Scars

25

                                        Hredhaan

Vanity.

Excessive pride with our own achievements.

Complacencies.

Satisfaction with one’s own achievements.

Two emotions I have been experiencing from the last few days.

All because of her.

Having her emotionally attached to me is even more satisfying than watching her beg me when I leave her.

She won’t be able to get over it that I pretended being nice to her, used her and left her like we do to a used tissue paper.

I want her to beg me, plead me to not leave her.

It’s not like her begging affects me because I will still walk over her.

It just gives me immense satisfaction.

Dolled up in a silver shimmery outfit I watch her arrive royally ignoring the media and pap s making her way towards the core part of the venue.

She looks as immaculate as ever.

I see all eyes on her and feel a burning sensation in my insides unable to comprehend whether it’s the jealousy for her or from her.

I hear her articulate the panegyric in her sweet voice looking graceful as ever.

I hear people complimenting how felicitous she is making me glance at her. She looks so perfect it hurts.

She gets down from the podium and makes her way towards me making me feel proud of my precision. I already had a hunch where she was going to stand. I watch her gesticulate me implying she has something really important to talk about.

I do too baby.

I fear you won’t be able to talk anything after I am done with you.

I feel myself smile and nod at her.

Only I know how satirical my smile is.

Taking a brief look at her makes me realize how gloomy she has been from the last few days but she looks quite dingy today.

Too bad I will add more to it.

“Au revoir”
Good bye
I hear one of our French guests say as they take their leave after buying few designs.

The event goes on with great enthusiasm and excitement from our guests. Big names from different industries have arrived that makes me proud of our achievements. I see aaradhya trying to talk to me at times but I ignore her all the while.

We change the singing bands and dancing bands for a few times and the events lasts for 4 hours. By twelve at night everyone starts leaving the venue except the four of us and few employees.

Hannah asks the employees to leave as they might be tired and undo the decorations tomorrow.

“The New York launch is still remaining guys this doesn’t end here” a tipsy Hannah slurs making drake apologize on her behalf and he asks the driver to take her home first not wanting to embarrass themselves any further.

Drake leaves in his car too after casting a weird glance at me and aaradhya.

Aaradhya violently turns me around and tries to hold my arms.

“Why were you ignoring me all the way hmn? Do you know I was dying to talk to you today? Anyways leave it come with me” she starts her blabbering and drags me with her.

She makes me stand between the heart-shaped decorative pieces from the event and prepares herself for speaking her out.

“Oh my god this is tougher than articulating that panegyric” she jokes and laughs at her own joke.

“I don’t know how it happened, when it happened but whatever happened I like it” she blabbers.

“Hredhaan I li”- she starts only for me to cut her off.

“You what? Like me? Love me?” I complete it for her and start laughing at her.

She looks at me as if she saw a maniac.

“But I hate you” I reveal.

She looks nonplussed at me.

“What are you-? Is this a prank?” she confirms.

“You still don’t understand do you?” I question hitting my finger on her brain.

“I have always hated you with every fiber inside me Aaradhya Malhotra” I reveal.

She looks shocked at me.

“What I don’t understand is how a person as fastidious as you could get fooled by me?” I mock her.

“Why did you pretend that you like me all this while?” she asks looking straight in my eyes.

“For this” I say moving closer and wiping a lone tear falling from her face.

She looks at me disgusted at the revelation.

“I can never forget what you did to me. You made me look like a cheater in front of everyone” I say raising my voice with so much venom in it.

“Chillao mat chillana mujhe bhi aata hai”
“Don’t raise your voice at me, if you can raise your voice so can I”
she speaks pointing a finger at me.

“And about the delusion you are living in that it was me so let me remind you again it wasn’t me it were your own so called friends” she speaks pointing a finger at my chest.

“I have better things to do in life than planning plotting against someone” she mocks me.

I feel my anger rising with each second.

Why isn’t she begging?

“There is no cure for your delusions and people like you don’t deserve any explanation” she spits.

“And even if you weren’t a cheater at that time congratulations now you are” she speaks sarcastically looking at me.

“You played with my mind, body and feelings and that not just makes you a cheater but a horrible person too” she continues.

Shut up.

“I can’t believe I had started falling for a person like you” she speaks sounding disgusted even at the thought of it.

“All those words of affirmation and all the care everything every fucking thing was just a pretense. You are a horrible person hredhaan singhania and I wish nothing but the worst for you” she hurls her harsh words at me.

Unable to here anymore I grip her by her waist tightly and pin her to a nearby pole.

“It’s not me aaradhya it’s you. You are a horrible person and that’s why nobody wants to stay with you everyone leaves you and at the end you are left alone with nothing except your hollow tears” I speak and see her eyes filled with unshed tears giving me immense satisfaction.

I see her already injured left arm bloody as a result of my tight hold on it.

I push her away and she falls on the ground with a thud.

“This is what you are in reality all alone, broken and helpless. All your strong aura is just a facade and I will make sure you stay like this forever. Alone, broken and helpless” I spit pressing on the last three words.

With a last glance at her I straighten my wrinkled coat and walk away from her.