Beyond the Mask

15. Past Part 2

"Tell me the craziest thing you did in your life," Veronika asked me.

"I toilet papered my teacher,s house and almost got caught, " I said chuckling, remembering that day.

"What really, I can't imagine you in that way," She said.

"One of the Teachers at school had punished my sister for not doing her homework and I did that out of anger," I said.

"I see you love your sister so, much"

"Ya" Before she could ask me about my sister, which I don't want to talk right now, I asked the question.

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"What happen after you got out of the warehouse?" I asked her holding her hands in my hands. She didn't reply for few seconds, she is just looking down at our intervened hands.

"It's okay if you don't want to say­_" I said.

"No, I want to," She said.

"Okay"

"They took me to a hospital where I was in the coma for 3 days. After getting consciousness, I called home. They cut the call as soon as they heard my voice and when I called again dad said not to call again or show my face to them." With that, the tears formed in her eyes flowed freely.

I got closer to her and held her shoulders; she also came closer, sobbing uncontrollably kept her head on my chest.

I hugged her more tightly with every sound of her sob.

Now I am angry towards her parents, towards Tanushri and more towards myself. When she wanted her parents most they did not care for her and I hated her without giving her chance to tell her story. Now, I hate myself being such a dick.

This is all because of that girl Tanushri; if I see her, again I will sure kill her.

"Why did they say like that?" I asked knowing very well what is coming next. She sat up straight and stared into my eyes.

"After two days, I got locked in the Warehouse was my marriage day. They probably would have thought I ran away from marriage, bringing down the family name in the society" She said without any emotion.

"You didn't try to clear the misunderstanding with your parents or with the groom," I asked.

"Groom," She chuckled and continued.

"I didn't even know his name, it was meant to be an arranged marriage, Due to the groom's dad's wish our marriage was fixed within one month. I accepted the marriage as per my parents wish."

 "My mom once said groom's name to me when I was about to enter my exam hall on phone. The Name of the groom entered inside me from one ear and exit from another ear. so, I do not know his name. On the same day at night, we had our engagement." She said.

"Then," I asked.

"THAT FOX didn't show up on our engagement." She said anger evident in her voice.

"Fox?" I asked.

"I refer him as a Fox, as I don't know his name," She said. She is referring me to Fox.

"Why Fox?" I asked.

"I don't know, maybe because he is selfish only thinking about earning money in business and not attending our engagement." She said.

"You could have asked his name to your parents rather than naming him FOX" I snapped at her.

"I was little shy at that time, to ask the groom's name with my parents and after the stunt he pulled, on our engagement, I was so angry that I lost the eagerness to know about him." She said.

"But why are you offended, as I kept the name 'Fox' for you, not to him." She asked.

She is right I did not show up on our engagement day, how could I accept her to be happy with this marriage. My father forced me into this marriage.

 Before marriage, I just knew the name of the bride and did not saw her face in photo out of anger that my father is forcing me to marry.

'Should I say her that I am her ex- fiancé?'

'No, she will get uncomfortable, if I say.'

'Maybe yes it may clear things.'

'No'

'Yes'

'No'

Veronika snapped her fingers in front of me, with that; I came out of my thoughts.

"Are you there?" She asked.

"Didn't you try talking to your parents?" I asked.

"Yes, I went to my hometown to clear misunderstandings but ........ I sort of got...... kidnapped again." She said looking down.

"WHAT?" I asked. 'Why everything should happen to her' I thought.

"I don't want to talk about it right now, I am not comfortable with this," She said looking down.

'Maybe I should say her that I am his ex-fiancé and I can solve problems between her parents and her. Maybe then she will trust me and tell me what happen.' I thought to myself.

"TANUSHRI KIDNAPPED YOU AGAIN?" I asked.

"No," she said.

"Then who?" I asked.

"My uncle," She said in low voice.

"Uncle? why?" I asked.

I was internally battling with myself whether I should tell that I am her ex-fiance.

'Yes I should tell her'

'Maybe some other time'

'Man up Zakir tell her now'

'Yes'

'Yes'

'No'

"Yes tell her"

'come on'

So what do you think he should tell her or not.

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