Vedant

. It's been two fucking months I haven't seen that beautiful face or heard that angelic voice. The warm feeling I lost about two months ago was returning to me filling my inside with excitement and happiness. Startled by the sudden encounter, I sat there glued to the chair taking her every feature with my hungry eyes.

She looked like she has lost some weight. Her naturally wavy beautiful brown hair looks straight now which I didn't like that much. Her skirt hugging her curves beautifully made my stomach filled with butterflies. Her chest was heaving with her heavy breaths and her fingers were fisted and holding her blazer in a tight grip. My eyes roamed all over her and finally held her gaze. It showed surprise and shock. But then I could see them changing. They were becoming glassy and held hurt and pain. I saw her biting her lips to stop them from trembling.

I gulped down the lump in my throat when I saw the tears making their way down to her cheeks. I badly wanted to run to her and take her in my arms but I couldn't move an inch as it was like I am cemented to that chair. Then suddenly she turned around and ran out of the restaurant. The surprise happy bubble around me burst with a pop taking me away from the trance I have been. My heart ached with longing. The pain of regret and hurt was unbearable. Without a second thought I ran behind her calling her name.

I trailed behind her across the lobby shouting her name not giving any attention to all the people glaring our way. Her pace became faster and she turned to the hallway next to the lobby.

She opened the door to the staircase and started to descend them quickly. No matter how many times or how desperately I called her she didn't stop. I know she was trying to run away from me but I couldn't just let her go. Not after I saw her this long. The fear of not seeing her again and the urge of holding her in my arms were over powering every sense in my body. Taking long strides and skipping many steps I finally get a hold on her upper arm. I pulled her back instantly pinning her between the wall and my body.

She struggled to get free but I held her both arms above her head and pressed my body against her more firmly not giving her any space to move. My breath was heavy making it difficult to speak. "Niha, please, please. Let us stay like this for a moment. I need it. Please." I said while trying to catch my breath. I closed my eyes and rested my forehead on hers. I could feel the sweat drops making their way down to the side of my cheeks from my forehead.

She stopped struggling and relaxed after a moment. Leaving my grip on her hands I brought my hands down to encircle them around her slim torso and hugged her closer. Keeping my head on the crook of her neck I inhaled the familiar scent of mint and jasmine. My hold on her tightened and I kissed her neck. I heard her gasp, which made something strive inside me. I kissed her neck again but this time it lingered a little more which made her gasp again and she gripped my blazer tightly.

I left a trail off wet kisses on her neck to her jaw line. She moaned when I bit her earlobe and tilted her head to give me more access. My hands roamed all over her body while she rubbed my abs. I kissed her collar bone taking her sensitive skin in between my teeth. Licking and nibbling her sweet skin with my teeth and tongue, I could feel her body relaxing and leaning into my touch. I was losing it and badly wanted to taste her sweet mouth with mine.

Moving quickly I caught her lips with mine and I kissed her hungrily taking her full lips in my mouth. They were as soft as before with the taste of sweet strawberries and vanilla. My grip on her hips tightened and she gasped giving me full access into her mouth. I tasted every corner of her mouth and sucked her tongue. Her hands went behind my neck gripping it tightly. Finally she gave in and kissed me back with equal eagerness. Her one hand playing with my hair and the other one resting at the nape of my neck.

We kissed with great passion and desperation but then suddenly she went stiff and stopped kissing. Her eyes shot open and she pushed me hard breaking the kiss and I stumbled backwards. I looked at her startled. She too looked shocked. Her gaze were everywhere but me. We both were breathing heavily. I looked at her shocked face and swollen lips still tempting me and making my blood hot. She face palmed and leaned against the wall. Then she dejectedly looked at me and I saw her eyes filling with tears again. My heart pricked with pain and took a step towards but she lifted her hand in front of me stopping me from taking another step.

"Niha." I called her name softly. "No. No. Please. Stop there. Don't come any closer." She said while tears streaming down her cheeks. "Niharika. Listen." I tried to talk but she was not ready to hear me.

"I said stop. You can't do this to me. You can't just barge into my life whenever you want. What do you take me for?" She asked her anger surfacing now.

"Niharika. I am sorry. Okay. I am sorry for everything. I should have trusted you. I know I made a mistake but just hear me out okay." I said trying to make her listen to me.

"Sorry?" She scoffed. "Do you think a sorry of yours will make everything right? It's too late for that Mr. Aryan." She said gritting her teeth.

My heart ached and I pursed my lips. I so badly wanted to hear my name from her mouth but she already started to build up the wall. "Niharika, please just listen to me once okay. Just give me a chance to explain please. Just, one chance." I was literally begging. I just need a chance to explain her, what really happened in the past, that how sorry I am feeling for treating her that way, how I regret everything that happened and how much I miss her.

"There is nothing to explain. I don't want to hear anything. Whatever there was between us it is over now?" She said while sobbing. "Actually there was nothing between us right. We agreed to this relationship with the condition of no commitments right. So there is no need for you to feel sorry. You can go and live with your girlfriend or whomever you want but just sign the divorce paper first. Let me free from this." She said angrily with ragged breath.

That ignited the anger in me. "Don't. Don't you dare say about divorce?" I said while taking a step closer to her and gripping her elbow. My rage was now bubbling up inside me.

She looked at me furiously. "Why? Aha, because you will lose the hotel right. That was your sole purpose of dragging me into this sham of a marriage right. But you know what you can't have both. You can't have your girlfriend in your arms while destroying my life. So you better sign the divorce papers and send it to me as soon as possible, so that you can live with your love." She said looking at me with full of anger in that beautiful eyes.

"There is nothing between me and Arohi. What happened that day was a mistake." I said but was cut off by her.

"I said I don't want to hear anything." She screamed at me.

I sighed rubbing my forehead. "Niharika, please just listen to me. I will tell you everything. Please let me explain." I said.

"Did you give me a chance to explain myself when I asked?" She asked with heavy breath.

I stood there with no words. I felt guilty and couldn't meet her gaze. Keeping my hands on my hips I looked down. She sighed and folded her hands in front of her.

"Even if there nothing between you two we can't be together." She said firmly.

I lifted my head in a instant and looked at her. "Why?" I asked and I could sense my voice becoming soft with fear and uneasiness.

"Because, there is no trust in our relationship. Trust is the most important thing in a relationship Mr. Aryan and we lack it. There is no love no trust and no commitments. Then how can we be in a relationship? We don't have anything between us. So please. Please, let us go on our own ways." She said with her head held high and determined.

"There is nothing between us? Then what happened now is nothing? Don't you feel anything?" I asked and my eyes started to sting.

She averted her eyes from mine and looked here there. I held her chin in my hand and turned her to look at me. "Look at me and say there is nothing between us." I said.

"That was a mistake." She said and sighed.

"What?" I asked and a lump forming in my throat.

"It shouldn't have happened." She said again.

I gritted my teeth. My hold on her was tightening. "You kissed me back Niharika and you are telling me that it was a mistake." I asked. "I. I know I made many mistakes. I didn't trust you when you wanted me to. I did something terrible on that night but I was drunk. All I am asking is a chance to explain. Please." I said looking at her desperately.

I could feel the warm liquid sliding down through my cheeks. The lump inside my throat was becoming too heavy to hold back. The angry look on her face was fading and a look of sadness and care was replacing it. She brought her hands to my cheeks and wiped my tears. We looked at each other's eyes for a while.

She bit her lips while continue to keep her palm on my cheeks. "It hurts Ved, very badly. I can't take it anymore. I have had enough heart breaks and if I keep letting it get hurt over and over again then I can't mend it. So I am begging you to let me go. Please." She said and sobbed.

Her palm holding my chin, I covered it with mine and squeezed it softly. I could feel the warm tears I failed to hold back wetting my cheeks. "Is that really what to want? Going away from me? Will that make you really happy?" I asked with my trembling voice.

She looked like a bit taken aback. Her eyes showed a little confusion and her lips parted with a small gasp. She averted her gaze from mine and looked down. I held her chin in between my thumb and index finger and lifted it up. "Tell me Niha, is that what you really want?" I asked her softly.

But then the door to the stairs opened suddenly and we broke apart living some space between us. "Harika. What happened? Are you okay?" A young man, in a black suit emerged and asked in a soft voice. He had a concerned look in his face.

She turned away from him and wiped her eyes. She cleared her throat before facing him. She gave him a weak smile. "Yes, I am okay." She said but the look on his face didn't change.

"Were you crying?" He asked while placing his hand around her shoulder which made my blood boil. He gave me a questioning look and pulled her closer to him and she leaned into his touch. All my veins were throbbing jealous. I gritted my teeth and fisted my fingers to control the rage forming inside me.

As if she sensed my anger she moved back from the embrace and looked at me and the shifted her gaze at the man standing next to her. She patted his palm. "I am fine Akash." She assured him. She looked at me and then looked away again.

"Who is this?" The man named Akash asked. I opened my mouth to answer him but was cut off. "Uh- uhmm, he is just someone I knew" Niharika answered before I could and the answer made me vex. Gritting my teeth I gave her a irked look but she looked away again.

I was about to give her a peace of mind when my phone rang. Giving a irritated sigh I fished out the phone from my pocket, it was Sid. Frowning I picked up the call and turned around facing opposite Niharika and Akash.

"Ved, someone from the ashram called me now and informed that they will help us to get Aami... I mean Priya... out of there. But we have to hurry because they are going to move her out tonight." He said in hurry.

"Okay, I am coming." I said and I was about the call but stopped in shock and happiness when I heard his next words. "We got the evidences."

"Really? Thank heavens. But how? From where? Okay fine I am on my way." I said and cut the call. A small but happy smirk appeared in my face. Smiling I turned around to look at her but the place was empty. My inside sinked. She was gone, again.

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