🍁 ASHWARIYA POV 🍁

I was sitting on the bench in a park and watching the scenarios across me. There was a father who was pushing the swing on which his son was sitting and giggling. There was another father who was chasing his daughters but was deliberately slow so that he doesn't catch them. Then my eyes landed on the mother who was feeding her twins .

My eyes started to get moist and I blinked furiously so that those tears don't come out but failed at it. Then I wiped my cheeks with my hands as it was the only option I was left with.

Why did they do that? I was just a burden to them? Then why didn't they throw me out when my parents left me in this world? If I was a burden then why did they raise me for 15 years?

I wanted to question them all but it's not possible. If I return back then I won't be able to escape again. It was my sheer luck that I managed to escape and was not caught by Ronick or his men.

Although he had connections all over the country but not outside of India.

The feeling that you are finally free after living in fear of getting caught was unexplainable. I felt like a free bird when I came to Canada.

Only I know how I survived for nearly three weeks in Delhi after running away from my hometown. The constant fear of getting caught didn't even let me sleep peacefully.

But now everything is fine and I am living the life like I wanted but still I miss home even though it was never mine!

I checked the time on my mobile phone. It was quarter to six and I thought of returning to my rented house as I have to cook dinner today. I left the park and hailed a taxi to my destination.

In fifteen minutes, I reached there. I payed and got out. I entered through the small gate because the big ones are for the cars.

Fortunately when I came to Canada I met Sofia. She is a neurologist and was looking for someone with whom she can share her house but had didn't found the right person till then.

Although we just clicked as friends and I was looking for a shared apartment she told me about her house. It was gifted to her by her father when she became a doctor.

Although the rent I pay is one fourth of the rent of this area but she said she wanted a good person to share her home because her last housemate was the pain in her ass. And I happily agreed because her house is near to the hospital in which we work in and plus the rent was under my budget.

Later I told her to increase the rent as my payment was increased and I didn't want to use her generosity but she shooed me off by saying that she finally found someone with whom she can trust her home with when she is not around. And she is the only one who knows what happened to me back in India and how I ended up in Canada. I told her about it because we became best friends later.

I opened the door with the spare keys I have and locked it back after entering. Then I made a dash to my room because I didn't want her to catch me with puffy eyes and a red nose as she will start to worry about me!

I washed my face and changed into my favourite panda theme shirt and short. Then I walked toward the kitchen as to cook something for dinner.

Me and Sofi like to cook so we both take turns in preparing meals. And today was my day. But when I entered the kitchen I found her cutting some vegetables.

"I think we both decided that today is my day!" I said and went next to her to see what she was doing.

"Don't need to get high, majesty. I am just here to make my favourite salad" She said and I chuckled. This is Sofi. Her bubbly personality can make someone's day.

"Do you want some?" She asked as she turned toward me but then I saw her eyebrows getting furrowed.

"You were crying!" She said, it wasn't a question but a statement.

"Nope!" I said but whom I was kidding.

For her I am on open book. She catches my lies every time.

"Yes,you were!" She said and this time her voice was more firm.

"The reason is the same but I don't want to talk about it" I quickly said and she sighed. She had caught me crying multiple times before and she is very well aware of the reason behind it.

"So what will her highness will like to eat?" I asked, changing the topic.

"Kadhai paneer!"she said and I chuckled. This is her second favourite after Shahi Biryani. And then I took out the ingredients and started to make them.

"By the way , mom has invited us both tomorrow on dinner and this time she has said that even if you refuse to come with me then I should drag you with me. So don't think of saying no!" She said before I could open my mouth in protest.

"Okay!" I said , having no option left.

"Good girl!" She said and patted my back like I was her little kid and I chuckled.

Sofia was very different from me. She had more control over her emotions unlike me. After meeting her I realised that everyone had problems in their life only the forms were different. She had managed to free herself from an abusive relationship in which she was in.

"If you need any help just call me. I am going to watch movie !" She said and left.

Her obsession with movie is something else. Then I started to cook the dinner.

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