DARK SOUL'S: The Story You Started

ISHITA

I haven’t been this awake in my whole life. It isn’t the light Ethan showed me but it is something I haven’t seen before.
He was right, I wanted to be alive, take my breath without any hitch, but there was always something pulling me inside. But not today. It feels good to be alive again!
I was waiting for Mr. Siraj and family to come down from their hotels, They are going back today, I wanted to go with them but it isn’t possible right, IT production department needs my help in here and that is why I’m here. Thank god Ethan is not here now! It’s not like I don’t want him to be, but I need some time to think with myself and around him, it’s not possible, Ever!
Sometimes his crippy and questioning behaviour irritates me, but that what is our life is right. I never thought only one day could change my life upside down in the right way. But there’s still somewhat insecurity in my heart, it has been observing that whenever I got happy, Always Something is there waiting for me. I’ll not think that way right now. However, things will change and I’ll take them. If life will ask me to fight I will. 
Things would have been somewhat different if I have still been in my comfort zone. Bastard Eth tears apart that zone. I knew he was trying to tell me something, Something’s I am afraid of. But I’ll not be letting him take our friendship with him. He should have those things in the right way with the right person,  Which is of course I’m not.
Siraj’s family came down and greeted me.
“ We will miss you” Shrishti embraced me in her arms and squeeze me. “ I’ll miss you too, Take care.” I pushed myself back to Mr. Siraj and gave him an arm hug.
“ Take care you baby, you know we love you right?” His voice choked, why do I feel like I’m not going to see them again ever, apparently that’s right! 
“ I do, and yes will you please give this to Mumma” I hand him a bag of bangles, my mum loves them most in the world. And here are the variety of all.
“ Of course, I will,” He looked down at the bag and smiled.
They took their seats and rolled windows down to look at me.
“ Ishita, We love you. I hope you will forgive us,” Shrishti squeezes Mr. Siraj’s hand as he said those words, and shreedhar looked back at him from the front seat. Confusion startled me over, Why would I forgive them?
“ Why would..., “ We are getting late honey, we will call you okay” Shrishti cut me off.
I was confused as usual but nodded my head positively, We said our final goodbyes and it’s again my routine life.

“ You love this kind of music” Ethan yelled at me from my hall as I was bussing with his sixth cup of coffee.
“ Yes, Don’t make that face! they are good” I carried cups in my hand. My house looks hilarious with all books and papers and files all over in place. 
Ethan was standing in front of my shelf reading all music tapes one by one.
“ What you think you are doing,” I asked, He turned around smirking. His stupid smirk.
“ Nothing, old women” My eyes popped out from my head, I literally spit that coffee back in the cup.
“ Those are not that old huh” I point my finger toward him as he laughed at my expressions.
“ Okey, cupcake” Again, Oh god. I slapped my forehead with palm. Dammit,  It looks like history repeating itself. That’s hurting bad. He was laughing at me like..... Anyway!

We worked, Worked and worked again.
Later that night I got called from my Mother. She called me every day, it gives me relaxation in every way. I really missed her touch. The way she hugged me, The way I sleep on her lap every day, with her hand on my hair.
“ I’m fine mumma,” I said again.
“ Humm...I know big girl, but I love you., Tuch sang mi tari kay karu _ Tell me what should I do then, she asked,
“ Kahich nahi__There’s nothing you can do,” I love you so much mum” she’s the most squishable thing in the world. And If I was there joking like this, she would have beaten me hard.
We continue our chanting until I drift off to sleep.
The day’s been passing and I actually feel great in here, Like, This city is doing something great in me.
The next day there’s a meeting again for some software firm they are interested in partnering with this, I don’t know why am I invited in here!
“ Hey, sleepyhead” I didn’t notice Ethan walking toward me, and when I took a step out from the elevator I nearly tripped over him_ Yehhh the Elevators, I’m actually using them now! 
“ Sorry, I didn’t know you where there.” He bends down to pick the files up from the ground.
He gave me his proud grin. Obviously noticing me with the elevator combination, But he has to be used to this by now because he’s actually noticing me every day like this.
In the conference hall, He took his seat right next to me. And not across from me. Thankfully I’m not the one who is presenting today.
In the middle of the meeting, my phone vibrates on the desk. Before I could see who is that, Ethan glanced on-screen and frown. It was from Dr. Rutuja, She obviously had received some words from Dr. Phill, because there’s no other reason she would have called me.
Ethan looked at the phone and back at me with a frown. I shrugged as usual. He narrows his eyes but doesn’t say a word. I will think about that later, I pressed the ignore button and continue my meeting. Which is long, Really long.
Thankfully the meeting was successful.
I rushed over to the cabin, Ethan followed me from behind. He’s been following me lately.
“ Don’t you have any work to do rather than monitoring me around” I turned around to face him. He needs to understand I can handle my work with myself.
“ I’m doing my work, Now get in-cabin” I rolled my eyes. He’s always so bossy.
“ What are you doing?” He asked confusingly, as I start to type in my laptop,
“ Searching for Multiple personality disorder, You know;  I’m facing someone for a long time who has a bipolar disorder” I placed my chin on my hands, waiting for his reaction. He was confused at first but as he understood what I mean. He threw his head back laughing historically. Dammit! I shake my head in protest as he sits in front of my desk. As if I’m going to take his interview now.
My phone starts to vibrate, “ You should take that” He pointed his finger toward the screen and eyes on me.
“ I guess I should, Just a minute” He nodded in acknowledgment.
“ Hey, Dr. Rutuja” I greet her. 
“ Ishu, I was trying to call you, where you have been?” She sounds panic.
“ Um_ I was in the meeting, Is everything okay, You sounds different,” I asked her. Ethan knitted his eyebrows together in concern.
“ Listen, Was Rishabh and you were in college together?” She asked suddenly, I flinched at those words. She knew everything about him. But why this question now?
“ Yes. Why?” I managed not to choke, Ethan stands beside me, his hands on my shoulders. He snatched my phone away and put it on speaker. I don’t want him to listen to anything, but he obviously noticed my expressions.
“Ishita, I don’t know, There’s news going through news channels about his case turn, He was an undercover cop, and the truth is HE IS ALIVE ISHITA!”
My world stopped at the place, I can feel my cold blood running through my veins. I am frozen, I can not feel anything. I was numb in my place. Have I heard that right? This shouldn’t be true, How’s that possible?
“ Ishita, Ishita” I don’t know who’s screaming my name, either Ethan or rutuja. I couldn’t hear those exact voice.
Now I can see it was all dark, there’s no light in my life. It feels like I’m a free spirit to move now. All heartache, pain, the numbness I was feeling these all years all vanishes with those words. I want to be like this forever as a free spirit. I think I’m dead now! This is what I’ve been waiting for since my breath knows this thing.