Chapter 6 ( reminiscing past)

Amrutha pov

I closed my eyes praying for Dhruv.

" Mamma....where are we going," he asked me in a baby voice.

" To see Dhruv..." I answered.

"Who is he?" he asked me.

I can't say loudly, " Dhruv is my soulmate"

" He is your mama's friend" Aditya answered.

" Why are you crying mama....? " he asked me.

I turned my head and closed my eyes....

FLASHBACK.....

Author POV

Amrutha saw Dhruv for the first time in her college. Their first meeting was quite different. She doesn't know Dhruv is her brother's best friend whereas Dhruv also had no idea about Amrutha.

After she slapped him at the college. Karthik and Amrutha went with Dhruv in his car. All the way home, Dhruv didn't speak anything. On the other side, Amrutha was so scared that Dhruv will give a complaint to Arvind on her.

While getting down from the car, she requested like a small kid to Dhruv to not complain about her.

Dhruv laughed at her cute pleading face and agreed that he will not say anything to her brother. She thanked Dhruv and went into her house.

She felt so relaxed after Dhruv's assurance. She slept peacefully that night. The next day, as usual Karthik came to her home to pick her to the college.

As she was getting ready in her room, Karthik was waiting for Amrutha in the living room. Karthik talks with her dad and Arvind for a few minutes.

When Karthik and Amrutha started to college, Arvind asked to meet him after she returns from her college.

She nodded her head looking at Karthik skeptically.

" Did you tell my brother about the previous day incident?" Priya asked Karthik.

" No...yaar. Why will I tell you that you slapped my brother? I think my brother only informed your brother" Karthik said doubtfully.

They together went to college, even though she is in the classroom. She was worried about her brother scolding after she reaches her home. With fear, she didn't eat the lunch she took with her. Till the evening, Amrutha stayed quiet. Her best friend, Midhuna noticed her gloomy face and asked the reason. She explained everything to her friend and started crying.

Midhuna consoled Amrutha not to get worried. As usual, after completing college, she waited for Karthik. He dropped her at home and left for his house. To escape from his brother's scolding she silently took steps towards her room.

To her bad luck, her father called Amrutha to bring some water to his room.

She stood like a statue with her father's word. At the same time, she noticed her brother descending the stairs. Her eyes widen with fear.

She thought that she could not escape from her brother's scolding. She gave water to his father and went to meet her brother.

" Go and fresh up, I will talk with you later," Arvind told Amrutha.

She took bath and got ready quickly. Then she went to meet her brother in his room. To her surprise, she noticed Dhruv in her brother's room.

" I requested you to not tell the truth that I slapped you then why did you complain, my brother. You are very bad. " Amrutha yelled at Dhruv.

He looked at her with bewilderment.

" What you told him not tell to me?" Arvind asked Seriously to her.

" That I slapped him...." Amrutha blurted out the truth.

" What!" Arvind startled.

"It was a mistake. I thought he ragged my friend, Midhuna in the college. Even I apologize to him the previous day itself. Still, he gave a complaint on me" Amrutha started crying.

" Stop crying Ammu....he didn't give any complaint on you," Arvind said wiping her tears.

Then Amrutha asked her brother why he asked to meet him this evening?

" I want to introduce my best friend to you. I invited him for dinner as you prepare delicious biryani" Arvind explained.

She looked at Dhruv who was observing both brother and sister. He smiled at them. Later Arvind also apologized on behalf of Amrutha.

Amrutha lowered her head with guiltiness as she again mistook Dhruv. She left for the kitchen and started preparing biryani and chicken curry for the dinner.

It took three hours to prepare everything. She arranged everything in the dining and went to her brother's room to call them for the dinner.

When she entered the room, she didn't find her brother in the room and Dhruv was watching the T.V.

She walked inside timidly and inform him about the dinner. Dhruv nodded his head as straight.

" Still are you angry with me? " Amrutha asked Dhruv.

Dhruv didn't reply to her question and resumed his work.

" I am very sorry.." She held her finger to her ears with a pleading face. She was on the verge of crying.

"No need to do all these things. If your brother will see you crying. He will kill me. Stop crying...." Dhruv said.

" Then please forgive me..." Amrutha asked again.

" I am not angry with you. I like your courage that you try to stand by your best friend's side" Arvind expressed his view.

" Thank you so much. I will prepare a dessert for you in 15 minutes. Come with my brother to have dinner" Amrutha left the room with a happy face.

Dhruv looked at her with so much adoration. He never sees such an innocent girl in his life. His lips curved into a smile.

After a few minutes, Arvind and Dhruv went to have dinner. The food prepared by Amrutha was so delicious. Dhruv ate more food than every day. Then Amrutha served dessert to Dhruv to accept her forgiveness. Already his stomach was heavy food. He had no space left in his tummy to be filled.

But after tasting her dessert, he wanted to eat more. So he asked amrutha to packed it to his home.

She smiled and packed everything for Dhruv.

" what should I eat if pack all the dessert to him?" Arvind questioned Amrutha.

Amrutha answered her brother that she prepared this dessert for Dhruv and informed Arvind that she will prepare the next day.

Dhruv smiled on seeing the cute fight of brother and sister

He started to home taking the packed dessert container with him. After reaching the home, he kept the dessert container on the night table.

Then he went to take his bath. When he returned from the bathroom, he noticed Karthik eating dessert in his room.

" What are you doing in my room?" Dhruv asked Karthik.

" Actually Ammu made a call to know whether you liked the taste or not. But I saw you didn't tasted one spoon. " Karthik said.

" I think you are still angry at her as she slapped you," Karthik asked him.

" I am not angry with her and let me taste the dessert" Dhruv took the container from. Karthik's hand.

" How is the taste?" Karthik questioned him.

" Tell your friend that I taste is awesome. And ask her to prepare it next time when I go to her home" Dhruv said.

" Sure..." Karthik left the room.

Dhruv laid on the bed thinking about Amrutha's innocent face.