UNBELIEVABLE

NOAH'S POV

"You are lying."

He shook his head and tsked, "I wish it was a lie but it's not."

"No…no..no. I don't believe you. She can't die, she can't." I kept saying that, unable to believe a word that came out of his mouth but deep down I just knew that she was gone and may never come back.

What did I do?

I didn't mean to…this was not the plan.

"And why can't you believe it? It's not like you ever loved her, so why do you care?" he challenged.

"Shut up! Shut the f*ck up!" I snapped. He didn't even know what he was saying.

She died?

But there was no news of her death, no media coverage, no funeral.

Did she even get a proper burial?

"You know…even in her last moments she was sure that you would come back for her but when I informed her that you left the country with that model friend/ girlfriend of yours, she stopped asking for you and the next day I received a call that she jumped right from that balcony. I couldn't even pick up my sister's last call." His voice broke at the last sentence and I saw someone else at that moment.

It was not the same Alex standing in front of me, it was someone else entirely.

A vulnerable human being, a brother.

"But…why?" I asked in a trance.

"Why? You are still asking me this question Noah? Why? Really? She loved you that's why! She loved you wholeheartedly that's why! Her love for you was pure, that's why! She was not what you thought of her!" he retorted, I knew he wanted to say more, but was holding back.

"Then why are you still standing here? Why are you not trying to kill me too? After all I am the reason your baby sister died." I spread my arms open wide just to provoke him. "You are lying Alex. I don't believe you. You wouldn't be standing here so calmly if your sister was dead. I am a business man too. You can't fool me."

He shook his head and tsked. "I won't kill you and you know why? Because she left a letter for me too. In that letter she only had one request and that was your safety. She wanted to end the feud between our families without even knowing that what the actual feud is."

"Huh! I know you Alex. I have heard about your games. You are lying. I am not going to believe a single word that comes out of your mouth." I said and walked towards the door. I swear it felt like the walls of the room were choking me to death.

Before I could walk out of that room, I heard a familiar voice.

"Hey big brother. I am…I am sorry I am delivering this message like this but I want to confess something. I miss mom and dad. I miss them really bad, and I also miss Ollie. I hope you remember our first pet Ollie. I…can't do this anymore brother. I love you, I really do but…but you are never there when I need you. You are busy and now that I know you have Irene in you life, I am sure it'll be easier for you to forget me.

It's strange huh! How love can erase all the pain but can also be the reason of your destruction just like it erased your pain but became a reason of my destruction. I am glad you found someone like Irene, please take care of her and love her and give her time. I am leaving a letter for you and Noah on my bed. Please read those before taking any drastic step. I guess…this is goodbye brother. I…I love you." The voice note ended with a beep and I finally turned to look at him.

"Y-it was her. It was her voice." I couldn't believe it. He was telling the truth. She is no more.

Her last voice message.

"This was her last message that she left for me when I could not even pick up her phone and that's when I realized that sometimes love is not enough…being there for the person you love is also important. And I was always busy with my work. It's strange that I loved my sister but I never understood her. Do you know what she said in that letter that she left for me?" He continued when I didn't respond.

"She said that you were always there for her for that short amount of time you two were together. You spoiled her with everything that she ever wanted in life even if it was fake from your side. She is grateful, she said she felt that now that she has finally experienced every emotion in this life, there is nothing left in it. She said that she is leaving this world not because she is sad but she is leaving this place as a happy person who got everything she ever wanted in life and that was only love and affection.

I don't know what's written in your letter but I read mine and I have realized that if today she is not among us than you are not the only reason…I am also a part of it. I know I should be angry and I am, but I am thankful to you for doing what you did. Thank you for showing her what love is when I couldn't, at least she is now happy with my parents up there." He finished and without giving me a chance to say something, he walked past me leaving me alone in that room.

So it's true?

She really left?

The letter slipped from my fingers and at that moment I remembered that she left something behind.

A part of her.

Her letter.

Even before leaving she loved me? I betrayed her, I played her, I trapped her and then finally left her. But she still loved me? Is it even possible?

"She loved you that's why! She loved you wholeheartedly that's why! Her love for you was pure, that's why! She was not what you thought of her!"

"And why can't you believe it? It's not like you ever loved her, so why do you care?"

Why do I care?

I think I know but I was blinded by my hate for her, I didn't want her to lose her life but now she is no more and it is on me and I am at fault here.