PART ~1
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Sam moved towards the window, it was late already... The whole office fell silent, as everyone finished their work for the day, and left the place, spilling as light beams to different directions...
He peeled the curtains aside to view outside... Gasped and drew out his iPhone.
His eyes unblinking... He saw something, his heart beating faster... He scrolled the texts desperately of 'Alumni Batch 2012' group on WhatsApp... His eyes caught the name, yes he saw it, he tried to convince himself. He sighed... drew a deeper breath... "Jenny".
"Jenny..." His heart raced...
There were few conversations in group about Jenny.
"Jenny & Sam..." Ex flames... Cutest pair!
Sam stood in silence... He pushed back his iPhone on his office desk and rested himself on the chair.
He closed his eyes, and sat silently in the quiet office building. Outside the window, the dim crescent silver Moon that hung in the inky skies, hid behind the dark clouds...
Sam glanced at his watch, its 9p.m; he picked his files and laptop and packed up his work.
A flash of forked lightning and a clap of thunder close upon each other...
It began to pour heavily; he crouched inside his Volkswagen and drove for home. Sheets of cold rain pounded on the roof of Sam's Volkswagen... He suddenly rolled his car to a stop.
'Jenny's favorite cafe' he still remember the place... He stopped for a hot cup of coffee...
The room smelled irresistibly of Vanilla, Cocoa and pastries... Sam settled himself on a chair, near the entrance door.
A young couple sat opposite him, sharing a molten chocolate cake... The girl leaned her face closer to the boy, whispering something in his ears and smiling, later resting her head on his shoulders, her soft curls falling over her heart shape face...
Sam turned to gaze outside the window, it was still pouring out...
He sipped the mocha and stared outside absently, his heart sinking as he watched the raindrops dripping from the cherry red cafe roof...
He glanced at an image on his iPhone, an image that brought back distant memories... a solitary teardrop leaked from the corner of his eye... It was a shard of memory that pierced his heart... He clung to the image, tried to call her name, but his lips wouldn't work. The memory reel was rolling forward, out of his grasp...
His eyes filled with tears, he lowered his head, closed his eyes and gasped....
*Flashback*
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Sam sat alone sipping the coke greedily in the college canteen. "Hey..." few minutes later Jenny joined him, she was holding a pink pamphlet in her hand, "Did you read this?" - She pointed her turquoise blue painted nails at the pamphlet, gesturing to Sam...
"Hmm.." - he simply nodded and sipped his coke. Jenny leaned closer, her mouth so close that Sam could smell her strawberry lip gloss. "And... We are joining..."- she chirped. "NO..." Sam didn't seem convinced with the idea...
"Sammy..." Jenny stood up, and wrapping her arms around his shoulders, kissed his cheeks...
Sam first shoke his head as a 'No', then playfully slapped her hand, her bracelets rattled...
"Only for you..." - he spoke, finally agreeing.
"Valentines Day Party... college event like never before... " Sam read the pink leaflet to himself, as Jenny left with her friends for shopping.
Fairy lights were strewn around the Entrance... A banner hung above the door, in sparky, glittering red letters, "Valentines Day Party" ... Heart shaped balloons were visible everywhere in the campus... Heat lamps were set up along the walls making it feel cozy...
The room inside smelled a mix of various perfumes and make-up...
The DJ cranked some awesome music, as young pairs holding hands, danced under the Disco lights spiraling above their heads.
Jenny flipped her hairs over her shoulder, they were perfectly blow dried, her skin looked glowing, she wore a fitted red cocktail dress and high, strappy heels to match the look...
A rush of warm air greeted her as she swept inside the campus. Her cell phone suddenly bleated... *Text from an unknown number* Jenny stared the screen unblinking, for a long moment... Her heart lurched; suddenly her skin began to fade from pink to pale... She gasped and let out a small groan.
The image attached with the text message, seemed branded on the back of her eyelids. She tightened her fists and walked inside...
Sam danced hugging a girl under the oscillating spotlights; he wore a gorgeous black suit... The alcohol had definitely gone to Sam's head. He hugged her thin waist and danced as Alicia Keys blasted over the stereo... Unaware of 12 missed calls from Jenny.
Jenny watched helplessly, the disco lights reflected off her shimmery eye shadow.
She was so angry that her teeth began to chatter.
Sahil and his friends laughed, clicking their glasses and high fived each other, standing at an acute distance...
Jenny pulled the two apart, "Jenny... " Sam stammered... Before he could even blink, Jenny slapped him hard, her hand making a loud sound against his cheeks.
The slow song now playing in background seemed agonizing.. Sam froze. He watched silently as Jenny whirled away and left, pushing the gasping and glaring party crowd...
Sam's iPhone buzzed, breaking the silence.
He looked around, his eyes wet... The cafe was empty and silent...
It was 10.11 p.m, he stirred the engine to life and drove home.
(Image credits: Imgfave)
Story continues in Part ~2 ....
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