Forbidden secret

ALYSSA'S POV:

The spotlight was over us, everyone had their eyes upon us. But my eyes were stuck upon someone standing at the dark corner. I couldn't see his face due to darkness all around but I know, he's the one.

I can find him out between hundreds of people with my eyes closed, he holds that control over my heart to make it flutter on his presence around me.

Though I wanted to stare at him all the time, I couldn't let people know about this forbidden secret of mine. I moved towards uncle Merchant, granny and grandpa.

They wished me with all the love as they've been wishing me all these years. They've never treated me different from Ken.

"Granny, grandpa. Please ask your stubborn grandson to wish my bestie a very happy birthday." On Ken's words, granny asked her assistant to call him.

Will he come here and wish me? It's been long since he wished me on my birthday on his own. The last time was on my tenth birthday when he had attended the party with all the Merchant family.

After that, he never really joined the parties. Not only on my birthday parties but he'd avoid all the other parties as well. He turned out more distant from celebrations and gatherings. He'd just show up at the end of the party and I wouldn't even get chance to see him properly.

His focus was deviated on business since an early age. He found business parties more fruitful and started joining Uncle Merchant, dad and Uncle Mark to the parties. Everyone stopped forcing him to join on gatherings as we grew up.

After that, Ken always got me a birthday card from him. But I know it was Ken who'd force him to write a birthday message for me. That was still precious to me, I've got all those cards safe with me.

But today, he was here at the party. That was enough for me to be happy but if he'd wish me, this would be one of the best birthdays of mine.

"Keith, wouldn't you wish our birthday girl?" Asked grandpa.

"Grandpa, a proper birthday wish." taunted Ken. His glare to Ken didn't go unnoticed by me. This broke my hope of getting wished by him.

The silence around was making the situation more awkward. Before things could turn more complicated, I thought of changing the topic.

"Granny, let's..."

As I was about to say something, he forwarded his hand towards me. That was so sudden, I was confused with his action.

"Aly, he's asking for a handshake baby." Ivana aunty said to me. I nodded at her and moved my hands towards his.

The moment my hand touched his cold hand, a commotion occupied my body.

"Happy birthday." He wished on his usual cold voice.

"Thank you."

I felt my lips parting wide. I must have looked like a fool for smiling like that but I just couldn't control myself. Noticing his gaze on our hands, I pulled my hand back. God! Did I make it look obvious?

As I moved my eyes around, I saw that everyone was busy on their own. Thank god, no one noticed that. I need to be careful now onwards, I'll have to control myself. Come on Aly, don't be like this.

"Aly, it's time to cut the cake." As mom called me for cutting the cake, I and Ken walked towards the table. Everyone stood round the table and started singing a birthday song for me.

I closed my eyes and asked for a wish before blowing the candle, the same wish I've been asking on all of my birthdays since I was twelve. As I opened my eyes, I saw the one whom I had asked in my wish.

He wasn't singing but lazily clapping his hands. A smile crept on my lips looking at him, he doesn't know how cute he looks when he makes those faces.

"Come Ken, let's cut the cake." She merrily came to my side and hold the knife along with me. Everyone was still singing the birthday song, we both cut the cake and fed each other.

It's been like this, it's like we celebrate our birthday twice a year. We together cut the cake on both of our birthdays.

I took a slice of cake and fed to mom and dad. After they fed me back, I walked to Justin uncle and Ivana aunty. Later, granny, grandpa, Mark uncle, Miya aunty, Grayson uncle, Abigail aunty, Mateo and Celeste also fed me the cake and so did I.

As I moved ahead, it was him. I know he doesn't like eating much of sweets but now that he's here at the party, I was hoping that he wouldn't say no. Unsure about his reaction, I still moved my hand to feed him. He hesitated a bit but... took a bite from it.

"Idiot! One has to feed the cake back as well!" Ken came running to our side and took the piece of cake from my hand and made him feed me. He was glaring at Ken like he'll eat her alive but she didn't bother to care about it.

None of them know what I'm feeling right now. This is one of those little things that keeps the hope alive in me, the hope of getting his love back for once. He's the one who makes me weak when I hold that power to be the strongest one.

Today's birthday will always be special to me. My eighteenth birthday, which turned more special because of him.

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So this is how Alyssa feels about Keith, she's so madly in love with him! But how do you think did Keith feel about this party and Alyssa?

Tell me your guesses in the comments❤

_with maya, safuu❤