Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Stella’s P.O.V.

While studying in college with Naira, I noticed how sad she looked always and Akash being always there for her. Their sibling bond was was way too strong. Having no sibling, I envied Naira. Then one day I got to know about Ehan from Akash.

That day I visited Naira’s place for inviting her for some programme. Naira was way more sad for some reason and seeing that, Akash out of guilt confessed everything to Alina and I accidentally heard it.

From that day I was angry on Ehan without even knowing him but at the same time I kept wishing for them to get back together one day as I could feel Naira’s love towards him.

For the first time when I met Ehan at Hina’s wedding, I got somewhat attracted to him. I was thinking of talking to him.

By the time I got mentally prepared, he was already going out from there and I got following him involuntarily only to get stopped seeing him with Naira.

The attraction was long forgotten and it got replaced by anger when I understood who was he. Though I saw him pleading to Naira but my anger didn’t decreased for a bit.

When Naira left and he was about to follow her again, I blocked his way and blurted out my anger.

Surprisingly he didn't react at that.

Seeing him all silent, I got somewhat calmed. That time he confessed everything to me. Seeing his vulnerable state, I couldn’t get to remain persistent with anger for any longer.

His words made me felt if Naira was in pain, he didn’t get to live peacefully either.

So when Ehan got asking me for help to get back with Naira, I immediately agreed as I knew Naira also loved him till now.

When all his efforts started getting failed, I thought of this. Ehan and Akash immediately disagreed with me on this but I insisted.

As I thought in the fear of losing Ehan again, Naira would open up to him and give him a chance. But at the end I got proved wrong. Ehan got uttering, “I told you there was no way it was going to work.”

I uttered whispering, "I am sorry."

He didn’t reply to me but glanced back at everyone and uttering something, he left the hall room silently.

I looked at everyone. Some people around us were giving us confused looks but without bothering that I left the hall room when it didn’t look like anyone would go to Naira to convince her, I forwarded towards her room.

I felt she was definitely in need of hearing some facts which she was getting failed to see or just going on ignoring in her pain and anger.

Entering her room, I found her standing by the window and seemed to be lost in some thoughts as she didn’t get to know about my presence at all.

To get her out of her thought, I got uttering quite loudly, “Are you feeling happy now?”

She turned to me getting all startled. But without uttering anything, she looked behind me. I literally scoffed in irritation while uttering, “Looking for Ehan?”

She gave me a shocked look and I continued, “Did you really think Ehan would follow me everywhere? Do you think he loved me? No damn no.”

She gave me a confused look might be thinking I was angry on her getting rejected by Ehan or something.

Being unable to handle that, I got uttering, “I was never between you two and there is absolutely nothing between us except you can say friendship. And you know what even if I tried to get in between, I would have never succeeded. He only loves you.”

She got her shocked as she got uttering, “But you...”

Knowing where her words would go, I cut her off between, “It was just an act. You know me. Stella Edward, the great actress of our college."

She got silent then. So feeling the necessity to clean up her mind, I again spoke up, “I knew about Ehan and you from long back. I know whatever he did to you was wrong. Absolutely wrong to the point that I started hating him without even knowing him.

But when I met him in real, got to know him, I couldn’t remain persistent in that. Like I saw you pain, I have seen him too in pain whenever you got avoiding him, throwing tantrums and specially when you still kept silent after seeing us together which made him felt all broken.

This was my plan actually. You know Ehan said he didn't want to show interest in some other girls not even in acting. But I insisted as I thought out of jealousy or fearing to lose him again, you might change and try to get hold of him at least for once. But I was wrong. You proved me wrong, Naira.”

The stern and confused look from her face disappeared and the same painful face got appearing I used to see once.

She sat on the edge of the bed with a thud.

I sat beside her and spoke up, “Naira, I understand your fear, your insecurities but you need to leave behind all those bad memories and start over. At first you might have thought he didn’t deserve a second chance or it would be unfair to forgive him. But tell me one thing. Don’t you miss him? Don't you love him anymore?

If yes, then just put aside your anger and erase all those trashy thoughts that have been in your mind all that time. He really loves you, Naira and he left being hurt Naira as you didn’t show trust in him even after his trying all along. Give him another chance if you don’t want to lose him for all your life.”

Ehan’s P.O.V.

At the wedding I kept looking at Naira who seemed to be lost somewhere. I was waiting for her to speak up to me at least for once. I was expecting she would say that she couldn’t bear to see Stella with me but no.

Stella dragged me to the dance floor. I could feel her gaze on me but she was still silent. But when Stella got on her knees like really in front of everyone asked me to marry her, I turned to Naira but all I found her leaving the hall room without even turning back for once.

I was sadly staring at her way. I felt all hurt and finally understood there was no way she was going to change her decision about me. She had left me already like I had left her three years back.

I got out of my stance when I heard Stella uttering “What the?”

I turned to her and found her looking at the way of Naira going away being all shocked as she got standing. When Naira got out of our sight, Stella got uttering sadly to me, “Sorry Ehan. Couldn’t help you.”

Akash, Alina, Mack, Rivan all were also standing with sad faces. Giving them a small smile, I spoke up, “You finally got the chance, guys.” They didn’t utter anything but I continued, “To call me a loser.” And then left the hall room as I didn’t want to feel like staying there anymore. Finding nothing else to do, I got in my car and drove away.

Uttering, “You did the right thing Naira. With the blood in my vein, I shouldn’t be given a second chance or trusted not at least when I already broke your trust once. You did the right thing.” under my breath, I pressed the accelerator and got driving in at a great speed not knowing where I was going. All I just wanted to go away.

At some point, a car got in my way out of nowhere. It seemed to have lost control. I tried to divert the direction of my car but it was already late. The car hit mine getting my head hit the steering wheel hardly, blood got oozing out and I found myself losing my sense gradually...