THE UNWRITTEN RULE

PART 2

PRESENT:

Here you are. Standing in front of the park. Your legs are trembling, a sign you could hit the ground any second. You are nervous. WHY THE HELL ARE YOU NERVOUS? You know exactly what you have to say to him, maybe you are worried about his reaction to your words or the fact that you are terrible at expressing your emotions.

You take a look at the park while standing at the entrance of it. You know this park so well. So many memories are encored into this place. Aditya and you used to come here all the time since it is at the walking distance from his home. You both once came here in the evening, spent the whole evening talking, playing, laughing and then fell asleep in the middle of the night in the park. He fell asleep in the sitting position while you fell asleep with your head resting on his lap. You replay those moments in your head, smile automatically creeping onto your lip, calming your nerves down a bit.

This park is so huge you could even get lost in it which will come as no surprise, people busy in their own selves not caring to peep in other people's business, which makes it a nice place to hangout.

The flowers, the trees, the space in between the benches kept at the corners of the park touching the walls, Aditya. ADITYA!!!

OH FUCK, HE IS HERE!

There's your bestfriend sitting on the bench waiting for you. Your eyes immediately land on your wrist to check the time. it's 5:55. You are five minutes early and he is already sitting on the bench waiting for your presence.

Your heart starts beating so loudly even the beats are clearly audible to your own ears. Soon you start regretting the decision of coming here in the first place.

Maybe you should leave and let him think that you never showed up. But what worse can happen when his eyes land on you and he immediately stands up. Fuck.

You have no other choice but to meet him now. Closing your eyes, you take a deep breath and take your first step towards him. He is standing far away and you can't make out his facial expressions but you know he is looking at you. That's for sure.

As you are walking towards him taking small steps, the park that is so huge seems surprisingly small today.

Fuck you didn't even have time to get mentally ready for this.

You reach and stand in front of him. As soon as there is enough proximity between the two of you, he opens his arms wide enough to hug you. He hugs you and you swear you wish the time could stop for you to savor every second of this moment. You missed this. You missed the comfort he brings in you, you missed him. You don't prefer any other place other than his arms to be in. You have to admit, the hug he is giving you did ease the nerves in you. But you don't hug him back, you don't wrap your arms around his waist. You don't let yourself fall weak only by this gesture of his. You need to stay strong, stay collected.

He notices how distant you two have become which saddens him (which saddens you too but you don't let him see it). He notices you didn't hug him back but he doesn't comment on it and releases you from his grip.

You thought that this is the fastest your heart can beat but clearly your bestfriend loves to prove your assumptions wrong with every chance he gets because you finally take notice at what he is wearing.

Your eyes trail over his body. They roam a bit lower resting on his upper body. He is wearing a black sweatshirt sticking to his body and you can see small hints of lines of the abs that he has been working on so dedicatedly. Well, his obsession with the gym has payed him off because the outfit he is wearing makes his shoulders look broader too. He paired it with black sweatpants and white shoes. He looks like a freaking Greek God. The look he is carrying right now is simple yet classy. Perfect for your meeting.