Childhood Luv

CHAPTER 26

ISHA-

"Yash..." 

I could sense the sadness on his eyes. 

I look back at Ayaan who was staring at us perplexed. I ran out of the crowd behind Yash. I kept calling his name yet he was walking away briskly. I stop my pace and fall to the ground unable to control the tears. Diya and Sasha envelope into a comforting hug , consoling me. We go back to the hotel. 

The adventurous trip turned into heartbroken.  We return to our homes the very next day ending the tour. No one has talked since then. Just Sasha and Diya trying to make some conversation.

AYAAN-

I text Diya to meet me . She reached the meeting spot in five. 

"What happened?" I ask her as she looked worried.

"I don't know how to put this to you. I am sorry about Isha. It was all me-"

"Calm down."

She takes a few breaths and sits on the bench along with me. 

"You don't have to be sorry. It is Isha. She...." I trail of not finding words.

"I know.. I will have to talk it out with Isha"

We end the topic there and she continues chatting about random things. I wasn't paying much attention to her though. I was dwelled in my own thoughts.

She soon left and i took my 'me' time.

I have no idea why Isha ran away. What Yash had to do with it? I thought she loved me back but I guess I know the answer already. She was the only one for me! 

A tear escapes .

ISHA-

"Why didn't you accept his proposal?"

Diya kept asking me the same question and I kept ignoring her. I don't know how to answer to that question.

" You like him too right. What is stopping you?"

She finally said it!

I look at her amused , completely puzzled.

"What!!" I almost shout loud. 

"WHO ON EARTH TOLD YOU SO?"

She confused, " You were the one mentioned him in your diary!" She raises her voice for the first time.

"My diary?" I look around for it.

"Yess. He was your childhood crush." She pauses for a moment. "Am sorry. I read your diary"

I realize that I had mentioned Yash as my crush and she mistook him for Ayaan. Shit !! This thing caused a lot of drama.

"It was Yash and not Ayaan"

She stares stunned at me.

I nod. "I should've told it to you sooner, I don't know something just stopped me. Else all this-"

"YASH?"

She takes a deep breath processing all of it as I narrate the whole story .He asked me for a date back then, but I rejected, scared of getting into a relationship. I had a huge crush on him and even now but I never told him. When I built up all the courage to tell him, Ayaan had proposed me and you know the rest.

"You should have told me before! I played cupid for you and told Ayaan to propose to you.But then.." She trails off.

Diya takes another deep breath, "What are you going to do with Ayaan? He is heartbroken?"

"I don't know and Yash had misunderstood the whole situation. He is ignoring me."

Tears starts to roll down my cheeks. Diya hugs me "I am sorry" She says in a low tone.

"Don't worry we will fix all this" She consoles me.

YASH

I don't think I can stay here. I should have known all this sooner. 

I get interrupted by the receptionist. "Sir, your tickets have been finalized." 

I thank her and return to my dorm. I have a week until I move to the other city.