'But Meera this time I can't leave you' these words kept ringing in her ears.

It's not like she is afraid of him, she is afraid of herself, her past that connects them. She doesn't know what the hell he wants from her now? Whenever his face comes to her mind it reminding the things that she wanted to forget.

'God please show some mercy on me and please take me from this hell,' she thought to see the pouring rain, the time is 9.30pm in the night. The darkness and chillness were the only companions for today. Nowadays darkness is more comfortable for her, it hides everything in her life... Everything.

But once she was so bright, bright as the sun. She was very happy and enjoyed living her tough life.

Life is not easy for everyone, each of us having trouble and have to struggle a lot to survive in this world. But for her, it's really tough.

Seeing this rain she reminded her first meeting with Vikranth. She still remembers the date it was on her mom's birthday December 15 and she was almost 21 at that time.

Morning Meera and her mom went to the nearby temple and she was in her semester holidays. That time Meera was studying BSc social work in a famous college in their town. Though she got a great marks in twelfth public examination but she chose this course because from the childhood itself she love to help others and the main quality that she had is she can't say no to anyone and she can't deny if someone asked her a help.

Sometimes she will think about why she is like this, but that quality came through her mom, she's more kind and lovely person that Meera have ever seen in the world. Her mom was her one and the only person that Meera had. She also struggled a lot after her father left her mom. He cheated on her and married another woman when she was seven years.

Till now Meera doesn't know where he is and what he's doing and she totally forget about how he looks and she also don't want to see him till the end of her life, she wish that at least god should grant her that wish.

After finishing her prayers, they sat silently and her mom looked so nice in her saree.

"Meera, are you going to your part-time job today?" she asked.

"Yes ma", she said and at that time Meera worked in a shopping complex. It was not a tough job she enjoyed working there, to meet the needs of two people Meera also started working in the part-time jobs and she can't just sit and see when her mom was struggling to raise her. Meera was intelligent and she managed both her studies and work very well.

"Meera do you know what I prayed," her Mom asked.

"What?"

"I prayed that you should get a good husband in your future, I want you to have a good and happy life Meera," she said.

Hearing that Meera smiled,

every mother wishes for her children to have a great life especially her mom will always pray for her future life to be happy with her husband. That time Meera thought who's the one for het and how he will look like. But she never thought that she will see him on that same day.

When Meera saw Vikranth for the first time, he was looking at her already. In her life she never saw a man this handsome, he exactly looked like her favourite hero, her heart just skipped a beat. But she turned her gaze to the other side when his eyes kept starting at her.

She doesn't know what that feeling is, something that she never felt before. In her life that was the first time, she had that sensation of butterflies fluttering in her stomach. And that moment she realized that she is also a girl who has feelings.

He looked so rich and handsome. Meera sighed after crossing him and her friend asked her to arrange that row. When she was doing that he came and stood beside Meera, I felt like he was constantly looking at her, so she gazed at him grabbing all her courage. But he immediately turned his gaze to the other side and she felt so uncomfortable with his presence so she moved.

"Excuse me," he called her all of a sudden and his manly voice greatly attracted her.

She looked at him.... "how much is this?" he asked taking a doll which Meera finds so stupid since it already had a price tag.

"Its 200 sir and you can pay the bill on that counter," she replied and walked away.

She went to the washroom immediately and she don't know why she's feeling this uncomfortable, she looked herself in the mirror and the blush coloured her cheeks for the first time.

The day went fast it was not a busy day after the time reached 7.00pm her shift got over and she walked out of the mall.

She took the bus and still the rain was pouring. While traveling in the bus she thought about him and wondered who he was and why he was there?

She don't even know his name at that time, but one thing meeting him was the worst thing that happened in her life...

She came out of her past thoughts. Now she is feeling so lonely, she want to say everything to a person and she want to cry hard to that person, but that person is no more, her mother. Meera missing her terribly.

***

Vikranth opened his eyes and the sun was shining brightly, he noticed the Time is 8 in the morning.

The first thought that came to him was Meera, he thought he should meet her today and he badly wants to talk to her, so he got read.

Meanwhile, Meera waked up lately with a heavy fever, she felt so weak and her legs were paining a lot, she can't even stand up from the bed. She cried and prayed to God to take her life, cause she can't live in this hell and there's no one for her.

She tried to sit up and walked into the restroom and finished her morning chores.

When she came out, she heard the knocking sound in the door, she thought it is Renu so she immediately went and opened the door.

But to her shock, Vikranth was standing in front of her.

She is looking at him like why the hell is you here, but he smiled.

"Meera," Vikranth said.

She didn't speak anything and closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Please leave me today, I don't want to talk with you now," she said and walked in and she was very tired and she can't even stand there and talk with him.

"But I want to talk with you," he said and grabbed her hand. When he realized her fever, he immediately pulled her close to him. Meera was so weak and collapsed in his arms, but she didn't lose her consciousness. She pulled him away but before his strongly grip her effort is nothing.

He touched her forehead and neck and looked at her.

"You're having a fever," Vikranth said.

"I know please leave me," Meera said and he loosened his grip on her.

"Let's go to the hospital," Vikranth said.

"No need," Meera said and adjusted her hair.

At least take some medicine, you should not get a fever, Vikranth said.

Meera glared at him, "why do you even care about that? I have told you yesterday itself, now I am again saying please stop acting like you care for me, I don't need you and I don't need anything", she said hardly and can't even speak.

I know that I did a mistake, but you know how hard for me to live after that, each day I reminded about us, I don't know whether I am..., he stopped and Meera look at him, there are no emotions in her face but inside her heart was making her so weak before him.

She tried to control her tears but she failed, she collapsed on the floor and Vikranth kneeled down in front of her.

She started crying closing her face with her hands, Vikranth doesn't know what to do, he knows that he is not worthy to console her but he wants to do it.

He touched her shoulders and lightly pulled her close to him. But to his surprise, she cried hugging his arms.

Seeing her crying he realized how much she's in pain and how much she's lonely, but at that moment he decided one thing, that he's the one responsible for Meera and he will never ever hurt her and also not allow anything that will hurt her.

He hugged her and comforted her by caressing her back.

Meera cried her heart out, she didn't mind that is Vikranth or whoever it was, she wanted to cry and she again burst her emotions in front of him but

Will she realize that Vikranth is the one who's going to save her from this hell life which is also created by Vikranth?

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