LOVE FOOLS

hurt and broken

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Jpov

As expected she gave up her goody two shoes act when she came to know she doesn't have anything here waiting for her. She didn't come to see how Ethan was faring; since one and a half hours had passed since I came down.

I was feeling little guilty on seeing her cry when I dragged Lauren's name into my mess.

But Ravi's plan was too good to pass. It has been a week , I had come back home she has been trying nonstop to make my heart melt and trying to break the walls I had made around me to protect my sanity.

It is ironic that the attention I used to crave from her from the start of my marriage.

Now she's showering it on me with abundance that is acting like a salt on my wounds .

When I hungered for even a drop of attention from her ,I met with nothing but thorns of rejection and insult to my love.

Now she will maintain her distance and show her true colours, I am not going to be fooled now. Hopefully my luck will be good from now on, I will cut the remaining months with her like our 4 months of marriage before I signed the divorce papers.

Sam cleared his throat as he settled near me . I looked at him "Since you came back, I feel that you are not normal with Bella ." stated Sam shrugging .

"No...Nothing like that" said Jacob.

"Are you angry on her for hiding about Mom's health from you?" Sam asked after thinking for some time.

"No. I'm little tired and couldn't talk much with her in front of you all, that's it. We are good" Jacob said smiling.

"I hope that you both are happy. She is a nice girl".

My thoughts got broken as I heard Bella talking to my mom.

"Mom, I have to go to Manali for my office work. Then I am going to Narkanda with Priya before she goes back to Australia with her husband" she said sweetly to my mother who was sitting beside Ethan with me.

Shit! Lauren was supposed to meet her tomorrow according to the plan .Bella can't go upsetting my plans like that , she has to watch it so she gets the idea I am not wallowing for her and I have moved on

"Really?" I asked

"Jacob" my mom admonished me softly .

Bella glared at me for the first time since I came back home from abroad. Cool! She's showing her attitude to me again. if she loved me as she claimed, then knowing about me and Lauren, she would have not glared at me like that

She had ignored me when I had gone at her house to ask forgiveness at her house and I had kept my mouth shut when she looked at me with indifference .

it doesn't look like she's in grief on being rejected by me.

I was correct she doesn't love me a bit! If she had loved me she would have told me the truth when I asked her what was the reason for ignoring me. I had relented to talk to her ,be at least open to be her friend as she risked her life on saving a chandelier falling on me at a party in Ravi's house 3 days ago.

She only answered that she loved me and what she had told me in front of Ethan was true. After that I stopped talking to her as I couldn't bear to see her double face anymore.

She couldn't just stop lying! It made my skin crawl seeing her beautiful face which harboured too many things! I was sure now, she had come to try to break me completely, but sorry Bella swan, you won't be able to do that, this time!

"Jake, did you listen. Her boss confirmed the Manali trip on the line" Sam told me in an irritated voice.

"Mom, are you fine with it? I just came back from Sweden . She's always running away from me when I am home" I said pouting at my mom.

"Yeah, I know it Jacob. But doubting her like that! I didn't raise you like that .I would have told you to go with her or tell her to adjust, but seeing your behavior it's better she stays alone""my mom said icily to me.

"I am sorry Bella, I was little upset"I said seeing my mom's anger rising at me. She smiled when I apologized to Bella. Only if she knew what type of girl her daughter in law is, she wouldn't have defended her like that.

"Thanks mom, I am leaving for Manali tomorrow" she hugged my mom and then asked her about Ethan with Emily. He was asleep in my arms now after crying so much after Emily applied the ointment on his wounds.

Bella was packing her things in her bag like she was not going for a week but for an entire month...Maybe she was trying now to stay away from me. Guess I won't need Lauren then.

I went to the terrace of our house to call and tell Lauren to meet me and Bella after a week. "Why didn't you tell me when I called in the evening? I want your mouth shut about me except your wife. "She barked at me on the phone .

I rolled my eyes at her comment .I was not a bit interested in her."I am not going to lose my money for a damn kiss with you. You have such a great a body like a stud ..But you're so stuck up. If you want we can hook up when the divorce proceedings are over "she said in a seductive voice to which I gagged in response.

"Please Lauren! I was drunk and you were good to make out with me .I needed the comfort; remember I saved your ass from the police there. The cheating you did at college ...you owe me a little comforting anyway. I am not interested in you. Just do as I say, that's more than enough "saying this I cut the call.

After cutting the call I checked for Lauren's number but I saw a new number in my cell. As usual she's lying, what do I expect from Lauren?

As I went to my room I told Ravi about the new developments that happened.

He advised me to hire a detective so that we could get proof of her past lover if they were meeting secretly.

"I am not concerned about it anymore. I just want to stay away from her; she can meet whomever she wants. I am done with her!"Saying this we ended our chat about that and talked about our work. Bella had still not come back in the room as I finished my call with Ravi.

When I came out changing my clothes, someone's mobile started ringing. It was not mine; I saw it was Bella's. I went to my bed and laid down letting it ring, surely it was her lover boy's call thinking about him made my blood boil.

I didn't wants to talk with that sucker guy who made my life hell with Bella!

It didn't stop ringing, I had to get up frustrated. Before I could talk, someone squealed in the phone "Bella, where were you? What took you so long to answer the call? My husband is coming too. I have a booked the resort at Narkanda as you wanted and guess what our college friends Angela and Genelia are coming too...!"

I interrupted her "I am Jacob .Bella's husband. She is busy somewhere in the house right now .I will pass your message "

"Am so sorry, bhai. It's me Priya! How are you? It's a long time since I heard from Pranav bhai? He says you forgot about him as he hardly sees you at his place "she said cheerfully.

"Am fine and how are you. How do you know Bella? You two become friends while I was away in Sweden for two months"

Priya began to laugh "No, she's my best friend. We are friends since we met in college, goodnight bhai"

"Wait, Priya, Pranav told me about Bella's boyfriend in college. Do you know how deep it went?"I said as she was ending the call.

"I am sorry that I know about your state of marriage. Bella cried when she received your letter and divorce papers ." and then she told me about how she met her in hospital.

Before I could ask the reason of her ignoring me she changed the subject "I didn't knew much but she didn't allow him to touch Eric even her hand in public. So it was quite tame, I was hoping maybe it will turn serious after college but after that I went to other city for job and then I got married and shifted to Australia with my hubby "

"But your friend never told me about it? I got to know that from your cousin brother so I don't know what to believe what happened after they finished college?"

"She told me that she broke up with him after college. What was the need to lie to me when she was lying in hospital cying for you. I am sorry she treated you like that but she has her reason for it . Please believe me, she is not a girl who hurts anyone intentionally" Priya said in an anguished tone .

"So you know what she did to me. you are her friend but believe me I have stayed with her for those four months and she did nothing but ignore me .I got to know about that from Pranav at a party and I had no problems with that .

"She told me she loves someone when we came back from the party. She could tell all our problems and her secret to you, but not to me. She saved my life recently and I asked the reason but still she refuses to tell me the truth. It's okay now if she doesn't want it, but the pain I have gone through those months; you have no idea about It." Feeling anguished, I said in a choked voice, trying to hold back my tears.

"I do have an idea, bhai" she said and her voice got soft before she replied" My husband was in a one sided love affair .he told me that at the start of our marriage, but it still hurt when he was distant and was trying to move on from his past. I was lucky he told me about it and I got to know the reason as I waited for him to come to me "Priya said haltingly.

"Do you know the reason? Please tell me"

"What's the need to tell you now? You are with Lauren now. I am happy that you have moved on, if not then I would have told you now, but it's not my place to tell you about it even she did then. A big mistake she did and now she has to pay for it. I am her friend and I have to be with her. Goodnight, bhai" and she cut off the call.

I had just cut the call when Bella entered the room, and gave the message about resort to her .she nodded and went to sleep on the couch "where had you gone for so long?"I asked Bella as I laid in my bed after closing the door.

"I was with your mom and told Emily about your mother's medicines before I go to my tour. Good night Jacob" she said and covered herself with the blanket.

Bpov

The office work was hectic in manali as I ploughed with the technical glitches for the three days I was holed there, but I was glad for that, the hectic work helped my mind to take my mind off from Jacob's horrid plan to get rid of me.

"Hi, Bella" I was brought to the present and saw Genelia was hugging with gusto as my other friends Angela and Priya , smiling at us.

"Am fine, Gene. Finally I reached here. Thanks for coming to meet here at such short notice" I said and hugged all of them in a hug.

I mustered my courage to smile cheerfully at them after the hug.

They showed me the resort the next day it was so beautiful as it was nestled at the foothills of mountains. Priya and her husband were in one room and while rest of us were in another room together.

The week passed wonderfully as we all spent the week water rafting in the nearby rivers of Narkanda, camping trips around cherry and apricot orchards nearby the resort with a guide.

It was nice seeing Priya happy with her husband as her husband too mingled with our group so easily. I even purchased apple and cherry jams from factory we had visited to see and learn about packing nod grading of fruits, along with Angela.

The only time I could think of my mistakes when the girls were asleep at night, I used to cry in the lobby of the resort. If I hadn't done the stupid mistake, Jacob would have been here with me.

"You are enjoying so much that you called me so late, Bella "said Sarah as she laughed .

I had called her late today in the evening."Sorry, I was tired" and then told her about the visit at the factories and my trek at the new cherry orchard today.

"Be sure to bring lots of these jams for me otherwise..."she teased me and ended the call laughing.