Sunshine, Starlight | Aryan Simhadri

Part 39

"So this didn't go too bad" I say as I sit down on Aryans bed "kind of"

"Oh yeah sure if you want to put it like that" he speaks shaking his head

"I mean it could've been worse, could've been way worse"

"Yeah" he leans against his desk and looks at me "it was fine I mean auntie Kamala and Keisha believed us"

"And your mom"

"Yeah cause my mom loves you" I smile at that statement "alright one day over only one more to go"

"Can't be much worse can it ?" We just looked at each other knowing that saying that meant that it would probably get worse "Well want to show me where the bathroom is ?" I ask grabbing my pyjamas out of my bag, I would be staying in his room for the night which in my house would've never been allowed but I guess things are different here

"Sure" I went to the the bathroom, changed and brushed my teeth quickly before going back to Aryans room

"I can't believe I have to go to school again so soon" I complain, I was so not ready for the attention that was only partly going to be because of the show that premiered but also because everyone knew about the messy break up, not to mention going back to school would mean sitting in the same room with either Jason or Val most of the time

"You're lucky Belle I start on Monday"

"Well that sucks for you" I grin to which he roles his eyes

"You know I can just kick you out of my house" he grins back

"You know I can just say that we're not actually dating and leave you to your aunts friends daughter" he doesn't say anything else "hah I win"

"You're so mean to me all the time"

"Go cry about it"

"See that's exactly what I mean"

"Hey is everything alright here ?" We look at the door that had just opened with Aryans mother standing there "is there anything you need Belle ?"

"Oh no thank you I think I have everything I need" I smile at her

"Alright if there's anything just ask Aryan"

"Of course"

"Well then good night you two"

"Night mom" she left the room closing the door behind her

"Wow my mom never does that" I say and then turn to Aryan "so, i just ask if there's anything I need" I grin "wow this is like luxury"

"If you wake me for something stupid I won't talk to you"

"Oh I know, don't mess with Aryan when he's asleep" I laugh as I get into his bed, we had argued for a good 10 minutes before he convinced me that I should sleep in the bed not the mattress on the floor

"Came here and stole my bed" he muttered as he got under the blanket

Aryans view:

I turned to face my bed where Belle was sleeping in, she had been moving a lot for a while now and I didn't know what to make of it

"Belle" i whispered but got no response, I got up and walked to my bed to check on her and saw that she was crying. I shook her slightly and brushed a piece of hair out of her face "Hey Belle it's alright, Belle ?" She opened her eyes taking a deep breath her eyes searching the room till they looked with mine "it's okay, you're okay" she took a few more breath just looking at me "it's okay" then she started crying, like really painful crying. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her to me "It's okay sunshine, I'm here"

We stayed like that for a while, her crying and me hugging her and whispering a lot of its okays and I'm heres to her

"I'm so sick of this" she sobbed eventually „is it ever going to stop"

„It will Belle, I promise" I kept comforting her for a while until she fell asleep in my arms

I didn't know how to help her, I wanted to tell her that she deserves so much better than Valeria and Jason, I wanted to tell her that I could be better for her if she let me. But of course I couldn't tell her that, not a few weeks after all that happened, maybe not ever I don't know

I eventually fell asleep too, not letting go of the embrace

"Aryan, Aryan" I heard a whisper scream next to my ear I grumbled a little but didn't really say anything "Aryan" I was now being shaken so I opened my eyes to find my cousin standing slightly over me

"What do you want"

"Oh I want a lot Aryan but I think that you want to get out of this first before anyone else comes in" she gestured to me still hugging Belle, in my bed.  "Aryan I'm not kidding mom will come up to check that you're not doing anything like this pretty soon I'm sure" I groaned before letting go of the girl to try and get up but I found that she had been clinging onto my shirt the whole time

"Belle" i whisper carefully "hey sunshine I need to get up" I grab her hand gently and pull a little "Belle" she opens her hand finally and I place her hand on the bed before slowly getting up

Neisha punched my arm first before grabbing my arm and pulling me out of my room

"What is all this Aryan" I look at her with a blank expression, I didn't know what she was talking about for one but I also was just too tired

"What ?"

"You like her don't you ?" I look to my door to make sure it's closed before speaking again

"Neisha"

"I can't believe you Aryan. You pulled her into this because you have a crush on her ?! She just went through a horrifying break up man get you shit together"

"I didn't pull her into this for one and second I know what she went through Neisha I'm not stupid, I'm not doing anything. I asked her once after explaining that she can say no and that it's fine if she doesn't want to do it if she feels uncomfortable or something and she said that she'll do it" I explained to my cousin "I know what she's going through and I know that I'm not going to do anything"

"You better don't Aryan. That sweet girl in your room went through more than enough already and if you hurt her I will make it to my personal problem"

"Geez who's side are you on Neisha"

"I'm serious Aryan"

"Yeah I know. I'm too"

Authors note:
I love Neisha 🫶 also I don't think I've said this but Neisha is a year older than Aryan here so she's 17