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She tried opening her eyes... But due to the immense brightness, shut them again. The nurse, who was posted for observing her, quickly rose and dimmed the lights of the room.
"Is it fine, now?" She asked with concern.
Kria's now open eyes widened in shock as she realized that she was in a hospital. The first thought that came to her mind was... HIM...
"Reyy..." Her voice died away, as she felt the same stinging pain somewhere in her chest, that she had felt, few moments back.
As the nurse glanced over to the observation monitor, she yelled, "HOLY SHIT! Doctor!! There's an emergency..."
She rushed out from the room - as Kria lost conscious.
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"Yeah... I'll definitely..." She was cut, as he snatched the phone from her hand and spoke into it, "Am sorry, but she won't be coming."
Disconnecting the call, he handed it back to her with a smirk.
"What the hell, Reyaansh! Do you even know what you just did?" She screamed, as the attention of all the passers-by was driven over to both them.
They stood on a footpath, by the road - in front of the caf they had planned to visit. But before that could happen, she got busy over a call.
"Well... As far as I know, I've now made sure that no one disturbs my dear girlfriend." He winked at her.
"Rey, this is not funny. He was asking me to meet a client... And if the deal was cracked, this would've yielded me a promotion. But thanks to you and your unnecessary and out-dated romance! Do you even know how damn important this would be for me? Can you ever behave sanely Rey!" She spat venom at his face.
His smile vanished in a flick. Hurt and shock was quite evident on his face. A lump formed in his throat, as he felt his eyes wanting to brim...
Such ruthless attitude of Kria wasn't new to him. But then, this couldn't change the fact that he was just as hurt every time as he had been when she'd behaved this way for the first time - three months back.
Composing himself, he gulped the lump in his throat and spoke sternly, "Kria if you are bored with our relation, tell me straight away. I will end it... But please, can you stay away from that Raj' of urs?"
"What the hell Rey! Raj is my boss. How the f**k am I supposed to stay away from my boss Goddammit! Shall I leave my job and sit back?" She yelled at him with a disgust face.
Not bothering to see his reaction she turned to the other side, facing the caf, and began dialing a number on her phone.
He sighed.
Taking a step towards her, he wrapped his arms around her. Whatever attitude she might show towards him the truth was that she loved him. And he knew it.
"I love you Kria... Always did... And will always do..." He whispered into her ears, adjusting his chin in the crook of her neck.
She fidgeted a little, trying to free herself. When she couldn't she unwrapped his hands and throwing them back at him, turned towards him. Her eyes red with fury... Or controlled tears... He couldn't make out.
"Can't you give me even a pinch of private space Mr. Reyaansh Singhania?" She shot at him.
The latter was wrong... Insanely wrong! She was hell enraged!
He was taken aback. But he knew just the next moment as she turned again and put her phone on her ear.
A smile came over his lips - a defeated one.
Leaning against a lamp-post, he stood right behind her, with hands crossed over his chest.
She stood waiting for the call to be picked, while she still felt the warmth of his presence right behind her. Maybe she went a bit too rude this time...
The call was received and she sighed with relief.
"Raj... Umm, yeaa sorry about that... Actually that was one of my cousins trying to irritate me... Leave that... You just give me the necessary details of the meeting... Yeaa sure..."
He couldn't take it anymore...
She managed to dodge the topic very smartly, whenever he questioned her. And he knew that there was something worth bothering about, to it. And now after hearing her refer to him as her cousin, he was just so sure. His eyes brimmed, and a drop managed to make its way out along his face.
She meant this world to him... He had loved her the way he never knew he was capable of. He couldn't stay away from her, for even a single day.
But - on the other hand - she was all involved in her job...her work...her boss...
Oh yes! Of course! Her boss meant this world to her !!
She would attend his call at any time of the night...
She would go to see him whenever he demanded...
She would agree to go for any hell of meeting he'd asked her to...
And she did all this for a promotion.
Oh hell! Who was she kidding? Who does all this for a promotion?
He knew that it wasn't him in her life. At least not the way she was in his - definitely.
And he needed to end all this... ALL THIS!
She felt the warmth behind her decreasing. She could feel cold air hitting her back.
Hell! She'd went over the line this time.
And suddenly... It irked her... Her sixth sense screamed that something wrong was about to happen...
Not bothering to what his boss was barking, she slid the phone into her bag, and with hitched breath turned - towards the road. What she saw ceased her breathing...
There he was - walking backwards on such a terribly busy road! Smiling at her with that defeated smile of his. Showing how dejected he felt.
"REYYY...!! What the hell do you think you are doing! Stop! Just wait!" She yelled.
But he didn't stop... Rather, his smile broadened.
He mouthed an I Love U' to her... She could see his recklessly falling tears... She gaped, open mouthed... What the hell was he trying to do...? And before she could think further...
*WHACK*
"REYYY..." She choked.
He was crashed beneath a tram.
She felt a stinging pain in her heart... And came crashing down on knees...
And she knew this pain. This wasn't a esultant of the scene she'd witnessed. Rather - the cause of it...
She couldn't see her love...her life...her world - die before her very eyes... She just shut them...
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"How is the patient feeling?" She heard someone say and tried opening her eyes.
A man in white over coat stood smiling at her. She knew it was meant be the doctor. Who else could she expect - now...
Tears rolled down her face, as she closed her eyes again.
"I'm feeling defeated... I couldn't take care of my most precious possession... Lost him..." She burst out crying.
The doctor looked at the nurse in confusion. She shrugged her shoulders and both left the ward, giving their patient some private time.
"Am sorry Rey... Am sorry..." She mumbled between her cries, "I couldn't tell you the truth... And now when I want to, I can't..." She burst out again.
There was a knock at the door. She wiped her tears - which was of no use, as they were back just the next moment.
A very badly tensed Raj entered the room.
"Ohh my God Kria. Thank God you are fine!" He took a breath of relief and engulfed her in a tight hug.
The tears she was trying to control, now flowed more wildly.
"Ra... Raj..." She spoke between her wails and hiccups.
He pulled back in shock.
"Kria you are crying! What happened?" He almost screeched, pulling her back while patting her head.
"I... I want t... to tell y... you... so... something..." She murmured with immense difficulty, between her hiccups.
"Of course Kria, tell me... Am listening! But please stop crying..." He patted her head a bit more.
They pulled back, and he handed her a glass of water. Sipping the water, she managed to speak in a bit better manner.
"Raj... I had a boyfriend. We w...were in a relationship since past two years. But tod...today I lost him..." She broke out again.
He calmly patted her back and smiled, "Don't say this Kria... I know u'll be able to make up with him soon! No one can resist ur cuteness."
She bit her own lower lip hard - to stifle the screech that wanted to come.
"Raj... It's n...not that... Act...actually... He's n...no more..." She buried her face in her palms and cried madly.
Raj was thunderstruck. But quickly enough, putting pieces of the jigsaw in place, understood the incidents of the afternoon.
"So that was your boyfriend? And not a cousin..?" He arched his brows at her.
She nodded and cried more wildly - if that was even possible.
He stood up and patted her shoulder. Seeing her in this condition, made him want to cry. He had loved her since the day he first saw her, and whatever it may be, he still loved her... So how could he withstand this state of hers? He swiftly walked out from the room...
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She was discharged after a week.
All the while when she was in the hospital she did just two things.
Either she slept due to the heavy dosage of medicines she was given, and dreamt about the beautiful days she'd spent with him... Or she wept...
She entered the portico of her house with heavy steps - not wanting to step further in here! She knew that every hell of thing at her place would remind her of him. She wanted to go to some place which would make her miss him less... As if such a place existed!
She unlocked the door and stepped in. She was already in sobs, because she hadn't ceased on that since that ill-fated day, but as her eyes fell on the gigantic picture of theirs hung on the wall facing the gate, her knees gave up...
She sat there lamenting for hours... She couldn't help but take all the blame of his absence - she dare not call it death - over to herself...
"I'm a murderer Rey... I'm a murderer... I was so blinded by my selfish aim, that didn't bother to check what havoc my attitude was creating on you!" She covered her face with both hands and shook vehemently as she cried.
After what seemed like eternity, she finally got up and went straight away to her room.
As she entered the room, her mind got filled the images of them - playing, fighting, laughing and then sitting calmly in each-other's embrace...
She shut her eyes tight, expecting the images to go away... Instead they became clearer... They were, of course, a part of her which weren't ready to leave her till last breath. And how could they?
Wiping her tears off, she advanced towards the bed.
She sat on the bed. With shivering hands, she touched the heart-shaped cushion she used to hug tight while sleeping - gifted by him...
She hugged it tight, and closed her eyes.
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"Kiri... I got a gift for my jaan..." He chirped while leaning at the entrance of her room.
She looked up from her laptop and beamed a smile at him.
"What is it Rey?" She hopped out from the bed and stood facing him.
"Umm... Not like this..." He smiled mischievously.
"Then?" She asked confused.
"First promise me you'll hug it tight while sleeping, imagining it to be me..."
Her mouth turned into a perfect O'. He chuckled at her cuteness.
Realising that she was making a complete fool of herself, she responded the other way.
"In place of asking me to imagine this as you... Why don't you urself come and stay with me? That way I'll hug you tight every night my handsome..." She kissed him at the corner of his lips.
Now it was his turn to be shocked. But composing himself quite soon, he responded with a smirk.
"Kiri... I would have loved to! But by God's grace, the kind of sexy body you have na, I won't be satisfied by just a hug." He winked.
Her eyes widened as she deciphered his meaning.
"Rey do u..."
"What do I'...?" He cut her sliding his hand round her slender waist and thrust her petite body into his masculine self. "Love you?" He completed.
He pecked her forehead and continued, "More than my life Kria... I can live without my life but not you..." He gazed into her eyes, making her cheeks turn crimson.
"I love you more Rey..." She whispered and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, hugging him tight.
They remained like that for some time and then he pulled back.
"Oyye... Hug this, not me..." And he presented the world's cutest heart-shaped cushion to her.
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She opened her eyes.
He said he couldn't live without her. He definitely meant it! He thought he was losing her, so preferred losing his life...
How selfish!
Why didn't he bother to think how would she manage to live without him...? Her life...Rather, more precious than life... Her Rey...
But life is meant to go on...
Ohh... Is it really? She thought, as soon as she felt the stinging pain in her chest.
This was her third attack. She knew her sensitive heart was not capable of withstanding a third heart-attack
She smiled... After what seemed like ages... She smiled wholeheartedly, that satisfactory smile of hers. She closed her eyes - content. And... Slowly slid to the floor...
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She opened her eyes to find herself lying on the floor of her room. It took her not second to recall everything.
She sat up n yelled, "Why! Why do I have to live...? Why without him...?"
She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists as warm tears started flowing down her face.
"I love u Rey... I really do... Please come back..." She whispered and sunk her head between her folded knees. She wept. And she wept bad. If not the attack, then her weeping might end her life and take her to him...
She felt a re-assuring hand on her shoulder. That mere touch made her want to melt...
Wait! Melt?
Startled, she looked up.Her eyes widened as she found him standing there. Bloddy effin HIM! He wore the same clothes, as on that day... He had the same expressions at his face, as on that day...
"Reyy..." She whispered, as his eyes bored deep into hers.
He held her by the shoulders and made her stand. As she stood up, she sensed something lying on the floor, beside them. Cofused, she glanced over. There lay a girl. Wait! Not a girl - that was her ownself! Correction, her dead own self...
She looked at him with shock, as he smiled reassuringly. A fex tears escaped her eyes and she lost herself completely into his embrace.
"Why did you leave me alone, Rey? Why?" She sobbed.
He smiled.
"I came now Kria - to take you away from this melancholy... And that is what is important..."
They looked into each-other's teary eyes and clung back onto each other, determined of never letting go - again...
*THE END*
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