The life in me dried, at the sight of the person standing in front of me. The person I couldn't stop thinking about,my ex boyfriend.


My grip on the door knob loosened, allowing the door to open widely. The person standing at the threshold, with his right hand at the frame of the door, near the bell, lips curled into an evil smirk as he watched my reaction to seeing him.

“Hello Liar”his face came closer to mine, as he scoffed, giving me the most weird vibes, my brain sensing the danger around made my hand clutch the hem of my dress, and my  head spun at the scent of his cologne.

"What are you doing here?"I stammered, stepping away from him, allowing myself to breathe, and relaxing my spinning head. My eyes fixed on him. staring at his messy face. I gulped, while my body shivered, he was intimidating me. And I was hating this!

His eyes were reddish, with dark circles under it, hairs were messy and breaths ragged, he stepped towards me, close enough to my face, his breaths fanning  my face, his breath was smelling alcohol “I told you, that I am going to come for you, to take you to your hell” he said tracing his fingers on my cheek lightly sending chills down my spine, his rough fingers , stopped at my chin and he gripped it lightly between his index finger and chin, and made me look at him. His reddened eyes were speaking some madness and stubbornness, as he stared in my eyes, those black orbs that used to shine were dull.

He isn’t him, the way he is staring at me, with hate & anger, am feeling fear, rushing through me, I am scared of him. What if he harms me?

Shoving his hand away, and stepping back from him, scared I released my held breath, and gulped the lump in my throat, collecting some strength and confidence from each corner of my body"Stop this nonsense Manik!And get the fuck out here Manik"i shouted at him, stepping back numerous step,my legs shivering, my voice shaky and I was scared,I turned towards the table on which my phone is kept right now, i need to call Kunal.

I gasped.When an arm snaked  around my waist, pulling me back! towards him making  my back collide with his chest. His hand against my waist made me feel something deep down there,which wasn’t normal, and good, it was wrong!I tried to focus on my abnormal breaths, breathing in  his cologne, which was earthy, herbal and woody.

His other hand came above my hold on the phone as he pressed it, hard making me wince as the corners of the phone dug in my skin!
I struggled,but he didn’t budge
"Manik leave me"I struggled more trying to get out of his grip, which only made his grip tighten even more around my waist, and he pulled me even more close to him, it was hurting,because of the tight hold he was having on me, I can’t breathe! The way my blood was rushing through my vessels, I could hear it! I could hear my heart pounding in my chest, the panic was kicking in, stealing my oxygen. I can't breathe! Focus! Focus on your breaths Nandini please! Focus! Breath! Breath! Breath!

"Not so soon baby"he said as he nuzzled in my hairs, scenting while i was trying my best to get of the drunk devil's grip and focusing on my breath, I wriggled my hands, trying to push the beast away, the tears forming in my eyes, I squirmed, I shivered, I cried in his hold but he stood like a wall, his nose scenting me like wolf “please”I plead crying, his hand gripping my hold on my phone loosened allowing the phone to fell from my hands, and he bought it around me, as he back hugged me even more, I cried even more feeling I was caged! Trapped!
BREATH! BREATH! BREATH! BREATH! BREATH!

“What you did has got back at you mon-amour”my vision was blurring, my head was spinning, and I was fainting,NO! NO! NO! Nandini PLEASE BABY YOU CAN'T LOSE, STRUGGLE,YOU CANT FAINT, PLEASE.


"HEY…WHAT THE FUCK LEAVE HER"the sound from behind us, wake my consciousness, as I found a ray of hope,I felt secure and relieved, as the oxygen returned to my lungs, I whimpered as Manik’s grip loosened around me and I heard him grumbling something, as he left me and turned towards the person.

Rohan!


My best friend stood at the threshold, holding my favourite bakery’s packet! There was silence for a heartbeat before Manik spoke"Who the fuck are you?" He was irritated and a frown formed on his forehead. Rohan, ignoring him, marched towards me, worriedly, dropping the packet from his hand.

"Rohan''i muttered,as he stopped in front of me, and watched me from head to toe, my hands curled around my chest, my body shivering and my breathing ragged, “Oh god”he wrapped his hand around me, and pulled me closer to him, rubbing my back, he knows well about my anxiety and panic attacks, and knows how to handle it, a sob left my mouth,”it’s ok”he said calmly, while i break into tears wrapping my arms around him and he rubbed my back, saying continuously "am here …. it's ok"

As soon as i calmed, he broke the hug and wiped the tears, “Manik?”he whispered with a frown, I nodded and look at Manik who had his jaw clenched and his hands rolled into fist, he was glaring at Rohan.Oh god no! Please! Manik is drunk enough to do anything to Rohan, he isn’t in his senses, he still can’t handle the liquor, he is mad and drunk, makes a lethal mixture,and it can destroy everything. My eyes didn’t leave his sight, as I hugged Rohan’s arm, hiding behind him, at the intensity of his glare. His head snapped at me in less than one second, with the glare replacing shock.And, seeing me looking at him, he rolled his eyes looking away, and huffed scratching his forehead annoyingly, ”Done with your melodrama?”he chuckled

“Shut up and leave”Rohan growled, making his right brow shot up amusingly, “MAKE ME’

"Manik please go from here"i begged, not wanting anything to happen, helplessly not leaving Rohan’s arm for a while, yes I am definitely scared of him right now, he is drunk, and moreover he isn’t the same person I knew 6 years back,he is changed, stubborn,dangerous,dominating, with madness in his eyes and deeds.
He looked at me shockingly and frowned before chuckling to himself. "You really think…I will go without taking you?"he scoffed.

"Manik please…leave"i repeated gritting my teeth, tears forming in my eyes and lump forming in my throat. I really want him to leave,my breaths are still shaky sensing some danger, my other hand clutching the fabric of my dress.

"NO"he said stubbornly as he stepped back and leaned against the dining table, his arms crossed across his chest, and his legs crossed across ankle, he stared at us challengingly , he is finding this a game, but it isn’t a game right now, I am genuinely scared of him his eyes stating 'MAKE ME LEAVE’, A sob left my mouth, as I stared at him, his eyes never leaving mine, his lips curled into amusement, but the amusement didn’t reached his eyes, which were same dull and filled with madness.

"You-"Rohan raised a step towards him, but stopped, seeing my hold on his arm. And looked at me, "Leave"he said, strictly to Manik, his eyes never leaving  mine,’DON’T WORRY' he blinked stating through his eyes, trying to calm and agitated me. My breaths that were getting raged, relaxed a bit.
Manik chuckled "What makes you think that I will leave .. without her? ''he scoffed, I looked at him, the madness or better I say now psychotiness has increased, but the amuse smile of evil, not leaving his lips, his eyes stating all his anger and hate.

"Manik Malhotra i said leave from here before i call the cops"his head snapped towards him."You can Go to hell"Manik passed him a tight lipped smile, i glared at him who smirked at me eyeing at me from up to down his smirk grew wider.

"You-"Shoving my hand away, Rohan walked towards him angrily, and I flinched at the bang sound, i looked towards Rohan with my eyes widened who stood frozen on his place before falling back, on the ground groaning in pain, holding his leg!

He shot him!

I look at Manik horrified, who had a smirk on his face when he looked at me, the Silver gun in his hand, with smoke coming out of the barrel"What were you saying?"Manik asked straightening himself,while I stood rooted at my place, numb for any reaction

"Leave!"Rohan said ,his voice was shaky because of the pain he was having.No! please!Rohan was still fighting for me, completing his duty of being a best friend, while I stood frozen at my place.

Another gunshot made me palm my mouth in shock, my numbness flew away, as the shot sound woke my senses. This time Rohan fell on the ground,and a scream left his mouth as he held his shoulder with other hand while other hand was on the leg where he was shot.

"Rohan"I cried walking towards him ,but stopped in my tracks when the barrel was aimed at me. Manik pointed his gun “Stay where you are”, his voice stern and dangerous, no expressions on his face, for a heartbeat.

I didn’t left his sight, until a amused smile, curled on his lips, same not reaching his eyes, which screamed anger, and hatred to no extent."baby stay lemme Handel"he said and looked at Rohan groaning in pain,his voice send shiver down my spine coz no matter how joking or relax he try to sound, his voice only holds two thing’craze’&’psychotiness’

"Why are you doing this?"I shouted,crying, collecting all my strength for my best friend who was lying on the ground groaning in pain, and the person who shot him was looking at him like a predator pacing around him.
His head snapped at me, and his brows furrowed “Doing what?”He tried to sound as innocent as he could, and his feet went on Rohan’s wound, and he pressed it, making him scream in agony.
I shivered and fell on my knees crying,palming my ears,and closing my eyes, unable to bear the screams, my breathing heavy as I repeated numerous times “NO! NO! NO! NO!”

''This?”I opened my eyes, as the screams dissolved under his cold stone voice, his voice matched his jaw was clenched,and his eyes stared at me. I nodded, shakingly.
"For you, mon amour"he scoffed, I sobbed

"Am here to take you back with me "he added, chuckling like a mentally ill patient he is, my jaw clenched, and I steeled my back, the anger rushing into me."To give you your punishment"he smirked.

"Manik you can't do this to me ......am fucking married"i gritted out loud, steeling my back and looking at him fearlessly .while my chest was heaving and my inner was shivering with fear and sadness ,his smirk grew wider and he walked towards her with slow heavy steps scaring the hell out of me, but I didn’t budged, and kept my gaze locked with him.I was trying to be brave but his dark passionate eyes were enough to scare the hell out of me,i was shivering!

"Do you think I care?"he scoffed, sitting on his toes in front of me.

"You should"I gritted.

"Am someone else's wife"I added, my tone held plead.And my eyes filled with tears.

"I don't care Nandini …."he said softly, tucking my hair strand behind my ear and brushing his thumb on my swollen cheek softly.

" You are my obsession and that's what matters to me....".he gritted, his voice rising with every word he said,and gripped my cheeks roughly between his fingers and thumb, making me look deep into his eyes.
The madness he had in his eyes, shivered my soul along with my body, he was looking at me, like a beast, a monster, who had his emotions at peak, stubbornness, madness, craziness, anger, and psychoticness with a hint of pain.
"Manik please don't" I pleaded.

"I loved you Nandini and what you did?"he said,  with his jaw clenched and tearful eyes filled with madness, shaking his head.

"You left me......"he gritted with a smile

"You fucking left me"he shouted, as he let go my cheeks and gripped my hairs making me  stand along with him ,i winced in pain.

"You fucking left me......"he gritted once again as he bought my face closer to he,what i saw in his eyes was not love he once had for me,but madness for me.

“Manik please don’t do this, your stubbornness will destroy my life”I gasped, holding his hands gripping my hairs, as he pulled them with every word.

“And when YOU DESTROY MY LIFE?”

“THAT MUST’VE BEEN A GAME FOR YOU…..BUT NOT FOR ME Nandini….NOT FOR ME”His face hovering over mine, as he growled.

“YOU WERE MY LOVE, MY IRREGULARITY, MY PAIN, AND WILL BE MY DESTRUCTION”he gritted,and pushed me on the floor,making me gasp, I broke into sobs,and tried to catch my uneven breaths. BREATH! BREATH! BREATH!I turned and looked at him, his eyes not leaving mine.

He was the beast, the beast of the past, who is here to destroy my life, with a gun in his hand and standing hovering over me, he will be the one who will be my death, and my pain, the madness his eyes hold, wouldn’t budge no matter what, he despises me! He is the karma, who will destroy me.

“My heart will be at peace, when I will make you mine….”he said sitting in front of me on his toes.

"But you won’t get any peace Nandini Sharma”

“You rejected me,and chose him, now all this pain is in your fate”he said, firing the last shot, at my best friend, a scream escaped my mouth, as the shot hit my ears, and blood pooled around him.