When We Were Perfect

It was midnight, Daniel was pacing on the floor waiting for Amy. He was determined to talk to her at any cost, different kinds of assumptions and thoughts crowded his mind. With the passing time, he was losing his sanity thinking about his messed up life. How it takes only one moment for a person's life to change. The wooden doors creaked open and Amy walked in and without even glancing around she walked towards the stairs.

"Tesoro, wait," Daniel said sternly. Amy halted in her steps hearing his voice and sensing his presence behind. She still didn't want to face him. Turning around she gazed up at him. Today's there was a determined kind of look on his face. Amy replied with the same expression.

"What!" She said totally unaffected.

"We need to talk," Daniel stated looking at the frustration that was clear on her face. Amy looked at her watch and replied.

"We can talk l....."

"No! We will talk right now because your later never comes, "Daniel muttered sternly. But all he got was glare to which he remained baffled that after all such ignorance and hostility she was the one to glare at him like a victim.

" Come, let's sit and talk," Daniel said turning to the living room.

"Daniel, I am not in the mood to have a merry talk with you so whatever the hell you want, speak it here," She sneered leaving no room for argument. Daniel exhaled and inched closer to her hovering her figure but she remained unaffected glaring at him.

"What has happened to you and why are you behaving so coldly and showing hostility," Daniel blurted, Amy rolled her eyes and opened her mouth to speak.

"Tesoro, just for once tell me what is wrong with you," 

"What do you mean what's wrong with me, I am perfectly fine"

"Then what's with all this behaviour," he asked. Amy scoffed and pointed a finger between them.

"Just because a meaningless night happened between you want me to start acting all lovey-dovey with you," That him like an arrow 'meaningless'

"It was just a mistake that wouldn't have happened in the first place if you restrained yourself because I clearly remember that you weren't drunk that night," She hissed every word laced with venom, she blamed him for that night when she was the one who advanced towards him and didn't budge even when he denied her. This made Daniel angry, he inched closer towards her trapping her between the wall and himself placing both hands on the side of the wall. Close enough for her to smell the strong scent of his masculine unknowingly making her body react to it. Steely eyes stared in her brown ones, anger evident in both.

"How could you, how could you blame me like this when you were equally involved in that and somewhat sober. I tried to stop you countless times but you were the one who kept getting closer each time. Tell me don't you feel a single thing about that night," For a moment he could swear that he saw her resolve break but gearing all her energy she pushed him back making Daniel stumble on his steps.

"So, now you are going to run it in my face that I was acting like a desperate bitch!!!" She yelled making him gap at her.

"You know what I am trying to state here, why are you twisting my words. All I am saying is we both were equally involved in that and maybe I could have tried harder by knocking you out because you weren't taking it any other way," Daniel said defiantly.

"What do you want now except trying to declare me as a desperate slut!"

"Oh, For God's sake tesoro, I am not blaming you for everything and most importantly, I am not calling you any of these horrible names!!" Daniel replied exasperatedly while looking into her eyes full of contempt wondering what was his fault to even begin with.

"Daniel I don't know why I have to explain it every time to you but I made it clear the very first day that I don't accept this marriage or anything. So forget that night or consider it a mistake that would never happen again," She said or more like spotted, hilting a sharp effect on his chest. Just how much more is he going to endure. That wasn't a mistake for him because he loves her but she didn't. Amy stared at him for a moment before turning on her heels ready to leave, only to be pulled back by Daniel as he gripped both of her arms.

His steel-blue eyes pierced into her's. Their faces were only inches apart as he tried to find anything that would somehow ensure him that his Amy was still there.

"What the hell!!!" Amy yelled stepping away from his grip, rubbing her arms.

"I am not talking about that night but about our friendship and bond which is slipping away every day, this hostile behaviour of yours directed towards me that I have no idea about." Daniel didn't care how pathetic he looked while letting his exasperation out. But what she said next made his breath hitch for a moment.

"Are you even listening to yourself, Daniel! I am the one who lost her sister because of my feuds, I am the one who is constantly working on a case with dead ends trying to get justice for her sister, I am the one who has to live away from her mother just because she thinks I need to build a so-called home with you. I was the one who was dumped days before her marriage by the person whom I loved the most," she shouted as tears of frustration poured out of her eyes but she wiped them away harshly.

"And here you are winning like a child on a petty issue and why I am acting cold!"

Daniel's eyes widened seeing her state, he didn't want her to have a breakdown. He just wanted closure about her behaviour, trying to fix their relationship wanting to be a part of her life like before.

"Tesoro.." He said trying to hold her but she stepped away placing both hands on her hips, looking away.

I get your point and I know where you are coming from, Ayla was also like a sister to me. I am not forcing you for anything, I meant it when I said we will always be best friends. What I am trying to figure out is this hostility of yours. I am here to share your grief and pain like before but why are you pushing me away. This contempt of yours is eating me away," Daniel muttered softly, holding her hands. Thankfully! She didn't back away this time.

" I want you to share your problems with me, I want you to talk to me like you used to, you are not alone tesoro, I am with you. If you want to live with Vahide mom you can go there, I am not forcing you to stay here but I feel like you are deliberately moving away from me. We used to be so close to one another that now it hurts seeing you drifting away, I am tired of figuring around what's wrong between us. I am the same Daniel then why are you changing, " he pleaded looking at her face.

"Talk to me about it, I will figure it out but don't be this harsh and close tesoro," he could understand that she suffered too much during the half of this year but it did not justify her coldness towards him especially after their marriage. He didn't asked her anything trying to behave like before with her assuring her that he was still the same. Amy harshly yanked her hands away and looked him dead in the eyes.

"I don't have time for friendships, I have more important things to focus on in life right now and that doesn't include you. So, please for the sake of God leave me on my own and forget about everything that happened that night. There is no 'us' Daniel because I don't love you." With that, she walked away leaving behind a crumbled person who once again became a part of life's cruelty.

'I don't love you'

'No one will you '

'You are pathetic and weak'

And once again those words and phrases surrounding him. His eyes sting with tears along with a throbbing pain in his chest. Slowly he slumped on the last step of stairs trying to calm his abnormal heart. No one was there to dry his tears or mend his broken heart as he stared aimlessly at the floor. At that moment it felt like drowning on your own in a world full of people but no one there to hear you because, in the end, you don't belong to anyone, you are just a part of a long journey.