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Nikhil's POV:

I was so busy in my meetings and work that I lost the count of time. It was 10 when I left office.

As I entered home I was met with silence. If bhai-bhabhi were here then they must be talking or romancing but it's all silent. Coming to Saanvi, she must be in her room.

"Sir water" the butler said.

"Where's Saanvi?" I asked him.

"She is in her room since morning sir" I frowned.

"Didn't she have Lunch?" God this girl.

"No sir. We even knocked but she didn't open or respond sir" I nodded and he left.

I made my way to her room. Why didn't she leave room. Did she faint again? Fuckkkkkk. I rushed to her room.

"Saanvi?" I called but got no response.

"Saanvi" I banged the door but still she didn't open. I tried to open it but it is locked from inside.

I went to bhabhi's room to get the spare key. She always keeps the spare key in the side drawer.

I unlocked the door. The room was dark. I looked for the switch and turned the lights on.

She was sitting on the floor by the bed. Her eyes were open but she wasn't blinking them.

I sat beside her. "Saanvi?" She didn't respond.

I slightly kept my hand on her shoulder. I expected her to flinch but she just looked at me with expressionless face.

"Are you okay?" She was just looking at me not responding to anything at all.

She was having a breakdown and she is all alone. She needs to say it out loud.

"You are not alone. You always have me by your side" That was all it took her tears to escape her eyes.

It made me panic. I took her in my embrace and she burst into tears. She sobbed harder.

A/N: And she decided to cry after years. After years of repressing her tears, she finally cried in his arms. For the first time her heart felt that he will understand and help her.

"Shhh shh it's okay. Relax stop crying" I consoled her but she didn't stop.

She cried and I just let her cry because she is keeping so much in herself that she needs to let it out.

After what felt like hours her sobs died. Is looked down at her but tears are still streaming down.

"Why do they hate me so much?" It was a whisper. I would have missed it if I weren't this close to her.

"Who?" I asked.

"Them, my family. Why do they always do like this with me" she looked at me. Her eyes showed her vulnerability.

"What did they do to you kitten" I asked caressing her face.

"They don't want me. I am the unwanted member for them" she sobbed and hid her face in my chest.

"Tell me kitten. Tell me what is bothering you" I encouraged her.

She looked at me as if looking for any judgement or something. Finding none she placed her head on my shoulder.

"My family, it consists of 10 people but it has always 9 people. They never cared for me" she looked at me "They never made me feel family. They always made me feel unwanted. I feel unwanted with them" I wiped the tear that escaped her eyes.

"Whatever I have or I get Amika wants it and my family always snatches it from me to give it to her. She always does it. She always wants what I have. She.. she just wants to snatch everything from me. And she always succeeds in her motives" her whole body shook with the force of her sobs. I rubbed her back and gave her water.

"Why does she do it to you kitten" I don't know who she is but she is the main reason for her misery

"I don't know myself. I don't know what she has against me. She looks more beautiful. She is more intelligent. The whole family adores her. But still she is after my everything. You know I don't even remember the last time my family talked to me nicely, or praised or supported me. It has always been my fault in anything that happened. What have I done to them?" it felt like she is complaining to me. I want to help her but how?

She clutched my arm so tightly that blood started to come out of it. Not that I care. This girl sitting in from of me is so much in pain. It is visible in her eyes, her tears, her voice and the way her body is shaking with her sobs. The way she is pouring all her pain by clutching my arm.

"You know they always hear her explanation but never mine. If I try to explain she shut me and scold me only. Even when I am the victim. They always hurt me and my soul. They are so bad Nikhil. I hate them so much. I hate them"

Her body is cold and her voice is stuttering. She is having a panic attack.

"Shh kitten look at me" I cupped her face "They are not here, it's just us. No one is going to hurt you here. Stop crying because you are away from the demons of your life. Stop shedding these precious tears for them"

"Why do they hate me so much? Why do they hurt me so much Nikhil? Am I that bad that no one loves me" she hid her face in my chest and cried.

"Those people are fools. They missed the biggest and rarest gem while taking care of gold"

"You know I never cried" I looked at her with a frown "I stopped crying when I was 4. They hurt me so so so much that tears stopped coming from my eyes. Instead blood started ozzing from my nose. I never cried until today" the last sentence was a whisper.

"Then what made you cry today kitten?" I asked looking directly in her eyes.

"You"

"I made you cry? I am so hurt kitten" I placed a hand on my heart dramatically and she chuckled.

"You are so bad" she slapped my hand and I smiled.

"God my head hurts" she leaned back on my chest.

"You need to let it out kitten. You can't keep everything to yourself. It will eat you from inside and hurt you more" I said looking at her.

She looked at me and closed her eyes. A sigh left her lips.

"Can you... Can you take me away from here please?" She looked at me. Her eyes look so tired.

To be continued...