15. break down

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*An hour before Veer came*

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*An hour before Veer came*

It's nothing big.

I should not react much.

I mean c'mon I'm an Actress, A public figure people do these things.

Yeah. I should be normal. I should behave as if I am not a bit affected by this.

Yes Ishu, you can do it. C'mon you're Ishika Malhotra, ofcourse you can do this!!!

I heard my doorbell goes off. I sighed thinking who it must be? As Anushka and Athiya already came by before. I walked to the door and saw Shankar - My Driver, there. I furrowed my eyebrows, I have not asked for him why is he here?

"Shankar? Kya hogya?" I asked while looking at him confused. He looked a little hesitant but he forwarded his phone to me. I was too confused. What's going on?

"Ma'am wo-wo aapke.. aapke Papa ka phone hai.. unko kuch baat karni thi or aapko phone switch off tha..." He said nervously. My breath hitched as I thought why my dad would be calling me. I nodded at him and took his phone. Shankar quickly went away.

"Hy papa--"

He cut me off with a loud exclaim.

"Ye karne ke liye Actor banna tha??!" I froze hearing this. My lower lips trembled as I controlled myself from crying.

I don't care what this world thinks of me but what would I do if my own dad is with the world?

"Papa, it's not true, trust me.. I nev--" I tried to explain him but he was just not in the mood to listen.

"I am ashamed! Ashamed to even call you my daughter. I guess it's good that I didn't tell my every partner and friend, that Ishika Malhotra is my own daughter!!!" He exclaimed loudly which was enough to make me start crying. He's not even trying to listen to me. I always knew that many of dad's friends and business partners thinks that I'm still in London after my studies. And in industry also I have never really talked about my dad being one of the most influential business man of India.

But it's so fucking sad to see that my dad believes that news article more than his own daughter.

"Ab bhi actress hi banke apni izzat lootani hai? Yaa ab aana hai Ghar wapis???" He said angrily. I would never go back there. Not after I made this big in Industry just because of a fake rumour.

"Papa. Maine esa kuch nahi kiya hai, please trust me." I heard a bitter chuckle from his side. He won't listen to me. I know he will never.

"Do you think I don't know that this is what actresses do to get their way up?? I knew this from the start which was the reason I was against you being an actress." He spatted angrily.

"I wish you would have died that day instead of your mother."

He hang up the call, i slumped down to the floor. How... How could he say that? How?? How could a father say things like that to his own daughter.

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