UnFading LOVE(Completed)

32 - Hurt 😣

# Areena's POV
# Date - November 05, 2022

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I woke up at 8. My head felt like someone had been hammering on it. My throat felt sour. Half an hour had already passed, and I was still lying in bed, burying my head under so many pillows to stop the hammering, but it was of no use.

I didn't remember anything from yesterday after the accident when I was with Abid in his car. I tried so hard to remember what happened, but in vain.

Maybe I passed out after that because of hunger. Finally, I got up from my bed and watched myself in the mirror. I looked horrible. I quickly went to the bathroom and freshened up. I opened the shower and let the water flow, washing away all my tiredness. After the shower, I looked at myself in the mirror and found a dark purple patch on my skin near my collarbone.

Did some insect bite me?

I rubbed it.

Was it poisonous?

I applied some cream on it. I wore a yellow top with a black shrug and black denim jeans. I brushed my hair. I had three meetings that day, and the important one was with the board of directors. I couldn't skip that. But this unbearable headache. Aaahh!

I heard sounds coming from downstairs.

What was happening?

I quickly made a ponytail and walked downstairs. I heard Uncle's voice from the drawing room. I made my way inside and greeted everyone; my mom and dad were also there.

"Assalamualaikum, good morning, all of you."

Uncle greeted me back, but my mom and dad said nothing. They didn't look fine. I went to my mom.

"Mom.. What happened..?"

I asked her, but she replied with a slap on my right cheek. I held my cheek and looked at her. Dad looked towards us as Uncle came between me and mom.

"That's not a solution, Bhabhi."

Uncle told mom, and she was still staring at me.

"She deserves this, Bhaijaan."

My mom replied with gritted teeth. I stood behind Uncle in utter shock. Lots of questions were running through my mind at that moment.

What did I do? What is happening? Why is mom behaving like this? Why isn't Papa saying anything?

I was too shocked to ask her. She had never hit me before. But I wanted answers too.

"Can you please tell me what is happening?"

I asked her politely, but she turned her face away from me.

"If you don't tell me, how do I know what's wrong----?"

I didn't complete my sentence as my gaze fell on the newspaper lying on the table. Upon reading the headline on the front page, I became paralyzed in my spot. The headline read,

"Love is in the air, Abid & Areena, the two youngest business partners, sharing an intimate moment.."

I picked up the paper and read the entire article.