Heal my heart ~ Royal Tale

3 ~ DESTROY

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✤Adhya Shekhawat✤
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Love, I once thought, was serenity. But how terribly wrong I was. It's not peace, but devastation. It annihilates you - mentally, physically, and utterly. Leaving scars that never fully heal.

Love, It is like a double-edged sword. It promises eternity, yet delivers oblivion. It whispers sweet nothings, then screams betrayal. It builds castles, only to reduce them to ashes.

I gave myself completely, blindly trusting the illusion. Now, I'm left to pick up the shattered pieces of me

My best friend, someone I'd willingly sacrifice everything for, betrayed me. And my boyfriend, who claimed to love me, deceived me too. If he never truly loved me, why stay in the relationship? Why not end it honestly? Instead, he chose to cheat, shattering my trust.

Was I just a means to an end? A stepping stone for his career? Did he ever genuinely love me, or was I merely his industry backbone? Used and discarded.

My best friend, too, exploited me. Why? Was I that vulnerable? That unworthy of genuine love and friendship?

Two years... a mere blip on his radar, it seems. Yet, for me, those 24 months were a lifetime of laughter, tears, and dreams shared. Every moment, every memory, was precious. I invested my heart, my soul, my everything. But to him, it was just a fleeting chapter, a convenient arrangement.

Oh, how wrong I was to believe our love was a symphony of two hearts beating as one! Instead, it was a solo performance, with me playing the fool.

The deepest wound? He cheated on me with my own best friend, my soul sister, my confidante of 10 years. The one person I trusted implicitly, who knew my every secret, my every fear.

Kashish, my partner in laughter and tears, my rock, my everything. How could she stab me in the back like this? Our decade-long bond, reduced to a mere farce.

The pain of his infidelity is crippling, but her betrayal? Unthinkable. A double-edged sword, piercing my heart from both sides and giving deep scars which will never get healed.

10 years of memories, of inside jokes, of late-night conversations, of sisterhood... all tainted now. I'm left to pick up the shattered pieces of our friendship, wondering if it was all a lie.

I wiped away my tears, and a spark ignited within me. I vowed to never let anyone exploit my kindness again. My mother's words echoed in my mind: 'You're too soft, too kind for this world.'

But that Adhya is gone. She died, shattered by betrayal.

Meet the new Adhya: broken, yet unbreakable. Shattered from the inside, but forged in ice. I've embraced my scars, and they've made me stronger.

This Adhya is no longer sweet, no longer kind. She's fierce, resilient, and guarded. Her heart, once a vulnerable flame, now a fortress of ice.

I'll protect my broken pieces, shield them from the world. No one will use me again. I'll thrive in this selfish world, on my own terms.

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As I stepped out of my car and into the opulent restaurant, I was enveloped in elegance. The interior's sleek white and gold accents exuded sophistication. A courteous waiter approached me, his smile warm and inviting.

"Ma'am, what can I get for you?'' he asked, his tone deferential.

"Please give me ten minutes,'' I replied, glancing around the refined atmosphere. ''I'm waiting for someone.''