Sick of studying, so I took another break. Also, writing is my stress reliever, always has been. I based this OS off of the doctor's assumption that Madhu may suffer from depression if not supported. As we all know, RK will do everything but support her in the upcoming episodes. So, warning...this OS is tragic. And please read the note at the end as well after you're done reading.
Finally Over
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
She watched the seconds go by on the dark, black clock in front of her.
Dark and black. It described her emotions entirely. Emptiness. She felt nothing anymore. She sat still on her bed, lost in thought, day in, day out. Alone. Starved. Sleep-deprived. She had lost her appetite the minute she had lost her world. Her child. Her husband.
As the seconds ticked away, she awaited for a miracle. A miracle that she knew would never see the light of day.
She thought back to seeing his hand within hers. The girl who had destroyed the only hope she had left to a happy life. She thought back to the girl's harsh words.
"If only you had taken care of your husband, you wouldn't be in such a state. Besides, he's moved on. He loves me now. He hates just the thought of your love Madhubala."
Madhu's eyes shot open as she shuddered herself back to reality and out of the nightmare that had been eating away at her mind for days. Not a minute had gone by where she hadn't thought about what Devika had said to her. Devika. It was a name Madhu would never forget. It was the name that stole her life.
Madhu glanced around the small four-walled room she sat in alone. Her eyes flickered towards the door, only to see darkness from behind it. She stood, letting her feet take her wherever they pleased. Dragging her feet behind her, she went to stand by the only billboard in the chawl. The chawl had gone eerily quiet over the past few hours and it was that same quiet that made it difficult for Madhu to clear her mind. It was in those quiet hours that all the negative thoughts would invade her mind and make her want to give up.
She faced the billboard, a picture of her face stared back at her. A distraught look was on her face. A look as if she already knew what would happen after her film made it big. She glanced towards the smaller image of RK, smirking his usual smirk straight towards Madhu. A smile crept onto Madhu's face as she thought back to all the memories they had once shared together. The memories that were once theirs...alone. Her smile disappeared. Her eyes moved towards the title, Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. She couldn't hold back the tears anymore. She let them fall as she fell to her knees.
"I love you Madhu..."
"Arey! If I'm going to do everything for the baby, what are you going to do?!"
"I'm sorry Mrs. Kundra...we couldn't save your child."
"You killed my child. You killed my child for your own selfish needs Madhu...YOU..."
A dreadful scream escaped Madhu's mouth as she thought back to all that went wrong. Her hands ran through her hair as her tears stained her face. Lights flicked on in the chawl in response to the ear-splitting scream. As she noticed the lights, she stood, stabling herself by holding the railing, and she ran. She didn't want to...she couldn't face anyone from the chawl at such a vulnerable moment of hers. She hated the way they cared for her, she hated the way they questioned her when all she wanted was to be alone. A gulp formed in her throat and her stomach pained as she ran from the chawl and attempted to hold back more tears from escaping her eyes. She ran until she reached a cliff. The same cliff that once had her psychotic ex-lover's mock death written on it. She went to stand by the edge in the darkness. The darkness which no longer frightened her. She had lost so much in life that she was no longer afraid to lose anything else. So all the little things that had once frightened her beyond belief, meant nothing to her anymore. She thought back to the day RK had been taken to jail. All the times he misunderstood him. All the times she stood by his side through thick and thin. And then she thought back to how he watched her leave, turning his back towards her as though she meant nothing to him anymore. Had he turned off a switch and forgotten all that they once shared within a second? It pained her to even think about it. So she decided not to.
It had been too long. She had felt enough pain for one lifetime. She had endured enough torture for one lifetime. She was ready to give up. She had nothing to live for anymore. Her child and her husband were no longer hers. Her family had gotten used to living without her, so it wouldn't hurt them if she just vanished. She no longer wanted to be on the same Earth that he lived upon.
She remembered back to the day he had taken her to the roof of a building and asked her to jump to her death to prove her love for him. She closed her eyes.
"Will you give your life for me Madhu? Will you jump?"
For you, she thought as she took one step forwards.
"MADHU!"
Startled, Madhu's tearful eyes shot open. She felt a pair of headlights on her from behind. She hesitated to turn around after realizing it was his voice. So she froze in spot, with her back towards whomever was behind her. She stared out to the empty, black forest beneath her. All she needed was one more step and all the pain would come to an end. She contemplated it one last time when suddenly she felt a grip on her arm. He flung her around to face him but before she could even take in his face, she felt a stinging ache on her cheek. It took her a moment to realize that he had just slapped her. But that didn't bring her out of what she wanted to do.
Madhu turned her head slowly to face a disheveled RK. His eyes full of rage but watery at the same time. His body language showing how worried he was but angry at the same time. He contradicted himself in everything he did and it confused Madhu more than she could imagine. As she took in his face, she felt his hands grip onto her shoulders.
"How dare you," he spoke between his clenched teeth.
Madhu could sense the fury behind his voice but she no longer felt fear. She brushed his hands off of her and let the tears, which had threatened to fall, stream down her face. She felt her face go on fire as she became overwhelmed with emotions.
"Why are you stopping me! WHY!" she spoke behind her tears.
"Shut up! Just SHUT UP Madhu! God dammit," he grabbed onto her shoulders once again, "What the hell were you thinking! Are you out of your mind?! Did you even think about me? Did you wonder what I'd go through?!" his voice rose with every word.
"Think...about you...?" Madhu questioned with disbelief, "Think about YOU?" she grew angry. She brushed his hands off her shoulders again and pushed on his chest, "Did you ever, even once, think about ME?! Why would I think about you! TELL ME!" she grabbed onto his collar, demanding an answer.
"Stop it Madhu, don't be stupid," he spoke in a composed manner as he gritted his teeth and refused to face Madhu.
"Stop it?! HOW RK! It hurts! Do you have any idea what I've been going through? Do you even know what's been going through my mind? What's lead me to this point?!"
"Madhu, stop, I'm taking you home," he grabbed her arm and began pulling her away.
"LET ME GO!" she pulled her arm free. He turned to face her as she began stepping backwards, "I'm done RK. I'm DONE. I can't take this anymore. Just let me go..." she continued to step away from him.
RK's eyes widened as she neared the edge of the cliff.
"Madhu...Madhu don't."
"I'm done..." she continued to repeat herself in a whisper as tears flowed through her eyes.
"MADHU STOP." He took a step forwards, reaching out for her, but it was too late. She took in RK's face one last time with her blurred vision and then the ground beneath her feet disappeared.
"MADHU!" she heard him yell for her. His voice echoed in the sky as Madhu closed her eyes and awaited the final moment of her life. Her life flashed before her eyes. It was something she never felt would happen, but it did.
From the moment she opened her eyes to the moment she first met him. From the moment she fell in love to the moment they got married. From the moment she lost him to the moment she closed her eyes for the last time.
A bone-crushing thud marked her final moments. With a final gasp for air, she let the darkness consume her as his cries from above continued to echo in the dark, silent sky above her.
Her pain and suffering had come to an end.
It was finally over.
He loved her, and she figured that out in the last moments of her life but she chose to let him suffer instead. So that's why I decided to have her pass away. I had actually written it as to have RK convince her to live, but then figured RK could use the pain. So yeah, obviously RK would turn back into his cold, emotionless self as once again the one person he loved in his life left him like all the others. Oh and this OS was also made like this because my parents these past few days have been predicting that one of the two will die at the end of the show, giving us a tragic end. For some reason, they've convinced me to believe the same lol. So I've prepared you all well now hahah. Also, RK came to know of Madhu's disappearance through Roma (who heard Madhu scream but was unable to locate her). I would've added that into the OS had I decided to let Madhu live. There are a few unanswered questions in this, feel free to ask away and I'll answer. Oh and spoiler alert, this cliff plays an important part in my upcoming new FF which I've been working on.
And by no means am I suggesting that suicide is a good option. DO NOT think that way. Because trust me, I've been there (no I obviously didn't die lol), and it's something no one should EVER consider.
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