Sameer POV

I and Prateek are waiting for the driver to come, We had attended a late-night corporate party and waiting for the driver to take us home. I usually don't drink but sometimes it's tough to say a no to drinks just to impress the clients for deals. Even then I simply prefer a can of beer.

But Today I drunk like a fish thinking about Niyathi and her words. I know I have crossed my limit. I don't know what came over me to drink like this.

Thankfully Prateek is there to take care of me. He doesn't drink anything rather than a beer like me. So he is my best companion at pubs and parties. we can call him teetotaller.

"Why does she want to meet me at the office?" I asked Prateek soon we sat into the car.

"I don't know," He frowned.

"It's tough to understand girls and their motives." He chuckled.

I too chuckled back.

"I feel so happy to have Swathi in my life, she is so simple." He said heaving a dreamy sigh.

"She is a sweetheart" I smiled at him thinking about Niyathi.

I just want to see her now. I have seen her a few hours ago at the cafe, I met her in the evening now I feel like I miss her for a lifetime.

"I miss her a lot" I blurted it.

"You are mooning like a lovesick teenager" He is laughing at me crazily.

"Bhaiya." I gave a fake glare.

"Ha ha...." He is laughing so loud making me blush. I never felt like this in my life.

"But why does she want time to say yes?" I asked frowning at him.

"Maybe she wasn't prepared for marriage at this moment." He tried to grin a bit.

"What if she says no?" I asked him suddenly choking at the thought.

"She won't, believe me," Prateek said gently pressing my hand.

"How can you say that?" I asked peeping into his eyes.

"If she is not interested, She will say it straight away on your face"

"Think why will she ask sometime if she doesn't love you?" He looked at me smiling.

I grinned at him happily, his words are like nectar to my ears.

"It means she wants to work on this relationship, She is even willing to give some time to know me, my work, my lifestyle," I said smiling goofily.

"But..."I trailed off and looked at him with a pale face.

"She will say yes and she wants the perfect time to say it." He patted my shoulder.

"Maybe!" I hugged him.

"You drank like a fish" Prateek pushed me away punching my stomach.

"Bhaiya!" I complained like a kid.

"What if Niyathi sees you now?  What will she think about you?" Prateek asked a question which almost caused me a heart attack.

"She will kill me, She won't see my face again in my lifetime," I whispered.

"What?!" Prateek Bhaiya looked at me in shock.

"Yes Bhaiya, She hates alcohol and she has a fear of alcohols and drugs from her childhood. Even her father gave up drinking for her." I said pressing my lips.

"What?" He looked at me in disbelief.

"Yes," I nodded in guilt.

"Sameer, I don't know what to say" He mumbled and sat there in silence.

"Bhiaya you know I seldom drink, Like once in a lifetime, I want to celebrate this day, So I drank like this." I paused

He is looking at me with passionate eyes.

"You know I love her from my school days, I learnt her likes and dislikes and owned them as mine. So I gave up drinking completely but..." I squeeze my eyes shut trying to stop these tears.

"But I couldn't stop myself from consuming it today. I even promised myself that this will be the last time in my life because from tomorrow onwards she will be in my life." I completed.

He gave a sad smile and ruffled my hair.

"Bhaiya you know I never drive while I am drunk," I said trying to cheer up his mood.

He punched my shoulder again and nodded in agreement.

"I am just joking Sameer, She will understand even if see you now. She is a matured girl" Prateek Bhaiya said trying to smile.

I don't know what to say but I smiled back at him.

"Sameer, Look there." Prateek Bhaiya shouted my name as I closed my eyes feeling drowsy.

"Niyathi, She is there." He said shaking my shoulder fervently.

I saw Niyathi standing there alone on the other side of the road with a worried face.

"What?!" I opened my eyes quickly rubbing them with my fists.

"Stop the car," Prateek Bhaiya asked the driver to stop the car.

"What is she doing there?" He asked me in a worried tone.

"Look there is a hospital" I showed him the signboard

He looked at the signboard beside which she is standing.

"Maybe an emergency" I spoke slowly lowering my head a bit.

"What happened to her Bike?" Prateek Bhaiya looked around worriedly.

We didn't find it anywhere.

"I think she needs help" Prateek Bhaiya is about to get down.

My heart stopped for a second.

"How can I go in front of her like this?" I mumbled looking at him with a blank face.

"Come on Sameer, She needs help. We can't sit here like this. It's almost midnight." He warned me this time.

"Please go and talk to her Bhiaya, I can't go to her like this. I can't imagine what will happen if she sees me like this. Please." I sat there calmly.

"You are an Idiot Sameer." He is about to get down from the car.

"Bhaiya!" I caught his hand firmly with tears in my eyes.

"Sameer you are making things too difficult for me." Prateek sat recklessly, controlling his anger.

He thought for a second and quickly grabbed his mobile from his pocket.

He started dialling Kritik without a second.

I felt like killing myself, I blamed my ill luck. I blamed myself for this.

We saw few guys moving suspiciously towards her and My heart skipped its beat for a second.

They are moving on the bike towards her dangerously, they are just a few metres away from her.

I closed my eyes and a lone tear escaped from the corner of my eye.

"It's high time Sameer, I need to get down." Prateek Bhiaya got down from the car and started moving towards her.

Suddenly a guy appeared in between them and her. He just threw something on them making them fall on the road.

I saw her closing her eyes in fear and standing there like a rock.

He just walked to them in few strides and started kicking them hard with his legs.

She got worried and started walking away from there hurriedly.

She almost ran across the road and hit Prateek Bhaiya who is standing a few feet away from our car.

Her eyes widened in shock and her gaze shifted to our car, My breath hitched and my legs are wobbling.

My throat became dry and I saw her walking towards the car.

She took a few steps ahead and I slowly got down from the car.

I saw Prateek observing everything from the corner of his eye.

"Sameer" She spoke very slowly trying to control a sob about to escape from her mouth.

My legs faltered instantly I took a second to stand composed.

"Sameer." She stood there peeping into my eyes.

I lowered my head and shut my eyes squeezed into fear.

"Niyathi, Come on" The same guy who beat them to death appeared suddenly from nowhere and dragged her away from there catching her arm.

How is the chapter?

I wrote it thrice and this is the final version.

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