𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒

𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬.

⋆˙♡ ⋆.˚✮˚.⋆

Everything in my life was a whirlwind when I saw him again. Two years felt like a lifetime, and I was filled with anticipation to reunite with my best friend. However, when our eyes met, I realized something was terribly wrong. The boy who used to have a kind and gentle spirit, who once believed in compassion and empathy, was now someone unrecognizable.

He had transformed into a person capable of great cruelty. He had killed those who trusted him, and the smile he gave me was chilling, void of remorse, as if he hadn't committed the heinous acts he was accused of.

My heart ached with disgust and sorrow. How could the person I admired so deeply become a monster? The Rishi I knew was gone, replaced by someone who had lost his way. He was no longer the confidant with whom I shared my dreams and fears.

He is not the same Rishi Ranawat I knew.

⋆˙♡ ⋆.˚✮˚.⋆

In a moment of raw emotion, I asked him, "Do you hate me now?" My voice trembled as tears streamed down my cheeks.

He looked at me, a mix of sorrow and resolve in his eyes, and replied, "The day I'll start hating you will the day I'll take my own life." He intertwined our fingers, the gesture both familiar and foreign, as if trying to bridge the chasm that had grown between us.

Despite his words, I couldn't shake off the feeling that the Rishi I once knew was gone forever, replaced by a stranger who wore his face.