This is a story about - Anchal, Shantanu and Reyansh. Anchal and Reyansh are dating and Shantanu was Reyansh's childhood friend. Pretty soon, due to the college being the same they all start hanging out together and become very close friends until o...
On 27th November, I wrote this piece hoping he would understand that It was meant for him.
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I added ayush on my instagram that very day and he reposted this. I kept wishing upon a star that maybe just somewhere Shan would come to his senses and all this awkwardness would go away. But it started getting worse. With time, I also kept distancing myself from him. He was noticing but he didn't say anything.
RULE 1 to keep a relationship intact - If you don't want your friendship to be ruined and you see the other person distancing themselves from you - go back to them. Talk to them. Talk it out. Understand them. Don't let it just be. Or your relation would break. It would break beyond repair. Because such unspoken words and silences are the platform for misunderstandings. If they mean something to you, never let them go.
With time, I stopped telling Shan that how I hated seeing him with Piyusha. Things were getting weird with us. People kept telling me that you never know - shan might be in a relationship with Piyusha and he might not be telling you. I told them that maybe. But in my head I always kept thinking that he would never lie to me. Relationships are a big deal to him. He won't keep such a big thing about his life from me.
It was January, 2017. I met Shan after a long time. Pretty soon I saw a hickey on Shan's neck. I was shocked. I was shocked like anything but I kept my cool somehow in front of him. I just kept laughing at how foolish I was and at the irony.
The irony of the situation was that some time back Shan and Piyusha were walking alone but Shan was a little scared that what if she does something with me. (This was when the fight between Ayush and Shan was on but they were still friends.) All the kissing and making out was a big deal for him so he kept away from all this. So suddenly she turned around and asked him- "Why are you so scared? This road is totally empty. Can you see anyone here? No, na! But did I try doing anything to you? I won't do anything like that to you, Shan." And Shantanu was floored. He told me about this and said - I loved this one thing about her.. and he narrated the entire incident. I laughed at how dumb he was and I told him - she cannot do anything to you. You are taller and stronger than her. She really cannot try doing anything to you. Dont believe everything someone says to you.
But when I saw the hickey, a thought occured in my head - 'Is he dating her? He won't do anything like that outside of a relationship.' That thought kept running in my head all evening. 'Is he lying to me?'
Two things I sincerely hate - Someone not replying to my texts and someone LYING.
Next day, on snapchat, i see them together. A random selfie. And then again the day after that. And the day after that. My mind started racing and I tried to keep up with it. Thoughts raced my head - 'He lied?' 'I cannot ruin another relationship because of Ayush' but what about - 'We are just friends.' 'I am not ready to be in a relationship with a girl who just gets close to every guy she meets. I am a possessive kind of a guy. Friendship is ok but weird closeness isn't '
Okay, what is going on? No is he with her? But why would he not tell me? Because I dont like her? But I wouldn't stop him from going after what he likes.
Checking out his snaps and all, I kind of assumed that they're together. Suddenly some day, another friend of shan stopped by who started teasing Shan with Piyu's name. Does he know too? HE KNOWS AS WELL? Oh my GOD. Everyone knows except I. Except Reyansh and I. He never thought i was worthy enough to know who he was dating. Like seriously?
Some weekend in January, I went to the mall with my cousin. I uploaded a snapstory. Shan saw it later and asked me- 'where were you? I was right there in the mall..' I saw his snap with piyusha that day and I was in no mood to exchange pleasantries. I replied simply- I was there in the evening. Good thing that we didn't meet since you were with Piyusha and I was in a good mood.. I didn't want to ruin that. He replied very weirdly. Which was expected. Till then I told reyansh what I had done and he asked me to calm down and not to talk to shan about that girl. I protested.. but then i said sorry to Shan. I wasn't expecting Shan to be pissed by that but he replied that he felt a little bad. I said sorry again and he said - no problem.
Next day, I was pissed like anything. He said he felt bad because of that? Why??? He knew very well that I taunt him because of her. Why would he feel bad. Oh my god he really is dating her.
I told Rey - I think I am losing this guy. He is changing. And this time, finally, Rey agreed.
Next day at college shan met me and said - " I have to talk to you about yesterday" I replied - "I don't want to." And I left.
