Next day
9:00 am
Finally, Aarav stepped out of room. Vihaan was already waiting in the corridor for him. He joined him but there resided a kind silence in them.
Aarav said ," Aarohi and Navya aa rahe hai na ". Vihaan said ," Apne jaisa kal behave kiya hai Aarohi ke saath. Mujhe nahi lagta wo apse baat karna chahegi ".
Aarav's P.O.V. -
His words may be bitter. But the fact is that whatever he said is hundred percent true. I hurted her feelings really badly. I don't even show the courage to accept my mistakes.
Aarav said , " I would never prefer to hurt her any situation. I don't know what the hell was wrong with me that I yelled at her with no fault of her ".
Vihaan said ," Galat to uske saath hua hai ab chahe anjane mein hua ho ya janbujh kar ." Aarav said ," Will she forgive me if I apologize?".
Vihaan said, " I don't know what she will react. Let them come here then we will think about it ". Aarav hummed in response.
Aarohi and Navya reached there. As soon as Aarav's glance fell over her face a feeling of pain, guilt, sorrow hit him. A realisation which made his heart shattered into pieces.
Aarav's P.O.V.-
I felt numb suddenly as her bright smile had left. All what i can see is a pale face. Her dark circle is signifying the darkness I created in her life just being a part of it. Her eyes are screaming in pain which I caused her.
Aarav finally decided to speak ," Vihaan I am really having a bad headache. I don't think I would be able to go out ". Vihaan ," Par bhai aap to..... ".
Aarav said in a cold tone ," I am heading towards my room. You all can go anywhere you want. I want to take some rest ". Saying this he left from there quickly.
Aarav's P.O.V.
I can't face her right now. I know she is broken but what if instead of healing I end up adding to her issues.
After years history is repeating itself.
Vihaan said ," Wo na bhai ko sach mein headache ho raha tha ". Aarohi said with a faded smile, " Its okay you don't need to justify. I know he don't want to talk to me "
Vihaan said ," You are misunderstanding it. Actually the thing is ...... ". He suddenly stopped and said ," Lets go somewhere ".
Aarohi said ," I don't want to ".
Navya said ," I think we should go and you will feel better ". Vihaan also joined her. Aarohi finally gave up and decided to go.
They left for a nearby location. Vihaan and Navya tried their best to cheer up and they succeed to what extent only Aarohi knew it.
Time skips.......
Aarav returned to his room in a devastated state. Flashbacks were roaming in his mind that was killing him every moment.
He went to the cupboard and picked up a photo frame and tightly hugged it and tears rolled down his eyes.
He sat on corner of bed and said ," Aaj aisa lag raha ki mere zindagi replay mode par aa chuki hai. Abb usse kaise batau ki kyu aaya mujhe itna gussa. Saalo pehle tumhara phone time ne nahi uthaya tha aaj tak uski keemat chuka raha hu. Kal jab Amaira ke itne sare calls ek saath dekhe to wahi manzar meri aankho ke samne ghumne laga ki kahi wo bhi tu tumhari tarah. Sochte huye bhi rooh kanp jati hai meri ki meri wajah se tumne kya kya saha tha sirf mere do pal ki narazgi ne tumhari life ko hila ke rakh diya.Aaj jab uske chehre par wo maayusi dekhi to seedha tumhara khayaal mere mann mein aaya ki kaise meri ek galti ne tumhe andar tak tod diya tha.Tumne sahi kaha hai mein to dosti bhi nahi nibha sakta aur chala tha us se pyaar karne. Aaj tak meri zindagi mein aaye har insaan ko dukh hi mila hai. Kyuki mein rishton ki kadar karni seekh hi nahi paya. Tum thi to sab kitna asaan sa lagta tha. Par maine tumhe bhi khud se door kar diya.Jo mujhe jodne aayi thi uska hi dil tod kar beth gaya hu. Mein usse aur dukh nahi de sakta. Dukh to usse ab bhi hoga par uss se to sahi hai ki jo galti tumhare saath ki maine kam se kam wo abhi apne aap ko sambhal to sakegi . Kaash tum mujhe maaf kar do par mujh jaise insaan ko jeene tak ka hak nahi mafi milna to door ki baat. Maine aaj tak apne aas pas rehne wale logo ki khushiyo ko khaya hai. Pehle tumhari aur ab uski par shayad bhagwan ne mujhe sahi samay pe yaad dila diya ki mein na to mein pyaar karna deserve karta hu aur na hi pyaar pana.💔
Some wounds never heal but they always find a way to hurt you in worst way. Losing a single relation can shake your entire life.
He just turned off the lights sat on the floor when his back was touching the wall of a bed and he was folding his knees while placing his forehead over it in a cucooned structure.
He just placed the photo near his heart and cried his heart out. With every passing moment his breaths were getting heavier due to continuous sobs.
Men also cry when they lose someone really precious to them.Tears don't know gender discriminations.
He placed his head between both his palms and said ," I am left in this world only to suffer and I am sure I will suffer till my last breath ".
Suddenly his phone rang, it was Vihaan he quickly fixed his messed up state and gulped water from glass placed beside him and picked up the call after taking a small pause.
He tried to sound maximum sober as he can pretend to be and said ," Hello ". Vihaan replied ," Hello bhai , aap thik to ho na . You took a lot of time to attend the call ."
Aarav nervously said ," Yeah, I am fine. I was actually taking a nap. I told you that I had headache." Vihaan replied ," Are you sure ?".
Aarav replied," Yes , I am alright. I think it will take some time to cure. You don't worry about it. I will take medicine and it will be fine ". Saying this he ended the call.
Vihaan ended the call and said ," I already told you he is fine ". Aarohi said ," May be you was right. But I am not feeling okay right now ".
Vihaan said ," What happened. Do you need any medicine? ". She replied ," No medicines are not needed . I just need some sleep as I am feeling a little tired".
Vihaan said ," Lets get back to hotel, if you want so ". Aarohi replied ," Yeah ". They settled in the car and are on their way back to hotel.
Aarav's P.O.V.-
I know Vihaan had talked to him on speaker in front of me assuring he is okay. But still I had gut feeling that something is wrong with me. I know I should be angry with him. This love is really complicated. You can't hate the person you love even though he breaks you in worst way.
Time skips.......
Soon Aarohi reached her room. Her mind was stuck in confusions. His mind told her to stop worrying about him due to his behaviour with her. But her heart says for once go and check on him.
When you are truly in love,
In every hearing of this court
Your brain lose the wars.
And the heart wins every case ♥️
She finally gathered the courage and her glance fell over a medicine box in her stuff. She remembered his brother suggested this medicine for instant relief from a severe headache.
She said ," He might need it ". She took the tablet and left for his room. She was on his way to his room. Her inner turmoil was eating her up.
Some battles are fought with innerself.
Misfortunately these are the toughest one. Because you are not in fight with another person. Its you v/s you.
Time skips......
She finally reached the room entrance. She was about to knock then she realised if he will be asleep then his sleep will be disturbed.
So she decided that she will gently open the door and place the medicine on the table and will leave quickly from there.
But the sight she observed in the room after opening the door made the land slide under her feet.
She found him his knees folded and his head over them breaking into little sobs while crying constantly. She could felt his body trembling from a safe distance.
Aarohi's P.O.V.
While witnessing him in this state. I felt my heart crushed into pieces with every tear he shed. Seeing him in pain made me feel caged in guilt.
Aarohi gulped to moisten her dry throat and finally managed to form words ," Aarav sir , aap thik ho na ". As soon as he noticed her presence there. He quickly wiped his tears and stood up.
Flashbacks were running in his mind from past the way she broke into sobs due to him. Her pale face and everything showing her distressed.
A shiver ran down his spine every flashback his mind recalled made his internal wounds bleed even more. His body felt numb and his hand turned cold.
He might have wiped his tears. But Aarohi didn't take more than a minute to realise he was having a panic attack.
After a while, Aarav barely managed to speak, " Don't come close to me. I will hurt you again ". He was refusing to let her come near him ,while his eyes were screaming for help.
She took two steps closer to him. Aarav back stepped to prevent her go closer to him. Aarohi said, " I will get more hurt if I leave like you this ".
He finally stop moving away from her and stood at a place. She slowly bridged the gap between them. She could feel him being numb even from distance.
She gently went closer to him. She was right in front of him. He didn't even realised when tears were again brimmed in his eyes.
He bent to her level and his head itself fall over her shoulder for the support he needed badly. Tears were rolling down his eyes continuosly. She caressed his nape to sooth him.
Somedays
You will also cry while sharing your partner's sorrow.
Maybe this is the best definition of true love.
With every passing moment, he fell more weak of his emotions which he can't mask anymore.He moved his face from her shoulder and fell on his knees in front of her while holding her hand and said ," I am sorry ".
He was lying on the floor while she also sat on the floor to hold him from further breakdown. He placed his head on her shoulder again while crying.
She gently wrapped her arms around him to comfort him. His body felt a little relaxed when he received the warmth of her body.
She gently caressed his hairs. The way his body was reacting from the comfort she tried to provide him.
She is the medicine,his heart is searching since years ♥️
She was still hugging him. He said ," I swear I will never talk to you rudely. Please don't leave me ".
Tears dwelled up in her eyes thinking she is the sole reason of his pain. She replied ," I am not going anywhere. Please calm down ".
He dipped his face more deeper in crook of her to inhale her intoxicated scent was calming his racing heartbeat.
Aarav's P.O.V.
I never want this moment to end. Her warmth provided me the comfort I was yearning for years. Every hug with her makes me feel alive.
After a while, slowly both of them pulled back even though they don't want to do it. Aarohi grabbed a glass of water and passed it to him.
He slowly gulped it down. Aarohi was about to leave as he was feeling better now. He grabbed her wrist gently and said, " Thodi der beth sakti ho yaha ".
Aarohi nodded in response and sat beside him. Aarav said ," Ek baar samjhane ka moka dogi ". Aarohi replied ," haa ".
Aarav said ," kal jab Amaira ke itne sare calls ek saath dekhe to past ka ek incidient mere samne aa gaya tha jisne mujhe bure tarike se hurt kiya tha. Mein wo sab galti se bhi repeat nahi dene chahta tha ".
Aarohi curiously asked ," Par aisa bhi kya hua tha ". Aarav asked ," Mere is not so care attitude ne kisi se bahut kuch cheena tha saalo pehle ".
Aarohi said, " I am sorry for your loss ". Aarav replied, " You are sorry for the loss you didn't even did. Here I am sorry because no matter how hard I tried but I was never able to repair the damage caused by me ".
Aarohi gently squeezed his hand while giving an assuring smile she spoke, " Sometimes we can't revert few things and we have to live with its losses ".
Aarav said , " Death is better for me rather than living such a life. The mistake I had committed there is no apology for it ".
She felt a pang of guilt in her heart as her love was talking to die in front of her which is the worst conversation she ever had with him.
Aarohi shut her eyes down to restrain the tears gathered in her eyes to flow down and said , " Never speak about your death again in front of me ".
Aarav said , " Please don't show much care to me. I don't deserve it. I became your friend for my own selfish motive".
It turned her world upside down in seconds.
She withdrawn her hold on his hand while listening his words. Aarav said ," Tum hi batao ab aise insaan se dosti bhi rakhna pasand karogi. Maine majak bana ke rakh diya hai har rishte ka ".
Her throat went dry after this line she gulped to moisten it and said , " Aisa bhi kya reason tha ki aapko friendship bhi fake karni padi, please sab sach bolna. Mein aur jhooth nahi sun paungi ".
She dug her nails into her skin to end up hurting her palms but it didn't hurted more than his words. He tried to stop her but she refused to let him touch her and stepped backward.
She said ," Ye dikhava aap rehne do. Bas meri baat ka javab de dijiye ". Aarav said ," Mein sab bata dunga but please don't hurt yourself like that ".
She slowly pulled back her nails and hinted him to start. Aarav said , " A few weeks back, I was taking therapy sessions. My therapist told me to make changes in my atmosphere by making new friends.She told me she won't continue my sessions until I make a new friend. Since last two years , I am running away from every relation. One day I saw you calmly listening to Navya and decided you will help me from getting out of all this and Thats how the grumpy boss for everyone was soften for you and all it happen ".
Aarohi said, " It means you used my feelings to heal your wounded heart. You tried to repair you by shattering my heart into pieces. For once , even for once you didn't feel bad for me that you should not play with my emotions ".
Aarav said , " Guilty hi to feel hua tha. Isliye hi to therapy hi discontinue kar di. Infact mein to tumse bhi dosti khatam karne wala tha. Kyuki mein apne aap ko uljha sa feel kar raha tha better feel hone ki jagah kyuki meri healing ki foundation kisi aur ka dil tod kar rakhi ja rahi thi ".
Aarohi replied ," Fir kyu bata nahi tod di ye dosti aur tod diye mujhse sab rishte ".
Aarav said ," Mein batane ja raha tha sab sach and then you went missing ".
Aarohi said ," Uske baad bhi to bata sakte the aap ". Aarav said ," That day when you hugged me after I rescued you. You made me feel happy. After a long time I felt that I was able to help some one. I felt I need your presence in your life not to heal me but as a friend with whom I can pour my heart out. I don't want to hurt you I was afraid you might leave me and I don't want it to happen ".
Aarohi said ," Aaj bhi sach kyu bataya chod kar to mein aaj bhi jaa sakti hu aapko ". Aarav said ," Aaj apni kismat ko apnane ke liye tayyar hu. Tumhe aur hurt nahi kar sakta. Dosti shuru chahe majburi ki thi par nibhaye pure mann se thi. Par aaj realise hua ki agar tum mere saath rahi to meri galti ki wajah se suffer karogi. You are too precious. You are not made to be ruined. No one have right to play with your emotions not even me ".
Aarohi replied ," Sach bata kar shuru kar lete ye dosti mujhe kam dukh hota ". Aarav said ," Kya tum karti meri aise help ". Aarohi said ," Ek baar puch kar to dekhte ".
Aarav mumured ," Sorry ". Aarohi said ," What now ? ". Aarav said , " I admit my mistake from not trusting you to hurting you. Now it is your decision you want to continue or not ".
Aarohi said , " You have hurted me in a really bad way ". Before she could complete Aarav shut his eyes in fear of separation with her and tightly clutched the corner of his trouser.
Aarohi said ," I want to give you a chance. Your way may be right but your intention was never wrong. You could have done a lot more by revealing the truth more late. But you didn't chose to do so ".
Aarohi's P.O.V.
Those visuals sends shiver down my spine that how he had suffered in previous years that he had to even opt to visit therapist. I can't let him suffer anymore. My love needs me and I will be there for him.
Aarav took a sigh of relief and said , "Tumne mujhe maaf kar diya ". Aarohi said ," Maine aapko puri tarike se maaf nahi kiya hai. Bas apko ek aur chance dena chahti hu ki mujhe guilt na rahe ki maine iss dosti ko ek chance nahi diya. Par iss bar agar aapne mujhe hurt kiya to mujh mein aise shaanti se beth kar sach sun ne ki himmat nahi hogi. Uss din mein apki life se aise chali jaungi ki jaise kabhi thi hi nahi ".
Aarav said, " I promise mein tumse koi aur jhuth nahi bolunga. Bas tum kabhi jana mat ". He held her hand and said ," I will make the best effort so that this will sustain ".
For the first time , she saw scar on his hand. It made her heart ache when she noticed the scar on his wrists. She want to break down the same moment. But decided to control her emotions.
Aarohi's P.O.V.
I am hundred percent sure that the scar on his wrist is not any oridnary scar but an attempt to suicide. This scar clearly shows it. I can't imagine that through what he had gone through that he even attempted to end his life. I wish I was there to hold him.
Aarohi passed him a light smile and said ," I need to go. Navya dhund rahi hogi mujhe ". Aarav nodded in response.
She left his room.
She bumped into Vihaan. Vihaan said ," Sahi hai. Mein tumhe hi dhund raha tha. Mein bhai ke paas hi ja raha tha to mein tumhe bata dunga ki unki tabiyat thik hai ya nahi ".
Aarohi said ," Unke choti si choti cheez tumhe bata diya karte the. Par kabhi ye nahi bataya ki unhone apni hi jaan lene ki koshish ki thi ".
Vihaan's face turned blank after hearing her. He said, " Wo mein tumhe ........". Aarohi said ," Please ab koi jhut mat bolna mujhse ".
Vihaan said , " Do saal pehle unhone suicide attempt ki thi. I was the one who first saw him with a bleeding wrist in a unconscious manner. He is still little upset with me for saving him that day. From that day our whole family lives in fear that he may again try to end his life.That is why I accompanied him here from Delhi. Smallest incidients trigger his past traumas like the incidient from yesterday."
Aarohi said , " Par aisa bhi kya hua tha. Jo wo apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paa rahe hai ". Vihaan said, " Ye samajh lo unki choti si narazgi ne unse unka ek anmol rishta cheen liya ".
Expression of horror appeared on her face. Vihaan continued ," Iss se jyda to mein bhi tumhe nahi sakta. Ye unki life ka sach hai. Wo khud se hi tumhe behtar samjha sakenge. Mujhe pura vishwas hai ki wo kisi din tumhe khud se sara sach bata denge. Par please ek promise karo mujhe ".
Aarohi asked ," Kaisa promise ?". Vihaan said ," Ki tum uss incidient ke baare mein kabhi khud se unse nahi puchogi. Wo uss incidient ko jab bhi yaad karte hai , bure tarike se tut jate hai. I know ki tum unhe samet logi. Par sach janne ke liye unhe tum khud se kabhi takleef nahi dogi ".
Aarohi said ," I promise ki mein kabhi khud se nahi puchungi. Par kabhi unhone bataya to mein unhe rokungi bhi nahi kyuki mein janna chahti hu ki do saal pehle aisa bhi kya hua jisne unhe aise tod ke rakh diya ". Vihaan nodded in response.
Few incidents may end in terms of time.
But the memories from it will keep horrifying you.
Till you actually move on from it and moving on is the toughest thing.
Isn't it true ?
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