Her Innocent Love

15 ~ Breaking Point

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Aathiya's POV

As soon as I left Gaurav's house, I felt the panic creeping in. My chest tightened, and my breath came in short, uneven gasps. The heavy clouds overhead pressed down, making the air feel thicker, harder to breathe. I kept walking, trying to shake the feeling, but each step only made it worse.

By the time I reached the nearby park, it hit me full force. My legs wobbled, and I stumbled toward a bench, gripping its edge as I tried to calm down. The quiet park offered no comfort. The air was damp, the sky dull and grey, and it felt like the world was closing in around me. My hands wouldn't stop shaking, and my heart pounded so loudly it drowned out everything else. 

I sat down, pressing my hands to my chest, desperate to steady my breathing, but it wasn't working.  My mind was racing, replaying everything that had just happened. His words, his lies, his touch, all of it twisted into knots in my chest. How could I have been so blind? The person I trusted more than anyone didn't want me...he just wanted my body. The betrayal hit me like a punch to the gut, leaving me breathless. My heart felt like it was breaking open, raw and exposed. I gasped for air, but each breath was shallow, shaky.

The trust I had in him was gone, shattered beyond repair. He never cared about me, not really. Everything I thought we had... was a lie. Tears stung my eyes, and I curled up on the bench, knees pulled tight to my chest, hoping the world would slow down, just for a moment.

Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up through my blurred vision to see Reyansh standing there. Without a word, he sat beside me, his hand gently squeezing my shoulder.

"Re...ya...nsh...He...he..." My voice cracked as I clung to his arm, feeling like I was falling apart. I wanted to say everythin...how broken I felt, how everything inside me hurt...but the words wouldn't come. All I could do was breathe, long and shaky, like I was gasping for air.

"Shh, Aathiya... Just breathe," he said, his hand patting my head softly. "Everything's going to be okay. Just breathe."

"No... no, Reyansh... it won't... it can't be. Why... why did it happen to me?" I stammered through my sobs, but he gently stopped me.

"I'll listen to everything, Aathiya, but first, please... take deep breaths." His hand stayed on my head, soothing me. I followed his voice, his touch, and slowly, my breathing evened out. He handed me a bottle of water, and the coolness relieved the burning sensation in my throat. Only then did I realize I was leaning against his chest, practically wrapped in a side hug. I pulled away quickly, embarrassed.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." I wiped the last of my tears away, my face burning with awkwardness.

"You don't have to be sorry. Are you okay now?"

"Yeah... yeah, I'm fine," I muttered, though I wasn't.

"Now, tell me. What did he do?" his voice was low, controlled, but I could see the tension in his face, the way his jaw clenched, the quiet anger simmering behind his calm.

And for some reason, I told him everything. About leaving Aaru with Aadarsh, about the fight with Gaurav. As I described Gaurav's actions, I could see Reyansh's anger deepen, his fists clenching like he was holding himself back. Why did he care so much?

"I thought I could fix everything... but I was wrong," I whispered, my voice barely audible. "I keep forgetting that I'm never enough. I don't have whatever it takes to be loved... for real". I felt the weight of my own voice, like I was finally admitting the one truth I had been avoiding. But when I glanced up at Reyansh, expecting him to agree or brush it off like everyone else, his expression surprised me.