11 months later...

Arushi's POV

Disastrous Marriage....my biggest fear had turned into reality.

Every minute of those 2 months before the wedding seemed fake. All the care, all the trust, all the feelings everything was an illusion I had been living in.

Everyday, every minute Vikrant had made me feel that he was the last person who could hurt me, who could leave me. But very much to my dismay he was the first one to leave me to die.

Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by that one person who you thought would never hurt you. But he has hurt me beyond repair. To an extent where I am scared to trust anyone. I hate you Vikrant I hate you for destroying my life.

But I want answers to my questions. Why did he leave me to die and vanish leaving everyone and everything behind? Did he not have any responsibility towards his family or the business that he was suppose to run?

Fine...he did not want me in his life. He married me for his grandfather. He could have told me once to walk out of his life I would have walked out without a question. But what he did was a coward's act. And I surely want an explanation for it.

Everyday since the past 4months I have been searching for him to get my answers. But he has vanished somewhere as though a criminal is hiding from the police. But I will find him at any cost.

I have been living in this apartment of his to remind me everyday that how foolish was I to fall for him...to fall for his fakeness. Every corner of this house makes me feel disgusted to have decorated it for him. I so wish I had never done that.

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(All the parts of the past will be in italics)

It was a week after our engagement that Vikrant had taken me to the apartment where we would be living after our wedding.

It was a simple 2BHK apartment with a small study room. I wonder why would The Vikrant Shergill want to live in such a small space.

"That's Nancy...mom has appointed her for cleaning." Vikrant had introduced me to the maid as she was leaving after finishing her work.

"Vikrant why do we have to live here when we can live with everyone in the Shergill Mansion." I asked him.

"You have any problem with this place?"

"No...not at all but wouldn't it be better to live with everyone like a big cute happy family plus I dont know how to cook." I said with a puppy face.

"Come along" he dragged me to the kitchen.

He lifted me a bit and made me sit on the kitchen slab.

"What would you like to eat my highness?" Vikrant asked after wearing an apron and bowing down infront of me. I couldn't control myself and burst out into fits of laughter.

"Is this some kind of a joke...you will cook?" I said between my laughter.

"Dont you think you are taking me too lightly Miss.Sharma." He said with an intense gaze coming very close to me and my laughter died the very moment he held me by my waist.

"So you think you can cook?" I said gathering all the words that I could speak.

"I surely can"

"Then cook me some noodles....not the 2minute maggi but proper vegetable noodles."

"Your wish my command" and he started picking up the veggies for the fridge.

I offered him help to chop the vegetables which was the only part of cooking I could do but inturn he asked me to just sit and watch. And I must say he was chopping like a pro.

Until he was cooking I thought of walking around the house. His taste of interiors is so boring. I wonder if he would like if I changed them.

I was walking back towards the kitchen when the strong aroma hit my nose and my mouth was already watering.
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"You liked it?" he asked as I stuffed a spoon full of noodles in my mouth.

"Obviously...I loved it. Where's your bowl? You dont want to eat?" I asked seeing only 1bowl of noodles on the table.

"Can't we share in one?"

Obviously we can.

We were eating in silence when an idea struck my mind.

"Umm..Vikrant would you mind if I ask you something?"

He just nodded indicating me to ask.

"Do you like the interiors this way...I mean they are good but its very dull and boring." I said what I honestly felt.

"You know what after seeing the interiors of your house I too felt the same...you can change them if you want." He said and I was on the seventh sky.

"Ok then...pack your bags right now and move into Shergill mansion for a few days." He choked as he was drinking water.

"Right now? Are you serious?"

What was so shocking that he is popping his eyes out? It's his birthday in the next 6 days. And this is the only gift I could think of. Though it is the same old apartment but it will be a whole new space. The space which we would share. Where we would begin a new life with each other.

"You have any problem?" I asked him.

"No but packing everything now....we can change the interiors later on as well right?"

"Please I want to do it now.... Pretty please."

"Ok fine"

"And one more thing you are not allowed to be back here until I get all the work done no sneeking in at nights. Promise me" I said forwarding my hand like a child.

He promised me and then we started packing all the necessary stuff that he needed.
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I had 6 days. Not much time to change all the interiors. One of my school friend was an interior designer who had helped me renovate the Sharma house as well. I straight away called her and went to her office for some discussion.

Each day was passing by like a breeze. It had been very hectic to manage my work at hospital and even look after the work happening at the apartment. Though my friend was making sure everything goes well I personally made sure of buying all the decoratives and show pieces. I want everything to be perfect.
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Finally it was the day. It was his birthday. Last night when I had called to wish him we had been talking on call for more than an hour. Time seems to pass by just in the blink of a moment when I am with him.

I was packing my bag to leave from the hospital when suddenly the door of my cabin opened.

"Vikrant...what are you doing here. I was coming to your office to pick you up right? Then why are you here? "

"I couldn't wait to see you and the apartment...So out of anxiety here I am." he said scratching the back of his head.

"Just 2minutes we'll leave then."

"By the way who was that lady who walked out of your cabin a few minutes ago?"

"Someone in the hospital will surely be my patient right" I answered him still busy with picking up my stuff.

"Even friends and family can visit you right? that's why I asked."

"She is Natasha a patient... But kind of a friend as well....she is a model so she often keeps visiting me. But why are you questioning so much about her? You found her hot is it? Just like every other guy drools over her? " I said with a smug smile

"No not at all why would I and why would you think so...I just thought I knew her so I was asking" his voice seemed a little different as though he was nervous.

"Relax Vikrant I was just joking.... come let's leave."

I slid my fingers between his fingers and walked out resting my head on his shoulder.
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I parked the car in the basement of the apartment and blind folded Vikrant with my scarf. We were in the lift going up till the 12th floor when my nervousness kept on increasing. I hope he will like the changes I have made.

I unlocked the door and took of the scarf from Vikrant's eyes. For a few minutes he stood there like a statue and then started taking a walk around the house. Din't he like it? Why isn't he speaking anything? Oh god it's making me more nervous now.

(Living room)

(Kitchen)

(Bedroom)

"Vikrant please tell something atleast....I know you din't like these I'll change them as per your choice but atleast say something please."I said when he was silent even in the bedroom. I couldnt take his silence anymore.

"Come here" he called me as he stood infront of the mirror squares in the bedroom.

As I neared him he held my hand and pulled me towards him such that my back hit his hard chest while he wrapped his arms around my waist and rest his chin on my shoulder. My cheeks were burning up with heat and I had butterflies dancing in my stomach. My eyes were fixed at the floor I could not lift them up to meet his eyes that were staring at me through the mirror.

"Look at me. " he said in his intense voice.

Gathering all the courage within me I slowly lifted up my gaze to look at him through the mirror.

"The girl in this mirror is way more beautiful than every beautification that she has made in this house and I just can't wait to live the most beautiful part of my life with her in our beautiful home."

Every word of his was making me turn even more red and that smile on my face was not ready to go away any time soon. We stood there in silence for what felt like eternity and that's when I realised that I forgot to show him the most important part that I loved the most.

"Vikrant there's one more thing that I have to show you."

"After all this you still have something?" he questioned and I pointed my finger in the mirror towards the other wall of the room where I had covered a part of it with a satin cloth.

I held his hand and took him there and asked him to remove the cloth.

"Though there are just three photos that I had right now....I want to fill this small photo wall with every memory of ours till we grow old together." I said sliding my hand between his and resting my head on his shoulder.

"This birthday couldn't be more beautiful than this....Thank you for coming in my life and making it a heaven on earth. I promise I'll always be by your side and make sure I fulfill every wish of yours I promise to make every phase of our life a beautiful memory and make sure you cherish every moment forever and ever."

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'That was your promise of forever Vikrant....which you couldn't even fulfill for a day after the wedding' I thought looking at the 4th and the only photo that was added to the wall after that day.... The photo of our wedding which I guess was the biggest mistake of my life.

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