Endgame | ✓

22. Through His Eyes.

dedicated to LeChocolat18 who only figured out this 💞 it means a lot when someone understands the character just like the author does 💫

"There's nothing like first love."

N.S.

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[As seen from Advay's eyes]

ADVAY WAS JUST EIGHT when he knew what exactly heartbreak felt like.

He was falling apart at the seams, but the eight year old little boy had no idea what to do to make her stop. The only true parallel that had always remained constant in his life apart from the blatant despair -- was truly a heartbreak.

For no one could understand why would his mother break the heart of that little boy?

It was only when his family was falling apart that Advay realized, nothing is truly his constant. Nothing. When his mom divorced his dad and moved on to California, he was left a hollowed out paper version of himself. His dad loved his wife -- ex wife now -- a lot so he decided it was better to get himself onto the brink of exhaustion to diminish the agony his heart had gone through.

Advay wasn't left alone even though he was practically left as an orphan. He had his sister, Anahita who he loved too much. Anahita, despite of being his younger sister, precisely two years younger to him, was always protective of him.

So she was his sole companion in their little spaceship when everything around them crashed and burned.

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ADVAY WAS JUST FIFTEEN when he knew he was truly going to live an orphan's life.

"It's terminal, sorry kid." The doctor ruffled his hair with a tinge of pity. He felt an invisible force kicking him right in his gut, dragging all the oxygen inside of him, leaving him breathless. And this was not even remotely close to the sugar coated kind of breathlessness people around him talked about. This was some different sort of breathlessness, and he never wanted to experience it again.

Anahita clasped his hand in hers, trying her best to give him the support to fight against the invisible force. And even though she was just thirteen, she knew everything that was happening around her. Her brother was breaking down once again, and there was nothing she could do about.

They were going to be left behind once. And God, how difficult was it to be the ones being left behind.

Their dad was her last string of hope which she knew would keep the fragile figurine of his brother together, but now he was leaving them too.

Advay gave her little sister a smile. "He'll be okay, Ann." he whispers in her ears softly.

He'll be okay, he'll be okay, he'll be okay.

But he knew he was repeating nothing but lies.

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ADVAY WAS TWENTY SIX when he saw Anushka for the first time.

He was supposed to look at his friend's wedding, take part in the rituals in favor of the guy to annoy the girls' side but there he was, just seeing Anushka. She was beautiful conventionally talking. Tall, slender, soft lips, enticing smile. You come nearer to her, and you realize there are no faults to point at.