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Story: Tainted Bride

"Please no…"

"Yesssss..."

"Noooo…"

"You are my sweet papa."

"I know, so behave like my sweet daughter... Don't ask anything."

Avishka laughs a lot after listening to both of them a lot of times because their conversations are always very sweet and enjoyable, due to which she starts laughing at their childish acts. Prakram immediately wants to look at her because he rarely comes across her smiling face, and he does not want to miss that smile at all, but he knows that by getting entangled in all these things, he can delay a lot because only 5 minutes are left for the work to be completed, and he knows very well that after 5 minutes, his entire time will be for his family only. He can play with Aashi and look at Avishka's beautiful smile. Thinking this, suddenly his fingers stop on the laptop because he thought about Avishka's smile, due to which he immediately stops for a few moments, and then while working again, he tries to clear all the things from his mind.

Prakram's fingers move quickly on the laptop, and he can hear Avishka and Aashi playing their favorite game, 'Does it fly?' as they always do. Once he finishes his work, he immediately sets the laptop aside, scoops Aashi off Avishka's lap, and engages her in conversation while rapidly tickling her stomach.

"Ashu needs to know the surprise... This surprise will tickle her stomach vigorously and make her laugh. She will get upset because of the laughter, but I am not going to stop. I will tickly-tickly."

Aashi is laughing loudly and trying to remove her father's fingers from her stomach, but Prakram is continuously tickling her, causing her to be unable to remove his hands while laughing.

"Papa, time out... Mumma, help..."

"No, I want more..."

Avishka is smiling a lot while looking at both of them, and Prakram can feel her eyes on him very well. Since the morning, he has been aware of Avishka's intense gaze on him, for reasons he cannot pinpoint. However, he has developed a deep affection for these eyes, to the point where he never turns back to look at her, knowing that she will quickly divert her gaze away from him. He is in a strange kind of struggle where, on the one hand, he suddenly feels his inclination towards Aavishka, and on the other hand, he wants to stop himself completely because he sees all this as an illusion. While he knows that Avishka is not deceiving him in any way,.

The car then stops at a specific location. Avishka immediately begins examining the scene, her eyes widening slightly in surprise. She immediately turns and looks towards Prakram, but he has gone out with Aashi, due to which she is not able tounderstand. After taking her out, Aashi notices everything, claps with joy at the sight of the place, and begins to jump wildly in her father's lap.

"Yeee, did you remember that I sat on a yacht? You brought a very big yacht."

"How can it be possible for me to forget something my daughter asks me for? I have taken this yacht for two days, and we are going to have a lot of fun on it in the middle of the water for two days. We will see lots of fish there. We will eat, enjoy, and play."

"Yeeeee…"

Avishka exits the car, attempting to smile as she gazes at the surrounding water. Having overheard the father and daughter's conversation, she now feels nervous, as negative thoughts quickly invade her mind whenever anything involving water occurs. Prakram mentioned that they will be staying in the middle of the water for two days, which has left Avishka feeling extremely nervous and dizzy. Suddenly, she feels herself drowning in water, but in a blink, she manages her situation. Armaan is already present on the yacht, and seeing both of them, he waves his hand. Aashi starts shaking her hand vigorously, as she feels very eager to go on the yacht now. Prakram immediately moves forward; he says this to Avishka while looking at Aashi's pleasant face.

"Come Avishka…"

Carrying his daughter in his lap, Prakram easily climbs the platform between the yacht and the dock to reach the yacht, but Avishka is unable to reach the shore and place her feet on the large wooden ply because she is afraid of the steep climb. Her attention is on the water, which is very deep. WhenArmaan catches sight of Avishka, he bursts into laughter at her frightened expression. Prakram, seeing him laugh like this, turns to look at Avishka, who is clearly scared of water. He immediately makes Armaan hand over Aashi, and as he returns to the dock, he says to Avishka:

"What happened..."

"Aashi very much wants to sit on the yacht; you take her, and I will go back to the cottage... You both enjoy the ride.”

“But she won't go without you at all; you know that.”

Avishka immediately looks at him, and Prakram can see the fear in her eyes very well. Avishka's eyes turn to Aashi, who is smiling a lot and trying to look at the entire yacht with happiness. She lacks the courage to approach the yacht, but when she sees Aashi, she doesn't want to break her heart. Therefore, she takes a step forward, but quickly retracts and turns back to Prakram.

"I will explain to her; she will leave with you and enjoy herself greatly; both of you go. I am not coming.”

Prakram has understood very well that, due to her fear of water, she does not want to go on the yacht at all, so he holds her hand and starts taking her with him, but she tries to free herself by pulling her hand from his grip. She begins to move backwards, which prompts Prakram to pull her forward, using his body to cover her from behind. Upon witnessing all this, Aashi bursts into a loud laugh, and Armaan joins in, finding the whole situation immensely entertaining to watch. Avishka is trying her best to free herself. Prakram is doing his best to get her on the yacht. Avishka shouts.

"Prakram please..."

"It's not scary at all after we hop in."

"But I don't want to climb, so why wait to see if I find it scary or not? It is scary; I already know."

Prakram has also started laughing after listening to her words, and Aashi's laughter has started resonating a lot. Prakram starts bringing her along with him, but she is trying her best to let him go, due to which he wants her ahead of him. He starts bringing her to the yacht while holding her, but Avishka immediately frees herself by hitting her elbow hard in his stomach in reaction and tries to run away from there. Prakram laughs heartily at this act, knowing that Avishka is well-versed in material art, enabling her to react quickly and use it to her advantage. However, she is now attempting to flee by using this art form to elude him. This very thought makes him very excited that she wanted to run away from the well-trained Mafia king. He is laughing, Avishka moves away and looks back, and Prakram is approaching her with a smile. In response, she points a finger at him and says,

"Please try to understand; I will not be able to go at all."