|Innaya|
Once again, a deafening silence fell in the living room, making me aware of my quickened breathing. I could not believe what Arjun said, even though I knew he would not lie.
"Security? Why did you not tell me?" I asked, backing away from Eshan.
The new piece of knowledge was like a cold bucket of water dumped over my head. I struggled to make sense of the information. The kidnapping incident had happened very long ago, almost two months, and for two months, Eshan kept this away from me. I just could not make peace with it.
"Did not want to scare you," Eshan answered simply. His hand gripped my shoulder, pulling me back to his chest.
