All these days, my pride had told me that it was impossible, my experience had told me that it was risky and my reason had told me that it was useless but I listened to the whisper of my heart of all that told me to give it a try. I had given it a try and it had turned out to be worth it. Finally, the strings of my heart had untangled and stretched out to tie a knot with her cords so the day of weaving the web of my love had arrived at last.

The next morning, I woke up with an intense sense of bubbling excitement in my whole body. Everything was finally going to turn out right and the fact that my mom would be happy with me was making me all the more cheerful.

Getting out of bed, I took a pain killer for the headache that was getting hold of me due to the lack of sleep in the past few days. It was going to be the best day of my life and I didn't want anything to destroy it. After the eternity I had spent waiting for her, it was supposed to be nothing but I and her in our little infinity.

It surprised me how I sang in the shower and whisteled lightly as I dressed up the best I could do. I felt better after a long time and I wished things could turn out well. I hadn't prepared a speech or anything because I believed in spontaneous actions and reactions. A pre-planned speech couldn't replace the words coming right out of my heart at the right moment.

The only thing that worried me was my secret. I had hidden it all the time and I knew that it was unfair but I couldn't bring myself to reveal the shadows of my life to a girl who had proven to be a golden sunshine for the winter in my heart. Still, I believed that it was utterly wrong to hide things from the people you love because if they decide to accompany you in the journey of your life, all those things would affect them equally.

I knew I had to get over with it today and wait patiently for her to decide our future. A month ago, I was a withered plant lost in the kingdom of death. She had watered my roots and sprayed life into my veins quietly but now, I was about to shatter her to pieces. Putting her up to face the trial of my life with me was injustice and I didn't want to do it without her will at least.

Driving off to Royal Cousine, I felt the weight of the little ring resting in the pocket of my jeans and smiled. I knew she would love it. It was a delicate piece with two rings interlacing together in the symbol of infinity. One was silver while the other one was golden where the silver represented me and golden represented her. I had chosen it after much thought and I knew that she'd understand the hint behind it. I planned to propose her on our first date and the infinity that I had woven around us in just five days would do the best to envelope us in the most beautiful memory of my life.

I entered the restuarant where everything was prepared as ordered the day before. I had booked the whole place for myself and no visitors were allowed to ruin anything. Keeping the venue slightly simple, I had made sure not to make her run off in fright of all the royality. The manager approached me hurriedly and I gave him instructions once again. I knew I was being anxious over nothing but I wanted the night to be flawless.

I had planned a candle light dinner for us because I wanted to see her gold melt into the several shades of golden around us. Being satisfied with all the arrangements, I stepped out to do one last important thing. Walking across the street, I entered the book store and picked up "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green. We were supposed to work on this project and I thought that it would be best to gift her the hard copy of this novel tonight. I had read it before and I wanted her to read it too because it was my favourite by far.

The evening hue dawned upon the canvas of the sky as I stepped outside and started walking towards my car to check if it was locked before I returned back to the restuarant to wait for her. I looked down at my watch and it said 6:47 pm. I had 13 more minutes to myself before she arrived and sprinkled her magic all over me.

Perfection is something that's impossible on our planet because this is not paradise and things are meant to be imperfect here. Striving for everything to be flawless, I was standing on the edge of perfection and being so drunk on it, I forgot that this world worked on the principle of gray. Imperfections craved their way through the perfections naturally and we had no choice than to accept them. I couldn't even guess that fate was going to throw back my words at me so cruelly..and so soon.

"Rox....!" The melody began but mixed with the huge thunder of crashing cars and screeching tyres before dying abruptly. I turned around to see her lying in the middle of the road amidst the mess of damaged cars. Of all the things that I had imagined about seeing her for the first time that night, this had never crossed my mind.

"Haze!!!" I cried her name out loud for the first time in all those days as I ran madly across the street. My heart pumped harshly in my chest and my insides ached as I saw her stretched hand all painted in blood. Reaching her, I fell to my knees and held her tightly against my body.

Face covered all over with the crimson liquid, her breaths came out so shallow as her golden eyes rolled back in her head while she struggled for air painfully. Her blood smeared all over me and I felt nauseated. Shaking her wildly, I tried to bring her back to consciousness but she didn't seem to respond to anything. With trembling hands, I gathered her up in my arms and let out a cry into the night air as people gathered around us and an ambulance stopped near by.

The revolving lights on the ambulance made me feel insane as the events of the night passed by my eyes. Everything was clouded with a strange fog and I couldn't discern reality with illusion. Covered all over in her crimson paint, I felt like a broken masterpiece. Of all the things that stuck in my mind, the smile on her lips haunted me the most. That smile...blinded my vision into oblivision and I couldn't recall anything else.

Rolling in the magic of our infinity, I had completely forgotten that there existed a concept of zero too.

Author's Note

Beloved Imaginators, I have nothing to say except that I am so sorry. :( This is making me cry so much..you have no idea. I love her so much! :'(((( and I love him more than her! :((( Their pain is breaking my heart and I can't express how I have typed these words. :(

Sorry for the prolonged delay and absence but I couldn't bring myself to write this. I feel so hollow at the moment and I know that this chapter is short but I couldn't type anymore. :(

This story is so close to my heart and all this mess is killing me. :( There were so many things that I wanted to say but I forgot them all. Just this that if you're still up for reading my work after this chapter, then do go and check out my other books. They are better than this. Cara Evelyn, Beyond and Nostalgia. You would enjoy each of them. :')

Much Love xX
Hazel ♥♡