Twenty Seven | Misunderstood

I immediately shut the book and stood up. I had taken sips of alcohol, and now they seemed to have an effect.

I turned back to see Akansha.. Akansha Goenka standing in front of me..

Definitely alive, her hazel brown eyes twinkled as ever. She looked at me with a subtle smile, a touch of secrecy they carried.

Was I dreaming? Hallucinating?

"You... You.?", I babbled like an idiot.

" Oh yes. ", she said coming close to me, uncomfortably close. She pulled me out of what I believed was a dream.

This was not a dream.

" Why aren't you happy? ", she said, a voice above whisper.

" Ya.. Yes.. ", I stammered, my heart racing in my chest.

Suddenly I realized that her hand had gone upto my neck from behind. Her fingers carefully lining my neck, sending chills down my spine. Her never seen before avatar seemed to take my breath away from me. He firmly held me by my neck.

She leaned closer.

I abruptly snapped out of my daze-like state and said,

" How are you alive?", she leaned closer until our