Accusations

Before Nitya could say a word, Meisha turned and roared out, "What do you mean? I have seen that she was not at fault in the first place; you were the one who came and collided with her, still she took the initiative to apologize! And yet, you are acting like a brat which technically you are not, because let me tell you- this bratty nature only suits those who are pampered by their family, so could you please get the hell out of our lives, if you can't take a sincere apology!"

Nitya tried to stop Meisha as she didn't want the argument to grow. She was also aware that Natasha and Siddhant hadn't had a normal upbringing or family dynamic- they had an abusive father, which was part of the reason why Nitya always used to care about them like her own siblings.

She was pulled out from her thoughts as she heard Natasha's voice as she sneered, glancing up and down at Meisha. "Oh! You got a new best friend, Surbhi must be very hurt about this. And trust me girl, I was not saying that she should be sorry for the encounter, but she should be sorry for the loss my brother has suffered. I don't know what kind of spells she has used, to rob him of all his happiness and achievements by being the bitch she is, and always using the privilege of being a professor's sister! Like seriously, how can someone be as selfish as you? My brother still treats you like his own sister, you were the only female friend he had ever felt comfortable around, but what did you do to him in return? You have always known that he is not as good as you at studies, and yet you couldn't even take the time out to tutor him so that he could also get a chance to get into the same university as you; even though you knew well enough that you will be getting the admission by both merit and entrance basis. But you still chose to not talk to him during the exam time, just because he didn't care about your drama and didn't fall for the act that you had put up of being sick- I don't see any sight of sickness in you! He was always there for you, he had even given more time to you than me, and what did you do after returning from the trip? You promised him that you would forgive him for all the past mistakes- in fact, the things you had supposedly presented in front of him as his mistakes, he was never wrong in the first place! And you still back-stabbed him by ignoring him just after the day of exam! How can you? And don't you think you should be sorry about this as well, we all know that you are nothing but an attention seeking psychopath!"

"Enough!" Nitya screamed, while holding Meisha's hands firmly in her own, otherwise Meisha would definitely have knocked her out in the midst of her statement. She then took a pause and she started to say her piece, after a long breath.

"First of all, I never blamed your brother for anything except for the one time I really needed him and he left me alone. And secondly, he does have many female friends; and he had ignored me for one of them only, but I am not complaining about that as well; it's his life and he has the right to choose his priorities. And thirdly, I have never said that I can forgive him after what he has done, but I said that I would try to forget everything and be friends again. It was your brother who always showed his different dark sides at different times, and the time I finally stopped talking to him was when he had invaded my privacy and read all my chats from all my social networking sites. On top of that, he had shouted at me for being a sl*t; when it should never have been his concern how my character is. He assumed the authority to order me about what to wear and what not- I mean, excuse me? Who are you, my dad? Even my dad has never stopped me from wearing anything I like! And lastly, the most important thing, he will get the admission in this university because I have taught him well; but from now onward, we are on two different paths as I have forgiven him too many times. I might end up forgiving him once again, but he should remain within his lines; and tell him to relax, I am not like him, someone who seeks enjoyment in spreading rumors about others. I haven't even told anybody about his acts yet, so you better tell him to remain as far as he can be from me; now I know for sure that he can't change! And it should be none of your concern whether I am sick or not, or if I have gotten a new best friend or not. You have also crossed your limits way too many times and we are no longer friends! So if you are done, I will be leaving now."

Natasha looked stunned at how confident she had become that she had retorted to her accusations. The Nitya she knew never used to reply to any of the blame she had ever pinned on her, due to her nature, she always used to accept it, thinking that she must have been at fault in some way or the other; but from where had she gotten the guts to deny responsibility all of a sudden? 'Natasha really needed to find out the reason for this personality flip, otherwise things would not be looking good for her brother, if she really did not forgive him. His future totally depended on her, because she knew how her dumb brother couldn't even read English correctly; and she was the one who had taught him well enough to pass in undergraduate exams as well. But they had never given her the credit for that either, because accrediting her would prove contrary to their task of undermining her confidence- and this would be unfavorable to the two siblings who needed to keep her under their paws!'

Thinking this, she spoke again with a disgusted expression "Oh so you're telling me that you were jealous that my brother finally had someone to hang out with that day, unlike your ugly self who was born to remain single and alone! Shouldn't you be grateful to us, as we consider you as our friend even after knowing all your darkness and insecurities. To be very honest, if I was in your place, I might end up taking my own life and freeing my parents from their misery and guilt that they have go through daily, of having an ugly daughter; thinking about how they are going to find a suitable groom for you, and here you are, trying to seduce every single boy you meet! Despite all this, my brother treated you with respect...but never mind, some people really don't have the courtesy to pay off their debt."

Nitya was standing there, totally frozen in place as she had never done any of the things they had always blamed her for. Every time they had hurt her, they had invariably returned after a few hours, crying and claiming that they were stressed due to some family situation, expecting that she would end up forgiving them one more time, and she had always done so as well. But after what he had done on the day of the last exam of undergraduate, Nitya had finally deemed him unforgivable!

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