Chapter 2: New Beginnings?
She had enough of this cat and mouse game, and today she'd be sure to end, "fine Mayank if that's how you want to play, then I will promise you one thing. You will loose and that day won't be far!!" The waves clashed with the winds as the cool breeze hit her face. The beach, one place that never disappointed her, when she had been younger, her dad use to bring her here with her mother but eventually they came less and less and then one day she decided to visit the beach alone. That day had been the happiest day of her life; she had bumped into mayank that day. He was there with some girl, whom he lost interest in upon meeting nupur.
But today was different, but the beach and everything here was still the same, except she was a different person and mayank was a different person. But were they really different? both had egos size of a mountain and both loved the other. So don't know if we can justify them being different on terms of their places but yes emotionally Nupur had grown to be rough and tough. She came to terms with some truths of life that she had never noticed before. Things like sometimes hiding the truth is better, or that you don't need money necessarily to be happy and the harshest realizations of all was --- "you don't get everything in life" and you just have to live with that.
She took a seat near the water, where waves just washed off the shore ' they seemed to describe her life very well, one moment you have the whole ocean surrounding you and the next your all alone with nothing but bare sand. That's exactly how her life was, there use to be a time when she had everyone, her father, her mother, her brother but today look at her all alone plotting to revenge the one she loves the most, While her no good of a brother wastes all her hard work. What has life come too? And why has it come to this?
"Papa, why did you leave us? Didn't you love mama? Is love nothing but an excuse to sleep with the other? What is this love? And why do I have it inside me? Why can't I tell mayank how much I love him, how my hearts yearns for him every second of the day. Papa you made me hate myself for something that was never my fault, you made me hate all these relations but still this love it keeps on coming back'..but I can't let it in! Can I? Should I? NO NO NO I won't, because I know in the end'I will be all alone just like mama. I hate you papa but this stupid heart won't let me --- why did you leave mama? WHYY?" she wept like a little child crying out his heart. All she was left were these tears, which had no stop to them! She stayed there for hours as the waves washed over her again and again, while she thought over past, the present and the future.
Who thought a day would come where the daughter of one the richest couples would be sitting all alone on a beach crying her heart out. None right! ' But no worries now, she is not that lonely as she seems to be. Little miss lonely has a friend, A friend who knows her so well, that she knew she would be at the beach.
"need a friend?" Nupur nodded no without looking up, she knew that voice too well, and "leave Ayshi" she grunted angrily. Ayesha, Ayesha Sharma to be exact, sister of Mayank sharma yet she is unknown to the little love story between her brother and best friend.
"Come on Nani, tell me what happened?" Ayesha managed to make Nupur look up, she was shocked at seeing her state, her eyes were swollen red as tears dripped from those delicate eyes, " Nani, what's wrong" pulling Nupur into a hug she let her cry her heart out.
"I hate him Ayshi, I really hate him"she confessed to her friend while wetting her blouse with her pool of tears.
"Who is it? Tell me Nani I will kill him" Ayesha growled angrily, she was shocked to see Nupur so affected by someone, usually she'd be thinking of ways to get back at the person but crying about it NEVER.
"Papa, I hate him for leaving us all alone, I hate him for making me hate everyone and everything because of the fear of loosing them" Ayesha cupped Nupurs face in her hands and wiped away her tears, "I know jaan, I know par that's the past na, we have to move forward, start our lives all over again" Nupur listened quietly, as she came to a understanding that Ayesha was right, past is past, Time to start over --- A new beginning is needed perhaps. She leapt in and hugged Ayesha tightly, "thank you so much Ayshi. I love you yaar thank you for always being there" at least she had the courage to say I love you to someone, but maybe that was because she wasn't afraid to loose Ayesha as much as she is for Mayank? Who knew?
Ayesha's phone rang diverting the attention of the girls; she picked it up, after the conversation. She apologized to nupur that she had to leave due to an emergency at the office. Nupur glad let her friend go, after all she owned none and if they wished to leave --- they could.
After Ayesha left Nupur started to troll around the shore again thinking over her life -- she knew everyone is born with a reason, a reason that sometimes we seek and use our lifetime in searching. What was her reason for living? And if she had a reason why did she feel like, her life is aimless, as if she's got nothing to live for?
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"Where were you?" a taunted voice welcomed him, as he entered into the lavishly built mansion. If someone were to walk into this palace, they'd be shocked by the detail to the attention by the designer. Everything seemed to be coordinated and connected together.
"None of your business" mayank replied back with anguish, firs the encounter with nupur and now his step mother'trying be all motherly towards him. he was so not going to except it.
"Mayank Sharma, don't you dare use that tone with me" his step mother grunted towards him, while he chose to head upstairs ignoring her.
Entering his room, he closed the door loudly releasing all his anger within himself, "if she won't say it, then I won't either" he told himself, throwing himself on the bed. It was not that he didn't love he did but he too big of a ego to let her know. Or maybe he didn't love her? But he was hurt, hurt of the fact that she the girl who once told him that she'd be there for him always chose to walk away from him.
"Can I come in?" the knock on the door brought him to reality, "yes" Ayesha walked in quietly with a big smile on her face, "what happened?" mayank asked curiously. Today he had heard so much bad news that his ears were dying to hear something good.
Ayesha flunked on the beside mayank, "bro, I'm soo happy today" intrigued mayank chose to stay quiet and listen further.
"Nani is getting engaged, she just called to inform me" Mayank smiled, the least he could do for his sister. Mayank was still unknown to the fact that Nupur was actually Nani, so he hugged his sister, "wow congrats to your friend! So when is the special day?"
"Tomorrow and we all are going. Atleast me and you" Ayesha bursted out with happiness, "you know bro, I'm very happy for her, all her life she has endured sadness and tears but finally she is moving on. Moving on to a better tomorrow" mayank could see the sadness on Ayesha's face as she described her friend's life long pain and even though he didn't know her. He kind of felt sad for her also, he didn't know why but he did.
"Ayshi, sweetheart I'm sure your friend will be very happy, she is starting a new life , a life which will bring her many joys" Ayesha smiled at her brothers words and prayed for the same, " I hope so too bro"
To divert the topic, "so bro, any knew girl entered your life?" Nupurs image instantly flashed in his mind as Ayesha's words hit his ears, "Nahi ' any boy in your life?tell me i will kill him" Ayesha broke into laughter. Both brother and sister chatted for awhile before splitting to their own respective rooms. They talked about the old and the new. See the thing was even though mayank hated his step mother, there was no way he could hate his sister or his father. After all they had the same blood and people are right, "blood is thicker than water".
Ever since Mr. sharma had married again, mayank chose to stay away from relations because, he was made to believe by his father that he destroyed the most important relation in the world to him, his wife and mayanks mother. Yes, previous Mrs. Sharma had died while giving birth to mayank and his father made sure he'd never forget the fact, that he killed his own mother. And mayank hated being held responsible for such a grave sin but he had to live with it and the only way was to hurt the ones he loved the most. No wonder, Nupurs tears have no stop to them.
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"Nupur are you sure about this?" her mother's voice was filled with concern, "yes mama, It's my decision and I will not back out" Nupur replied firm with her decision to get engaged and teach Mayank Sharma a lesson that he will never forget. After all life and its events was the biggest teacher and specifically this event would teach Mayank about Ego and how it only destroys relations never makes them.
"Yes Mama, I'm so alone ' I hate that fact. So I want someone to hold my hand and tell me everything will be fine" her mother walked over and kissed her on the forehead, "nupur you're not alone, You have me, your brother" looking towards the dark sky, nupur confessed, "yes I'm mama, I'm very alone very alone -- i feel as if suddenly everyone has started to ignore me... "
But what came next was a shock to her, "nupur no one chose to ignore you, only you chose to be away from them" was there some truth to those words? Was her mother right?
Was she pushing the ones she loved most away or were they pushing her away? That was the million dollar question and the answer ' well we will just have to wait and find out!
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I hope you like the part. As i said, i want to finish this ff by the end of my break, so will be updating mostly everyday!
Thank you for the encouragment guys.
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