She Was Not As UGLY As You Thought

Aliya never expected this reply from him. She felt as if she had lost her senses. She froze for some moments. His reply was like a googly ball for her, to which she wasn't able to react. For a second she was reminded of that young Rishi for whom she was ready to battle with the whole world. Rishi couldn't evaluate her reactions, but he was smiling inwardly as she didn't react in an aggressive way. But something startled him. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she turned and smiled to him. Before he could go a step near her to say something, she gave some statements that made Rishi to open his big gob.

"You know Rishi, when we were together, I considered you even more than my family. I was fond of you. I doted on you. Till today, I cherish the moments we spent together. And remember one thing, I have never regretted my decision to love you. The only thing I regret is I trusted you blindly. The reason of our break-up was only you. I had given my 100% and so nobody can even point a finger at me. Not even you! And if you are trying me out, then let me tell you that it will be too hard for you. Even harder than cracking world's most difficult exams. I have become a tough nut to crack all over these years. It will take a lot of efforts to crack it. I am at that stage where I have no mercy for people who hurt me knowingly. So you can imagine how hard was it for me to forgive you. I had this in my heart for a long time. So I told you because I know you are working hard to get me closer to you. Just to inform you that it won't be easy. Better be ready to face negative results as I know you can't bear failures."

Rishi could only gape at her. By this time, Aliya had wiped her tears and was leaving. Rishi could only see her back disappearing. He felt as if he was given a reality check.

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1 AM

As he was nearing to her swinging body, he just hoped that she is not the one he is thinking

'I can only hope she is not Aliya.'