Don 3: Heart's Desire

Chapter 66

10 days later

'Miss, please, you need to tell me the truth. You're not helping yourself one bit out of this mess'

Roma just stared into space, blankly, as she had gotten used to in the last 10 days, alone in her cell, waiting for her trial. Her state attorney that was given to her, as she couldn't afford a private lawyer, was trying to defend her case, but it seemed useless.

'My fiancée. And he'll fix this. So I don't need your help'

'Where is he then?! Why hasn't he come to get you out of this mess? At least give us a name...'

Roma remained silent. That was the same question that had been haunting her for 10 days. Where was he?! She knew he couldn't come there, legally that would put an end to his immunity... but surely he could've done something to let her know he had her back.

The man sighed 'The way I see it, this could very well solve as a medical case. I've read your file, miss Bhagat. Your psychiatric charts...Dios... they all indicate this... mad obsession with this man, Don'

Roma rolled her eyes and rested her forehead against the cold hard table. She was exhausted. She didn't even know what to tell him. She couldn't tell him the truth. She couldn't trust him. She didn't know what to do. She needed Don's help.

One month later...

Roma stared into the ceiling of her cell. She couldn't believe her life. She couldn't believe any of it. How could this all have happened? She glanced over at the letter she received from Anushka. Her parents were dead. Roma felt sorry for her uncles. But sympathy had no room in her life anymore. Her hatred for Anushka and everything that happened made her immune to any feelings. And most of all, her sentiment of betrayal she got from Don. She had never felt more abandoned in her entire life. So her uncle suffered a heart attack upon learning about Roma. Then her aunt cried herself to death. They had been very close. She couldn't live without him. Which made her hate all 3 of them even more, for being everything that she had thought Don and herself to be. And she hated Anushka of course for having an affair with Don. She didn't feel sorry at all for her. She wrote her that she hadn't in fact had an affair with Don, but who was to believe her now? She also let her know that the police didn't know anything about Don's whereabouts. Clearly because she wanted Don all to herself, Roma grimaced. But now she says she herself doesn't know where he is.

'Get up, you have a visitor'

Roma almost didn't react to that. The last thing she needed was to see that stupid attorney's face again.

Immediately as she stepped into the room she froze. "That smell!" All her senses were alert, suddenly. Her eyes widened and she barely had the chance to see him gesture for her to keep quiet before blowing up his disguise.

'Mr. Alonso, don't be long' the usher said after uncuffing Roma's hands

'Claro' Don gave the man a dimpled smile. He did come across as Mexican, dressed like that and with his hair combed back like that. He even shaved to look more like her Hispanic attorney. Roma was in awe, completely dumbstruck.

'Are you really here?' she whispered

Don just looked at her. He took his time doing so, too. He looked at her lovingly, as if trying hard to hold back a kiss. Of course she looked awful but to him it was clearly not the case. She could already feel beautiful again just by mirroring her reflection into his eyes.

'While you were held over at the Interpol's H.Q., naturally I couldn't come. Then they kept your visits with the attorney supervised. This is the first unsupervised one. They're pretty certain you have no idea about my whereabouts'