𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 • 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤 ✓

Chapter 3

"Okay I won't lie anymore. I don't know any books and I'm not much of a reader but I'm trying to. I loved why she disappeared... so suggest some more good books as that one."

Inaya smiled at him, "I shoulda guessed, you know."

He chuckled, "you didn't know..."

"Since I'm an emotional baggage," she sighed and walked to the book shelf.

"Here take this emotional rollercoaster ride. Don't blame me if you cry reading it."

"Which one is it..." asked Armaan, "I don't cry for fiction.. by the way."

"Haha, many brave hearts have cried. It's called, Endless Nothingness."

"How do writers keep such depressing titles?" He laughed and took the book.

"It just happens." She chuckled.

"Oh do you write too?" He asked, her smile faded, as if she was reminded of some horror.

"Used to." She turned her face away from him and wiped the tear that was brimming in her eyes and turned back to face him, he was looking at the book so he didn't notice.

"Why? Why don't you write now?"

"No muse." She said, obliviously.

"...oh, I write songs sometimes and yeah, it's excruciating when you don't have a muse." He confessed.

"Happens."

"It's late night. I have to go back home... Now we will meet only when you complete reading this book!"

"Wha-what? It's a 400 pages book, it would take me days to read it..."

"Then we'll meet after d...a...y...s." she winked.

"Alright..."

"Also tell me asap when you cry reading it." She said.

"That would be easy if you gave me your phone number. I'd call you right away when I cry."

"Nice way to ask for number, Mr. Malik!"

"Would you now!" He grinned.

She gave him his number.

"Bye." He said, smiling continuously.

"Bye." She smiled back and he was leaving but came back as he reached the door.

"What happened?"

"Should I drop you to your place?"

"No, no, need. Thanks but I have my means-- I mean car, who would take her if I go with you."

"Right."

He left and she shook her head at his sweetness.

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Two days passed, Armaan was somehow managing to read the book peacefully and finally the moment came and he actually did feel like crying, the book made him cry and she wasn't wrong...
It was night time,
He called Inaya as he completed the book.

"Hello-who is it--" she didn't have his number saved, without paying attention to her words.
Armaan bursted out, "Did you just made me read this book to emotionally torture me..this is a sinner book and it should be banned because it made me cry like a baby! How can this book end with LOVE IS ALWAYS GREIF PERSEVERING? What's the ending? What happens to the characters?" He could hear her laughing from the other side.

"That's why it's heartbreaking but it's true Armaan." She said

"Why? How can the story of them just end without any warning, in the middle?"