If love was a curse!

7

"Ayaan, what happened to you?"

"Will you let me in before mom comes, or not?"

"Come in!", I tell him.

"Will you tell me what happened?"

"Nothing, I don't want to go to school!", He says wiping the blood off his hands.

"Why?"

"Don't irritate me with your questions, Myra!"

He uses my name only when is in a very bad mood, so I decided to just keep quite. I watched him clean up all the blood from himself. I plastered whichever wound I felt deep.

Looking him like this pained me. His blood reminded me of what happened between Aarav and I. I could feel it. Not because of his touch but because of the pain I felt right now.

"How could all this happen? How did I allow any of this? I don't like him for this but I hate myself more for allowing this! What happens if someone finds out? Will I be called all those bad names? Mom trusted us so much! How would I face her again? I just let everyone down! I have just added up to the problems of my family!
I so don't want to talk to Aarav anymore!"

"Myra! Myra???", I was pulled out of my trance by my brother!

"What?"

"You didn't listen to anything I told!"

"I'm sorry what did you say?"

"Nothing leave! Do I look better now?", He asked as he finished cleaning himself up.

"Yes!"

"I'm going to my room!", He turned towards the door and paced away. Just before he could open the door, he turned towards me and yelled, "I sometimes wish it would be me instead of Vihaan! Good night Myra!"

Before I could speak a word he was gone. At the present, I was my greatest concern. I had to think about what actually happened!

"Why did I let this happen? I did feel good but it's not right! I felt pain. I was in agony. I was a mess. I was in chaos. He didn't deserve me. My life is so messed up. I should not be a burden to him."

Thinking this I picked up my phone and texted him,
"I don't think we can be together anymore! We need to end it here! I love you but you deserve someone better! Someone who can give you much more than I can! Goodbye Aarav and thank you for everything!"

I switched off my phone.

I found a paper cutter on my table. The thought of him leaving me was a hell on its own. I quickly gained all my courage and cut my wrist. Well the cuts weren't deep but just enough to feel the pain.
A distraction from the pain I felt inside.

I was a volcano ready to explode!

I let the blood drip down. Slowly watched the droplets hit the floor. I saw too much blood and soaked tissues and cotton on the floor. That's when it flashed that Ayaan was hurt. The scene of him in front of my door appeared. I was the worst sister. How could I ignore him like that!!!

I rushed towards his room.

"Ayaan!"
"Please open the door!", I told knocking his door!

"What do you want Myra?"

"Please open the door!"

He opened the door and let me in.
His room was different. A good kind of different. I guess he has OCD. Everything was so organized. I could say, his room was better than mine.
It was a while since I had been in his room.

Keeping my thoughts at Bay, I asked him,
"Why are you hurt Ayaan?"

"Nothing!"

"Please tell me! I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I'm worried about you!"

"I was involved in a fist fight! Now leave!"

"Whaaattt? Why???"

"Should mom and dad really split?"

I looked up to him.

"Now leave me alone Myra?", just as he told this we heard screams from the living room.

"Savitri I want divorce. The kids will be with me! You understand that?"

"Ram please! I won't come in your way. Just let me stay here. I ll be as invisible I could be. I beg of you Ram! I opposed my parents for you. I have no where to go!

"Did I ask you to do that?"

"No one asked me to do it. I loved you and I could not imagine my life with any one else! I left my everything in the past!"

"Don't irritate me Savitri, just sign on these papers!"

"No! I won't!"

I think Mom was about to tear those papers when we heard a slap sound and dad saying,
"Savitri, how dare you try to do something like that? Why did you even think of tearing those papers?"

Something that hadn't happened in so many years, occurred now!
Dad had slapped mom!

I turned to Ayaan! I could see him enraged! He punched the wall! I tried to stop him but he pushed me away. I fell and hit hard on the ground! I was blank! Slowly darkness curbed my eyes and everything faded!

The last I could hear was my brother screaming out my name!

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Author's note-
Life is not what we expect it to be!

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