The Beast And The Prodigy

The Beast

6 months later....

" You are not your usual self Veer. You have been loosing all the matches in a steak. You barely speak anything these days and whats with this look?"

"Your hair are reaching your shoulders, your beard? When was the last time you trimmed it?"

Adhira's feminine voice echoes in the background while I blankly stare at the falling rain tapping the glass pane.

The whiskey swirls in the glass held in my hand and I lean back my head to just close my eyes.

"Veer? I am talking to you? And whats this? You are going to be drunk Aga-"

"I can't marry you."

I acclaim. Finally opening my eyes to look into her concerned brown eyes blankly.

She was flummoxed.

But soon she covers it up with a sigh.

" You are drunk. We will talk when you are sober-"

" My decision is not going to change."

My words were ice, cutting through the heaviness in the air and I see a flicker of pain flash in her orbs.

I am backing away from our maariage one month before, of course she will be hurt.

But this had to be done.

This is the right thing.

It will be unfair for her.

" Why? Did I do something wrong-"

"You did nothing. It's not you."

The first teardrop slides down her eyes. And I blankly stare at her. I could feel nothing.

All my emotions are numb.

This is how I have been lately.

I look like a villain here.

And maybe I was.

I am just doing her a favour.

She will ruin her life investing emotions and time on someone like me. It may hurt now but later? She will be fine.

" What do you even mean by that? This is not some stupid game-"

" It isn't Adhi. That's why I am saving you."

She scoffs. Looking at me in disbelief.

" You have lost it Veer! You have gone crazy! Tell me a reason. Am I not good enough? Do you not like me acting? I will leave it after marriage-"

She approaches me to cup my face and I couldn't even meet her eyes.

" I told you its not you. Any man would be lucky to have you Adhi. But I can't be that man.... I am sorry."

Her hand cupping my face drops. She shakes her head in a no.

" You can't do this to me. I lo... I have loved you for so long Veer. I can't think my life without you. No... this is not happening..."

" Viraj is not just a kid I adopted..."

Her eyes lock with mine and I knew it was now or never. Out of everyone is my life, she had the right to know this.

I can lie to the entire world but not her.

" He is my son.He has my blood in his veins."

She gasps, her steps stagger back and her eyes look at me in disbelief.

" This can't be... I know you. You are not that type. You would never..."

" 8 years back there was a woman-"