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In love, there's pain, yet it's a sweet scent,
In every heartbeat, it's only your name I represent.
Whether it's the shadow of sorrow or joy's embrace,
Without you, every moment feels like an incomplete space.
~AADARSH
Ishitha's pov
Everything felt like a blur—a confusing, throbbing mess in my head.
My chest ached, each breath painful as I tried to make sense of my surroundings.
Machines beeped softly around me, their mechanical noises piercing the silence in the room.
I felt the tug of the oxygen mask over my face, and the cold sting of an IV in my hand.
What was happening?
My thoughts were scattered, fleeting images flashing in my mind.
I tried to piece them together, but the more I thought, the more my head started to throb.
The last thing I remembered clearly was feeling exposed, vulnerable, and breaking down in front of him. I had let my guard down, and shown him a part of myself I had never wanted anyone to see.
The tears...the way I was cradled in his arms... his kiss and the possessiveness in his voice as he whispered that I was his—
Fear gripped me...A deep, visceral fear I couldn't shake.
The last I could remember was I had been in his arms, struggling to break free from the intensity of it all, and now... now I was here—
I shifted my gaze, trying to understand where I was, and then I saw him.
Him.
Aadarsh.
He was standing in a corner, his posture slumped, exhaustion etched into every line of his face.
His shirt was wrinkled, his hair disheveled, dark circles under his eyes.
He looked... worn down like he hadn't slept in days.
The sight of seeing him like that made something twist inside me, but I quickly pushed it aside.
His voice pierced through the fog in my mind, soft yet desperate. "Jaan..."
The word felt so foreign like it didn't belong to me anymore...It never was.
I flinched when he reached for me, my instincts screaming at me to pull away, and to keep a distance.
"Don't... Don't touch me," I muttered, my voice shaky and weak.
But I meant it.
The last thing I wanted was his touch.
The very thought of it sent a shiver down my spine, reviving memories I wanted buried.
The memories hit me like a tidal wave, crashing over me, suffocating me.
Every moment since Aadarsh had entered my life had been filled with nothing but pain and fear.
Every step of the way, all he had done was make me suffer. I could never forget it.
Now, being here, I couldn't help but wonder if this was all part of his plan—to break me down, to push me so far that I had no choice but to stay by his side.
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