Raichand's Heartbeat

18. Don't Give up on Us

Piya walked into the apartment and there she saw jeh, standing on the stairs waiting for her. He glanced down at her with wide eyes, surprised that she really came home today.

Once, piya had thought that he was the man of her dreams. He was handsome with thick black hair and mysterious brown eyes. He was very patient when he was courting her during their high school years. If it wasn't for nisha's suggestion, she wouldn't agree to become his girlfriend. But over the years, she had come to love him.

What wasn't to like about him? He was a good looking and charming man. Now, piya didn't see the appeal nor could see him on the same light again.

Compare to her husband, jeh was at least five inches shorter than Abhay. Even his built couldn't compare and was subpar to abhay's lean and masculine body that could make any woman drool in his presence.

He had thick black hair? abhay  got a smooth silky pitch black hair that she loves to touch. It wasn't spiky nor rough to touch. Surely, piya got the better man when she married abhay.

"piya," he breathed out.

She frowned at him.

"What do you want? I thought you already moved on with nisha." She asked coldly as she shove past him on the stairs.

The house was messy with all the things and dirty clothes scattered everywhere. So he couldn't keep this place clean in her absence? Was he treating her like a personal maid these past months?

"piya, I'm sorry I messed up. I knew I hurt you but please can you give me a chance? Let's start a new. I already broke things with nisha. Please don't leave me like this."

"Uh-huh," As if she would believe his lies again. His affair with nisha might have started even before she caught them cheating on her.

Let him grovel, let him plead. Let's see who will make a fool out of himself this time. There was nothing for her to give anymore because the love and respect she had for him died when he broke her heart.

If it wasn't for Abhay.

If it wasn't for her husband, Piya was sure that she wouldn't be calm and collected like this. If she hadn't met him, she might even take her life because of the pain and depression she was in before she met him.

A stranger helped her pick up the pieces of her shattered heart and fix it for her. Not that Abhay was aware of what he had done for her.

"Please, piya. It won't happen again, I promise. I swear I'll treat you right this time. Give me another chance to prove to you that I'm sorry. Don't give up on me. Please don't give up on us." he pleaded.

Piya could hear what he was saying but she really didn't care about him. She spared him a cold glare to make him shut up before finishing packing her things and walking out of his apartment.

There was nothing he could do now to change everything. He slept with Nisha while she married Abhay. When he cheated on her, he chose to disregard her feelings. He had proven to her that he wasn't worth loving and fighting for. Walking out of his house, she ignored his pleas for forgiveness.

If there was something she learned from the vacation she had with abhay, was that she deserves so much better than jeh. She didn't have to settle with someone not worth her time, effort and love.

Piya left without another word and walked towards the place where she and abhay agreed to meet. She saw him outside his car, leaning on it waiting for her. He instantly righted himself as soon as he saw her walking towards him.

There were no words needed when she met his eyes. She knew abhay knew she was apologizing to him. Her eyes were in tears again and she hated that she was crying because of that jeh.

Abhay gently pulled her to his chest and let her cry. His nose buried on her hair as he whispered to her head.

"He can never hurt you like this again."

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