If This Is Love 2

Part 48

If I started talking about my growing up journey, it would take me forever, but what I could say about it was that if it weren't for my parents, I wouldn't have grown up to be such a strong person that I was today.

They always told me to stand tall with my head high and never to fear anyone and that's what I did. Slowly as I grew up, it became my personality, I became so strong and I always believed I was going to be this way, I knew nothing had the power to change it, but that was until I met Arnav.

At times, love doesn't hold you up, it ruins you, as for me, it did exactly that, ruined me. I would explain how.

It had been two weeks since I found out about the bet and in those two weeks, I hadn't stepped out of the house even for once. I sat in my room always wondering where I went wrong, at times I felt so broken I ended up crying.

In this two weeks I had cried as much as I wouldn't have in my entire life time? Why? Because of Arnav. I felt terrible, I had become this person that I never wanted to be, I always wanted to remain strong no matter what and today I was here hurting and crying over a stupid guy who had a bet about me. he dint deserve my tears, not at all.

In this two weeks, there wasn't a day when he wouldn't show up at my place, I watched from my window daily as my parents threw him out but he kept on coming back, why was it hard for him to understand that everything between us was over now?

Even if he came here every day for years, I would never forget what he did to me, never!

A knock at the door of my room disturbed my thoughts, I looked up and looked at dad as he walked in, with a faint smile on his face, he sat down beside me.

"You know Khushi, for the very first time in my life, I am disappointed with you." He sighed, I looked at him worriedly, why was he disappointed?

"What did I do dad?" I asked.

"You've changed. Look Khushi, I know he had hurt you, and although I don't know much about it, I know one thing and it's that this isn't you. Look talking to him or not talking to him is upon you but I don't want him to control your life?

Look at you, you haven't stepped out of the house in two weeks, why? I don't remember my daughter ever locking herself up in the house for anything.

I know maybe it's because you don't want to face him but running away isn't the option my dear, if you don't want him in your life go tell him that on his face and tell him to leave you the hell alone, I brought up you to always stand up for yourself, not run away from problems Khushi.

I want my strong daughter back, I want the old Khushi back, the one that would never miss her classes for anything, and here you haven't attended the university in two weeks, why? Because of him? he shouldn't be the reason why you do anything in your life, you should be the reason.

Loving someone is important my dear, but loving yourself first is very important, so if you don't want me to be disappointed with you, you would get dress, go attend your classes, your friends are waiting for you downstairs." He said.

I nodded as he stood up and walked towards the door, but then he stopped and turned to look at me.

"I am sorry for disappointing you dad, you are right, I won't let him control anything about my life, I have always been strong, I always will be." I assured him.

"That's like my daughter." He smiled as he walked away.

I stood up from my bed and headed to take a shower, I stood under the shower just wondering how different everything was going to be from today onwards.