Deadly Venom

Chapter 15

I, Laila and Sweetie, Jaanu, Priya, Maahi and even Twinkle are here and we all are sitting on the terrace, ready to eat that awesome poratta with Salna and I literally floating at the moment smelling it.

"You are drooling. Wipe it off" Laila said, not taking her eyes off her macbook, snapping me out of the thoughts of Poratta. Everyone chuckled making me roll my eyes.

"Hey Jaanu, did you buy beer while coming?" I asked Jaanu because she is the only one who drinks in her group.

"Yep sis. Here you go" She passed the beer bottle to me and Laila. Sweetie, Twinkle, Maahi and Priya scrunched their face and turned aside. I looked at Twinkle, who was much better now and all her wounds were cleaned up and bandaged.

"Twinkle!" I called her out. She looked at me nodded. "If you liked Adhidev before, why were you so scared of him and wanted to be away from him?" I asked her the question which was nagging me for a long time. Even Laila put down her Macbook and looked at Twinkle calmly.

Twinkle stammered, "He.... He... spycam.. My room.... Chased boys... Away... Never let any... Anyone near me except..... His friends and our... girls. Harshad....manipulated me against him too...because Adhi can't control his anger...and...and...sent many to hospital"

"Don't strain yourself Twinkle. You are doing good. Better than last time" Laila soothed her with a few words. Well.... Some softness in her hardened heart can be seen like this. Otherwise don't expect this straightforward bitch to talk like nice. Her every word is like an ice coated with venom.

I took a chug of my beer and looked at the Twinkle. What an irony! The guy who she chose to believe was the culprit. Anyways now he is rotting in jail and having fun. As far as I know, Raghu Khannan will never let him go. Rest in peace Mr. Harshad. Antha Aandavan umakku thunai irukkatum. (Let God stand by your side)

Otherwise he can't be alive.

I turned my attention to sweetie to see her still looking distraught. Kadavuley! Intha pullaiya kapathu! (Oh Lord! Save this poor child) what did she even see in that LIC building guy that she fell in love with him. He was everything Uncle John hates. Good looking, fake gentleman. I have seen a lot of such men in my life but this guy is different. His moves are unpredictable and the fact he managed to get Twinkle, Jaanu and Maahi to trust him enough let him be in relationship with Sweetie is quite unnerving because Twinkle is guarded because of her past, Maahi is guarded because of her present and Jaanu, that girl had the habit of doing the opposite of everything we tell her.

Laila cleared her throat and looked at the girls, especially Twinkle, Sweetie and Jaanu. "Heard you guys found yourself boyfriends?" The trio looked anywhere but her and Sweetie looked very determined to avoid this conversation.

"Witch? Leave the poor kids...." The trio looked at me with happiness "For now. Let everyone come back tomorrow and we will have a very good conversation about it. Twinkle will not be in trouble but you both" Making Jaanu and Sweetie eyes go wide in horror and their faces fell.

"This is the time to enjoy being single. But you guys are in relationship. Shame on you guys" I chided them. Chugging the beer, my mind went back to the past.

Now looking at Sweetie, I feel like looking at my past self. All innocent and sweet, determined to find love like found in movies. Like Flynn Rider from Rapunzel, Ken from Barbie despite him having huge girl followers. The vacation after my 12th standard, officially I was 19, I never thought it would be my biggest nightmare. Flash marriage as a compromise, mental abuse, my husband's cheating, physical torture and being locked up. It was a nightmare for a like me who viewed it in pink tinted glasses despite many harsh setbacks. A small tiny side of my heart wished I should have never pitied. I should take my revenge, should not brush off but I don't want any other unnecessary problem at the moment that may sink me further deep.

"Snap out shithead" A cold voice brought me out of my trance to see Laila giving me a cold look.

"Nothing" I mumbled, turning aside. "I can see that" She said, throwing me 'whatever' look and went back to her work.

My mind drifted off to that confident guy.... "Ranajay Raghuvanshi". I don't know what surprise he has in store for me and a small part of mine wishing it to be adventurous and mad thrilling because I have many men but Ranajay is an enigma and travel with him will be anything but sane.

Sorry for the delay. Have a nice day everyone. Miss you Oviya akka heyliterary and shivu papa Shivya_Raj