Chapter 17 : " It hurts to stay away "

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The morning came slowly, like a haze lifting after a long, turbulent storm

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The morning came slowly, like a haze lifting after a long, turbulent storm.

The room was still, the soft sound of Indrani's breathing the only thing filling the silence. I lay there for what felt like hours, staring at the ceiling, my body heavy with exhaustion but my mind restless.

Every thought was a tangled mess, circling around the same question:

What am I doing?

Everything that had happened with Indrani played on a loop in my head. The arguments, the tension, the way she had fallen asleep in my wardrobe like some vulnerable creature seeking refuge.

And me- what had I done?

I had left her, let my ego and fear drive me to lash out. But that wasn't even the worst part.

The worst part was that I could still feel her presence so deeply, a pull so strong that no amount of distance could sever it.

I shifted slightly, turning my head toward her.

She was curled up on the bed beside me, her body soft and small under the blanket. Her face was peaceful, and for a brief moment, I allowed myself to just look at her.

Not at the woman who constantly challenged me, but to someone who had once meant the world to me.

The woman I had pushed away so long ago, thinking I was doing the right thing.

Was I?

The thought gnawed at me, festering in my chest.

Responsibilities guarded me all through the years when she wasn't with me , but now that , She is back infront of my eyes , I just want to forget everything that mattered and only to spend time seeing her from distant.

As getting close will only make her go away from me more .

I had always prided myself on knowing what was best-on having the foresight to make tough decisions, even when they hurt. But with Indrani, nothing made sense anymore.

Every plan I had made, every wall I had built around myself, was crumbling, brick by brick, and I didn't know how to stop it.

Why now?

Why, after all this time, was she slipping through the cracks I had so carefully sealed?

I had been fine before-stable, controlled, everything in its place. Then she came back, and now... Now I'm a mess.

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