Sameera's P.O.V.

Nikhil's birthday is in just two hours and I have still not reached the hotel he is staying in. He told me not to come but I am here in London to surprise him. He has no idea that I am planning something for him. I know he will be busy even on his birthday but I know he will be happy to see me.

I reached the hotel he is staying in at 11:53 p.m.

"Excuse me, I want to meet Nikhil Ahuja. Can you please kindly tell his room number." I asked the receptionist.

"I am sorry ma'am but we have been instructed not to disturb him." The receptionist said.

"I am..." I was cut in middle when Akhil, Nikhil's manager spoke.

"Sameera! What are you doing here?" He questioned coming to stand beside me. I didn't see him sitting on the sofa in the hall.

"To meet Nikhil. Of course." I told him.

"Um.. Ya... Yes definitely. He is in room no. 345." He stammered.

"But sir..." The receptionist interrupted us.

"It's fine. She's his wife." Akhil explained before the receptionist could complete what she was saying.

"Let me tell Nikhil you are here." Akhil said taking his phone out.

"No don't... I want to surprise him." And before he could say anything I snatched his mobile. Akhil is working for Nikhil for more than six years and so I am very comfortable with him. He is not like an employee but a friend to both Nikhil and me.

"Sameera please give my phone back." He spoke furiously. I would have had given him his cell back some other time but right now I am not going to give it back to him. At all.

"Once we reach his room."

He directed me to Nikhil room. In the way, he kept asking for his mobile but I knew better. He was just going to knock but I stopped.

"Wait! It's still two minutes to his birthday."

After two minutes I knocked the door. Banged to be exact.

Nikhil opened the door. He was only wearing his shorts showing his six pack abs. Before he could say anything I sang him a birthday song and hugged him. After I broke my hug I looked at him. This wasn't the reaction I was expecting from him. He wasn't happy. He wasn't smiling from ear to ear. He was shocked.

"Let me get in." I went inside the room. Akhil went away the moment Nikhil opened the door for me. I was happy that I would be able to spend some time alone with Nikhil. "Don't worry I am only here for a day. I will go back tomorrow. I have planned..." I started speaking but I was interrupted in the middle....by a female voice.

"Who is there Nikhil?" A girl spoke coming out of the bathroom. She was just wrapped in a towel. There were too many hickeys on her neck and other parts of her body.

It was none other than Lisa!

I kept staring at her. Her face became pale when she realised that they are caught now. I looked at Nikhil and then back at her and then again at Nikhil. Tears welled up in my eyes and started flowing down my cheeks.

I remember how I saw him before our marriage, kissing Lisa in a party.

He is cheating on me ever since?

"Sameera listen to me. I can explain." Nikhil finally took the courage and spoke up. But, this wasn't what my ears wanted to listen. My all senses were numb but my eyes kept staring at Nikhil and then at Lisa. But after hearing those words from his mouth, my senses were back.

"Shut up!" I screamed at him. "What will you explain? There is nothing to explain."

I started sobbing the moment those words left my mouth. Nikhil came towards me and held me but I pushed him as hard as I could.

"Stay away from me!" I shouted at him.

"Sameera it's not what you think. I can explain."

"What will you explain," I repeated myself, "everything is clear in front of my eyes. My question is why? Why Nikhil. Why did you do it? Wasn't I enough?"

"I am sorry Sameera!" He whispered and kept his hand on my forearm but I shook it off.

"You are sorry! You really are sorry I don't think so."

"Sameera!"

"Shut up! Just shut up!" I shouted. "I just can't believe you have done this to me. I was planning so much for your birthday to surprise you but here, you were sleeping with other girls. Oh my god! I am such a fool." I rubbed both my hands on my head in frustration. "I always thought that you always work hard for me, for both of us...but it looks like I was wrong. I was so wrong . You were doing this behind my back."

"That's not true Sameera. Trust me." He pleaded.

"I have always done so much for you why have you done this to me! You always told me you don't have time for me. You are busy working. I believed you. I trusted you. But you broke my trust. I kept waiting for you. I love you so much why did you do this to me? Why?"

"This is what you were doing all the time. Fucking up with this girl!" I looked at Lisa.

"No! Not at all." Nikhil replied.

I went towards Lisa and asked her, "From when onwards all this is going on?"

"Umm.. We... It's ... "

"Tell me!" I shouted at her.

"9 years!"

That was not the answer I was expecting. He is making me a fool my entire life! Ever since we got married?! The man I trusted the most in my life, the man whom I loved the most, the man for whom I left my family and moved away with cheated on me! I hope that this is just a bad dream and then I'll wake up and realise nothing is real. But the truth is in front of my eyes. And I won't be one of those girls who would let their husbands do whatever they want.

I went and slapped Nikhil tight on his cheek.

Nikhil stared at me for a few seconds and then shouted at Lisa, "get out!"

"No why will she! She too is very much at fault and let her see what I will do now!" I threatened Nikhil.

"What will you do? Sameera I am telling you. Stop creating a scene!" He threatened me and then looked back at her, "Lisa, please leave!"

Lisa took all of her clothes which was kept on the sofa, went inside the washroom and came back dressed up, took her bag and left the room. We didn't talk until she left.

"Why?" I asked again, barely a whisper with tears still rolling down my cheeks.

Nikhil came closer to me, cupped my cheeks with both of his hands and said, "I am sorry!"

I slapped him harder pushing him away and then I slapped him again. Then I started punching him on his chest.

"Stop!" He shouted holding both of my hands tightly in his fists. "Stop making it such a big deal. I told you I am sorry and I promise I won't do it again. I know I am wrong and I regret it. But let's forget about it."

"Forget about it! How can you ask me ask me to forget about it? You are talking as if its a small thing. Do you even care about me?"

"Of course I care about you, baby!"

"You didn't answer my question! Why did you do this to me?"

"Let's not talk about it. Shit happens sometimes. Let's forget about it. You are here for my birthday right, let's celebrate my birthday! I promise I will make this day special for you!" He spoke so casually as if nothing happened.

"Yes. Celebrate your birthday. But celebrate it alone. I don't want to live with you and yes this day is definitely special for me, because I got to know the real you."

"What the hell are you talking about? Where will you go?" He asked irritatedly.

"Back to India. To my parents!"

"You won't!"

"I will!" I took my suitcase and went towards the door but Nikhil stopped me.

"You are not doing the right thing."

"I don't know what is wrong and what is right but I can't stay with you." I said and left the hotel. I took a cab and directly went to the airport. I took the tickets for the next flight to India and waited till the flight took off.

I expected Nikhil to follow me and convince me to not go away but he didn't. He doesn't even regret what he did. How can someone be like this? Why this has to always happen to me? I always thought my love for Nikhil was always enough for our relationship but I was wrong I was so wrong.

The moment I landed in India I took a cab to my Dad's house. I don't know what I will tell him about my sudden arrival. I know once he will get to know what happened, what Nikhil did he will make Nikhil regret. But I don't know how will I tell him that Nikhil was cheating on me.

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I knocked the doorbell of our house. My mom opened the door. The moment I saw her, I hugged her and tears started rolling down my eyes and soon I started crying. After two minutes we broke our hug and I saw Kriti running down to me.

"Sameera it's been so long!" She ran to me and gave me a bear hug. It's so good to meet your family after so long. The people who will always stand by you and support you in every situation.

"Sameera, what are you doing here?" My dad asked in his stern voice coming in view. I went and hugged him too. After all that happened with me, coming back to my family made me feel so happy.

"Now tell me what are you doing here. Why did you ran away? You know how worried we all were when Nikhil told us you ran away."

I didn't ran away.

"Nikhil called you?" I asked surprised!

"Yes and he was so worried about you! He cares so much for you even after what you did but you don't respect other people's efforts. Go and call Nikhil and talk to him. Tell him you are fine."

"I am not going to talk to him!"

"Sameera grow up! Every couples have fights but they don't leave their partners because of that. I asked you the day you first told me that you want to marry Nikhil, that are you sure! I so very knew that you would do something like that. When will you become serious in your life. I should have never said yes to your marriage."

"Dad why do you always blame me!"

"I never blame you until and unless you are at fault. But you are always at fault. You left Nikhil because of just a fight!"

"Dad it's not just a fight! He doesn't love me and care for me! He bloody cheated on me! Yes Dad, he doesn't love me."

"Sameera stop it! I know both of you very well. And I have already talked to Nikhil. He cares for you so much but you are degrading him only! How can you blame someone like Nikhil?"

"Wait, wait, wait! Oh my God! You don't trust me! You trust him! I am your own daughter and you are believing someone else in front of your own daughter!"

"Daughter? You have proved whose daughter you are. You have proved that it's your mother's blood that is running in your veins. You are not my daughter but you're mother's. You are just like your mother. I should have known. You are just tanishing my name. You have just embarrassed me always but now it's more than I can bear." Hearing the words from his mouth silent tears started flowing down my cheeks.

You are not my daughter.

These words ringed in my ears.

The truth I always knew but never heard from his mouth before today.

The truth I stopped telling myself.

The truth that he is not my father and I am not his daughter!