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Chapter 10
---Kriya---
My ears went numb and I shot my gaze towards Rey. He was looking on the floor. The guilt was clearly visible in his actions. I just wished that I wouldn't get one more reason to make me not love this guy. Who was I kidding? How many reasons I ever get. I will always love... Shut up Kriya!
Rage filled my heart the moment I realized what this guy has done. Again, to hurt me. I was about to scream and shout at him when.
"Answer me, Kriya." I heard Sharon's voice.
I looked at her, battling with myself. Should I tell them? What of they don't understand.
"Sharon, I..." I started but was interrupted.
"Yes or no." She asked me with that firm, accusing voice, I hated.
"Sharon, listen.." I tried again, but failed.
"Yes or no, Kriya!" She asked louder.
I fidgeted around for a while. I really did not want them to know this in this way. But I have no choice.
"Yes." I whispered and looked up to look at Sharon. She was shocked. One word. Shocked.
When I looked at Swayam, he looked rather dissappointed. I turned my gaze around the whole room and saw a flood of emotions on everybody's face. When saw Rey's, it showed rage, control and... Fear. I kept looking at him and he turned his gaze to me. His teeth clenched and we kept looking at each other.
Why do you always hurt me, Rey? The single thought kept running in my mind, when I was brought back by Sharon's deep voice.
"When did you decide this?" She asked me. I really did not want a confrontation right now.
"Yesterday." Sharon stepped back as soon as the word left my mouth.
"Sharon, listen to me." I pleaded her and took a step forward.
"Listen to what?! I thought you trusted me." She screamed.
"I do Sharon, but..." I was interrupted.
"But not enough to tell us this." Swayam voiced.
"Swayam, not you." I felt helpless.
"Yes, Kriya. Why didn't you tell us?" Simmi said out of nowhere.
"Kriya why are you up for this?" Vicky said.
"Your life will be ruined, Kriya." Nil started. I looked at him, questioningly.
"Kriya, why the hell would you even think of getting married?!" Swayam said.
"And that too, not informing us." Sharon continued.
They all started blabbering, what is right and what is wrong for me. I wanted to shout at them. I thought they would understand. Why is everything falling apart?! I was about to scream at them out of anger when.
"Guys, stop it." Rey shouted. "You guys..." He started but I raised my palm to him. He stopped immediately. He was astonished would be an understatement.
"Enough!" I screamed at everybody. And walked towards Reyaansh. "How many times would you hurt me? How many times do you want me to loose my trust on you? How many times do you want me to be broken?!" I screamed at the end.
"Kriya..." He started.
"No! When will you grow up, Rey? How irresponsible can you get!? Don't you think, I would've wanted to tell them?" I asked him, venom dripping from my voice.
"It's in the newspapers Kriya! I thought everybody knew!" He retorted. "And whatever it might be, you are ruining your life! You're friends have the right to know!"
"It's my life, Reyaansh! I can do whatever I want with it! Didn't you do it when I wasn't here?" I yelled right back.
"That was..." He was interrupted.
I looked at my hand, and saw my phone vibrating and practicing it's singing skills.
'Abhishek.' The screen displayed. Sharon jerked her head to me, Swayam was curious whereas Rey was busy clenching his jaw. I glanced at the whole gang and received the call.
"Abhi." I said, my voice as happy as it could sound right now.
"Kriya, give up the pretence." Abhishek said and I immediately dropped the smile.
"Yeah..." I trailed, emotionless.
I noticed everybody around, they were quite shocked with the sudden change of emotions in me. The second I heard Abhi starting to say something, my phone and my ear lost contact.
I looked behind me and saw Rey staring at me with rage filled eyes and my phone in his right hand. I sighed and closed my eyes, not again, were the only words that crossed my mind.
"I was talking." Rey stated.
I softly stretched my hand and took the phone from his hand. "I'm finally happy, Rey. Or atleast, I'm trying to be. Please don't ruin this for me."
He clenched his jaws and left the place, the instant the words left my mouth. Everybody shifted their eyes from me to him while I just stood staring at his figure leaving the hall in the wall sized mirror as he just walked away, like always.
I closed my eyes as a year escaped my eyes and took a deep breath. Just taking in the silence. I opened my eyes and turned to look at everybody. I knew they would start giving me the lecture again which I desperately wanted to avoid. The moment I saw Vicky open his mouth, I interrupted.
"Guys, please, I'm trying to move on and I would be grateful if you guys stay happy with what I want to be happy with." I said in one go. Their faces did not show any sign of reply. And I didn't wish to get one. So, I did the next thing that came to my mind. I walked out of the room. Not looking back. I just... Walked out. Trying to do one thing, I never wanted to do. Run away from every possible way of getting hurt.
I had promised my mother not to run away from problems and I'm just doing it increasingly each passing day. Heck, I recently wished dying because of the mess all of my life has been. Something which mom had exclusively asked her not to do.
---Rey---
I can't believe this! She loves me! Then... Then, why is she doing this! She is ruining herself.
You don't know that.
That voice intervened my thoughts.
Shut up! Of course, she is ruining her life. You can't spend your whole life with someone you don't love. And she love me not...
You don't know that either.
It interrupted me. This is so frustrating. My own brain doesn't seem to support me. I threw my head back, trying to take things off my mind.
But Kriya Ghai doesn't seem to just leave my thoughts. I don't know why. Must be because she is taking such a drastic step in life. Yeah, it must be that.
And my owner is a big fat liar. Stop lying to yourself, Rey. Do I need to actually tell you the truth?
Just shut up! Okay! I don't love her, get it!?
I never mentioned love.
And the voice didn't seem to come back. It wasn't intervening in my thoughts anymore. Before I could actually think about Kriya and what my inner self just told me, my phone rang.
I checked the caller ID. 'Mom' It displayed. I sighed and recieved the call.
---Kriya---
I walked to the colleague parking with tears in my eyes. I bent over my car's bonnet and looked at my palms placed firmly on the bonnet. A tear escaped and so did the questions from my mind.
Why does Rey always has to do it? Why does he always hurt me? Was rejecting me not enough? Does he really likes seeing me this miserable? Why Rey? Why? Why can you see me getting married to another guy, when you claim not to love me? Why do I never get the answers from you? Please Rey, stop doing this! Universeji, for once! Let me be happy... Please!
I sobbed and went to sit in the driver's seat. The view in front of me was blurry. I shut my eyes right and threw my head on the head rest. I needed to get away from every thing. I wiped my eyes and pushed the key in it's hole. The engine roared and I drive out of the lot as fast as I could.
-Half an Hour later-
I parked my car in front of the huge bungalow. Only universeji knows, how I reached this place, 10 minutes of drive took me 30 minutes to reach. My tears didn't seem to stop the whole way, it was as if I had put glycerin in my eyes. I so need to get rid of this.
I stayed in the car for a while, checking my appearance in the rearview mirror, my eyes were a bit puffy, but it didn't seem like I had cried for hours. My neon top was a little ruffled, but it looked okay at the bottom line.
I stepped out of the car, heading towards the mahogany door. I ringed the doorbell and at an instant a servant opened the door. I looked at her with a smile on my face but she seemed to be lost somewhere.
"Aaiye." She said and I stepped in the house.
As I came closer to the huge sofa set in the middle of the living room, I saw Abhishek's mom. I gave her a warm smile and she returned the gesture rather awkwardly. I had a skeptical look on my face. But inlet it fade away.
She held my hand and made me sit beside her on the couch. She looked very serious, something not normal for her.
"Kriya, I need to ask you something." She said in a hushed manner.
"Yes, aunty. Please proceed." I replied, trying to sound as normal as I could.
"Kriya, Abhishek, did he... Did he?" She stuttered not finishing her sentence. I raised my eyebrows and indicated her to proceed. But she chose to make a jalebi.
"Kriya." She started. "Abhi and you have been close since childhood and I know I shouldn't ask this, but I want you to know that you and Abhi are equal for me. Just like Abhi and..." She stopped. I looked at her and noticed the pain in her eyes. She closed her eyes for a brief moment and asked.
"Kriya, has Abhi told you the reason of getting married to you?" She asked me.
I was shocked for a second. Abhi had a reason to marry me? I looked at her with wide eyes. I do remember Abhi saying that, he doesn't love me and he has his reasons of marrying me, the day he had arrived India. But was there such a big and serious reason that his mom is reacting so indifferently?
"No, mom." A voice interrupted my thoughts. I turned my head to see Abhi standing there. I gulped. He didn't look or sound in the happiest mood. His nose flared as he glared at his mom.
"Kriya? I thought you'd inform before giving a visit." I looked down unable to bear those eyes which emitted dislike. "Or were you invited?" He asked, shifting his eyes to his mom.
"Why didn't you tell her?" His mom rose from the couch and interrogated.
"You know the reason, I'll tell her at the right time." He replied, that sort of blew me up. I trusted him enough to tell him all of my story and he wants to start a relationship by hiding something from me?
"But I want to know!" I rose up and with me raised my voice.
Done.
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