"Hey…I've been waiting…." As he started speaking and Aspen went away, I threw myself in his arms. His grip tightened at my back.

"Thanks." I whispered in his ear.

He looked at me confusingly.

"For what…did I do something special?" he asked

"Hey…I can't understand how could you make such a big step. I thought you were kind of non-sacrificing. But you did this for me. I am so glad…." I spoke.

"What did I do? Can you please explain it to me?" he asked.

"I am just thanking you for what you said to Maxon." I explained him.

"Yeah…he was worth listening that. All of them must know what is deep in your heart." He spoke flashing a smile towards me.

"But what exactly did you say to him? I want to know the original words." I asked.

"After you fell unconscious….

The scene was something like:

I kneeled down to check what was wrong with you and I tried to wake you up. I tried it but unfortunately you didn't wake up." he spoke and stopped for a moment.

"What then? Didn't he say anything?" I asked. Actually, I was disheartened by listening that Maxon didn't even move at my condition.

"He kept staring at me…perhaps. I didn't notice him at the moment. I picked you up and was taking you to my room and he halted me in the way. He called his guards and ordered them to take you to his room and make you rest. I refused but neither did Maxon nor his guards let me take you with me. Then, I had let go of you…." he spoke and sighed.

"After that…." I spoke.

"Afterwards, I kicked his ass by telling him the truth because of the wrath that was getting over Me." he spoke.

What did he say? This all was not going the way I wanted it to go. I thought he would have said something by which Maxon would have calmed down and even would have agreed that there was nothing between us. I wish nothing bad happened between them after my fall.

"But don't say anything that may kick my ass…." I spoke signifying trembling thoughts filled with negativity.

"I confessed about our LOVE." He spoke finally with his head down.

He confessed about OUR love. What did he thought he might achieve by saying this? I thought he was going to settle the matters instead, he messed everything up. I was going mad…totally MAD. I lifted his head up by the chin to face me? I was so much irritated like I've never been in my whole life.

"Do you have any idea what the heck have you done?" I spoke intensely with grave expressions.

Soon did his expressions turned serious too. We were looking so angry at each other that the third person looking at us could not even predict that we were in love with each other.

"I did what was right." He spoke.

"Yes, you always do the right thing and I am the one who is doing wrong. In your opinion, I should ditch this PALACE, ditch this SELECTION, ditch this CONDITION OF MINE and even ditch my LOVE. Who the pathetic shithole you think you are? Instead of ditching all of these I think I should ditch you at first. Why did you do this? I thought I could live a happy life but…

YOU RUINED EVERYTHING. You took away everything from me. You never loved me because if you did you would you have cared for my choices." I spoke rapidly and breathed heavily at the end.

I didn't even want to see his face.

"Wasn't this your choice? I just said the truth. You told that you love me so I told him and I wanted us to be together. Would you be able to lead a happy life without me in it? I was absolutely sure that you would have wanted the same. But you turned out this way. I never thought you could be so evil from inside. You have crushed me….

You have crushed my soul….

You have betrayed me….

You have never loved me or anyone or anything….

You are nothing to me ….

You speak of ditching me…but hear this…I ditch you from my life forever and I don't want to hear anything from you ever again. I wish I may never see your face or hear your name ever in my whole life. If I did achieve this I would consider myself a successful person." With this he went out without taking anything.

I kept standing over there and reconsidered the whole thing that happened between us. Did I say do something wrong? Did I spoke more than what I ought to say? Did I not say everything correct? Was I a liar? Didn't I ever love him? Did I betray him? Was I the one who crushed his soul? Was I NOTHING to him?

These countless questions kept rolling in my mind. I just couldn't get over them. I couldn't stop thinking about him, about what he said. His face, his words, his emotions, and his expressions everything kept coming to me the whole time. I didn't even have the courage to take a step like he did take away all the power from me. Was this really his fault or was it mine?

OH GOD…these all thoughts were killing me. Whatever it was but I never did want to hurt him this way. Then, a thought came to my mind and I analyzed it….

Did he know that I loved Maxon? Yes I did tell him that I loved Maxon…or perhaps, I didn't.

I remembered the conversation we had in the garden and I told indirectly to him that I loved him. Perhaps, he didn't understand what I meant or probably, he considered something else. So, this was my entire fault.

Yes…I was unsuccessful in telling him about my feelings. He never deserved to be crushed the way he was shattered now, just because of me. I wish I could just go back in time and fix everything.

Is he ever going to talk to me?

No…never.

He said, he won't even like to see my face.

Maybe I deserved this…

I betrayed him.

I crushed his soul.

I loved him but turned it all apart in a single moment.

I failed to express my feelings.