The Scars of the Past and The Present ✔

Truth hurts

Pooja said 'Adi I asked you something, tell me why did you ask me to marry you ? I loved you since childhood but I never thought you felt that way towards me. The day you proposed marriage to me , I was happy but taken aback. It was so sudden. Adi today I noticed something different about you. Tell me Adi what is the truth.'

Adi rounded up on her and said 'The truth is I am married to you. The truth is I saved Zoya out of humanity. Pooja , I beg of you not to stir things that don't concern you.'

Adi got up to leave the party. Pooja held his hand and turned him towards her and said in a harsh voice quite unlike her own

'Aditya , for too long I have been the perfect wife. For too long I have given you your privacy. But now it's time I get to know what I want to know as well. I am your wife and I have every right to question you on things that I fear might jeopardise our marriage.'

Aditya said sarcastically'Jeopardise our marriage? Really ? What do you think can do that? What have you seen that you think that our marriage will break?

Pooja said quietly 'Love'

Adi was taken aback and said 'What?'

'Love , Adi. I saw love in your eyes when you were taking care of Zoya there. Now will to tell me what I asked you.'

Adi sighed and sat down again and said 'Zoya was my love, my reason to love and my poison. I loved her and I thought she loved me too but she left me.'
Aditya narrated the whole tale of Zoya and him till the day she left him.
Adi said 'That day I was broken to the core. That's why I hate birthdays. I didn't sleep for three days. I roamed around like a mad guy in love. I called her thousands of time , messaged her but she didn't respond. After a point she blocked me. I got shattered. After a week I read the headlines in the Mussoorie local 'Waseem Siddiquies daughter gets hitched'. The Siddiquies were a big name in Mussoorie and this news was published by her dad. After I read this news a mad rage took over me. I was rash and impulsive. Just then you called me. I knew about your feelings in school but I had thought that you were past them. My hot head gave me the idea to propose you for marriage. I wanted to show Zoya that if she could move on so easily then I could too. I never realised what a big step I was taking till I heard you say 'yes' to my proposal. I couldn't go back and nor could I go forward with you because I was stuck in the past. Pooja, trust me I never meant to put you in this mess. I wanted to be a good husband but I guess I didn't become one. I wanted to love you but the shards of the past never let me. I never wanted to meet Zoya but today fate got us together and...
'And you fell in love with her again' completed Pooja.
Adi looked embarrassed and said 'I was selfish Pooja . But I promise I will not shun away from my responsibilities.'
Pooja said 'Adi I can accept everything but I can't accept just being your responsibility. Responsibility is not the foundation of marriage. It's love. And if I ask you to love me the way I love you , will you do so?
Adi was silent till ,suddenly he felt something.
'Zoya, he said and turned around. And sure enough he spotted the end of the pink saree and along with it he spotted a trail of blood drops.
'Zoya, he yelled. He was going to go after her when Pooja held his wrist and stopped him and said 'You go after her today and I will walk out of your life. Adi think about it , you owe me your responsibility at least. It's either me or her'
Adi said frantically 'Pooja didn't you see the trail of blood Zoya made. She was hurt. Zoya is an anaemic Pooja . Her blood doesn't clot and she can fall sick if the wound is too deep. I have to go after her.'
Pooja gripped his wrist harder 'It's not that you have to , it's just that you want to.'
Adi stammered 'Pooja , I'

Will Adi save Zoya on time or will he choose Pooja ? Stay tuned for the next part and do tell me how you found this part. Lots of love.