34. Megha

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"It's good that you and Agastya are fixing things

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"It's good that you and Agastya are fixing things." Ishika said as we were walking in a place I once used to call 'garden'.

I should have some plants and trees here.

"Sid could help!" I said to myself.

"For what?" Ishika asked.

"Uh, nothing. I zoned out."

"So, are you thinking of moving back?" She cleared her throat.

"Moving back where?"

"Agastya's place."

"Oh."

OH!

"Honestly, I haven't thought about it."

"Don't tell me you guys haven't had the talk yet!" She scoffed.

"I don't even know what exactly we should talk about. He lied, I left, I came back, he cleared his side of the story. We are on good terms right now, but I don't know, Ishika. Everytime I think of giving our relationship another chance, a fear that he would break my trust creeps onto me all over again!" I rubbed over my lips, as if to remove the tingling of his kiss.

"So you guys can make out, literally sleep together, be a part of each other's important moments but..." I gulped hard as she mentioned all of the things. "But the fear is valid as well." She said, giving me an encouraging smile. "I can understand where you are coming from, honestly!" She added.

"I know, and thank you for that."

"Just tell me, you are not doing this to give Agastya a hard time, right? You are not being stubborn, are you?"

"No, I promise."

"Good! Then I can say, take all the time you need." There was a pause. "By the way, did you talk to the lawyer?"

"Damn it, no! I forgot! Tomorrow, the first thing I am gonna do is call him."

"By the way, what are you planning to do with your dad's compensation money? Please don't tell the lawyer the amount, he dare not use it as his fees!" She huffed out.

"You have got worse trust issues than me, girl!" I giggled. "I was just thinking of donating half to an orphanage and half to an old age home. But I was thinking instead of simply donating, I should build something myself so that the trust or community don't misuse it."

"You are not going to keep anything for yourself?" She sounded surprised.

"I don't feel it's right to keep it. It's not my money, you know!"

"You are his daughter. If not you, then who?"

"Still. I will rather earn for myself than–"

"You can re-build this house as well."

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