Her Mysterious Lover

Falak’s POV

.

I was thinking about how to make HIS birthday special? I didn’t know a thing about him, unlike HIM, who knew even the tiniest thing related to me. I thought to ask Albert about the same after all, he had known HIM since childhood. And his father had seen HIM growing in front of him.

As much as I knew him, I was sure that he would love to have something cooked by me instead of having something from the restaurant.

So, I had made a basic plan to prepare everything with my own hand. There was no use in buying something expensive for him from the market because what could I offer to him when he was filthy rich and had powerful enough to buy everything he wanted to have.

So, I would give him all those things that money couldn’t buy. And immediately, an idea hit my mind. I left my seat and walked toward my boss’s cabin to talk about something important.

I knocked on the door of his cabin and after hearing a faint ‘come in’ I walked in. Jacob looked at me and stopped doing whatever he was doing before.

“Yes, Ms. Srivastava.”

“Sir, Can you please approve my one-month advance salary? It’s urgent.”, I requested before applying for an advance salary because without my reporting manager’s approval, the company was not going to give me a single PENNY.

“Okay!”, He responded.

“Thank you, sir.”, Saying this; I started leaving his cabin. That’s when he stopped me again.

“Ms. Srivastava?”

“Yes, sir.”

“You can reapply for the leave for the last Friday.”, He said. It reminded me that he had rejected my approval for leave that day.

“Okay, sir!”

***

“You won’t believe what I heard.”, Ash screamed.

“God! Ash! This is our workplace, not some circus.”, I scolded her before she got an earful of rude words from someone else.

“I’m sorry, but the news was so shocking that I couldn’t control myself.”, She said in a serious tone, making me frown.

“Don’t tell me you found something about HIM?” I asked in a low tone even though I was aware that no one was listening to us. But the mention of HIS topic made me feel like I was on some secret mission.

“No. I didn’t, but I found something which will shock you to your core.”, She said.

“Okay!” I felt disappointed a bit but never mind; I was sure she would have something important to share after observing her serious expression. “What is it?”

“That Devil is…is a vocal artist.”

“Which Devil?”

“Jacob Martinez,” She replied immediately; my heartbeat began rising. “You won’t believe me, Falak. I heard him talking in a female voice with someone over the phone. I don’t know with whom he was talking, but he was acting like he was with a female, that’s why one moment he was talking like a man, and at another moment he was talking like a woman. I still couldn’t believe that he was doing that work so perfectly.”, She said in surprise.

“Was he doing that in front of you? I mean, what were you doing when he was doing all this?”

“Actually, I stayed hidden under the table to find out who always keeps parcels on your desk, and you won’t believe me, Falak! He is the one who kept the parcel on your desk and along with that I discovered the other thing as well; I mean that he is a vocal artist. I think Falak…I think he’s the one. You had also mentioned that he was also in the school.”, She whispered.

I was dumbfounded.

Even I had thought the same but couldn’t confirm it because of his voice.

But now that Ash was saying the same thing. I felt like my doubts were right about HIM being Jacob.

Still, I needed to confirm one last thing.

Whether his birthday was on 8th April or not.

Frankly speaking, I could recognize HIM just by his kiss and touch. But I couldn’t try those things with Jacob until I was 500% sure. Because by any chance, if he wouldn’t be the one whom I was thinking him to be, then I would die because of regret and guilt.

I remembered how my body reacted when he touched me.

A small smile appeared when I remembered next when I kept teasing him.

“Why are you smiling?” Ashley asked, on which I stopped smiling like an idiot.

“I got it, sweetheart. HE is the reason behind your smile. And you don’t need to hide it from me or anyone.”, Ash said, and this time she was not teasing me. “But what I said about his identity! Do think about that as well. Because I could just say what I saw or heard, but it’s you who could recognize him.”

“Hmm. I will think about that and will share how it goes. I think this mystery will be solved by 8th April.”

“8th April?”, She asked in confusion. “What’s on 8th April?”

“It’s HIS birthday. I have to check whether Jacob’s birthday is also on the same day or not.”

“Okay! Okay! I got it. This is our NEW MISSION.”

“Kind of.”, I said, and we laughed today.

***Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

After lunch, we found a parcel on my desk again. While Ash was excited to eat whatever he had sent for me while I was interested in reading the notes that he would have sent for me.

‘I love you not only for who you are but also for who I am when I’m with you.

-Attam’, with smiling emojis at the end.

I smiled while reading that. Then, I took out my diary from my bag and stuck that note on one of the pages of my diary. I never had a habit of collecting anything or keeping it safe until he started sending me notes. Not only now collect those notes, but I also built a habit of writing my feelings on those notes after reaching home.

“So, what have you planned for his birthday?” Ash asked while eating pancakes.

“Something very special.”

“Someone is learning to keep secrets with best friend, huh?”

“I hope you won’t mind that.”

“Absolutely NOT.”

***

Lance’s POV

.

“Dad, I had found that bitch in this city?”

“What? And where?”

I told him everything that I had seen that evening except the part where she saved my life. “She had worn casual clothes, but the girl who was with her was informal clothes, and I had seen her carrying the ID card of XYZ company.”

“So do you think that even that bitch work in the same company?”

“I’m not sure about that. Maybe or maybe not! They can be college or school friends as well. But as I said before, I’m not sure.”

“Okay! I will find that on my own. You don’t have to worry about that. You should take care of yourself and rest as much as you can. I will handle things from now.”

“Dad..” I stopped him when he was about to leave.

“Yes, son!”

“Don’t…

What was I going to say?

Don’t hurt her?

I shouldn’t grow soft-corner for her.

“Don’t.. what?”

“Nothing. I just want to say that don’t kill her.”, I said, on which he raised his brow. “I mean, don’t do anything to until you find out how mom and uncle died.”

“Isn’t it obvious that she did that?”

“I.. I don’t think so.”, I said and explained my points why I felt like that. “That’s why I said so.”

Dad smiled and tapped my head. “I didn’t know that my boy has grown up that’s fast. Thank you for opening my eyes. I promise I won’t hurt her just like you requested, Okay?”, He said

“Thank you, Dad.”

“I might have said to kill her, and also, I wasn’t fond of her since the beginning, but I am not cruel to kill my own daughter. So, don’t worry.”

“I love you, Dad.”

“I love you too, son.”. He said and gave me a side hug. Once he left, the smile which I had on my lips vanished. I didn’t know that my father was such an amazing actor! Like he seriously thought that I could trust him that easily?

.

#TBC