That evening, Rajesh sat with Neha, trying to focus on their conversation, but his mind kept drifting back to Jayanthi’s confession. Neha noticed his distraction and paused mid-sentence. “You’ve been distant since you met with Jayanthi. What happened?”
Rajesh hesitated, but he knew he couldn’t hide it from her. “Jayanthi… told me she still has feelings for me.”
Neha’s face hardened. “What? After all this time?”
“She said she’s been thinking about it since she moved to London. She’s back here now, and… she wanted me to know.”
Neha crossed her arms, her voice cold. “And what about you, Rajesh? Do you still have feelings for her?”
Rajesh could feel the tension in the air, the weight of his answer pressing down on him. He took a deep breath. “I don’t know. Jayanthi was a huge part of my life, and I can’t pretend those feelings just disappeared. But I chose you, Neha. I’m with you.”
Neha’s eyes filled with uncertainty. “But if you’re still confused, how can we move forward? I don’t want to be with someone who’s torn between two people.”
“I’m not torn,” Rajesh said, his voice rising with frustration. “I’m just… overwhelmed. I didn’t expect her to come back and say all this. But it doesn’t change how I feel about you.”
Neha stood up, pacing the room. “This is exactly what I was afraid of, Rajesh. You never really let her go, did you? And now she’s back, and you’re confused. What am I supposed to do with that?”
Rajesh got up, his heart pounding. “I don’t want to lose you, Neha. But I need time to process everything. Can you give me that?”
Neha stopped pacing, her eyes filled with hurt. “Time? I don’t know if I can wait while you figure out if you want to be with me or her. You need to make a choice.”
Rajesh’s phone buzzed again, breaking the tension. He glanced down, and his heart sank. Another message from Jayanthi: **"We should meet again, Rajesh. There's more I need to say."**
Rajesh stared at the message, his mind spiraling. He had reached a breaking point. Both women in his life were pulling him in different directions, and he didn’t know how to choose.
Neha watched him silently, her face a mix of expectation and despair. “Rajesh, what are you going to do?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Rajesh swallowed hard, knowing that whatever decision he made next would change everything.
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Shadows of the Past
RomanceThis story is about Rajesh's past and present love life in a blender. Now how he handles this confused and critical relationship will be explained in this story.
