Romance With A Stranger

Episode 18

“Sanyu,I am very happy that you have found your true love but dad,”Sanju stated. “Do you know what he will do once he finds out you have being seeing someone behind his back?” “Yes,”she replied darkly. “He will do to me the same he did with you. He will force me to leave college and get married to a man of his choice.” “But don’t let him do that to you Sanyu. Fight for your love. Fight for the both of you and you have all my support.” “I know. I love you Sanju.” “I love you too Sanyu.” They shared a hug. ???~~? “Aditya! Aditya!” She called out once she got to the house. She went to the kitchen but he wasn’t in there. She took the stairs and went to his study room. She opened the door. “Aditya, I have come to…..,”she chocked on her words upon seeing the scene playing in front of her. “Erm….” He was standing in the centre of the room,shirtless reading a document. “What happened?” He frown at her. Her eyes traveled down to his abdomen and she couldn’t tear her eyes off him. “Believe you like what you see,”he smiled wrapping his arms around her and kissed her nose. “All this time I have been making love to this body?” She asked making him laugh. “Darn I never knew you were this hot. What are you doing with no shirt on anyway?” “Just had a shower. I was feeling hot so I didn’t put one on.” She nodded. Aditya turned serious. “Sanyukta,are you alright now? Where did you run off to?” She sighed and threw her arms around his waist and laid her head on his chest. All the pain and emotions she was feeling a while back come rushing down in a form of tears. He didn’t say anything,he hugged her back and comforted her. He took her over to the lounge in the study and gave her a glass of water.

“I went to the hospital. My sister had overdosed on antidepressants,”she began. “She has been going through a lot lately. My dad’s pressure on her and her cheating husband who beat her almost everyday for his own pleasure.” “That man from that day,he was your sister’s husband, wasn’t he?” She nodded. “I want my sister to divorce him but she can’t do that without a reason. I had to find evidence against him. My parents are in a delusion that he is a good man. They fail to see the truth behind him.” Oh my God! And I prevented you the other day from…. I’m so sorry.” “No don’t be! You did the right thing. Dev is smart if I had followed them the other day I don’t wanna imagine what he would have done to me. I’m so tired,”she laid on his chest and shut her eyes. “I want to rest for a while. Stay with me please.” He kissed her forehead and interlaced their hands.