The Path I Crave!

Chapter 13

Adi

Dear Adi,

I start by asking you to forgive me. I know it's impossible to forgive me this time.

I did lie to you. I'm going away forever. I know you will tear down the dam world to find me. Please don't waste your time trying to find me. You have your entire life ahead. Treasure it. Make it so wonderfully that one day when If I dare to come back, you can tell me all about it.

I love you. Don't ever have a doubt about my love for you. You are the only man I truly love. Every day I spent with you I loved you more. You are the second best thing that ever happened to me, off course the first is Rishi. The last couple of month with you, were the best. I will cherish until my last breath. Every bit of it.

You have thought me how to love selflessly. You have loved me more than half your life and I want you to love me until your last breath. But I want you to find a sweet girl (she better not be better than me). And you better not love anyone as much as you loved me, move on with your life

Don't let me die from your heart. Don't make me a burden in your heart. Cherish me in there. As long as I live, I want to be in your heart. I don't care if you fall in love again but I do care about staying in your heart. Don't throw me and I promise I will always love you.

I know I'm hurting you terribly, believe me I feel terrible already writing this letter to you. I hope the happy memories subsides the pain in your heart.

Always and Forever - Yours and only yours

Chandni

Four days since Rishi left Bangalore, Three days since Chandni left, Two days since I found the letter, a day since I shut myself in the room. I have read and reread her letter again and again. Her words begin to haunt me, creating a halo in my chest.

I know, she is cranky, fickle and stupid sometime but this is unbelievable. Couple of weeks back if someone told me she would go away forever, I would have laughed. Now I'm living the nightmare. Why did she go away? What was so bad that you had to go?

Where are you Chandni?

Every time I dialed her number it says switched off. But what a plan? Sending Rishi away to Fiji, Not sharing details with me about the trip, faking girl time with Varsha, informing Varsha she needs time with me. She executed her plan perfectly without any surprises.

In her letter it was crisp and clear, she doesn't want to be found. Could I give upon her without a fight? Never! My parents were as shocked as me. Mother thought it was prank until she saw the tears rolling out of my eyes. I had no ways to contact Rishi unless he called home. I enquired every possible person she would visit. But she wasn't there. How did I not see this coming? I should have spent more time with her instead of working.

Our friends were home, helping me out, brainstorming. We filed a report in the police station. I was questioned since I happened to be the last person who saw her. We had a friend who worked in cyber department, we tracked her mobile number and then we drilled into her emails, messages, phone calls, everything led to a dead end.

Everything shouted she didn't want to be located. I had another letter in the closet addressed to Rishi and Riya. Hoping to find a clue I opened it:

Dear Rishi & Riya,

I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon.

I love you both.

Let me live by myself and please don't search for me.