RIDDHIMA
Taking slow steps towards my college wrapping my face with my scarf as I don’t want the people to see my worst side. I sighed as I again reached that place where I was coming from last few weeks, fighting with my inner self, trying to make me understand that I’m not weak I’m strong I had bear that unbearable pain so I can bear the taunts and sympathy others will give me after seeing me closely.. Looking at the main gate few tears rolled down from my eyes, since I’m coming in this college my eyes get moist I don’t know why Maybe because my life changed from here only.
Entering inside my college I looked at guard who was looking at me with disgust look and I walked further ignoring his look, it was like my daily routine since I have started coming to my college, yaa to people would give me a look of disgust or sympathy which never bothered me now, I’m used to it now, and I used to show that it don’t pain me anymore seeing their looks full of disgust and anger.
It is valentines day today and every couple of my college was enjoying it by giving red roses, red heart shaped and many more sighing at them.
I walked towards my class room but stopped on my track seeing a man coming towards me with a box in his hand, since that incident I’m scared of boxes and bottles and I started taking steps backwards, he came closer to me and knelt down in front of my, making me shock and that incident came in front my eyes. Is the history is gonna repeat itself, I thought to myself and looked at him as he pulled out a ring from that small box.
‘Riddhima since you have joined this college, I have fallen in love with you. I don’t know that filmy cheesy talks but I just wanna say, I love you riddhima. I love you so much.’
He said and I looked at him with teary eyes, can I trust him after all that happened in past I can’t trust a man from that day, I can’t bear another pain, pain of being burnt as if your face is a plastic.
‘You love me Vansh?’ I said chuckling a bit while he looked at me and nodded.
‘Even after this?’ I asked him removing my scarf and revealing my burnt face, he looked at me gasping.
I looked into his eyes to find hatred, disgust for my self but If I found something then it was just love and care for my self.
He got up from his knees and cupped my face as I looked into his eyes he smiled at me and unknowingly I smiled a bit too.
‘I never saw your face riddhima, this is the first time I’m seeing your face but still I’m here confessing my love for you. You know what does it mean?’ He asked me and I nodded in no and looked into his eyes to find the answers of his questions.
‘It means that I never loved your outer beauty riddhima if I have loved then I have loved you inner beauty, I have loved your heart, I have loved your pure and beautiful soul which is everything in front of your this burnt. I love you riddhima and will do it even after my death now choice is yours, if you want to accept me or not.,’ He said and i looked at him with some unknown emotions from which I was also unknown.
Without saying anything I took his hand in mind and pulled him with myself while he kept walking with me without questioning maybe it was the time to reveal my painful past infront of someone.
Holding his hand I took him to the terrace of our college sitting on the floor I gestured him it to sit down, he smiled at me and did as it was being told.
‘Vansh woh suraj dekh rhe ho? They says that sun have very much heat that can burn a person, but is it really as hot as a acid which is being splashed on a person to satisfy their ego, to punish a person from saying them no.‘ I said to him as I drifted back to the past where my life got a drastic change.
‘Kya hua tha tumhare saath?’ He asked me strumming. I looked at him and sighed sadly.
‘It all started with a NO!!’ I said and continued looking into his eyes.