Chapter 70 I love him so much 8

Abhi went in and placed the glass of milk on the bed side table. He then sat behind her on the bed and hugged her from behind. She was shocked by this sudden touch and looked at him and felt relieved seeing it was none other than Abhi. He gazed at her face and tried to read her expression. He noticed everything about her, every single detail. When ever someone touches her even by accident, Shriya gets startled and she stays in a trance as if she was under a panic attack. After a few seconds, she recollects herself, becomes normal and acts as if nothing had happened, but Abhi observed it a long time ago about this no matter how hard sh tried to hide it. He wanted to ask her but seeing her getting used to his touch he thought she might need some time to adjust to this new environment. But it has been a long time but she still felt that feeling of uneasiness. Shriya has finished her work and when she was about to go to bed, she thought about something. She has a feeling that something was not right between Naveen and Brahmini. She is sure that they feel something for each other but she never asked her friend nor Naveen about it. She thought that everyone needs their own personal space and she don’t want tobe nosy with gossips but there was an awkward atmosphere that afternoon at lunch. She wanted to know what happened to them as she was concerned about her friend and the man who always cares for her though it’s just his job. She was in deep thought, that she didnot notice Abhi coming and sitting beside her. When he hugged her, she was startled because in the past she had faced so many bad incidents and her body reacts in that way and it has become a habit for her. Whenever Someone touched her, she instinctively feels afraid and she developed a hatred for touch and she feels uncomfortable. But she doesn’t want others to feel bad or feel hurt so she always manages to act normal despite her uncomfort. He asked her what she was thinking as if he didn’t see anything and she smiled and shook her head saying ’nothing’. He passed her the glass of milk and after a while she said in a low voice "actually I was thinking about something but it’s not so important." He looked at her and said "Why don’t you tell me first ?" and sipped on his milk, she thought for a while and said slowly "Actually today morning at college, an incident took place. Naveen went to park the car and I was walking", she thought back to the events of that day and decided to cut the part when she had a fight with the boy knowing his temper and straight away went to the part where she saw Naveen and her friend. She then continued "Then both Naveen and Brahmini came together. They were behaving very weird and different. They were not in their usual selves", she stopped to see his expression, to know if he was listening to her and after seeing his absent mindedness and silent face she understood that he was thinking something else. She asked him with a slightly disappointed tone "What were you thinking about ?" He looked at her with his calm face and said "You didn’t say something, I mean you edited a part and I am trying to guess what that edited part might be ?" She was shocked to hear that. He caught her again. She thought to herself "he will definitely be angry at me for starting a fight with that man." She cleared her throat and said with her head down and looking at the floor " No I am not hiding anything from you. I told everything and I am saying," But before she could complete her sentence she heard him say with confidence "But you did edit a part". * * * * * Malhotra Mansion, Los Angels, America. Evening 6 : 00 clock. A black Jaguar XJ 50 entered the Mansion gates and the man in his fifties entered the house in a well fitted suit. He had the aura of a gentleman and also a strong personality. The housekeeper greeted his master and the man handed his suit coat to the housekeeper which the latter hung on a maple wood hanger. He then sat on the rectangular black leather sofa which is situated in the center of the flisol type Indian style living room. The room has floor length windows which opens the beautiful lawn outside and they have long white and silver coloured curtains on either side of the windows. He leaned back on the sofa and was pressing his temples. The maid offered him a glass of water and then came a woman in her early fifties. She is having a pale skin and she looked a little chubby in her night gown. She sat beside the man on the sofa and just then the housekeeper offered them both each a cup of herbal tea. The man sipped on his tea and the women beside him said with a low voice, " Honey, I need to talk to you about something." The man replied with a sarcastic smile and questioned her "Honey, me" pointing his index finger towards himself with a confused look. Just then an old man in his late seventies, entered the living room and sat on the sofa across the two people and soon the housekeeper poured him a cup of tea and handed to the old man with some oil free snacks. He looked at both of them and gave an understanding smile and said "Your wife wants something from you my son. Poor son, you don’t even understand your this". The man turned towards his father and said with a grin "Dad, I know she wants something from me, and it definitely involves Abhi. You know he doesn’t listen to anybody and there is no use in convincing me regarding his issues." Then the old man said with a sad and angry expression on his face, "I am ashamed of you, you can’t even control your wife nor your son. You didn’t get any of my good genes regarding women. I used to be an expert when dealing with women and still I am even at this age, you on the other hand is just dumb," he teased his son. Mrs Malhotra was angered that nobody was paying attention to her and she knew they were avoiding her intentionally but she was not going accept her defeat so soon without giving a fair fight. She know how to convince her husband and father-in-law. * * * * * * Abhi was still holding Shriya in his arms and she said "Okay my fault. I have something to say, will you listen to it or not ?" with a serious expression. Abhi nodded his head and said with an expressionless face " I am born to listen to your words. Go ahead" and then he smiled. She couldnot help but laugh at his words and said "I have two friends, Brahmini and Sony. We always tag together in college. So Naveen know them too. But I feel something is going on between Naveen and Brahmini. But today they were acting a little weird, not like their usual selves." She turned back to see his expression and he seems to be listening to her and processing what she was saying, so she continued, "But something was off today and him taking a leave suddenly has something to do with Brahmini. So I am thinking," she then turned again her head to look at the man and asked with a confused look "Should I ask her about it ?"