Chapter 23: Kaun Tujhe

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"I will never be able to love Armaan because I love Shaurya, and I don't know how it happened, but it has, and it feels right

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"I will never be able to love Armaan because I love Shaurya, and I don't know how it happened, but it has, and it feels right. Without ticking any of my boxes, he's ticked all of them to be my Prince Charming," Nidhi burst through the phone, and Aaradhya stilled upon hearing those words.


Wait, What?

Her heart sank, and her hands lightly shivered.


Nidhi also likes Shaurya?

Wait, sorry; she loves him.

My best friend and I love the same man.

But why? Could she not find anyone else? The one time I like someone, she loves him.


But you toh never had the guts even to tell Shaurya, especially since you've liked him for so long. Her mind berated, and she sank into the mattress on her bed, covering every inch of her with the quilt.

She couldn't blame anyone in this situation. . .It wasn't Nidhi's fault she loves Shaurya. It wasn't her fault to love him more than just as childhood friends. And Shaurya couldn't be blamed either. . .He's always been such a charmer since childhood.


As Nidhi gushed about her love for Shaurya through the phone, Aaradhya continued to curl tighter into a ball, her hands clamping shut as her nails pierced the supple skin of her palms.

Shaurya can never be mine. . .I don't deserve him. . .

He will never love someone like me, someone so plain, quiet and serious.

Nidhi would be perfect for him, plus they already gel so well. . . He might be already attracted to her, especially when he looked at her so passionately during the Diwali party.

Nidhi was always the perfect one who'd catch the eyes of every guy in college, who was so bubbly that everyone would be drawn to her sunshine aura. Whether it was the college's heartthrob, Rajat or the topper, Suyash, everyone fell for her. And perhaps, Shaurya too.


She clutched herself tightly in this strange dichotomy where she didn't want to feel this way because we're not supposed to be jealous of our best friends. . .And Nidhi was like her sister. Wiping the tears she didn't know had fallen, she gulped sharply.

I can't let this get to me. . .both of them love each other, and so they should be together. . .I can't be the one to break them apart, I will not let that happen.



"Aaru? Aaru! Are you still there?" Nidhi called, pulling Aaradhya out of her self-deprecating thoughts.

Wiping her tears away, Aaradhya cleared her throat, "Hmm, ya Nidhu, I'm here only. . .where will I go?"

"Dude, I just bore my heart out, and tu senti ban rahi hai? Relax; actually, Yuvaan messaged, suggesting to go to Mynx for drinks. . .Let's go blow off some steam, na?"


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