13 - Checkmate to Queen

Diya pov

Left of the travel filled with silence, I don't know where he is taking me instead of asking him I preferred silence but now I felt my anger is at its peak point. I saw his hard grip on the steering wheel with clenched jaws staring at the road with anger.

"Stop the car," I said in a hard tone but who am I kidding, he is the Arjun who hates when people go against him, "I said stop the car" still I got silence as an answer.

"stop the car Arjun or else I will dive out of the car this instant" and switched off the child lock.

"stop playing" he yelled making me flinch but the backing is not a solution to win this game, "I am dead serious" I was about to open the door but stopped when he cursed.

"Fuck" and stopped the car on the roadside with a loud screech sound, "what the hell do you want?" his face is red with anger.

"Why the hell are you angry when I should be the one to have that right" I got out of the car, "now go wherever you need" I started walking on the deserted road where I rarely saw vehicles and the dawn gives chills down my whole body in cold.

"You are bend to test my patience level" his hand grabbed my elbow from back in a harsh manner, hitting his head, "don't touch me you sadist. You and your stupid imaginations and hugs. I don't need your lovely words at this time, at least you should not have used those words. Did I hugged you when we are...sorry when I am in love with you" why can't I still see anything in his eyes? Why am I always receiving a cold look from him?

"I remember it, I hugged only twice for the past 3 years. When you proposed to me for marriage and others when you accepted my love. I had solid 3 years to be clingy with you, have I ever used such opportunities. I am not someone who uses one for my pleasure..." my voice broke with a heavy lump forming in my throat.

"It's not what I mean"

"Shut up you idiot" I hit his chest with my fist not able to control my tears, "now where are you driving? I don't want to come with you anywhere. Leave me along and go" without giving me an answer he grabbed my hand with force ignoring my protest he dragged me to the car and throw me a warning angry look to not get out of the car since I have no energy left in me I sat silently as he drove the car.

"I thought you need some air and long drive" I was stunned with his reply, turning towards him my gaze falls on his long slender fingers had lost grip on the steering wheel and his eyes are forwarded straight on the road, "Yeah I need it but not with you" his jaw clenched, he licked his lips, after few seconds he nodded in yes.

I thought I can read you but I am wrong. You are an unpredictable, unreadable man for me.

Car was parked on his parent's home, he went in before me as I hesitated to step in as I am in such a messy situation. When I got in I saw him speaking with his mother, when her eyes fall on me her face formed into a big smile, returning it I slowly moved towards her. Arjun turned around and look at me for a brief second and walked out without speaking a word to me.

My feet were about to move towards him, "how are you Diya?" his mother called me, "fine aunty" again I turned to the entrance to see him coming in but he didn't.

"he said you wanted to stay here" he did? My eyes again moved towards the direction where he went expecting him to come back to take me back to his place.

"Upstairs left side last room is Arjun's take rest Diya," she said with a sad smile, I tried to put a smile on my face but failed miserably with a curt nod and climbed up and spent a sleepless night with bad things haunting me.

When I need you the most you are not there for me Arjun, I don't need your hug, just one look saying 'You are Safe, I am there for you but as usual, I spent a long night alone. Once again...

Three days are gone with silence, pain, and longing, I caged myself in the room looking out of the sky day and night like I am a mad person who lost her brain. He gave my clothes to his mom and went without even seeing me. How desperate he is to get rid of me?

"Let's go" a voice demanded me in an authoritative tone, I turned to see him looking for something in his closet, ignoring him I again looked out of the window.

"I am speaking to you. Come" I closed my eyes for a second swallowing my pain and opened it again to get ready without uttering a word.

After getting back to his apartment, I sat as usual on the couch staring blankly at nothing in specific, "have it" he placed food in front of me, I questioned him with my eyes.

"Mom told me you didn't have food from morning" he gave me a spoon and removed his suit sitting next to me, "cram down" his voice sounded desperate, I just stared at his face.

"I am not hungry"

"Fool someone saying this. You haven't eaten anything from morning dammit. It's 9 at night. How can you not be hungry?"

I smiled at him, "I am not hungry Arjun"

"Are you planning to kill yourself by starving?" he yelled while I gave him a small smile.

"I am helping you Arjun, You can be free after my death right?"

"Then please do it once I relieve you from this relation, I don't want to get tagged as a killer" what can I do, tears automatically filled my eyes.

"Don't worry I won't give you pain as you are giving me" I wiped my tear, "my love is making me weak yet strong Arjun. It is supporting me by making my body strong" I placed my hand above my heart, "and this heart is getting weak every second. Don't know when it will die" I felt a tear fell on my hand, lowering my

gaze away from his curious one.

"And once you relieve me from this relation, I will be gone forever, far away from you to let you live in peace" I laid my head on the pillow closing my eyes.

He lifts me off pulling my hand making me sit and took a spoon to my mouth eyeing at the spoon, "open your mouth"

I gently rejected his offer, "I know you won't ever love me. Stop giving me fake hopes Arjun. I am trying to accept reality. But in your revenge, I am not going to let you win in this game, you want to see my father in pain by seeing my pain right? I am not going to show him my pain.

He loved me truly and still loves me truly. Killing your loved persons may be easy for you but for me..." I suppressed a sob, "I...I won't see my father cry for me" he throws me a dark deep look observing my every word.

"I lost my brain after loving you.

I stopped thinking.

I stopped using my brain.

I stopped thinking about my father.

I stopped thinking about my future.

I stopped even loving myself.

That's why I am here crying myself to death engulf me. I know I am losing my mind but I can't stop myself from loving you.

I still love you and will always love only you.

But you will feel like I am gone mad...." I can't continue anymore when I felt him got up from the couch.

He just went into his room and shut it leaving me mourning myself like a fool.

"When my heart dies, You won't find me or my love for you," I said loud enough for him to hear and cried myself to sleep.

The next morning when I woke up I went to his room to take bath, I saw him sleeping on the couch with a bottle of beer in his hand and a dozen cigarettes lying on the floor burnt. I went inside the washroom and took a bath and changed into a white kurta with black jeans and walked out of the apartment after having bread to kill the burning sensation in my stomach.

I straight away went to my office where I took a weak holiday for my wedding, once I reach my cabin many congratulated me for my (broken) marriage with a broad smile.

"Seems like someone lost her sleep," my friend Kavya said handing me a small box with a sly smirk on her lips.

I shook my head, "No, No it's not like that" I tried to avoid thinking about that night and the day followed by that night, "come on Diya, you have dark circles around your eyes" she hit my shoulder playfully with hers, "he will be a master in it right?"

"Kavya, go to work" I masked my face with a shy smile. "Okay okay I understand" she went leaving me with my crazy best friend who is throwing daggers at me. Ekta. My only close best friend who knows me in and out for the past 19 years since our kinder garden school. She is not rich but a middle-class girl but when it comes to craziness she will be a competitor to anyone in the world.

"Oh hello madam. I am Ekta Garima. Just working as your colleague in this company. Congrats on your wedding" she gave me a single yellow rose which I hate to core and was about to exit the door, but I stopped her, "Thanks Miss Garima" I said which angered her more.

Faking a smile, "Is it Mrs...?" she stopped, "Verma" I completed which made her shocked hearing his surname.

"Wait what?" she asked shrinking her eyebrows in a big question.

3rd person pov

"What can we do now?" he asked his friend.

"It's better if you keep quiet, time is not suitable for us. Once it gets out of his hand we will handle it and she will be our asset to get what we need" his smirk is filled with cunning thoughts that are making the people around him heave a satisfied look with great assurance.

"We trust in you," one said to which he smiled, "let her father never know what we are planning and if he knows this you all know what I will do" he ordered with a hard voice making everyone nod their head in fear.

He moved the king coin in chess towards the queen with a sly smirk. "This time queen will have her checkmate.

Plan B on progress mates"

So........?????!!!!!!

Who is this person? Any guess?

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