Can You Mend My Broken Heart? Chapter 10: Haunting memories

10 Haunting mories

She couldn't understand what just happened, but sohow she was grateful. He seed like a nice guy. Had it been any other guy she would have definitely considered him as a creep. There was sothing different about him. She couldn't figure out what but she found his presence very comforting.

"Thanks. I was actually a bit cold". She said and smiled a bit.

"It's fine. Sleep well". He said and took out his blanket and covered himself. He closed his eyes off and pretended to sleep while his mind was busy re-processing what had happened a couple of minutes back. His heart was racing and his ears were burning up. His mind was wandering off and he couldn't wipe off her image from his head. He let out a gasp of air and tried to calm himself.

She then slipped into the warm embrace of the blanket. She wasn't able to understand how a stranger could be so caring and comforting but the one person upon whom she showered all her love and attention, stabbed her in the back so rcilessly. The bitter mories started lingering in her mind again.

She had planned to surprise Anthony on his birthday. She had taken up an internship at Singapore in the sa company as him so that she can be with him for the whole six months. Her internship letter was supposed to be his gift. Just the thought of being with him brought so much joy to her. He had told her that he was going out of town for 2 days for so office work and that he will be back on the day of his birthday. She was so disappointed to hear it. But then she thought perhaps she can surprise him in the morning once he was back.

She knew his best-friend Philip from college who was also his workmate and with his help, she got a duplicate key to his apartnt. She had arrived a day before his birthday in Singapore. She t Philip and took his apartnt keys and went there. She started sorting out his ssed up house and even did his laundry. She changed the sheets and improved the ho decor. Although she knew that she couldn't wish him at 00.00 hours, she was still glad and was eagerly waiting for the morning to co. She looked again at the couple t-shirt she had brought and smiled sheepishly.

She took a bath and changed into her night clothes. She had put on the pajamas that he had gifted her. She had got a lot of candles, confetti, light strings to decorate his room. She had also ordered a cake which had arrived. She placed the cake in the fridge and started decorating the room. She placed the light strings in the shape of a heart. Then she placed the candles near his side table, around the bathtub, and in the balcony. She filled balloons with confetti and filled the floor of the house with them. She did a quick survey of the house again and was pretty happy with the outco.

Then she tied her hair in a ssy bun, ordered a pizza and started reading a novel. It was around 22:30 and she was already feeling a bit drowsy coz of the jet lag. She kept her book down and started staring at her watch. Few more hours to go. She was in all smiles. She was waiting to call him and wish him at midnight. Just then she heard so footsteps across the door. Her stomach was already grumbling and she rushed to get door assuming it would be the pizza delivery guy.

She opened the door, but the next mont she felt she was frozen. A shiver ran down her spine. She felt she was being crushed to dust. All her dreams and hopes were shattered. She saw her man, embracing another girl and kissing her like he wanted to take her breath away.

A tear rolled down her cheek.