The Pact

#13 Trouble in Paradise?!

The next week, one day, after school, I went to check out Josh's place, it was a simple, small room, which he shared with another guy, named Miles. Miles attended sports university and was a good, jolly guy, overall. I was happy with the place and had dinner with them, chatted all night long and it was past 2 in the morning when Josh succeeded in making me get up to leave.

I don't know what had gotten into me but after so many days, I'd actually got some life force back and I really didn't want to think about any one else and just live the moment.

Anyway, it was not like any body cared back at home. Woohoo, that is not my home, period. I need to get that in my head.

And the whole point of flexibility towards the pact was to give Arush and I a chance, but since he's super mean and Jo's here, I no longer am considering that either.

Anyway, Josh dropped me off and denied to even set his feet in the house, I bade him goodbye and went in.

Mr. Mittal had returned a few days ago, he came to visit me and seemed to be a diligent person. He brought a laptop as a welcome present, but  Arush didn't show up, I had not seen him since the event already mentioned and was wondering what would I say to his father if he asked about him but anyhow he didn't ask. I should mention this, he doesn't live here, he's got another palace somewhere.

Now, it was nearly 3:30 in the morning when I reached home that day. I had my own key. After I entered, the house was really dark, well as expected, no one was up. But as I advanced I saw a figure crouched upon the divan, on a closer look it was Arush.

I stopped in my tracks, thinking whether I should ask why is he sitting in the dark like this or just pass by, we've been on mute term anyway.

"Where were you?" He obviously had noticed me by then and was pacing towards me, furiously, I might add, which made me take a few steps back.

"Uh, well, ..I was, anyway, what is it to you.." I barely got this much out, when I was hugged, like real tight, like his life depended on the hug.

"Don't do this again, ever." Were his next words, still hugging.

"Okay.." I said, unsure of what to say next.

When I couldn't relax his grip on me, I patted on his back, "It's okay, I'm fine, I was with Jo."

Suddenly as if hit by something, he removed himself and stuck his hands in his pockets and stood with his head bent and said, "Uh, I'm sorry, I ..I was worried."

"Were you? You weren't these past days, I didn't even get to see you for once."

"Of course you didn't because I thought you needed a break from me, so I kept my distance but that doesn't mean I wasn't near you."

"I never said I needed a break from you, I just wanted to feel independent and not forced to accept my fate. And by the last part do you mean, you kept an eye on me but didn't come out?"

He kept his head down. So, affirmative.

"Whatever, I'm tired. I'll go first." I said, there were so many things to deal with and I didn't want to.

"Just that? Do you even know what you put me through today? There was not a single place I didn't search, I just couldn't imagine you would be at a guy's dorm this late." He'd me in his hold again.

"Stop doing that, what do you mean by a guy's dorm, I was with a guy I've known my whole life, stop making it seem dirty, and I didn't say you to do search or worry about me ever." I said fuming, jerking his hands away.
His face looked like curling up in pain and he opened his mouth to mutter something but I wasn't done.
"And, and don't come up with the crap of, I did everything because I like you, because if you did, you would not have told everyone to alienate me when you knew that was what I feared the most." I was controlling my tears by now.

His face visually lost the tension and went into submission, he then turned around, saying, "I'm sorry."

Huh, that is all you say anyway.
I stomped back to my room. Although I can't deny I wanted him to stop me and give me a goddamn reason for what he did. Sadly, he didn't.