The Cage (Completed)

Chapter 28

Is it possible to feel something so precious again? To find the same familiarity again? To  get so lost into someone, to breathe that person, to get the same connect all again?
To fall in love so deeply and passionately, is probably one of the best thing we as humans have been given. To give so much to another person may feel too much, but when you do, it feels so natural. Once you've realised what it feels to love someone, everything becomes so different. So joyful and lively! And when you stop loving? You find that person in others, you expect others to reflect that soul. But similar souls don't exist.

"Will you speak softly?  You'll  wake her up! "

"I am literally whispering! "

"You both stop arguing! "

I could hear whispers and shuffling around me.  I stirred a bit getting more comfortable and try to open my eyes.  Everything is blur at first and then I focus onto the non familiar surroundings.

"Kia, how you're  feeling? " I was surrounded by all my friends with a worried expression on their face.

"Better! " I tried to smile.  'Try' being the keyword.

I tried to get up and sit but Aarav's mother came out of nowhere and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Rest, Kia!  You're  still weak! " she said in her sweet voice.

"We called your friend, Nikita,  to check up on you!  She said it was due to stress and weakness! Is there something going on? " Trisha asked folding her hands on the chest and demanding an answer.

I looked at Mrs. Sinha and she had a nervous smile playing on her lips.  For the first time, I could see her confidence breaking.
I internally smiled.
"I'm  fine!  Hospital has been really busy lately! "

"Are you sure? " Sam asked

"Yeah yeah, everything is fine! "
After few seconds, door swung open and there stood Evan with a bouquet of yellow and red roses.

"Beautiful roses for beautiful sick lady! " He said showing off his perfect smile.

I smiled at him. "Thankyou ugly hunk!"

"Now, Now,  that's  not the way to treat your guests! "

"Some guests should be treated that way! " Aarav interrupted  and I glared at him.

Awkwardness lingered in the room after he passed that stupid comment.
We were currently seated in the same room where Aarav had shown me his masterpiece.  Sunlight was streaming through the window making me wonder how long had I passed out.

"Everyone out!  She needs rest! I'll  just make sure she finishes this soup!"  Mrs. Sinha ordered. 
I gulped hard and my face went pale.  I don't want to be alone with her!  Fuck!  I'm  screwed.
I looked at Trisha and she was already looking at me. 

'Please don't  go! ' I mentally screamed  hoping Trisha would  understand.
She looked away and left the room along with everyone. 

I sighed.  I'm  screwed.

"So,  I'm  glad you haven't told anyone! " she was smirking.  "Why are you back? "

My throat was too clogged up to speak a word.

"I.. I.. "

She snatched the fork which was kept on the table and pointed it at me.

"Listen, Kia,  If you ever say to anyone that I killed your family, Trust me baby doll, I will make sure you join them in hell! "  The points of the fork were touching my neck making me hold my breath.  Her brown eyes showed nothing but hatred.  Her lips were turned into a menacing smirk because she knew I was scared.

She again sat on my bed and took a deep breath to calm down.

"Now, answer me,  what are you doing here?  And if you don't  answer, trust me it won't  be good for you!  Start speaking!"

"I... My hospital opened a new branch in Mumbai, so I was transferred here! " I whispered.  My hands were literally trembling.

"Fair enough!  What were you doing  with my son?  Alone in this bloody room? Did you forget what I did to Rian? "

"He was showing me his masterpiece!" I said

"Yeah!  You were his masterpiece! Now listen to me very carefully!  You will date that Evan guy and leave Aarav the fuck alone! "

"What? "

"I saw Aarav was jealous of him.  So you will date him! You've  got any problem with that? " she looked at me with a warning  daring me to say no.

"Yess! " I sighed.

"Good! " she said and got up to leave.

"Why do you hate me soo much? " I really wanted to know.  What was the reason? Why was she torturing me?  Why did she go to the extent of killing my family.

She stopped in her tracks  and looked at me with a cold gaze.

"I don't  hate you darling!  I despise you!  You are the person who tried to steal my only son away from me. When he told me he liked a girl, I was happy for him, but then everyday he started talking about you.  Every fucking day.  I met with an accident one day,  it was a severe one, I thought I was going to die. I wanted to see my son.  But you know where he was?  With you! "  She was now looking directly into my eyes.
"I had closed my eyes but I didn't  give up.  I wanted to see him soo badly and he came to see me the next day.  You know what reason he gave me?  He told me he crashed at your place that's why couldn't answer his calls"

"But I know, I know you switched his phone off.  I know you did it on purpose."

I was shocked to hear that.  My limbs were  completely numb and my eyes stung with tears.

"I.. "

"Shutup!  I don't  want  to hear anything.  Just do what I told you to do! " she whisper yelled and exited the room.

Tears were now streaming down  my face.  How can a person hate someone soo much?
I remember  that day very well! Aarav and me were hanging  out at my place and he had high fever.  My parents  asked him to crash at my place because noone was there to take care of him at his home.  His parents were out on a business trips and my mom didn't  trust maids.  He slept in the guest room and I had switched off his phone so he could properly rest.

Sound of opening of the door distracted me from my thoughts.  A very pissed Trisha was standing at the door with tears streaming down her face.

"Why didn't  you tell us? " She whispered and broke down into uncontrollable sobs.

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