Wednesday, 25 May 2016




I went to the class only to find her alone, sulking. "Hey look, I'm sorry okay , they forced me to do it", I say. She looks at me, her eyes still wet but says nothing. "Hello?", I ask , this time a bit softer."It's okay. I overreacted", She finally says."Mind if I sit here?", I ask nervously. She looks at me, eyebrows raised but finally nods. "Hey, I'm Arjun", I say offering my hand. "Aarohi", She says and shakes it. "So Friends?", I ask. "Friends", she says.

Even though it sounds silly ,that was how our friendship started. There was no turning back after that. We used to do a lot of crazy stuff together. All our friends used to tease us, thinking we were a couple. (I wished it'd happen soon). But no matter how hard I tried , I couldn't bring myself to propose to her. I really didn't want to spoil our friendship. What if she misunderstands me? What if she doesn't talk to me anymore? What if things between us wouldn't be the same anymore? The 'What Ifs" kept on increasing with each passing day and so did the number of proposals that Aarohi got.

Although she turned down all of them , I started to feel a bit uneasy.

The years rolled by quickly and we had our final year exams around the corner. Even though my grades were good , I took help from Aarohi just to hangout with her and watch how her eyes lit up when she smiled and me smiling like a goof when she calls me an 'idiot' (Seriously, What's up with girls and 'idiot'?). Today was one such day. She was explaining something to me about Feminist Literary works (As if I really cared). She caught me staring and asked ,"What?". "Listen Aarohi.......... I've something to say to you", I begin.

-To Be Continued

KK
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