Betrayed And Broken✔ [completed]

#12 B&B

Dedicated to fanaaah, for your enthusiastic comments;)

Riya.

Kamala was applying ointment for me and instantly I felt relief from the pain. she was cursing Grandpa the whole time.

"I can't stand this anymore, I am sick of this!" she said.

"He gave me a choice, I asked for it," I told her. I am not going to let him win this game, no matter what.

"It's not right, it's just like with Neev's mom! he is treating you the same! I was silent before because I had to marry off my three daughters, I can't stand this now" Kamala said.

I remembered that she's been working here for more than two decades now.

"It's okay," I said again.

"And it's the first time, I have seen that boy since birth and it's the first time he is showing any kind of emotion!" Kamala said. my heart started to beat faster as I thought of Neev trying to protect me.

"He thinks that I got beaten up because of him, that's why he was so angry" I tried to shrug it away.

"Still! you don't know how odd it is, even when his grandfather announced about Rohan's engagement with Nirosha, he was cool, but it's the first time I have seen him take care of someone like this!"

"He is a good person inside, Kamala"

"You don't know him well, he was a constant headache to the family, then again, I can't blame him after the way he has been treated by his own grandfather, it was a matter of time before he breaks"

"What..what do you mean?"

"You know how he's being treated, it started right from the childhood, but that boy was always trying to be good, trying to make his family proud about him, trying hard to please his Grandpa even if all he got was torture, he stopped it a while ago, then the engagement was announced and the cold war begin"

"Because he knew it then, that no matter what he did for the family, Grandpa doesn't actually care!" I defended him.

"Yes, and he didn't let anyone help him, or sympathise him, he turned bitter and cold," Kamala said sadly.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Riya..?" I heard a soft voice and looked up in surprise to see Auntie Alice.

I tried to sit up.

"Don't move, take rest" she said, now coming inside. "you can go back Kamala, I will take care here," she said

Kamala got up from my side as Auntie Alice started to work.

"Er... It's. .okay... I mean-"

"Once it's healed, I will give you a non-scarring cream, it's good," she said to me.

I think it's her way of consoling me!

I tried to look at her.

"Why did you do that Riya, you know him!" she said again, And I detected something in her voice, like she's feeling guilty.

"Don't worry about me, I was practically asking for it," I said.

"Of course, it's your fault Riya," she said in her 'unique' tone, her voice returning to normal. "So you should think twice before acting like this again"

"Sure," I said.

Because I don't have any chance any more.

"We will go out after you are well, I have seen a perfect dress, it will look good on you," she said cheerfully.