When no one knows your importance,

Make them realize what they are missing.

Don't just sit and listen to their bullshit,

Show them what their wrong deeds.

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Jasmine's POV

I, Jasmine Mehta had always supported myself in every situation of life and protected myself from the people who thought I was weak and could easily be hurt. I lived with my parents and an older sister. My sister was very beautiful from the moment she was born and I was born with average looks. I never had any problem with my looks but my family did. My mother and sister hated me and judged me from the very beginning. I never saw my father, who was the CEO of the top 10 companies in the country, as he stayed away from me, he loved my sister but never saw my face. My relatives were also biased between me and my sister. My birthdays were never celebrated and I never received any gifts. But the only expectation was my grandmother who loved me wholeheartedly and provided me with everything, but after I turned 12 she too passed away, I became miserable and wondered how I would lead my life further. SOON !! my mother started giving me money to bring myself the necessary stuff, but that gesture was just an obligation to be filled as a mother.

When I turned 15 I started saving my money and only bought things that were needed and the rest I saved in my bank account, which was known only to me. My mother made me leave the house after I graduated from high school and I went to live in a penthouse my father owned. That time I was almost 19 so after I shifted, the penthouse was transferred under my name, 5 million as my share from my parent's side, grandma's house as per her will, and my own saved money. Now I'm 21, well satisfied with my independent life, and on top of that richer than my parents.

It was Sunday evening when I got heartbreaking news from the news channel...

'Abhay Raichand, the youngest CEO of Raichand company was engaged to Prachi Mehta, the daughter of the CEO Mayank Mehta of Mehta Industries.'

The only person for whom I was living, my only crush was engaged to my sister, who knew this little secret. Not only her but my whole family knew about my crush on Abhay and how I was protecting myself for him. While shifting 3 years back, my sister secretly took my personal diary and read it with mom, where she got to know about my every single secret. My only fear of them taking Abhay away from me was now proven true, so I knew very well that I can't stop them as I got to know a few months back that my father was a long-lost best friend of Abhay's dad and Abhay never goes against his dad. I understood that this was a family arrangement but why didn't Abhay tell me about this, he didn't even contact me in the last 3 months and was also ignoring my calls. He was the only person who spoke to me and hated my sister as she was the popular cheerleader of the school and was behind him for his fame. He was popular back at school with a very pure heart, so being his girlfriend would grab huge attention.

I was planning to confess to him on his birthday which was 2 weeks later, but now I felt all my hopes drowning in the water. I broke down crying while reminiscing all the cute and only memories with Abhay and my grandma, who were now no more a part of my life. After 2 years of grandma's death, no one knew I was diagnosed with depression in school when I suddenly fainted in the classroom and when my homeroom teacher tried to contact my parents they didn't pay attention as always. Suddenly remembering my depression, I stood up and went to the drawer beside my bed, emptied all the pills in my mouth, and went to sleep to never wake up again.

A few days later...

BEEP!!

I heard some beeping sound near me and opened my eyes with great difficulty and saw that I was in a huge polished room with medical equipment attached to my body and a hand wrapped around my fingers. When I looked around I saw a man who was in his 60's, sleeping holding my hands. I got confused and tried to free my fingers from his hold but he woke up. He jerked up, widening his eyes, smiling at me, kissing my forehead, and running outside the room. I felt like I had no energy in my body and my throat hurt, all I could do is wonder how I got here, and could only recall me swallowing the pills. When I was engrossed in deep thoughts, trying to remember those blurry visions, the old man came back with a woman who I assumed to be the doctor. She examined my pulse, injected a shot in my arm, and with that, darkness took over me again.

"I told you not to come down without my permission. So what do you think you are doing here," my mom shouted at me.

"I didn't know that dad would be here. But anyway he didn't see me so chill. "I replied tiredly, of her behaving like a monster with me.

"What a disgrace? You don't speak with me in that tone young lady. I just hope you were never born," she said before storming out of my bedroom.

I was so hurt at that moment because this was the first time in 12 years that she called me a disgrace. I never thought she would say that to me on the day of my beloved grandmother's funeral.

I woke up with a swollen eye and dried tears and saw the room empty and darkness outside the window, which means it was already night. I got up from the bed with no more wires attached to me and more energetic than the last time. I silently went out of the room, went straight into the corridor till the end where there were long stairs, which lead me downstairs, and left the house.

I decided to go to my parent's house and took a taxi from outside. When I reached there I prepared myself to confront my parents for betraying me and rang the bell. Soon, Maya, the maid of the mouse opened the door tried to ask me something to which I rudely cut her.

"Maya, I want to meet my parents. Tell them their precious daughter is here for justice."I said with a sarcastic tone as I was not in a mood to handle her, she was also like others hating me. Without waiting for her to answer I went into the living room and waited as Maya went back to the dining area. After a few minutes my mother, Prachi holding Abhay's hand came out with a man and Abhay's parents with weird looks on their faces as if I have interrupted their great get-together with my annoying presence.

"Hello, I'm Mayank Mehta. Don't mind me asking but who are you and what are you doing in my house at this time?" the man asked, walking towards me.

I was confused as to why this man, who was my father, was not reacting knowing about my visit and also willingly facing me. Though my dad didn't know how I looked, others knew, so why were they all giving me strange looks?

"What?? Now you even deny knowing me. What is wrong with your mother? Why are you guys doing all this? You took away everything from me and now even Abhay is all yours then why act so normal with me? " I was already irritated looking at my mother who was now standing near dad.

Dad looked taken aback and glared at mom while asking "she is your daughter?"

"WHAT!! No, I don't even know her. I have only two daughters, Prachi and that girl who is dead now." she replied to dad and then glared at me saying..."Who are you? Don't lie to my family that you are my daughter. I saw you for the first time and you are saying that you are my daughter." she said

I laughed, like really laughed out loud and everyone looked at me as if I'm gone crazy, soon my eyes were wet and tears ran down my cheeks as I sat down on my knees cursing myself for even coming here.

"You guys are something HA!. First, you take everything from me and now you don't even recognize me."I said in full hatred now.

Everyone stared at me with blank expressions. 'Still act like they don't know me.'I turned to Abhay and said "Abhay I thought we were close. You cared for me. Was all that an act? You also will act with them now?" I said in tears. He glared back at me with anger.

"I don't know you. If you are here to spoil my relationship with my fiance for your little crush, then I suggest you just leave," he said in a cold tone.

Did he just say that? Did he know about my crush on him and left me because he didn't love me back?

"Ma'am I suggest you leave before I call the cops," Dad said with a warning tone while I was still looking at Abhay with teary eyes. Before anyone could hurt me more I just turned to leave not before looking at the mirror which was hanging near the main door. A young beautiful lady stared back at me and with that I realized that no one recognized me because my look was completely changed. This was the reason behind all the weird things that were happening to me, first I woke up in a strange house, and then no one recognized me, not even my Abhay. 'I had to tell him this, he will believe me and then everything will be ok I thought and ran back inside the house towards Abhay who was now going back to the dining area with the rest of the family and held his hand to stop him.

"Wait Abhay!! Don't go on my looks. I'm Jasmine, your little mermaid. I don't know how my looks have changed but I'm the same Jasmine who loves you, who wants to spend the rest of her life with you and your silly jokes," I said with some hope in my eyes as I thought the situation would change but it all went in vain when Abhay jerked my hands with full hatred in his eyes and dragged me out of the house, but not before telling me that he hates the name 'jasmine' and if I'm here he hates me too. So my different look also did not change the fact that I was unwanted and everyone hated the guts out of me. My parents didn't only spoil my childhood but also snatched away the love of my life from me and now I don't even know whose face I was having.

Shattered inside, I stormed out of the house, trying to hide my tears, and now walking with my hopes drenched in rain on an unknown lonely path. Preoccupied with my thoughts I didn't realize that I was in the middle of the road, before I could move an inch, a scorching car halted two centimeters away from me. Ahhhhhh! I was set back, thank god! Thank god! I was fine. I got up and straight-up went to confront that idiot, crazy person. " Hey, are you blind, or a drunkard,''? GRANDPA? He came out from the back door. Who was in the driving seat!! Peeping in the car, He was unknown to me but gazed at me with those loving eyes.

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AUTHOR: Who was this man? How is the story gonna unfold, what is the relationship of this MAN and AMAYA?