Kindle to Rekindle

43. Fight and Trauma

Through the storm of conflict, lovers find the strength to mend their broken pieces and embrace each other once more, weaving a tapestry of forgiveness and making up.

The moment she entered her room Nivedya came inside too and shut the door. He looked at Nimrit for a couple of seconds before pulling her to himself. Nimrit was stunned by his act and ignored the sensation she felt on her back where Nivedya's hand rested with authority.

"You won!" Nivedya asserted and joined his forehead with Nimrit's, taking in her fresh strawberry-like fragrance. "I tried, debated the entire night and day to not talk to you and avoid you. I killed the urge to comfort you even after knowing you were not feeling good and were concerned about your mother. I tried a lot to be indifferent to you but your one smile, your one glance, slaughtered the self-esteem in me."

Nimrit distanced herself and questioned him, "Self-esteem? You mean ego."

"Ego? You are accusing me of keeping an ego?" Nivedya could not take the accusation on him. He paused for a moment for Nimrit to decline but when she kept quiet, he added, "it was a waste to come to talk to you. You were clearly at fault that day and still, I am here, trying to amend things. I thought you were disturbed because of your mother and therefore I decided to take the first step. And you are blaming me for keeping an ego?"

"I am fine. You do not need to comfort me or worry yourself about my well-being." Nimrit opened the gate of her room and Nivedya left after grinding his teeth. "Your teeth will fall someday. Stop grinding them." Nimrit shut her room door immediately and didn't open them even after Nivedya banged it.

Nimrit took a shower to shed the heat of anger she felt within. She was told that the evening snacks were ready downstairs and though she didn't want to face Nivedya, she had to follow the rules of the house.

The butler told her that Nivedya had his online tuition classes so his snacks were sent to his room. Nimrit couldn't decide if she was happy or sad, Nivedya was not there. She finished her snacks and thanked the butler. Nimrit went back to her room after walking at an extra slow pace near Nivedya's room. He didn't come out nor could she hear anything inside. The rooms were so big that if anyone was murdered, no one would know.

Nimrit was scared at her thought and decided to divert her attention by studying. Nivedya was instructed to not tell Swarnima about the accident of Nimrit's mother, and he complied. He knew the coronation was close and Swarnima would be anxious. Nivedya came out of his room and glanced at Nimrit's room. The days which they could use for strengthening their bond were being wasted, fighting.

He reached downstairs but after cursing himself, he went and knocked at Nimrit's room. When she didn't open after three loud knocks he got worried and twisted the lock. Thankfully it opened and he breathed a sigh of relief. Nimrit was sleeping peacefully with an open book kept upside down on her chest. Nivedya reminiscences the night he first saw her sleeping in the tent like a child who gives a damn about the world.

He picked up the book to see what she was reading. The book was titled "The Notebook" and Nivedya scoffed. Nimrit read romance novels but didn't understand what it meant. He was about to close the book when his eyes fell on a highlighted quote, 'They didn't agree on much. In fact, they didn't agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other every day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other.'

Nivedya's eyes brimmed with tears reading the lines and before coming out of the room, he kept the book like it was. He boxed the wall and threw the pillows on the ground. "You mess my brain, Nimrit. When you and I feel the same and want the same thing, then why do you fight with me?" Nivedya took out his anger by scribbling in a notebook. He was furious and wanted to break everything around him.