Blinded by love

Chapter 41 - Forever

Virat Kapoor....How long has it been since I even heard his full name!I stared at his face oblivious to the fact that Ria just recognized him.I could feel the love I had for him returning,felt the urge to feel his heartbeat tag along with mine.For once,just once,I wanted him to tell me that I was his and that he loved me from the bottom of his heart.I wanted to mean something more than an ex-lover in his life.I wanted to kiss off the pain he was in.Expectations,hopes and love increased every millisecond I stared at his blood stained face.I love him,I knew,I've always loved him.I've only been forcing myself to hate him,be angry at him because he tried to kill us.I was forcing myself cause I never truly believed that he actually tried to get us killed.Maybe I was just being crazy,stupid and completely unrealistic.I closed my eyes shut,unable to bear all the memories and pain his face was giving me.I could already feel his arms around me,his lips on my neck and the goosebumps his touch would send through my body.I wanted to forget the way he made me feel,I wanted to erase him from my life,from my memories.Cause,forgetting your loved one is possibly the hardest thing to do.

"Virat Kapoor?You know him,Ria?",Akash asked.Suddenly,what my ears heard reached my mind and I began to realize that Ria recognized him.Which meant,she knew him.How?How did she know Virat?My head spun around and I slowly faced her,fearing to hear the answers she was about to give.She looked back and forth at Akash and me and nodded.

"How?",Akash asked,barely in a whisper.The fact that my ex-boyfriend who actually kidnapped Maaya was familiar to Ria was strangely weird.Silence prolonged,long enough to feel like forever.There was a thick air of tension and no one was mentally ready to hear what Ria was going to say and I don't think she was ready enough to tell us either.

"Virat...he....",she began,her voice visibly shivering.I stood glued to the ground,my eyes stuck on her unable to move.Akash walked over to her and sandwiched her hands between his.

"Ria...we need to know.Please....tell us.",he said,his voice soft and pleading.She stared at him,still a little hesitant.Gaining all the courage she had,she finally spoke.

"Virat is the guy with whom I was about to get married."That was the last thing I expected to hear.He dumped me for Ria?I didn't know why,but I felt my head spin around and my vision blacked out before I could gain control of myself.

When I finally gained consciousness,I felt drained and exhausted.I wanted to curl myself into a ball and sleep and escape from the complicated life I have had to deal with.Ria's words constantly rang in my ears but this time,I was also reminded of what she had told me the other day.

I quickly turned to face Ria,who was now sitting beside me and asked,"You mean....he is the guy with whom your father tried to get you married?" I was scared,my mouth quivered and voice shook,meddling my words.

Ria looked at me like she was being very careful so I wouldn't faint again and nodded.Now my heart was beating fast enough for me to feel it in my chest.

"Is he the guy who told you that he wasn't interested in that marriage?"I asked,my eyes wider with excitement.When she nodded again,a small smile escaped my lips.I grabbed a water bottle from the table and drank until Virat's painful cough interrupted me.I looked at him,blood was dripping from his mouth and I felt my heart leap out to him.I looked at him pitifully and as if he could read my mind,Akash squeezed the hand with which I was gripping the water bottle tightly.Taking the water bottle from me,he went to Virat and removed the cloth which tied his hands together.As soon as he was set free,he grabbed the bottle from Akash and drank till it was empty.My eyes filled with tears at the pathetic state he was in.He was in pain and I was unable to bring myself to go hold him in my arms.Akash and Virat stared at each other making me wonder what was going on each ones mind.And then,Virat broke the gaze and looked around to see me.But before that,his eyes caught sight of Ria and I saw his lips move and say "Ria."