A LIE TO LOVE ❤️

Part # 29

Vikram glanced at her tear stained eyes. She had never cried. Or at least he had never seen her this way , before. He so wished he could take her in his arms right then to comfort her, but alas!

"I'm so sorry Sanyukta, I couldn't find anybody who knows him.", he continued. "Anyways, I've given my number to the security guard and asked him to contact me in case, if he finds a guy who works at Netway and stays in that apartment."

"Vicky , if you get any information regarding him. Please do not delay. Just make sure you meet him ", Tanya added.

Tanya wanted things to go fine between Randhir and Sanyukta as she wanted Vikram for herself .

"Don't worry, Sanyukta ", Vikram tried to console Sanyukta.

"I believe in Randhir . More than him, I believe in my love. Im leaving everything on my destiny. I know nothing can go wrong. I'm going to office to apply for leave.", Sanyukta said.

"Vicky , you take these keys in case if you need them", she chipped handing over the house keys to Vikram. "And Tanya ", she turned towards Tanya and asked , "Are you coming with me?"

Tanya's jaw dropped at her friend's staggering attitude. She just nodded her head in reply.

"How come you are so strong and confident even after what he has done ?", Tanya asked as they descended the stairs.

Sanyukta closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. All she could see was his smile, those deep dark eyes and his charming face . His words started lingering at the back of her mind ...

"The moment I saw you, I knew you were mine. To be more precise, those eyes made me long for you. I wanted to be your vision. The vision your eyes see today and the vision your eyes want to see tomorrow"

"Sanyukta , we are not born measuring the size of our heart. Be it short or long, but we have it for ourselves. It beats for us, every second, reminding that we are alive. You are such a thing to me. You are the one who reminds me the purpose of staying alive"

"Yes I was mad at you, but more than that, I'm madly in love with you."

"You don't know what 'playing with emotions' actually means and I'm NOT playing with your emotions."

She trailed down the stairs, long enough to reminisce him.

"No, he can't be wrong.", she said trying to fight back the tears within her eyes, which had already reached the corner of lips.

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August 18: 3.30 PM

Vikram received a call from the Security guard of the apartment . He said that the resident who works at Netway was back .

Sanyukta's life and safety were at stake .Vikram had to find Randhir , to cease the disorientated situation. But deep inside his heart, he still wished Sanyukta to reciprocate his love. He couldn't let a strange guy bulldoze the secret orchard of his life .

August 18: 5.30 PM:

Sanyukta noticed a missed call from Vikram around 3.40 PM , who had gone to the service apartment in Vasant Nagar to check if it's Randhir.

She tried dialling his number but it was not reachable.

'Did he meet Randhir ?', she wondered.

She had already applied for a leave for the rest of the week and wound things up to cover for her absence. She did not have time to meet Tanya in office . She just called her up and said that she was leaving.

She then opened her WhatsApp to post in the 'Elite Catering ' group that due to personal emergency, the restaurant will be closed for next few days. But as she started to type, her tears started to get pooled in her eyes and blurred her vision. He has driven her from nowhere to where she was. She missed Randhir . She was not worried about his false identity as she believed in him. She just wanted him to be safe wherever he was . She wanted to hear his voice. She wanted him to come back to her.

'Was she in imminent danger of losing him?', her panic-striken eyes locked itself with the cloudy evening sky.

She gathered her things and headed back home. She wanted to know where Vikram was. She tried his number several times, on her way towards home but the call didn't get connected at all.

August 18: 8.15 PM

Sanyukta was getting restless. She couldn't wait anymore. She was worried about Vikram . He had left home around 3.40 pm and she didn't hear anything from him since then. She needed to take an action. It was Randhir in the beginning and now it's Vikram who's missing .

What was happening?, she wondered. Where were they all going? Who was behind all this?
A million of questions were running in her mind for which she had no answer.

It was around 9 PM when she heard her door bell ring....

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