2 YEARS AGO:
Elena has been crying the whole day and night after knowing that Murat Salvatore is leaving the city for some years. She was okay with seeing him from far but she can't accept the fact that she might not be able to see him.
She locked herself in the room and didn't budge even when her mom was incessantly asking her to come out. No one knows the reason for her strange behavior except herself. Her siblings tried to ask her but she shrugged them off.
Even after crying for a whole day and night, she felt a strange pain in her heart, as if someone was chopping her heart into pieces. Next day when she woke up after hardly sleeping for an hour, she walked to the mirror and looked at her reflection.
Her hair long hair is now like a birds nest, with her eyes in scarlet red color from relentless weeping her heart out. She glanced at the clock and hurried to the washroom and cleaned herself. She dressed in the casual maxi dress of Murat's favorite color and applied little makeup to conceal her dark circles .She took the gift which she prepared by herself for him .She took her mobile and dialed his number which is the first name of her contacts.
"tck tck tck....and caller tone -"love me like u do..." lyrics started playing", just when the call was about to cut, she heard his melodious voice...
"Hello, Elena!!" Murat greeted her.
She didn't dare to utter a single word, if she did, she knows that she can't hold herself from crying.
"Hello !!!..."
"Hello...!!! Hey are you there?" he called out.
There wasn't any response from her side. She was fighting with herself and it is too hard for her to speak. Her voice was struck at her throat not giving her permission to speak.
After failing to talk to her, Murat ended the call. Soon after ending the call... he called her back. When Elena was trying to relax, she heard her phone ringing..she braced herself and took a long breath and finally answered the call.
"He...He...Hello!!!" She spoke, but her voice was like a whisper.
"What were you doing? Why you didn't answer me earlier?" he asked concerned.
"Where are you? Are you free now? At what time will you leave? Will u...uhh..will you meet me? I have something to give you"... She asked diverting the topic...
{AT PRESENT TIME:[AFTER 2 YEARS] at Elena's house}
Elena Forbes pov:(point of view)
I looked at the person in front of me. To check whether he is real or just my stupid imagination, I lifted my hand and stroked his cheek!!
SHIT!!!!!
"Why does his cheek feels like real skin??"
When I am in my own world analyzing the reality, I saw him waving at me and speaking something suppressing his laugh...Just then I realized that MURAT SALVATORE is actually standing at my door.
"Oh god!!! Why does it feel surreal" I asked looking nowhere in particular.
"What feels surreal, Elena Forbes?" he asked smiling at me.
Oh....that smile... now I surely feel my heart skipping a beat. I blushed hard and tried to hide my face with my long hair.
That's the perk of having a long hair...!
"Nothing" I replied with a smile on my face and welcomed him home.
"Mom!!! mom!!!" I called my mom, else I don't know what I might do to him with my wild thoughts.
"What happened Elena? Did u change your mind now? Aren't you.... " mom started speaking from the kitchen and came out before she can complete her sentence she saw Murat.
"Oh! Hello young man!! What a sudden surprise! Aren't you oversea's? When did you come back?" mom started bombarding him with questions.
The whole time I am just staring at him!
"Don't be that obvious Elena, don't make a fool of yourself, stop staring at him!" my brain reminded me...
"Hello, Mrs.Forbes !" He greeted mom in a very polite manner.
"We just moved back to Imperial yesterday night," he said.
I am shocked, I couldn't believe my own ears!
"Dad assigned work at oversea's to one of his partners and decided to handle the branch in Imperial. He made it as the head office to handle all works from here." He said in the very calm voice, yet maintaining a smile on his handsome face. I am overjoyed when I heard that he is moving back to Imperial.
"little devil, standing on my shoulder started doing the happy dance..." yeah ..yeah.. yeah".I couldn't be this happy in these 2 years.
"So where are you staying at?" mom asked him.
"ya ya ya!!! " I thought internally; staring at him.
"I am your neighbor Mrs.Forbes," he said in a gentle voice.
"Done! I AM DONE !! WHAT MORE!!" my situation is like I can faint at any time, for suppressing my joy for this long.
"Don't tell me its a dream..." I thought and pinched my leg hard.
"Ouch !!!" I yelped in pain and now the duo are staring at me expectantly.
"Haha..nothing I am just...I..I..uhh...I need to use the washroom" I said and left them.
"Now that I remembered, my neighbor said, they sold their platinum villa to someone at oversea's!! I have never expected him to be my neighbor...wow it's going to be a feast for me..." I thought as I walked over the stairs towards my room.
I heard mom speaking to Murat, "This girl won't change, will she?"
I can sense his stare at me and I looked back. Just then our eyes met. My stupid heart started its work again...Can't it a take break from being ecstatic....
I soon disappeared into my room and went straight into the washroom.
"Hurrah!! Hurrah!! I danced in my washroom like a manic ".
After few moments I started to process everything and I looked at my reflection in the mirror and blushed seeing how delighted I am.
"Today will be a remarkable day in my life," I thought. After about 7 mins I hurried out with a 100 watts smile on my face, hoping that he might not have left.
In my hurry -burry situation I didn't look at the person standing in my room with his back facing me and directly collided with him as I skipped on my feet and I was about to fall on my back , just in a moment Murat turned back swiftly and caught me by waist and held me steadily .
"I am ..I am ... in his arms!!! " oh my god !!!"I Exclaimed to my self..with my eyes hell wide!
"ss...sorry," Murat said nervously staring at me.
"Shouldn't I be the who needs to apologize for colliding with him?" I thought. When I saw that how close we are now, I blushed and slowly moved away from him.
"No no...I am sorry "I said after standing at a safe distance from him.
"And thanks too!!" I said blushing hard remembering our previous position.
"It's alright, Mrs.Forbes asked me to get u " He explained giving me a cute smile, stroking his neck.
"O.M.G! Does he know how much his stoking can affect me!!!
"Now can u please stop being any cuter,"I thought, looking at the person in front of me, the person who stole my heart just like that and he didn't even know that.
"Shall we go down, before Mrs.Forbes turns up here to get us? " he said smiling.
I nodded and we left my room walking side by side. I couldn't help but feel contended today and that cheeky smile didn't leave my face the whole time. Now my cheeks are paining from smiling like an idiot for the whole time.
When we reached down, mom came out of the kitchen with a plate full of grapes and handed it to Murat.
"Thank you Mrs.Forbes "Murat thanked mom. But as far as I know him, he doesn't even like to touch the grapes. Now that he accepted a plate full of grapes, I am surprised.
Mom turned towards me,"Elena, now quickly leave ..go and get groceries..." mom said.
I Nodded and about was about to leave, I heard Murat calling me.
"Elena!!"
I turned back and looked at him confused. I raised my eyebrow and asked him just by the gesture.
Why did he interrupt me?
He turned towards my mom and apologized with a cute smile playing on his lips.
"Mrs.Forbes, mom asked me to get groceries, so I came here to pick up Elena for shopping. Next time I will stay and have the breakfast. Now I need to rush ....." he said in his sweet voice.
"What!!!!" MURAT SALVATORE WANTS ME TO ACCOMPANY HIM". I exclaimed to no one, but myself.
"Today's it is going to be full of surprises." I thought.
"Okay come and visit aunt sometimes ... "mom told Murat.
"Sure, Mrs.Forbes "he replied.
We duo walked out of the house and I turned towards him.
"Shall we take my car?"I asked Murat with a gentle smile.
"I am sorry Elena, "Murat said in a sad tone, looking away, catching me off guard.