Love, Maybe?

Kaise kahun tumse ki tum

mere liye kya ho

manga tha jo rabse haan wo dua ho tum...

tere bina lagta nahi dil mera

rehjayegi meri adhuri jo tu na mila...

Two weeks later

╰┈➤Nitya ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

"Khushi, for nth time I told you. We are just friends." I held her shoulders. She has been pestering me about Rivan since I told her about the sketches. I shouldn't have told her.

But since then we haven't talked, Rivan and I. For some reason I can't look him into his eyes. I am probably ashamed of making his sketches without asking for his permission. He probably thinks I am like a stalker. "Okay, Fine." She say getting annoyed. "If you don't want to admit it then fine." She walks towards her house. 

We had come out for shopping but her mother called her home earlier than we had planned. She turns once again and walks towards me. "I have a question for you before I go." She looks at me with determination in her eyes. 

"What would it mean if a person is comfortable around the other person and they are happy just to be with them even in silence? What if that person starts imagining their future with them?" She asks. "Answer in one word."

"Love." I say without thinking much. "Maybe?" I added, realizing what she had asked meant.  "You know your answer." She turns around and walks into her house. I was left there in shock.

I stood at the same place for a few seconds. Trying to recover from what just happened. 

An Hour Ago

╰┈➤Rivanˏˋ°•*⁀➷

"Rivan why are you not confessing? Come on dude it's been years." Khushi told me over the phone call. Khushi and I met while playing games. We know each other for three years now.

"I am tired of listening to your rants for three years. Confess." 

"But-"

"लेकिन वेकिन कुछ नहीं... Go and confess, right now." She hung up the call.

As if it's that easy. 

I got a notification from Khushi. I open the notification to see a location. 

Go there Rivan

Why?

Nitya is there right now. Go and confess.

I immediately take my bike keys and helmet with me and run out of the apartment. 

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I reach at the given location. It is the market. 

Nitya where are you?

I texted her. But the text wasn't sent. Single tick. 

Why does she have her data off? Today of all days in the year. I look around the market in hopes to see her. My phone beeped with a notification. I quickly unlocked my phone in hope that Nitya texted back. 

Why are you still not here? 

But it was Khushi. 

I am here. But I don't where she is.