Breaking My Façade-Nivedita K S

Arjun:

Born with no privilege, my path was dark enough. But I was certain I would create my own destiny.

My goals, dreams and LIFE. A lot on my plate, and I wasn't complaining.

Everything else was just a blur until Jaanavi walked into my life unannounced, like summer rain. She wasn't a distraction but a compass, guiding me to reach my goals faster.

Then, in an instant, we were torn apart.

Now, when I have become what I dreamt of, she is back in my territory.

But little did I know that she was an overdose of heroin that had once choked my brain and changed the entire DNA.

I am alive but it is the heroin living inside me like a superior symbiotic. I hate that.

Better than love because this hate is so raw and real.

Jaanavi:

I never knew I would share my deepest scars with someone until I met Arjun.

He was my saviour. But I royally broke him, and I paid the price. Because a wish became a curse, and I became a chicken out of a cage only to be taken to slaughter. That was a long time ago. Now, he is menacingly unapproachable, living in a different galaxy altogether.

But now that a bigger puzzle has clawed up my throat, I am all set to break his façade and bring him back. Because this isn't only about two souls searching for some fairytale ending.

A lot is at stake. Too many people, too many broken strings lay on my hands to fix.

What if she is not the only one who broke his heart, and he is not who she thinks he is?