NEIL POV
A bitter laugh escaped my lips. Once...twice around people looked alarmed, staring at me as if I was finally gone insane.
I kept laughing quietly, my gaze lowering to the ground. How could I let it happen?
Tears stung my face. The floor blurred and my laugh turned to silence sobs. And I turned towards the parking and headed my apartment.
I was angry. I was frustrated. And devastated. And I needed a punching bag.
AVNI POV
His face was all I could see. He was just a few feet away from you and yet, I chosen not to wait for him. How could I have been so stupid to just run away from the problem. I had to face them again sometime in future.
But it was too late to regret. The plane has taken off three hours ago. And I would be far away from the country, away from family, in a new place with new people in a new life.
I had a lifetime of bad experience in the city Mumbai and I was not going to extend that experience.
NEIL POV
That punching bag came to me that as Rhia, mom, bebe, and lastly myself. But starting from myself I took my anger at my apartment wall punching my hands at them. Then finally when pain turning nothing in punching wall. I washed off the bloody hands and headed home to take out my left anger.
To my surprise they were discussing me, Avni and Rhea and the marriage.
"Wah! Sab Bahut khush hoge na chali gayi woh ladki jisne apko apna liya, hum ko Dayawanti ke double-dealing se roka, Bebe aapko itna pyaar karne ke baad. How could you blame her to be unfaithful, and disloyal and insincere?"
"We failed. Failed Avni, to society, and in education to think such things of her. Now she left and will never come back."
"Tillu. Suno toh beta I feel so bad after realizing this and they all lied me to me about your marriage. I didn't know about Ananya's childhood friendship with Ali or Whole Dayawanti issue or your marriage proposal to Rhia."
"Bebe, whatever you said things that can't be changed which mom did too as always without thinking of consiquences. I did my part of foolishness too. So did Rhia." Turning toward Rhia.
"Rhia, you did your worst. I couldn't be more fool to think you of as friend when I called you yesterday just to pick me up. GOD I'm such a fool. And you took selfies and photos. This was not a goddamn photoshoot." I yelled at Rhia who standing there as if it was just regural day conversations. God people could be so awful. "Ananya brought You here so you don't stay alone. And what you made her do, STAY ALONE."
"So. As I and Ananya brought you here and Ananya is gone. Thanks to you. I don't want you here. So. See yourself out."
Suddenly as if whole situation felt serious to Rhia. She changed to Uncaring to caring.
"Neil it was never my intention to break your relationship. Please I will all alone in city. Please.Neil don't do this."
"You know Rhia. ANANYA IS ALONE TOO AND I AM TOO. SO."Changing my tone to very polite, "I don't want to humiliate you, as you all did my wife. I said get out."
And I marched to my room. And as I opened it I felt so alone.
The presence of Avni and all memories came back to me of our time, all pillow fights, our occasional dance, our quarrels, our emotional confessions, sneaking glances, caught in compromising positions and most of all, a single night of drunk love that I couldn't forget as we decided to forget.
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