Um. Hi! @_@ long chapter ahead

Drishti's POV:

Thinking about my special day which ahd about six hours to go, all I could think of was having a completely different birthday this year.

For now I only knew that something was brewing in Neil's mind for all the time we were together, he was indirectly telling me that tomorrow is a big day. Or so was my own theory.

I am definitely not interested.

Now the chief question was,

Where is Rakshit?

He must be upset seeing me with him but I was too confused to take a decision. If Rakshit went in prison, I would be alone, he would be sad and- nothing would be good.

I'm trying to keep aside the thought that he might be faking it and I was giving it a chance but I was also being the one ruining it.

I've not heard from him recently. He shows up rarely from the past one month completely ignoring me like I never existed in the universe.

I mean, hello! I am your wife you moron.

I picked up my phone and dialed his number, waiting for an exact 20 seconds before I put down the phone when heavy footsteps stopped at the front door.

Ting-Tong!

I sighed and walked up to the door tediously. Sitting at the same place for 1 freakin hour is injurious to your ass. It felt that I didn't have one.

Opening the door, the perky 6'3" husband of mine greeted me with a smile.

I deem that something was up in his mind for his smile was a way to much reaching his ears.

"Good evening princess" He came inside removing his jacket, not before cupping my face with his right hand and placing a slight kiss on my forehead. At least he looked happy.

"Good evening" I greeted back, shoving forward to grab his jacket and yes, I was treated by a galvanized look on his face. "What?" Shrugging my shoulders, I snatched his jacket from his hands and walked forward with him matching my steps. "Can't a person offer some generosity?"

"Yes, but in your case it's hard to believe" he chuckled feebly before throwing himself at the couch and removing his shoes.

"Um, Rakshit?"

"What happened?"

"Do you want coffee?" And here I got an amused look. Can't a person do something good?! "What? Stop giving me that look"

"Ok, what happened to you today?"

"Seriously?!" To be honest I wanted to be a difference today, but the fact that tomorrow was my birthday would make him think I was being over-nice for that particular reason, and trust me I never want him to think that of me.

"Ok fine don't get mad. I would love a coffee"

It took me ten minutes to walk to the kitchen and prepare the coffee for him. For me it was rather a battle than the kitchen. But the smell and the color seemed perfect!

Holding up my imaginary collar, I took the cup in my hand and presented it in front of Rakshit who was the living room and took the cup saying "Thank You"

A feeling of angst filled up inside of me as he took sips of the coffee, a bizzare smile covered his lips when he faced an over-zealous-for-praise me.

"How's it?"

"It's fantastic! Oh my god I loved it"

"Wow! If it's this much tasty, then let me have a sip" My hands moved forward to hold the cup but he held it back nervously.

"Oh no! I have drunk from this cup, and I know you are not at all a fan of sharing used things"

"But you are my husband! So it won't matter" This time too I was about to take the cup but he held it back. "I want this God Damn cup now!"

And here I went to snatch the cup, causing the of coffee to wobble inside the cup and a few drops fall on the floor too. He tried hard to keep me back but I was Drishti!

Being successful in my task, I gave my best smug look to him and brought the cup to my lips. As the coffee came in contact with my tongue all I could feel was my taste buds cursing me and a sudden urge to throw it out.

I spilled out the coffee back into the cup and coughed hard, Rakshit rubbing my back as I chocked on that.

"What the hell was that shit! How did you even drink that, yulk!" Truth dawned upon me making me feel enlightened.

I used salt instead of sugar.

All that glitters is not gold,
And all that's white is not sugar.

"Agh! I hate that! Why did I think I could make coffee?"

"Come on! It was a good nice try. I insist you to make it daily"

"If you want poison than take ut directly from a shop, why forcing me to make some?"

"You are exaggerating, if you had known it was sugar, trust me the coffee would have been best!"

"Stop being so nice!" He just laughed as I rubbed my tongues against my front teeth

Rakshit's POV:

It was 10:23 pm when Drishti came down wearing a black expensive short dress, slight makeup and a handbag on her shoulder.

"Um, you going out?" I wasn't sad, for it was my best opportunity to decorate the house before she returned.

"Yes, just going to end something I should've ended sooner" I couldn't tell what she meant but the way she smiled at me, I guessed it was not bad.

"When will you return?"

"Till 12. Why?"

"No, nothing" I said, helping her with her coat. "Just take care and get home soon" I cupped her face and placed a kiss on her forehead while she simply smiled.

"Why would you think I'll not return. I'm going to return within a few minutes and then we'll watch a good movie" she sighed.

"Take care"

"You are saying as if I'm going for a world war!" She chuckled before putting her arms around my neck for the first time befor going out. "Bye"

"Bye" I watched her exiting the house, leaving me with enough time to decorate it, the plan was on!

I called Vicky over and started with the preparations. I tried contacting Natasha too but she didn't return my calls. If didn't return her boyfriend's calls then would she return mine. The last thing she told me was-

'She called herself a one man woman then why is she having two men wrapped around her figure?'

*****

11:40 pm

The decorations had been done as I had expected them to be. Everything was perfectly according to her likings, the only thing missing was she. And it was her time to return.

I waited and waited for her to come and rejoice in her special day. It was the best day to confess that I love her too. Birthdays are always special for it's the time when we've got to show the person how much we are thankful to god that he sent that person in our life. Make the person feel that he/she is loved and cared for and that the day was indeed a special one.

11:40 I waited

11:45 I waited

11:50 I waited

11:55 I waited

11:57 I waited

12:00 I waited

No problem. It takes time to return. She would definitely show up anytime now!

12:05 I waited

12:10 I waited

12:15 I waited

12:30 I waited

1:00 I waited

1:30 I waited

2:00 My hope was beginning to get shattered.

2:30 My eyes lifted off the gate but still no traces of her.

3:00 I was outside in the street, still waiting.

A pang of sadness passed through me when I felt, I was wrong. She wouldn't show up. My heart skipped a beat when realization struck me.

She must be with him.

But what if not? What if she was in danger. She usually returns back at this time.

I grabbed my jacket and locked the house, running madly in the streets looking for her. I checked approximately each and every place where she might go, but found her nowhere. I tried calling her, but ger number was unreachable. I called her friends and even Neil but they didn't know where she was.

For the first time, I cried.

I cried not because I was weak. I cried because I feared losing her, I feared where she was. As my lips felt dead to express the amount of the pain I held in my heart at this moment, the work was taken over by my eyes.

Where could she probably go?

4:00 I couldn't find her

4:30 I knocked every door near her favorite spots but failed to find her

5:00 I felt excruciating pain when she was still nowhere

5:30 I kept the hope in my heart alive

6:00 I Struggled to file a missing person report but the police didn't accept

6:30 I wanted to scream but couldn't

7:00 I felt starved, my mouth was parched from continued running

8:00 I nearly escaped an accident

10:00 A few people called me crazy when they saw me wandering in the streets repeatedly. Women hid their children inside their house and men warning me to go away since I visited the same places over and over again like crazy

12 noon I called Vicky and asked for help

1:00 pm I felt pathetic but still continued the search

3:00 We continued search in different directions but still she was not there

6:00 I needed someone's shoulder to cry on but felt deeply alone.

7:00 I got hit by a car and hurt my leg, fine enough to walk

9:00 My legs left my side and I fell on the ground, my knees absorbing the shock of the fall. I felt my throat dry up but didn't care. I felt hungry but didn't care. For she was my only priority.

10:00 I got a call from Vicky "Come To The Graveyard"

10:30 My eyes surveyed Drishti, Neil, her and Neil's friends lying all drunk in the Graveyard.

"She was here all the time. She fucking betrayed you! She didn't care of your calls, or anything. See her yourself. She is lying half drunk here, partying with everyone! She's-"

"She's safe!" All the tizziness and mental trauma left me as she was there, right in front of my eyes, drunk to the core yet,

Safe

It was not my fault that I was so deep in love with someone who wouldn't think once of informing if I was okay.

I rushed to her and picked her in my eyes, patting cheeks calling out her name. "You're safe Drishti, you're safe" Tears of satisfaction mingled with excessive jubilance floated down my eyes. Drowned in my own uncontrolled emotions, I snaked my arms around her unconscious body and kissed her forehead in reassurance.

"And here I used to think that my girlfriend is fucking out of her non existant brain!" Screamer Vicky. "Are you even serious?! Why don't you leave her? Even I am with Alvina now after seeing this"

"Shut up for a moment" I left out a gasp of air picking her up in my arms and walking away from those drunk insignificant people.

11:00 We were home. Together physically but apart mentally.

I shut the door of her room after covering her in a blanket and kissing her forehead in her sleep.

"Why are you doing all this?" Spoke Vicky, his tone showing disinterest.

"Cuz I love her"

"Get her off your life" He shut the door behind him and left my house.

"Even if my mind would try to get her out of it, my heart would always be holding to each and every single memory of hers" I whispered to myslef and retracted into her room lying beside her, caressing her forehead. "You know I was so worried, what if something would've happened to you. If you were out, you could've told me. I wouldn't have opposed. I will do anything that makes you happy and if your happiness lies without me, let it be so. But, I think it don't have to be that way. I will try to be that someone for you and change that fact"