WHY THIS DISTANCE

26|Aadriti

[A/N: Chapter 27 will be available on stck in a few days, I was out of town for diwali that's why I didn't update, votes ki umeed rakhna toh bekar hi hai 12k views hone ke baad bhi agar 3k votes nahi aa parahe so I don't know what more I should say to those people, and after seeing this I really have no wish to continue this book further be it on stck or wattpad

Vote karna hai toh kardo apki marji vaise bhi chapter open toh kar hi liya hai]

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I kept the icecream in the freezer while being lost in my thoughts. I spent the whole day thinking about him.

We were making some progress in our relationship, atleast I thought we were.

Then why does it feel like I am suddenly back to square one?

Walking back in the living room I notice him standing near the couch with his back facing me.

I take a step forward them one more till I standing directly behind him.

I wrap my hands around his torso pressing my face on his back trying not to sound emotional as I question "Am I really not likeable?"

He stops whatever he was doing and stands still at my question without answering me.

"Is it so bad to give our relationship a chance?" The tears starts falling on their own while I stand there without making any noise.

I feel him unwrapping my hands and I let him, when he turns around and stands infront of me while keeping my hands in his.

I keep my neck lowered not wanting to face him while a tear drops down on the floor.

"Aadriti it's not that" he says softly taking a step ahead at me trying to grab cheek and I take a step back.

"Then what is it? Do you not want to give this a marriage a chance or it's just me you have a problem with?" I question lifting my head to stare at him.

"I don't have a problem with you Aadriti" he replies quietly looking at me with his tender eyes.

"Then why do you always keep pushing me?! I told I love you, I told you I want to be with you, why don't you ever seen my efforts?" I cry as my voice crackes due to my throat being soar.

"Is it not enough? Is my love not enough for you?" I question in seriousness wiping my tears.

"Its not what you are thinking-" He tries to take a step near me but stops when I speak.

"Do you love someone else? have you had your heart broken by someone?" I ask glaring at him.

"I don't love anyone else, and I have not had my heart broken-" He speaks for the first time raising his voice.

"Then why?! Why do you keep hurting me? Why don't you try to see how much love you?!" I shout at him.

"Because I don't want you to end up like them!" Agastya raises his voice enough so that hear him clearly.

"You will be ashamed of me, I don't want you to look at me with that look! I can't- I don't want you to get hurt at the end- I end up hurting everyone- they - I can't-" his own eyes are welled up with tears and he starts rushing back towards the bedroom.

"Agastya! Stop- you have to tell me" I rush behind him holding his arm and turning him around to face me.

"What happened?" I cup his face when tears starts rolling down his cheek and he falls on the ground.