Closer Than Before

Chapter 25: Jealous Kiss?

Samar's POV:

I woke up to a pounding headache, the kind that felt like someone was using a hammer inside my skull. “Urghh…” I groaned, sitting up in bed and grabbing my head.

As my eyes adjusted to the light, I noticed the bandage wrapped around my left hand.

Memories of the previous night began to flood back—how Reyansh had put his hands on Radhika’s waist, and how that single action had ignited a fire within me, one that burned hotter than anything I’d ever felt.

Then I remembered the fight. How I’d lost control when those bastards dared to lay a hand on my Radhika.

And then… my confession. I blurted out everything, all the feelings I’d kept buried for so long. Panic set in as I realized what I had done. Where’s Radhika?

I glanced at my side, but she wasn’t there. My eyes shifted to the window, noticing the sunlight streaming in—late morning, maybe.

I looked at my watch and saw it was 12 p.m. How could I have slept so late? I sighed, pounding in my head intensifying with every thought.

I forced myself out of bed and stumbled into the kitchen, hoping to find Radhika. There she was, in an apron, focused on making something.

“Radhika, what are you doing?” I asked, my voice rough as I sat down at the dining table.

She turned to look at me, her expression unreadable. My heart skipped a beat. Did I say something wrong to her last night? Did I hurt her without realizing it?

Without saying a word, she turned back to what she was doing, and after a moment, she brought me a glass of lime water, something that would help with the headache. But she still didn’t say anything, just handed it to me and returned to the kitchen.

I sipped the lime water, my mind racing. She was so quiet, too quiet. It wasn’t like her to be this silent around me, especially not after everything that had happened.

Was she upset with me? Did I scare her? I couldn’t stand this silence between us; it was eating me alive.

“Last night… did I say something wrong? Did I hurt you?” I finally asked, my voice hesitant, almost afraid of what she might say.

Radhika shook her head, but she didn’t look at me. My heart sank. What had I done? What could I have said that would make her withdraw like this?

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up, her voice distant as she answered. “Okay, Rey, I’ll get ready by that time.”

Jealousy surged through me like a tidal wave. Rey. Reyansh. I could feel my blood boiling all over again. Who was he to take her time, to call her like this when things between us were so unresolved?

“What… what was that about?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady, but failing miserably.

She finally turned to face me, her expression still unreadable. “He’s taking me out for a movie date.”

A date. With Reyansh. My heart twisted painfully in my chest, the thought of her with him making me feel like I was suffocating.

“No,” I blurted out, louder than I intended. “You won’t go.”

She raised an eyebrow at me, clearly not expecting my reaction. “And why not?” she asked, her tone calm but challenging.

I opened my mouth to answer but found myself at a loss for words.

Why not?

Because I couldn’t bear the thought of you with someone else?

Because it would kill me to see you with another man?