Karan's POV

I was still sitting there. Even after four hours, even with my mind telling me to leave, I was sitting there. She can't love me. Was I that bad? No. She just thought she couldn't love me but I love her. To protect me from breaking, she herself broke me. What an irony!

Tears rolled down my cheeks as my heart was still feeling her presence around. Her touch as the cold breeze touched my face, her tears which were dripping from my eyes and that fear which broke me. My body wasn't able to move, I was feeling cold but the rage inside me didn't let me go. I laid down there only and closed my eyes in tears.

Rabba teri khudayi..
Haye yaad hai aayi..

Preeta was walking with piled up files in her hands. She collided with Karan and was about to trip when he held her through waist.

Dil yeh deta duhai..
Gam se de tu rihai..

Preeta(in tears): I don't want to lose you Karan..Please don't love me..

Haal kse sunaava..
Rog kse mitawa..

Our first meeting, her innocence, that smile. Am I going to forget her? Would I ever be able to forget her? Why did you leave when I was the one wanting you to stay? Why? Babydoll..Why?

Rabba kismat mein rona kyu likha..

I slowly drifted to sleep unable to bear that pain in my senses but my dreams still had her. A charm that left me broken, love that left itself incomplete.

Kaisa yeh marz h..Ishq..Ishq..
Kaisa yeh dard h..Ishq..Ishq..

She hugged his jacket which he gave her as tears rolled down her cheeks. Loving meant leaving and even thou she left, she can never leave him, she can never love him because love always ended bad for her and with him, she never wanted it to end.

Mera dushman mera..Ishq..Ishq..
Ni main maar mukaava..

People say Love stories are difficult but sometimes its just the word love that makes the story difficult. May be, if I didn't love her, I would have had her by my side...May be, if I wouldn't have confessed, she wouldn't have left but for me, loving means living and I owe my breaths to her because even though this love was broken, its pieces were the reason I was alive.

"Hey",her voice brought me out of the memory trance of us.

"Hii",I looked at her relishing her presence after a couple of months. Not gonna lie. It has been 4 months 15 days and 10 hours since I last saw her.

"Are you happy?",her question had a glint of pain in it she thought I won't care for but..there is always a but.

"Yup..Very happy..You? Long time",I tried. I really tried to be stern but my heart was sinking and it always melts like a wax candle in front of her.

"I am fine..And..I just wanted to tell you..",she was stammering but I was too patient to listen her. After four months, voice of my love.

Before she could complete, Inaya held my hand smilingly. Preeta stopped.

"Inaya..A moment",I really wanted some moments with Preeta.

"Okayy..I am waiting for you love", she kissed my cheek and left. I noticed that fake smile on her face.

As soon as she left, Preeta tried to fake a smile to me as if I would believe.

"You look good with her..I am happy for you", she said looking everywhere except my eyes.

"Babydoll..Stop..This is bullshit..I know you remember what I feel for you..And I know you don't like Inaya with me..Why would you like anyone on your place? And can u please tell me why re you here because I am losing my mind seeing my lost heart in front of me", I snapped back at her. She really didn't have that right to play with my life whenever she wanted and then leave me abandoned.

I was about to leave seeing Inaya waiting for me but she held my hand.

"Leave her please",her words were clear but my mind wasn't. I turned towards her confused.

"May I know the reason", I raised a brow at her. Though I didn't love Inaya but she was a good friend of mine who loved me and supported me throughout and my alliance was almost fixed with her.

"She is cheating on you..I tried every way to bring that in front of you but it wasn't...situation was getting out of my hands so..I decided to tell it to you hoping you would believe me", her eyes glistened with unshed water droplets.

"I know her more than u do..And how does that even matter to u if someone cheats on me",I pulled her through arm.

"I know how it feels to be broken..And even though we aren't together and we won't ever be..I won't let anyone break u karan..I won't let anyone hurt you",a tear finally escaped her eye as a painful smile etched on my lips.

"I always knew u loved me",I smiled in tears at her.

"You deserve a girl who makes you happy and who won't give you the tears I gave you..You deserve the best girl in the world", she smiled in tears getting out of my grip.

She took some steps back and turned wiping her tears.

"Its your choice to believe but remember I won't be getting anything for lying so why would I?",she left wiping her tears.

"Karan",I heard Inaya say from the door of the restaurant exit.

"You cheater..Go do whatever you want to..I didn't tell you to be with me..Go to hell and never show me your face ever again.",I shouted catching the attention of everybody in the restuarant towards me and Inaya but who cared? I smiled in tears and ran behind my girl because it was now or never. If she was adamant, I am her love, I will be more adamant and this time, I won't be letting her go.

She was walking on the beach by the restaurant rubbing her arms. I pulled her towards me smashing my lips on her. She was shocked would be an understatement but responded equally. She knew it was me by that sudden pull only and I knew this was all that I needed. We broke breathing heavily.

"Do u think there is a game going on? And you are going to decide all the rules...Then Let me tell you this isn't a game..This is my life and you're not going to play around with it anymore",I looked into her eyes so deep that I could see her soul want me because I,The Karan Luthra wanted her.

"Karan..What do you..",I kept my finger on her lips before she could complete.

"I love you babydoll",I smiled in tears at her and a tear escaped her eye as well.

"I know you hate love..I know love has broken you but I love you..And u know what..I know U love me more..I know u more than u know yourself..And I know you are never going to hurt or break me in any way", a smile carved on my lips. I removed my finger off her lips.

"Karan..I can't..",her voice was trembling.

I bent on my knees in front of her and took out a ring.

"You remember the day we met..I had this in my pocket that day too..It was for Sana,my then girlfriend who was cheating on me and I really thought I loved her because the pain in my heart was unbearable at the moment...And then I saw you..smiling...My heart skipped a beat..It did..I was just mesmerised and something in me recognised something in you..May be pain..But babydoll..I was also broken..I am broken as much as you are..I failed in love as well..I hated love as well..But..then you became my love and babydoll...we don't break in love..we break when we search for love..We all get broken in search of that right one and when that moment really comes, we run away...Thats what u re doing..and thats what I did..But I know you're my right one now..for forever and always and I want you to heal me with your scars and I will heal you with all my love..So Miss Preeta Arora..Do u love me? Will you marry me?",I took a deep breath as I told her whatever was there on my mind,my heart.

She sat on my level. Tears continously rolling down her cheeks.

"I am too broken..I won't be able to love you",she signed no in tears.

"You are still loving me..How can you breathe and not love me? Your presence defines my every emotion babydoll",I wiped her tears gently.

"Karan..Will we able to do this?",she was reluctant, scared and I could understand.

"Forever",I softly kissed her forehead.

"Karan..You will regret loving me..You will be broken as well",she smiled in tears.

"A star also shoots to be someone's wish..I can break myself to love you..And I love you",I smiled at her.

"I love u too",she hugged me crying. Finallllyyyyy,she said that. My heart was the happiest that day.

A shooting star shined in the sky as I wrapped my arms around her pulling her closer to me.

"I love u more my broken babydoll",I whispered softly in her ears.

"You're such a charmer..My charm",she broke the hug and gave me a glare still crying.

"A broken charm",I smiled at her. She smiled back.

"But always remember one thing..",she said. Not again. I was going to kill her if she was going to leave me this time.

"Don't you dare.."I pulled her in my lap glaring.

"Don't you dare leave me charmer..I'll kill us both",she kissed my forehead. I smiled in happy tears, a pure and genuine one.

"And now..",I looked at her.

"Kiss me like there's no tomorrow",she whispered in my ears.

"Because tomorrow I will be doing much more",I winked at her making her giggle as she captured my lips. Starnight, beach and her in my lap, and that's how two broken people got their charm, love, a broken charm.

It can make you..It can break you but it will never leave you if its true...

And the happiness continued...

~Doraemon_creations

The End

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