Escape to Reality ✔

CHAPTER 7

✧• 7 •✧

Few days have passed since the day of 'CONFESSION'. I really wanted to take him out of my mind. It's wrong. It's simply wrong to feel such things to someone who likes someone else. I don't want to be stuck in that relationship triangle-sort of, and just wanted to move on.

I really wish he's happy, because honestly it's neither his fault nor mine. I liked him and he likes someone else. No one can't be blamed in here.

And I think today might be the perfect day to start my phase 'MOVE ON' because it's the day of the SLUMBER PARTYYY!!

Our entire family went to Mumbai to attend a wedding and they won't be back for the next 2 days. I've been miserable since the past 4 or 5 days- I don't even remember how many days have passed. My room has been my solace. I never knew just crushing on someone could hurt this much. After all, he was no ordinary human. I said we would still be friends and I DO want to be friends with him-but I need time and it hurts. But eventually, time will mend the heart, like everyone says. But, you just can't change your heart like the direction of a pinball machine. You don't know.

The only thing I regret is not telling him that I like him. We've been best friends for 3 years and not even once I felt so helpless like I do now. Maybe things might've been different if only I said my stupid feelings- or it might've been worse than it is right now. Who knows? Maybe it's not just Shreya. He might've liked someone else as well and just chose not to share with me. Again-Who knows. Or Maybe he has an idea that I like him and ignored that to avoid the awkwardness? Who knows? He sees me just as his friend- a bestie whom he can relay on, no matter what- Who knows?

Oh god, my mind is about to explode thinking about all outcomes. Maybe I should sleep and wake up after few years. Maybe then I might know what would've happened and then I can make up my mind about it. This guy is just so confusing. He just make me want to pluck my hair one-by-one until there's no more; as I ran out of hairs and ways - things might turn out into.

What could've ha-

*SLAP*

"Ooouuuuuuch!!!!!"

I cried, as the pain courses slowly through my skin and the sharp ringing noise alarms in my ear.

"What the heck was that for!?"

"Are you really gonna ask this question?"

"Ofc dude, you slapped me."

"I called your name almost 10 times girl!" Sharuk had an annoyed expression on his face.

"Oh."

"Baby, I'm sorry, I'm not sorry."

*Burrrr*

I made a child face to mock him..

"What's the matter dudeeeeee?"

"I just came to check on you. Shay informed me about the thing with Varun...."

He trailed off to see if I'm still in the 'Sad zone'–but I'm past it.

"Yea. But I'm alright now. Feeling much better, to be honest."

"Alia-you are talking to me, Sharuk, remember? I know all about you and your mood swings, including your tone of speech and text. And you don't need to lie to me, girl."

Just as he said that, I broke down, again.

"Everyone knows about this- you guys and even my paati seems to know. But the only person whom I wanna know doesn't even have a clue! Why? And to top that he likes someone else."