The Blurred Lines

• Regrets and Tears •

"Why do you look stressed?" Vidyut asked.
He didn't know about the changes I went through in Chicago, all that time. He did not know that I'm in love with her.

"We had a fight. A huge fight and I was so wrong. I have hurt him Vid. I called him names, I don't know why I did that."

"Calm down. He's not a saint either." Vidyut rolled his eyes.

"Please Vid. At least you should not say such things about him."

"I have all the rights to say this about him and can you please stop worrying about him?" Anger surged through Vidyut because of the stark difference between our thoughts about one another. Her affection and my indifferences have gotten better off Vidyut.

"What happened Vid?"

"You wanna know? So let me tell you because I can't take more guilt from betraying you." He said honestly, deciding everything against our friendship.

He couldn't lie to Lavanya, he for she really meant so much to him, and he couldn't help me with my wickedness and that's how friends should be. Friends need to correct you and he did.

"Vidyut?"

"Agastya is deceiving you. It's kind of a honey trap. He is trying to make you fall in love with him and simultaneously trick you." He said without meeting her eyes.

"What the fuck are you saying? Have you gone nuts? Weeds? Did you -" Lavanya literally said that to him and it still makes me laugh.

"I'm fine Lavanya. He plans to publish an unverified news on all the portals of gossip bee, about Iftekhar. And you will be screwed. Big time screwed. You will be ripped off your position. He has been making plans for a month or so.. I tried to stop him but he hasn't.."

"The only thing that bothers me is why did he take so much time? Because it's an easy plan. But I didn't want it to happen and lying from you all this time doesn't go right with me. I'm sorry Lavanya."

"I can't believe it -" she murmured.

"I swear on my mother I'm not lying. Wait let me show you something."

Vidyut showed her everything he knew, related to Iftekhar's false news I had made and curated. The articles, the fake signatures everything.
Perks of being a personal assistant!

"He can't be so cruel.. so unfaithful.. I trusted him, Vid.." she was shook, trembling, and lost.

"I know Lavanya I'm so sorry."

"Where is Agastya? I need to meet him." She said but...

"Lavanya? Lavanya?" Vidyut panicked. Before she could confront me, Lavanya passed out because of the shock and betrayal.
She hadn't eaten anything since our fight and the revelation didn't help. I was proved to be a traitor in front of her, which I was. I got caught and my worst fears did come true.

"Lavanya! Lavanya! Oh my God! Finally." I instantly pulled a then conscious Lavanya closer to my chest and heaved a sigh of relief.

I had come to the office with the same intent as hers - to clear the mess of the previous night, but I found her unconscious and later, nothing went the way as I thought it would.

"Agastya?" she hummed, opening her eyes.

"You scared me! Oh God I can't lose you. Don't do this next time." I looked at her and again pulled her to my chest. She took my breath away with her stint.

"Where am I?" She asked, and sat at a distance from me.

"In my cabin. When I reached office, Vidyut was taking care of an unconscious you. I swear you gave me a mini heartattack." I held her hand and she removed it.
"And what about the heartbreak I am going through?" Her eyes were suddenly filled with rage and disgust.