Strangers 3 [Winner Of sartik awards]

Chapter 9: The past

Shiv's POV

Our past is what makes us what we are in the present for many of us it's a beautiful memory of a much simpler time but sometimes your past is so horrible that even the simplest of reminders of it can pull you down into the rabbit hole of miseries that you believed you had crawled out of successfully.

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Rashmi's POV

"Samir what the hell are you doing here?" I asked fuming with anger.

"I was just in the neighborhood visiting someone I heard you have moved out here so I thought I would just pay a visit"

"Okay there is no nice way to say this........get the fuck out of my house"

"Rashmi can't we just talk, I know I messed up........."

"NO you didn't just messed up Samir, growing up I didn't have an amazing life but I was happy, I was just an average girl from a middle class family busy with her collage and a few friends but I was happy Samir and one fine day you just walk in and destroy everything........you used me for your petty schemes you took advantage of the feelings that I had for you, you almost turned me into a murderer, so you didn't just mess up Samir you destroyed everything"

"Can't you just give me another chance we were almost getting engaged and everything..........."

"No Samir don't you get it I just took revenge for what you did I am never going to have feelings for you ever"

"Rashmi please don't say that" He begged.

"What's going on here?" Aryan said coming to the door.

"What is he doing here?" Samir asked.

"It's none of your business Samir just get lost" I screamed.

"Rashmi relax" Aryan said.

"You stay out of this" I warned.

"Seriously Rashmi you are with this guy out of all the people the guy who abandoned you and got married to someone else?"

"Better than the guy who tried to kill me don't you think?"

"Rashmi what are you saying we are not........."

"Aryan I told you to stay out of this" I shouted.

"What's with all the noise out here" Shiv said coming out of the Room.

"Shiv?"

"Hey Samir remember me? I was in your collage I came to your engagement stole your fiancé"

Shiv said and I burst out laughing.

"What?" Samir asked confused.

"Thank god you said that I thought he might try to kill me again" Aryan said.

"What is he doing here?" Samira asked angrily as she came out of the room.

"Samira? What the hell is going on here?"

"You have a lot to catch up on" I said.

"Don't you guys have a restraining order against him or something?" Samira asked.

"How can you say that? I am your brother"

"I don't care who you are you tried to kill them you destroyed their marriage you almost turned Rashmi into a murderer with your manipulation and mind games you shouldn't be allowed to come in here and talk to them like nothing happened"

"I did all that for you"

"In what universe would you think you hurting the two most important people in my life would make me happy?"

"I made a mistake okay I didn't know what had happened to you I was just trying to be a good brother"

"Of course you didn't knew and you know why because you were never around you weren't there when our parent's forced me into marrying a complete stranger you weren't there when I spend day and night crying after being tortured by that monster you know who was there he was"

Samira said pointing at Aryan.

"He was there holding me when I cried with pain, he was there making sure that I reached home safely after my so called husband abandoned me in the middle of the road around midnight, he was there putting medicine on my wounds and wiping my tears and trying to get me out of that mess, and you know what the worst part is? It's that you haven't changed a bit even when I came back and our parents refused to accept me all you did was give me the house and yet again it was just him taking care of me even though he needed it the most at that time even though you my so called brother almost killed him and his wife and destroyed his life"

"I know whatever I did was wrong but trust me I am trying in fact I talked to your husband's family tried to sort things out they agreed to forgive you and let you come back" Shiv said.

"Oh for god's sake he is asking me to kick him out or what?" I said to myself gritting my teeth. Shiv rubbed my back trying to calm me down.

"Unbelievable, you know what I can't take this anymore just get out"

"You can try to deny it Samira but technically you are still married to him"

"And technically Samira is dead"

"Samira......"

Samir began.

"Okay enough" Aryan said as he went and slightly pulled Samira back and stood face to face with Samir.

"You have hurt me a lot Samir and I have forgiven you for all that but if you even think of something that would hurt Samira even a little bit I assure you that you wouldn't have to pretend to be dead again, so just get out before I give Shanaya a call again because for your kind information she is in town now"

I giggled thinking of what happened when Samir met Shanaya the last time. I guess Samir remembered too because he just stepped back and walked out without saying another word.

I looked at Samira she had a proud expression on her face as she rushed to Aryan and hugged him from behind.

"I love you" She said.

"I love you too" Aryan said holding her hand.

"Awwwww" I and Shiv said in unison.