The Revelation
It had been 2 months since Neil married Tejaswini to fulfil a dying Mohit Chavan’s wish. Neil Pradhan, a man who was the epitome of a family man and had long stopped feeling anything, didn't even realise when Tejaswini had come into his life and stirred him like a storm. Neil didn't know that his innocent wish of wanting Tejaswini would be fulfilled but at the cost of his hurt mother. Since the day Neil and Tejaswini had gotten married, Neil had vowed to be Tejaswini’s shadow and never let the sadness she had when her father died engulf her. However one thing that no one could’ve ever prepared Neil for was coming right into his face and he didn't know what to do. Tejaswini Neil Pradhan, the name that felt like honey to his tongue was the most bitter thing he would have thought of now when he overheard Tejaswini and Rituraj talking.
“You used my brother to get me right?”Rituraj spoke to Tejaswini with venom in his mouth, “No Rituraj, trust me I don't even like him. It was baba who forced me into getting married to him. I still love you”
“I don't even like him”, Neil always knew he wasn’t a favourite among girls like Rituraj was. No one would have willingly wanted to be tied to him if they were given a choice to choose between him and Ritu. But damn!! It did hurt him too much. Getting to know that the person he liked so much had feelings for his cousin. “Aparajita”, the name he had given to Tejaswini and the feelings behind it, was something only Neil could understand. His Aparajita didn't like him, but what was worse was she Liked his cousin and in her eyes was Forced to marry him.
Neil’s world came crashing down when he had overheard this conversation. Even leaving music forever to pursue MBBS didn't hurt him as much as knowing Tejaswini liked Rituraj. No surgery or operation could have prepared Neil for the pain of a heartbreak. Knowing someone doesn't like you could never hurt as hearing them say that out loud to someone else did. Neil had long ago accepted that Rituraj was better than him at almost all the things and he would always let him go away with that. But this time he couldn’t. Not when his love was at stake. Not when Tejaswini was at stake. Neil knew Tejaswini would never like him but she was his responsibility and he could not let Tejaswini be with Ritu not because it would be inappropriate but because Ritu never liked Tejaswini the way Neil did and this time Neil knew he had to fight for the thing that really mattered to him and not let it slip away like he did with Music.
(tried writing some sort of a piece please do read and tell how is it)