Fated With Him

17. Memories and Nostalgia

I stuffed all my belongings which I am going to be needing for the next 5 days into my bag. Checking and then double checking everything.

Then, I took one extra duffle bag, and stuffed all my stuff for studies and work there. It wasn't like I was going to Mumbai just to see Amaan. I was going because of my internship. I had a project to be done and an article written on it, which might get published in Indian Express, if I got lucky.

My work there was just for two days, but nobody knew that. They knew that it was for 5 days. I told everybody that because no matter how lenient Ayansh Bhai is, he wouldn't let me stay with Amaan, just for 5 days, for no reason like we are on a vacation.

I couldn't care about lying to him since, I won't get to see Amaan for a month after that.

It's just been 5 days, and it already feels like 5 months since I've seen him. And I couldn't wait to throw my arms around him and kiss those lips.

Yeah.

I've missed him a little too much than it is considered healthy.

I have no idea how I'll let a month pass, but that's not something I want to dwell up on right now.

I am just too excited to see Amaan to not care about anything else at the moment.

It sounds cliché. Too cliché. But I don't think words can describe how much I've missed him. It wasn't just that, but I didn't even get much time to facetime or call him since he was too busy and preoccupied with work.

We texted back and forth, but his replies came after breaks when he was in the office, and at night, he almost everyday fell asleep while on the phone.

Again, in the back of my head, I was worried if we would be capable of doing this, for a month, without growing distant.

But as I said, I am too happy right now, to think about that for much long.

When I looked up I saw Ayansh Bhai standing at the threshold of my door.

"Yes Bhai ?" I asked

He stood there with a sour expression, staring at my bags like he had just tasted lemon.

I raised my eyebrows.

He walked inside taking a seat on my bag.

"I..." he trailed off as I turned around, keeping my laptop charger inside the bag.

"What is it Bhai ?" I asked, and he sighed loudly.

"It's the first time you're going away like this" he said. "For more than a day"

I chuckled at that.

"Yes bhai I know that. There's always a first time for something"

He nodded at that.

"I'm just... Can't I come with you ?" he asked making my eyes go wide.

"Why would you want to do that ?"

He sighed loudly again shaking his head, and then it hit me.

He's worried. And scared.

I went around taking a seat beside him on the bed.

"I'll be fine Bhai" I told him with a small smile and he nodded again.

"Give me a call as soon as your flight lands. I still have no idea why aren't you ready to stay with Maasi and Ayaan-"

"Bhai that will just kill my whole experience" I reasoned with him.

"Yeah I get that"

"And I'll be okay"