You Belong With Me

10. AVYUKTA

Laying on the couch I stared at my flat which was home until morning and now that my parents and brother are not here it has become flat again.

It's been a year and almost every time after my family leaves I feel so alone that I don't feel like going anywhere doing anything but just lay there and think. Think about things and just random stuff.

But this time something is different, I used to think about random stuff like about my future, my life after becoming an actual doctor. Today I couldn't think about anything but her.

I could still feel her sitting beside me.

I could still sense happiness that she was radiating when Rahul gave her chocolates, her favourite chocolates 'KitKat' to be precise, which she carefully divided into four parts and gave two of them to Bhaiya and Rahul, then she turned towards me and when I denied she simply put that piece in my palm and said 'you're not denying me for anything'. Perhaps she was right I would never deny her for anything. As I ate that I wondered, when was the last time I actually ate chocolates?

I could still feel the warmth of her hand on my shirt, as she pulled it and pleased me to ask Rahul to go to golgappe cart. I can still picture her face filled with golgappe as she savoured the taste of it.

I could still feel the tiny bubbles of laughter that came out of that pretty mouth of hers when Bhai and Rahul choked on their golgappe as the amount of spice was too much for them. No wonder how girls eat spicy food.

The most favourite part of the day was when bhaiya and I were sitting on the balcony at night, where he told me that when he noticed me and Radhika together he felt like we are made for each other. He said that she's the one for me.

I was damn sure that I liked her from the beginning. From the first time I saw her in traffic that day. But every encounter with her is making it more difficult for me to behave normally towards her. Every time we meet, she affects me in bits and pieces and these bits and pieces are increasing day by day, creating a big pool of feelings. My feelings.

Every time I see her I want more of her, I want her so close to me that I never have to picture her ever again. I want to hold her tight in my arms. I want to kiss her and I want her to kiss me more. I want to tell her that she made me more alive than I have ever felt. I want to tell her that I'm there for her, by her side & to be there for her whenever she needs me. I want to tell her that she's the only girl by whom I'm affected this much.

My phone ringed breaking my thoughts and as usual it was my best fucker friend. Everytime I'm thinking about her this man has to interrupt me.

I waited for him to speak after picking up the call.
"So now you are thinking of starting your lonely drama again for a day??!!" He said without any hi or hello and I thought what was the time when I decided to make him my best pal.

"FYI, That's not drama. If I were you I'd have not said that to a friend whose family left a few hours ago." I said in a normal tone.

"Acha okay whatever. As you skipped practice, at what time you'll be here for babysitting our juniors?"

"I'm not coming today, cover up for me."

"Don't do this man. Come for Radhika atleast."

"If you're thinking of manipulating me by her name then it's not working."

''I thought you had a thing for her that is why I tried to convince you like that!"

"Firstly, I have something for her but it's not just a thing. Secondly, I'll never make her my weakness so that you or anyone can make me do things with her name."

"Okay okay! Since when Avyukta bharadwaj started saying this romance novel kind of stuff." When I didn't replied him. He spoke again
"So, you wanna get her?"

"I don't just want to get her, Rahul. We get things and achievements. She's neither a thing nor an achievement. She's someone I felt I connected to with in many ways I can't describe, man. She's affecting me so much that I'm going crazy-" I was cut by Rahul and he completed my sentence.

"In love. Crazy in love. Holy fuck. Avyukta you're in love." That was the moment I realised what that undescribable feeling was.

"Yes I'm in love." I chuckled at the thought of it. "But I'm still not coming to the campus. I need time to process some...stuff".

"Wooho who is in love????" I heard Natasha's voice.

"No one, it's just Avyukta will not be here today! So, we'll have to cover up for him." Rahul told her and I mentally thanked him. It's not like we didn't want to tell Natty about it but she's she. She'd get too excited and next day we could hear the news from everyone in campus.

I guess this is what being in love feels like, the air feels light, you feel their presence every time, you feel butterflies in your stomach and most importantly an unknown urge to be with them all the time, talk to them, listen to them & spend time with them.

I knew that I felt something for her when I first saw her but it took me time to realise that it was love, I thought it would be attraction or infatuation but when the other person is Radhika Vyas your feelings are love for sure.

"Okay Aviii, we'll cover up for you." Natty said after some minutes of talk.

"Hey, my place after college??? We'll record something nice."I asked him when Natasha left, and he happily agreed.

I'm going to record a song for her.
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A/N
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