Chapter 5: Bonfire and Blame

🕯️ Nighttime, under string lights and smoke
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit: 👋 "Here." [patting the empty spot beside him] "Saved this just for you."
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Soft smile "I didn’t say I was coming."
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
"But you came anyway. That’s enough for me."
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[🎶 Laughter echoes, fire crackles, plates clink. On the other side...]
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Author: Tanya is vikram's girlfriend
tanya 💄
tanya 💄
cuddling up to Vikram’s arm "Babe, let’s get a couple selfie tonight. You know… aesthetic firelight vibes?"
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
"Mm."
tanya 💄
tanya 💄
Frowning slightly "Do I not look cute tonight?"
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
"Don’t you always say that?"
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[🔁 Tanya blinks. Follows his gaze.]
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tanya 💄
tanya 💄
"...Seriously? Again with her?"
🔥 Across the fire 🔥
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
"You’ve got everyone watching you, you know?"
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Startled "What? Why?"
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
"Because you’re kinda impossible to ignore."
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Half-laughs "That’s not always a compliment."
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Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
[Loud enough for all to hear] “Depends on the kind of attention you’re looking for.”
🔥 Silence falls. Even the fire seems to crackle quieter.
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
"...Excuse me?"
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
[Eyes locked, voice flat] "You heard me. You’re good at… drawing eyes."
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
"Didn’t know I needed your permission to exist."
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
"You don’t. Just don’t act innocent when people talk."
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
[Stands abruptly] "That’s enough."
tanya 💄
tanya 💄
[Sweet venom] "Oh relax, Vinit. She does love the spotlight. She basks in it."
Vinit🧑‍💼:
Vinit🧑‍💼:
"Maybe she wouldn’t feel alone in a crowd if people didn’t tear her down for breathing."
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
Sakshi👩🏻‍🎓:
[Quietly standing, voice level] "Thanks for the entertainment."
[🧥 She walks off, hoodie pulled over her head. No tears—but her steps are heavy.]
tanya 💄
tanya 💄
[Squeezing Vikram’s arm] "You did the right thing. She needed to be shut down."
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
[Staring into the fire, thinking] (...Why did her eyes look like that?)
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
(...Why does this feel wrong?)
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
(...Why do I care?)
Vikram🕶️:
Vikram🕶️:
[ thinking ](to himself): “I don’t like her.” “I hate her.” ...Don’t I?
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Author, you can't leave me hanging like this. Please update soon!

2025-08-02

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