Sukriti is looking at Kunal with a shocked written face and her cute expression already won his heart.

Her startling eyes are showing her joy and they gave hope to him.

She took a second to greet him and ask him to come into her house.

"Kunal, Please come in..."She said moving aside giving him access to step into their house.

No, She didn't want to ask the reason for his sudden visit.

She didn't even want to how he got her address, all she wanted is to talk to him.

"Thank you"He spoke like a gentleman and walked in checking every corner of the house.

She stood staring at him with a goofy smile not believing her eyes.

He snapped his finger near her face and chuckled lowly making her quiver like a bird.

Her legs became wobble and her heart fluttered out of joy.

She alone knows how strongly, how badly she wished to meet him again and finally her dream came true.

Though she kept convincing her heart about these strange feelings towards a stranger, some part of it knows how serious they are? How they are affecting her heart?

"Is no one at home?" He quickly turned around to her and spoke breaking the chain of her thoughts.

She nodded with a nervous grin and looked away trying to avoid his sharp gaze.

"Oh really?! How lucky?!" He smirked and she looked at him in sheer disbelief.

She wanted to run away from there and did the same.

He stopped her holding her hand firmly and she didn't expect such stunts from him.

Her heart skipped its beat and she quickly looked into his eyes in fear.

He gently pushed her towards the wall and caged her in his arms.

Her lips twitched in fear and he smiled at her cute face.

"Go.....Go away...."

"Don't.....dont....." She stammered.

He leaned completely on the wall and looked at her intently.

She quickly closed her eyes and covered her face with her hands.

Sweat beads formed on her temple and her throat dried up.

Her legs became wobble and slumped on the floor.

"Kriti"

"Kriti" She heard her mom calling her name faintly.

She gathered all her strength and pushed him, squeezing her eyes shut.

"Ah!" She screamed in pain and tried her best to open her eyes slowly.

"Kriti"

"Are you okay dear?!" She saw her mom looking at her in fear.

She rubbed her eyes once and tried to look at the surrounding.

Surprise! She is lying on the floor and it seems she fell from the bed.

"Mom!" She tried to move her head but her neck is aching like hell.

Dream!Such a frightening dream!

Really?!, Frightening?!

She asked herself.

She doesn't know what to say hence lied on the floor blushing, turning her face away from her mom.

All her actions must have bewildered her mom.

She helped her daughter to get up and made her sit on the bed.

"Wake up,I don't want you to be lazy today"

"Go and get ready" She warned her daughter in a serious tone.

Sukriti smiled at her mom nervously, nodding her head meekly.

Her mom glared at her and walked away from there without a word.

Why is her mom angry with her now? Sukriti looked at her with a puzzled expression.

What did she do? She tried to recollect.

Her senses hit back and made her realise what just happened?

Did I say something in sleep that might have disturbed my mother? She questioned herself.

She was surprised as well as ashamed of her dream! what kind of weird dream it is?

What the hell she dreamt? She dreamt about a mere stranger!

What she dreamt about him is so absurd!

Is she attracted to him?

Why is she so?

It's undebatable that she is attracted to him.

She sat on the bed dragging her legs towards her.

A lone tear escaped from the corner of her eye.

"Wear this one and come down!" Her mom appeared again with a beautiful saree and matching jewellery.

"Kriti" She walked towards her daughter slowly and placed her hand on her head.

She gently ran her hand through her messy hair and kissed her forehead.

Another round of tears escaped from her eyes.

Before her mother could see them, she quickly wiped them away.

Staring into Kriti's eyes her mom spoke slowly

"Things won't happen as we want Kriti"

"Most of the times we need to accept and move on with what's written in our fate."

"Don't think it as a compromise, it's so wrong"

"You are simply making peace with your own life for your happiness"

"Freedom and happiness are two exact opposite poles, it's so hard to get them at once..."

"Be happy with what you have"

"Take freedom at those things , which are truly trustworthy."

"Don't take me wrong dear, I don't want you to get hurt because of false hopes and tough dreams."

Sukriti looked at her mother with a pale face.

Her mother's voice became screechy and she heard few hiccups.

She instantly hugged her mother and tried her best to console her by rubbing gentle circles on her back.

"Everything will be fine"

"No body can hurt you when I am beside you."

"They can't hurt me without my consent"

"Don't worry mom" She kissed her mother's forehead and wiped her tears.

She knows she has to stop all this nonsense at any cost.

She knows she will.

She smiled at her mother making her grin a while.

To be continued

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