It Was a Yes, But I Never Said It

22. Reality Check - My Birthday

It's my birthday today! Yes I am as excited as always. My family always makes me feel special on my birthday. It feels like a festival.

It has been two months and six days since the one-month thing was over between Rihan and me. As decided we are being friends. Yes, Friends! This is the most difficult friendship that I have ever been in. I feel like talking to this friend daily. Every time I come across an interesting meme on social media, I want to share it with him. No matter big or small, but whatever happens in my day, I want to share those stories with him. It's crazy but whenever a funny moment happens at home, I imagine telling the entire thing to Rihan and in the midway realizes that things aren't the same between us. I can't text him, he will text me fortnightly or so. But today is my birthday. Earlier when we were dating, I did correct him. Yeah! that's true, he didn't remember my birthday. But, I corrected him. He claimed so much that he likes me, so it's obvious that he will remember my birthday today.

Morning had passed but still no text, no call from his end. May be he will call once he wakes up as our time zones aren't quite alike.

Mandy, a close friend (p.s. things are kind of tipsy between us) has even texted. Infact he was the first one to wish me, almost a day in advance and through his texts, he is making every possible effort to make me feel special, to make me laugh. But where is Rihan. Why is he not calling?

Sun is setting and so are my hopes of hearing his wish. He forgot! It's quite evident but my heart which has quite clearly stopped listening to me still have hope as the day hasn't ended yet. But all in vain.

It's rightly said that expectations hurt and we should not expect anything from anyone. Because clock kept on ticking, the day ended but I never received a call from Rihan.

So, here my mind saying to me, "Happy birthday dear Adira!"

I am upset with Rihan. How could he forget my birthday. I am not expecting any emotions or anything but he could have atleast wished me as a friend.

My mind is a big puzzle right now. Full of thoughts about how I am not going to talk to him for two months now. How I am not going to reply to his texts or how I am going to scold him through my talk like how dare he forget my birthday.

But on second thoughts I am missing him. He is such a jerk. Or I guess an awesome flirt and I am stupid who fell for him.

So, he finally texted after six days. The text displays a food picture. Really. He is sending this after forgetting my birthday. I tried to refrain myself from replying but it's Rihan.

"Nice, you are treating yourself for my birthday" I texted.

"Happy birthday, Adira" he replied.

"You remembered" I texted.

"Of course" is his reply.

Wow! I am awestruck how casually he lied. Seriously? This is the guy who has been putting birthday statuses for his every other friend. And he forgot my birthday and thought he can just like that claim that he remembered it.

Of course, I am a fool who believed everything this guy said. Rihan is Rihan. He can never change. His actions can never match his words and whosoever falls for what he says is a huge fool.