It's All Started With A Lie

Chapter- 70 Vulnerable

Arnav's POV

It's been 18 months (1 and half year) since she left me, but her memories are still fresh, like it happened yesterday.

Every edge of this house reminds me of her. The plants which she planted on my balcony are now blooming flowers.

Everything is similar, yet everything has changed...

The house which I lived in for years is now feeling empty without her...

The heart which beat fine for 27 years is now getting hard to beat...

My heart, my house, my office, even my life, is feeling empty without her.

How did she get the idea of leaving me alone here?
I used to be good, rotting in my dark world accompanied by my depression, but she came into my life suddenly and changed everything. Now, the life I have lived for 27 years is getting boring and my heart is craving for the happiness she gave me.

I put my coffee mug on the table and opened the letter which she left for me, to read for the nth time.

Dear Arnav,

I know what I am doing is wrong, but I don't have any choice. I know I am taking your happiness with me, but I still can't do anything. I don't want our loved ones to suffer because of our love. Arnav, I really love you... I do and you have to love yourself too.

Don't search for me, please let me go...

I will miss you.

-Yours
Naina.

I caressed the tear stains on the letter. Clumsy woman cried while writing it.

I wiped the lone tear which escaped my eye and folded the letter neatly and put it in my pocket.

I thought I can catch her when Aadhya gave the location but when my men reached there, she already left from there and there is note saying '-Don't search for me -Naina'

I tried many ways to search for her, but it's of no use. She released 3 books in 18 months and every book is a big hit.

I tried to catch her through the publishing house, but they said she sent copies through the post to them.

I asked how she conversed with them for the contract. They said they write emails to her, but she always sends speed posts without an address.

And she only talked with her parents in a call with a burner phone which we can't trace the signal and that too she only calls them whenever she wants but they can't call her and she doesn't use any pattern in calling.

She is taking every move so carefully that I can't even find her. She's using her book knowledge, I guess.

I opened her recent book which is love story with a sad ending, and read the last lines

Is it simple...?

No, it is not simple...

It can make one's heart flutter..., and it can make someone's heartbroken...

It can make someone come out of their shell...
It can also make someone completely lock their emotions...

It can make someone silent to talkative... And it can make talkative ones go silent...

It can make someone insecure... And it can also be capable of making someone confident...

It can make someone feel loved... It can also make someone feel unwanted...