Eternal Sunshine☀️

32. Normalcy

Shubman's pov

Aashna waved me goodbye and I returned the gesture.

But I felt my eyes moisten up so I quickly turned and left before she saw me.

I don't know where this sudden rush of emotions came from.

I sat in my car and drove slowly and silently back to the hotel.

Ab jo raita fela ke aaya hu usey saaf bhi toh karna padega.

I wonder what everyone must say about me calling off the wedding.

It was around 6 when I reached back to the hotel, driving slowly and stopping in the middle to see the sunrise.

I went upstairs to my floor and saw that almost everyone was up. Probably thinking about the wedding in the evening that's not gonna take place. I wonder if they even know.

I went up to my room and fell on my bed, it had been an exhausting night.

My knuckles hurt now.

The door to my room opens and Shahneel di comes in.

"Chal, sab bula rhe he tujhe." She said with a huff.

"Kya chochla he yaar?" I said getting annoyed.

"Ab bass chal tu, wahin jaake dekh liyo." She said and I got up and went to follow her.

"Kya ho gya, bta na!" I said to her.

"Arey wahi jo tune Sara se bola tha, usne mummy se bol diya, uske parents se bol diya, ab kalesh ho rha he tujhko lekar." She said and I breathed deeply.

We went inside the room to find somber faces looking at us.

Sara is sitting between her mom and brother, with a packet of tissues to wipe her tears.

"Why are you crying?" I asked her with a straight face.

"Shubman ab bohot ho gya tumhara game, mene apni life ki sabse precious cheez ke saath tum par trust kiya tha, this is how you repay me?" Sachin sir shouted at me.

"I'm very sorry sir, but there are two parts to a story, I think you should hear mine as well?" I said.

"Haha, well that's all your part consists, breaking my baby's heart again and again?" He said.

"Years ago when you dumped her, I warned her not to get close to you again! But she did and it was already hard for me to accept you, and now you've done it again!!" He shouts at me.

"Years ago, sir, your baby cheated on me, did she tell you that? You know that I dumped her... do you know why?" I said.

"And now.....she was just challenging me, to see if she can get to me....she doesn't love me, all she loves is herself!" I said.

"Then why did you rekindle with her?!" He said.

"It was a casual thing, with benefits, and I made it very clear at first, but I don't understand why she went and said yes to this wedding. She already knew I don't love her!" I said.

"Arey yaar stop with this nonsense, yeh kya pyaar vyaar ka drama he tum logon ka? Koi kisi se pyaar karta he, koi kisi se pyaar nhi karta, I can't understand!!" Sachin sir said.

"Sir it's very simple, I can't marry someone I don't have the potential to love. I can't give sara what she wants, a happy marriage, children, I can't do that with her!" I said.

"What is the problem in my daughter? Why can't you love her?" He said to me.

"Because my mind has already accepted someone else and now.....I can't!" I said clenching my fists.