Suhana stood at the doorway in her house hugging everyone of family members attempting not gaze upon their tear stained faces, afraid that her own set of tears would end up adorning her face that was already contorted.

"Beta I'm really going to miss," a lady in her late 40s hugged her daughter and was not willing to leave her precious little bundle of happiness that came 17 years ago in her womb.

"Why do have to go this far," her father came behind her as he hugged his family. Suhana was not able to hold back her tears that threatened to fall. They came down in gush and she began to whimper in agony at the thought of leaving her entire family, "Why couldn't you go to the same college as Veer, why so far," her father sobbed into her hair.

"Papa, please," Suhana turned and wiped her father's tears, "If you are going to cry like this than what will happen to Mama."

She shook her head disapprovingly and slowly looked up to Veer who stood at the corner sulking away.
She slowly let go of her parents hold and made her way to Veer. She tapped his shoulder and he turned around rapidly and encaged her in a deadly hug, "Why Soha? Why this far?".

"This is the same question that I asked you 4 years ago when you went to boarding school, and this was your response, Suhana and Siddharth you both are going to live with Dhara D'Souza Singhania, you are right here. And you never ever going to away. So Veer, you are right here. And you never ever going to away," she raised her hand to heart her instead indicating the place that Veer So graciously holds.

"But why?" Veer was still unwillingly to believe that she was going to leave him, "Stanford has a really good writing program, than why Princeton. Do you realize that is across the entire country. Literally, coast to coast. Why?"

"Veer don't I get a chance to get a taste of the outside world, to live in this world. To have a chance to make something of myself. And not have you defend me every single time. I need to stand up on my two feet, without you."

"But'"

"No buts Veer, I need you to be with me on this decision, I really need you on my side, rather than against it."

"Fine, I am with you but that doesn't mean I have to be happy about it." Veer playfully hit her but Suhana remained expressionless, being able to see the agony that was in Veer through those beautiful and luscious brown eyes.

"Yah, I wouldn't want it any other way." She now smacked him on his shoulder.

"And don't forget, we all are still going to be with you, waiting for you. We have the rest of our lives to spend together." Veer spoke completely being unaware with words he choose to say and walked away to load my bags in the car.

"Yah, spend our lives together Veer, I'm counting on it." Suhana mumbled after Veer left and quickly wiped her tear and walked to the car...

"Bhai, when we get back to London for meeting Dad?"asked Suhana repeatedly.

"I've no idea when you will be able to meet Dad"said Siddharth after consoling her to the best.

~*~Present~*~

Veer slowly began to bring his hands around Suhana's waist out of instinct, but when Suhanafelt the slithering sensation around her, she rose and sat at the seat next to him avoiding his gaze.
"Suhana wait was your decision," Veer placed his head on her lap and heard Suhana led out a small little gasp, "You wanted to leave."

"But I didn't want our relationship to break. I didn't want to suffer, be in pain, but I was nevertheless.

Happiness didn't seem to stick around did it, but you seemed to having fun, didn't you. But why would you care about what Suhana was doing when you were having the time of your life. Having fun with other girls, but that is was frat boys, do they not?".

Veer was stunned by her allegations but he tried to remain calm.

"Having fun with girls," he asked skeptically, "When was I ever doing that."

"So you were telling me that the tabloid was wrong in saying, Veer Mehra, the prestigious son of a tycoon is seen partying with girls."

"Suhana what you are saying is incredulous."

"Yes, of course. You are going to deny those facts now, aren't you?".

"Suhana do you even know what you are insinuating," a baffled Veerrose from Suhana's lap. Even though he found it rather difficult to let go, but he did. But the nagging feeling of emptiness still remained.
"Is this really what you think of me?"
Suhana remained quiet and Veer found his lost answer and it only raised his temper, "I am truly left astound. That the only person that I have ever trusted in my life, never actually trusted me. You never what life will through at you; a bad day, a failed test, a new friend, or a cognizance of baseless childhood. I guess I got the short end of the stick."

"Please Veer, do not try to defend yourself. It is really pathetic,".
Suhana once again looked away from Veer; ignore the feeling inside of her, telling her that what she is doing is completely wrong.

"You think I am defending my self, or speaking the truth. I really have not 'partied' with any girls. None of them have managed to hold my attention for five seconds with you running through my mind, but that was a complete waste of time. And do you not realize that tabloids are basically yellow journalism. They lie to make a story that people fall for you, and you are one of those inane people that fell, and took me down with you. Congratulations Soha, you truly have broken this relationship."

She abandoned his arms and shoved him away in chagrin, "Don't you ever touch me like that Veer Mehra. I am engaged to another man. Who the hell do you think you are?" .

Veer was frazzled for second. He did not understand what had just happened partially due to the warmth that he lost when he was touching her. However, after her accusation he hardened his face to make sure that she would not be able to see the long roller coaster ride he just went on.
"I have no interest in touching you Ms. Suhana Kapur," he condescendingly responded, "I too am engaged, and I am happy with her. And it is you who touched me first. Can't keep your slithering hands off of me, I see."

A smirk touched his lips as walked off into the room. Exploring the new found territory.

"What are you doing?" she curiously asked.

"Looking for a fireplace," he flatly spoke to not hint out his masked feelings, "Lucky I have matches on me."

"As if I care."

Suhana shrugged her shoulders in negligence and wondered about the old shabby house. A hand swept around her waist and pulled her closer; she felt a rock hard chest behind her. The hand clenched onto her stomach as her sucked in her breather. Than a small audible voice whispered into her ear, "You'll care when you are freezing to death."
He than removed her hair and began to skim his nose down her neck. Suhana had clenched her teeth in worry of her desire to hold being shown.

He soon stopped at the beginning of her fully drenched shirt. No longer feeling the sweet sensation she unclenched her teeth and relaxed her tense shoulders.

"Honey, don't hold your breath for me," Veer chided to her, "I'm not worth your life".

Hearing those words leave his mouth her became shocked. 'I'm not worth your life'. Was there a dual meaning behind those menacing words? Was there a side that cared?.

"I'm much more valuable than you." He continued his sentence and Suhana immediately pushed him off. The audacity of this supposed humble man was atrocious. Never had she meet someone like this.

He chuckled as he managed to tangle her in his words and saw the effect he had on her. Or still had on her. He walked away quietly looking for a fireplace.

Suhana remained motionless for a while. She never would have guess that this man would ever become to cold-hearted and downright cynical. She removed the petty thought of this man from her mind and began to continue her quest of the house.

There wasn't really anything huge. A couple a cupboards and desks and nightstands lying around. A small little rug on the floor and some sheets lying on furniture. She pulled a white sheet and out came a couch. It looked antique and withered away as well. The designs were impeccable, they looks magnificent from her point of view.

She wanted to look at them in great detail but it was hardly noticeable due to the lack of light.
She leaned in closer to see everything and than a dim light formed that soon became louder and filled up the entire room. She looked back and noticed that Veer had been able to start a fire.

"Looks like that you can actually do something for a change," she sarcastically retorted to anger him for the comment her had made earlier.

"Yes, I know. I can do things. It's better than you who waits for other people to help them in every crisis," Veer shoot back with anger in his voice, but she could not miss the mockery as well.

And than he walked away. Suhana no longer having the patience to handle his antics she ran right behind him. She grabbed his shoulder and turned his around.

"I'm sorry if Mr. Big and Tough had to pick on little kids to make him seem tougher," Suhana unleashed her fury in that one line. Veer appalled at her sudden outburst remained transfixed on her.

"What are you taking about?" He still didn't understand what Suhana was talking about.

"You know exactly what I am talking about," she poked him with every word she said.

"Do not poke me, Ms. Kapur," Veergritted through his teeth.

"I can poke you if I want to Mr. Mehra," Suhana continued to poke him.

Veer losing his complete and utter patience grabbed Suhana's shoulder and hauled her to the wall and caged her in with his hands when she tried to escape his deathly hold.

"I told you not to poke me," Veer growled, "And now pay the price."

Veer lowered his face to the crook of Suhana's neck and brushed his lips against the soft satin skin. A whimpered 'no' came out of Suhana's mouth as she fell into the Veer charm.

She knew she had to fight but didn't know how.

Veer continued his assault on her creamy skin without hesitance. Touching her again was touching heaven over and over again. He planted kisses as he skimmed down her slender neck. He waited for her resistances to go down and than with one sharp move her delicately yet passionately bit her neck, leaving a his mark on there.

After which he continued to suck on that same spot.
Suhana received cognizance after that bite. Everything came crashing. From the delicate feel to the horrendous act. That not only was she going to be someone else's but he belonged to another. She jabbed him in his stomach and he crouched and came down, "Your engaged, you ass. What the hell are you doing?"

"Teaching you a lesson, to never poke me again."

"Consider lesson learned. And there are others way to handle this than doing that."

"Doing what?"

"Just shut up Mr. I'm too tough."

"I really don't know what you are talking about."

"So you don't remember the first day we meet?" Suhanawas astounded that he could forget.

~*~Flashback~*~
A girl with two pigtails walked in to school with a daunt gait. She was afraid to look up from the ground in fear that someone might see the tears in her eyes. She was going to go to kindergarten, which undoubtedly meant that she needed to go away from her parents.

She held onto her teddy that was clutched in her small and frail hand. She could hear loud murmur everywhere, kids walking in hurry, friends' high-fiving each other. Teacher's talking about lesson plans and older kids playing at the basketball courts, she had the sense of feeling that she did not belong.
"I'm scared Teddy," she clutched her teddy tighter as teenagers walked by and she easily felt intimidated, "I don't like this place."

She shook her head profusely, "We should go back to mama, and papa and tell them we don't like this place."
She raised the teddy bear as if it was real human being and began talking to it. Than her little eye raised and she no longer saw her parents. She realized that she trailed off somewhere, away from them. She on the verge of tears, she was scared of this humongous place that she had no clue about and she was lost as well.

She spun around in circles hoping to find her parents somewhere; however, all was in vain.

A boy on a skateboard zoomed by and she lost her balance and shuffled to the side and stepped on something that she believed to be a rock. When she finally balanced herself on the pavement she noticed a whole group of boys almost the same age as her staring at her. She was paralyzed thinking of what could happen to her. But she thought they could help her so she quietly asked them, "Hmmm, do you guys know where my parents are?"

She muttered her sentence afraid that her voice might crack.

"You new here?" One of the boys asked.

She didn't look up, but simply nodded her head.

"Look at her. She probably is. See, no where's pigtails nowadays," another voice spoke up and Suhana got scared. He seemed very mean and rude and he insulted her pigtails, "and you stepped on my brand new shoes. They are completely dirty now."

"Sorry," she mumbled afraid to look at them, however he did not hear her sorry.

"So we have to be even," he gleefully responded and than did a strange aberrant handshake type thing with his friends and yelped out in laughter.

She was too frightened to even move from her spot she stated rooted. Soon a hand swept down her one of her two pigtails and she felt a sudden contraction on her scalp. He had just pulled her pigtail as revenge.

"Now we are even," he boisterously exclaimed, "And to make sure that you never step out of your boundaries," he grabbed her teddy bear and slammed it down on the ground.

He once again turned and started to high-five his friends in happiness and she was shaking in fear with tears streaming down her eyes.

"Bhai," she cried in agony, "PAPA."
The boys roared in louder laughter seeing her wale like that.

Two figures came running from the distance and huddled around Suhana almost to protect her.

"Beta, where did you go," the man chided to her daughter for running away.

"I was so scared," the woman hugged the little girl in worry and trepidation. She held onto her as if she lost the most priceless possession she ever had, "Don't ever do that again Soha."

"Mama, he mean. Pulled my hair and threw my teddy bear," Suhana spoke through her sobs, as she attempted to make coherent speech.

"What?" the parents spoke in unison.

"Yes," Suhana pointed behind her parents to show the boy group who were attempting stealthily leave the scene.

"Veer" a more louder and prominent voice spoke up from behind Soha.

Veer shut his eyes at the voice and turned around with his face downcast, "Yes, Papa."

"Is what I am hearing right," his father spoke in a scrutinizing voice.
Veer nodded his head subtly, ashamed that his father had caught him. His father gave a disapproving look and looked at the little girl who was huddled in her mothers arms.
"I'm sorry Mr'"
"Kapur."

"Yes. He usually doesn't act like this. It's probably a phase."

"Boys are boys," Mr. Kapur sighed.
"If it is okay with you, can Veer apologize for his actions," an ashamed Mr. Mehra pleaded to Mr.Kapur.

"Sure, if it is okay with Soha," he addressed his little angel and nodded his head to see if Suhana was okay with it.

She shook her head gently to indicate she was okay with that idea.

"Great," Mr. Mehra roared, "Veer" he eyed his soon to come and apologize.
Suhana stood up from her mothers hug and walked to Veer with extreme trepidation

"I'm sorry," he shyly spoke. "It's okay," Suhana responded and held out her hand, "friends."

Veer looked at this small little girl who offered to be friends. She looked angelic with a smile on her face. He was more ashamed of his action now. He offered his hand and shook her hand.

"YEAH," she yelled in happiness, "Veer, I'm going to be in kindergarten, what about you?"

"First grade," he proudly responded and placed his hands in his pockets.

"Wow," Suhana was amazed by him.
"I know."

Veer and Suhana dove into a long discussion about school forgetting that there parents were right behind them.

~*~Present~*~
Suhana walked away from Veer angered by his forgetfulness. How could he forget the first day they met?.

She busied her self in rearranging the sheets that she pulled from the furniture.

And started to place it on the ground next to the rug, her mind still jumbled on the past. They started their entire friendship that grew from that day. It was day that should be remembered by them, but this stupid man had a certain problem with his mind.