Imperfectly Perfect

Chapter 3

"Dad? Are you serious? You think I would eat this! Bring me my pancakes please, dad. I love you you know?", Akshara said making puppy eyes. Kartik smiled, "Yeah I know, little princess", he replied and asked Margie to bring Akshara's favourite caramel pancakes. Akshara giggled.

"Hey Margie, you're so sweet", Akshara teased the 50 years old lady who had been working at Goenkas since Kartik established GOENKA ENTERPRISES. "Well, Akshara, I wanted to talk to you", Kartik said taking a bite of his spinach salad. "Yeah what's that?", Akshara asked.

"I want you to join our company, princess. I mean you're the only heir of Goenka Enterprises and you should learn some things about business".
Akshara stopped eating but didn't looked over her father who had been trying to convince her to join their business from months. She took a deep breath and leaned back on her chair, crossing her legs. "Hmm...why? Why should I do that, dad? I mean well, I've already graduated from Oxford and I know many things about business", she said forcing on the word 'many'.

"But one day you've to do this", Kartik said. "I know. And it depends on me when that one day will come", Akshara replied and continued to eat her pancakes. Kartik sighed and decided not to ask about it anymore.

"What about Aryan? Everything's okay with him?", Kartik tried to change the topic and awkward silence between them. "Ah, well we broke up a week ago", Akshara said getting up from her chair.
Kartik's brow quirked, "But you said you loved him endlessly and you would always end up with him. Also, he's been with you since high school", he asked.

"I don't give a fu- I mean I don't care, he had some issues from his family and I couldn't bear all the shit he gave me for breaking up so I just ended the things with him", Akshara said. "Well, remember to meet Tia, ah, she isn't well from few days. She was close to you as a mother. She's kind of good, she used to teach you piano when you were ten", Kartik said and Akshara stopped doing anything. Her body freezed.
"Well,where you're going now?", Kartik asked giving a forehead kiss to her. 

"I'll be with Kia for...a certain thing. I'll tell ya about it later. Bye, dad! Love you!", she said rushing out of her villa. Her steps became shorter as she reached out. She looked over sky and tried to breathe more and more but memories from past flashed across her vision.

"Look at yourself, you know what, I thought that a rich girl like you would've known such things. You don't even know how to make a good steak! You're good for nothing!!!", Tia shouted. "B-but I was here to learn piano, I've never learned how to make steaks. I'm so sorry-", Akshara said and received a tight slap from Tia. Tears slipped from Akshara's eyes, "I hate people asking for an apology", Tia said and pulled Akshara by her arms, "I hate your mother so much, you know! I hate your mother for marrying Kartik. I hate Kartik for being that mad in love with Naira that he wasn't able to see my love", she said. "And you-I just hate you more than anyone else in the world!!!", Tia shouted.

A tear rolled down her cheek, but Akshara quickly swiped it away. She sniffed and took out her phone to call Kiara. "Hey babes! You coming naa?", Kiara asked. "Uh-yeah", Akshara replied and turned her steering wheel in Kiara's direction.