Rani Sa

24. ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

~ Samyukta's POV ~

I can't stay there, not any more. His sadness, his teary eyes, his raspy and cracking voice everything is feeling like breaking my heart in pieces and tearing my soul apart. He was singing that song intentionally so that he can convince me to talk to him. He did it intentionally and I'm hating him for this, but at the same time I'm not able to witness his sadness anymore. But why is he even sad ? I'm not able to understand this man ! On the one hand he is hiding something from me and acting suspicious and on the other hand he is showing himself as the most depressed person on this earth when I'm not talking to him.

When Madhav asked me to sing further, I lied that I don't know the lyrics and walked out from there before he could insist me anymore. I didn't even paid attention to what others may have thought because at this moment I can't let myself fall in his trap. I will have to talk to him. It's enough of this drama and now I want clarification.

I came in my room as quick as I could and pushed the door behind me with a 'thud' sound. I walked towards the washroom and splashed water on my face. I did it more than 8-10 times and looked at my reflection in the mirror. My eyes were all red although I hadn't cried.

I took a soft towel and came out of the room patting my face lightly and softly. As I came out, I saw Unnati was standing there with her arms crossed and her left feet tapping on the floor. She was looking at me with a disappoint face, I rolled my eyes mentally as I don't want to answer her any question right now.

Ignoring her, I started walking towards my closet when she suddenly held my arms and likely dragged me to the couch and made me sit on it. 

"What the hell are you doing !?" I jerked my hands and shouted annoyingly.

"Samyukta, stop your nuisance !" Unnati shouted back at me.

"Bina usse baat kiye, bina koi kaaran jaane, bina usse kuch puche bas usko ignore kiye jaa rahi hai, pagal ho gayi hai tu ? Hamne kitni baar kaha hai ki usse baat kar sab kuch sort out kar par tujhe apne iss faltu ke gusse aur narazgi se fursat hi kahan hai ? Kya ek baar bhi, tune ek baar bhi usse baat ki ? Usse pucha ?..........Nhi na !! Toh fir kis baat pe yun ignore kar rahi hai uss bechare ko ?" she shouted her lungs out on me and taunted me.

[ Without talking to him, without knowing any reason, without saying anything to him, you are just ignoring him, have you gone mad ? How many times have I said that you can sort out everything by talking about it, but are you ever free from your unnecessary anger and resentment ? Did you talk to him even once? Did you asked him anything ?..........No!! So what are you ignoring him on ? ]

For a moment my mind started processing her words. I really hadn't talked to him or asked him anything about this matter that what is he hiding. Oh my god I'm literally a fool !! I didn't even asked him anything and I'm ignoring him !? Unnati is right. I should have talked to him rather ignoring him in my anger and resentment.

"Wait....." Unnati said, grabbing my attention. Her right eyebrow raised in confusion or to be more precise, 'she was suspicious on me'. "You said that you hate him, right ? Then why were your eyes teary when he started singing for you ?" she asked, her voice lace with suspicion and tease. 

Ughhhhhh !!! Again that same question !! How many times do I need to tell her that I don't love that fool !?

Wait.......how does she know that he was singing for me ? Was this all planned ?

"One second Tiu ! How do you know that he was singing for me ?" I asked back with my arms crossed and eyebrow raised.

Her eyes widened a little and she sat there, being a statue for some seconds. "Aa....anybody can understand that Atharv was singing for you ! The way you both were sharing glances was enough for us to understand !" she cleared my suspicion.