True Love - Chapter 8

Noyonika...I hope you find what you are looking for in this chapter.

Shally........I don't know when it will be published but I wrote this one in just one day only for you people.

Anne P......Lolz. What is a good story without a little thrill.

Dee............I am happy you like the twist.

Dev............I hope this was fast enough.
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We were being kept in a dungeon like room. I thought they didn't make them anymore. Guess I was wrong.

It was a good thing that they hadn't tied us up. It would be easier to think of a way to escape without bounds hands and feet to worry about.

"Will you give in?" Scarlet was the one to break the silence that stretched between us.

"What?" I asked looking at her. She looked so innocent sitting there with her hair a total mess and clothes dirty. Even in this attire, she looked stunning.

Looking at her, I could do nothing but stare. Stare into those striking green eyes and fall deep into their immense beauty.

At this precise moment, I didn't care where I was or what was about to happen to me. The only thing I cared about was the girl that was sitting right next to me.

What wouldn't I give to be with her forever, to have her by my side no matter what? To see her beatific smile shine my life and to be able to drown into the beauty of her eyes.

I was no longer going to pretend I didn't care for her, didn't love her. Because for this girl, I was ready to give up anything. Ready to give away my life, my soul and my sanity.

That is why when she asked me why I had come to save her when I could have simply left the matter in the hands of the cops, I didn't hesitate before uttering the three words I never believed in before, the three words that had changed my life forever.

"I love you." I said looking her dead-straight in the eyes. "I know this is not the time but... I don't want to die with the weight of the thought that I never told you how I felt even though I had a chance. I love you Scarlet. You are everything I ever wanted from life and more. I don't ever want to lose you and no matter what happens next, I want you to always remember this."

She didn't say anything. Just looked at me shocked and surprised. The look on her face was priceless.

"It would be a nice thing to say something now." I said when she continued with her silence.

"Umm...I am sorry. It's just that...I...I am...I don't know what to say." She stuttered.

"Don't worry Scar. I am not asking for you to love me back. Not even close. I know I don't deserve..." I started but she cut me off.

"That's not what I meant Daniel. I really like you, it's just that I ... I am..." she couldn't finish the sentence. Just as she was about to say something more, there was a sound outside the dungeon door and in came none other than the villain of my life, Smith.

As he entered, I noticed his attention was zeroed in on Scarlet. This worried me. This worried me a lot.

"Did you really think I was stupid? Did you actually think that you and your friend could fool me?" he was angry. It was plain in his voice.

"H-How did you know?" Scarlet said standing up suddenly. Something was wrong. And trust me; you don't have to be a genius to know that.

"Your little friend slipped. He was doing well until he heard the news about your kidnapping. That stupid man tried to save your life and will end up losing his own." Smith said with an evil smile playing on his face.

"No." This was neither anger nor a shout. This was simply the wail of a person who was just about to lose a dear one.

A stream of tears came running down her cheek. I swear every single tear she shed felt like a needle prickling my heart.

I had never felt so helpless in my life. She was with me and she was hurting. And there was nothing I could do to make her feel better, to appease her pain, to alleviate the hurt she felt.

"He was playing really well. Almost entered our inner circle. He would have caused us immense damage if we hadn't caught you and his truth hadn't come out. So I have to thank you for that, but unfortunately someone has to pay the price. You will pay for his treachery now. Just wait till this case is over. And I swear I will make you wish every moment that you had never been born." With that, he left us.

Left me with thousand of questions in my mind, and Scarlet with a heavy heart and unbearable pain.

Her legs wobbled and she would have literally fallen if I hadn't caught and steadied her. I held her there not trusting her strength.

"What's wrong Scar? Who was he talking about?" I asked.

"Sam..." she whispered. Tears forming again in her eyes.

"Who is he?"

If I say now that I was expecting what she said, I would be stating an outright lie. Cause what she said next, shook the floor beneath me. Made me wish this was all a big lie, a dream from which I would wake up any moment now. Her next words were,

"My fiance."
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I sat against the wall, holding her close to me.

Whispering things to appease her, things I knew weren't true, things I had to lie about because it was what she needed most.

I knew now what the hardest moments in life are.

Hardest moments are not those when tears flow from your eyes. It's when you have to hide your tears in your eyes with a smile, to remove tears from someone else's eyes.

"We will get out of here Scarlet." I said lightly brushing her hair with my hands. "Everything is going to be okay. I promise. I will never let anything happen to you."

Then I gently pressed my lips to her hair, took in her smell. She smelled like fresh roses. I wanted for her to be the last person I saw, last person I was with before I closed my eyes forever.

The thought of her being with me made me contended. I knew I was being selfish. The guy she loved was probably breathing his last breaths and here I was, wishing her to be mine for the little time that was left for us to live.

But I couldn't help it. I loved her and no reality no matter how harsh it might be, could snatch that feeling away from me.