Part 19

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"She doesn't need you helping "Aryan walked in, taking her hand into his, away from Randhir's. Randhir hadn't pulled away. Nor had she. But now when Aryan did, Randhir felt like he had no right on her anymore. He didn't want any anyway .."Handle her before she brings the place down" Randhir said walking away to his bench ..

Aryan had seen her. Seen her react, seen her yell, seen pure fury in her eyes, seen how she had grabbed Randhir's hand,looked like something they had done over a million times. This was the side of her he didn't know, but was adamant to find out. There was something that linked these two, and he just needed to know.. Know everything about the girl he was pursuing with all his heart..

He then leaned over from the back when Sanyukta asked him to help. She didn't realise or care how close they were, his one hand now pressed on the table beside her and the other hovering near her neck "try this, maybe it will work, we'll figure it out" that's when she looked up at him. She loved how he was always so supportive and encouraging. Aryan was good for her. Exactly what she needed ..

Looking up to return the smile she found herself extremely close to him. He didn't mind it a bit. Infact he seemed lost..what was going on? He looked at her as if he were looking for answers..of some unasked questions, she wondered what it was? "What is it Aryan? Is there something you wanna know?"she blinked trying to break eye contact ..

"Shekhuuu? Shekhu listen na? Can you help me? Shekhu I'm stuck RANNNDDHIRRR!!!!!!" The lab shook up as Shanayas voice boomed !! She has started off low, but Randhir just wasn't looking. Just wasn't listening to anything she said. His eyes were stuck. Only he had been that close to Sanyukta. Who was aryan really ?Had she moved on for real? Randhir's mind was too clouded not allowing Shanaya's voice thru!!

Until now. He felt his ear drums literally vibrate. Shanaya could be really loud at times but this time she was highly irritated. "What??? Why are you screaming?" He saw her look at him incredulously! She had almost repeated what she wanted a ton times..and then she saw it. Saw his eyes move back to where they were fixated. Aryan and Sanyukta.  Who were surprisingly ,the only two who hadn't reacted much to Shanaya yelling ..

They were into their work,laughing smiling giggling helping each other. And then it happened. The moment. Randhir wished he had looked away sooner. She jumped excitedly "Aryan it's working!!!! I did it!!" He saw her clap,jump and take Aryan's name on achieving her goal. And hug. That hug of success...

FB :
"Randhir we have to win this. We can do it" she had stated while competing against another college.
They had entered to compete in order to save their college. He hadn't left her side. He stayed with her rejecting his offer of a foreign university..if she wouldn't leave, then how could he?
"We'll do it.. We'll win it! Well save FITE" he had assured. And he was right. Them as a team was a dream, they'd always bring out the best in each other.
On winning the first thing she'd done was stand up, clap out of sheer joy and then hug HIM! They always shared their success first with each other and then everyone else..

Times had changed. They had changed. The place had changed. The people around had changed. Had their love? Had their feeling of informing each other about their success changed? Their loved was more than just about cuddly hugs, it was about being there when no one else was in sight. It was about being the only name in each other's mind , no matter how good or bad the situation was. The only person to fall back on blindly trusting that they wouldn't let them hit the ground.

He sighed...it clearly had changed. And then he saw her break the hug. And the first thing she looked at was Randhir. Looking at her. As she looked ..There wasn't jealously,there was just missing. Missing of what they used to be..."Come help me Shekhu " she saw him being dragged away..was he looking at her all along ?

"Loving can hurt. Loving can hurt sometimes. But it's the only thing that I know..
When it gets hard , you know it can get hard sometimes ...
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive..."
-Ed sheeran, photograph :)

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