(Shreya's P.O.V.)
As the laptop screen turned black, I couldn't hold back any longer. I shut the laptop and broke down crying as the flashbacks hit me hard:
***Flashback***
I smiled as the laptop screen came alive with Olivia's face, "Hey how are you?"
"Hey," Olivia smiled back, "I look forward to our FaceTime calls every day."
"Same. It feels like finally someone understands me."
"I know, right? If only one could understand our obsession with Demi." Olivia laughed.
"Oh, trust me, only few people would understand. Luckily, I found you." I said.
Olivia didn't say anything for a good while and looked at me with an incomprehensible look in her eyes. My heart skipped a bit, anticipating what she was about to say. A part of me already knew that I slipped up and this was gonna lead to a very difficult and uncomfortable conversation.
"Why so serious?" I chuckled nervously, trying to ease the tension.
"Shreya," Olivia spoke in a low voice, as if afraid to speak her heart out loud, "There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about...It's about us."
My heart raced and my breath caught in my throat. My own introverted and insecure nature took over as I said, "Yeah, I get it, you feel the same way, right? Like we are some long lost childhood best friends?"
"...Y-yeah, exactly."
***End of Flashback***
Sob after sob erupted from me as the feeling of self-hate and grief clawed away in my heart. Why did I let go? Why was I so afraid that day? What was I so afraid of?
(Olivia's P.O.V)
As the meeting ended, I closed the window and turned off the laptop and sat with my head in my hands. In my mind I was teleported to one night, six months ago.
***Flashback***
The laptop screen came alive with Shryea's face, "Hey how are you?"
"Hey," I smiled back, "I look forward to our FaceTime calls every day."
"Same. It feels like finally someone understands me."
"I know, right? If only one could understand our obsession with Demi." I laughed.
"Oh, trust me, only few people would understand. Luckily, I found you." Shreya said.
I looked at Shreya. I have had these feelings concealed in me for a long time now and I couldn't keep them hidden any longer.
"Why so serious?" Shreya chuckled nervously, trying to ease the tension.
"Shreya," I spoke in a low voice, as I unraveled my heart through layers of vulnerability, "There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about...It's about us."
"Yeah, I get it, you feel the same way, right? Like we are some long lost childhood best friends?" Shreya chimed enthusiastically.
I managed a smile as I tried to ignore the stabbing pain in my heart,"...Y-yeah, exactly."
***End of Flashback***
I tried to fight the tears, but failed. One by one they fell on my lap as my eyes burned from holding them back for too long.
"You didn't feel the same way, did you?" I addressed Shreya in my mind.
(A/n : hey guys, here's the update you've been waiting for yaay ✨ Btw, didn't expect this, did you?😈)
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Lovatic Escape: Two Weeks With Demi
FanficShreya Rao, a 25-year-old Kindergarten Teacher from Mumbai, India is a passionate lovatic. A kindergarten teacher by the day and a passionate singer and musician by the night, her voice and music skills are confined within the four walls of her stud...
