Impossible Love

Chapter 6

Later that evening, Anjali was sitting in her hotel room, unaware of what had happened to her recently. Why did her body react so much to Rahul's touch? Why did her heart started beating faster at the mere thought of him? Was it love? But what was love? Anjali had never loved anyone. She had a boyfriend before, but she didn't love him. Anjali was afraid of her feelings because she didn't know where they would lead her. The actress was so confused in her thoughts that she didn't notice the knock on her door. After a few minutes, the girl realized that there was a knock at the door.
Quickly getting up from the sofa, Anjali went to open the door. Behind her stood, strangely enough, Rahul. He was holding the book that Anjali had lent him. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy. Had he read it all so quickly? I had only given it to him a week ago..... -Anjali thought to herself. 
- Uh, hi. I finished reading the book and wanted to discuss it with you. I hope I'm not interrupting anything. - Rahul smiled sweetly. His smile made Anjali's legs shake. She swallowed and put a smile on her face, though she was really happy to see him.
- No, you are not interrupting. Everything is fine. Come in, please. - The girl let him into the room, and he quickly made his way into the room and plopped down on the couch as if it were his home. But the thing was that he often came to her in the evenings and they spent time over a cup of coffee, discussing everything around them.
Anjali came to Rahul with two cups of coffee and sat down beside him. Somehow she felt uncomfortable today. Probably she was still not recovered from the scene they had shot today.
Together they sat for at least two hours. But they didn't care. Rahul and Anjali forgot the time, and it was not the first time. They had finished discussing the book and now they were just talking about themselves.

- After my parents died, my sister and I were left alone and I had to drop out of school and go to work. I had to get on with my life. We had no one else. - Rahul continued sadly. Anjali listened to him with regret and felt truly sorry for him. She could not imagine what it was like for him to lose two of his closest people and then to support himself and his sister. He was indeed a strong man.

- They're proud of you, I'm sure. - Anjali put her hand on top of his arm, showing that she understood him and that he was not alone. He looked at her with eyes full of tears. Anjali froze looking into his eyes and she thought she had never seen such beautiful eyes anywhere. She slowly shifted her gaze to his lips and at that moment she had a sudden urge to touch them with her lips. While she was thinking, Rahul just took her in his arms. It happened all by itself. Rahul just wanted to hug her. Anjali sat stunned at first, but then she too put her arms around his back. They did not know how long they stood like that, but neither of them wanted to let go of each other. It was now that Anjali realized that she had really and finally fallen in love with Rahul. She was head over heels in love. 

It's been a few days

Anjali fell in love with Rahul more and more every day. On the one hand she was happy, but on the other she was terribly afraid...Afraid to tell him about them and afraid of his reaction and how he would react. Maybe it wasn't mutual? What then? But sometimes she thought he liked her. She'd caught his eyes more than once. He cares for her, made her laugh and always supports her. But still she was afraid to admit it to him. She didn't even have someone to whom she could pour out her heart, tell him how she felt about Rahul, ask for advice, but no. She trusted no one else but Rahul. He was her best friend. And to tell him that, she could not. Every night she thought of confessing to him, but whenever she saw him, she felt a lump forming in her throat. Something was stopping her. What if confessing to him made things worse? What if he didn't share her feelings and only saw her as a friend? And if she confessed, she might lose their friendship. She couldn't take that risk. She didn't want to lose him. 

With these thoughts, she Anjali with her diary, sat under a tree near the set. She kept a diary. Ever since she was a little girl. Suddenly, someone's hand fell on her shoulder, but she immediately realized whose, so she just smiled.
- Shouldn't you be filming your scenes now? - Anjali asked without even turning her head towards him. Rahul wondered how she had guessed that it was he who had come. But he did not dare to ask. In fact, the girl was a mystery. One never knew what she might say or do. She knew how to surprise him. He never would have thought she was a glutton. She liked to eat good food. She wouldn't start filming until she'd been given something tasty to eat. But that's what Rahul liked about her. She looked really cute, and she was always cute in general. Rahulu smiled at his thoughts.
- Yes, we have already shot a few scenes and now we are taking a break. So I decided to come and see you. I hope you don't mind. After all, you will have more fun with me anyway. - Rahul said proudly, to which Anjali laughed. Yes, he always found a way to make her laugh. And at the same time he laughed with her. Anjali loved the dimples on his cheeks that appeared when he smiled. It made him even cuter.

- What are you reading? Oh, you keep a diary? - he asked with interest, and wanted to look at the diary, but Anjali quickly took the diary and held it to her chest. Rahul was again surprised.

- Miss Sharma, it is not good to hide something from your best friend. I might get offended.-Rahul folded his arms across his chest and defiantly turned away from the girl, pretending to be offended by her. Anjali grinned and shook her head with a smile. He was such a child sometimes, even though he was already 26 years old. He was older than Anjali by 7 years. It wasn't a small difference. Anjali once wondered if it was right that she had fallen in love with him. But after all, people don't choose who they fall in love with. They can't just throw away the person who has settled in your heart. Love doesn't recognize age, race, color, or nation. It just comes. And it comes uninvited. 

- It does not matter, though. I came to you for a reason..." said Rahul, turning to the girl again.

- I am all ears. Spit it out. - Shifting her full attention to him, Anjali said.
- I...Anyway...I wanted to invite you for lunch tomorrow at noon. I have a surprise for you." Rahul said intriguingly, though he himself doubted the correctness of his proposal. Anjali was a curious person, so she did not like surprises very much. What was he going to tell her? And why tomorrow and not now? It must be something important, because the boy was nervous, though he didn't notice it himself.
 - I'd love to have lunch with you. But tell me, what's the surprise? -Anjali couldn't help but ask.
- No, I won't tell you anything. Don't even try. - winking at the girl, Rahul quickly left. Anjali smiled and said:

- Pagal (crazy).

Anjali was wondering what kind of surprise it was? Maybe he also wants to confess his feelings to her? She blushed at the thought and smiled even wider in embarrassment. Just yesterday she felt exactly the same: when Rahul kissed her on the cheek. As soon as she felt his lips on her cheek, she stood rooted to the spot, as if the ground had gone from under her feet. My heart started beating wildly again. Rahul then immediately left, after that he left a kiss on her cheek. And Anjali stood with her eyes closed for a long time. Emotions overwhelmed her. Then she ran her hand over her cheek, which was burning because of Rahul's kiss.

Remembering about yesterday, Anjali blushed even more and her face could not be distinguished from a tomato. She's head over heels in love with this guy. She would never have thought that she would fall in love with someone. She thought that love only happens in the books she loves to read so much, but she didn't think that it could happen to her. She wanted so much that tomorrow would come and that she would be able to tell him about her feelings. Yes, she decided that she would tell him that she loved him.

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