The Fame Changed You - A Narbhi Story - Complete

~10~

On hearing her, Nakuul was about to just throw his phone, but then he stopped midway.

"How can I be angry huh? It's my damn fault. I went too far for fame." He realized but the question in his mind was, 'How can I fix things between us?'

"First I need to see her at any cost, I know that her dad may be aware of Padma but I prefer him killing me because I hurt Surbhi rather than seeing her with some other dude!" Nakuul said and just took his car keys. He was about to go when he noticed the hour.

"I'd reach there and papa will be fast asleep. His sleep is like his child, I don't want to die for breaking his sleep...God please help me face the consequences of my mistakes tomorrow!" Nakuul laid on the bed and decided to send her a message to apologize.

'Surbhi, I know that I hurt you and a lifetime won't be enough to repent for my mistake. You probably won't answer to my text and I understand. I just wanted to tell you that I love you and I know that I need to really work on myself to be a better person, just give me a chance, please...' Nakuul looked at their photo and remembered her outburst which opened his eyes.

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Surbhi heard the sound her phone made when she got a message but since she had thrown her phone and the screen shattered, she couldn't see the message. Anyways she didn't want to speak to no one. She just wanted to hide herself in a hole and disappear forever. She could still feel her whole being shivering because of their argument. She had never shouted on him, let alone insulting him or saying a swear word in front of her parents. People say that love brings the best out of you, she could say that this sentence was pure bullshit, love doesn't only bring the best out of you it also brings the worst out of you. Surbhi looked at their wedding picture and questioned herself if all that pain was worth it? Wasn't it better if they just went on their own separate ways? He wasn't even seeing her anymore, the lights of fame were blinding him. Love is the union of two souls, who become one in every senses... Have they ever been one? Were they really in love or was it just a high school fling which they believed to be a pure love story....

"And only one problem was enough to destroy everything...." Surbhi hugged her teddy bear. Thinking about their love as a mere attraction sent a dagger in her already hurt heart. Seeing that this woman and her fucking contract managed to create a rift between them just gave her urges to go on her fucking set and reduce her work to ashes.

"How can she sleep peacefully when she's destroying my marriage? If Nakuul is guilty, she is too! Avi was right! This hyena will go to any extent to reach fame! Selfish donkey!" Surbhi muttered before getting up. She needed to leave. She needed to drive, to run, to walk, everything except sleeping. She put a sweatshirt on 

with a pair of running shoes 

and left her room.

"Surbhi? Where are you going? It's already past 9.00 p.m." Rajeev, who was about to join his wife to sleep, asked his beloved daughter.

"I want to go out daddy. I can't stay locked in this house, I'll turn mad. I just need...you know to refresh my mind." Surbhi explained.

"Sure, let me just take a sweatshirt, it's cold out there." Rajeev said. He kissed his daughter on the forehead and went to his room. Surbhi could hear her parents talking, but she couldn't really tell what they were talking about. A few minutes later, her father came and both went out for a long walk to the shore.

"Daddy, you know how much I love Nakuul... Tell me sincerely daddy...Shall I give our relationship a chance, or let him go?" Surbhi asked with her voice trembling at the end.

"You know as a loving dad who is ready to break hands for his children's safety, I would have told you to just ditch him. But you know, it is also as a loving daddy that I would tell you that this phase as hard as it seems is not impossible to overcome with love and trust. And let me ask you something jaan... What do you want? Do you want to just end things here or do you want to fight for your love and rights?" Her father asked and Surbhi admired his wisdom.

"But how can I fight for my love and rights?" Surbhi wondered.

"Keep in mind that Nakuul is torn between you and this important contract. If one of you is slipping from his fingers, who would he choose when you're both important for him?" He asked.

"The one going but what if we're both slipping from his fingers..." She again wondered.

"Then give him a reason to stay. Give him a reason to choose you, give him a reason to say that 'She is the one whom I want to keep forever'." He said.

"But I don't know what to do to make him see that I want to remain in his life, I don't know what to do to show him how important I think I am in his life.." Surbhi looked down.

"Has he ever been scared to lose you?" Rajeev asked and she looked at the sea, without answering.

"The answer is no. My sweetheart, when you love, you can go to any extent for the person who holds your heart. Nakuul is taking you for granted, just show him that if he is not caring, you can find someone who cares." Rajeev explained it to his daughter who just remained silent.

"And what if he ends up thinking that we cannot be together?" Surbhi voiced out her doubts.

"Believe me, the person who holds a heart as pure as yours will realize easily when you're about to give up on him. I know Nakuul to be sure that he's a sweet guy, the only thing between you is his thirst to reach fame. I understand his motive, he's like my son I know that he's not a bad guy, but he's so desperate that he'll go to any extent. But truth is that, when you want to have a big name, you need to work hard. Fame can't be based on a lie, because when the public will realize his lie, I don't want to wish him badluck, but when the public will realize that this couple is a masquerade, Nakuul will suffer." Rajeev spoke words of wisdom which soothed his daughter's heart, who just hugged him while they watched the dark sea  disturbing the calm and silent night.