Ananya stepped back slowly.
Her eyes filled with tears.
"I left you…"
Her voice broke.
"I took Ayaan away from you…"
Aarav moved closer.
"Ananya—"
"I hated you!" she cried.
"For something you didn't even do!"
Tears fell uncontrollably.
"I made you the villain in my life…"
Her chest heaved.
"I broke us…"
Aarav gently held her shoulders.
"No."
"Yes!" she insisted.
"I didn't trust you… I didn't even try…"
Silence.
Then Aarav spoke quietly—
"They didn't just break us."
A pause.
"They used us."
Her heart shattered again.
Because he was right.
They were both victims.
Of the same lie.