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Hahaaha so as you can see, I have been putting off Arnav answering the question because I really have no idea what he would say! But I guess you can't keep running forever ... or maybe :P
Part 5
Arnav watched her for a second too long, hesitating just long enough to let her know that her hopes would not run dry, he might not be able to say it now, but she knew he felt something. Her heart fluttered with a hope so strong it made her forget about the sliver of pain running along her arm, now reaching her neck.
Arnav watched her and his heart dropped in his chest. He didn't think she would use her leverage this way. She had the opportunity to ask anything of him, was this really that important to her? He thought about saying it out loud, but he knew he couldn't, not because he didn't want to, he just really didn't know how to say it.
He looked up at her furiously, how dare she use this against him.
"I'm not answering that" he stated simply, about to turn around when her outraged gasp reached his ears.
"WHAT?" she almost shrieked "What did you say?"
"You heard me" he said coolly, making her all the more angrier.
She didn't think he wouldn't keep his word "You coward!" she yelled "You promised, you said anything! You stood there, right there in my kitchen, and you said anything, what happened to that? Are you that scared?" she yelled across the room, outraged.
"You are forgetting I helped you win" he said evenly, sending her a disarming sneer before swiftly turning and walking away.
She had made her mind up to scream at him again, who did he think he was? A bet was a bet, and even Arnav Singh Raizada couldn't walk away from that. Before she could get a word out, she felt a striking pain hit her head, rushing from the blood she realised she needed to get herself to a hospital quickly. The numbness had spread through half her body by the time she reached the doorway, she could see him just whip around the corner, disappearing out of sight and her heart plummeted, her chest restricting slowly as the poison found its way to her lungs.
When he was out of sight she whispered to herself "I would never forget" before slumping against the doorframe, taking in short rapid breaths, trying desperately to feed her heart from the lack of oxygen. She couldn't make her lungs expand, her ribs were beginning to collapse in on her, her legs quivered, weakly letting themselves go, her weight dropped on to the floor instead.
She felt the toxin track through all her veins, burning and scorching her insides as it flew along with her blood, contaminating everything with its tainted fluid. She started to cry when she realised she could not call out, her muscles felt paralysed, numb, dead.
She had heard of people getting stung by scorpions before, and they had plenty of time to get themselves to a hospital, this one must have been bad. She wondered how it had ever even gotten into Anjali's things. She had thought she might have been able to make it the hospital, now she knew she would be lucky even if she made it down the corridor.
The last thing she did before letting the pain run all her sanity dry, was thank God that it had stung her and not him.
Arnav was close to his room again, ready to collapse on his chair and let his thoughts consume him into oblivion when he realised he couldn't do that. He couldn't step away from the bet. So what if he was scared of telling her the truth? He had promised anything, and he wouldn't be able to face her knowing that he hadnt kept his word. For the second time that night he slammed his fist on the door of his room in frustration and walked back to his sisters room, where she was, prepared to give her the answers she so desperately wanted.
Part 5 done! Do comment and like if you want me to continue! And remember to email me if you want to join my update list, Love, Hayley x
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