ENTWINED SOULS: A Tale of hate and love

Past - I

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Abhimanyu ran towards her and hugged her tightly.

She stood still for almost 5 minutes with only the sound of her uneven breathing breaking the silence. But then, like a dam finally bursting, she shattered, her body shaking with sobs as she clung to him desperately.

She yelled while hugging him, digging her nails on his back. She let all her emotions out which she couldn't do all these years. He felt a pang of pain in his heart as he heard her painful cries but he just held her tightly and let her do it.

After crying and yelling for the whole 20 minutes, her breathing started getting normal. She detached herself from him and then looked in his eyes but then bowed down because she felt pathetic after breaking down in front of someone.

When he looked at her red, swollen and puffy eyes, tears came to his eyes but he didn't let them out. His eyes went towards her hand, he held her hand and looked at the hair which she had pulled. He looked away as a lone tear escaped his eyes.

She felt her stomach drop as he looked away, the guilt of crying in front of him engulfed her. She backed off a little more but limped due to the pain. He held her and then made her wash her hands. Then he picked her up making her gasp and took her outside of the washroom.

He made her sit on the bed and placed the tray of sandwiches near her. He sat beside her after taking the first aid kit and then placed her leg on his thigh. She tried to take it back but he held it firmly and looked at her.

"Don't. Pick a sandwich and EAT." He said in a calm tone but she didn't make a move.

"I said EAT." He said, this time in a strict tone. She picked up a sandwich hesitantly and then took a bite. Abhimanyu started treating her legs which were now red, swollen and bruised, with minor cuts and scratches from the heels.

After treating her legs, he looked at her hands for injuries. He applied ointment on her wrist where Dishant's fingerprints were present and marks of his nails.

'I'm going to make him regret his existence. Every scar he has left on her will be repaid with tenfold cruelty. I'll return the pain she has ever felt because of him.' Abhimanyu thought, looking at her hands.

He then looked at her face while she looked at her sandwich. She looked up, feeling his gaze, he saw a little bit of mayonnaise on the side of her lips. He smiled a little and then slowly wiped it off with the back of his hand.

Her heartbeat began pounding and she looked down, her hair covering her face. He tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at her bruised cheek. He applied ointment on her cheek and then checked for any other injuries. After getting assured about no more injuries, he packed the kit and placed it on the table.

He went towards the washroom to wash hands but when he entered inside it, he remembered her hair and then went outside. He took out another ointment while Divisha looked at him with curiosity.

He went towards her, before she could ask anything he asked her to shift ahead. She shifted ahead and he sat beside her and then looked for injuries in her head.

He found a deep scar there, so he applied the ointment. She hissed feelings the pain, he stopped for a moment and looked at her. He then continued applying ointment after she gave him an assuring nod.

He placed the ointment on the table and then went inside the washroom. He came after changing his clothes, he took one of his tshirts and a spare lower.

"Uhmm..... You can wear these. I'm sorry I don't have any spare t-shirts but these lowers are not used." He said with hesitation and completed the last sentence in a hurry.