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twenty four

“Fine, girls. Looks like my boss needs my ass right now. Gotta go. Bye!” Dhruv ended the call, whispering the “Bye”, as Shaina left my room, giving room for my privacy.

As the privacy sunk in, a sense of insecurity from the past week filled my mind. Insecure of why I didn't have access to Ishaan's world instead of a random girl. I mean, I was the one who created that world. So, who had the exclusive right of travelling to and fro the world other than me? But, why wasn't I allowed to go there?

While these insecurities were playing with my mind, an additional fear of letting Ishaan live with that girl walked in my mind to ruin my mental peace. My point was that Ishaan deserves better, not a girl from reality. Ishaan doesn't deserve to live in this world. Or rather, this world doesn't deserve a man like Ishaan. I created Ishaan only as an escape from this world, not the other way around. The idea of him living the rest of his life with a mere girl in this world did nothing but injected fire into my veins.

Then, I took my mobile  from my chest drawer to text Miss Bansal, knowing what should be done to solve this issue.

Me:
Hello, Miss Bansal. First of all, thank you for taking me to my world upon my insistence. I didn't regret visiting that place. The people I created, the places I built, and the events I planned… I never knew that I would be seeing it live (unless it was some movie or series, xD).

Before letting you know my decision, I would like to tell you some things. Ishaan is not just a mere character I created; he's my baby. You know, I've been writing stuff since I was 18. For these seven years, I saw nothing but failure in my career. Yet, I didn't care much about it, hoping to make things better with my next work. Then, YBWM happened. The moment Ishaan came into my life, I was like, “That's it. He's gonna change your life for sure.” I wasn't the only one to say that; my friends, fellow writers, and even my publisher. He came like a cool spring in my life of barren desert.

I created an entire world for the sake of him. I created it for my (little amount of) readers who needed an escape from this fucked-up world where you and I exist. Then, in such a case, how could you expect me to send my man to this world which has nothing but negativity? I mean, you are a nice person. But, I care more about the world we live in than you two. This world is a drainage, Miss Bansal. It ruins everyone who's into it. And, I don't want my child to get ruined by this.

Hence, for the sake of his mental peace, I would like to wave off my red flag for your relationship with him. And, this was a decision I took after all that brainstorming I did. I'm sure that there's no room for further discussion.

Thank you!

A few minutes later, I received a reply from Miss Bansal.

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Hello, Miss Chatterjee. I understand your feelings. But, at the end of the day, I fear that there's no life for him and I without each other. I know that this world is a drainage. But, I promise to give him a life better than the one in your world. I know that you gave him a king-size life in his world (exclusive of Maahi, of course), but I know there's no room for his life to be better without me, now that I'm here. And, it's the same vice versa.

I respect your decision, Miss Chatterjee. But, I love him and so does he. So, I hope you too respect my decision the way I did. And, the same goes for me: there's no room for further discussion.

Thank you!

“That fucking bitch!” I yelled in an out-of-characteristic pitch and raised my hand as if to throw my mobile, but dropped out as Shaina entered the room with a stunned look. As she raised her eyebrows, I yelled, “Why does nobody understand me?”

“Who didn't understand you?” She questioned and frowned a little while I jumped out of the bed while wearing my sneakers and tying my hair into a bun with a claw clip.

“You know what?” I said as I went near her, my breath getting hitched and rugged. “I'm going to show that bitch how it is to gain my wrath.”

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Ah, there comes the twist, peeps! And also, the trauma!

And, I think Aadya is a big bitch, though. What do you say? Drop your views at the comments' section, peeps!

See you soon!