Pragya OneShot - 'Karma & Revenge.'

This never really had been her room..or rather..they both could never really make it their room.

Trying to hasten past the very-much-real-incarnations-of-Cruela De Vil, the best friends joined to the hip' - who were hounding her ever since, passing smug smirks and snickers amongst themselves, no doubt hoping to celebrate her ouster with pomp although trying to appear a little respectable about it.

And then there was him.

He had quietly entered the room, a few minutes ago, because he thought that he has been gracious enough to give her some space so that she could pack her things in peace.

Yeah well, wasn't "peace" exactly one of the things that she had never been allowed ever since she stepped here, in this place !!

As if!!.

Although, he did feel a slight twinge to see the way things were progressing, the place they were heading, yet he tried to mask his inner turmoil well and waited patiently.

To see her go out from his house and his life.

Forever.

She was about to cross the threshold of the room with the last of her luggage. And she tried, unsuccessfully, nonetheless, to wipe the tears that had fallen from the precipice of her eyes but to no avail.

And it still made no difference.

To any of them.

She didn't know about her husband, but of the other two, she was quite sure.

Their faces would clearly be indicating their triumph.. Obviously for the major victory they had just attained!!

And it was exactly at that juncture, when she was about to step out of the room for the last time, that she felt something snap inside her.

And it was exactly at that point of time that she decided that she was completely, justifiably entitled to have the last say here.

Stopping at the doorsill and without turning back, she spoke in a loud and clear voice -

"You yourselves are going to bring in your own doom."

She hadn't really put on a harsh tone but what she said made them shudder with dread.

And then, without waiting for anybody to answer, she turned around and went on -

"Your arrogance, your ego, your lack of faith, your impetuosity, your treachery, the debauchery you all have steeped yourselves in, the dark shadows that you have allowed to pervade in your very souls - do you think that happiness will ever come to you??

Just ask yourselves, atleast once - that by ruining somebody's life, will you ever know true joy, true bliss??

If you find the answer to be a yes' , then congratulations for your success..and if it's a no', then my best wishes to all of you. God knows you are going to need it pretty badly!! "

Seems her speech had ruffled some feathers as one of Cinderella's evil step-sister strode forward, pointing a finger at her, menacingly and barked -

"Listen, you bloody behenji, you better watch it or el.." .. only to be cut short mid-sentence by her bitter, acerbic laugh -

"Oh no no no..I have watched as well as observed enough and I have no intention of doing so any more..!!

Rather it's you, the three of you..who should constantly watch their backs for the impending doom that's going to befall on all of you, pretty soon.

Because the cog wheels of Karma have already started churning.
And as we all know, Karma can be quite venomous when it bites hard. And I totally hope that it will mete out the same treatment to you people.

Because this is the one revenge that I have earned..and this is the one revenge I deserve!!"

And with that she picked up her luggage and crossed the threshold, but not before turning back for the last time and throwing their way her last words -

"..and it will actually be quite fun to see Karma being an out and out bitch to you three . . . .", she mouthed the words, preferring not to utter them loudly, and then with a wry smile, she added -

"Figure it out!!"..

And away she went, with her smile intact in its place - away from this hellhole, towards a new destination, with fate tucked safely in her pocket, and Karma hollering at the back.