Chapter 80 Her Pain 1

She continued to massage his head, she focused on what she was doing and continued "Later I moved out from there and I decided to stay away from them. Then I started working in a cloth store and there most of the male customers wanted to take advantage of people like me. That was when I developed a phobia for touch". Shriya felt that she has to explain everything to Abhi and she know she trust him more than herself. She wanted to tell him about herself so that he could understand the situation about her. She thought he might like her now but after knowing about her past, she doubted if he would still like her. But she was afraid about what he would think of her if he knows her past and her problem. She knew she accepted the deal with Vishnu in the heat of the situation, her need for money made her irrational and she didn’t think much about the after effects of her decision. All she wanted at that moment was to save her sister by any means possible. That’s the only reason why she accepted to sleep with him. She thought if she had done that mistake, she would have lived her entire life with guilt amd regret, but thanks to Abhi she is now free of that guilt. Abhi took her hand in his and made her sit beside him on the couch. He was thinking the same thing as Shriya. But he was thinking how painful it must have been for her if she had gone through that for money, he knew she would have lived with guilt for her entire life afterall she faced similar situations in the past. He felt heartbroken to know that his women whom he cherished so much has gone thrown that pain. He patted her head with his hand and she leaned onto his shoulders. After staying like that for a while, she calmed down. She said while still being in his arms "Later I found that I am becoming uncomfortable with people around me and consulted a doctor. She used tobe a regular customer to our store and she said that it’s still curable as I am in the starting stages of that phobia and it’s not that serious in my case." She looked at him and smiled faintly "Then I requested my store manager to shift me either to Jewelry section or store room maintenance and he accepted it considering my health issue. I was then shifted to store room section and then to the jewellery section later. After that I never had any problem with male customers. With the help of that doctor friend I tried to come out of that phobia and I did it but still sometimes I can’t stop it." Abhi was silent the entire time he didn’t even utter a single word and he looked different. He seemed tobe thinking about something serious. She then said "I was happy for a while but suddenly there was this one person who used to bother me. You knew him," she looked at him and he looked indifferent and she continued "Vishnu, you know him right", she asked him to make sure he remembered that Idiot and Abhi nodded his head to say ’Yes’. She continued "I was once cornered by him in the alley but a person saved me from that monster that night and later I didn’t see that monster for a few good months maybe two years but later when I needed money for Preeti’s operation, he offered me a deal and I accepted it." When she said the last sentence, her voice was hoarse and her expression was depressed and sad. Abhi took her hands in his and rubbed the back of her hand. She looked at him and he stared back her black twinkling eyes. They were moist but beautiful and shining in the dark. He said holding her both hands in his hands and said staring her eyes "I love you". Gouthami and Rahul had dinner and sat on the sofa of the living room and were watching a movie "Bahubali 2". They were silent the entire time. These two have lots to talk to each other but were waiting for the other to speak first. Rahul looked at her side profile who seems to be immersed in the movie, completely ignoring his presence there. Rahul couldn’t take it anymore and he pushed Gouthami onto the couch’s armrest and leaned over her. Gouthami was dumbfounded by his sudden action but he didnot give her any time to think about anything, he kissed her on lips passionately and soon she was short of breath. He pulled back a little to allow her to breathe and smiled at her mischievously seeing the look on her face. Her face was all red and the blush on her face made him want to do it more. But she ignored his smile and made an angry face to show him her disinterest and that she was angry with him. He was always lazy and never does anything seriously. He just parties all day while his brother is always busy working hard. She wanted him to do something with his life and earn his own identity. She looked at him seriously and mumbled "You aren’t doing anything for me. " She then looked his eyes and he returned her gaze with his own. "Look at your brother. He does so much everyday, when you are always slouching off. What is your aim in life Rahul?" she yelled at him. Rahul pulled back completely and sat straight on the sofa. He then looked down to the floor while intervening his fingers of both hands. He sat silent without uttering a single word. Seeing his serious expression, Gouthami straightened her back too and sat beside him quietly. He looked down and said quietly "My only aim in life is to help my brother and to follow him. What ever he does I will help him in that. I want to follow him and wanted be his shadow. Don’t ask me the reason. I will tell you when the right time comes ?". He didn’t look up to see her face. She looked at him with confusion. He can feel her stare at him, but he kept his gaze on the floor and said "Believe me, I know what I am doing. You have to believe me in this." Gouthami felt touched hearing his words. She never saw him this serious. She thought that he might have his own reasons for doing this afterall he doesn’t seem to be finding an excuse to brush her off."