Too Dangerous To Desire

Chapter 25

Juda Hoke Bhi

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Karishma's pov-

I'm in the middle of the ocean, with nothing but water stretching endlessly in every direction. The sky is a cold, steel grey, pressing down on the dark, churning waves beneath me. I can't remember how I got here, but the fear hits me instantly-sharp, electric, like ice-cold needles prickling my skin. There's no land, no boats, no sign of life. Just me, floating in this vast, endless sea.

The water is eerily calm at first, just lapping at my body as I tread water. But it's cold. So cold it feels like it's seeping into my bones, numbing my limbs, slowing my movements. I can barely feel my legs kicking beneath me. Every breath I take feels like it's harder to draw in, like the air itself is growing thin.

'you look just like her..'

I try to scream, but the sound is swallowed by the wind. My voice doesn't even seem to exist out here. The waves begin to rise, slowly at first, gentle swells lifting and dropping me, teasing me with the false hope that maybe they'll carry me to safety. But then they grow. They grow, higher and fiercer, crashing around me with a violent roar.

I'm being tossed now, thrown by the waves like I'm weightless, helpless. I gasp for air, but a wave slams into me, saltwater filling my mouth and nose, choking me. I cough, sputter, and try to keep my head above the surface, but the water grips me tight, dragging me under. My arms thrash wildly, trying to fight the force that pulls me deeper, but it's too strong.

The water around me is pitch black, cold, and suffocating. I can't see anything, can't tell which way is up or down. My lungs scream for air, but all I get is more water. My heart races, pounding in my chest so hard I think it might explode, but I can't stop sinking. It's like the ocean is alive, a massive, monstrous thing that wants to consume me, pull me down into its depths and never let me go.

'you look just like her..'

I can feel myself getting weaker, my arms slowing, my lungs burning with every second that passes. Panic surges through me, wild and frantic, but my body doesn't respond anymore. I'm just drifting now, my thoughts fading, consumed by the darkness.

'you look just like her..'

Then, just as the water closes over my head I felt a pull , then another pull and then finally I was jolted out of my sleep I gasp, sitting up so fast it feels like my heart is still drowning, beating wildly against my ribs. My throat is raw, my skin drenched in sweat. I suck in air like it's the only thing keeping me alive, my chest heaving with each breath.

My gaze locked with the worried eyes of my mother , she was shaking me , her mouth was moving she was speaking something but I couldn't hear , it felt like I was deaf, her face was filled with worry and fear and she looked at me like she just saw a ghost , she was on the verge of crying the pure form of terror and anxiety that I felt was still lingering in my mind and it felt as if I was paralyzed.

Then, for the first time in years , I felt like crying my heart out to her and tell her all my problems be that little kid again who wanted her mother , be that girl again who used to cry for her and just let everything go...for a moment I forgot that I hated her.

Trying to calm myself I reached for my bedside drawer out of instinct, took out the medicine and gulped it in one go while she passed the bottle of water without saying anything. When I finally felt some sense of my surroundings I realised...