eyes widen in shock, Did she hear right? her daughter was about to get hit by this good for nothing man's car? Did he really plan to harm her? How low he can stoop? this was unbelievable..
"WHAT?"
"WHAT THE HELL? YOU WERE GOING TO WHAT? Are you alright Vee? Nothing happened to you right? He didn't hurt you right?" Shivalika bent down at her level and checked her is she was alright, She was worried for her, What if something have happened to her? She would have never able to forgive her.
"I am alright, Mumma. nothing happened to me, the car stopped on the time" Vartika told her and tried to relax her worried mom
"I am sorry baby, its all my mistake, I reached late, I am really sorry!" Shivalika apologised, she started feeling guilty, She should have came early.
"Its ok Mumma, You know He treated me Ice cream and waited for you with me" She told her mom, Shivalika looked at Aditya in disbelief.
"Just because he treated you ice cream doesn't mean he is not a stranger anymore, I told you Vee to not go anywhere out of school that too alone!" Shivalika became frustrated when Vartika took Aditya's side, She is her daughter not his for god sake.
Vartika stopped when Shivalika raised her voice at her, it was not normal, her mother always talk nicely with her even when she is angry, Aditya was watching the duo, He didn't say anything till now because he didn't want to interrupt their conversation so he let them talk but looking at the Vartika who was smiling after his lots of trying again sad made him annoyed, Only he knows how tough it was and this madam just ruined her mood in an second.
"Listen--"
"Vee, get into the car, I will thank your stranger friend" Shivalika cut Aditya's words in the middle and told vartika.
"But mum--"
"Vartika!" She said Sternly.
"Ok. Bye Uncle" Vartika waved her hand and ran to her mom's car.
Shivalika waited for her to enter the car, as she entered the car She looked back at Aditya.
"What are you doing here with my daughter?" She asked in him
"Didn't I tell you to stay away from her?
"Oh C'mon I didn't even know that she is your daughter" He shrugged off.
Shivalika scoffed.
"Do you think I believe you Aditya? I'm pretty sure you even know about when I drink and eat, so don't tell me that bullshit, you can lie to anyone but me"
"You know me so well Ms Chauhan, sometimes I feel like you can't get over me" He smirked knowing well it will frustrate her.
Shivalika let out a sarcastic Chuckle.
"I can't get over you? Huh? Joke of Eternity"
Her face turned serious, She took a step closer to him and said,
"Stay away from my daughter, Mr Agnihotri, I am warning you for the last time, she is a kid she doesn't understand your tactics but I do"
"Oh you understand me? But you failed to understand your daughter!" Aditya taunted, Shivalika frowned not knowing what he was talking about.
"It's none of your concern" She glared at him.
"Well... Not mine but Your daughter is sharing what she feels to a stranger instead of her mother, don't you think it's concerning?" He told her, Shivalika looked at her in shock she doesn't know anything about this.
What did she share to him?
What does he know?
She wanted to ask him what he was talking about, What Vartika told him but before she could say anything, Aditya said.
"At least tell her about her about her real father so that She doesn't get Bully" He told her and left from there leaving her speechless and shocked.
Though Aditya met Vartika an hour ago still he feels so connected with her, the way she speaks, she can make anyone her friends, and knowing that she is getting bullied made him feel bad for her, she is just an innocent kid, she doesn't deserve this.
Shivalika couldn't comprehend his words, Was he saying truth or lying? She looked at his fading figure who sat inside his car while talking to someone on call and then she looked at Vartika who was sitting in her car while playing with the teddy which she left in the car earlier.
Bullying? She didn't know that her daughter was getting bullied! Looking at her no one can tell that she is unhappy or something is traumatizing her, Shivalika started feeling guilty, How did she fail to understand her own daughter? Vartika says she is the best mother then how the hell the best mother didn't understand what her daughter is going through?
Slowly Approcing her car, she opened the door and entered inside the car, She looked at her daughter who smiled at her.
"Mumma, did you Thank the stranger Uncle? Where is he?" She asked.
"Oops! I forgot my bag! Mom wait I'll come back in a minute" Without waiting for her reply, Vartika ran out of the car to grab her bag.
Shivalika's heart clenched, her daughter is still acting unaffected, her dry tears were still visible, She knows how it feels getting bullied, when someone question your existence, laugh at you, make fun of yours, it hurts, it hurts so bad.
She has to talk about this with Vartika, She has to know what's going on in her mind, but she has to do it very cleverly, it may be possible that Aditya is playing around, testing her.
Shivalika was in her thoughts when the car door closed with a thud, She didn't realise that Vartika came back, She looked at her and then at the watch in her hands.
Men's watch!
As much as she remembers, her daughter doesn't wear men's watch.
Noticing the questioning look on her mother's face, Vartika said.
"Mumma it must be stranger uncle's watch, he removed it as much as I remember, I guess ge forgot about it and he is not in the garden anymore" She told her.
Shivalika noticed the Rolex watch and she instantly knew it was his, this man always does this, forgetting things that are too expensive one.
Just like our Rohit Sharma 🗿
Not wanting to talk about him, Shivalika took that watch from her and put it on the dashboard and said.
"Leave it Vee, listen to me first"
Vartika blinked her eyes multiple times at her mother's behaviour.
"I'm sorry baby, Mumma is really sorry! Whatever happened today was my fault, I didn't reach on the time" Shivalika cupped her face.
"I promise! I will be on time from now on, even if I have to start for your school 2 hours before your school gets over, You will find me waiting for you, just promise me that you will never ever go out of the school until it's your family, I don't want you to repeat what happened today baby, Mumma is scared, what if something had happened to you today? I would have never able to forgive myself"
She told her, She was worried about her safety, Her daughter is the only good thing happened to her in these 7 years and She can't bear a small scratch on her then how can she afford loosing her?
"I-I promise Mumma" Vartika nodded looking at her mother's worried face, hee concern was valid so she didn't say anything to her, she knows if she spoke then she would blabber everything.
Shivalika smiled at her and kissed her forehead.
"I do everything for a reason baby, always Remember that I can never be selfish when it comes to you" She told her.
No one said a word after this, the silence wasn't awkward but it wasn't good too, Shivalika drove off the car silently, When they reached home, Vartika get out of the car and ran inside, Shivalika grabbed Vartika's bag and water bottle and was also about to get off the car when she noticed the watch on the car's dashboard, Again the wave of same feeling reached her mind and heart.
She took the watch in her right hand, even his things triggers her, Shivalika thinks that he brain washed her daughter.
She clutched the watch tightly in the anger while thinking about what he told her, whenever she thinks that he will not do anything wrong, he proves her wrong by doing the worst.
Anger rushed over her body again and She threw his watch in the car harshly, the sound of falling of watch didn't affect her.
"Hell with this man" She gritted her teeth and get off the car.
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How was the Chapter everyone?
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