The Shy Extrovert

Chapter 22

His letter left me in tears. Working like a machine to earn success, I had forgotten that I had a best friend child at heart. He might be suffering equally. Why do we always see our pain and not consider others' pain and discomfort. I had been going through a lot but does that makes Ashu's pain disappear in front of mine? His letter made me realize my mistake as a human being. I was so busy punishing him that I completely forgot that he was the person I loved. How can I do this? Guilt had made me feel so tiny that I started questioning my existence.

In these two months my life took turns. That day, in the party when I ordered to take Megha away she escaped the guards and attacked me with a glass vase. The wound on my head has healed but the scar still hurts. She tried to run away but was caught by cops. She shouted, "You don't have any proofs against me. I will escape easily. You shall pay for it. You shall pay heavily."

I don't know but perhaps she had not noticed the voice sensitive recording being done in the party venue. I had proof against her. In the court during proceedings, she thought she would be free but the video of her hitting me shocked her. My lawyer played a recording, "I have done a lot to be this. I have done a lot to brainwash Ashish, to become Mrs. Raichand. I underwent a plastic surgery to look like Vrishti, the face of Ashish Raichand's love. I joined Divyashree events. I made chances to come in front of him again and again when you were not around. I persuaded him to make you the villain of his life that you deliberately wanted to acquire his empire. I planned that proposal, the love letter, and the gifts to make him believe that you looted him. You will pay for this Miss Vaishnavi Thakur. All that goes comes around." With that voice clip of hers, she was sentenced imprisonment regarding fraud, attacking me and occupying Ashish's property and making him an addict. She was sentenced for 20 years. Divyashree aunty was relieved that her son was free from that evil woman.

I underwent a series for twelve plastic surgeries to get cured of the attack. I had glass pieces pierced into my cheek, forehead and besides eyes. I was blindfolded by bandages for a month. It was god's grace that nothing happened to my eyes.

Finally everything was getting molded into a happy ending but was it really my happy ending. I was successful but alone. All this time I lost my two friends. I fell in love with my best friend and ended up losing him. I was a loner and things were worse than ever. Ashish is still in the rehabilitation centre. He will be fine soon. His letter made me think that it's been so unfair of me of not visiting him for a single day.

Why do we perceive things in our vision and don't even think of other's conditions. It was obvious for him to get into the trap laid by Megha. She made herself look like Vrishti. That would be normal for anyone to get misunderstood. Ashish had got enough punishments. He deserved to live. I know he will get out of this tragedy soon. He is fighter. He will fight this. I believe him. I love him. We will be together soon and this time we will make our happily ever after together. I decide to meet him but I had to write a reply for his letter first.