I love you

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Two days had passed since Abhi left

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Two days had passed since Abhi left. At a restaurant, after dinner Jaineet and their parents were going towards the car when a girl came from the opposite direction and her attention was on her phone. She looked up realising someone is standing in front of her and Jai immediately turned around, in an attempt to hide his face. 

Avu: Aap peeche kyu mud gaye achanak? Why did you turn around suddenly?

Jai: Mujhe laga mujhe koyi bula raha hai. I just thought someone called me. 

Girl: Jai? 

Jai: Nahi, mera naam Jai nahi hai. No, my name is not Jai. 

He mumbled to himself, knowing it's of no use. He turned around. 

Jai: Umm.. hello? 

Girl: Tumhe yaad hai mai kaun hu? Do you remember me? 

Jai: Nahi... mera matlab haa. No... I mean yes. 

Avu and their parents were looking at him in confusion. 

Avu: Yeh kaun hai? Who is she? 

Jai: Mai nahi janta is... I don't know her... 

Avu: Aapne abhi toh kaha jaante ho. You just said you do. 

Jai: Iska naam nahi janta. I don't know her name. 

Avu: Aap iska naam kaise nahi jante jab aap isko jante ho? How can you know her but not her name? 

Girl: Hume ek dusre ko apna naam batane ka mauka hi nahi mila. Mujhe iska naam pata hai kyunki mere dost ise jaante the, iske college mein the. We never got the chance to tell our names to each other. I know his because my friends knew him, being in his college. 

Jai: Hume late ho raha hai, tujhse kisi aur din milunga. We are getting late now, will meet you some other day. 

Girl: Rukho. Wait. 

He groaned mentally, eager to leave. 

Jai: Kya? What? 

Girl: Mujhe kuch batana tha. I wanted to tell you something.

He just looked at her quietly, his glare making her nervous. 

Girl: Umm... I love you. 

Jai was shocked by her courage to say this in front of his parents. He looked at his parents who looked as shocked as him. 

Jai: Kya bol rahi hai tu? What are you saying? 

Girl: Sach mein. Mai janti hu mujhe bahut wakt lag gaya par tumne hi kaha tha na mai nahi janti dard kya hota hai, pyaar kya hota hai? Ab dono pata chal gaye. Aur tumne hi kaha tha na isaan humesha ke liye intezaar kar sakta hai jab baat pyaar ki ho, toh maine bas is hope mein yeh kaha ki maine bahut deri nahi ki. Ab please ye hope mat todo. Really. I know it took me very long but you had said right that I don't know what pain is, what love is? I've experienced both. And you only said a person can even wait forever when it comes to love, so I said it with the hope that you waited, that I am not too late. Please don't break this hope of mine.

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