Together.. Till Death Do Us Apart.

Chapter-37

Soon they arrived at my home. I was in my room cause I don't want to make any other scene today.  Enough had happened after Mr Mehta left.

"Why did you bring him?" I asked Shruti as soon as she entered.

"Mausam.. " Neev started but I stopped him. "Don't say my name."

"Am sorry. I know what I did is not acceptable neither forgivable. I know you don't want to be my friend anymore.  But please listen to me once. "

"There's nothing left to listen.  I thought you were a friend and I can trust you. That's where I was wrong."

"Please.. Am begging you, hear me out once. "

"You don't have to forgive him,  just hear him." Shruti piped in this time and I decided to keep quiet.

"Mausam.  We three are friends since childhood.." Neev started.

"Were!" I didn't let him complete.

"Ok..." He gulped when I didn't say anything he started. "I don't know since when I took a liking towards you. I always wanted to be with you.  That's why when my parents shifted to Pune I stayed here. During high school I thought many times to propose you but couldn't muster up courage seeing you turning off all the boys.  I was afraid that I'll lose your friendship too."

"You've already lost it." I uttered and he took a sharp breath and bowed his head down.

"That night when I saw you with Veer, I started feeling anger bubbling up inside me. I didn't know anything about you two. I saw you smiling with him which I always wanted for me.  I used to think that no one can make you as happy as I can make. But I  saw how easily Veer was doing that. I know you are not a touchy person but you were comfortable with him. This outraged me and I gulped drinks.  That didn't help me either." He was blabbing all the things keeping his head low.  He was ashamed of everything.

"I had never drank before and it backfired on me.  Whatever I said I don't know from where it was coming. I  know whatever I said they were rubbish but when you slapped me..  It hit me hard.  It wasn't a slap, it was a proof that you couldn't hear those things for him. I understand it better now that, Veer told me you two are in...love." He spoke that word very slowly.

"I was devastated. I got home and saw our pictures hanging on my walls it riled me up and all I did was breaking things to stop the pain of my breaking heart.  But when you came to me...my house I  thought..  I thought that I won you. I thought I got you back all to me. I any how wanted to prove that I am better than him. I never in my wildest dreams can do what I did to you. It was my obsesssion..madness I don't know what! But you know me Mausam. I never in my right mind can do that. I wouldn't have....touched you but... When you said his name an animal inside me roared.  I... I am very sorry.  I am ashamed Mausam. I really need your forgiveness but I won't force you.. never for anything.  Just know that... I mean no harm to you.  I.. I... Sorry." He didn't even wait for my reply and left.  Shruti hugged me.

Just two days ago we all were together.  Now it seems like... nothing is in its place anymore. The friendship we had I don't know where it stands anymore.

"I know it's hard for you but..  Only one wrong deed can't erase our whole childhood." Shruti said sitting beside me and looking towards the photo frames claded wall infront of us. 

I also copied her.  There were pics of my family, my friends, our holidays together, our birthdays. And in most of the photos there was Neev with us.

"I know what he said was truth... But I can't trust him so easily.  He broke it Shruti..." I couldn't complete my sentence and tears rolled down my eyes. 

I am not a person to cry over some physical injury but I can't take mental injuries. I can't bear emotional pain. And after yesterday's event my heart was bleeding. Every word of him reminded me of his actions.

Shruti squeezed my shoulders and side hugged me. "I can't forgive him so easily and can't...forget this....ever."