FlashbackThe wheel of life turned around infront of me showing me the repurcussions of my godly personality to woo girls and one of them has turned psychologically tormented and was eager to die for me. I felt ashamed of myself. Carolina's fingers were pressed on the trigger while her eyes were shut tightly. My body was screaming at me to run, and save her but my mind was frozen with fear and hatred. In that moment, I kept aside my negative perception of Carolina and only remembered my parents teachings about humanity.Thus, before she can press the trigger, I ran in her direction, and just when the trigger was pressed, I raised her hand in the air letting the bullet explode in the barren sky. "Carolinaaaaaa!!" I yelled seeing her body slump down on the ground. I sat on my knees as she immediately threw herself in my arms causing my entire body to extreme rigidity."I love you so much, Daniel. Please don't leave me". She was begging me. Her lips were quivering while she was pressing
Tired...insanely exhaused and probably unfortunate I felt sitting infront of Serena. She sat stiff and unmoving with a stone cold expression plastered on her face. The cat has been out of it's cage and the worse has been revealed yet I'm uncomfortable to look at her. She looked in my direction, and I was hoping to find a trace of trust in those eyes which have mesmerized me; instead I found nothing...absolutely nothing but her tightly pressed lips warned me of the unforeseen. Loyalty is the foundation of any standard relationship and that has never been my best trait before. How do I mend the pieces of the broken trust even if it's not her whom I've cheated? Though, my loose character is a sign for her to end whatever is brewing in between us. Slowly and silently, something is happening to us...or atleast my shells are opening and I'm allowing her to see what I've always feared. Myself. My authentic version; the one which is capable of lust as well as love; infidelity and fidelity but
Swivel! Whirl! Trundle! Twirl! Undulate! Are these adjectives enough to describe what my precious eyes have been doing since the instant Serena has thrown her another nuclear bomb at me?If not then, let's say it has become A Ferris Wheel. I guess that word did gave out too much information to state the torture on my poor eyes. From Oswald they have turned into a Ferris Wheel. I wonder what was next and when did this 'mission open Daniel's heart turn into a humor zone?' Clueless, I tried to recall her exact meaning of my name and I swear I think I'm a pig being pushed into the drain while the onlookers are going to have an entertainment dosage along with Serena and Nathan, who're too caught up in this game. He's a child forgot sake, I told my subconscious plenty of times but it's unnerving to keep a calm demeanor when Serena throws her ultimatum at me. What is she trying to get from this? A playful life or she's making up to me for our lost time. Denial is not in my mind for today but
Greatly appalled, I still gaped between Serena and Nathan wondering which of the two was upto mischief. The thought hadn't subsided when Nathan ran towards the other kids who were playing on the other side in the scrutiny of the care takers as well as their parents. Ofcourse there was tight security around but fuck, he was only my boy and I sure as hell don't want to risk his safety. 'Amm...so does every parent, you jerk,' my subconscious reprimanded me. Ignoring the self-bashing and listening to my awakened fatherly instincts I was ready to march in Nathan's direction, when someone grabbed me by my back collar, and pulled me back. Holy shit! How did I forgot about this Cow face who'd been glaring me, certainly calculating my next move! I pierced my eyes in hers but she was mad at me. Should have expected this from Mother bear!"I swear I will dump you in this sea, and won't even pull you out if you dare to stop him from playing. You idiotic man, you don't like going in water and p
A day could be as splendid as our moment at the rock, I never read or watched in the history of my not-so-pleasant life. I can't stop staring at my girl who has turned beetroot red from the kisses I have been showering at her since the second we stepped down and returned to the home, hiding away in our personal abode. Stress which has been my ultimate companion, has taken a leave today; atlast I feel vulnerable to express my heart or merely pour my love on Serena. I missed this proximity with her yet I halt at the thought of bedding her. What was I afraid of when I have already fallen in love with her once again to obscene limits. This love is not any normal love but not even obsessive as was Carolina's. It's different yet difficult. For me love was something that's indescribable and for Serena, love has been an entirely different thing. If she considered me her Lady Macbeth who refuses to fall asleep, it's impossible for me to consider her a Macbeth. He was shrewd; a liar, a traitor.
The silence has gone longer than I expected it to be; and in that precise moment I decided there's a riddle unread or understood. Serena is probably herself a mess and is concealing her emotions from me. Maybe, I went too far in telling her to stay my son's mother while she has wanted to be my lover and wife. I don't deny that I am good at hurting people; if I must make a correction then I am a professional at crushing hearts but somewhere I think Serena is not far behind me. I stood up from the couch and faced Serena. Her body was screaming tension and for the first time since our meeting, I felt that she didn't wanted to be near me. Like, she was afraid that I will read her hidden secret in her soul.Gripping her shoulders, I managed to gain her attention whilst her eyes lowered suddenly. Her features which always were bold and shouting a I don't care attitude, resembled to the grief stricken person who was deep drown in guilt.Before I knew it, she hugged me tightly hiding her face
Mrs. Rodriguez was chatting with Serena. The ghost-devil Carolina's mother, not any less pain in my life than Carolina. A constant reminder of her daughter's existence. The old lady was no better than the daughter who spoilt my life and left with a grave hole in my chest. 'What was she doing with Serena? Were they both playing me? But how does Serena know her?'Questions after questions spun in my mind, but my feet refused to move ahead. My heart was dreading of what was to unveil and I didn't have any patience to bear Serena's treachery. 'She is no longer mine.' As I saw Mrs. Rodriguez leaving with a defeated look, I made my way back to the car not wanting Serena to see me or get alerted that I am aware of her deception. 'Enough of the manipulation, Serena Waldorf,' I whispered. Now it was time for her to spill the truth that she has been hiding all this while.After a few minutes, Serena joined me back in the car, while I gave her a devilish look but clearly my love for her was ove
"I am Carolina's sister." Serena repeated this time emphasizing on the word 'sister.' Aloof I remained unable to process the revelation, and as it started to slightly tap in my brain on whispering it to myself, I couldn't help but screech in agony, "Nooooooo." Serena stiffened, and so did I. How do I describe my current state when the feeling of betrayal was washing over me in an unstoppable circle. My world was spinning around in circles while the girl who caused this entire frosting situation, sat on my bed now looking at me with horror struck expressions as if she herself was in some daze. It seemed to me like she was not able to contemplate her own words in her mind that she has blurted.I pulled my hands away from her shoulders, taking two steps backwards; creating a good amount of distance between us. The hostility that I was feeling for her can clearly be depicted from my darkened eyes fixated on her guilty self as her eyes have started to shed the tears of regret or success fo
Carolina's POV (From Hell) Closure! 'What are these earthly creatures talking about?' I mused, eyeing the devils lingering around the foggy atmosphere. The realm has been freezing lately and it's impossible to step out to take a look. I sat in my chambers, staring at the mirror displaying the happy faces from Derena's wedding. It stunned me to know that the residents up in the fire have been keeping tabs on the two pathetic lovers and have given them a combined name. They have divulged from having a secretive live-in relationship to an official wedding taking the vows of sickness and health. It disgusted me to discover the insomniac's sleep cycle tattered. I ablaze the flames from beneath. They scattered in flickering venomous fireflies before they went off and the realm got covered in a silence as murky as the daunting night of our souls lurking over one another. This humbug of promises are making me itchy and edgy. 'What do they have that I don't? How did this life became so fair f
Carolina's POV (From Hell) There are no timelines in Hell for I'm the unlimited invincible force to reckon and beckon. Satan is in authority but in his absence I take the charge to pour sense into the little devil's roaming around with a vibration of an independent soul. I hate it and so does, the lord of hell. Hell is about codependency on each other; empowerment is destructive coping mechanism around here. We don't preach or teach; we probe and lead to a highly classified mission of ruining the lives of those who caused us to descend at the lower level. The pitch dark web is our prison to initiate the activities of explosive thoughts and nightmarish emotions into the earthly humans we detest. I rarely see the reflection of my charred face in the mirror; it's spooky and ruthless. At times, I crawl and crib to the magical flying beasts in the chambers, storing endless wrath. They're not long or amusing; they're power boosters rising from the fire like volcanic eruption. Sometimes,
Carolina's POV (From Hell) Withered cage. Hollow air. Silicon powers clouding the invisible realm, obscured somewhere where the human souls would come along as the hostility takes over. Monsters are cooked here; monsters are banished here and monsters seek monsters. What I think is not what I see for my vision is either protruded or the arising monstrosity within me has shielded the cone of volatile fire captivating my chambers. Satan's punishing me for defying him. I was instructed to let go off the war and interaction with the human world but I can't let my fatal enemy Daniel Price get a happily after with my newly found sister, Serena. Mommy dearest hid from me the treachery of her existence. How could I ever let it go? I was only her baby girl; she knew I loved to fight over Daniel; how could I have lived to see him sway away from the path of comeuppance? Streaks of fire tinge me on my stone walled body. It carries the weight of my deadpanned soul awaiting a release in the
Carolina's POV (From Hell) Peace. 'What is it? Why is it and who brings it?' I sorted to find out in my larger than egoistic life on earth. Mother had said, "there's no peace in the human family. It's hell."Hell. Black inky island. Faraway from human contact, food, water or emotions. The place I am scattered and trapped; a home of my darkened, defeated and dead soul. It wasn't the place for life. It became my after life when my soul left the planet in the accident I caused in my obsession for Daniel. I rested in one of the chambers of the aflamed open terrace of a roundabout endless fire, situated beneath the plateau…little demons with tails crawled up from the ropes held out through the gate of hell. The big guy with those giant white scary eyes, let me in after I wandered into the abyss for days. 'All hail Satan!' No fights. No fun. No feeling and no one to hate except for the memory of my trickling death. What an award winning scene and plan it was to mop out the entire Pr
Eight years LaterSleep! My eternal love. My lifetime friend. The only thing now I can do without fail. How peaceful it is to sleep like a log of wood and snore my way in the office at bizzare days and meeting hours. I have recognized this feeling as heart blazing. I never knew I would brim with gratification after attaining the peaceful slumber, straight for eight hours. But now that I have actually gotten into the habit of drowning in the heavenly world for eight years I concur nothing can be more blissful than sleeping in between a day exhausting me or after work. As I squirmed to find a comfortable position on the couch, whispers resembling the wind whooshing, kissed my either side. I tried to shun them away but when I didn't budge, an ear bleeding shriek traveled in my ears. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh," tumbling down the couch, I stared at the two reincarnation of Satan's, who faced me with hands on their hips and glint mischievous smiles circulating in their eyes. They scanned my face
"What the fuck!" The intensity of our curse matched. We gawked at the other, and reluctantly brought an inch or two distance between our bodies. Confronting the man behind us, I recognized the intruder as the inspector who arrested us on that frick of a night. He flashed his badge and glared. Serena scooted closer to me, eyeing me from her peripheral vision in embarrassment. "The universe does love you, Darling. It's conspiring to fulfill your outrageous wish. How do you think I should proceed now?" I taunted in her ear. "You two again!" The inspector exclaimed. "That too on your wedding day?" It was more of a reprimanding query than a statement for he pointed at us in disbelief and shook his head. His military eyes switched off my manliness and my confidence to explain the compromising circumstance tunneled down. I dare not open my silky mouth to squash some chocolaty words to this machoman who can outwit me in strength corporeally. So silky chocolate. Suits my personality. '
Our reception controversy was unavoidable. Guess, I am willing to shake hands even with the reporters to curb down the juiciest details of the encounter with the prisoner and reposition the focus on the cake which got everyone to piss in their hearts. They smiled devilishly at me, driving a wedge of discomfort in my demeanor. Perambulating upto the team leader of the Zee Cafe, I pitched, "Hey Rita, mind having a private word?" "The great Daniel Price is giving us his precious minute of the hour. It's my lucky day, indeed." She clapped her hands in joy. "How can I help the dapper groom?" She flirted, moving in my space but far enough to not cross a line. "Stick to the report on the cake, decor, and Serena's skills. Avoid the orange buzz, will you?" Straight to the point, I ordered in an authoritative way. "I got the bite from your side for the first freaking time and you're robbing me of that chance to publish it to my readers who are crazy about this place and owner." "I will giv
A miraculous waterfall emerged from the guests attending the ceremony. Sallowed than the boiled egg-yolk, Serena weeped her lungs out, dismaying me for I'd expected her to glow bronze. "You're not gonna puke, are you?" I asked, checking her temperature. "It's too much emotion for me for one day and everyday with you is a challenge," she bit her lip, apologetic to feel the way she did."Amm…you wanna go ahead, right?" "Yeah…damn yeah. Fuck yeah…I am crazy for you. Thank you," she whispered, flicking her hands infront of her face. She was flustered with compassion and gratitude. Tonight, on the bed I can finally show her my entire being and the certainty of her loving it, crowded my rock sized brain. Since I literally left my official wife in making speechless, she demanded the pastor to allow her to present her commitment from the book of vows. The intent counted and she sealed the promise in her sincere and affectionate voice. No sooner we exchanged the rings, and said our "I do'
Bringing the topic of wedding two months back wasn't an appropriate choice. A bed of hassles awaited resolution such as sorting out the differences with Mrs. Cavelli; bidding final farewell to Mrs. Rodriguez and exiting the loop of insomnia and its effects on my mental body. All that went for a toss when Serena agreed to marry me and the next day itself, I placed the ring on her, taking the stage for five minutes during the grand reception and closing out the deal for life. The reception couple and their audience were ecstatic and gleaming with passion after receiving our finest hospitality and once again, the Price Inns became the manor of hot discussion on the tabloids and news channels. The bride's blogger friends were more than forthcoming to leave the five star reviews on the website; spread the buzz wherever they could and they booked us in advance for their upcoming respective weddings. Overnight, I became a sensational figure of Times Square from a depressed lonely man who wall