𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍

I leaned closer to her, backing her against the wall.

"No, wh-why are you coming closer? Huh?" She asked hesitantly and started stepping backwards. And I continued to step towards her. And soon her back hit the wall behind her.

"Because...." I trailed off closing the distance between us, caging her between me and the wall behind her, with my hands pressed beside her head.

"It.....feels like torture to stay away from you. I did once, I won't stay away anymore." I murmured, my eyes dropped to my lips. Fuck! I still remember the taste of her lips. Ofcourse she doesn't remember our first actual meet years ago.

Trapping her between me and the wall. Her eyes tightly shut. Fuck! She is adorable! Sinfully Mine and adorable.

"Rini Sehegal, few days left, enjoy your freedom. Because when I cage you, you won't be able to escape.." I confessed and her already shut eyes frowned a little. She must be thinking. 'How.... How does he know my name? And why is he talking like he knows me?'

I'll let her think now. I stepped back, creating a distance between us. My lips curved up a little as see her eyes are still closed.

Soon, little spark, soon. You will let me cage you.

I walked away from her, leaving her in the corridor, confused. She must be really confused.

～☯～

I was passing by that empty, assuming this is corridor she was running from and then stumbled on me. What she saw here? that she ran away like she saw a ghost.

I reached room n.o. 206. I was taken aback when I saw the door of the cabin is open. Someone was here?

I stepped inside the room. I saw that made my blood boil. I make my way inside more. And my eyes fell on the floor, the candies and pairs of hands are on floor. Who the hell entered this room? No one is allowed here.

Everyone in this college knows that no one is allowed in this room, in this cabin.

And then it suddenly clicked in my mind. She? Did she was here? Rini? She was looking shocked, scared, frantic when she stumbled on me. Did she saw this? No no no. God, may she was here, but maybe someone else.

This room doesn't have CCTV camera here. I didn't put any. Because CCTV camera won't only record intruders if any comes. But the cameras would record me too. I know I can edit my footages but I have other important businesses to handle. I'd don't waste my time everyday, sneaking in security room and to edit the footage.

I take out my phone and messeged to two trusted men, to come over and clean the room and shift all this to my farm house, in basement, in 2 hours.

～☯～

I'm in my mansion, in my room. It's 1:00 A.M. now and I'm wide awake. And staring at my phone. Her pictures. She. Only her's pictures. Her pictures in smiles, laughter, anger. I have her every emotion saved in my phone.

It's Rini. Rini Sehegal.

My Gallery is all about her. Only she. Everyone including her and her friends and my friends too, thinks that we are unknown to eachother.
My foot! I know her. More than anyone in this world.

I knew her since four years. Yeah she don't remember me. All thanks to her dad. HER DAD! God knows what problem that oldie have with me.

Four Years ago I first time saw her. When she was here with her grandmother. Her grandmother once did something for us that's me and my family will be grateful for life time. But I don't know what is that deed she did for us, my family.

Four Years ago she and her grandmother were returning back to India and there in car and moving to the New York airport. But destiny had other plans. They had an accident, they were hospitalized. Me and my dad hospitalized them. Her grandmother died in hospital bed but before taking her last breath she took a promise from me about her, about Rini.

And Rini. She lost her memory. She lost the memory of fucking that one month of her, here in New York. She lost the memory of meeting me and my family with her grandmother.

And she forgot that night which she experienced two days ago before that accident. Good riddence. That night was horrific and too much unbearable for her. That forest, snake, shoot.

But now she's back here in New York. But why and how her dad let her come? Knowing I'm here not only in same place but also in same college with her. Her dad being a billionaire could have done her addmission to another country, and university. But he let her come. And she's here now.

I continued to stare at her pictures in my phone. She is beautiful with long black hair, deep forever black eyes, chubby cheeks. And that smile, nervousness.

All are mine. ONLY MINE!

Her dad won't be able to do anything. When I'd cage her in my darkness. Then we both will find out light in eachother. I had to because now all I have to hold on to someone or something in my whole life is, her, Rini.

A message popped my phone. I sit up on my heels to see.

CHAT

RS:
Time to give her that
thing which belongs to
her.

Remember what her
grandmother gave something
to you 4 years ago?
And that promise you
gave her?

You do Ethan!
I know you do.

Me:
You know nothing!
And for the record I decided and
question in my rule. And others, including you are just here to answer my questions.
And fullfill my decisions.

CHAT ENDS

I turned my phone off. Bloody bastard! He thinks he can manipulate or control or petrify me? He thinks by asking me if I remember or not he can make me spill the beans? Hell he doesn't knows what game is everyone is into. My Rini too. And now I solely focus is her. Keeping her safe. If that means sacrificing anyone, then be it. When I say anyone. That means, ANYONE!

I climbed off my bed and walked to my closet. Entering my walk in closet. I walked to the drawer. And pulled the knob to open it. And my eyes fell on the anklets and a note.

This anklet belongs to Rini's grandmother. And the note I wrote four years ago in her guidance because she was in hospital bed. And she asked me to take out her anklets when I informed her , that Rini lost her memories.

Her words still echoes in my mind.

"Ethan, my child. I don't have much time left. Just few minutes with you I have. It's my fate that I'll not be able to see my family, my son, my daughter-in-law and my grand childrens, specially my Rini. Who is injured too. Take out my anklets from my ankles. And keep it safe with you. I know my son will take her back to India when he'll come here and after he'll do my funeral rituals. He'll take her away. But if someday she returns back here in New York. You have to give my anklets to her. It belongs to her. After me. I know you have questions that why I'm giving it to you? Why not I'll give it to hospital staffs to handover this to my son? But my child don't ask me anything now. You'll know everything if she returns in future. And write a note for me which I'll dictate. And I want a promise from you.........you can't say no."

I snap out my thoughts and took the pair of silver anklets and note in my hand. And put it in my pocket and walked out of the closet.

I still remember her promise. That was a weird promise tho. Well.

Grabbing my bike keys, I walked out of my room and locked my door securely, my siblings are like tsunamis, so I can't take risks. I walked out of the mansion and move to the parking lot.

Climbing on my bike now I could only see her face, Rini. Starting the bike, I pulled off from the driveway of my estate.

～☯～

The air cutting through my helmet and chest as I continue to ride my bike. The ride tonight seems longer.

Normally, my bike rides are aimless, with no particular place to be. But tonight's different. I've got a destination in sight, and with it, a sense of direction and purpose that makes every mile feel meaningful.

After almost 15 minutes, I reached her apartment complex. I parked my bike at the gate, turned off the engine and pulled off the keys and stuffed in my pocket.

Her apartment is in 15th floor. I walked inside the building and make my way to the elevator.

Stepping inside the elevator I pressed the button for 15th floor. As elevator lift up itself. A message chimed with a messege. I pulled out my phone in pocket and unlocked it to see a message from unknown number.

Unknown:
She is here in New York.
And only 10 days left.

I tucked my phone back in pocket. I didn't reply because It's useless to do. I tried to get replies from this number earlier but never got any reply.

Being a hacker, and having a complete team of hackers under me, I never got any trace of this number, not even any location. Neither I got, nor my team.

Seconds later, the door of elevators open at 15th floor. I stepped out and glanced around, finding nothing suspicious yet. I make my way to her flat. Flat n.o. 404

Pulling out a key from my pocket, I insert it the key in the key hole of the main door of her flat.

Yes, I do have her key. Duplicate key. I did when weeks ago she came in New York.

One day she was out with her friends and they were in cafe, I followed her there too. And when she went to washroom and no one was near her bag. I took the trace of her house key in a clay.

I know I'm being creep. But do I care? No. I don't care.

I stepped in her apartment and closed the door behind me. I did it many times in last few weeks just to see her sleeping.

I make my way to her bedroom. Stepping in my eyes fell on her sleeping form, on her bed.

She's fast asleep. And fuck! She looks so adorable. Definitely she don't deserve darkness. But I need her in my life. As my light.

My gaze drifts to the deep red fabric of the sleepwear she wears, noticing how the satin hugs her form, leaving very little to my imagination. I swallow, my eyes tracing the length of her long, dark hair. It's spread across the pillow beneath her like a veil. The room is illuminated only by the silver-white light of the moon coming in from the window. It casts soft shadows across her face, giving her skin a luminescent quality.

I walked to the bed and sat down on the edge of the bed carefully, trying not to disturb her sleep. I looked at her face, taking in every detail; her long eyelashes, her full lips slightly parted in slumber, the curve of her neck and shoulders visible above the covers. My heart is beating faster in my chest as I took in her beauty, and a wave of emotions washed over me.

I gently reached out, my fingers trembling slightly, and moved a strand of hair away from her face, my touch feather-light. I longed to touch her, to wrap her in my arms, but I don't want to wake her. So instead, I just enjoyed the chance to look at her so closely, committing every feature to memory.

Sitting there next to her, I felt a mix of desire and tenderness. A part of me wanted to reach out and touch her, to feel her skin against mine. But another part just wanted to watch her sleep, to relish in the peace and vulnerability she showed while asleep.

I snap out my thoughts and tuck out the note from my pocket and tuck it under her pillow beside her head. My eyes gazed over her sleeping face for few more seconds then I stand up and walked to the boot of the bed. And gently pulled down her duvet aside to expose her feet.

Taking out the anklets from my pocket I placed it on the bed and sit beside her feet. Taking her one foot in my lap. I clapsed one anklet around her ankle and did same with the another ankle too.

Then standing up and pulled up to duvet on her again to her chest and walked to her, bending down, I pressed a soft kiss on her forehead. She mumbled something incorrent and shifted slightly but didn't wake up.

She is sinfully adorable. I let out a soft chuckle looking at her sleeping face.

"Just ten more days, I'll take you away, little spark." I say, my voice barely audible but a promise. A dark promise.

After few minutes I left her apartment and went back to my home.

He𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 4 𝐨𝐟
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