Akira couldn't understand what just happened, but somehow she was grateful . He seemed like a nice guy . Had it been any other guy she would have definitely considered him as a creep . There was something 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" . Raymond 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 .

Akira 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 mercilessly . The bitter memories started lingering inside her mind again .

She had planned to surprise Anthony on his birthday . She had taken up an interns.h.i.+p at Singapore in the same company as him so that she can be with him for the whole six months . Her interns.h.i.+p 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 some 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 apartment . She had arrived a day before his birthday in Singapore . She met Philip and took his apartment keys and went there . She started sorting out his messed up house and even did his laundry . She changed the sheets and improved the home 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 come . She looked again at the couple t-s.h.i.+rt 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 outcome .

Then she tied her hair in a messy 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 some footsteps across the door . Her stomach was already grumbling and she rushed to get door a.s.suming it would be the pizza delivery guy .

She opened the door, but the next moment she felt she was frozen . A s.h.i.+ver 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 .

Akira couldn't understand what just happened, but somehow she was grateful . He seemed like a nice guy . Had it been any other guy she would have definitely considered him as a creep . There was something 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" . Raymond 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

.

.

Akira 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 mercilessly . The bitter memories started lingering inside her mind again

.

.

She had planned to surprise Anthony on his birthday . She had taken up an interns.h.i.+p at Singapore in the same company as him so that she can be with him for the whole six months . Her interns.h.i.+p 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 some 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 apartment . She had arrived a day before his birthday in Singapore . She met Philip and took his apartment keys and went there . She started sorting out his messed up house and even did his laundry . She changed the sheets and improved the home 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 come . She looked again at the couple t-s.h.i.+rt 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 outcome

.

.

Then she tied her hair in a messy 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 some footsteps across the door . Her stomach was already grumbling and she rushed to get door a.s.suming it would be the pizza delivery guy

.

She opened the door, but the next moment she felt she was frozen . A s.h.i.+ver 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