I Found You

Chapter 1

Mahir looked at the heena clad hand holding on to his father's. There was a numb and hollow feeling. He never loved her. Yes, but he liked her. He was dreaming his future with her and what did she do. She shattered all his plan, his dreams and his family and eloped.

"I promise to marry your son uncle." He heard her say. But his eyes stayed on the heena clad hands. The heena was black as it could be. He remembered his mother saying that the color of heena on the girl's hand is the symbol of her man's love. The darker the heena, the deeper and loyal the love. Hers was dark as night. Not a bridal one but it was not a simple one too.

"But please uncle I need three hours" he heard her say and this time he looked up at her. For the first time he saw her. 'Will she elope to in this time.' he thought

"Uncle trust me, I won't leave the premise, but please give me three hours. I need... need them" she said. He was unnerved. He looked at his father. He had an oxygen mask on and was connected to an IV and there were lot of machines monitoring his body vitals. He never saw his father so week. It was all because of one girl. He hated her to guts now.

"I understand beta" he heard his father and his head snapped at his father. His father was believing again! How can he. Hasn't this family done enough.

"Thank you" he heard her say. He almost thought it was a choke but his thought didn't hover on it. He felt his father touching his hand and then he felt another warm touch. Hers. His father was holding his and her hand together.

"Gargi, always keep my Mahir happy." his father said and for Mahir it felt like his father was saying his last wish.

"I will uncle and you will see it. Aap aa rahe ho ghar jald hi" she beat him saying. His eyes rolled automatically. Does the family all have sugar coaters.

"I have to go" he heard again. He looked at his father and saw his father was already looking at him, confused he looked at the girl. Did she say it to him. She was also looking at him. He saw her red eyes but again his thoughts didn't go there, she didn't concern him.

She looked at him but seeing him not respond she left. He kept sitting there with his father.

"I am fine" his father said weakly

"I can see that" he mumbled. And then he thought 'Maybe she will elope like her sister.' He quickly said "I'll be back" and left hastily.

He got out of the private VIP room to see a bunch of people. His mother, his sister, his brother-in-law, Reya's parents, another couple and a guy. Then, he saw his friends standing at the end of hallway. And besides them she was standing with Reya's brother, talking to him. He started walking to her. That's when he saw Neil come his way. Neil his best friend.

"How is unc..."

"Keep your eyes on her." Mahir said and Neil had never heard him talk in such a stone-cold tone.

"What?" Neil said

"Her" Mahir pointed at Gargi talking to Rehan at distance and Neil turned to see her and then Mahir again. He frowned

"Kyu?" Neil asked

"She should not leave the hospital Neil" Mahir said again in the same tone. "If she does, you will take her and be with her till I have this figured" he added and Neil nod. They saw Gargi walk out of the corridor and Neil quickly followed.

"Mahir" he heard and turned to his manger and another best friend Abhimanyu.

"I had a talk with the lawyer, he did the needful. He will be here with the marriage registrar in some time." Abhimanyu informed him and he just nodded.