Night Changes

CHAPTER 31

"Never,"
Said Jassi as he stood near the door.

I walked towards him and sure enough, he hurried out of the door.

"Jassi! Please! Listen to me!"

All the people around were staring at us, but that was the least of my worries.

I somehow managed to catch him by his wrist at the stairs.

"Just. Go. Away!" He said through his teeth.

"I can't! Not before I explain everything to you!"

"I don't want an explanation! I don't want anything to do with you! Leave me alone!"

"I'll never leave you alone," I said softly, and he looked at me, not expecting that one.

I took my chance.
"Jassi, I swear if you listen to me with a calm mind, everything is going to be fine,"

"I told you I don't want to listen to your shit! I LOVE YOU, ALYN, I still love you, I just don't feel like seeing your face anymore," his eyes moistened, and he took in a breathe.

"One chance to explain myself is all I want. I'm sure we can clear all this. And if you are still angry with me and ask me to go, I swear you will never see me or hear from me again,"

He gave me an intense look. He screwed his eyes shut, as if debating with himself if he should go or not.

"Please Jassi. If you hear me out, at least both of us won't have any regrets that we could've work things out,"

"Okay," he finally said and started for downstairs.

We sat silently at the cafeteria.

"It's eating my brains out...why would you do this to me? Why would you say you like me though you're with Shreyas? I told you I had nothing to do with you, you could just leave me alone then. Why all this drama?" He said in a whisper.

"Jassi, I know what's going on in your mind, I know. But that's really the farthest from truth, trust me on this one,"

"I found your letter and..the ring," I added after a brief pause.

He looked at me with all the sadness inside him.

"That was stupid of me, I felt so much for you when you were just..playing," he said with clenched jaw.

"I wasn't, I swear! You're the only guy I love and have ever loved,"

He looked at me with puppy eyes, then composing himself, he put on that serious look again. Must be thinking about my betrayal.

"Listen, you might think I've betrayed you, I haven't. Firstly, I liked Shreyas, I liked his looks, his personality and all. We started seeing each other and he proposed me. I accepted, and we kept seeing each other. The picture is from then,"

He was looking outside now, I couldn't figure out the emotions displayed by his eyes at that moment, the eyes that always seemed to speak a thousand words.

I continued anyway.

"I was starting to gradually know you by that time. And Shreyas, I never loved him. We always ended up fighting and I was seriously doubting if we should be together even. That's the time when I was starting to fall for you, and when you confessed that day, I just realised how much I've loved you myself,"

He snapped his head in my direction. But his eyes fell again, and he looked away.

"I was so upset that you left me, all our moments kept rewinding at my head, all I thought about was you,"

"I decided to not cheat on Shreyas and let him know. And I was about to, when Ritz told me about your mum. So I hurried to the hospital, completely forgetting the fact that I stood up on Shreyas,"

Jassi pressed his thumbs together over the table and concentrated on them.

"When he screamed on me, I told him about your mum and he asked me which hospital it was. Maybe he wanted to check if I was speaking the truth, he was always quite jealous of you,"

Jassi instantly looked at me.

"What? Shreyas Iyer? Jealous of me?"

"Yeah, he could probably see the way I was starting to develop a liking for you," I shrugged.

He pressed his lips together and leaned on the chair.

"And..he probably saw us together, so to take- revenge or something, he posted that. And I can't blame him. Technically, I was the one who cheated on him,"I sighed.

"Look, Jassi. I know a mistake by not breaking up with Shreyas over the phone. And I should've told you about him. And I would've, but it was only a few hours into our relationship, I couldn't. I would've told you once I ended things with him, really," I felt my tears almost ready to drip down my face.

"I don't know how to make you believe, but this really is true, Jassi. Ask Ritz, she knew everything, all along. I love you Jassi, and I know you do, too. Please forgive me for my mistakes, but know one thing, I haven't cheated on you, or hurt you on purpose. It was stupid of me, just stupid. My feelings for you have always been true,"

He sighed.

"Please forgive me, Jassi. Please let's go on with the way we were, please?"

"Go away," he said in a whisper.

I felt my world fall apart.

This is it then. This is goodbye.

The guy who has loved me, the guy whom I have loved and admired, has decided to let go of me.

That's the end of my love story.

The tears that threatened to flow, now found a way through my red cheeks.

I had promised to leave him alone if he refused to forgive me.

"Okay, Jassi. Thanks for listening to me, at least this isn't gonna bother me all my life that I didn't get the chance to explain all of this. But I did. You listened. And chose not to forgive me. Alright then. I'm going, and you're never gonna hear from me, or see me again. I had a lovely time with you, and I hope you have a great life ahead. Take care, and please, say hi to your mum,"

I slowly stood up, now weeping silently.

He didn't look into my eyes for once.

"I'm sorry for all the pain I've inflicted upon you. Forgive me if you can. Goodbye,"

And I walked out from the hospital, closing a beautiful chapter of my life.

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