You've Got Mail!

3. Elastic Heart

"You don't cross my mind, you live in it"

Romeo

"I never realised how fucking lonely I was until I met you. Everyday after returning from my office, my mind was exploding, I had a million things to say but no one to share them with! The women I love thinks I have broken her heart, when all I did was to protect her. Shit I am having a breakdown!!"

As I pressed send, there already were tears trailing down my cheek. This was the first time, I opened up to someone about what is going on with my heart. Even though I don't know anything about her, Juliet has never seemed like a stranger to me. There is something different about her....something I was unable able to catch on.

Natasha

I felt so....lonely. After everything happening with Ajey, I definitely was alone mostly, but that felt more like solitude. Now? Now I feel lonely, helpless...as if I was trapped in a damn island!

It was the day Viren dumped me. Today I definitely needed anything neat. No iced tea.

"As much as we try to make ourself believe otherwise, we all know deep down in our hearts that no one stays forever. They all leave one day or another," I say to Ajey.

"Sad but true."

"See but that's the thing! What if I don't want it to be true?"

"You would just have to cross your fingers and hope that you find the one you've been looking for and when you do find them, just hold on tight. NEVER let them go. 'Cause if you do, if would not only break them, it would break you too."

I am not a religious person but I was so badly wishing for a miracle. Something which would make me...I donno...maybe less lonely?

I think God had actually heard me for the first time as I spotted Viren rushing towards me.

Well...God worked fast !

I thought I had completely misunderstood him and that he was going to ignore me the way he has been doing for the last week. But then, he stopped just in front of me-with a look of guilt etched on his face- as if he purposely wants me to see it.

"H-hey! You want something?" I tried real hard to play cool but in fact I was literally stammering, maybe because I hadn't yet recovered from our breakup.

"Uh...yeah... it's just-"

He shook his head and there was a long, awkward silence before he spoke again...and I took a shitload of time mentally adoring his gorgeous face...even when he looked stressed!

"I don't know how am I going to say this...so I'll just shoot without stopping, okay, Nat?" he blurted out.

"Uh huh.."

He behaviour was literally making me nervous, and the fact that he used my nickname after what seemed like ages, didn't help!

"Nat, I am so fucking sorry....I don't know what had gotten into me when I just walked away that day.. I didn't even care to look back, for god's sake! I guess I was a bit insecure about you being so close with Ajey...and after sometime, I just couldn't handle it....I know it sounds as impractical to me as it does to you but my mind wasn't actually working that time!!"

I just stood there, silent and frozen. Okay, this was a LOT to process at one go!

"Are you serious? Insecurity was the reason you just walked away? Leaving me crying and figuring out why you did that? I love Ajey, or maybe I loved Ajey
but that's completely platonic...what am I a toy? You just pick me up and throw me whenever you want?" I was fucking pissed at him.

"I know I fucked up Nat! I have been regretting that since the very next day...but I didn't have the courage to come to you....I love you, Nat!!"

Shit. That was not helping my resolve. I always knew that I never un-loved him.

"You sure?" I asked even though I kinda knew the answer.

"As sure as I am that the sun is going to rise tomorrow," he replied without hesitation.

"Shit. Viren I love you so damn much!! You have no idea how hard it has been without you, especially with Ajey leaving me. You two were my pillars. And both of you went down together! How was I supposed to stand then?"

"I know and I am again sorry for everything! And from now on, you don't need to worry about one pillar at least" he sounded at the verge of breaking down.

I couldn't take it anymore. I just jumped into him and sobbed towards his chest.

I had gotten one pillar back...and I was desperate for my second one too.

I finally manage to get out of his hold, and as comforting as being with him was, I had to return to my home.
I was surprisingly excited about telling all of this to Romeo!

"Hey! We are meeting tomorrow. No questions asked! I would really love to know you and I think I trust you enough to be around you...and also the fact that I could really do with a best friend right now...So I am sending you the place and time and you HAVE to be there!

P.s., as confident as I sound, I am actually very nervous(and excited too) to meet you!!"

Okay. Shit. I. Can't. Believe. I. Just. Sent. That. I was so badly missing this confident and macho version of myself!

Romeo

I rubbed my eyes and stared at the mail again...did Juliet just want to meet me?!

Apparently the answer is yes.

Juliet is REALLY a control-freak!

It is a hundred percent true that there is one woman who owns a part of my heart and will always do so. Nonetheless...I can feel myself falling for Juliet too! Maybe because of the similarities between them or maybe because of a completely different reason altogether....but who cares...as long as it is the truth!

To me, she is just what she calls me - the lighthouse to my storm.

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That's it for today!! The next chapter is gonna be osummmm!!!!🤞🏻Stay tuned people!