HOLD ME TILL YOU CAN

PROLOGUE

His eyes were swollen, maybe he didn't sleep well or slept with crying out his feelings cause yesterday was something 'a memory of a special day it can be an anniversary if not broken that he wanted to erase so badly but.

It didn't go unnoticed by his friend Rishab Chauhan or the business partner or you can say the boss with 52 % of sharing, the not so famous restaurant ' The M MIM ' but the dream of their life, that leading them to become one.

Rishab rolled his eyes " man didn't you say.. you forgave him.." he questioned his friend who is trying to make a new foreign sweet dish, just saying it Japanese sweet dish "WAGASHI".

" Maybe... But you know I just... And one question pop to my head.. that... " He said with full concentration on wagashi " He didn't even say sorry so why did I forgive him"

Rishab chooses to stay silent. His attention diverted, he started staring at the sweet that is on its way to completion, his mouth watered.

Manthan didn't say him for a minute, just something still hurts maybe but the fake smile that never left his face.. he slide the WAGASHI in front of Rishab.

" Let me know.... how it tastes..? " Rishab put the portion in his mouth.. closed his eyes.. the sweetness melting in his mouth. Just looking at Rishab's reaction, Manthan gets the idea.. he did best. Now he is going to add this to the menu.

" Forget it.. maybe I have nothing to do with him. " Manthan purred but there's little softness in voice an emotional occurrence... His heart thumping again just thinking of that person who left without any words where he was waiting for him all day long till the next sunrise.. needing an explanation to forgive him and start it again.

"Do you still love him..??"

" No. I hate him but.."

" But... " Rishab asked eating wagashi.. but he thought to shut his mouth better to say something stupid. that's not like.. he just doesn't want to trigger his friend's feeling that was locked up in his heart deep down.

" Hmm... If we met. Ever, so maybe if we met again by chance face to face then I will surely make him feel the worst.." Manthan spoke there's no anger but sadness.. will he remember if ever we met..? Did he miss me.. or forget me..? What if he had moved on. Stop it idiot why are you thinking like that you hate him.. but still...

" Our precious chef... Stop overthinking. I thought you moved on.. but.." Rishab assured him taking a worrying glance at him.

He still thinks to meet him. That asshole...!!

" What.??? I already moved on. " Manthan uttered " I am happy don't you see.. we achieved our dreams. I am a chef now.."

But did he still stuck on his past, on that moment, where he was waiting.. like still waiting .. when you still stuck or hold on something.. how strongly you want to move on but there's something hanged still that no one knows only you knows.. for that one feeling that didn't make you free.. the cycle of life going to back to make it happen or making new paths for them to cross each other???!!

" But you didn't get in a relationship after that... Man first love.." Rishab said leaving the kitchen

" He was not my first love.. ok.." Manthan screamed, stating the fact.

At night

" It's already.. 9 pm. Manthan.." Rishab's girlfriend Avantika screamed from the hall but stopped looking at Manthan, he was looking gorgeous red t-shirt slightly loose, ripped blue denim jeans tightly hugging his legs. His long hair till the shoulder length with perfect curves at the ends.. his dark brown eyes.