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Chapter 15: Dangerous games
Virat stood confused at the edge of the sea watching the sunrise, ithad been 6 hours and 21 minutes since he and manvi had kissed and he could still feel the tingle of her minty lipgloss on his lips and the taste of coffee and chocolates in his tongue, the feeling was heavenly, yet he could not do much but to be haunted by those dreaded words 'im marrying dilip'... He slowly picked a pebble off the ground and sent it sinking into his reflection in the water.
Sure he had Malika but he couldnt understand how he could be affected so deeply by something that was truly never his.
He phoned malika in the hope that her voice would calm the burning pain in his soul...
'why do you love me?' he breathed into his phone
'virat?!, youre calling at this time?! Are you okay?' malika Woke with a start, shocked as she saw the time...5.46am.
'why did you agree to marrying me?'
'virat, i love you...love needs no reason'
'youre not answering my question'
'virat... I love you,Falling in love with someone isn't always going to be easy... Anger... Tears... Laughter.. It's when you want to be together despite it all. That's when you truly love another. I'm sure of it, and virat you know everything about me and you still loved me?' virat could hear her crying as the guilt ripped his soul into a million pieces...
'yes, malika... I do.' he rushed before hanging up the phone, too guilty to continue.
'i love you as a friend' he told himself 'true friendship is worth everything'
Virat continued walking turning back to see his home far in the distance... He let the waves crash at his ankles as he prayed for the same peace in his own life. Suddenly... Virat felt the warm hand of someone on his shoulder.
'couldnt sleep huh?' came the small voice.
He turned around to face her...it felt so surreal to him as he looked at the eyes he has been trying to remove from his thoughts.
'wheres dilip?' he demanded... Not caring about limits.
Virat continued to stare at manvis eyes. It was easy to tell she'd been crying, as he noticed the tear stains on her cheeks...And she could tell he'd been drinking trying to numb his pain. Virat ached to take her in his arms and dry her tears. It took whateverstrength he had to restrain from drying her eyes.
Virat kicked himself mentally... It was obvious she didnt love him and now it was no longer manvi he could see, rather she was dilips fiance. No matter how badly he hated the fact...it was the truth.
Manvi wiped her tears and smiled faintly.
'i dont know... It has to be done right?' she wondered aloud.
'what does?.' virat stated bluntly.
'i belong with dilip and you with malika'
'stop acting like this mess is my fault manvi' virat warned
'you only wanted my body virat... You dont love me'
'if you say so...' virat replied as the tear on his cheek reflected the colours in the sky... He was just a good boy with a bad reputation, and the pity was, only he knew it and there was no avoiding it.
Manvis hand trembled as she avoided lifting it to wipe his cheek.
Virat hated being judged... And a small part of his heart loved malika for the reason that till today she had never looked at him judging negatively, she was perhaps the only person who had ever looked at him as an open book... Read who he was before passing her own opinion, without malika, virat would still be the immature little kid who lost his life to MAYA from all people. If he would spend his life with someone other than manvi, it would be malika.
Virat looked at manvi. He was awestruck at her beauty as the pinks and oranges made her cappuccino complexion glimmer in the sun. Her hair was loose and it tumbled down her back as the wind blew making her silky kaftan hug her petite body. Virat hated being so close and not being able to hold her... He just wanted to touch her, her natural beauty making his body burn and the alcohol in his blood lighting a wild fire in his eyes... He was intoxicated way beyond the alcohol by her beauty.
As an answer to his prayers, the morning breeze blew a small strand of hair from her head to her face, virat leaned in and stroked her brow slowly tracing the perfect arch with his long fingers before he grabbed the loose curl and tucked it behind her ear... Letting his fingers linger on her cheek in attempt to prolong the moment.
Virat let go abruptly. And looked down at his watch.
"SHIT!!!, im late..." lost in the wonder of her beauty, virat had totally lost track of the time, he had scheduled a recording session for 8.00am and it was already 7.50...
"SHIT SHIT SHIT!!" he muttered as he walked briskly back home, glancing at his dead phone every so often as manvi followed quickly behind.
It was not long before he reached home that manvi caught up with him... They made their way to the house and were halfway up the stairs before they heard a voice.
"sugar pieee! Oh sweety boo" manvis cheeks burned at the sound of dilips voice,she could feel virats eyes watching her as dilip made his way towards them.
'ive been here since 7.00" dilip started... "i wanted to surprise you when you got up, but i didnt know you were already out with mr guitar dude." he continued before turning to look at virat... His voice cold and threatening and the look in his eyes a warning
'i just saw him when i was out walking, i didnt leave with him" manvi desperately said trying to calm dilip down.
Her voice became a distant sound as virat and dilip watched one another, their eyes deadly as they sent warnings to back off.
Virat stared at dilip as he walked towards him.
"didnt i tell you to stay away?" dilip muttered as he leaned in to virats face
"i thought you wouldve learnt your lesson after the last time" virat answered
"im warning you rockstar... Stay away"
"shes all yours"
"i know she is, but im thinking you dont...if you value your life and your precious malikas...keep away from manvi'
"i dont have time for this dilip...you try anything with malika and cake will be the last thing on your face this time." virat warned him, this time his eyes. Colder than usual. Dilip stepped back recognising the danger in virats voice... "keep malika out of it...understand?!" virat leaned in closer to dilips face
"im just saying rockstar, if you love malika as much as you say you do, stay away from manvi or malika will have to suffer the consequences" dilip finished before walking away.virat made his way inside the house... He was over 45 minutes late and things were not looking good. He took a quick shower and got dressed before jumping in his black porsche and stepping on the accelerator and speeding at 190mph down the highway. Suddenly, virat noticed he was being followed...confused, he sped down several small alleyways yet the black ferrari stayed stuck to his tail. Virat got out of his car and turned to see a pair of familiar eyes staring at him.
"you havent learnt your lesson?" virat questioned
"i told you to stay away"
"make me"
BAM!! Virat fell to the floor as something hit the back of his head. unsure of what happened... He screamed in pain yet nobody could hear his cries.
As he lay on the ground he could see nothing but blood and hear the distant sound of a car escaping. The pain in his head spread down to his neck as he lay in the alleyway unable to get up.
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