~ Chapter 16~

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The next day arose quickly

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The next day arose quickly.
I turned my alarm off. Sitting on the bed, I prayed to Bappa.
As I opened my eyes, a wave of remembrance washed across my memories.
Yesterday, was one of the best day in my life.
I talked with my crush for the very first time.
I hugged him. Not really. Par phir bhi.
I made him eat food from my own hand.
We spent time together.
He held my hand.
He asked me to be his friend.
We texted each other till midnight.

So much happened in a single day.

I am still finding it difficult to come to terms with this. I never, in my wildest dreams thought of this.
This is just paradoxical for me.

As I walked to the washroom with my brush, toothpaste and necessities, I was lost in the yesterday's happenings.

I prepared for the day and left for college.
Everything was usual.
Boring, to be honest.

And then we left for the postings. The thing that I was looking forward to since when. And why wouldn't I?
I had prepared lunch for him. Specially.
Yeah.

And I couldn't wait to see him.

We had wards today. Our unit walked inside.
There he was. Sitting amongst the ladies. Arghhh..
I smiled at him. And he gave me a small nod.
Yeah. Okay. I understand he can't acknowledge me in front of everyond. And it's fine. Understandable.

We were assigned a bed, we took the history and did examination as well.

After we were done , the ma'am took our attendance and left us.

As I and Sara walked out, I checked the time.
It was 12:45 pm.
Did the time fly, or was it me who was unaware of how it passed so quickly ?

"Hostel aah rahi hai na? ", Sara asked.
(Coming to hostel naah?)

And then I remembered. No. I couldn't. I had to go to him na.
" Nahi.. I got my lunch. Toh.. I'll go sit in the canteen and have it. You go! ", I reasoned it out to her.
As she and the rest of my mates were gone, I walked to the backside of the orange building.
I figured it out that I had to wait for him.
I sat there down. Keeping my bag beside me.

The wait was long. And I was bored. I scrolled through my phone, through reels for the first nearly 20 minutes but now that too seemed boring.

I checked my watch. It was 1:10.

Now.. My insecurities began creeping in.
What if yesterday was just a casual thing and not as special as I am supposing it to be?
Did he actually forgot that I was waiting for him here? But I had informed him, that I would.
So did he not turn up purposefully?
Did
he too wanted to avoid me?
And why wouldn't he.. I am no special.
And he.. He is.
Was I getting carried away?
What was I even expecting?

Questions began bursting into my mind.
I looked at my watch again. It was 1:25.
He won't come. He must have not even remembered about this.
He has important things to look up to.
But.. But he was just sitting there in the ward.
Maybe.. Maybe yesterday was just me being delulu, romanticizing stuff.

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