Your lie that night

Chapter 12

'Good afternoon everyone', Mr. Shahi came in front of the mic, 'I know all of you most be shocked seeing the royal family here, I can feel the curiosity in the air but this whole event was a surprise was a gift to all of you. We are going to announce something great today, that thing which will combine two main organs of the nation, leaders, and businessman. I know in the present scenario when the public has got their demands fulfilled by dethroning his majesty but still, he is king by his heart. He is still worried about people his ren and the nation. There are still 1 million Nepalese people behind him supporting him and promising to throne him once again. I just want to tell you one thing once a king is always a king'. Everyone clapped for him when his majesty king Jung stood up and greeted everyone.

All people were listening to his speech attentively but my eyes were attached to Shreyan. He was sitting on a chair, wearing a beautiful smile on his face. I tried to contact my eyes with him but it wasn't his mistake that he didn't saw me in that crowd. 'We still haven't given you the most shocking news due to which we are here today. As I said earlier we are going to eliminate the distance between leaders and businessmen in this stage. Ladies and gentleman, I am announcing the engagement of my son Shreyan and Princess Lila here today'. The words the sentence cheered up the whole crowd, everyone stood from their chair to show their exclamation. But for me my ground sink down, the sky fell on the top and I was falling hard on the ocean of sorrows. The thing that happened there I never ever thought about that not even in my dreams. I kept my hands on my belly, tears began to run from my eyes, and I fell down on my knees. The girl who was so mean to me earlier came to me and lift me up, 'We all are sad because of the news, but it's not like we could get him if he remains unmarried', said she supporting me.

I couldn't resist my tears, I wanted to shout, I wanted to scream, I wanted to crack everything that was around me. I wanted to run toward him and ask if he was going to do that why he acted like he loved me? why he acted as if he cares? why he came to our house? why? Why? he stopped me that day from going to my room? 'Stay strong, come back to reality, Katerina. He was never yours', said she again.

'I can't see it, I can't. Please', I cried. She hugged me settled me on her arms, 'everything will be alright. You are a dreamer just divert the path of your dream a little'

'I can't', I kept on crying. My life was playing hard on me. It pulled me closure to my dream and just as I began to believe it, it slapped me hard enough that I never could dream again. Shreyan and Lila were facing each other with a ring on their hands. The happiness was clearly seen on their face, everyone clapped when they put rings on each other's finger but I closed my eyes making myself believe that, that was a dream. Mr. Jha also announced their wedding which was after 3 months. I couldn't be there anymore, I freed myself from Leiya's grasp (the mean girl) and went toward the hallway to the place where I could be myself, where there will be no screams and cheers for the newly engaged couple, the place where I could be far from everything. I went to the pool outside, as everyone was busy on the engagement no one was there not even insects. In that sound of the fountain I screamed aloud trying to drain the pain, the agony I was feeling inside. For an instant, I thought of jumping in that pool and drown forever but again the image of my parents stopped me from doing that. I fell on the ground on my knees, Why? Why? I didn't stop him that night. The same question repeated again and again but it was too late to regret that.

'Katerina', a voice came from behind, I turned around my teary eyes he was Saurav he was looking at me with kindness filled in his eyes. My scream became louder and tears began to drop down more like a child in pain who cries more after seeing his parents because it knows it can lean on them. seeing my tears he hurried toward me and kneeled down in front of me, 'Katerina, Why are you crying?', he stammered. He was supporting which I needed that time, I went for his arm and hugged him crying more.

'Katerina, you are freaking me out', he kept on asking

'Shreyan.. Shreyan', I stammered

'What about Shreyan?', 'Please say something'

But my dignity stopped me from saying everything to him. For a long time, I kept on crying on his shoulder. And when I realized what I was doing, I pushed him back and stood from my place

'I want to return home, there is no reason for me to be here now. I want to get back to my home. Please'

'you will return to your home soon'

'I have to my mom, my dad, my brother', I remembered Krish, 'My brother, he is here now I have to meet him', I said running toward the event again, Saurav followed me there but before I could encounter I remembered about the life growing inside me, 'Can my family accept the fact that I am pregnant?'

My leg jammed and the hope of returning home drained away, 'What was I thinking, I was pregnant with the baby of an engaged man. That would make them sadder than they were without me. I couldn't be selfish enough to encounter Krish, I immediately turned back, Saurav was there out of breath looking at me, I looked back at him the tears in my eyes told him how helpless I was. I slowly walked past him to the servent's section, which was going to be my life from then.

I didn't go for dinner, I couldn't. When everyone came to the room at night, all of them were talking about how great the two of them were looking together.

'What is the matter with her, she didn't came for the dinner', asked a girl maybe she was referring to me

'She is having a great time dealing with the fact that young master isn't single anymore'

'That is stupid, he was my crush too, but here I am being happy that he is starting his new life'

'She seemed quite obsessed with him. The agony in her face when she found out about the engagement was so intense that for an instant I was pitying for her. Maybe he was more than a crush for her'

'It's pathetic. There is no advantage of dreaming about a guy who can never be the one in our life'

'Still, love is blind. Despite being mysterious she seems to belong from a nice family'.