A young man in his thirties is seen sitting on a bench by the seaside, there is a bunch of wilted roses in his hands, his fingers has been pricked by the thorns.
He holds onto the thorns harder, drops of blood falls on the sand. The pain in his face is seen,
a pain much more than those thorns.
A guy comes from behind, "Sir, are you Mr Ethan Paul?".
Ethan turns, " Yes". The guy comes closer, " Sir you have a call". Ethan asks him to leave. The guy is confused , "What should I inform the other person on call".
Ethan angrily asks him to leave again. The guy is about to leave when someone rushes past him "Ethan, its Ameya's call".
Ethan drops the roses in shock. The anger on his face fades and tears roll down his eyes. This was the second time he had ever felt
this much pain. He gets up, he was about to answer when he feels a searing pain behind his head, he winces in pain and holds his head and sits back.
The security rushes to his side. He is taken to the nearby hospital.
Doctors are checking on him. One of the them asks the nurses to call his family member.
The nurse walks out and calls for Ethan's family.
A young woman approaches her,the nurse says "Ma'am i need you to sign and fill in some details", she nods."Ma'am your name",
"Ameya", she answers.
The nurse pens down, "Ma'am your full name and your relation with the patient". She is lost in her thoughts. The nurse holds her hand,
"Ma'am I'm in a hurry". "Ameya ...Ameya Ethan ",her voice breaks as she answers.
"Ma'am ...and your relation with him?", her eyes are filled with pain,"I'm his wife".
The nurse leaves in a hurry.
Ameya holds the pillar and sits on the floor. She cries her heart out.
Ameya holds her head in her hands and wipes her face in despair. Her eyes are swollen and red, she stands up and ties her hair. She goes outside, walks to
her car quickly. She starts the car and drives away. She isn't crying anymore but the pain has embraced her heart. She has
a lot of questions in her mind. She needs answers. She droves fast.
**SIX MONTHS AGO**
A car is seen entering towards the lane at the end of a two stored building. A young man opens the door and rushes inside. He is searching for something. Papers have
been strewn all over the place. An older woman walks into the room.
"Ethan why didn't you pick up my calls? What do you think you are doing, you're messing up the whole place".
He barges to the opposite room, opens the drawer on the left, and leaves without a word.
The woman is all red in anger and looks bothered, but stands still holding her temper. An older man climbs down the stairs, she sees him and stops.
She sighs deeply and says ,"seriously Paul this isn't what we've been expecting, who does he think he is, why cant he answer my calls".
He places a hand on her shoulder, "Sherl just let it be, don't over think it. You are misunderstanding him".
She feels agitated and shoves his hands off her shoulder,"seriously me misunderstanding him, really. You think i'm the one at wrong?
Fine,i will just stop involving".
He stops her as she walks away,"Sherl please".
She looks at him furiously,"Paul you know what,i am done talking with you both , my decision will not change ".
She walks to the sofa and sits in despair.
Ethan's brother comes down hearing the ruckus." mom whats that noise..where's Ethan".
She sees him coming down,"nothing..arent you leaving for your classes".He looks around,"yeah..but ethan said he'd drop me. Dad will you mind".
Paul picks the keys,"yeah son why not,come".
Paul drives Ray to his school.
Its evening. The wind has changed the pace , but the unease still hangs in the air.
Ethan has reached back.
He walks into the living room and sees his dad reading a journal. He sits near him and leans into the sofa. Sherl comes towards him from the other side.
Paul gets up and Sherl lays her son's head on her lap. She runs her fingers through his hair, "I need you to
come with me tomorrow". Ethan sits upright shoving her hands away. He glares at her and
stands up, "Mom i am not sure what you are upto but nothing will change my mind".
"Ethan, I will not hold patience anymore", she asserts loudly. Paul sees this, "Sherl let it be, I think he needs some time".
Ethan looks at him," dad don't give fake excuses, I don't want to get involved in a marriage".
Sherl stands up and moves towards Ethan,"so, that's your decision. Fine then I will make sure that you'll never
see any of us again. You can leave wherever you want".
He stands still surprised and barges past them leaving the room.
Ethan is sitting with his laptop,indulged in his work. He is angry and drops the files accidentally.
sherl picks up the file and hands them to him. He looks at her " mom if its about the marriage- ". He is interrupted by sherl who has already decided things in
her mind. "Either you get married or you leave with us for U.S and I'll see that you never get back to this project of yours ever again".
Ethan is devastated, he folds the files angrily.
Sherl is about to leave the room, then she turns back to him and says , "You can come to me when you have decided. I will wait upstairs".
Ethan is deep in thoughts, his mind filled with silence. He closes his laptop and stands up walking to the open balcony door.
He looks up at the night sky, drowned in thoughts. He knows that he doesn't have a choice, but still tries to find one in the dark.
YOU ARE READING
Thorns And Roses
RomanceEthan had a past , his life was different until that incident. Years later when destiny brings Ameya into his life, will this cold young man protect this rose with his thorns ? Has destiny cooked up something more for them?
