Strangers 3 [Winner Of sartik awards]

Chapter 11: Will they? Won't they?

Samira's POV

We walked into the room and I made him sit on the bed.

"Aryan look at me from top to bottom and tell me if you think I look good, and if you don't find me attractive and be honest" I said.

"What?" He asked taking my hand and making me sit on the bed, he cupped my face and said "Samira you are the most beautiful person I have ever met both inside and out"

"And that's not enough to make you wanna be intimate with me?"

"Why would you think I don't want to?"

"Because we clearly have been dating for a long time and I had spent a long time dreaming of the day we will be together there was a time when I would have wanted nothing more than to be with you but you didn't even consider it as an option but now it's finally happening and we are together but every time we get a bit too close you just back off and walk out on me and I feel rejected all over again"

"I had no idea you felt that way..........I am so sorry"

"But why......why don't you want to be with me that way?"

"Because......"

He said and suddenly came close to me but to my surprise I gasped and backed off. I was so surprised at myself, just a minute ago I was ranting about how I want to be intimate with him but when he came close I just gasped like he was going to hurt me or something.....as that all so familiar wave of discomfort and fear filled my heart I looked at Aryan who had now stepped back and was looking down.

"That day after your wedding was the worst day of my life, Samira you are the strongest women I know, but that day I saw your sprit broken.......you were broken and I.......I remember telling myself that.......you did this.....you told her to get married, I know I can't fix my mistakes but I would do whatever it takes to make sure that you don't get reminded of all those horrible things that happened to you and when I come close to you I could literally feel you flinch and just imagining what might be going through your mind breaks my heart; so I even if it means that I have to stay away from you for the rest of my life I would do that to make sure that you are comfortable"

I couldn't help but cry hearing his words, I hugged him tight like I never wanna let go.

"I am so sorry" I said.

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People say physical intimacy is the best expressions of love but when it is forced upon you once you never see it the same way ever again. I never truly realized it until Aryan pointed it out. Now the question remains how to feel loved by an action that once disgusted you to your core?

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Shiv's POV

I walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water only to spot Shanaya and Rashmi leaning on to Aryan and Samira's bedroom door.

"Honey we talked about this, you can't have an affair with a bedroom door" I said jokingly.

"Oh really! So is the front door fair game? Because if you keep on making such stupid jokes I have to find someone else" Rashmi said as she rolled her eyes, god she looks so adorable when she is angry.

"Would you two shut up I am trying to listen, I need to know if I won the bet or not" Shanaya said.

"Shanaya you should not listen to others having sex" I said.

"You have listened to me having sex like a million times, now shut up and let me listen, precise I don't even think they are doing it, it's awfully quite in there" Shanaya said.