My Love, My Fate

#5 DESIROUS PURSUIT

However I'm playing a game
That I cannot possibly win.
As you are my best friend,
And feeling for you is like a sin..
- Someone

Shafna was chatting with Hudson's friend Deepak through phone. He was one of Hudson's close friends to whom he used to share everything.

Deepak," You know what Shafna, Hudson has changed a lot. He is not like the one who was few months back, vexed and disturbed. "

Shafna, "I too noticed that and I'm happy for that."

Deepak," You cannot imagine how he was when Joanna left him. She has been so rude and harsh to him. He cried like a child. We couldn't help him come out of it.. Now after you entered his life, we are looking into an all new Hudson "

Shafna, "Come on. What did I do? May be because I knew what kind of situation he was going through.. Nothing else."

Deepak,"Whatever it is, be with him through the whole of his life. According to us, you both make a perfect couple."

Shafna was astounded to hear him say this directly to her," But.."

Deepak butting in," We know there is no such thoughts in your mind. Just I said what I felt. "

Shafna never wanted to get in such anticipating thoughts.

Today was her birthday. She couldn't wake up in the morning since she was talking to Hudson the entire night.

Her friends planned to celebrate her birthday. They gathered in a hotel. The guys presented her a birthday gift.

She uncovered the gift and saw a beautiful girl doll which was similar to her, chubby and fair, wide bright eyes, slightly curled hair wearing a pink frock. She loved it.

The guys brought a camera along with them. That was not a period of selfie. Mobile phones were just coming in use and cameras in cellphones were out of their brains. It was not even a digicam.

They captured some best moments. Everyone perceived Sheena trying to pose near Hudson in all the photographs.

From the hotel, they moved to a park nearby. Girls wanted to play dumbcharades. Girls team vs boys team was the game.

The girls team would decide the film name and someone would say one guy the film name and he should act out and make the other guys to find it out. And vice versa.

The girls team sat on one side and the boys team next to them. This was the first time Hudson was taking the place next to Shafna.

Since he sat closer to her, she could feel his thighs touching hers. He was involved in the game and he didn't notice it.

It was Hudson's turn to act out the film name. Because Shafna was sitting next him, the girls insisted her to say the name in his ears.

Shafna could get a whiff of his scent or his aroma when her face was close to his ears. She placed her hand to cover his ears to make sure others from hearing the name.

Next time it was Shafna's turn to do the action and Hudson told her the name, the same way she told him. His lips was so closer to her ears and she could feel his hot breath.

She got goosebumps over her hands. She felt that way with a guy for the first time. 'What is this? Why do I feel this way? Shafna he is just your friend and nothing more than that' She warned herself.