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"If a girl is single,
It doesn't necessarily means she isn't beautiful in her eyes.
It just simply means, she hasn't yet found a beautiful enough heart to win over hers."
                      Trust_is_Venom 

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Sorry chocokins, for the delay. From now, I'd try to give frequent updates.

Happy dusshera, my all lovely chocokins.!! May this dusshera brings joys and prosperity, and may you all defeat the negative vibes!
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Pearl's P.O.V

I grogily opened my eyes. Wait, why my back is paining so much? My head is pounding as well! Hell, even my eyelids are heavy. I groaned inwardly.

Wow! Just a great way to start my day!

Blinking my eyes to adjust to my surroundings, I wandered them aroud me. I was in the living room! On the floor!

What am I doing on the floor?

Just then, my eyes zoned on the person sitting beside me. Ahh, ladies and gentlemen you guessed it right! It was none other than Sherhoey.

Memories of last night flashed inside my head at once, Embre's shit-his break down- his love confession- and the kiss.
My cheeks flamed with embarrassment. Oh dear lord, I really really kissed him! It wasn't a dream!

'Ofcourse Pearl! Every good thing seems like a dream to you. I wonder how you have got such impressive talents!' My subconscious taunted.

But I ignored her, as I was blushing hard. Pretty hard! And the scene in front me didn't help either. I was curled up against Sherhoey. He was holding me against him tight, with my side pressed against his him as well. Even in his sleep, he didn't fail to hold me.
We were half sitting and half laying on the floor with our backs pressed up against the leather sofa. Oh, we must have fallen asleep here last night while talking.

'Oh my god! You figured it out?. How are you so intelligent." She said ironically.

I scowled. Like really, if anyone is interested in borrowing her or better yet buying her, you can just take her! For free! ABSOLUTELY FREE!!

Sighing, I moved my eyes back to him, only to blush again when I saw that my hands were resting over his chest. Congratulations to me! Soon, I'm gonna turn into a tomato. All credit goes to Mr Silvervans.

Taking in his facial features, I saw how adorable he was looking while sleeping. People might think me as a creep as I always stare at him in his sleep. He was snoring softly. His silky curls were hanging all over his forehead, making him look more cute. I slowly pushed back the silky strands off his face and a smile crept on my face.

But soon it flattered, when I saw few tears stains on his cheeks. Oh Sherhoey! Why do I always hurt you! I softly carresed his cheeks, removing those stains, and he sighed in what-seemed-like contentment in his sleep.

Okay, I should try to make his mood happy when he wakes up instead of shitting myself. Shitting won't do anything. I encouraged myself. Soon, a idea flickered inside my head.

It's gonna be fun!

I carefully peeled his arms off my waist and stood up, trying my best to be as quiet as possible. After that, I made a beeline to the kitchen. I opened the fridge and took out a jug of milk, followed by a bowl full of flour. Placing them on the counter top, I smirked. I'm gonna make him smile..no laugh! I hope my plan goes perfectly.

'Oh my I must say I Love you pearl.' My inner voice beamed at me. Ofcourse! As she knows my intention!

'And I must say I hate you.'  I replied, rolling my eyes at her.

With that I screamed at the top of my voice, "Sherhoey! Sherhoey! Save me!"

As expected, he came running to me like his ass was on my fire. I controlled the twiching of my lips.
'Control' I reminded myself.

"Angel! Are you okay? What happened?" He threw questions at me, while glancing me up and down to ensure if any harm has been done.

"Sherhoey there's a lizard! A bad looking one! Save me!" I said to him, faking fear. He laughed. I narrowed my eyes at him. What's there to laugh? Okay, there is but come on he don't need to laugh at my face.

Stupid male species.

"Angel seriously!? You're scared of a lizard? And bad looking one? Don't they all look the same? You're a doctor too Pearl!" He said, still laughing out loudly.

"So what? I'm a human doctor not a reptile doctor! And yes it was looking bad! Haven't you looked at them closely?"

"Closely? Oh my god, doll you're something!" He said, and duh yes he was yet laughing.

"What does that supposed to mean?" I said to him with fake anger. Wow Embre's acting skills are having impact on me too. He sobered up. Good!

"Okay angel, where is it?"

"Just behind you!" He turned back to see and my plan comes into action. I took the jug of milk and poured it all over him. He turned back shocked. I bursted out laughing.

"Angel!!'' He said still in shock.

"What? I just gave you a milk bath, Sherhoey!" I said, innocently.

Time for plan B!

I quickly clutched the bowl of flour in my hand. Sensing my moves, his eyes widened.

"Angel, Don't you dare!" He glared, playfully.

''Or what?" I said and with that, I threw all the flour at him.

"Angel, now you see!"he glared at me but I cant help my laughter. He was looking like a joker. A pure joker! With the milk and all, the flour got stuck and now its all sticky sticky!!

"Sherhoey, you look like a complete mess! A joker! I told him in between my laughs. He was busy shooting daggers at me but none was affecting me. I was just laughing my ass off!

"I know, angel. But still I look handsome." He defended himself. Okay, he did managed to look handsome but I won't admit it. There's no need of me to flatter his already big ego.

"Whatever makes you sleep at night, Mr." I retorted.

"So, I'm not handsome?" He asked, raising one of his eyebrows.

"No you're cute!" I very well know men didn't like to be called cute. And man his expression was priceless. He scrunched up his nose in disgust at the word cute and really look to puke his guts out. That just made me laugh harder. I sat on the floor clutching my stomach, laughing non stop.

"Aww, you look cute!" I cooed.

"Sure, we'll see angel." He said mischeiviously and I squealed. I didn't even notice how and when he got the oil jar. I quickly pulled myself up and ran, circling the counter. Now, my ass is on fire dude!

"No, Sherhoey! Don't!" I wanted to sound stern but failed miserably as I was more of laughing my brains out. I starting again as he inched closer.

"No, Sherhoey! Wait!" I said in between my squeals and laughs. He was catching up very easily. Blame his long legs! Plus, my giggles aren't helping either.

"You're not gonna escape this angel." He said while laughing heartily too. Oh heavens! Plan worked! Yo, victory! He laughed! Ding daang ding! I screamed happily while escaping him.

SPLASH!

"Sherhoey!'' I yelled.

"Got you angel!" He said, while laughing uncontrollably. He soaked me in oil. Eww! It's smelling gross! Now, it was my turn to throw glares at him.

"What? I just gave you an oil bath, angel." He said with his oh so innocent face, mimicing my previous words.

"Now you're gone, Sherhoey!" I said, clutching the nearby bottle of vinegar. He started running and I can't help but giggle at his carefree and happy look. I too started chasing him.

SPLASH! AGAIN!

"Angel!!!"

"What? I just gave you a--" I started.

"-Vinegar bath, yeah yeah!" He completed.

BAASH!

A tomato!?

He threw me a freaking tomato! Like, really??
Soon, we both were throwing all nearby stuffs at each other.  Even vegetables and eggs! We were in the mid of a kitchen war!!

Few minutes later, we both sat down leaning agaisnt the counter, still laughing.

"That was-" he said

"-fantabulous" I completed.  

"Haha, yes! Even-" his words got interrupted by the loud ringing of the landline phone in the hall. Grumbling something, under his breath he stood up holding out his hand. I stood up sliping my hand in his.

(Sorry, for the long playful scene but they deserve it since after this everything would become serious. Hope y'all would understand and not get bored) :)

He picked up the phone not even bothering to say hello to the other person. But what scared me was, his faced paled when he heard the person speaking. His whole demeanor changed.

What possibly that person said?

"I'll be there in a few." He spoke calmly, but his expressions were anything but calm. He slammed down the receiver a little too loudly, making me jump a little.

"What happened?" I asked slowly. He slowly looked at me, coming out of his daze.

"Your home." He whispered.

"My home? What about that?"

"We have to go there. Get dressed and clean yourself, angel." He said, ignoring my question completely and without giving me a chance to ask further he went up.

With no option left, and confused thoughts I made my way upstairs. Just as I was entering, I saw him coming out with his clothes in his hands.

"You shower in here, I'll use the guestroom. Your clothes are on the left side of the upper shelf in my closet." Saying so, he walked away.

What happened to him suddenly? Just after that call!?

Shaking my thoughts, I went inside to get ready.

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I descended down the stairs, and he was already sitting there all ready, talking to someone on his phone morelike barking orders.

"I don't know how will you do it, nor do I care! Just fucking do it!" He barked at the other person on phone. He raked his fingers in his hair almost frustratedly, trying to hear whatever the person on line was saying. From his looks I can say he was trying his best to not lash out.

"Twenty four hours! Thats what you have got! Not an hour more! Or else consider yourself fired!" He said, cutting the call.
Turning around when he noticed me, his face softened.

"You're ready, angel?" I nodded.

"Come." He grabbed my hands and pulled me towards the dining room. God knows from where a maid appeared bringing a plate full of breakfast in her hands.

Huh? I didn't see any maid here yesterday.

Settling the plate in front of me, she bowed her head in respect and Sherheoy motioned her to leave. Pulling out a chair, he made me sit and passed me the fork.

"Eat up, angel."

"Won't you join me?"

"No, I'm not hungry. You continue." He refused.

"Okay, I'm not hungry too. Lets go. We're getting late anyways." I said, putting me fork down and tried to stand up.

But he pushed me down by my shoulders. "Eat, angel."

"Only if you join me." I said offering him another fork. He looked at me for few seconds and when I didn't budged, he sighed and took the fork.

We finished the breakfast and settled inside his car. He stepped on the gas and I couldn't stop my thoughts from wondering.

Why was he taking me my home? Is he dropping me back to stay there? Does he no longer wants me to stay with him?

I don't want to, but a pang of disappointment coursed through me at that thought. But one more truth was I've to go back my home anyways.

But what happened so suddenly? Just few minutes ago, he was laughing and now he is so worked up.

Thats what I fear. We never know what would happen the very next moment. One moment you're happy but you don't know whether the next moment would be your undoing. It's so insanely bad!

My thoughts came to halt when he pulled into my building. I live in a flat. Turning to open my door, I stopped when I saw Sherhoey already have done that. Slipping my hands in his, I jumped out of the car.

My hold tightened on him when I saw a commotion inside the parking lot. But he just pulled my away but nonetheless I saw a pool of blood over there and my breath hitched in my throat.

Blood?!

We entered inside the elevator and I was shocked when he typed my floor without even asking me. I've no idea how he knows that!

"How come you know it?"

"You will come to know, angel."

What?

After reaching there, I stepped forward to unlock my door but it was already open..no it was broken. I looked back at Sherhoey, and by his expressions I knew he knows about it.

Holding my breath, I stepped inside and the scene in front of me was something I could have never imagined. All furnitures were broken, as if a hurricane had came over here. But how?

Robbery? Only in my house?!

Nah! Robbery isn't making sense.. but then what?

Turning my eyes around my whole house, I saw that it was completely shattered. Tears sprung in my eyes. I've called this home and now it's all wreck.

My sweet house.

Walking further, I stepped inside my kitchen. It was destroyed too, ruthlessly. All the utensils were thrown down. The cabinets were torn apart. All the jars were lying on the floor.

Every thing was destroyed.

I sensed Sherhoey behind me, he was following me silently. How did he knew all about it?! I turned towards him with my teary eyes and he immediately pulled me into his arms.

"How? The security guards?" I sobbed out, completely messed up with the scene in front of me. Why will anyone destroy my home? And what were the security doing?

"The guard is dead." He said quietly. Dead? Oh no!!! That pool of blood was of him!

And then it struck me.

"You mean murdered?!'' I said appalled. He slowly nodded his head.

"But there are 4 of them. Who among them has been mu-murdered?"

"All."

I really don't know what to feel.

"Why?" I rasped out in shock.

"Angel-"

"Boss, there's something you should see." A tall man with black hair said.

"Lead the way" Sherhoey ordered, still keeping me tucked in his embrace.

"This way, boss." Another tall man who have the same look as the previous one with brown hair said. I guess they are twins.

We followed them and I gasped in shock. It was my room. And no surprise there, it was wrecked too. Mirror was broken and pieces were lying everywhere. Bedsheets were torn, the pillows were crushed. All the photoframes were broken down.

"It can't be a robbery." I blurted out. Why would anyone choose my house for it? But then again, why?

"It isn't. It's a threat." The black haired man said.

"Threat?" I said, confused but then my gaze fell on the wall beside my bed and my breath got knocked out of my lungs.

I'm coming for her. Such a shame she weren't home. Anyways, I would come soon, to wither her wings. If you can, then stop me. The game is on, I've started it and I'd end it as well. Tsk..tsk...

It was written on the wall with blood in deep bold letters. A chill ran down my spine after reading it. My hands started trembling and I swayed a little. Sherhoey was at my side in a blink. This all was too much and I don't even know why it's happening.

"Who is coming for me and why?" I whispered out.

"I'm so sorry, angel. It's all because of me. I'm so sorry." He whispered back.

Why is he sorry?

My phone binged, indicating I received a text. With still shaking hands I opened the message and my heart gripped with fear.

Dear Angel, got my message? Hope you enjoyed it. The count down begins...
With love,
~SD.

"What's wrong?" Sherhoey asked but instead of answering him, I pushed over my phone in his hands.

"They know that we've read the message on the wall that means they're watching us!" Sherhoey said.

Watching? Oh my God!

"Who is SD?" I managed to force out.

"Sgrehem Doiynque." He said out his name with pure hatred.

"Who's that? I don't know anyone with such initials." I said back. But what he said next was my undoing.

"He is a mobster."

I thought this was the worst that could happen. Little did I knew that this was just the silent whisper of storm. And the actual storm isn't very far away.

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Ahh, Finally!

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I'm not really impressed by this chapter but still I'm hoping you all would like it. And I hadn't let you all down.

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And if by any chance, you Don't know then Evening glitters and Trust is venom are the same persons. :)

Next update would be within this week, I guess. But for that I'd need your support.
Till then, take care.

Sometimes your glitters are faded in the brightness of facade, you may dim down but, all you have to do is find the darkness of truth. Afterall, Stars shine in darkness of night and not in glow of sun.
Night maybe scary but it's the time when you encounter the real you.

Trust_is_Venom.