Chapter 12:- Heartbroken

How fatal can jealously be?

I sat there, motionless, going over whatever happened in matter of a few minutes. Right after Faisal fumed out of my room, I was told to shoot my last scene. I knew that the last scene would emotionally be the most difficult, but never imagined Faisal would make it a whole lot more complicated.

Flashback. Last Scene: Mandir.

“Roll, Camera, Action!”

Faisal glared at me with accusation in his eyes. According to him as Kunwar Pratap, I was the reason behind the separation between Maharani Jaiwanta bai and him, when in reality, this was all a planned game played by the wicked Rani Dheer bai. After all, this is what she wanted; the throne secured for her own son. Little did anyone else notice the irony in this; little did they know that the same was happening with me in real life. I was blamed for insulting Faisal’s mom, and in return, he was leaving me…. alone.

“Hum ghrina kartein hain aapse!” he stormed, revealing his anger along with immense pain. Kunwar Pratap had never--even in his wildest dreams-- imagined that his life partner, his best friend, his confidante would betray him, break his trust. To everyone else, it looked like pure acting. Only I knew he was really directing this to me through his dialogues. I didn’t need glycerin today, I was hurt enough for my tears to fall any moment.

Something clicked in my mind, forcing me to wipe my tears. Rani Dheer bai was the cause for PrAja’s separation. So there must be someone, who was the reason behind the argument between RoSal, which looked more like a lifetime separation.

“Jannat told me everything.” Faisal’s voice echoed in my mind. She was the one behind this. But why would she do this? I considered her my best friend, I fought with Faisal for her. My heart battled my mind, unsure of what to conclude. I needed answers, and she had to explain, no matter what.

…

“Jannat!” I barged inside her vanity room without knocking.

“Hey Roshni!” she greeted while removing her accessories. She seemed visibly a lot happier than usual, and that bothered me.

“I want to talk to you. About Faisal.” I spoke with a hard face. She shifted her chair and stood up to face me. Still not my height, yet she was reaching there. And somehow it felt as if she had surpassed me.

“Oh, so you and Faisal broke up?” she smirked in mock concern.

“We were never a thing.” I clarified, surprised to admit.

“Yeah, right Roshni! Everyone could see it. At least, I could.” She reasoned with a hint of jealousy.

“Why did you say all those things to Faisal. You know that I never talked to Aunty liked that.”

“Oh so my plan succeeded?” She said, victory plastered onto her face.

“Why did you do that?” I repeated gritting my teeth, demanding for answers.

“Because, you gained all the popularity with him, Roshni!” She burst.

“What! Jannat, I don’t understand what you are trying to say.”

“Ever since we’ve met, I have had more importance than you, whether it be because of the excess pampering or due to the shows I have done. I have always been better than you.” She began. I was glued to the floor, horrified at what she was saying.

“When I got to know about your role in Maharana Pratap, I wanted to be in it too. After all, this was a big show, with famous actors such as Aashka Goradia and Faisal Khan. I knew you got the role for the lead actress, but I wanted to be better than you. So, I persuaded the director for Phool Kanwar’s role and asked the script writers for more dialogues.” She simply shrugged as she confessed.

“But I saw my plan failing! You were earning more fame than me, and this was intolerable.” She revealed.

“And so you played this trick Jannat! You told Faisal that I behaved rudely with his mother!” I stared at my so called ‘best friend’ in disbelief.

“I had no other option, Roshni!” she said as if she never cared.

“Jannat! I can’t believe I counted you as my best friend! I can’t believe I didn’t see your true face all this while! We shared so many precious memories together; from having play-dates and sleepovers, to shopping together. From celebrating our birthdays to giving each other unimaginable surprises! And look at what you did to me!” Tears streamed down my face as I revisited all those memories.

“You can never earn fame if you have jealousy deep inside you!” I pointed at her accusingly.

“You can never win anyone’s heart without hard work Jannat! You have ruined everything, from our friendship to my trust over you!” I screamed, sobbing in between.

“And thank you for ruining my friendship with Faisal! At least, now I know whom to trust and whom to not!” I added.

“You wanted to be friends with him, right? Fine then, do whatever you want! But from now on, I don’t know you and you don’t know me! I HATE YOU JANNAT! I HATE YOU!” I hollered, bringing out whatever was in me. I stomped out of her vanity room, slamming the door on her face.

I felt heartbroken, torn from the inside as tears dried up and my vision blurred.