On the other hand, Meera reached at the airport and went through the boarding procedure. She could feel everyone staring at her because of her messed-up state, but she ignored everything and went to board her flight.
After about one hour, she finally reached Mumbai Airport and took a cab to her apartment. Once she entered her apartment, she placed her luggage beside the bed and threw her tired body onto the mattress. Staring blankly at the ceiling, tears began to flow from her eyes. Unable to control herself, she curled up, hugging herself, and started to cry.
MEERA POV:
My sleep was disturbed by the sunlight falling directly on my face. I began to open my eyes, looking at the bright window with blurry vision. Then, I turned toward the clock, which read 9 AM. Seeing this, I hurriedly sat up in bed, feeling heaviness in my body. I looked at myself and realized I was still wearing yesterday's dress. As I reflected on the events of the previous day, they played like a movie in my mind, and tears started to flow from my eyes.
I know I am strong—strong enough to handle everything in my life. I can't waste my tears or time on the nonsense words of certain people. Keeping this in mind, I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I prepared myself for work, thinking it would help distract me from yesterday's incidents.
As I was about to step away from the mirror, the neptunium chain around my neck caught my attention. I became so lost in the family drama that I almost forgot how my own life has turned into a nightmare since that day. That creepy person is the main reason behind all the terrible things I am facing now. Yet, without making any mistakes myself, I find I have to bear this punishment. I have to wear this mangalsutra and sindoor as a burden.
I know that whenever I see it, it reminds me of the worst day of my life. However, it also makes me realise how much stronger I have become. If he ever comes across me, it will make him regret it and break his ego. It's true that I don't know him, but he knows me, and that is enough to shatter his ego. But then I remembered that I don't have Sindoor here, so I decided to buy it by returning to my office.
It's been two days since I started working again. I've been hiding this marriage and trying to distract myself from those nightmares, but no matter how hard I try, it doesn't seem to help. I can't seem to overcome this; I just can't escape that memory. I think that after that day, I lost a part of myself. I struggle even to give a small smile to someone. I find it difficult to talk to my friends like I used to. I've started to isolate myself and maintain distance from others.
I know that these sudden concerns are creating doubt in Nidhi's mind. She even noticed and asked me about it, but every time, I ignored her questions and tried to change the subject. However, today when she asked again what I was trying to hide from her, and repeatedly pressed the issue wherever we were, I couldn't control myself and started to cry in front of her.
Seeing this, she took me to a place where no one could see us, hugged me tightly, and began to rub my back in a soothing manner. Sensing her support, I tightly hugged her back and let my emotions out. After crying for a while, I regained my composure and decided to tell her everything that happened in Bengaluru.
Hearing everything I had just told her, she went into shock. She froze for a few seconds. Seeing this, I lowered my head to control my tears. She know that what kind of thoughts I have about the marriage and how easily I get irritated every time on this topic but today I am bearing this forced marriage.
Suddenly, she held both my hands tightly and said,
"Don't cry, Meeru. It's not your fault. Think of it as just a bad dream. It's just a difficult time, and it will pass. Don't worry; don't be sad or weak. You have to be strong to solve this problem. I will stay by your side. Don't worry, we will definitely find a way out of this. To do that, you have to stay strong, okay?"
Hearing her words, I shook my head positively. Seeing this, she hugged me again and said,
"Don't cry, Meeru. Calm down."
After we freed ourselves from the embrace and experienced a brief moment of silence, she asked me,
"Since you mentioned he is your that psycho stalker, do you have any clues that could lead us to him? Did you notice anything unusual when he forced you into this marriage?"
Hearing this, I started to think about it and tried to remember everything that had happened that day. Reflecting on those painful memories, I said to her in a low tone,
"As I told you before, I didn't get any clues about him. To hide his identity from me, that bastard blindfolded my eyes. All I know is that Mr. Khanna is his employee, but Mr. Khanna never mentioned his name. He always referred to him as 'boss' or 'sir,' also Mr . Khanna is a very trusted and loyal person to him, so I don't think he will help us in this matter."
Upon hearing this, she thought for a moment and asked,
"Where did you both get married?"
I looked at her and replied,
"In the Mahadev Mandir. But that day, the temple was completely empty, so I don't think anyone saw us or knows about it."
She fell silent for a few seconds, then said with a glimmer of hope in her eyes,
"See, we still have some hope. We know one of his trusted employees and the location where you got married. If we can find out more about Mr. Khanna, it will be easier to locate your stalker.
But first, we should visit the temple. We could gather some information there, as the temple committee records every event. If they refuse to provide details, the pandit ji will know about it."
Hearing her, my eyes widened in surprise. I thought, how could I not have considered this before? With hope, I shook my head positively and said,
"Yes,.... you are right! We will surely get some information from there."
I smiled at her slightly, filled with optimism. Seeing this, she also smiled and said,
"Then we are going to Bangalore this weekend."
Upon hearing this, I looked at her intently. Sensing my concern, she reassured me,
"Don't worry, this time we are not going to visit your place, okay? If there's any emergency, we can book a hotel, that's it."
Hearing her words, I nodded with a small smile.
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Dark Love
RomanceThe story is about the love and hate between two souls. It's about a girl named Meera Sharma who is very sweet, kind, and bright. She went through many difficulties in her painful past life but never gave up. When she is leading her life successful...
