ShiVi FF: Always a Losing Game

Part 10: Kaise hua, kaise hua, tu itnaa zaroori kaise hua...?

I told you engagement ke baad waale part mein bataungi jasrayy. 😁

The world spun around Raavi as she tried to blink her eyes open. Thankfully, someone left the windows open and the light afternoon breeze danced playfully with the sheer curtains on the window. Her head throbbed mercilessly as she tried to sit up but she sank back into the comfort of the soft mattress beneath her, groaning pitifully. It hurt to open her eyes. What had happened?? Where is she? She was distantly aware of the door creaking open and someone stepping into the room.

"Raavi?" Sonal's voice whispered in her ear.

Raavi felt her sit down beside her in bed, felt her warm fingers brushing back the hair from Raavi's forehead.

"Kya hua tujhe? Tabyat thik nahi hai kya?" Sonal asked worriedly.

"Sar fata jaa raha hai mera," Raavi moaned, bringing a sweaty palm to her throbbing head. "Kya hua tha?"

"Tu behosh ho gayi thi Raavi. Achanak aise!! Hum sab ki toh jaan hi nikal di tu ne." Sonal said, her tone was laced with concern.

"Main behosh ho gayi??" Raavi wondered, trying to remember the events of the past hour. It hurt to even think.

There was a sound, almost like a liquid being poured.

"Tujhe pata nahi kitna darr gaye the hum sab. Teri maasi toh tab se roye jaa rahi hai. Dhara di bhi abhi abhi gayi hai. Yahi baithi thi kabse." Sonal said. "Le. Yeh pee le."

Raavi's eyes snapped open as Sonal helped her into a sitting position. "Paani pee le thoda. Gala sookh raha hoga tera."

Raavi gulped down the cool liquid in the crystal glass, heart racing a hundred miles per hour. She handed the glass back and shifted to a better sitting position. She felt weak and feverish and she needed something to fill the emptiness in her heart.

"Baaki sab kaha hai?" Raavi asked, her voice shaky. The memories were returning slowly and her heart clenched in pain as she remembered Shiva being dragged away from her. Shouldn't he be here right now? Wasn't her worried about her? She fainted right in the middle of the ceremony. So why isn't he here with her?? "Shiva kaha hai Sonal?"

Sonal's eyes widened as she heard Raavi. Out of everyone, she asks for Shiva? She shook her head.

"Pata nahi Raavi. Thodi der pehle tak bahar hi tha. Fir pata nahi kaha chala gaya. Tu fikr mat kar. Main tere liye kuch khaane ko laati hu." Sonal got up and left the room.

Raavi leaned back into the headboard and shut her eyes, but immediately sat up, feeling a strange breathlessness now enveloping her chest. She needed some air. She thought before getting off the bed.

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Raavi made her way into the terrace and toward the railing. She leaned sideways on the pillar as she stared up into the skies, trying to make sense of all these feelings. She wanted to marry Dev but yet the thought of him putting that ring on her finger gave her a panic attack. And Shiva, whom she supposedly hates, was the one who she was craving for. He sends her heart into a frenzy and yet, she is at peace with him. He excites her and calms her at the same time. She needs him like she needs oxygen to breathe. But why?? Why does she automatically search for him every time she enters a room? Why can't she bear the thought of him belonging to someone else? So many questions and she had no answers.