Under the moonlight

• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

Continued from last part.

Vyom's pov

She walked upto me and held my wrist.

"Come with me" she said, in a plain voice but her eyes were affirmative. She held my hand and took me towards the backyard of the house, where she once caught me smoking.

"Karishma!" I called her.

She stopped and turned around. "we need to talk" is all what she said but now in a hushed voice.

Even the backyard was lit up with lights, and tables were set up with some roasted snacks for the guests. There were a few people there, talking to each other, some with a glass of wine in their hands, the others probably with some scotch.

"Infront of all these people?" I asked her pointing softly towards all these people who were eyeing us suspiciously.

"Goddddd!! I didnt know there would be people here too. I think my living room is too small to adjust this large crowd" her remark made me chuckle.

"We can go to your terrace!"

"Sure.. come"

We went to her terrace, and I placed two chairs for us to sit comfortably.

"There is no time for us to sit. Tell me Vyom, what were you thinking when you kissed me!"

"ah Karishma. I was waiting to talk to you about this. It'll take a lot of time, can we talk tomorrow if you are busy right now"

"Just tell me right here. what do you feel for me?"

"I like you Karishma. And these few days I missed you a lot"

She turned around and let out a sigh.

"Vyom"

"yes?"

"thats it? You just like me?"

"what else Karishma?"

"Why do you like me?"

"You are calm, composed, and on top of that you are beautiful"

She sat back on the chair and threw her head in her palms.

I was waiting for her to reply. Something inside me told she wasnt very convinced.

Then she looked back at me, her shoulders stooped low.

"Forget about the kiss Vyom. I think we should never meet again"

My heart sank. Why did she say this. I really liked her, I wanted to be with her, I needed her.

"Karish---"

"Not a word Vyom, enjoy the party. Bye"

"Wait Karishma whats wrong"

"I dont want to talk"

"Why? Did I say something wrong?" I held her hand and turned her towards me, looking straight in her eyes.
'Please dont do this Karishma'

She inhaled a deep breathe.

"Look at yourself, you just have an immature crush on me Vyom. You kissed me out of mere attraction"

"No !! You are overthinking"

She said nothing, but yanked off my hand and went down the stairs.

I inhaled and exhaled deep breaths, sitting back on the chair, visibly hurt from her statements.

Didnt she kiss me too?

And it was not a simple 'crush' that I had on her. I wanted more than that, I wanted to be with her, I wanted to hold her hand again, I wanted to go on more dates with her.