Hasna pov:

I walked down to the beach alone, sat near the seashore. I started admiring the view of yellow and orange sun to pink and purple hues transitions from day to night. I finally felt ease by staring at the beautiful nature wondering, how can god create such a breathtaking art.

I just love sitting on the beach while relishing the solitude. I closed my eyes, feeling the cold breeze which was kissing my skin and heard the wave music which was so welcoming to my ears. The sound of the waves was so soothing to my heart.

A slight cool gust that keeps brushing the strands of my hair right onto my face, but I didn't mind it at all because that breeze felt so cooling on my warm skin.

I opened my eyes and saw the sea was looking like a rippling blanket of a brochure blue. The horizon was edged with a silver tint and a half moon was slightly appearing.

For the next two hours, I sat there gazing at the view as I begin to feel serene in my heart. I am rejoicing every minute of it. The stars and half moon had completely appeared in the dark sky. They are glowing as if they have kept a pocket of the day time to shine all through the night sky. It's like the moon and the earth are giving us light & warmth till the return of the sun, the brilliance forever promised at the dawn.

And, here I'm breathing deeply of the ocean carried fresh cool air, listening to the percussion of waves that has been my lullaby since a few years.

It's not new to me to come here and play with water. It's the place where I enjoy myself, whenever I saw the ocean I feel like, all my problems were so small when compared to the vast ocean. It's not like I am sad or I had problems in my life. It's just about my insecurities which is about my skin complexion & chubbiness.

I don't understand why people look down and insult dark complexion & chubby people. I just hate those people.

Like you all, I too used to love myself, but all those self love faded away from my heart when I was in 11th grade.

That's the stage, I realised that I am not a beautiful girl, but an average looking girl with whitish skin tone complexion. When I was a child, I never thought about these bloody complexions and all.

Back then, I was a cheerful girl with a joyous personality and used to think that I was so pretty like all girls, yet that one day...that one day proved me wrong.

I went to my cousin marriage with my family. Their whenever my family introduced us, I mean I have two elder cousins who are the children of my Periappa & Periamma (my father's elder brother & his wife) & my younger brother to introduce to someone they used to say that...

"Oh! She was the only one who born as a dark skinned girl in your family"

That's what they used to say in front of me and at my back they used to gossip about me as..

"I heard that dark skinned girl is the bad omen for Sastry family"

I felt like crying when I heard their piercing words and I am not a bad omen for my family because my Peryiappa always says that I was a lucky charm to them. It's not my fault to born like this....God had created me like this..I ran from there to our car.

On that day, I understand why in my school some of my teachers used to say, whenever my elder cousin Nisha Akka came to my class to feed food for me....at that time my teacher didn't utter anything, but after my Akka left my classroom after feeding food to me. They used to say that...

"You both are looking like a tea decoction & coffee...indicating me as a tea decoction.."

At that time, as I am small I didn't understand what they meant, however, after recalling their words, now, I understood the meaning of it.

My family didn't know about all these things or else they won't leave anyone who was badmouthing about their little princess.....especially my Akshith Anna...He will kill them for sure if anyone speaks ill about me because he adores me so much that he can strangle anyone to death only for me.

I am the little princess of my family, but not a few years back. Because, in my family, Nisha Akka and I were the only girls. However, a few years back, Nisha Akka eloped with her love on her wedding day and all my family hates her for it.

My Periappa & Periamma had cut all ties with her and also warned everyone to not to contact her hereafter.

So now I am the only princess of the Sastry family. They all love me and pamper me so much yet I never showed them that I had insecurities which is growing within me. It's not that I had a dark skin tone instead I had a whitish skin tone complexion, but I don't know why people used to say like that.

I tried so hard to remove those insecurities from my heart, but no...A lone tear escaped from my eye, when I recalled those bitter stuff.

After a few months, I pronounced to bury them in my heart and decided to focus on my career..and I hide my insecurities in the form of a smile. That smile which never left my face even though I am sad or happy. Because only my smile keeps my family heart in peace...that is what my family says whenever they look at me.

Anyway, apart from that..Beaches are my favourite place where I can enjoy myself alone at the beach..

Hehe...

So...Hasana...it's time to enjoy yourself I peptalk to myself by smiling..

I stand up and decided to play with the water.I walked into the water, but didn't step into it and waited for the waves to come towards me, as soon as the waves are coming in my direction, I started stepping back on my tiptoes while giggling to myself....I love to play like this..

After a couple of minutes..I stopped doing it and decided to step into the water. I walked in and put my feet out into the water, as soon as I did, my body cool down immediately and it feels so refreshing...I can feel the grains of sand washing in between my toes. As I walked into a little deeper I felt so amazing...my hair is no longer on my face, but flying behind my back. I stretched my hands to feel the cool breeze on my skin..

"Choco"

I heard my Akshith Anna is calling me by my nick name. I spin around and saw my Anna, who was looking so tired due to his office work.

"Choco...it's already 9:00pm..I had dropped you hear at 5pm...It's been 4hrs and you are still playing with water" He asked me with a tired smile

"Hehe..Anna don't start now...come and join me" I giggled, looking at him while walking to him from the water.

"No, choco...I am so tired...you go and play for sometime till you get satisfied..till then I will sit here" He said in exhausted voice.

" Anna! I know you are tired, that's why I am asking you to come with me into the water. You will feel relaxed" I chirped with a sweet smile.

He shook his head smiling at me genuinely and take off his shoes & blazer and held my hand...

"Come" He chuckled whereas I beamed at my brother like a child.

We both walked into the water and spend some time there while chitchatting and laughing. After an hour we went back home.

Third person pov:

Unknown to her, a young man with a good intentions is snapping her photos and taking videos of her on the beach while she was enjoying her solitude.

A faint smile adorned on his face when he was gazing at the girl whereas his mind was profoundly thinking about, How can someone smile could be that much beautiful... How can someone embrace herself in a gorgeous way...How can someone be that amazing and different from other girls he used to saw.

It's not like he is admiring her physical appearance, it's just that he is mesmerized by her breathtaking smile..

He sat on a rock staring at her by murmuring..

"she is a Gigglemug"

He chuckled at himself by the nickname he gave to her. Randomly, his eyes fall on a young guy who was approaching her and that guy seems to be a little older than him..

As the guy was facing his back to the young man, so, he didn't get a chance to see his face. As soon as that guy called her, she ran to him and was all smiling at him while giggling. The young man who was looking at them didn't like it the way she was smiling at the guy and was raging in anger but controlled. However, as soon as he saw the girl was giggling and holding that guy's hand, his blood boiled in anger and gritted his teeth. Due to his fury, he clenched his jaw in furious and hit the rock with his fists fiercely and stormed out of there to his car.

Daksh pov:

I went to my company. As soon as I did, my temper took a toll on me  which made me yell at my employees...

All my employees who witnessed my aggression were taken aback by my sudden outburst. As far as they know, I am not a livid boss; rather, I have been good towards my staff in taking care of them by providing them with outstanding benefits in exchange their hard work. I am an optimistic boss who encourages & motivates my staff in everything. They say that, I am their inspiration.

However, I no longer give a damn about it. Moreover, I just wanted to let out my anger this instant. I don't get enraged, often and, I know how to control my outrage, yet that scene which I saw made me hell splenetic.

Ferociously, I slammed my fist on the desk in melancholy.

Why does god have to take things away from me that I wanted since I was a child?

I simply despise him with all my heart. My whole body was flowing in rage like a lava, In a flash of irritation, I took a paperweight from the table and chucked it in anger.

"Daksh!!!"

Cabir, my best friend ran up to me by shouting my name.

"What happened, Daksh? Yaar, your hand is bleeding. What did you do to your hand?" He screamed at me with concern while taking my hand in his to examine my knuckles.

Cabir, is the only one who understands what I'm going through. He is the only one who is there with me when I am in pain. He's been my childhood best buddy who never left my side till now. He knows me in & out.

"Daksh, I'm asking you some thing"
He yelled in irritation.

"Nothing Cabir. It's a small one, leave it. I will tie a bandage when I go home" I replied while rubbing my temples recklessly.

"Are you going to answer me or shall I inform your grandma" He exasperated.

"Don't you dare" I glared at him.

Just then...Cabir's PA knocked on the door.

"Yes come in Miss Sheela" I said icily.

She came in by wearing a tight top & skirt by exposing her skin while flaunting her cleavage as usual..

Huff.. I was so disgusted by her. Don't know how these types of women born in the society. I just loath these kind of women. She tried to get our attention as usual but we didn't give a damn..he just kept her as his PA because even though she is filthy yet works well. That's the reason why he kept her still now..she left after handing over the files to us.

Cabir glanced at me...

"Now I am leaving you not next time" He chided.

"We will see that" I replied back by rolling my eyes at him.

He shook his head and changed the topic as he know that I'm not going to spill the beans that soon.

"Okay...I think tomorrow we have to go to college as there is an inauguration function for welcoming our fresher's" He chirped, trying to cheer me up.

"I am not going to attend it, as you know I have an important meeting  tomorrow " I responded, still in  frustration.

"Arey yaar, who made you this much angry...Did you meet your stepmom or what?" He queried in agitation.

"No" I retorted back while seething in  outrage.

"Huff...yaar, even though I talk to you now, you won't give a proper answer to me. So,  it's better to chat with you later" with that he walked away out of my cabin.

After he left, I did some work and headed for home in my car.

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