CHAPTER TWO
Aura's POVIt was now my turn to explain everything to him. I was freaking out so I took a deep breath to relax myself as I looked at him. He held my hand to comfort me, his fingers intertwined with my fingers and I could feel how small my hand was in front of his. He was very eager to know and I was feeling very nervous somehow. I managed to speak."I am sorry I lied to you, but there was no other option for me at that time. It was the only option I could think of”, I said to him. I took a pause to prepare myself and started speaking again.“When we started dating, after five months, I started having a lot of headaches. At first, I thought it was because of study pressure and past issues but it gradually increased and that’s when I went to the doctor”“Firstly, he was not sure why it was so painful, he gave me a medicine course for a week to see if the pain would reduce or not, but it started to increase day by day. It was so much pain I was not even able to open my eyes”, I said and looked at him. He was listening to me very quietly, without even blinking his eyes. Before I could continue, he sat down next to me and started patting my head. He knew it was my comforting language. I looked at him and he gave me an assured smile. I continued saying, “After a month of treatment there was no improvement in my condition and it was getting worse and worse day by day”, I told him as I remember those days. “It was when you got your job offer from Bengalore, you were so happy about it so I decided not to tell you because I knew if I told you about my condition, you would deny your dream offer”. He looked at me with a sorry look in his eyes. Before he could say anything, “Don’t blame yourself, it was not your fault. I didn’t want to tell you” I said. “What happened after that?” he asked me, but I ignored his words and started drinking my iced tea. He waited for me to continue but I didn’t. “It’s getting late” I said, looking at the clock. I didn’t want to talk about it anymore, so I changed the topic and asked him.“DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?” He looked at me in shock. Well, I could say he did not expect me to ask such a question. “NO” he stated, it as a fact. I don’t know why, but I took a breath in relief but then I threw another question “DO YOU HAVE A WIFE?”He looked at me in shock and again said “NO”. In the last ten years, it was the happiest moment in my life. I don’t know why but I found myself smiling like a fool in front of him. He smirked as he was looking at me. I was so embarrassed.“I think it’s getting late. You should leave and I will tell you about the story some other time”. As I pushed him out of my door. “When are you free to meet again?” he asked, leaning his body on my doorframe. I looked at my mobile. “I am free the day after tomorrow”. “WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME THEN?” he asked with hope in his eyes. I wanted to say no but he looked so innocent I could not stop myself and agreed to his proposal. He began to walk away and I closed the door as I went inside my apartment. I sat on my couch and opened the television to watch so I could divert my mind but after ten minutes there was a knock on my door. I went to open, it was again Sabestine breathing heavily as if he ran to my apartment. He gave me his mobile “YOUR NUMBER”, he said trying to manage his breath. I looked at him with a raised brow. “YOU FORGOT TO GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER” he managed to say and I was puzzled, he said again “SO I COULD MESSAGE YOU THE LOCATION OF OUR NEXT MEET”. I looked at him and fed my number on his mobile, we exchanged good night and he went away.After he left, I decided to take a bath and sleep as I had to wake up early tomorrow, so I took a shower and I went to bed.I was thinking about us, every moment we shared with each other. Our laughter, our sorrows, our fighting, our teasing and our love. Everything was a blessing for me.I don't know how much I have left but I just want to spend my all the time, thinking about him and loving him.I don't want him to think about me, once I am gone. I don't want him to live his life without any partner because of me.Seven years ago, I left him because I wanted him to move on in his life, forgetting me. I lied to him so he would never find me.It was tough for me but I did all, just for his sake.Loving him was never a option,It was need,Need of my soul,Need for being alive.Chapter ThreeAura's POV I was about to fell asleep, when I remembered I had to search for a document for my meeting tomorrow. I started searching everywhere in my house when I found a black-grey dusty box. I suddenly recognized it.It was the box of my memories. I opened it and found my high school farewell scrabbled uniform, my favourite keychain, my college I-card and then I noticed my college diary in which I used to write about my life. So, I decided to open it. I sat on the bed and opened the dairy and started reading about my old foolish self.DEAR DIARY … I hear the call buzzing on the top of my bed, having more than 20 missed calls from my toxic “so called” friends. Waking up this morning was like waking from a dream to reality check of my life. Sitting on the side of my bed and thinking about last night was a horror film that is moving in my head and another call from “the friends”. I was too angry to talk to anyo
CHAPTER FOURAura's POV It was dark when I got free from work. I was so tired, so I decided to have dinner outside. I went to my favourite café whenever I don’t want to cook. I came here for food and to meet the owner who is now my good friend.I went inside the café. I knew almost all the employees now, as I wished them hello and took a seat and the owner came with a broad smile on her face. She was an old lady, probably in her 60’s. I wished her hello and asked about her health. She is always so sweet with me and took my order. I ordered the same. My favorite lemon ice tea with mixed sauce pasta and two slices of onion pizza. She went away with my order. I was staring out of my window when someone came and stood in front of me. I looked up and freaked out it was the worst person I have met in my entire life, my *EX* Tom. I felt disgusting in his presence.But I managed not to show it on my face. He smiled still like PSYCOPATH. How could someone's smile make you throw up in thei
CHAPTER FIVE Aura's POV I woke up early today so that I could work out. I selected a few outfits as I am going to meet him directly from work itself, so I have to look extra gorgeous today. After spending some time selecting my outfit, I decided to go with a sexy yet elegant looking outfit, which was a loose white shirt with floral prints tucked in with my favourite pair of cream white straight cut jeans with my white denim sneakers and decided to go with my boho girl-rocks tote bag. I looked into the mirror, I was satisfied with my appearance today and decided to leave for the office. The office was as usual, as the other days. I was promoted to senior HR last year. Now I was leading the most important team in my company for the new coming project related to cyber securities for teens during their real-time meetings and playing with people around the world, but the only problem we were facing was that we did not have enough data for generating its algorithm.To get more data, w
Chapter Six Aura's POVWe were talking when he looked at me seriously. If stares could kill, I would have died on the spot if he had not talked that moment. He cleared his throat as he spoke, looking straight into my eyes.“Should we continue the story you were telling me? The day before yesterday?” I quickly swallowed the food as I looked at him, trying to maintain my emotions.“AHH THAT STORY, forget that. It’s all in the past” I said, trying to avoid the topic.But before I could say anything, he looked dead serious while controlling his anger as he continued in a thick, heavy voice.“HEY AURA, look at me”HOLY MOLY SHIT. MY NAME. FROM HIM. SOUND EXTRA DEADLY GORGEOUS. “I need to know about the past. I need to know the truth you have been hiding from me, from Ash” he continued.ASH. ASH. AHH! he could not find that Ash knew I was alive. She knew everything about it from the start, even she and I were the ones who planned it all for him to believe. Believe in my death. It was all
CHAPTER ONEAura's POVI was standing on the crossway of the road, the car was honking and people were shouting at me when I realized I was about to get hit by an angry truck driver. Someone grabbed me from behind and pushed me towards the sidewalk. When I turned around, I didn’t expect the most unexpected person to save me.It was Sabestine. I froze at that moment. I pinched myself as I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was Sabestine. I tried to run away but I knew he would not let me escape this time, but I somehow managed to face him. His eyes were clearly showing how angry he was with me, what he was feeling and what he went through because of me. “WE NEED TO TALK” he said as he grabbed my hand in his tight grip and dragged me away. I am sure it could surely leave a mark.I was not ready for the answers he would seek, but nor did I have any different options. I nodded and we went to a café in the nearby area. The only word I was able to say was SORRY. He was trying to get an explan