The Blood That Was Not Mine Chapter- 2

Chapter- 2

Karan mehra ( Fl father)

(raging) Security! Get her out!

unknown

She’s not your daughter by blood. The man who fathered her... didn’t even know what he’d done. But the blood... never lies.

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

(voice broken, eyes filled with tears) Mom…? Dad…? What is she talking about?

Neelam Mehra ( Fl mom )

(crying, unable to speak)

(Aira’s POV)

Everyone was looking at me. My birthday candles still flickering. My hands shaking. My entire world… cracking. And for the first time ever… I looked at my parents… And I saw fear.

Ananya Mehra ( Fl sister )

(Steps forward. Her voice soft but firm.) She’s not lying.

Everyone freezes. Even the music stops. Aira stares at her little sister in shock.

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

(whispers) "Anaya…?"

Ananya Mehra ( Fl sister )

I heard them talking one night… Mom and Dad. They said you were… born from something terrible. That your real father was someone else… someone who hurt Mom. But she forgave him. They both said you'd never know.

Karan mehra ( Fl father)

(roaring) Anaya! Stop talking!

Ananya Mehra ( Fl sister )

I didn’t understand everything… And when I saw that woman… I recognized her voice. She came to our house once. I remembered

(Aira’s POV)

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

I couldn’t breathe. My ears were ringing. My baby sister… the one who braids my hair and shares secrets with me… She knew. And she didn’t tell me. And now she believes a stranger over our parents?

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

(steps back, looking at her mother with pure betrayal) Is it true?

Neelam Mehra ( Fl mom )

(crying, unable to answer)

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

(voice broken) Mom… please.

Neelam Mehra ( Fl mom )

(falls to her knees, sobbing) I didn’t know how to tell you… I wanted to protect you… I didn’t want you to hate me.

(Aira’s POV)

I should have screamed. Cried. Slapped someone. But I stood there… frozen. My cake melted. My guests stared. My truth shattered.

Aira Mehra ( Fl)

(quietly): I want everyone to leave.