Hearts and Hate

Chapter 10 - Lost?

She walked around in a plain saffron saree with plain beads around necklace her neck. The jingling bangles, red bindi were adding to her beauty.Her hair was as black as the most pure of velvety nights. She looks exotic.

She is beautiful, but not like the girls on magazine. She is beautiful deep down her soul, for the way she thinks, for her ability to make others smile even if she was sad.

She was something no one ever saw, and everything everybody wanted. There was no pausing or looking back because I was long gone even before I realised.

No matter how much she pushes me away, I will always pull her back harder. I chose to stay this time, so I will.

She answers the questions on 'love' these teenagers around her ask. Irony, The person who doesn't know a shit about love, is giving the best relationship advice.

"Tell me, what is the most painful type of love?" She asks loudly as the teenagers around her think deeply and answer.

"One-sided love" A girl looking highly depressed answers to which Neha shook her head.

"Darling, Try one-sided love in a relationship, it's even more painful" She corrected to which the girl looks at Neha with surprise.

"When the one you love, loves someone else" Someone says to which my heart drops.

Does Neha still love Virat?

"Loving someone who doesn't love you back is like holding a rose full of thorns. The tighter you hold on, the more it hurts. So let it go and love yourself first, that's who you are going to spend the rest of the life with." She reasons with a small smile on her face. I felt like she was talking about herself. I felt like she was trying her best to love herself.

"The worst type of pain is waiting for someone you love" I speak out to which she is startled by my presence and keeps looking at me. She remains calm for sometime and answers.

"No, The pain is when you have to stop waiting for that someone." She answers with a tint of grief on her face.

Unshed tears.

Fake smile.

Screams of her heart.

A scarred soul were all I could see.

I will take your pain away, love. Even if I have to walk with you into darkness.

"Ma'am, are you in a relationship?" The same girl who asked her the question previously questioned her again.

"Yes" Neha whispered looking at me.

She lied. She lied to push me away. Even though I knew it was a lie, it stabbed my heart successfully.

"It's a long-distance relationship" She answered smiling sadly.

"Ma'am, will it work out?" The girl whispered hesistantly, not wanting to offend her. Neha's holds the locket she was wearing subconciously and smiles at her.

"It is working perfectly."

I stride out of the session and sit in my car to calm myself down. I lit a cigaratte and smoke till my pain is released.

She just lied.

It was just a lie.

Just a lie.

What if she wasn't lying?

Nope, she was definitely lying.

Karthik told she wasn't in any relationship after Virat.