Mind Games
Declaration of War...
Mind Games
“Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope.” ― Shannon L. Alder
Upon learning of her engagement, Arnav was deeply disturbed, like an injured lion. He wanted her to take a plunge and accept his love, but even after this, he would do the same when he asked her, What does it matter to you even if he gets engaged now or after years
And who gave him the courage to hold on to this hope after knowing she is engaged...Well, it was Khushi herself after scolding him... but she couldn't utter the word his sagai...engagement, look at his eyes, his keen curiosity, a last hope that she would accept that it matters, that she will recognize his love because he loves her more than he does to himself or anyone at this point.
And then, at the top, she was asking TIME; it was she or La who needed time... for this prep —what preps when you can't utter or even think of his engagement? She didn't get that he was saying the same thing and burning in this hell, too.
So he asked, What does it matter to you if his engagement happens or not? And she was speechless with her shivering lips in return and couldn't even meet his eyes. She had nothing to say; she couldn't, but at the same time, she didn't want him to humiliate her further because Diwali was way too much for her to handle.
But he moved forward and pressed the matter further, Khushi, will it matter to you? Ah, he was dying to hear her confession, a word to hang on to further. Their eyes spoke volumes, and he moved his head with every move of her face. How deep this connection was, but they never wanted to admit it.
The games have always been played between them, and no one played better than him. He was the best. Physical, psychological, sexual—his favourite games were the ones he played with her head.
A tilt in his head with a hope that she would admit, yet he was unknown her state of mind and heart.
Khushi had thought silence in such matters suited her: a young Miss blabbering, stood there wearing the moth-eaten tatters of her frayed hopes like a ravaged bride. She had thought at first that it was the chase he craved, or the thrill of conquest, but while both of those might have been true, it was her careless attitude that got him off.
But she declared the opposite of what he wanted to hear...Why will it affect me? What if you get engaged or not?
She began to get stressed, worried, agitated, furious, apprehensive, provoked, scared, irate, troubled, and very uneasy. Her mind was a jumble of fears at the moment, but, feeling his burning gaze on her, she gathered her courage and made it clear to him by meeting his eyes.
"Did you hear, it doesn't matter to me..."
A loud and clear statement echoed in their surroundings, and it took him a while to delve into it. He lowered his eyes, but her showing courage to say it by meeting his eyes didn't settle with him easily. How dare she?
The dark ASR took over, and now Arnav was again protected behind the veil of darkness and cruelty. There will be no mercy for anyone who will hurt Arnav... not even his Khushi.
The pain and the hurt were all they could share ...but he was not done with her yet.
"I've had enough, seen enough, and now I want the truth out, I want this game to end, I simply don't care anymore."
“SO IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU?!" ASR's mind yelled at her through his eyes, and by grabbing her wrist, he climbed upstairs and threw her into the fire.
He set another challenge for her to see the peak of her ego and his. He puts her in charge of preparing for HIS engagement, the one she couldn't utter the word for, but now she will see all the arrangements and make it happen too.
As she didn't bother to tell him she was getting engaged, but he was being fair with her. No games, no gimmicks. Uff, how cruel he is here.
A lethal eye over her fake smile alarmed her, and he didn't stop there either. He could see how much hurt he had caused her again, but she did the same, so everything was fair in love and war. He stopped near her and declared his war...
"I hope it doesn't matter to you now."
The mind vs. heart game was set as a challenge; who will win, we will see...
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