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A woman in her mid-twenty came running from her bathroom to answer her buzzing phone. When she saw the name of the person calling her she sighed and answer the call.
"Yes Rey.."
"Sharon are you still in your house? When are you going to show up?"
"Rey I.."
"Sharon I told you earlier also, I don't want to listen to any of your excuses. You are coming and that's final".
She frowned. "But Rey there is no occasion, no one's birthday, nothing, then why have you kept this masquerade party? It's so stupid."
"Sharon can't we friends get together and enjoy? It's been 4 and a half years our college ended and you.." He pauses. "Forget it. I don't want to listen to anything. You are coming.
"Rey you are so stubborn."
"If I will have to be stubborn to bring you here then I will be stubborn Sharon. After our college got over, after he left" HE..His mention made her vision blurry. "You haven't met with anyone of us. You always stay to yourself. We can't see you like this. You are coming."
Silence.
"Sharon you okay? I am sorry I reminded you o.."
"Fine Rey I am coming." She said in a breath. She spitted it as if she spitted some venom out of her mouth and ended the call. After he left she promised herself never to get affected by his name, his memories, anything related with him. But every time she failed miserably. She dusted out her thoughts and quickly got ready for the party.
When she entered Singhania Mansion all her friends circled around her to hug her. All of them have missed her like hell. It will be a lie if someone says that she hasn't. Yes she has, a lot, but she never had the courage to meet them. What if meeting them wakes up the memories of his in her mind and the feeling for him in her heart. She again dusted her thoughts and hugged them back.
It was time for dance. The light became dim, music started to play and the atmosphere became romantic. All the couples were dancing on the dance floor. To avoid the memories of her past she went to have a drink. She was enjoying her coke with vanilla ice cream when she felt someone tap on her shoulder. She turned to see a tall, lean, muscular man. She felt as if he is familiar to her. Though she couldn't see his face as it was covered with mask.
Can it be..
He bowed down and asked her for a dance.
"Can I have the pleasure of dancing with you?" he said in his deep and husky voice.
No his voice was not so deep. His voice was so melodious.
"No I don't dance" she stated it in a stern tone. But it seemed as if he didn't hear her. He took her hand in his and dragged him on the dance floor.
"What nonsense is this? Lea.."
She couldn't finish, as the man pulled her dangerously close to him and started stroking her back seductively. She couldn't help but gasped at it. He brushed his hand from his back to her shoulders then her arm and stopped at her wrists. He took them in his hands and snaked them around his neck. He snaked his own hands around her waist and pulled her more closed to him which made them brush their lips accidentally or may not be accidentally. She went numb. She couldn't move, couldn't react, nothing. As she wasn't moving he pulled her up by her waist and put her down on his feet and started to slowly sway to the music. She wanted to see him. His eyes were very similar to her. But still she didn't come into a conclusion. Deep down she knew he can't be here. He will never come back. While she was been swayed she moved one of her hands to remove his mask. But she couldn't as he again brushed his lips over hers and this time purposely and pressed his upper body against hers. She closed her eyes shut and gasped. Her heart was pounding rapidly in her chest. She felt she is been pulled up a little and carried somewhere. She opened her eyes to see she was in the outhouse. It's Singhania Mansion and she has visited this place from her childhood for somewhat like more than thousand times. It took a little time for her eyes to adjust in the new environment, this brightness. After few seconds she looked up at him, his eyes. Yes it can't be of anyone else. It has to be his. Her eyes travelled to his lips, those pink thin, beautiful lips. Only these two things were visible from his face and they were enough for her to recognize him. She jerked his hands off of her body and took few steps back. It was really him. Swayam. Swayam Shekhawat. Her one and only love, her first and last love. She was looking at his eyes shocked, stunned, surprised when she realized the person in front of her started to blur. She realized she was crying. Her memories crashed back in her mind.
4 and half years ago
It was the last day of their college. Sharon was sitting in a corner of the rehearsal hall thinking how she will manage without Swayam. She was hell happy for him as he was going to Harvard University for his further studies. She was busy in her thoughts when she heard footsteps coming her way. It was her love, Swayam. When their college started from the first day they felt some kind of chemistry, a strange connection between each other and within a month they were a couple. She ran into her lover's arm. But strange today he was not holding her like the way he always does. There was something different. She pulled back from the hug and looked in her lover's chocolaty brown eyes. They were blank.
"Swayam are you fine?"
He shrugged "Yes I am. I came to tell you something. I.."
"Swayam I know it will be very difficult for us to maintain this long distance relationship. But don't worry we will manage. We both love each other and we will stay with our memories and you will see in a blink, days will pass into years and we will again be together." She smiled. Though that smile didn't reach up to her eyes. But she only knew they loved each other and everything will be fine.
"No Sharon we can never be together again." He said taking a deep breath.
"Swayam what kind of joke is this? Listen.."
"Sharon I will never come back. I want to reach the heights and I can do that by staying only there."
She lovingly smiled. "Swayam I understand that and it's okay. You can stay there. We will be in contact and after few days I will come there for you." she loved him that much that it didn't take her a second to decide of living her career, her family, her friends behind just to be with him.
"No Sharon I don't want any distractions."
Her heart started to pound heavily in her chest. Distraction? Is she just a distraction for him?
"Swayam what are you saying?"
He took a deep breath and said "listen Sharon let me be straight, I don't want any distractions in my life. My one and only dream is to become a business tycoon and I can't allow any boundaries in my life which can stop me from reaching my goal. "
Boundaries? He thinks she will be his boundary which will stop him to reach his goal. Is there no place for her in his life, no importance for her in his life?
She gulped down the lump in her throat and asked him "what about me? What about us?"
"Sharon in my life there is nothing more important than my goal, my dream. I realized it was my mistake" mistake? "to get into a relationship. I can't let 'us' destroy" destroy? "My career, my dream. I am sorry. I can't go on with us."
How can 'she' be the reason of his destruction? She can never be the one. She will destroy herself but not Swayam.
She fought back her tears, gulped her sob which was threatening to come out but couldn't help but lightly choke at her voice she said with a smile on her face "Always be happy Swayam. I wish you reach the greatest heights and all your dreams get fulfilled."
Present day
She turned to leave when Swayam grabbed her wrist tightly. "Swayam let me go." She yelled. But he did something else. He pinned her to the nearby wall and pressed his entire body against her. Shivers ran down her spine. Be strong Sharon. "Let me go sway.." but she was cut off by his soft lips. Her eyes widened as he deepened the kiss. She clutched her hands into fists to redirect her focus of her mind from his lips to her hand. But she couldn't. His lips on hers, his tongue in her mouth were what she could focus. It took everything from her from responding to the kiss. Suddenly he stopped and removed his mask. After more than four years she saw his handsome face. He was still that much handsome and with that the maturity on his face was making him look more handsome. He then removed her mask as well. She tried to move but she was tightly pressed up in between the concrete wall and him.
"You still love me right?" he asked her. She felt rage, anger bowl inside her body. All the nerves were burning. Why he came back? Just for few days again? Then he will leave her behind for his dreams? His career? Living her behind like before? But she can't allow him to break her broken heart once more. She yelled "NO."
But she again shivered as he pressed against her cleavage and started to kiss her intensely from her jawline till her collarbone. This made her throw her head back against the wall. Her hands automatically reached the nape of his neck and his hairs. His hands were caressing her cheeks. She was losing control. She can't. She pushed him with all her might and whimpered "stop".
Their eyes met. She could see pain, love, guilt in his eyes. There were so many emotions in his eyes. "Sharon." He whispered. She closed her eyes tightly to get rid of all these thinking as if he will vanish. But the next moment her eyes flew open wide and her breathing stopped. His hands were under her top caressing her belly and waist. "Tell me that you love me." He said kissing her neck again as well as caressing her bare skin with his hands. She closed her eyes shut as she felt her mind is becoming weak and her heart becoming strong. It was screaming to her to respond back. To tell him that yes she still loves him and will always do. She couldn't control and she threw back her head to give him better access. He whispered against her skin in a husky voice "tell me Sharon you love me.."
"I.. I.." but before she could complete she heard a faint voice saying something to her. It was her mind. He will leave you again. Composing herself she yelled "I will never love you again." She pushed him with all her strength and ran to reach the door. But again he got hold of her wrist. "I am sorry Sharon." She heard him say. Guilt was clearly visible in his voice. She turned to look at him. He was looking vulnerable, hurt, guilty. She couldn't see him like this. Automatically her free hand flew up and reached his cheek to caress it. Tears were continuously flowing from her eyes. "I left everything and came back Sharon. After reaching there with time I realized that nothing is more important than you, than us. I know I took a hell lot of time. It took me more than four years to understand it. But I always used to feel I am incomplete, something is missing, a part of me. It was you Sharon. I can leave without anything but not you. I am really sorry Sharon. Please give me a chance, give us a chance. Please." He broke down and fell on his knees. She was looking down at him intensely. She can fight with everyone, everyone in this world but not with her heart, not with her feelings. She can never win over her feelings for him. She made her sit on her knees and took his face in her hands. "How can I be sure you won't leave me again for your goal? He placed his hands on top of hers and said "I promise Sharon I will never leave you again. Even if you try to run away from me then also I will not let you go. I will never let you go away from me Sharon. I love you. I love you more than anything."
"Prove it."
"Huh" he asked confused.
"Prove that you love me."
He pecked her softly on her lips. "You need to try a little harder" she smirked.
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