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Story 2 || 10

Chapter 10 - Devil's Past

Gauri sighed deeply and inhaled a deep breath. She began sprinting back. She couldn't live with guilt filled nightmares. There was already a lot of unnecessary guilt in her life. She couldn't deal with more. Careful enough to not be noticed she made it to the window at the side wall. She peeped through the overgrowth of climbers and weaved spiderwebs. The two men were talking about something. She couldn't understand.

"You deserve to be behind bars." Omkara spat his eyes glowering at the man.

"Shut your bloody mouth up, Omkara. You killed that whore I didn't." Bhargav hollered.

"I wish I had. It was an accident. She tripped and hit her head on the stone. "

"You bloody left her there. If you had taken her to the hospital she would have lived. "

Omkara remained silent. "She didn't deserve my help."

"You were the stupid one, Omkara. You couldn't see what a bitch she was. She was the reason your brother committed suicide. Under your very nose. You didn't see that. "

Omkara stared at him astounded. Shocked was euphemism. "What?" His voice trailed.

"Reality check, Omkara. Rudra killed himself because of her. Under your very nose, in your very house, she had her way with your brother. She was a bloody whore."

"No " Omkara gasped.

"Yes Omkara. I had warned you she is a whore. With you only for your money. But you thought I was interested in her. Honestly, perhaps I was a little. But you know what, she walked in that night. She began the wrongs. Later that night she got drunk and revealed this to me. I was going to tell you about it. But before that you came in the morning and fought with me. Then you went to meet her and called me there so that you could trap me in her murder. You ruined it Omkara. You ruined my life and your brother's life trusting Riddhima. "

A lone tear escaped Omkara's eyes. The last letter his brother wrote said 'Sorry Om'. Years had passed but still Omkara didn't know what he meant by that. It killed him every moment. He somehow had a gut feeling that he was involved in Rudra's drastic step to end his life. It made him feel guilty about it. Now he knew. He was responsible for Rudra's death. He was never the great brother. Never a good son. He sucked at everything. How could he fall for a woman who brought his life to shattered pieces. Riddhima Verma. He closed his eyes remembering how madly he went around proclaiming that his world revolved around her. She had freaking destroyed it all, when he had hoped for her to magically make his life worthwhile.

"I wish I had killed her. I wish." He uttered, his eyes filled with moisture. The reddish ring around the black looked akin to a black hole swallowing fire. Gauri bit her lower lip timidly, listening to everything. Her heart madly thudding. This world was cruel. Very cruel.

"Not a time to regret that now. " Bhargav scowled unbuttoning his shirt. "You punished me for nothing Omkara. Do you know what happened with me behind those bars?" He peeled his shirt discarding it aside to reveal the many scars his body held. Gauri pressed her lips and squeezed her eyes shut. The scars held testimony to the torture the man would have undergone.

Omkara had no pity on him. He was drowning in the fiery oceans of guilt. His heart was a stone. He stared at the man before him but he was silently dying.

"They bloody treated me like a whipping statue saying I could take it all. Those scoundrels in uniform. Made me the instrument to vent their frustrations. I bloody didn't deserve it Omkara. You did. " Bhargav screamed. His voice holding pain.