Strangers Attached

Chapter 29

Noah

I am shattered, heartbroken, melancholy, devastated but yet these words can't justify the way I feel right now. Kiara just said no for the marriage. She just rejected me, the regret doesn't lie there but where she thought she is not right for me and she thinks that I might fall in love with someone else.

How could she have even thought of that?!

My heart swells with the thought that sometime back I had found a reason to be happy and now there is nothing that can fix me. I had so much planned for our life. How we would live our life after the wedding and I would make her fall in love with me.

All crap!

"Noah are you alright?" I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. I instantly understood who it could be because I was very sure that Kiara would have already spoken about this. I was at home right now and Dad said he was going to be late today.

"Did you know about Kiara's decision before she was going to come to meet me?" I asked.

"Nope of course not, I would have told you otherwise."

After a minute of pause and realising the inappropriate words that had just left my mouth I said, "Yeah you are right. I am just too emotionally defensive at the moment which might have made me ask you this, sorry."

"You love Kiara, don't you?"

I froze in surprise and looked at her. She said, "I can see it clearly in your eyes Noah, you are totally in love with her and how has this has so badly affected you. Wasn't this the thing you were hesitant to tell me?"

"Yes", I said in a low tone. "Kia has been the lady of my life since forever, she is very special and precious to me and will always be. This marriage, I thought was a way for us to be together forever and that is why I wanted this to work so much."

"Now I get it all", she said depressingly.

"All these years pretending to be just her best friend and seeing her date those two losers wasn't easy enough and now for the rest of my life", saying this also made a strange lump in my stomach.

"Noah it's not like you won't ever fall in love again. I know you have loved Kiara with all the true affections but if after that it didn't work then she might not be the one for you. I am very sure that you will also get your right person and trust me that girl will be extremely lucky to have you in her life", she said this while looking at me with utmost sincerity.

She continued, "I think you should also accept this and move on its time now Hastings. Life has a lot more to offer you and I am sure if you widen your eyes, you will meet with every bit of it."

I was very surprised that she could tell me things that could actually make me feel better and I have to admit to this that somewhere she is right. I have to make a step to move forward and as far as Kiara is there, like I have promised her, I will always be there for her no matter what, I will always be her best friend like I have been all this while.

After the dissolving discussion in my mind I spoke, "I think you are right but I will take time to recover this, no matter how hard I try but Kia will always occupy a very special house in my life forever."

"That is very sweet Noah. Kiara is actually very fortunate to have a best friend like you", she smiled.

"Thank you", I smirked.

"Yeah I know I just boosted your male-ego so now that you are feeling good you better feed me a meal, I am very hungry", I laughed as she grumbled holding her stomach.

I checked the clock and it was almost seven, wow didn't realise that.

"You want to go out somewhere or call for something here, dad is not going to be home before late so we can stay here if you want and then after the dinner I will drop you home", I suggested.