A Twist of Fate (Dhoombros included) under MAJOR editing

Chapter 45.

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I wiped my tears as I closed the door shut, after hugging my father one last time.

A new infatuation had built in me, threatening to break everyone's conscience completely. My family was an absolute mess. I was an absolute mess.

After 6 long, torturous years, the truth had finally come out. Only half of the truth. I knew my Father wasn't lying, it was in his eyes and eyes don't deceive the heart, but Ammi would never do anything like cheating.

I had to get answers out of her. I had to get to the bottom of this, the very topic my mother never would ignore.

I needed to.

I sighed and took another deep breath. There was so much pain, so much betrayal and it was all forced inside of me. I was flowing with negativity around me; and I really didn't think I could hold it in. I was almost on my way to depression.

 I shakingly went to the tap and filled some water, tears still rolling down my cheeks. I hesitantly gulped the water down, feeling the coolness in my throat comforting me. I filled another full glass and drank that, washing my face after. I didn't have time to do anything after as the bell rung.

I walked, my knees almost jelly and opened the door, to see Rehan's smiling face. I managed a wobbly smile in return as he walked in, his smile now fading.

"Aliyah, what happened? You-you were crying?" He asked softly and I looked away.

I didn't want to voice out what happened, I didn't think I was ready to share just yet. The words as they formed in my head, a huge lump grew in my throat.

I looked back at him and smiled, "No. Why?" And he frowned even more. "Aliyah- I know you. Your nose is red, your eyes are wet. Tell me why you were crying?" "I told you, its nothing, just I will be missing this place. Ya know? I-I really like being here, with everyone. And I'm ok." I put my arms around his neck and tried being very sweet with him to get him to believe me. 

Instead his eyes hardened and he tensed. "Fine. If my wife doesn't want to share her problems with me, then I can't help myself nor her. She doesn't need to lie to me." I looked up at him and he looked away from me with dark emeralds. "Rehan.. I'm telling you there is nothing, yaara." He looked at me with almost black eyes now and said icily, "I said. No. Need. To. Lie. It's fine. No need to share. Who am I to you anyway?"My heart pierced at his words. No. No. No. He couldn't be mad at me, not when I needed him the most. 

"And you know what? If you said you didn't want to share, I wouldn't have been as disappointed in  myself as when you lied to me." With those final words, he walked  into the bedroom, leaving me standing in front of the door.

As he glared at me for 2 more seconds, I still looked down at his shoes trying to keep the tears in. Just when I saw his shoes moving away into our bedroom, a tear slid down my eye. I squeezed my eyes shut and fell onto the recliner, the one I was sitting on when Baba had visited and let my tears stroll down my cheeks as I heard the bathroom close and the shower turning on. I brought my knees to my chest and hugged them as I let my tears sink into my cotton shirt. 

What was happening. I don't know. I don't know. There are so many complications. So many differences. I only knew half of the truth. I only knew Baba's side of the story. But whatever the reason, why would Ammi cheat on him? She always taught me that whatever happened, always be loyal. Always stay loyal to the person you loved. Then why would she cheat on him? Why the hell would she do the exact thing she always taught me not to do?