LOST LOVE

VALENTINE'S DAY

James

I came home from a hectic day at work. The low-employee job was so hard. When I was a CEO, I only needed to sign papers and hold meetings. But now I have to frame these papers.

"Honey, you are home," Elena asked. I don't have time for sweet words.
"Move, Elena." I am sweating like a pig.
"Where is it?" she asked me.
"What?", I don't know what she wanted.
"The gift," she said.
"Gift? " I don't even have money to pay the bills.
" Yeah. Today is Valentine's Day, she said. Her attitude has undergone a drastic change. She was not as understanding as Elena was before.
"I don't buy anything," I said.
" Why? Did you forget?" Of course, I forgot. A man who was trying his best to make everything okay will forget all this.
"Yes," I said. She was blocking my way.
"You have never forgotten these days. Don't you remember what you bought for me last time? I remembered. We fooled Catherine and spent Valentine's Day in the Maldives.
" Elena I came from work. Can't you offer a coffee for me? I asked. If it were Catherine, she would have held the cup in my hand.
"You are working like all others," she said.
I have no energy to argue with Elena, so I walked away from her. But she grabbed my hand. I removed her hand and went to the bathroom. But she was following me. She argued at each step.

I unbuttoned my shirt. She again pulled me. Finally, I shoved her to the side. But it was hard. She hit her head on the wall and fainted. I didn't mean it.
I called her, but she was not responding.

I took her to the hospital. What came over me? Why did I push her? Is my baby safe? Numerous questions are roaming in my brain.

"Doctor, how is Elena?" I asked the doctor.
"She is okay. She lost her consciousness from the hit, he said.
"What about my baby?" I asked the doctor.
"Baby!" he said, looking at me crazily.
"Yes, my baby," I asked. My voice is rising.
"There is no baby," he said.
"No, Elena is pregnant," I said. Did he kill my kid? I pulled him by his shirt.
"I am a doctor. She is not pregnant, he said, releasing himself from my hold. No, it is impossible. She has to be pregnant.

The last ray of me has faded. Now there is only darkness around me.

I bought her a home. She was still acting like she was pregnant. I don't know what I did to her. She is the reason for my divorce. My whole body is shaking with anger.
She sat on the bed. I watched her carefully.

"Eleanor, how long are you going to pretend?" I asked. She looked at me with many emotions.
"James," she called. I waited for her voice once. But now this voice is killing me.
"You are not pregnant," I stated. It is breaking me. I have seen many dreams of a family.
"Why? " I grabbed her hands.
"Because I love. There is no one in the world who can love you like I do. This is not love.
"No, you don't. If you loved me, you don't fool me," she can't say such a lie to me.
"I can't stay with you anymore," I said, and I put my clothes in a bag.
"Are you going to Catherine?" she asked mockingly. Of course. She loves me more than anyone. She can forgive this simple mistake. I was cheated by Elena.
"Yes," I said. I don't even want to see this woman's face.
"Do you still think she will take you back.?" she asked.
" Yes. If I confess my mistake and ask for forgiveness, she will." I am sure about cats. I know her better than anyone.
"What do you confess? You started an affair when your wife was fighting for her life. You deliberately avoided her. You stopped her from getting a job. You threw away the food she made for you. You made her wait all night. You gave me the things your wife wanted to buy. You made her lie to her in-laws. You made me live in her apartment. You forgot her birthdays and anniversaries and gave her no importance. Moreover, you imagined her death once, she said. I imagined it but never wanted to.
"True, but our love is bigger than all these," I said. I strongly believe in us. I am a human. Humans will make mistakes.
"But what if she found a new love?" Elena asked. I lost my patience. My cat has only one love. It is me. Only I have the right to have her.

On the other side,.

Catherine pov

Today is Valentine's Day. The company arranged a party for all the staff and their family, friends, and partners.

I was just roaming through the guests. I saw Susan coming out of the car. Henry begged me to bring her here. I too have to beg her because she is quite busy these days.
"Heyyy Susan!" I ran to welcome her.
"Cat, you should bring a boy for Valentine's Day." She hugged me.
Our hug was broken by Henry. He hugged her. But he is not stopping. She asked him to leave, but he was not letting her go. Finally, she kicked him out.
We walked into the hotel. All the staff are enjoying their time. But Dominic was nowhere to be seen. Henry took her somewhere. I walked through the staff.

"Hloo cat," Sebastian said, coming in my way.
"Heyy, seb," I responded back.
"Are you alone here?" he asked. They all came with their partners. I just shake my head.
"This is Lisa. My love," he said, showing a girl. I smiled at them.
"Heyy, Seb, have you seen our boss?" I asked him.
"He went to the room with a girl," he said.
"Which girl?" I asked.
"The girl who barged into our office. I think it is his Valentine. She has a gift in her hand. Thank God she didn't open it in front of everyone.
"Why?" I asked confusingly.
"It will be a mansion or a sports car's key. We can't even dream of it," he said.
"It is not about its price. It's about the value. After all, you remembered to buy a gift for your partner. I remembered that James has always been away on Valentine's  Day.Now I understood what it meant to spend the day with her.

"Cat," I said, looking in the direction it was going. He was drinking.
"Hey, wad," I said, sitting beside him.
"Didn't I get a gift?" he asked. Wad is pretty drunk.
"From James? No," I laughed. Who else is there to buy a gift for me?
"Not from the fool. From Dominic? he asked.
"Why does he give me a gift?" Is there such a system here?
"He is the one who should give you the gift. My poor Dominic. He has been loving you from far away. You don't know?" , What the hell? Maybe Wad was drunk; that is why he is spitting lies.

"Cat" Sara called.
"Yes, Sara," I said, walking to her, leaving Wad to get drunk.
"Boss asked you to meet him. He is on the top floor, she said.
What is that for?

I reached the top floor. He was facing in the opposite direction.
"Boss? " I called to make my presence known. He turned.
"Cat, you know today is Valentine's Day," he asked.
"Yes," I replied confusingly.
"I bought a gift for you." He gave me a small box and went. I opened the box. It is an old photo of me. And there is a chain with a rose pendant. I love roses.
But why is this for me? He didn't say anything. I was going to follow him, but a hand blocked me. It was the same woman before.

"You like the gift cat?" she asked. Cat? How does she know my name? Looking at my facial expression, she explained.
"I heard my two brothers calling you a cat, so I too," she said with a smile.
"Brothers?" I asked.
"Yes, Dominic and Henry are my brothers. I am their only sister, Linda. I was in France. But Henry announced to me that Dominic's cat is here." She said, "So I didn't waste time and lied to meet her.".

Dominic's cat. I felt like the room was spinning.

"Is this yours?" She showed an earring.
"Yes," I said. It was mine. But I lost it way before.
"My brother kept this with him. It was like his life. He even talks about this. I was thinking of admitting him to a mental hospital, but you came, she said.

I showed my hand for the earring. But she pulled it back.
"Take this from my brother." Like my brother, she also walked away, leaving me there.

I reached down, but Dominic was not there. So what did Henry intend for me? I chat with others.

Then my phone pings; it was a message from Dominic.

Cat,
It was a picture of you when we first met. You took my heart at our first meeting. The chain was a gift I bought you for Valentine's Day. But I can't give it to you. Now I have a chance. I am not asking you to fall in love with me, but remember that I will always love you.
My doors are always open for you, and only for you.

By Dominic.

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