Somewhere Only We Go

Chapter 21

Kabir

I woke up with a bad headache and feeling sorer than the night at the yacht but I clearly remembered it was me begging for no lube so this one might be on me. Your body doesn't care about the effect of a horny night with a lot of sex. Avi was still asleep next to me so I slowly got out of bed trying to not disturb him. Yesterday must have been tiring. We had managed to get through dinner and went for a walk. When we came back I made Avi rebel in the worst way possible for adults. I convinced him to go full teenager in rebel mode and we sneaked the most expensive wine from his dad's collection. Hence, the headache and the things that followed made walking a nightmare morning after.

I got back in my clothes from last night scattered all around the room then changed my mind and grabbed Avi's shirt lying near the bed, it smelled like him, the feel of a perfect lazy morning. I tiptoed out of the room and walked the small path taking me to the main hall and found Rishabh standing at the kitchen counter with a tall girl I don't think I have met yet. She got up and left and Rishabh started making coffee.

"Morning." He said without looking up.

"Good morning." I kneeled on the counter positioning my elbow on it.

"Coffee?"

"Nope, I was heading out."

That made him look up. "Did you swap souls with my cousin?"

I huffed. "Where is he anyway?"

"Sleeping." Rishabh nods. There was a big elephant in the room which neither of us wanted to poach. We never got to finish our conversation because I walked away and while I am not angry with Rishabh anymore I needed more time to settle with the idea that Avi's parents are assholes before I could hear whatever Rishabh has to say.

"Who was that? I don't think I have met her."

"I hope not considering I met her last night." Rishabh smirks.

Oh, why hadn't I considered that? It's like when you get exclusive with someone the concept of hooking up becomes alien to you. I smiled thinking how a random hook-up changed my life so much.

"God people in love are annoying."

"Bye."

I left through the back door because I didn't want to risk coming face-to-face with anyone else from his family. The fresh air hits me in the face and I breathe better. Maybe I can make a habit of going out for walks, it's not the worst thing to do. Maybe in Delhi, I could accompany him when he went for his runs.

I got familiar with the roads so I didn't have any trouble getting to the beach where I sat pulling my knees closer to my chest and hugging myself. It was quiet and peaceful, most of the people still asleep, there was a couple near the water, the girl splattering water on his boyfriend's face while he tried ducking. They were laughing and for the first time I wasn't annoyed by a couple being loud, I was smiling.

I sat there thinking about how my life had taken a complete 180 turn in the last few weeks. The first morning I woke up in Avi's bed and how I thought he was completely out of my league. I wanted to soak in the comfort of his very comfy bed and everything around before I had to leave. Now I was tiptoeing around OUR room so that I didn't wake him up. I took out my phone and opened the chat with my mom now just a memory from last year no more a thing between us. I stared at the Happy Birthday Beta and Thank you Maa message for longer than I should have. My eyes got watery and before I started crying I got up and headed back.

I was at the monumental phase of my life where I was falling in love with someone and willing my heart to understand it was time to say goodbye to something important. It was painful.