I walked out of Vedant's office with my trembling legs. Everything happened inside was still raw in my mind. When we went inside we were happy and excited that we are going to clear Niharika's name but never in my wild dreams had I thought this will turn out into such a disaster.

I was still in a daze. I stood outside the office leaning into the wall near the door. Suddenly the door burst open. I gasped in fear and then I saw Vedant running towards the elevator like a madman. Seconds later Mrs. Aryan and Arohi followed him. Mrs. Aryan took the staircase while Arohi entered the second lift.

The receptionist looked at them with a shocked face and then gave me a suspicious look. I steadied myself and walked towards my cabin before she could ask me anything.

I was sitting inside my cabin for nearly 20 minutes now. Siddharth was not there in his office and his car is still in the parking lot. I don't know where he went and how he is taking everything happened. I was worried for him and I couldn't just let it go.

I looked at my watch. It was getting late. I sighed and gathered my things. I walked outside. I pressed the switch and was waiting the lift to arrive. Folding my hands together I just looked out through floor to ceiling glass windows opposite the lift.

I frowned and walked closer to the window to see clearly what I am looking at. I sighed in relief. Sid was standing at the roof top with his hands resting on the concrete railing. A smile of relief crossed my face.

I rushed to the lift when it arrived and pressed the number to the top floor. I took fast steps towards the staircase when the lift opened. I opened the door to the roof top and stepped out. But I was stopped in mid way when I heard someone sobbing.

I saw Sid and Mrs. Aryan standing a little away from where I was standing. I immediately hide behind the wall not wanting to be found by them. I peeked from behind the wall. His back was faced against us. Mrs. Aryan stood behind, she was a crying mess.

"Sid please, please listens to me. I know did wrong and I really regret it Sid. Nakul said that he will pay back the loan and I didn't know that he was not doing so. I know I did mistake by believing him but I never thought that Varun will take such a drastic step." Mrs. Aryan was pleading with Sid.

I saw his muscles getting rigid and he ball fisted his fingers. He turned around to look at her. I quickly hide behind the wall pressing my back against it.

"Is that what you regret? That you trusted him? Not that you went behind your husband's back and started an affair with his best friend?" He asked furiously.

"You ruined his hard work. You made your own son's life difficult. You acted as if you are the victim for all these years." He said.

"And you know what make me hate you the most. You turned your son into a monster. You scarred him. You took away his ability to trust anyone. You made him into a cold hearted, ruthless machine that he is today. And you never regretted it. You let him ruin his good years of life in grieve and anger for your own benefit. Which mother does that? Which mother wants her son to choose a self destructive path so that she can live happily? I hate to call you as my mother. I hate you MRS. UMA ARYAN. And please stay away from me from now own." He said. His voice held so much pain and anger.

"Sid." Mrs. Aryan's voice came out as a whisper.

"LEAVE." He roared. I flinched. After a moment I peeked to look again and saw him facing away from his mother. She stood there for few more seconds and then turned around to leave. Her head was hung low and she looked defeated.

I almost felt a little pity at her but then I remembered what she did. I realised she deserves his anger. No one can expect to be forgivable for what she did. She left the roof top closing the door behind her.

Sid was facing opposite me. I could sense his vexation. I was battling myself whether I should go to him or not. Suddenly he screamed and started to hit the concrete railing. I closed my mouth with my hands in shock.

He stopped punching after while, he kneeled down and his hands his fell down to his sides. His knuckles were scraped and they were bleeding. He buried his head in his palms. His was body shaking with his sobs. My eyes started to well up seeing him like this. I know he was hurt and he was trying to cope with it.

Slowly I moved towards him. I stood right behind him and I could hear his sobs. Biting my lips to stop myself from crying I kneeled down beside him. Hesitantly I kept my palm on his shoulder and give it a small squeeze. He turned around to look at me.

His eyes were blood shot. Hurt written all over his face. I didn't know what to tell him. I don't know how to console him but I want to be with him. He looked so vulnerable.

"What are you doing here?" He asked in harsh voice, like he didn't want me to see him in this state. But I couldn't just let go of him. He was so wounded. "Sid." I was about to speak but was cut off by him.

"Leave, Priya. It's getting late." He said in a cold voice and turned around from me. "Sid. I know you are hurting. Don't keep it in you just let it out you will feel better." I said calmly.

He scoffed. "Feel better? You don't know what I am going through now. Leave Priya. I want to be alone." He said.

"Sid." I called him and held his hand to turn him to me. "For god's sake just leave me alone PRIYA." He shouted at me and pushed me away and freed his hand from my grip. I fell to the side, my bag fell from my hands scattering all my things around me.

I gasped in shock and looked at him. He looked at me startled, surprised by his own action, regret crossed in his eyes but then he looked away.

I sighed and bit my lips. I wiped my eyes in my sleeves and started to gather my things from the ground. I put everything in the bag and slowly got up from the floor. "I'm sorry." I said without looking at him. "I will leave." saying that, I turned around and walked away.

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I started to climb the stairs to my apartment. Gautham and his parents went to someone's marriage reception so they left me with a spare key. I was searching my key in the bag but I couldn't find. I sighed in irritation. I emptied my whole bag in front of the apartment door and saw the key lying on the floor with everything.

I took it and started to pick up other things and put it inside the bag. That's when I realised something is missing in my things. Creases started to form in my forehead. No it can't be. I can't lose it. I started to search my bag again vigorously.

No it's not there. My breath became heavy and I was starting to panic. Where did I miss place it? I started to search each and every corner of the floor in front of the apartment. I couldn't find it?

My eyes started to sting. Where could it go? Did it fell in the taxi? Oh, my god, I don't even know how to find that taxi. I ran downstairs and searched for the taxi. It was gone. My eyes started to water.

Please, please, please, god. Please give me that back that's the only thing keeping me strong to go forward. The only thing giving me the sense of belonging, I will be shattered if I lost it.

I pressed my palms together to offer a silent prayer. That's when I remembered what happened at the office roof top. It must have fallen there. It gives me some kind of relief. Yes, it must be there. I should go and check.

I quickly hired a taxi and went straight to my office. Only the securities were there. I somehow convinced them to let me go inside. The guard warned me to come down in 10 minutes before giving me the key to the roof top.

I was taking multiple steps to climb the stairs. I opened the lock in record time and ran towards the spot were Sid was standing. I took out my phone for the torch light and started to search the place frantically.

I don't know whether the security guard forget about me or not, anyways he didn't come up to shout at me even I took a good 20 minutes to search the entire area. But sadly I couldn't find it.

I sat there on my knees, my cheeks were sticky with tears and my eyes are still flowing nonstop. I couldn't explain how lost I am feeling now.

I lost it. I lost one of the most important things I had in my life. The thing made feel safe and secure for some unknown reason.

I know I am not being reasonable and I shouldn't look forward to it. I know it is going to fade away but still it hurts. My sobs became heavy and I griped my chest as if I could reduce the pain my heart is going through.

"Are you looking for this, AAMI?" I heard a voice.

I turned around and saw a familiar face. I gasped in shock when I saw what he was holding in his hand. I was feeling like my breath has been being sucked out of me.

From the look he was giving to me I know that now there is no escape.

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