Karishma wake up with a light ache in her back, as she slept with Haseena on a bed supposed for only one person. But it was nothing as compared to the comfort she got. For the first time, she felt that her one sided love could be two sided.
A light blush spread on her face as she recalled how Haseena came and cuddled her. How the only thing could be heard was their heartbeat in the silence of the night.
She lazily rubbed her sleepy eyes and ran her hand through her messy hair. Just then Haseena came out of the bathroom, in her track suit, ready for the training session.
"Good morning." Haseena said cheekily. Her smile was enough to making her morning good.
"Good morning," Karishma replied in sleepy but soft tone," Hume uthaya nahi."
"Aap bahut gehri nind mein thi, to humne jagana thik nahi samjha." Haseena replied, not telling that she was looking cute in sleep that she couldn't wake her up, instead she took a few pictures of her.
Nevertheless, Haseena told her to quickly got ready, so that they have not to face punishment for getting late. Karishma nodded, throwing the blanket and ran to get ready.
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At evening, Karishma marched back and forth on the rooftop, which was empty as of now. Her mind was racing on the ways she could propose Haseena.
"Kitna mushkil hai....kitna....bas jakar batana hi to hai ki tum usse kitna pyar karti ho....jakar bol do na." Karishma scolded herself.
But it was not as easy as it sound. It's not like that Karishma never tried to tell her what she feel for her. But everytime she gathered some courage to tell her, it immediately collapse after she face her. Either the fear of rejection and loosing their friendship engulfed her or she would lost in Haseena's beautiful eyes that she forget to say anything.
But not now, she can't wait any longer. As only two weeks left to their training. Soon after they will get their postings. Nobody knows when they will meet again, will they even meet or not.
The thought of being seperated from Haseena, possibly forever, sent a pang through her heart. She couldn't bear the idea of not be able to see Haseena's smile, hear her laughter and feel her presence.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to settle down her messy brain. She sit still for sometime and remembered what her mother said to her once," The best way to express yourself is to write what you feel."
Her eyes snapped open, a contant smile spread across her face.
"Hume yeh idea pahle kyun nahi aaya?" She lightly slammed her forehead, before opening her bag and taking out a diary.
With a deep breath, she began to write. Slowly her hesitation and her inability to express melted away as she wrote about her love. At that moment, it was just Haseena she could think of.
From their first meeting to how she fall in love with her to the moments they shared together, she wrote everything.
After finishing writing, Karishma felt a sense of satisfaction and liberation wash over her. She had finally expressed her true feelings, even if it was just on paper. She read through the pages, her eyes welling up with tears as she relived the memories she had shared with Haseena.
As she closed the diary, Karishma knew that she had to give it to Haseena. She couldn't bear the thought of keeping her feelings hidden anymore. With a newfound sense of courage, Karishma decided to take the leap and confess her love to Haseena.
