Love in simple things

Love is delicate

"Why is she not talking these days?" I was asking my friend about my other best friend. We were in a fight. I guess it has been a week already. We both are not letting our guard down. She is stubborn for the first time. I am stubborn too. It was not a silly fight this time. She promised to hang out with me over the weekend and abruptly made plans with some school friends. The worst part is, she is convincing me to make plans later. I spent a load of money on those exclusive tickets. I can easily take my sister with me but the promise. It is bugging me.

"That is your best friend. You should go and ask her"

"Just tell me" I never tell about our fights to other people. Most of the time, it is just the evil eye. Not even my family.

"She didn't get good grades on her English test"

"She doesn't worry about it. I don't know."

"You should ask her directly. Don't use me as your mediator now"

"Ugh," I grunted and walked outside. The bell rang after the recess. My best friend just walked past my table. I didn't look at her but I saw her hands. It was holding someone else's hands. I knew the hand. I recognized it the minute I laid eyes on it. It was my mortal enemy from the next class. She chose to take revenge on me. I am not bending this time. All these thoughts flashed through my brain but I didn't react.

"Your teacher is so funny. Wish we had her for the class..." The giggles continued on the back bench. I was irritated. I turned around. She was just staring at me. I turned back. I wanted to shoot so many questions.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"I see that you have new friends"

"I don't. She just moved into my apartment"

"Which block?"

"The one opposite to us"

"So?"

"So we share the same bus every day"

"So?"

"So she is making a new friend"

"A new friend. Interesting" I turned around. She looked at me.

"Either one of us has to calm down. I ain't calming down. I spend almost every day with you. My school friends need some time too."

"So, you would cancel on me"

"I didn't cancel on you. I just wanted to postpone."

"Well, guess what, those tickets were exclusive."

"So?"

"It cost me a month's pocket money"

"What?"

"Yeah. I didn't just buy it online. I had a friend pull it out for me because you liked that movie. I wanted to show you the premiere" She got up and sat by my side.

"Sorry"

"I didn't even sell the tickets. It was so costly. No one would buy it. I went alone with my sister."

"Sorry"

"That is not enough"

"Then?"

"I don't know, you tell me"

"Okay, I will make your favorite dessert today"

"And for the rest of the week"

"What? Are you crazy? It costs my mother a load of money and resources"

"I don't care"

"I know, you do care"

"I just needed a little bit of convincing before you ditched on us"

"I will give you a heads-up. I know I was rude"

"It is fine. I just felt secondary for the first time. There are a lot of people who come first. I just didn't think through it."

"You will always be my primary" She hugged me and I started ugly crying. She didn't expect it. As usual, as a best friend, she didn't console me. She started laughing at me. "Why do you make that face when you cry?"

"I missed you so much in that movie. You should go and watch"

"I will buy tickets this time, we will go and watch"

"Sure" I just wiped my tears and still cried for a minute. The next hour started. She went to her place to grab her bag. Love is so delicate. It almost made me cry before everyone. 

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About the story

Welcome to "100 Days of Short Love Stories," where love comes alive! Each day, for the next 100 days, I will share a unique, heartwarming short story that explores the many dimensions of love. From sweet first encounters to bittersweet goodbyes, from fantasies to adventures, these stories will take you on an emotional journey through the highs and lows of love.

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