Do you love me?

Yes, I do, madly!

Then, Come to me Vikranth, please.....

Vikranth opened his eyes abruptly hearing Meera's whisper near his ears. He sat up in his dark room, which is cold and still.

Then, come to me Vikranth please...., the words still echoed in his ears.

It's just a dream but he felt that it's kind of real, her whisper sounded very real with a longing.

It's the fifteenth day of their separation. There's no calls or messages between them after that melodramatic conversation. Vikranth don't want to make her cry and he doesn't want to hear her voice, he can't stay here with her thoughts. Even the three years separations didn't hurt him than this fifteen-day separation.

He's regretting for leaving her all alone and for giving the same feeling to her.

He looked at his phone and found that near his pillow. He turned on to find the time as five in the morning. He unlocked his lock screen and gazed Meera's image on the phone screen. Her small smile is a morning booster for him. Why I didn't understand that you're this important to me. Why I didn't understand that I am this much in love with you, he thought looking her.

He got up from the bed and went near the window... Without thinking about further he called Meera. He hopes that she will answer him, but sadly she didn't. He again and again called but there's no answer.

He thought she must be sleeping so he left the idea and went back to his bed.

What a cruel love... Really you want to be with me? He murmured and closed his eyes.

Meera stared at the phone without blinking.... Seeing Vikranth's name on the screen, Meera don't know what to do.

She doesn't want to talk with him.

She doesn't want to hear his voice.

She doesn't want to listen him saying that he's in love with her.

Totally she hating the suffocating feeling that he's giving to her.

So she remained silent. After three to four times of constant calling the phone turned silent making the environment even more awkward.

Meera took the phone in her hand and looked at the phone without knowing what to do. A part of her wants to call him back but the other wants to remain silent.

In this fifteen days, Meera understood about Vikranth especially about his childhood through Lakshmi maa.

She told about his mom's death and how Vikranth changed so reckless after his father married for the second time. And how Vikranth became an addict to alcohol and then became workaholic and so on.

Meera felt sorry for him but also got angry for not telling anything to her.

Even a single moment he never shared anything personal with me. He is just pertaining to be in love with me from the past to till now.

She turned off the mobile and again laid flat. But sleep? That is never going to come.

Vikranth?? Please come to me... I want to see you, she thought and closed her eyes.

In the afternoon Lakshmi maa was cooking and Meera was just simply standing and looking at her.

"Did Vikranth called you?" she asked Meera.

Meera nodded her head as yes. "Do you know? Vikranth once scolded me for asking him to marry the girl his father shows and now I understood why he avoided that".

Meera looked questioningly.

"I think he waited for you. Vikranth always look dejected and he never eats his food completely. I understood that he's suffering and I think you're the reason for all those things. Am I right?"

"Maybe", she replied with a smile, doesn't know what to say as an answer.

Lakshmi maa questioned about how they met and how this marriage happened. But Meera didn't tell what really happened between her and Vikranth. She built up a story that Vikranth and she were secretly in love for three years after his father found about their love that time. Telling lie is not good but right now it's needed for her.

After preparing lunch, Lakshmi maa decides to leave. She won't be here after 4.00pm. Meera is having mixed feelings about her, she didn't like about her indulgence in their life but also she's talking very sweet and caring.

After she left Meera went again to her room and noticed that there are no calls from Vikranth after that morning call.

She dropped herself on the bed, nothing to do than thinking about Vikranth and about her life...

"Vikranth today I am going home and I will be back after a week. There are two more projects I am working in Chennai and they keep on calling me", Vikram said.

"Sure you can, thanks for overlooking the work. You can go I think most of the work is finished. I will maintain the work hereafter", Vikranth replied.

"You're not going home. Vikranth it's been fifteen days how can you stay here without seeing your family?" Vikram questioned him.

"I am going home today, on the evening flight", Vikranth said.

"Oh... good. If you're free after a month then come to my house. My wife will be happy to meet new people", Vikram said.

"Sure I will come", Vikranth said.

His work is almost over, in about ten to fifteen days it will be completely over. He first thought to go after a month. But after that illusion Vikranth decided to go and see his wife, no matter what and how busy he is...

He wanted to give a little surprise to Meera and maybe she will take that as a surprise or not, he wanted to see her reaction whether she's really missing him or not.

But inside he's having a feeling that she will again disappoint him by showing her cold shoulder.

Meera came out of the bathroom after a hot shower. She decided to wear a half white saree with a red blouse.

She left her hair free to dry and came down to prepare an evening coffee. Meera noticed the time as five thirty in the evening. After preparing a hot coffee and taking some milk in a cup Meera went out to the lawn. She sat near the cat that is sitting next to her on the steps. Meera placed the cup before it and she started sipping her coffee. The cold breeze made her hair to float, made her eyes to well with tears.

"Snowbell you know what I am missing him..." she said and the cat not even listened to her words and busy in licking the milk.

"Is it him who saved me?"

"Is he really regretting for what he did?"

"Is he really in love with me?"

Then why he's not telling anything to me? Why is he not calling me? What he's really having in his mind? Meera asked and looked again at the cat.

"You too ignoring me. Why is no one showing love to me? Am I that bad?" she asked and tears started rolling down to her cheeks.

She quickly wiped that. The climate is kind of moody and it feels like it is going to rain. A small drop rain fell on her hand.

She quickly got up and went inside and the cat too followed her inside. She locked the door and entered the living room. She opened the main door to watch the rain. It was a heavy drizzle but it made everything wet in a few minutes.

Meera stood beside the door and blankly watched it without having a thought about surrounding.

Suddenly she heard a horn sound and the security opened the gated immediately for the car. Meera gazed at the car with wide eyes.

She felt something in the pit of her stomach and her heartbeat started to increase its phase and her breathing became uneven. She wanted that to be Vikranth and her heart said it must be him.

After parking next to Vikranth's Audi car. The driver got down, she instantly felt sorrow because of the disappointment. Then at that moment, someone from backseat opens the door.

Meera doesn't know whether to be happy for seeing him. Her uncontrollable emotions jammed in her heart and stuck in her throat. The effect made her eyes to well with tears. She doesn't want to cry in front, she doesn't want to show that she's missing him...

Vikranth got down from the car and stared Meera with a smile. Meera was astonished to see him, the way he looks. It's exactly the same way he looks three years before. Without a beard, having only a mustache and his medium textured hair gave the same look.

Vikranth walked towards her, her struggling feelings wanted to explode. She wanted to hug him, she wanted to run towards him but instead she turned and went inside the house.

She doesn't know what to do? She tried to hide somewhere, and she even thought to go to her room and lock herself in. But before she could find a way, Vikranth came in.

She looked him and he looked her.

"How are you?" he asked like nothing.

"I am fine. You?" she asked.

"Fine", he nodded.

The awkward silence filled in the atmosphere. Meera faced her feet and bit her lower lip to control her tears.

"Why... you came earlier? Yo...." Meera almost cried while asking.

"I missed you", Vikranth replied immediately before Meera could finish.

Meera looked him with tear-filled eyes, he stepped forward to hug her. "Stop... don't come to me", she said and started to cry.

Vikranth didn't wait for any further and embraced her with all his warmth. "I am sorry baby. I am sorry for leaving you..." he said and caressed her back.

"You're very cruel and never cared about me", Meera said and punched Vikranth's chest.

"I know I am sorry", he pleaded.

Meera hugged him and cried even more. Her struck feelings exploded without her control.

Vikranth never thought that she will cry and miss him this much. He had a big smile on his face and hugged her like even an air can't pass between them.

Meera too hugged him and she wants his comfort, really needed his hug. After sometime Meera stopped crying and pulled out from the hug.

She looked up to face Vikranth and he leaned forward to kiss her.