Strangers 3 [Winner Of sartik awards]

Chapter 7: How?

Samira's POV

All my life people have told me that love is complicated but now I realize that love is really simple, it just take two things to make a love story work care and understanding, so when people tell you it's about endless adjustments and innumerable sacrifices don't believe them when you care about someone you don't expect them to make sacrifices for you and where there is understanding there is no need of adjustments.

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Rashmi's POV

"Great just great first he wasn't picking up his phone, now she isn't what the hell is this supposed to mean?"

"Would you relax they probably wanna spent some alone time together and talk out their issues you know I think its sweet" Shiv said.

"Shiv you don't understand she has him rapped around her pinky finger she is dominating every aspect of his life she just want me out of the picture"

"I don't think you understand"

"What?"

"Honey, it's their relationship, I don't think we should get a say in this and if they screw up it's on them at least we won't spent the rest of our life's wondering if we made a mistake or not even your pal Sweety thinks it's a bad idea"

"Sweety thinks she is some kind of a heroin.............wait Sweety thinks she is some kind of a heroin........that's it"

"Oh no you are coming up with another deadly plan"

"Shiv if this doesn't work out I swear I will quit"

"But what are you gonna do?"

"She is a heroin maybe we have to bring in another heroin to fight her"

I said with a grin as I thought about the strongest heroin I knew.

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Samira's POV

"After you left that night I tried talking to him about this situation and how I wanted to make things work but.......it only made things worse the next day we were at the railway station we were going somewhere to attend a wedding I don't know what gotten into me I threw my phone away got on a random train and left.....just like that, went to another city sold my jewelry changed my name and just started a new life"

"You didn't had to be alone you know you could have come back I was always there"

Aryan said and I smiled.

"You did come back didn't you?"

"I remember getting off at the railway station determined to set everything right without thinking I got into a taxi and gave them your address, I wanted to surprise you apologize for not reaching out to you sooner and promise you that I would never leave you.........but little did I know that I would be the one getting surprised, little did I know that very day you would be making promises of forever to someone else. I was there Aryan when you were getting married to Rashmi, I had come back just for you, just to be with you but then I find out you are getting married that too to the girl who had made pinky promise to me that she would make me her brides mate when she was like 8 you and Rashmi were the most important people in my life I felt the most safe and comfortable when I was with you two and somehow that day standing there seeing both of you getting married I felt the most uncomfortable"

I looked at Aaryan he had tears in his eyes.

"I remember running out of there as fast as I could I went back to the railway station and took the next train available as I promised myself never to return, but the image of you with her kept on haunting me for a very long time........"

"I am so sorry Samira..........if I had a choice I wouldn't have......."

"I know" I said and smiled.

"Why did you finally decide to come back now?"

"My brother contacted me asked me to come back home, apparently he recently found out that I was alive my parents told him after what he described as an Unfortunate incident me on the other hand who was oblivious of what they had done was extremely happy thinking that my family was finally ready to take me back just packed up and reached home only to hear them say that I am dead to them and my brother had done a horrible mistake by inviting me back home this time I couldn't run away though I had some work in the city so my brother let me keep our old house, a small compensation for years of negligence just trigger the emotional mess up actually I met you the same day this happened remember at the park......."

"Ya I do I was glad that you showed up and about that Unfortunate incident I think I have some explaining to do"

Aryan said and I looked at him confused as I was definitely not prepared for the shocking information he was about to give me.

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Rashmi's POV

"Wait let me get this straight you acted all lovey-dovey with her because you were scared of her?" I asked Neha confused.

"Well ya, you know something Aryan was like the perfect boyfriend he was such a pushover I could get him to do anything and everything we both knew it was a temporary thing but god I was trying my best to hold onto him but then Samira walks in with her once sided harmless but awfully obvious crush on him......it was obvious they were just friends but they used to spend so much time together that it drove me crazy so one day when all of us where out together I just told her to back off next thing I know I was sitting in a coffee shop embarrassed and sad as Aryan broke up with me and drove of on his bike with Samira on the back seat giving me a smug smile"

Neha said and I started laughing like crazy.

"That sounds about right"

"Do you think I still got a shot with him?"

"I don't know honey Samira was not that crazy if you couldn't handle her then you definitely can't handle what is going on now"

"Wait what do you mean?"

Neha asked. That's when I realized that Neha had no idea that we were dealing with Zoe now and not Samira.

"Nothing forget whatever I said, anyhow things are pretty messed up with Aryan now so it is better that you don't try anything now"

"I suppose you are right" Neha said.

"Rashmi Aryan and Zoe are back" Shiv said and I rushed outside.

"Where the hell were you?" I asked angrily.

"Okay I don't want to get in the middle of you two so you explain everything to her I am just gonna go" Zoe said and walked away.

"You better have a good explanation for all this" I said fuming with anger.

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Samira's POV

I heard a knock on my door as I tried to sleep, I open the door to find Rashmi standing outside with a soft expression on her face and tears in her eyes it was obvious Aryan explained everything to her. So I just smiled at her. She just hugged me tight and cried.

"I am sorry" She whispered.