Beautiful Lie Chapter 3: The First Touch

Chapter 3: The First Touch

WhatsApp – 11:21 PM

Karan Malhotra

I haven’t stopped thinking about tonight.

Kaveri Sharma

Me neither… It felt… nostalgic. Safe. And something more.

Karan Malhotra

It was more. You’re not just a memory, Kaveri. You’re a temptation I never got to taste.

Kaveri Sharma

Karan… Don’t say things like that. You’ll confuse me.

Karan Malhotra

Good. I want you confused. I want you to question everything you feel. And then look for the answer in me.

Next Day – Rooftop Lounge, Early Evening

Kaveri Sharma

I can’t believe you reserved the entire rooftop for us…

Karan Malhotra

You deserve more than crowded tables. You deserve to be seen. Only by me.

Kaveri Sharma

You always talk like you own the world.

Karan Malhotra

No, darling. I just want to own yours.

He brushes hair from her cheek. She shivers slightly.

Kaveri Sharma

That’s not fair, Karan…

Karan Malhotra

Fair? This isn’t a game of rules. This is a game of emotions. And I’m already winning.

Across the street – Someone watches through a tinted car window.

Alisha Sen

Texting

Alisha Sen

He’s back. And she’s falling again. Exactly what he wanted. Stupid girl.

Later – Karan’s penthouse, Night – Private voice recorder

Karan’s voice

She held my hand tonight. Her fingers trembled. That was the moment I knew—she’s completely in.

Now the camera sees what I see. Soon, the world will too

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