'OH! My brother told he brought his soon-to-be-wife here. Didn't knew it would be you, darling!'
'Oh, yeah. Told by someone who dumped that darling to get some part of her own property back which was taken forcibly from your own father by Rahul.'
'Wow! You also made a background check!'
'Of course! After all safety matters, right?'
'Safety?! Hahahaha! Safety! And that's what your safety precautions resulted in, huh?' she pointed at my condition with her fingers.
'I don't know how you were able to become so lucky to get my brother as your husband with that nasty face. Heard from one of my people who followed you everywhere that you are dating Bhaskar? Huhh! He is soo handsome. I really can't understand what trick did you use here? How could you attract such handsome lads?'
'Dear, now that I have noticed Bhaskar's handsomeness, Rahul is at the ground-lev.. no, no, no! Even below it to the centre of the earth. The core!'
With a disgusted face, she threw the plate of dry pancake on the ground. 'Eat it! And oh yeah! I forgot to tell you something veryyy important. Forget about being a pilot, dear. Just bear a cute child of my brother. If after marriage, if you even thought about it, then... remember we will break your legs and lock you up in a dark room like a bird in a cage.'
'Wowww! Are you a human being? Being a women, telling such things.. don't you feel any hesitation while giving those lectures? It's now even more shameful that you are born as a women.'
Her face turned red in embarrassment and continued her speech, 'Dear, it is not any romcom or dark fantasy novel, dear. It is the reality, A REALITY that shows where you actually stand, where you actually belong to!'
'Yeah, yeah! Already proved that you want to accompany your brother in case of reality status level which is again belowwee the ground.'
'Hmmph!'
She turned her back to leave and then stepped back with hesitation to release my hands and legs to let me eat.
I took the opportunity, to push her against the wall and broke into tears.
'But.. but why me? Why did you chose to betray me? I believed you like hell. I told you each and everything of what I am feeling. I told you my secrets and you-?' Tears rolled down my eyes. I felt like something was stuck into my throat for which I was unable to talk further and still I forced myself to talk but I was interrupted as she started to reply.
'I hated how almost every body in the class likes you. I hated how you used to get the spotlight instead of me. You were a nerd wearing glasses with a ugly face while I was beautiful. I was fancy but still you got all attentions. Isn't it funny enough?'
I was in a delimma. Never seen such a high-level of pick-me girl. I thought it was only Parbati, that time. But, here, she is a snake who was in a disguise of my best friend.
'You used to brainwash me about Bhaskar too, huh!'
'Pfft- HAHAHAHAHA! Do you even know that we three are related with each other?'
'Related? What do you mean?' Rage was building over my entire body. I felt like to kill Ritu at that spot.
'HAHAHA! You don't even know this thing and you are acting as if you have every rights on Bhaskar, huh? Do you really think Bhaskar loves you? Rahul and I, we are the step-sisters of Bhaskar, the one you love unconditionally, now!'
'What!'
'Yeahhh! Probably, using you like Rahul used and still using!'
I felt like my roof broke over me. My heart was damn breaking in pain. I told him everything that happened. Even though, he lost his memories.... doesn't he trust me or he is really using me too? During my school days, did he tried to do that too? And regretted that he lost his chance as I was dating Rahul, back then?
'What? Again in thoughts? Shocked? Go and eat your food. Don't worry, if you don't want to eat, we don't even care whether you live or die after all you are just a pawn to us.'
My hands felt numb and I sat on the floor as my legs went numb at the same time.
(In my mind) 'Have I lost? Am I just a toy in this second chance of life? Why are these things happening to me when nothing happened like this in my first chance of life? Is it because I was too greedy? Too greedy for a peaceful future? Wow! No, no, no! Don't get discouraged! Don't, Rina! You have a mission in your life. You have to complete it. No thinking about your love- life, now! And rather than that these words are from a traitor's mouth. I have to ask him, first. Then come to a conclusion.'
(To be continued)