❤ Marriage A Challenge ❤ 【#Wattys 2017】

Misunderstanding ?

Anu's pov :-

How will he react , when I tell him that I love him ? Will he reciprocate it ? Or will he ..... My thoughts are put to a full stop when I hear Chandu's voice and I realise that I've reached home already .....

You're right mom , how can I love Anu ? Im just toying her , I can't miss a hot figure , Now can I ??

What the hell is happening ? Here I've been thinking of ways to confess and imagine his reactions after we slept together yesterday and I come to know that there were no feelings involved . Is it what I was ? A meaningless fling ?

I completely zone out after knowing this . I'm really a fool to trust man . After mom's death , I vowed never to trust any man and that was the main reason why I'm commitment phobic . But I tried , I tried everything new with and for Chandu yet he doesn't love me .......

I don't know what hurts me the most :

1)  Him not loving me .....
     Or
2)  Him using me .....

My bottled up frustration flows as tears from my eyes . I vannoT hear more stuff from Chandu . So , I did the only thing that first came to my mind .

I ran ..... Ran out of the apartment building . Lucky for me there's a cab stand near by .

Bhaiya , take me to Jubilee hills . I tell the Cab driver and he nods his head . I fastly get into the car mainly to avoid the looks people are giving me .

Ofcourse they'll give you looks if you run out of a building with a smudged mascara and tears , my mind mocks .
But what people think is of my least concern , Right now .

May be I heard wrong and Chandu didn't mean it , my heart tells .

But you heard it with your own ears , Don't be so in love that you forget right and wrong , my mind tells .

I again remember how dad betrayed mom and she was in so much denial that it ended with her death . That day I had vowed to never trust a man again . But , I did and I'm betrayed again .......

I hate you for doing this to me Chandu . I hate youuu ......

Now where to madam ? The cab driver asks me and wiping the tears I give him directions to my house .

Once outside Shergill Mansion , I pay the cab driver and go inside . As usual the security guards salute me and I nod at them .

Once the gates are open , I don't think twice before running inside to the sanctity of my home where people who care for me reside .

I go and lock myself in my room . I want to stay alone till I come on terms with all the sudden changes in my life .

I look around to see my room still the samE . Ofcourse everyone knows rather than to mess up my room ......

I don't know when I fall asleep with the tears drying up .

Sometime later I find a hand caressing my hair relaxing my stress . I slowly open my eyes to see Navya sitting on my bed looking all concerned .

What is Navya doing here ? Why am I at my house ? Where 's Chandu ?

Once my brain remembers Chandu , all the tears come back to me .

Hey ! What happened ? Why are you crying ? What happened to your proposal ? Did that asshole do something ? Did .....

She stops her questionnaire when I hug her tight . Instead of asking anything , she strokes my hair behind .

H.... He does.... doesn't l.... love me Na..  Navya , he .... I again start hiccupping due to excess crying .

Navya slowly breaks our hug and hands me the water from the side table .

Here drink this and tell everything and no crying she warns me . Her voice is soft yet stern .

After gulping down the glass of water in one go , I start telling her about everything that happened from the start of our married life till today morning , after we consummated our marriage .

I thought he loves me too Nav 's but he didn't want to miss sleeping with a hot figure . How can he play with my emotions ?  I vent out all of my frustration to her while she keeps listening to me like a good friend she is .

Now what do you want to do ? She asks softly and I can hear the cautious tone in her voice .

I thought , I can save my marriage if we consummate it . So , I slept with him though I received divorce papers . Now , it's enough Navya I can't let him walk all over me .....

Why don't you confront him once ? May be it was some misunderstanding ..... Navya says and I look at her as  if she's stupid .

Why do you say that ? I ask her .

Because in most Bollywood movies , this is what happens Anu and I don't want you to act hastily ...

My life isn't a Bollywood drama Navu and I don't have guts to confront him and knoW the truth so it's better I give him his freedom and move on in my life .

So How do you want to move on ? Navya asks raising her eyebrow .

This is the first step for my move on saying this I connect my phone with wifi and accept my dream .

Crown University of London .

After confirming my seat in the uni , I book a flighT ticket to London which leaves in two hours and then I start packing the few clothes I've at Shergill mansion decision to do shopping in London .

Anu ,  I think you need to slow down . Wait for a few days ..... Navya tries convincing me to stay back .

You know that I want a break Navya and I'm sure to be back but please promise me that you'll not inform my whereabouts to anyone .

She keeps a blank face and I hug her again and with my pleading voice tell her to keep this a secret atleast till I'm ready ....

Fine , I'll not tell anyone not even Arjun only if you promise to stay in touch with me and you'll Skype me everyday regardless of time difference ...... She asks still with her blank face on and I give her my million dollar smile and nod my head .

I promise !!

After our little  goodbye , I go to airport with Shambu kaka our driver .

May be this is what I want , a break from everything . May be this distance will make me forget him and his betrayal .........