"I love you Rosy", yelled James! As he tried to hold her tight in his arms amid the loud music in the dance floor. The DJ was is full mood and playing latest hits mixing combos of his own. The Disco lights moving around the hall creating a wonderful atmosphere for the couples celebrating the Valentine's day.
"What did you say James?", screamed back Rosy playfully teasing and with anticipation to hear the three magical words over and over again from James while slowly melting in his arms.
Laughing, singing and dancing like there is no tomorrow, James and Rosy have been attracting lot of attention among others dancers who have stopped dancing themselves and delightfully watching and appreciating these two lovebirds. Slowly everyone begin cheering this lovely young couple as they celebrate the day of love.
The whole floor starts applauding, when James goes on his knees to propose Rosy and present her that beautiful Diamond Ring she had desired few days ago. Shocked; Speechless with happiness, Rosy covers her mouth while tears start rolling down her cheeks!
"I love you Rosy", says James once again "Will you be my wife?" he asks! Now clearly audible as he is proposing the love of his life. Rosy recovering from the tons of happiness that suddenly rushed towards her making her go into a sweet shock, recovers and holds James up and accepts his marriage proposal to the cheering crowd around. "I do, James.. I do" she says.
Without wasting much time, James pulls Rosy holding her right hand and moves through the crowd of cheering couples to a quite place. They rush out of the dance floor to an more calm adjacent hall which is decorated with lots of roses to commemorate the Valentines day. James take Rosy to the special table he had already booked for the night for a romantic dinner. The flowers, the champagne bottle and the dim light from the candle is all she can see. Holding James by his arms, Rosy thank him for a wonderful evening that he has provided her so far. They settle down at the table and enjoy the delicious meal served to them by the generous staff.
Rosy can't believe her luck to have met such a wonderful man a year ago. The man she had always dreamt off. The man who would love her more than she could return back. "He is the perfect guy!" she thought.. When James called out at her to bring her back into the dinner table.
"There is one thing that I want to tell you Rosy, which I had been hiding from you ever since I met" says James leaving a sigh and his face turning dull.
"Whats that James?" asks Rosy observing the change in James behavior growing anxious by the moment.
"Can you handle it? I mean, I am not sure if you can handle the truth and I don't want to lose you at any cost Rosy" says James getting up from the table and moving towards Rosy who was sitting exactly opposite on the round table.
"James, what is it Honey? I am sure I can handle it, tell me dear" now nervously looking at James with thousands of questions in her head
"I don't know Rosy, if I should tell this.. I risk a lot if I tell you this but I want you to know the truth about me before we get married."
"For God Sake, tell it James. I am getting nervous. Don't worry I can handle anything. Nothing will come between us honey." Please tell she says.
"Okay" says James, pulling the chair nearer to Rosy and holding her hand. He takes one deep breath and looks around nervously, appearing visibly shaken to Rosy. He meets his eyes with her and says "Our meeting was not accidental, honey!"
"What do you mean by that?" asks Rosy now growing impatient.
James burst out in laughter "Look at you... my baby... He had decided that I will meet you" says James still laughing loudly pointing up.
Not able to make anything of what he meant, Rosy looks back blankly.. "He, He." points out James "He wanted us to meet, so that we could be having this discussion today" said James
"What are you talking about Mr.?" asks Rosy now turning red and turns around to look at the picture of a deity hanging on the wall.
"Ah, nothing.. I am very lucky to have met you Rosy. I realized what I am. I love you baby! Lets head back home" he says.
Not able to make any sense of what just happened and getting irritated at the prank that James just tried to pull over her, she follows him. Soon they hit the road in her brand new car that Rosy won just a day before. Still angry at James for almost spoiling such a beautiful night he had prepared,
she asks: "was that necessary?"
"What?" asks James.
"What you did back there after the dinner, you had almost spoiled the whole night.. You scared me so much" said Rosy
"Ah, I am sorry honey" says James pulling over the mountainous highway. He moves closer to Rosy giving her the smile she has always loved. Anticipating what has to come next, Rosy closes her eyes and embraces for James to take her on the journey that she was so ready to start with. Instead, she hears door unlock and when she opens her eyes.. James is walking towards the other side of the road.
"James!", she calls out. But he doesn't turn. He just keeps on walking.
Rosy gets down of the car and again calls out to James who has walked quite a distance and is almost on the edge of the other side of the road.
"James, where are you going?" as she moves towards the door of the driver's side of the car. This is when James turns towards Rosy.
James shouts "I love you!" breaking the deathly silence surrounding them!
"Come back here" screams back Rosy.. "What are you doing there? Come back here at once" she says
"I can't!" he says..
"You are scaring me James, What on earth is wrong with you?" cries Rosy now visibly upset over James' erratic behavior and tries to cross over the road towards James.
Before she could realize what is happening, James pull out a gun and points it on Rosy and pulls the trigger! The bullet barely misses Rosy who is now shell shocked staring back at the shattered window shield of her car. She turns back with utter disbelief that a man who proposed to her few minutes back just fired at her.
James fires one more round on Rosy this time the bullet piercing through her arm, ripping her flesh and blood splattering on the road. Rosy still shocked to move away or cover herself stares back at James wondering why he is trying to kill her. Tears rolling down from her eyes, she lets out a scream writhing in pain because of the wound.
James unmoved by the plight of the woman he claimed to love just few hours ago, takes a aim at her one more time. He looks determined to shoot her this time and aims the gun holding it tightly with both the hands. However before he could pull the trigger for the third time, a truck passes at a whopping speed through them. The sound of the wind bringing both of them to their senses.
Rosy jumps back with whatever strength she is left with, not daring to look at the man who claimed to love her and now trying to kill her. She takes cover behind the car; totally scared and not sure what to do, she takes a peek around to see where James is unaware that there is more for her in the store.
She sees that James is now holding the gun on his forehead and slowly walking backwards towards the end of the road. She cannot figure out what she is up to until he disappears in the thick bushes on the road. As soon as he disappears, Rosy hears the gun go off again.
Forgetting her own wounds, she rushes towards the path James was last seen expecting the worse from her encounter. She is not able to find James in the thicket and knowing that she cannot climb down the ledge, she run back towards her call to dial the emergency services.
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