You Belong With Me

21. RADHIKA & AVYUKTA

Radhika

Lonely
That was exactly what I was feeling from the last three days. It was not like I didn't have people around me, but it was the absence of that one person which was affecting me.

But I had to endure it anyway because I was the only one who was avoiding him. I didn't talk to Avyukta after that day when he told me that I kissed him. Initially I thought he was joking but then he made me believe that he wasn't. I contemplated if I could do something like that and the answer came immediately that I could.

This was just starting and I could stop whatever was there among us. I'd have to convince myself to not fall for him or anyone. I couldn't bear the pain which mumma had to bear.

I was shattered after what happened then but if it happens again I don't know if I'll ever be able to merge those broken pieces.

But Avyukta doesn't seem like him, silly, think twice before taking a step.

The voice inside my mind told me but I ignored it.

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Avyukta

It's been three days since Radhika came to my place and since that day she's been ignoring me like I'm non-existent. My suspension isn't over yet, that's why I couldn't see her but I did text her and guess what she seenzoned me fucking seenzoned me? My heart bled every time she didn't respond, it ached for her, it ached to listen to her to see her.

I called her multiple times but she didn't pick up. Today is the last day of my suspension. Tomorrow is Monday I can go back to college and see her. But I can't wait there more than twenty four hours in it because it's six fifteen am.

I couldn't sleep properly yesterday because she didn't even look into my direction when Natasha video called and in the evening she didn't pick up my call.

I felt as if it was hard to breathe without talking to her or seeing her.

There was nothing I could do except the only thing which I have had in my mind for two hours.

After half an hour I was standing right in front of Radhika's home. It's a bungalow that is why her room is on the ground floor only.

I entered the main gate without making a noise and walked to the side of the house. After peeking inside from the window I got to know that it was not her room but her parents' so I moved to another side and peeked again and there she was sleeping peacefully.

I pulled out a nail filer. I practically thanked Natty for her constant blabbering about how these things with which she shapes her nails are of multiple use.

Unlocking the window I opened it lightly without making a noise and entered inside. There she was sleeping peacefully looking like a porcelain doll.

My hands itched to stroke her hair, to run my fingers on the soft skin of cheeks, to wrap my arms around her and never let her go but I did nothing. I just sat on floor near the night stand and kept my head on it to get a full view of her face.

I just watched watched & watched her.

Her alarm beeped and I realised it was seven-thirty. I watched her for forty five minutes? It felt like five minutes.

Her eyebrows wiggled as she was about to wake up. I feathered my knuckles lightly on her cheeks and she leaned into my touch and a low mumble sound left her mouth.

My heart ached at the site, and I realised I was ready to do anything for her, I'd give her anything whether it's the moon, or the fucking stars, I'd leave anything behind if it means I'll have her. I just wanted her and nothing else.

"Can't you leave me alone even in my dreams?"

"I don't want to leave you whether it's real or it's a dream, honey." I murmured.

She woke up in a shock after listening to me and did the last thing I expected her to do. She screamed.

I brought my hand up to cover her mouth. She just woke up so it took some minutes for her to realise what was happening and that she was pinned beneath me on the bed and I was covering her mouth to prevent her from further screaming.

"Good morning, hon" I said in a low voice.

I gestured to her to not shout or scream and then removed my hand.

"Laado, what happened bache? Are you okay?"

"Yes mumma. I'm fine. There was just a ... a lizard." She completed, pulling herself out of the bed she locked the door of her room.

She turned to me then straightened her disheaved hair and I swear she looked breathtakingly gorgeous in that night dress.

"Why are you here? How the hell did you get in? And how did you manage to figure out my room?"

"I'm here to talk. With the help of nail filer. And I figured it out just fine."

"Oh god, you just broke into my house, Avyukta Bharadwaj." I wanted to faint right there, my name from her mouth sounded so so nice that I couldn't got over it.

"Say that again."

"Say what?"

"My name!"

"Why?"

"Because I liked how it sounded."

"No, also, you need to understand you can't break into anyone's house like that, it's...it's not appropriate."

"First of all you're not just anyone. Second of all nothing is not appropriate when it comes to the things I can do for you."

"Why are you here?"

"I'm here to ask you why are you ignoring me?"

"I'm not ignoring you."

"Is that it?"

"Yes fine I was busy."

"Don't lie, Radhika. Just don't tell me you were that busy that you couldn't even pick up my call or type a quick text."

"Why are you doing this? Shutting your eyes off me?"

"Because I'm not supposed to feel whatever I'm feeling about you and around you." Her eyes starting filling with tears.

"Why are you keeping yourself away from what you want to feel and what you need to have, honey?" While whispering these words I took two long strides so that I was so close to her. My hand travelled to palm her face.

She shook her head and a tear slid down her cheek. I wiped the tear from my thumb.

"Laado, open the door bache." She shuddered listening to her mother.

"Mumma, two minutes."

"You need to understand that I'm not the one you think I'm Avyukta. I'm so...I, you need to get out of here before mumma sees. Please go."

"I'm not leaving you. I know you feel for me too, hon'. So why pretend like you don't, haan? "

"I.. I'm not pretending. Please go."

"Not until you're fessing it up."

"I owe you a talk but please go as of now."
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