Sealed Fate

[9] : Realisations & Revelations

"What do you want to know?" I pulled my legs near my chest surrounding my legs with my arms.

"Have you ever been in this kind of a relationship or PACT or whatever that we are in..?" His eyes glared into mine as he asked me that.

"No, never. Its just you." I said.

The fireflies were no more there, seemed liked they all bid us a goodnight. It was two in the night and we were still sitting in an open park, firefly gazing, talking... Time passed like the blowing wind.

"Have you ever been into any relationship?"

Here came his next question that reminded of my not-so-happening past, of the man I loved.. or I thought I did. Thinking of him always made me feel bad about myself. Maybe it wasn't written for love to stay in my life as long as I breathe.

Shurgging the thoughts away I gathered myself and after a long pause I finally spoke, "Yes. I was."

"And now..?" His eyesbrows shot up as he moved a bit more closer to me.

I gave him the 'are you dumb?' expression. Did he think I'd still be in a relationship while I had been sleeping with him for the past one week?

"Okay.." He got what I meant to say from that expression and reframed his question, "I mean..And now what happened?"

"Manik I.." I didn't want to speak of it, I didn't want to think of him just now. I was in such a perfect place with the person I wanted to be. I didn't want the feeling to die by opening a closed chapter.

"Its fine" he again understood what I wanted to convey, "tell me when you're ready sweetheart?" He smiled a little and I smiled back. I neved knew he could be so understanding.

"Surprisingly, Manik, I like this side of you."

"Trust me sweetheart, you like a lot many other sides of me too" he grins.

It took me a few seconds to realize what he was trying to imply, "Ew!" I hit his arm and he faked pain, "such a perv!"

He laughs and just then my phone starts ringing.

"Who is it?"

Taking my phone out of my pyjama pockets, I read the name it showed.

"Navya?" I frowned.

Why would Navya call at this hour?

I kept my mental concerns aside and answered the call.

"Nandu" she said in a deep broken voice.

"Navya? Is everything okay?" My worries escaleted as I heard her broken voice.

"Nandu.." saying that she bursted out in tears. I only heard her weep after that.

"Navya.. Why are you crying?" My foreheard has creases all over. Seeing that Manik straighted in his position and I stood up on my feet. He followed my gestures.

"Nandu.. he.. he.. Nandu please come home!" She sobbed harder making me worried even more.

"Navya? Hold on okay? I'm coming okay? Don't cry I'm coming right away!" Saying that I cut the call and turned towards Manik. I wore creases over the forehead, worry in my eyes while I spoke in broken sentences, "Manik.. Navya.. I don't know. I have to rush home!"

I turned back and rushed to the main road.

My feet stopped when I realized that I had come far away from the light. It was dark again and I was standing in the middle of somewhere dark.

Oh crap.

The darkness has to get me now!?

Now's not the right time!