clashing connection

Aditi

I sped past the white Honda that had been driving at the low speed of 20km/h, being already frustrated as tonight had not panned out as I had hoped.
After dinner I had taken my bike (it's an electric bike so I was not riding illegaly) and gone to Sahil's neighborhood, excited to meet him as we hadn't seen each other since 3 days.
My excitement was short lived however when I called him to come downstairs and he completely refused to.
"My mom isn't allowing me to go downstairs.... I don't know why. You should go back home..... Also, I think we should take a break. I don't think this is going to work." He said, making my heart come to a complete standstill.
"I.... I don't understand..... I thought -" My voice wavered as I thought of everything that had happened in the recent months.
Constant nagging and shaming me for hanging out with anyone, constantly victimizing himself and not trusting my words. I took a deep breath as I made a decision.
"Okay, you're right. This isn't going to work. I think we should break up, taking a break won't help. We'd taken a break in May as well, but I think this time is different. Bye..... I love you."
I cut the call before he could say anything else. I rubbed my eyes in an attempt to stop the tears from coming, but it was useless. I broke down as I let go of him..... reliving all the moments we had spent together. The good and the bad. With shaky hands, I called the only person I thought could comfort me at that time, Aisha. She picked up immediately, and I started speaking in a nonsensical manner.
"Adi... I need you to take a deep breath and count to 10.... can you please do that?" She said calmly in an attempt to calm my blubbering self. I did as she had instructed and finally spoke in clearer words.
"We... we broke up. I- " I hiccupped as tears started forming in my eyes again.
"I ended it.... he said he wanted a break.... but I don't think it would've helped... I did the right thing, didn't I?" I asked, self doubt evident in my voice.
"Of course you did the right thing... Mene pehle bhi kaha tha aur abhi bhi keh rahi hu.... tu jo bhi kare me hamesha sath hu."
(I have told you this before and am telling you this again.... whatever you do, I'll be with you)
After getting my emotions under control, I went home and sunk into my bed. Sleep was not easy to come by, and I eventually cried myself to sleep.
~~

I blinked back tears as I almost messaged Sahil and deleted the message. He hadn't reached out after last night..... which meant he agreed with the break up, didn't he? Aisha rubbed my arms in an effort to comfort me, but it was of no use.
We were currently seated in the cafeteria, as Aisha reminded me of all the reasons I should not even think of getting back with him.
"He said,'He was old anyways, so it was going to happen' when your grandfather passed away. Mujhe toh abhi bhi samajh nai raha tu ye sunne ke baad bhi kyu uske sath rahi." ( I still don't understand why you stayed with him even after hearing these words.)
"Nai pata yaar... bohot pasand karti thi me usko bas isliye sab sun leti thi." (I don't know .... I used to like him a lot so I would just listen to everything.)
"Esa kya kardiya tha usne tere liye jo itna pasand kardiya? Has he ever even bought a bouquet of flowers for you?"
(What exactly has he done for you to like him so much?)
"Not a bouquet but a single rose on different occasions...."
"Hmh.... fir bhi, agar use breakup nai karna hota toh wo ab tak call kardeta.... tu ab uske baare me sochna band kar. Mujhe nai pasand tujhe rote hue dekhna."
(Hmh... still, if he didn't want to break up, then he would've called by now.... you stop thinking about him. I don't like seeing you cry.)
I hugged her, grateful for her presence. Truth be told, she was the reason I was still okay.
The bell rang, indicating the end of the break, and everyone hurriedly went upstairs.
~~

"I can see 3 new faces today. How about you guys introduce yourselves?"
Our PR head, Puneet, was conducting the meeting today since Vansh was in a meeting.

"Hello guys! My name is Rohit, I'm in commerce, Fyjc B."
"Which city are you from Rohit?" Puneet asked him.
"Matunga"
"Great..."
"Hi everyone! I'm Jai, I'm in commerce Fyjc B.... I am from thane."
I turned to look at him and instantly recognized him as the guy I had bumped into yesterday. Messy black hair, hazel eyes, and the prettiest eyelashes I had ever seen. So he and his friend were in my class and he was from Thane as well?
"Oh... we have another student from Thane... kidhar gai?" (Where is she?) Puneet looked around and pointed at me. I waved at Jai with a polite smile, as the next girl stood up to introduce herself.