What is stopping us?

We have time. Right?

Rahul was taking long. I wanted to know if we were gonna stay or go to a hotel since I'm not gonna have a place to sleep. He finally opened the door and I smile at him.

"Hey I wanted to know if we were sharing the room or if I should stay at a hotel?"

He opened the bag and took a bottle out.

"Rahul-."

He started drinking and I walked towards him.

"Rahul stop leave that!"

I tried pulling it out of his hand. He can't go back to this. I've seen him during that time and I hate it. I was trying hard to pulling it but he was to strong.

"Alizeh stop! Leave me alone!"

I fell into the ground and looked at him. His eyes told me he felt bad but.. he got up and was gonna go to the bathroom. I stood in front of him and cupped his face.

"Hey. Come on leave this and let's go to bed."

I looked at him as tears were stinging my eyes. Afraid that he would start to become what he is most afraid of.

"J- Just leave me alone."

He went into the bathroom and locked the door. Once that first tear broke free, the rest followed in an unbroken stream. I  bent forward where I  sat on the floor and pressing my palms to the mat, I  began to cry nonstop. I loved Rahul I really do. But I could tell he doesn't love me the way I love him. If him stopping from drinking means that I should go then I would do it. I just want the best for him, I really do, and the best for him is Meera. I know that..

He came out and looked at me with his wide chestnut eyes. They also had tears in them. I saw that he had thrown the bottle at the floor.

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I came out the bathroom and saw her on the floor. It was painful to see her like this. All I could do was embrace her and let the torrent of her tears to soak through my shirt. I could hear her silently screaming, suffocating with each breath she took holding onto her pride. I ran my fingers through her hair, time and time again, in an attempt to calm the silent war within her mind.

This always happened to me, whenever I got mad or disappointed the first thing I would go to was a beer. Without thinking I would drink and drink, but for some reason this time I was able to stop. Hearing Alizeh sobbing o the other room and starting to cry. Seeing Meera's smile in my head. I had to live my life and not fuck it up.

She stopped crying and immediately went to sleep on my chest. I feel bad for making her go through this. I really like Alizeh but not as much as she loves me. I promised I would give her a chance and I am, but it's gonna take some time. But the good thing is that we have plenty of it. Right?

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It was the next day and I woke up but Alizeh was missing.

"Hmm maybe she went downstairs"

I walked towards the closet to look for my clothes but instead I saw that Alizeh's clothes was missing. H-Had she packed her stuff? I went to the bathroom and everything was missing her makeup and hair brushes. I found a note.

Hi Rahul. I'm not usually this cheesy but... I would do and become anything just for you. Because I love you, and I know.. that you don't love me back and I thought that I could make you live me and at least give it a try but I was wrong. You drink when your mad Rahul and you don't think how I saw your face when you found out Meera was getting married? You told me you got over her but your face told me otherwise. So I'm sorry Rahul but it's not you and I. It's you and her.. so don't screw this up and go with her. Because your free as a feather.

Alizeh- :/

NO NO NO NO NO NO! SHE CANT LEAVE ME. I promised I would give her a new chance! I promised I would screw this up. She didn't deserve this. We still had time. I still had time to fall for her. I quickly got in the car and went looking for her. I went to the hotel she was supposed to stay in and went to her room. Everything was there.

But I thought she had left. Why is her stuff still here? I looked everywhere but she wasn't found. There was a drop of blood on the bed sheets and blood drops heading outside. I followed them hoping they weren't anyone's.. I felt a tap on my should and flinched.

"Hey don't worry it's me."

"Meera? What are you doing here?"

"You were in a rush and you looked worried so I followed you. Is everything ok?"

"No Alizeh randomly broke up with me but she is still booked here but look."

I hold up the sheets to show her the blood. She looked surprise and then she saw the drops.

"Then what are you waiting for?!? Follow them she could be in trouble!"

We followed the drops and they were heading towards the roof. I opened the door and the drops stopped. We looked around and saw Alizeh tied up with a piece of clothes covering her mouth. I ran to her and tried to untie her but the rope was tight. She was mumbling she  was trying to tell me something. She looked worried and had tears in her eyes.

"Who did this?!?"

I heard Meera scream and I turned around. A women with a black hood on had hit her head with a stick. I ran towards meera and got on my knees.

"MEERA! MEERA! Get up come on!!"

Her eyes were weak but she was still conscious. I looked up as the women took off her hood letting her hair flow out with the wind.

"Miss me?"

"Maya."