GlassheartsA Story by Bhavya KaushikBecause people like me don't get a happy ending. We just get an eternal middle.It’s strange how this world works sometimes.
It’s bizarre how you meet someone, a stranger - and after a couple of months,
that same person becomes the most significant part of your life. People, I believe,
are the worst drugs of all. You cannot live without them, knowing that
somewhere, they would be with someone else, sleeping in someone else’s bed, when
they should have been with you. And that thought, that thought makes your bones
wither into nothingness. It makes you rip your heart out of your chest. It
makes you die. And I have died " so many times now, that I
can’t even remember. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I
would start walking. I would see the lampshades and the monochromatic lights,
reflected by those haunted skyscrapers. The places where we went together,
happily " where we made more than just memories. And then, all of a sudden, a
giant 16 wheeled truck of memories would crash into me and I die. I die. Sometimes, I would go out with family to a
nice restaurant and they all would hug me and let me know how much they love
me. “I love you,” they would say sequentially like a choir. And that makes my
heart skip a beat, because in their words, I could hear a reflection of your
voice, your ice green eyes, screaming the same. Which makes me wonder how can I
ever explain someone the colour of your eyes. Someone who has only lived in a
world of black and white. Which makes my neurons burn with heart burst. And I
die " one more time. I die, every time I cross the pavements
alone. Every time, I hear our song on the radio. I die, every time I go to the movies and see
a happy couple. Every time I wear your favourite cologne. I die, every morning when I wake up. And
every night, before I go to sleep and turn off the lights. I die, several times a day. So many times
that I have lost the count now. It seems like I’m just too
much of a catastrophe for anyone to stay around for too long. It seems like I’m
the creator of my own Armageddon. Your
name is imprinted on my tongue; I can’t speak it aloud but God! I’ll never
forget it… and all I can wonder is if every girl after you can taste your name
too. You
should’ve left me sooner. Why the hell did you leave when I needed you the
most? Without
you, I feel completely shattered. Broken with every inch of my skin, every cell
of my being. And all I need is one piece " that one little piece from someone
that will fit the hole, which prevails in my heart. I wasn’t expecting this to hurt " not so much atleast, I
wasn’t expecting it to break my heart and leave me paralyzed in my bed. I never
expected YOU to break my heart. I wasn’t prepared for it. You hit me like a
tornado, a tsunami, a volcanic eruption, a supernova, and everything " all at
once. I wasn’t expecting to feel these warm tears streaming down my face. But
it did, and here I’ m. I’m heartbroken. © 2014 Bhavya KaushikFeatured Review
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Added on October 5, 2014Last Updated on October 5, 2014 Tags: broken, heartbreak, grief AuthorBhavya KaushikIndiaAboutNational bestselling author of the novel, The Other Side of the Bed. You can place an order here: tinyurl.com/tosotb (flipkart) or can download it on your kindle from here: tinyurl.com/tosotbamazon .. more..Writing
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