The 1:00 am confession !

The question!

Why did he even have to get a car, we could've walked, oh! maybe I forgot he had to show he was rich ! I was thinking to myself as we approached what was ahead.
And what did I see, it was a cat with two kittens. They were adorable and I was glad we didn't just drive over them. But, just then I realized something and asked him,
"Ryan the car would've passed over them without harming, because they were too little. Why did you stop all of a sudden?"
He replied just as immediately, "I exactly had the same thought while I was driving and trusted I would drive safe, but then not every person driving on the roads would be so careful, they wouldn't mind which way they're going or what their speed is, and so who knew what the driver coming after me would do. "
I was speechless after his response.
He thought wisely and for which I was really proud of him.
A huge smile ran across my face as I nodded in agreement.
Isn't he someone so kind? Ahh. I would have been blushing but held myself and just asked my inner voice to keep quiet!

We helped the little creatures cross the road and then continued to drive.
It was just about 2-3 minutes and we had reached. "Burn it off" was what the gym was called.
We went inside I showed my id as it had already been two days since I used to go there, and Ryan got himself registered. I chose the treadmill while he chose the bench press. We didn't talk much then, and after that we did the normal work out with dumb bells and some crunches and squats. We were sweating bad. It had been an amazing start to the day to come that I already felt refreshed!
*Reminder- company always made me more positive than doing something alone*
After almost two hours we freshened up and left.
He had changed into black shorts and a navy blue v-neck T-shirt, he looked really good with those sharp collar bone seen, and I assumed he had those abs too!
"Breakfast?" He asked.
Stop feeling hungry I told myself thinking the voice was the inner one.
And just smiled.
"So what does that mean?" He asked me.
I felt stupid, did he hear my inner voice too?
"What?" I blurted out.
"Shall we go have breakfast somewhere ?" He asked very patiently.
So okay it wasn't me thinking but he did speak. Haha, I thought.
"Oh, sure !" I said.
"I know this really good waffle House my cousin had suggested so would that be fine with you?" He asked.
How sweet of him knowing if I'd be comfortable with that place, I just wondered if dad would have ever asked me this before putting me into science stream 5 years back! I sighed.
Thankfully he didn't notice.
"Yeah sure, I love waffles," I spoke.

Waffle House was about half an hour from our current location, somewhere in Indranagar. I knew this because I tracked us on the phone. Ya I actually did that .
*Reminder- curiosity always hit me when I was out!*
So, we reached there at about 10:15, we sat opposite each other and placed our orders, I chose chocolate and he strawberry.
Oh ! What a start to this beautiful day I thought to myself .
Couldn't my day just be the same? Because it was just then when my phone was ringing, flashing 'dad' on the screen.
Oh no! I had forgotten about what awaited me.
Ryan noticed my worryful face and immediately raised an eyebrow asking who it was. I turned the phone towards him, and he told me to pick it up and answer it with patience and even listen carefully before I put my point ahead. And so I did.

"Hello dad!"
"Naina, why haven't you replied to Neil since last night? He is just so worried. He has been so excited for the engagement and he was planning to reach Bangalore today only."
I spoke very carefully, "sorry dad, I was busy in arranging myself here. I will make sure I speak to him today."
"Okay! And have you started packing he'll reach there by Tuesday. Keep that in mind." He said.
"Sure dad." I said, I didn't want to argue right now.
He hanged the phone immediately.
As soon as I kept the phone Ryan spoke, "listen Naina, why don't you just tell him that you don't want to get married or engaged to him. Just tell him explaining every reason."
"I can't," I said and then continued, "I'm not allowed to argue. I've decided I shall go with Neil and then talk to dad in person, I'll have Nidhi's support too then."
He said, "I'll come along!"
"What? You don't need to." I told him.
But he wouldn't listen and stayed on that he had said. He'd come along!
See he cares so much for you, my inner voice spoke. Did Neil ever do that? Instead he left you even that night when you were crying. Because you no longer had mum.
A tear rolled down my cheek. "I miss you mum", I said slowly to myself and Ryan heard that too.
He again handed me a tissue just like the previous night and this time I said "thank you Ryan" and not "who are you?" . This made me calm down I was no longer alone.
I thought what would Neil say if he saw Ryan with me? How would I manage?
*Reminder about Neil- he hated me even talking to a friend , he would punch Ryan's face if he knew how close we had become in such a less time*
How would he react? This was the question.
And I didn't want that to happen.
What could I do? 

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So so so, what Naina is like completely stuck between what she wants, can have and does not want.

How will Ryan help her out?

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