The day everyone was waiting for was now ruined..... because of me.
I feel like the worst person in the world.
FLASHBACK
As soon as he left me in the corner I could feel tears run down my cheeks and I sat down on the ground scared and perplexed knowing that I ruined everything.
Tania, Erica, and Shaan rushed towards me giving me a hug
I told Shaan to check on him instead
He rubbed my back gently and went to him.
I sat there with them till the match got over crying and sobbing and as soon as I got to know that we lost I couldn't stop blaming myself
Reyansh was to be found nowhere and I had no idea how to face him
I lost another friend and this time it was completely my fault
“I am worried about him”
“He is going to be okay” Tania assures me and asks me to take care of myself first.
Ved comes to me annoyingly asking “u should have given him an answer”
He wasn't angry at me he was annoyed as he couldn't get hold of his best friend and it just bursted out at me.
“How is it her fault? He was the one who said he expects nothing now he can't blame her like this” Erica shouted back at him
They were having a heated and loud argument leading a big crowd around us
The only thing I could think of then was to run off somewhere
The school gates were opened by then and I rushed out to find a place where I could get some peace
I searched for a corner in a park near my house and sat there till dawn
Thinking that maybe ill get an answer there
The only thing I could think of was –
Why would a guy this famous and this good-looking ever love me?
And I did feel the love as soon as he lowered his pitch seeing that I was scared
Till yesterday I only saw him as a friend but today not out of any guilt but out of curiosity and interest I wanted to see him as a man - as a man for me.
Did I now ruin my chance?
Was it my fault?
Am I that bad?
Was it all my mistake?
FLASHBACK ENDS
The next day
Erica comes visits me at my house as I missed school
“He did not come either”
“I expected that” I answer
She keeps her hand over mine and asks me to tell honestly what I feel
And I honestly reply that I think I do like him but I do not know if its love or if I am ready to be in a relation
She comforted me saying that it wasn't my fault and that now I should be honest with him
And I decided to go to school the next day to talk to him
I wasn't ready but I still knew I had to speak to him and apologise
The rehearsals were taking place that day for the annual day which is in just 6 days
There was a big crowd in the hall but my eyes were searching just for one guy
But he missed school that day too.
Ved approached me and assured me that he is okay and apologized for shouting at me that day but I did understand him
This time I was the one who was desperate
So I texted him asking if he could meet me in the evening
And he replied with a yes
Suddenly my heart started beating annoyingly fast as if I ran for an hour straight
And I finally went to meet him
As he approached me my heart started beating unusually fast again
His face had a tense look
“How do u feel now?” I asked him
“I'm okay”
“IM SORRY,” we both said to each other at the same time somehow bursting out in a laughter
I swear he is the only guy who could make me cry, scared, happy, and overjoyed.
“I'm sorry and it was all my mistake I know I should not have left u hanging like that and I'm really really sorry”
I blabbered out in one breath.
He chuckled
"Why are u sorry?"
"I should be the one to be sorry I'm sorry I shouldn't have forced u in any way and also I shouldn't have shouted at you if I made u feel pressured scared or sad in any way I'm really really really sorry Ruhi" he continues
I have no idea why my heart is acting like this
My little fist-sized heart could u please control yourself
"So Ur not mad at me?" I asked
"Why would I be mad at u
You should be mad at me "
"I am not"
We both lightly smiled as we face each other
"Is there any way we could go back to what we were Ruhi? " He asked
Huh? Im sorry mister I do not want to go back to that
I want us ….. like ughhh uh whattt was going on!!!!
"Ruhi? Ruhi?" He calls me out
"Huh"
"I've been calling u for the last 10 seconds and u weren't hearing, okay??"
"I'm sorry what did u say earlier? "
"I said could we please get over this awkwardness and go back to friends like we were before?"
I dropped my jaws in disbelief not knowing what to do next.
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Another High School Cliche
Teen FictionThe story here centers on Ruhi, an introverted girl who hates social interaction, and Reyansh, a well-known outgoing newcomer. Reyansh instantly falls in love with Ruhi, an anti-romantic who finds a friend in him. Knowing this their friends immedia...
