Adi left the house in fury. Banging hard with his fist on a nearby wall he hopped in the driver's seat and closed the door with a thud. The heavy engine harshly rambled as he sped away with his car.
He couldn't trust his own self. Spending one more minute with her, he would have ended up hurting her again.
But she brought it on herself. The girl is an ill mannered rebel. To date, he kept taking her disrespect lightly. He even found her tantrums cute. But now it was getting annoying. He needs to take her fully under his control before it's too late.
He still couldn't comprehend how she could reject him.
HIM!
She kept telling him that he was proud and arrogant but in reality when she was the one.
He planned so much for the evening but she had to ruin it all.
Couldn't she appreciate the effort he was putting in?
He just hoped she would soon realize his love. Otherwise, he had to use his twisted ways and surely she'd not like it.
............
Sameer checked the time on his wristwatch while waiting for the signal to turn green impatiently. He roamed his eyes outside lazily. Suddenly his eyes caught an Audi R8 that sped past his car whirling a pool of dust without any care of the red signal.
He could hear the profanities some people were throwing at the driver because of his reckless driving. It took his mind only a few seconds to realize the car belonged to his best friend.
Adi!
'Wasn't he supposed to propose to her today?' Sameer asked himself.
Seeing Adi's excitement he didn't take the liberty to make him aware of the real circumstances.
He wanted to tell him to be more patient with her, something his friend totally lacked. Not that he was going to hear him anyway.
But now he was quite sure that the date didn't go well for Adi, unsurprisingly.
Then something struck in his mind. Wasn't Adi supposed to drop her at her place first? Why did he come this way?
Now he really wanted to know the depth of the situation. His sixth sense was telling him something wasn't right. Debating with his mind for a minute or two, Sameer took a U-turn to go to Adi's farmhouse.
Yes, Adi told him in the morning that was the place he decided to take her to.
.......
Dipping her head in between her knees Paro was sitting like a statue. Strangely her mind was less on the impulsive behavior of her tormentor and more on hating her own self.
Her anger and frustration were at the moon for allowing all of these to happen to her. For not being strong enough to protect herself.
How pathetic and weak she was! Her confusion and self disgust were crawling under her skin making her feel miserable. She started rubbing one of her hands harshly with the other palm to get rid of the feelings.
Sameer who was standing near the doorstep felt pathetic seeing her condition. He was watching her for the last five minutes but somehow couldn't gather the courage to approach her.
But seeing she was rubbing her hands like a madman he couldn't wait anymore. Slowly he started taking steps toward her, careful not to make her scared.
He pretended to cough to make her aware of his presence.
Paro became stiff hearing a manly voice.
" Paromita..." hearing her name from a soft voice she slowly raised her head.
Sameer was taken aback, seeing her dull, gloomy face. She looked at him with lifeless red, puffy eyes. He almost cringed observing her bruised lips.
God! What did Adi do to her? The sign of his friend's violence and madness was still fresh on her body.
For a minute he felt a sudden gush of anger hitting her. He felt ashamed realising all of these were caused by his best friend. She was young. Probably of his sister's age and he couldn't even think that someone causing his sister so much pain.
His brotherly side unknowingly pushed him every time to save this young soul from his best friend. But Adi wasn't someone to listen to anyone's advice.
Still, he would talk with him.
" Umm. Come with me. I will drop you home." Sameer stated, not meeting her eyes.
Without uttering a word she stood up slowly and started walking towards the door like a robot.
Sameer gulped and followed her silently.
.........
" Adi...ouch!"
Sameer stopped entering Adi's room as soon as he felt a sharp pain in his foot. He couldn't see anything in the darkness.
Switching on the light he was stunned.
The room was a mess. Shattered broken things were scattered on the floor as if a tornado had passed through the apartment.
Sameer took out the piece of broken sharp glass from his feet.
Adi was sitting on the low armchair in the middle of the room. Two upper buttons of his shirt were opened. He kept twitching the liquor glass in his hand. His distressed state made his friend sigh.
" How was your date?"
Sameer asked him hoping to start a conversation. Even though he came here to give Adi a reality check he restricted himself from doing so seeing his disheveled state.
Without getting any answer he again asked...
" Where is your date?"
" Stop pretending like you just didn't drop her at her home," Adi said in a cold harsh voice.
" How did you know?" Sameer asked, surprised.
" Not important." Adi again gave a short cold reply.
Sighing, Sameer decided to come straight to the point.
" Why are you doing all this Adi? I thought you just wanted to sleep with her for once. That's too with her consent."
Adi chuckled upon hearing his question and stood up from his seat.
" You didn't get it. Did you?" He asked calmly.
" YOU ALL DON'T FUCKING GET IT HUH?! DO YOU!"
Adi shouted at the top of his voice, throwing the glass from his hold to the ground, breaking it into pieces.
" I told you already that I love her. Is it really that tough to put into your thick skull?
Do you think it was a silly joke? Tell me. Do I look like a joker to you?"
He kept his voice at the same level.
" Why her Adi? What makes her so special to you?"
Sameer asked again without losing his calmness.
" Her innocence." Adi lowered his voice remembering her.
She is infuriating, intoxicating. So fiery yet so vulnerable. Nobody has ever rejected me so boldly as her. Her emotions are as pure and raw as an infant's.
I have everything except that innocence. That's something alien to me. I thought it was a stupid myth until I met her. I never knew innocence can be this addicting. Now I crave it." He smiled lightly.
" Yes. I live for it." His words skillfully described his urgency.
" And before you again give me any useless advice...."
His face was back to his cold, serious one...
" I will destroy every barrier that will come between us. I will burn the whole town down and still won't stop until I make her mine." His voice thundered.
His eyes showing his determination.
" Now get out." Ordering his friend he again took his previous position on the armchair.
Resting his head backward he closed his eyes and drowned himself in her dreams....
Where she was already his and ONLY HIS.
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