Chapter 14
She felt angry… SO damn angry that she could literally kick the life out of something!
So she did what felt right at that time, she went to his house.
To say he was shocked would be the understatement of the year.
She was here!
In his bedroom!
Pacing to and fro nonstop, while he sat on his bed!
Wait…
That really didn't feel right.
He was dreaming.
Yeah, sure, he was dreaming.
"Swayam bloody Shekhawat! Stop grinning like a fool!" He heard her thunderous voice jarring his insides thoroughly, and set his face straight.
Yeah! She was here!
Shouting at him!
Ohh that felt good!
"Stop smiling or I swear to god you will die!" She shot at him again.
He hadn't realized he was so unbearably happy to get the fiery queen bitch back.
He tried his level best to put on a straight face, and asked her, as serenely as he could, "Why are you here Sharon?"
Sharon stopped pacing for a second, and held her hand on her face.
Like hell she knew why she was here!
She just needed to blast at someone. And so pathetic was her crazed addiction to shout at him that she had come running to his home.
And now when he asked, being the sane guy he always was, she didn't have the answer.
Oh to hell with it! When had she ever answered him?
"No! You DO NOT get to ask questions!" She pointed a perfectly-French-manicured index finger at him, "I'll ask the questions now!"
He had gone completely quiet, considering the look on her face while she said that.
She looked… guilty of sorts. Why?
Sharon wasn't used to looking guilty, at least not in front of him.
So he sat there, and let her prepare herself for whatever she was here for.
"You… You know whether Kria has feelings for Rey or not?" She blurted out, curling her fingers into tiny fists, until her own nails started hurting her skin.
His face froze, leaching color out almost as if rubbed by acetone. She wasn't supposed to know this…. And even if she knew, how come she was here, to and froing, wasn't she expected to go thrash Kria and ruin everything?
"I am supposed to ruin everything?" She accused him, having heard what he had thought out aloud.
He gulped, realizing what he had done.
"So that is what I am, huh? A wretched tyrant who is so obsessed with getting things her way that she kills their friends feelings ruthlessly?" Sharon burst out, hurt too much by what she had heard him say. At least somewhere deep down inside, Sharon thought that he didn't think that bad of her.
Wasn't he the one always professing love to her?
Then how could he think of her being that person?
She willed no tears to flow; she couldn't afford to cry in front of him again, she had done enough of that lately.
He didn't think that would affect his ice queen that much. But then something flashed…
Had she just said 'FRIEND'?
Kria wasn't her friend! Rey was!
So that meant she knew about Rey, not Kria! That's why she was asking him… Trusting his friendship with Kria to know her feelings… And he, being a fool, had just insulted her friendship to Rey.
"Sharon… Yes, you are supposed to be a tyrant.. But no, I know you won't hurt your friends to be one. I am sorry for what I just said. Would you please sit down, you are making my head spin…" Swayam spoke as calmly as he could, contemplating what she would do next.
She tapped her foot in her place for a while and then quietly, sat in front of him on the bed.
He was so good at all this by now. He was good at calming her down & he had always been good at riling her up.
What she would not give to find out something that he was bad at!
He exhaled coolly and asked her, "Why do you think I would know such a thing?"
She jerked her head up, to meet his eyes, and saw the concern swell in them.
Whether that concern was for her or his weakling friends, she couldn't decipher.
So she answered as honestly as she could, "She seems to be the closest to you. That is why… And don't try to trick me. I saw your face just now. You definitely know something!"
"Frankly, I don't know what Kria feels. At least about Rey… I haven't even talked to her all this time. It's almost as if she doesn't want to face me. But I don't know why." Swayam said, and Sharon could clearly distinguish the concern now. It was for Kria.
Her heart felt a pang just then. He cared for her that much? Now, she prayed Kria had feelings for Rey. She would even force her to have feelings for Rey if needed to!
"Then who does? I need to know. Cause apparently, Kria has hurt Rey very badly." Sharon lowered her tone while saying that, as if it was her fault that that happened, as if it was the responsibility at which she failed.
Swayam felt dejected. He couldn't believe Kria had actually done that. Rey shouldn't have been hurt. He didn't deserve to be.
After what felt like eons of silence, he spoke up.
"Please don't hurt Kria. I am sure she didn't do it on purpose."
"I'll talk to her. I need to know why." Sharon spoke coldly, trying her best to become the dazzler she had been famous for all these years.
She bowed her head again, fiddling with her fingers for some time.
"Are you okay?" She heard him ask… And she didn't know what to say.
How was she? She didn't know?
She shivered while sleeping every day.
She had nightmares every day.
She tried her best every day.
"Yeah…" She found herself choking the word out, her throat getting heavy. She didn't raise her head, afraid he would see the tears threatening to fall.
And suddenly, she felt a warm hand caressing her head, running through her mahogany curls to soothe her down.
Of course, why did she forget at times? He was good at everything, wasn't he?
"You promise that'll never happen again?" She asked between her sobs, still not meeting his eyes, but sensing him get closer.
"I do…" She heard his mere whisper.
"Rey did too. But it happened…" She cried breathlessly now, shaking vehemently.
She felt his hands now engulf her, landing her head into his chest.. She nuzzled into his warmth, trying to melt the ice within.
"I don't make promises to everyone, Sharon. I am not Rey. I only make promises to you…"
"Kria, where you are aajkal? Neha worried!" Neha shouted as soon as she saw Kria in the rehearsal hall, "Swayam ko meeting kia? He is home now!"
Kria saw the crazily concerned eyes Neha had, and for a moment it was all just too overwhelming for her to keep it together. She wanted to tell Neha everything. Hell, she didn't even know where to start from!
But then her eyes fell on someone who entered the room, and Kria's guard was back on.
Neha turned around to see who had come, and was surprised to see her there.
Sharon smiled a little at Neha, trying her best to remain as positive about things as possible… trying her best for once to be a best-friend first, and a dazzler second.
She knew about Vicky and Neha. It was amazing how vivid her senses had been in that night. And one look at those two and she had deciphered it all. Vicky thought she had no clue as she was in shock then, but well, Vicky didn't really understand her that much anyway.
She would eternally grateful to Neha for what she had done that night. Performing duties she wasn't even supposed to. And that too so well… She really was the sweetest person Sharon had known in her life, and she knew nothing else suited Vicky better, given the Sweet tooth the guy had..
"Sharon…" Neha breathed, concern lacing her voice, leaving Kria absolutely perplexed, "Sharon.. Tum thik ho?"
Kria couldn't believe her ears! Had Neha just talked to Sharon?
Sharon smiled with some effort. This girl was just so purely sweet. Why had she started prejudicing all the weaklings into money-hungry backstabbers?
"Mai thik hu Neha…" She said, keeping it hindi just to make her comfortable.
Kria thought she got electrocuted again! Did Sharon just answer Neha? With a smile?
Maybe Kria had woken up into some warped up anti-world, where everything was just the opposite of how it was supposed to be!
She couldn't take it anymore, and shot out.
"Neha! What the fuck! Why are you talking to them? Don't you know already that they are the enemies? Stop it! Now! They hurt Swayam goddammit! They hurt him so badly!" Kria's bewildered eyes just couldn't comprehend what was happening.
Neha saw Sharon gulp in a gust of air, at the accusation.
She instantly had her hands around her to stop her from falling, and spat out at Kria, "Shut up Kria!"
And that's when Kria saw the tears, the shaking that was so violent it was taking all of Neha's strength to absorb.
Next, all she could hear was the freakishly crazy voice coming out from Sharon, making even Kria freeze in her own place…
"He got hurt because of me… He got hurt because of me… He got hurt because of me…"