THE RUNAWAY BRIDE (#1 IN BRIDE SERIES

CHAPTER TWOHe bangs on the elevator that just stopped and walks inside the pent house shouting,"Riddhan?""Riddhan.""Yes." Riddhan walks out of the kitchen,  in a vest and shorts with a mug in his hand. He raises his left eyebrow, questioning him about his presence. "Where is she?""Who?" He sips from the mug sitting on the kitchen stool.  Aayan glares at him,"you know exactly who I am talking about. ""I don't know what are you talking about  Aayan.  And  I don't like anyone coming here without informing me. So next time do call me before heading straight here."He finishes his coffee and starts making his way back to his bedroom but stops,"and for once be a man and stop hiding behind your parents.""What do you mean?" He walks towards Riddhan," you think you know everything? I was ready to ma

CHAPTER  FOUR"Hey A, wait for me." Thirteen years old Alia shouts as she too gets her bag and runs behind  sixteen years old  Aayan who's going to play football with his teammates. "You're not allowed there. It's a boys  game. " he groans and runs faster."Wait up for me A." She shouts but he just ignores her and keeps running. Tired, she stops and taking out the water bottle from her bag, drinks and smiles. "I will go back home and make him his favorite cookies. He will be so tired after playing." She nobs to herself"Say you'll do it." She hears Meher's voice and walks towards her,"hey Meher, what's going on?"A startled Meher leaves the boy's hand and turns to Alia smiling very sweetly, "nothing Aalu."She then turns to the boy and gazes at him gritting her teeth, "if you do not finish this today  I will shoot you where the s

CHAPTER SIX (the starting part is a memory or flashback from when Alia was young)A seven years old Alia takes her dolls in both her hands and run to the backyard, "mahi, mahi come we will play house house!!" She says as she sees Meher running around Riddhan who's is playing with four years old Amyra.  "I am playing with Riddhan and Amy." Meher shouts and sits with them and start tickling Amyra who squeals and laughs loudly.Alia rushes to the treehouse and gets in sitting next to Aayan,"you will play house house with me A?""I am helping Aarul." He says and she pouts,"but you are just sitting here.""He's making my portrait."  He says and looks at Aarul who is confused and frowning."Aalu, go away, you are destroying my art."She walks towards the board he's painting on and looking at the art she laughs,"he made you look like

CHAPTER EIGHT The next afternoon, Alia is still on bed, in her pyjama, looking nowhere, deep in thoughts. Since the morning,  Riddhima has knocked twice. Meher and Amyra has been constantly coming and knocking but she kept telling them to leave her alone.Previous night, she came inside and locked her door before anyone came home from the exhibition. She changed her clothes and made herself a hot cup of coffee and sat near the window taking everything in. Sinking into the details,  how she madly fell for a guy who's her parent's friends' son and somewhat related. How, the only guy she ever thought about was his Riddhi Riddhi maa's son in some ways.There were so many boys in school who wanted to be friends with her, some couldn't even ask her or talk to her because Riddhan was always threatening them to never come near his sisters  some feared from Meher's wrath but still some manag

CHAPTER TENStanding in front of the foyer, Alia is deep in thoughts. Aayan nudges her and raises his brows."You want us to live here till the divorce?" She accuses him and he frown."Yeah.." he says unsure as he himself analyzes the place. She looks at him as if he is some clown then shakes her head,"no ways, A!!""What's wrong with my pent house?? I have lived here for 4 years now." He looks proud."No wonder this place looks so empty." She says without realizing that she's basically called him empty. He shoots her a look but frowns as he can see the disapproval on her face clear and loud."So what do you want me to do? For a stupid divorce do you want me to buy a new house?" He walks in and sit  on the couch.  She is still standing in the foyer not Willing to enter,"of course not. But I can't live here. This place is no whe