Extremely Slow love

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Meera sees her, and as soon as Naina turns back to look at her, Meera stops in her tracks. There's a gentle breeze blowing, causing Naina's hair to flutter. Naina's face is stern, while Meera's eyes hold hope. Meera's flowing hair moves forward, and she stands in front of Naina. Naina, with anger on her face, adjusts the stray hairs on Meera's ear.

Meera asks, "Do you like me?"

Naina starts to ponder, "What revenge is she seeking? What does she want to know? Is it the truth or a lie? Why is this happening after all this sudden? There's no reason for you to like me."

Naina answers after about a minute.

"Are you okay? Meera, I think we're getting late," Naina said as she started to leave.

Meera shouted, "Naina?"

Naina turned and said, "NO."

Naina left, and tears welled up in Meera's eyes, but they didn't spill. Meera sat in the car, wearing dark sunglasses throughout the journey.

Aahan and Jay arrived, but everyone else had already left. Aahan and Jay said their goodbyes and left too.

Next day

Naina is getting ready, applying lipstick, when a question from Meera echoes in her ears.

Naina talks to herself, "It's not my fault. Why is she playing this game with me? I hate you, Meera. Sometimes be honest, I felt so bad. Who knows, if I had just believed your words."

While having breakfast, Naina said, "Mom, there's too much salt in the food."

"Yours has too. Why do you get so angry? What happened with your Meera? You're always angry. Today, I'll give you a piece of my mind. Bring Meera home tomorrow. I want to meet her."

"Mom!"

"What, mom? Just eat quietly."

"Are you my mom or hers?"

"Quiet."

Naina thought, "My mom even finds Meera angelic. If I tell her what mischief Meera has done, she won't like her at all."

"I can never hate Meera, don't overthink it."

Naina looked at her mom in surprise.

Naina thought to herself, "Can my mom read minds? Why? Naina, you think so loud."

After finishing her meal, when Naina reached the office, Meera was saying goodbye to everyone. Meera had decided to manage work remotely.

"Hi Meera! Are you going somewhere?"

HR said, "Meera is going to Delhi now, she'll manage work from there."

"You're shifting to Delhi?"

"Yes, I like India now. I'm leaving today. If you need anything, you can contact me."

Naina said, "Meera, when are you leaving?"

"I have a flight in 5 hours."

"Please come, my mom wants to meet you. She's going crazy if she doesn't meet you."

Meera started smile.

"Sure."

After saying bye to HR, Naina and Meera sat together in a car.

Meera sat quietly.

"Meera, are you going to Delhi because of something I did wrong?"

"No."

"Are you mad at me?"

"No."

"I..."

Naina was trying hard to make Meera stop, even if she had to fight, but without her, her life was just darkness. Naina's eyes welled up with tears as she gazed at the moon alone, feeling sad. She always kept her side of the chair empty. Whenever Naina went to watch a movie, she always bought two tickets. Meera remained a part of Naina's life in memories, everything about Meera lingered in her thoughts. It was incredibly difficult for Naina to sleep on the bed where Meera had first kissed her neck. She often woke up in the middle of the night, crying, trying to go back to her room after looking at the door of Meera's house.