Sincerely, Yours

Sincerely, Yours-3

The day we all had to say goodbye to each other--

Graduation!

We all clicked pictures and congratulated each other. I thought that I would finally say that to him.

I'll tell him that I like him. Yes, I will.

I was unable to find him in such a crowd. I looked for him. And finally, when I saw him, I started going toward him. There was something I didn't notice. He was talking to a girl. Nearly our age. They were smiling at each other and she hugged him!

The smile vanished from my face as I approached towards him.

"Ryan", I said as I stood against him, "Congratulations!", he turned to face me.

The girl stood beside him holding his arm, holding him close to her.

"Millie!", Ryan said with surprise and a smile, "Congratulations!"

"I-I wanted to-", I begin to think that maybe it's not a good idea anymore, "I just wanted to say that- All the best for your life ahead!", I say with a weak smile.

"Thank You and I wish the same for you too", he says with a smile and he's staring at my face and I realize he is waiting for me to say something. But, I don't. I just walk away after passing him a weak smile.

"who was that girl?", I hear the girl ask Ryan.

"Just a friend", Ryan replied.

I didn't turn. I just walked away.

And, I couldn't.

I couldn't say that to him.

After that, Me, Hazel and Emily went to the same college, graduated from college and started our jobs. We didn't meet the boys after that High School Graduation Day.

But, These memories are suddenly flooding my mind after 10 whole years because he-

THE RYAN SCOTT is standing right in front of me .

And I don't know what to say!

"Hey!", he says, surprise clear on his face with that damn smile .

Hey! After all these years. He is right in front of me and he's saying HEY??

I try to hide my surprise with a smile. And

"Hi", I say.

"How are you?", he asks.

"I'm Good", I reply, "What about you?"

This conversation feels too awkward.

"I'm surprised", he says, "Seeing you after so long!". He clearly can't hide his surprise when he says that.

"What are you doing in here? I mean-in New York?", he added.

"I work here. What about you? What are you doing here?", I ask, trying to have a "normal" conversation.

"I am here to attend a meeting"

"Oh"

"We should go out sometime", he says with an awkward smile.

"Yeah! Sure. I'll-We can plan it on phone?"

"Yeah! We should do that", he says with an understanding.

We are standing there for a while in silence. And after a while I realize he's waiting for me to say something.

"What?", I say, a little confused.

"Um, I don't have your number?", he explains.

"Oh! Yeah. I didn't realize that. How would you have my number"

"Yeah", he says with an awkward smile and takes out his phone.

I type in my number and he saves it in his phone.

"I should probably go now. I am getting late. I have to go somewhere and my cab's here".
I lie. In reality, I just want to go back home and lie on my couch and watch TV.
At least, this was my plan for this evening before this guy- suddenly comes in front of me out of nowhere in my favorite coffee shop! Now, I just want to escape this awkward conversation.

"Yeah-I-Bye", he says with a smile which makes it clear that he wanted to escape this awkward as hell conversation too.

I pass him a slight smile and go towards my cab.

——-
When I reach home, she's sitting on the couch, actually lying on the couch.

"How was you day?", she says absently.

"You won't believe what happened today!", I said.

"What?", she said uninterested.

"Hazel!", I say, " pay at least a little attention?!"

"Okay.What happened?", she sits up straight.

"When I went to the cafe after work today, I saw someone!"

"Who?"

I don't even reply and her reaction changes. It's like she read my mind or something.

"No way!!", she said, "What is Ryan doing here? In New York?!"

"How did you know I was talking about him?", I ask surprised.

"Millie, I have been your friend for 10 years now!", she said, " I know how you react to things, How you react to anything related to HIM"

And for a moment, I am a little shocked and happy to see that she knows me too well.

"Now tell me! What was he doing here?",she asks again.

"He said he was here for meeting", I say casually.

"Hmm..A meeting?", she says thoughtfully.

"Yes. That's what he told me and he asked me if I wanted to go out with him sometime?"

"Whattt!!! Like a date?"

"No—Not at all— It's just a casual—we're just meeting like friends!No date nothing!", I say panicking a bit.

" Oh,Okay", she says trying to suppress a smile.

"What?"

"Nothing.I didn't say anything"

I give her a side eye and she passes me an innocent smile.

"Ok. I'm gonna go and take a nap.", I say, she nods and I go to my room.

I freshen up and fall backward on my bed. TIRED!

I am so tired but I am not able to think anything else other than HIM. I met HIM after 10 years!! GOD!

And just as I'm about to sleep, my phone rings.
It's an unknown number.

"Hi", the person says when I pick up the phone.

" Who's this?", I ask.

"Forgot me so soon?"