OBSESSION

15. Pain and Solace

WARNING:- NOT PROOFREAD

"I Love You, Neil! I Love You So much that I can do anything for you. ANYTHING..." Maya sobbed as she sat with her knees pulled to her chest, head in between her knees. She's still at the same place, where Avni tricked her and left with Neil, feigning fear.

"Thank you so much, Avni! Now I can see what you could be! You could be cunning than a fox. Poisonous than a snake. But, why? What did you gain by doing this to us? It's not for Neil. There is something more than to it! What could be?" Maya asked herself, thinking in every possible direction. Stressing her brain, she closed her eyes, going back into the past, remembering every girl she threatened, who came into her way, for Neil. Minutes passed by, but Maya couldn't grasp a tiny little thing regarding Avni. She didn't even hear her name in the past.

"Ugh..." She groaned as frustration flooded inside her. Inhaling and Exhaling deeply, she reached her car, driving to some unknown destination.

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As the cold water glided her skin through her wet clothes, Avni let out an Audible sob, followed by a series of loud cries.

After Neil left her place, she slammed the door shut and ran into the washroom. Turning on the shower, she stood under it, trying to erase every trace of Neil's touch.

"I hate you..." She cried out, leaning her head on the wall, hitting her fist on the wall, making her knuckles bleed.

After about 20 minutes, tears dried in her eyes and even if she wanted to, didn't seem to come out. Hocking up, she turned off the shower, walked out of the bathroom with those wet clothes clinging to her figure. That moment, she didn't bother about the floor getting wet because of her.

Changing into a fresh pair of her pajamas, she glanced at her crying self, in the mirror, which reflected her raw self. Puffy and red eyes, which are been with her along with the men, for ages now. Sighing, she moved towards her bed and fell flat on her stomach. Soon enough, sleep engulfed her taking her far away from reality.

It's after about 2 hours, Avni woke from her deep slumber to come across the darkroom, indicating the darkness outside. She searched for her phone all over the bed, but couldn't find it and moved towards the living to find it there, lying and buzzing with an unknown number.

Avni picked it up as soon as her eyes settled on the unknown number. Swiping it, she reverted it, only to hear a scream on the other side.

"Avni..." She pulled the phone back from her ear as the yell blaring her ears. The voice called her again, now, in a mere whisper. "Avni?" Inhaling deeply, she smiled to herself, to hear the voice which soothes her stormy brain.

"Hi!" Avni was sure she heard a gasp on the other side as they heard her. Of course, he would have gone nuts, seeing her not picking calls. She slept so soundly.

"What's wrong with you today?" He asked, now even more with calm and composure.

"I was sleeping and this phone is there in the living room, so far away from me!" She said as her lips stretched wide, a smile spreading on her face.

"You slept so well, I must say! I'm calling you for the past half an hour!" He sighed, disappointment personified in his voice.

"You're taunting me?" She asked him, eyes wide and mouth agape.

A small chuckle escaped him as he was succeeded in bringing his Ayesha back from the gloomy and grumpy Avni.

"Nope! Just asking and wondering that you can't sleep like that until and unless you were been crying!" He stated nonchalantly which made her mouth fell to the ground.

She sighed in defeat while he confirmed himself that he was right that even today, he can read her out.

"How do you knew me so well?" She wondered, as her smile started fading away.

"How? Because... We share the same scars!" He said, as a matter of factly which helped in etching a faint smile makes its way to her lips.

She can see him through his words. He would have been probably, sat on a place, settled comfortably, Shrugging his shoulders, smiling occasionally, trying to make her smile. A giggle escaped her throat as she visualized him which has been the repercussion of his scowl.

"What?" He whined with the same scowl while she tried hard, now not to laugh at his pout, which is the result of her giggle.

"I'm missing you like hell..." He announced as a teardrop trickling down his cheek which he rubbed off immediately.

His bare whisper stopped her laughter riot and land her in the same phase as he was. A hard lump made it's way into her throat and situated in its place. She tried hard not to cry gulping it down.

She is missing him like hell. But she can't call him back, to stay with her. Even though she asks him to leave all this, he will not. Cause as he said, They share the same scars. He will do anything for her. Any damn thing in the world, except this.

Sighing in feeble, she leaned on the headrest of the couch, with the phone pressed to her ear. No words were spoken but the silence is killing, unlike every time. It soothes her soul, every time but now, something is different. Have things changed? Before the question swallows her brain, he spoke.

"What's bothering you? Is it... Neil?" He paused before taking Neil's name. Her eyes filled with unshed of tears as she heard Neil's name from him. He knew the answer was in the silence prevailed between them before the loud sobs take its place, and continued like a never-ending sea.

"Ayesha..." His soft whisper acted fast in stopping her tears. Wiping them off, she waited, hicking up.

It's been so many days since he called her with that name. Ayesha... She will rip if someone calls her with that name, except her Dad, Parth, and Him. The right solely belongs to them only.

"It's okay, Sweetheart!" A cheeky smile etched on her lips, as she heard his endearment for her. Solely belongs to her. Wiping the corner of her, she pushed her phone more into her ear.

"Don't think you're betraying me, okay? We are equally involved in this and we both knew this is important and you're not doing it deliberately. Even if you are doing it out of love also, I don't say a word and you knew me enough to know the repercussions! If you love someone that you betrayed me, I don't think I deserved it! Despite that, ill try to love you a little more, as the day takes a toll. This also you know, right?" He finished, resulting in her nodding her head, trying not to spill the threatening tears.

"Now, wipe those tears!" He said his voice betraying, which turned raspy. Tears spilled from his honey brown eyes which he didn't bother to wipe. Cause, it's always her, important to him, more than himself. It's not LOVE, where you live all for yourself. You never know what is love until you start to love someone. That's when you know, what's love. Never search for it. It will come to you when you stop searching for it. You find it in unexpected corners and perhaps, that's why it's love.