What would my life have been like if I hadn’t met Sidd? Wouldn’t I have been happy? I always thought to myself. Hateful days in college, bizarre days in the office. All because I happened to know Sidd.“You look pale, what happened to you?” my mom asked me in the morning as I prepared to go to work. “Nothing, Mother, I’m fine,” I replied. “I will see you when I get back.” I left.The truth was that I cried last night. I imagined my life without Sidd and it was awesome. I got no other problem but Sidd. How can he be so cruel? He behaves crazy around only me. I have never seen him hurt the emotions of any other girl, but me. I tried recalling how it all started.I was a month old in college, and Sidd was the highly praised folk. His status matters less to me. I never cared about how girls swooned at the sight of him. I was rushing to class and got piles of books in my hand. I bumped into Sidd. I apologized, being too full of himself, he ordered me to tie his shoelaces as a sign of genu
He lifted my chin. My heart pounded even more. Tears streamed down my cheeks. I tried to push him, he pinned my arms to the wall. I was crying. He was going to kiss me. His lips were an inch from mine. I struggled with him. He wouldn’t let my arms go. I tapped my feet on the floor in frustration. His gaze was on me. I felt self-pity. How can I live with the trauma of being defiled by my enemy? Why did I agree to stay with him in the first place? It would be better to lose my job than my integrity. Sidd was a psychopath. He wouldn’t let me go. What came over him? He had said he doesn’t desire his enemies especially not the ugly ones. If he deemed me as ugly, why then does he want to take advantage of me? Who will I report to that I was raped by Sidd? They will say I’m making up an accusation because we hate each other. His family will defend him to the last point and I will be left to feel abashed.“Close your eyes,” he ordered.“Sidd, I’m begging you, don’t touch me. I will do any o
I looked through the window, it was late, yet some people were still walking down the street. I saw an old man pulling a truck. He looked tired and frail. They were light traffic ahead of us. I glanced at Sidd, he seem focused. We haven’t spoken since he decided to give me a ride. Yes, he didn’t let me stand there, he only wanted me to regret my words of not wanting to go with him, but would he blame me? He never left room for me to feel secure with him. I opened the car door as the old man found it difficult to pull up the truck to a certain height. Sidd looked at me. He didn’t utter a word. I walked down to the old man and helped him pull up the truck. He honestly appreciated me. I looked behind me, the traffic had lifted, and Sidd’s car was nowhere around. I hurried down to the road, he was gone. He left me. What was I supposed to do now? My bag is in the car. I got no money on me. How do I even get a cab that seems not to exist at this time of the night? My home is many miles away
As promised, Kiara got me a new job as a managing director in a large corporate company. I was well paid. I knew no one there before and that made me comfortable. I came back home from work one day and I met Sidd looking around. I was flabbergasted to see him in my home. I alighted from my car and moved close to him.“What are you doing here?” I questioned already getting pissed.“Relax, Rani, I’m not here for you, okay?” he responded.“Who are you here for then?” I asked. “I shouldn’t even be asking you questions, get the hell out of this house before I call the cops,” I added.“OMG! I’m so scared!” he acted up. “Anyways, like I said before, I’m not here for you, just go inside and see things for yourself,” he said.“I just hope you haven’t brought bad guys to rob my home,” I stated and he laughed.I headed inside. I entered the house only to see a guy chatting with Kiara. I moved closer and Kiara introduced me to him.“She’s my sister, Rani,” she introduced.He stood up and
Kiara has engaged three weeks after. She was now preparing for her wedding. Our house was filled with families and friends all in their best dresses to witness Kiara’s wedding. All the rituals were performed. The ritual of applying turmeric mixture on the body of the bride and groom and the faces of others. The ritual of mehndi writing on the hands and feet of the bride and other rituals were performed successfully. On the day of the wedding, Kiara was dressed up so beautifully, she looked gorgeous in her bridal saree. Ranveer was brought to the event on a horse as a ritual. I and Manu went upstairs to bring Kiara. Ranveer was already seated with the priest under the mandap. Kiara went on to sit with them. The priest began the wedding chants. Later on, the couple exchanged the garland as a sign of acceptance. Kiara and Ranveer walked around a sacred fire seven times for the saptapadi while making vows and throwing puffed rice into the fire to symbolize prosperity in their new life tog
A few weeks after the wedding, I was in my office when I received a call from Kiara.“Hello!” she greeted from the other end.“Hello! How are you doing?” I asked.“Good, you?” she responded.“Can’t complain!”“Can we go out today after work?” she requested.“Sure!”“See you!”Kiara texted me the address we would be meeting. After closing for the day, I met with Kiara in the park. After exchanging pleasantries, we sat down on a bench to chat.“Wow! You are looking more beautiful,” I complimented Kiara.“Thanks for the compliment,” she smiled.“My pleasure, how is your husband?”“He is all right!” Kiara replied.Kiara lives with Ranveer in their family house.“Good!”“Ranveer is such a caring guy. He takes really good care of me. He loves me so much and I love him, too. He’s responsible, loving, caring, and supportive,” Kiara praised.“Aww! So sweet!” I giggled.“Yeah! Enough of me and Ranveer, how have you been?” she asked.I shrugged my shoulders. “I have been cool.”“Great! Any princ
When I reached home, I explained to my mom what had happened to me the previous night. She claimed she already knew from what Sidd told her. I went upstairs, freshened up, and called Kiara. I told her what had happened and she cautioned me to be more careful next time.At the Arora’s family building, Sidd was in the garage, seated in his car with one of his legs out scrolling through his phone when Kiara came along.“Hello, Sidd!” she greeted.“Hi! What’s up?” he responded facing her.“I just want to thank you for saving my sister last night. I’m grateful,” she appreciated.“I don’t understand!”“Rani told me you saved her from a bad guy.”“Oh, she did?” he uttered. “Well, it’s nothing, I have known Rani for a long time now and I can do anything not to see her get hurt. So, you don’t have to appreciate me, we are all family now, you know?” he stated.“Yeah, thank you!” she commented with a smile and Sidd nodded. “I will be inside, okay?” she said.“Okay!” he smiled and she he
Back to work on Monday. I went to the office and I had so much to do. It was a terrible working day for me. I don’t know why Mondays are mundane. Bundle of papers on my desk. I got to take care of each piece. I got to make sure no error is detected. In the end, I dropped my head on my desk sighing in relief. Work over. After closing from work, I entered my car. Suddenly, someone held me from behind. Not after so much stress from the office. Oh, God, who is it now? Sidd has never attempted kidnapping me, so who then was it? Even innocent people got lots of enemies. As I struggled, he injected me with a tranquilizer. That was all I could remember.I woke up in a dark room. Someone has abducted me this time. I was scared. No one defended me. Sidd wouldn’t come for me, not after what I did to him at the park. He was both my hero and my enemy. Imagining a scenario where I had to call on my enemy to come to save me from friends I don’t know makes me bitter sometimes. I fearfully stepped do
Our journey might not be a perfect one, but it’s ours. My life with Sidd isn’t perfect, but it is the most beautiful experience. When you’re in love, there’s nothing worth not fighting to stay together. We discovered a treasure from our hatred. Now it doesn’t matter how we started, all that matters now is our future. I’m certain it’s going to be bright, more colorful. I pray not to encounter any challenge henceforth. Even if that happens, we will fight it together. I belong to Sidd. We belong to each other. He is mine, I won’t ever let anyone take him away from me.Author’s note 💖🌈🌅I am super excited to have completed this story. To all my readers who were able to read to the end, thank you so much. I hope to be able to bring out more imaginations like this to inspire your world. I’m honestly grateful for the time you spent reading this. I love you all.Woohoo… 💃💃💃 “Love Lights More Fires than Hate Extinguishes!”The End!
I was busy in my office, working on some files when Mr. Arijit entered.“Hey, beauty!” he greeted me with a broad smile while working with me.“Good day, boss,” I responded, lifting my gaze on him.“I have a surprise for you,” he said.I smiled. My boss was fond of surprises. All his surprises were always precious to me. He walked to my side and I stood up. “What is the surprise?” I asked eagerly.“Close your eyes,” he said. Without hesitation, I closed my eyes. “You can open your eyes now,” he commented.I opened my eyes. My surprise vanished into a look of shock. My boss was on one knee with a ring. A proposal? How?“Will you accept to deal with my flaws, share in my joy, and celebrate my success stories? Will you be the woman I wake up to see every morning? Will you be my woman, Rani?” Mr. Arijit proposed. I was dumbstruck. What should I say? Just then, the door creaked open. Sidd walked in, holding a bouquet of rose flowers. He stopped at the door, staring between me an
The next day when I returned from work, Chandni came along. She was holding her pink teddy bear. “Hey, baby,” I smiled, taking off my shoes. She came to sit beside me. “Mommy, are you still fighting with Daddy?” Chandni asked. I looked at her abruptly. “Why do you ask, baby?” “Because Daddy told me you two aren’t on good terms yet. He said you are mad at him.” I smiled. “Daddy is just assuming, baby, we are not fighting,” I lied. We are fighting. “If he wronged you, please, forgive him, Mommy. Daddy is a changed person now.” “It’s fine, baby, but we are not fighting,” I insisted. Sidd is crazy to tell my daughter such a thing. He wants to use her to get to me. “Then be happy with him, okay?” Chandni said. I smiled reassuringly. The following morning, I was rushing out when Mother stopped me. “Hold on, Rani,” she said. I stopped in my tracks and looked at her. She walked closer to me she placed her palm on my shoulder. “Is the ga
The following day, I walked into my boss’s office. He had summoned me. “Good day, sir,” I greeted. “Good day, dear, have a seat,” he said. I smiled and sat down on the opposite chair. “First and foremost, thank you for allowing your daughter to come along to the outing. I’m very much obliged,” Mr. Arijit appreciated. “I should be thanking you, boss. Chandni was happily going out with you. She enjoys your company and that was relieving.” “I’m glad she did,” he said, pulling out a locker. “Here, I got you a gift,” he presented a small wrapped box to me. “Wow, thank you,” I smiled, taking the box from him. “Can you open it now?” “Oh, yeah, sure,” I agreed and began unwrapping the box. I opened it. It had a beautiful gold necklace in it. Small and expensive. It was the latest necklace, coming new into the market and I have been wishing to get it. Now my boss got it for me. Awesome! “You like it?” “I love it. Thank you so much,” I smiled.
A few days later. I went to meet my boss in his office. He was standing close to the window, looking through it when I entered. I stopped at the entrance.“Boss?” I called. He looked at me. “Here, I brought the file from Karen’s Ink firm for you to sign. They were satisfied with our presentation,” I stated, walking to him.“Okay, put it on my desk,” he said. I put down the file on his desk and turned to go. “Wait, Rani,” he said. I halted and looked at him. He moved close to me. He stood in front of me, staring into my eyes. I felt itchy all over. Why was he staring at me? I looked down, feeling queasy. “Can I ask you a favor?” he asked. “Huh?” I looked at him surprised. What favor can I possibly offer my boss? “What is it, sir?” I asked.“It’s your child,” he said. What about my child? What did she do? Will I lose my job again? “I saw her picture on Facebook. She is adorable,” Mr. Arijit stated, walking away from me. “She looks like you, cheerful and vibrant. C
At the Sharma’s mansion. Sunia was seated in the living room, staring into space. She was gloomy. Veejay came along from outside. He just returned from the office.“Hey, sweetheart,” he greeted. She wouldn’t answer him. He understood. Sunia hasn’t been herself since their last visit to the hospital.“What does that mean?” she had asked the doctor. Her heart thumbs up to her throat. She was already sweating.“I’m afraid, Mrs. Sharma, you might not be able to have a child of your own anymore,” the doctor announced.“Ow…!” she exclaimed, with the way her heart flew out of her, she fainted. Due to the unnatural way, she lost her pregnancy, she lost her womb with it. Only a miracle can give her a child of her own now.“Sweetheart, why are you like this?” Veejay asked, moving close. She glared at him. Without a word, she stood up and headed upstairs.At night, Sunia lay down on the bed, facing the ceiling with her arms crossed on her b
My mother-in-law was in the living room. Sidd and the call girl walked down to her. She stood in surprise. I shuffled downstairs. Thank God Chandni was still sleeping. What would I have told her?“Greetings, Mother,” Sidd saluted.I reached to the living room. Mother-in-law just stood with a look of surprise still evident on her face. “Mother?” I called and she looked at me. “I will be outside if you need me,” I said and turned towards the door.“Hold on, Rani,” Priyanka said.I halted. That wasn’t Mother or Sidd’s voice. Does the call girl know my name? What more did Sidd tell her about me? I turned. Indeed, it was the call girl that stopped me. She walked to me.“I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t know you are Sidd’s wife. He didn’t tell me and I scolded him for that,” Priyanka apologized.I was confused. I didn’t say anything. Why would Sidd’s mistress apologize to me? Sidd came along.“It’s true, Rani,” he stated. “Meet Priyanka Kapoor, my childho
I rode with my boss to Begusarai. We didn’t talk much in the car. He only showed me the presentation on his laptop. When we reached, we lodged in a hotel. Different rooms. After freshening up, I sat on the bed, going through my laptop. I got the presentation on my laptop as a backup. It was sunset then. I heard a knock on my room door. I looked at the door. The knock came up again. I stood up to go get the door. I opened up and saw Mr. Arijit looking down at the door.“Hey,” he smiled, looking up at me with a mesmerizing smile. My heart thumbs up to my throat. I forced a smile through my mouth. “Can I come in?” he said. Come in? By now? I swallowed hard and gave him a responsive nod. He entered, looking around the room.“You need anything, sir?” I asked, facing him.“How are you enjoying the room?” he asked, turning to look at me. “Are you comfortable? Or you need another room.”“No, sir, I am fine here,” I smiled again.“Glad to hear,” h
A few days later, I drove along from work. It wasn’t hectic at the office today. I finished what needed to be done early, so my boss permitted me to go home. Did I tell you guys his name? His name was Arijit Mohan. Mr. Arijit was so good. He was a responsible, concerned, selfless, and humble man. If I had met him before Sidd, I’m certain to have equally fallen in love with him. Crazy thought, I know. I got stuck in Mumbai's impromptu traffic.“Shit!” I hit my fist against the steering wheel.I relaxed back in my seat. I turned my head and saw Sidd coming out of a law firm with an attorney. I knew the attorney, he was a famous divorce handler of his time. I sat up quickly. He handed a paper to Sidd. I bet it was a divorce paper. Was Sidd planning to divorce me? Why? Because of the call girl? The honk of the car horn from my back pulled me back to the reality of the traffic lift. I moved off. I had a constant pang in my heart. Sidd wants to divorce me without thinking of our