I too want a love story - KarEena

I too want a love story 2 (Prologue)

Agent Ghost stood at the window, staring into the night. The star-studded sky pitied her as her tears glimmered brighter than its stars. Wiping her tears, she closed her eyes, hoping the cold ocean breeze could be the balm of peace for her wretched heart.

"Is this how life should be? Wallowing in misery?" Ghost whispered, the exhaustion of playing a criminal eating her alive. Murders, blood and death, that's all she saw around her. Walking between those corpses she didn't find herself far different from them, the only difference is a beating heart and a suffering soul.

"Even lamenting for hours had become difficult with the dried-up tears. The unriddled pain surging through me is the only solace in this catastrophe. With every breath I take, the agony escalates. I don't want to subdue these storms raging inside me; I want to nurture them, maybe ablaze with them." She wiped her tears.

"However, this agony had hidden hope laced around it like a cloak that this torment also seems wonderful. The hope of you being safe and sound, living your life. I love you" A sob left her throat.

Before she could drown herself in sobs, a knock on the door brought her back.

"Senorita, Jefa te esta llamando" (Miss, the boss is calling you) a voice grunted from the order side

"Proxima. Lorenzo lo encontro?" (Coming. Did Lorenzo find him?) Ghost spoke clearing her throat

"Si, Senorita. Bartalone fue encontrado" (Yes, Miss. Bartalone was found) the voice answered back

"Bueno. Vengo" (Okay, I am coming) Ghost walked to her wardrobe to collect her ammunition.

"He is going to repent his sins, Ice. I am going to make sure he begs for death and this is the promise of your friend" Ghost gritted her teeth, her eyes red in rage as she walked to fulfil the age-old vengeance, "soon, it'll be your turn, Lorenzo. You'll be answering for all the lives you are so proud of taking" she fisted her hand controlling the urge to strangle his right there, but before that, she had to make sure to bring his empire down.

Haseena's car stopped as she reached the cliff overlooking the vast ocean. Sighing she got out of the car and walked to the edge of the cliff taking in the cast expanse.

"Karishma would have loved this" she whispered as she sat on the edge her feet dangling in the air, at the beginning she used to talk herself out of thinking about Karishma but later she gave up understanding the futility of trying to abandon the very essence of her existence. The day she forgets Karishma that will be the day she ceases to exist.

"You're the vibrant colours of my flowers,

The delicious flavours of my meals,

The fragrant scent of my perfumes,

The glimmering shine of my stars,

The soothing petrichor of my rains,

The undying warmth of my hugs,

You are the essence of my world Mi Amor,

And without you, nothing feels beautiful anymore."

Haseena sighed, "You would have been delighted listening to this" Haseena chuckled thinking what would be Karishma's sweet reaction to this poem, maybe a languid kiss, slow and passionate, a promise of forever.

"Will you ever be able to forgive me, Mi Amor?" Haseena laid on her back staring at the sky, "It's been years and I haven't dared to face you since then. In all these years my love only intensified many folds but it hasn't given me the courage to contact you. Can I find you again? Are you waiting for me?" tears burned her eyes at the thought of Karishma moving on with someone else.

"Broken hearts are all that's left and I am your culprit, but believe me Mi amor, I am still ardently in love with you" Tears glided down her eyes, "my Abbu taught me to fight in all the situations and I had followed his words for the longest of times. But I never knew that the one time I fled away because of my fears and insecurities, the one time I fled away from my life, the one time I fled away from you would be the biggest regret of my life" she cried until her body exhausted into unconsciousness.

Karishma walked on the shore as the dawn kissed her good morning, spending mornings at the beach had become her favourite time. The only time when her life didn't feel as daunting as it seemed, so she made sure to come by whenever the time permitted, which was mostly a minimum of thrice a week, the insomnia which kicked soon after the Haseena left stood steadfast after years, even the stress, physical exhaustion and crying herself all night is of no help.

"Half-finished stories always pained me," Karishma sadly smiled looking at the ocean as the waves crashed on her feet, "the yearning to know if they end together or not? Did they ever confess? Did they accept each other? Did they forgive each other? If there was a heartbreak, did they reconcile? But all this while I never thought that my life was going to be that half-finished story," Karishma chuckled wiping her unshed tears.

"Do I have to move on?" Karishma walked into the water which scared her every time she tried to enter without her, now looked like the only thing that was going to hide her from the world and the misery, her heart thudded rapidly as she moved deeper and deeper into the ocean.

"How could I move on knowing I can never love anyone like I love you nor anyone can love me like you do" She dipped in the cold waters submerging completely, she came back up only after her lungs cried for oxygen.

"This horizon is like the distance between us. Looks close enough to walk to you but in reality, the distance is incessant," she sniffed, "still after all this, I can't stop loving you" She walked back to the shore.

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Hey Sweethearts, hope you all are doing well. Firstly Happy Dusshera, may you and your family blessed with health and happiness, I know I am late but good whishes are always welcome, aren't they? And as promised, here is your prologue, the first chapter of the second book will be out by the end of this month or by the starting of the next month, stay tuned and the second part will continue from here. Please do share your thoughts.

You know what's the biggest scam we do to ourselves? by believing that we could complete more work in our break and end up procrastinating all through out the break, hustling at the, end cursing ourselves for being the lazy as* we are🙄. Well, that's what I did🫣.

Missed you guys a lot and will be coming back soon. Don't forget to vote, comment and follow, have a nice day and see you soon❤️.