Amour Affinity

Love Hurts Like Nothing Else

“Sakshi herself told this to me,” Aahana said making Ishan shocked. He was not in his correct state of mind. It felt he was in some daze. His own ears felt to betray him.

“When did she say all this to you?” Ishan asked composing himself. He was trying hard not to burst out as it will create more mess between them. Because right now solving the issue is priority.

“A week back.” came a curt reply from her.

“Sakshi just vented some crap and you trusted her over me?” Ishan asked in disbelief. It was so hard for him to believe that Aahana trusted Sakshi over him. Sakshi is the same girl who had tried to insult her in front of the entire college. She has always tried to create problems between them and here she is giving that girl more priority.

Aahana snapped at him, “No, I didn’t trust her over you nor I had any plan to do so. When she had sent me those screenshots of the chatting of you two, I ignored them believing you. You said me that they are fake and I didn’t ask twice about them agreeing to you that they are fake. Because I trusted you. I trusted you more than my own breathes. I thought you can never lie to me." Aahana took a pause and some tear drops trickled down through her cheeks. She closed her eyes to control herself.

"But a week back when Sakshi sent me the video clip, I couldn’t ignore it. I was left with no other option than believing it. I had to believe her.” Her tone became cold as she finished.

Ishan’s face too hardened hearing her. He kept his anger in control and asked her, “Which video?”

“The clip of Sakshi and you. In which it was clearly seen that you both are getting intimate. It had the pieces of your private moments with her,” Aahana said in a low voice.

Ishan forgot to breath for a while. What was he hearing? This is not possible. He didn’t even touch Sakshi ever then how can she get a video of their intimate moment? Most probably Sakshi is the last girl on planet with whom he would hook up.

Seeing him standing quietly, Aahana opened her phone gallery and played a video. She held the phone in front of Ishan. He moved his eyes up and watched the video. He felt disgusting after watching only few seconds of the clip. He turned his face to other side not able to see it more.

“What do you want to say about the video? Is it also fake like those screenshots?” her voice came out like an arrow to him which directly hit his heart. He could bear anything but not her look which is filled with hatred for him. Never in his wildest dream, he could think of betraying her.

“The video is not fake. But trust me I am not the boy who is in the video with Sakshi. She has edited it to trap me. She did all this to take you away from me. Again she is trying to create problem between us. Why can’t you understand, all this is a game? She has tricked you.

I can’t believe it, being a girl she stoop so low. Just to defame me, she made this disgusting video. Trust me. I didn’t do anything.”

“Enough of your drama, Mr Ishan. You have done a lot. I don’t trust you anymore. You have made my life hell.” Aahana wiped her tears which were flowing continuously, “What was in my destiny has already happened. But you can’t do this to Sakshi. It will be a crime. She is carrying your baby, this is not a small thing. You have to give your name to the baby. You have to marry her. Go, accept her. You should make a family with her.”

Aahana started leaving as soon as she finished, It was paining her a lot to walk away from the person you love this much. Her entire world used to rotate around him. She was breaking more from inside, In this whole week, she tried a lot to make herself strong. She knew she will have to face Ishan at some point and they will have be in this situation. She thought she is strong enough to face him but in real she is not.

She goes all weak in front of this man. This man has the audacity to play with not only with her heart but also with her mind. He still has the same control over her and she can’t deny that she won’t get over him ever. She wanted to hold him back and forget whatever happened. She badly wanted to believe that all this is a lie.

But alas!!!

Reality is always harsh. She can’t be so selfish to hold on him and let the unborn suffer. It will be hardest for her to live a life in which he is not a part of it. She made herself understand numerous times in this whole week that he is not her anymore, he won’t affect her again but as soon as her eyes fell on him, she forgot it all and became the same again.

Only she knew how hard it was for her to behave this strong in front of him. Whenever she looked into his eyes, she felt the sincerity in them. They are filled with love which are only for her. She felt may be Ishan is saying the truth. But again when she thinks practically she is unable to trust him as according to her no girl can stoop so low that she will do something like this just to trap someone.

Ishan said in a pleading tone. His voice was clearly indicating that he wanted to stop her. But now it’s not in his hand. He has to let her go.

“Not just my heart and soul; my entire existence just belongs you. You are the queen here. I won’t give this place to anyone ever. You are the sole owner of me and you will remain the same no matter how far you are from me.

But I won’t let a lie win over my love. My love is not fake and no one has the right to insult it. Not even you. You took one week to come in front of me believing this video, right? Then I also promise, I will prove that this video is edited in just a week and I guess you know it very well, I never break my promises,” he told the last line in a dangerous tone which sent shivered through her spine.

“But I have one regret only that you didn’t trust me and love means trust. You didn’t trust me that means may be you never loved me truly. Or may be there was some flaws in my love only that’s why all this happened. Take care. I will see you after a week.”

Ishan left. He didn’t even turn back for once. Aahana kept standing there for a long time looking at his retreating figure hoping may be he will look back at her for once. But she was measurably wrong.

It hurt Ishan too to walk away from her. He controlled himself with a lot of struggle not to turn back to her. Every step he took away from her, it stabbed his heart zillions times. But he took a vow that he would stand in front of her again only when he will be able prove that he is innocent.

As soon as Ishan went out of her sight, Aahana just ran back to her room and threw herself on the bed. She was crying bitterly hiding her face in the pillow. It was hurting her so much seeing him walking out of her life.

A A H A N A

My life wasn’t like this. Never. It was simple like girls of my age. I was happy alone with my friends and family. Out of no where Ishan barged into my life. Without any invitation as it said love just happens without any warning.

He painted my entire existence with the colour of his love. He made everything colourful, bright around me. I started loving this change around me. When I felt like now it’s impossible to live without him, he left crushing all my dreams, hopes.

I don’t believe in love anymore. It feels it would have been good, if I had never met Ishan.

I still remember the day when he stepped into my life for the first time……

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